19 week stats

Looks like I'm starting to slow down a bit. I'm not feeling terrible or anything, but I've been tiring out much more quickly. I met my girlfriend for lunch breakfast yesterday and parked my car a little over a block away on a slight hill, and by the time I walked back to my car I was exhausted. I'm a marathon runner for god's sake, I'm not used to tiring out after walking a couple blocks up hill! I am trying to listen to my body and limit my activity now that I'm reaching 20 weeks.

19 week stats

weight: 147 (up 28 lbs)

belly: 37 1/2 "

cravings: Pinkberry yogurt (original and pomegranite w/ strawberries on top)

symptoms: nose bleeds, backaches, mild exhaustion

movement: I guess what I thought were movements from baby C may really be braxton hicks. I've been feeling my stomach get really tight and buldge in certain areas, mainl on my right side. I have felt some soft taps and flutters as well.

19 week belly:

Remembering Grandpa T

It's been a bit of rough week since my last post. This past week was the funeral for dh's grandpa, and although he had been sick, it hit my husband pretty hard. Thankfully he went to visit his grandpa in the hospital a few weeks earlier when he was recovering from pnemonia. He almost didn't go because I was sick and it's a 2 hour drive; I'm so glad he decided to go and was able to see his grandpa one last time before he died. He was also able to show his grandpa some of the u/s photos during that visit. Grandpa was astonished and even repeated "three?!" Mh said he wasn't able to talk much, but he could tell he understood because he got emotional and repeated some of the words dh told him.

We went up for the viewing and funeral this past weekend and I was able to learn what an amazing man he was. He served in WWII; he parachuted in on the beaches of Nomandy, fought in the Battle of the Buldge, received a Purple Heart and went on to marry and raise three children. That, of course, is just a brief overview. My dh was able to add his own personal memory of his grandpa giving him a ring for his highschool graduation that had been his "guardian angel" throughout the war. My dh wore the ring to the funeral and said that he hoped to pass it on to one of our grandchilren someday. At the end of the funeral dh said one last goodby to grandpa, then put our most recent 3D u/s photos in the casket for grandpa.

At our wedding; grandma T wanted to dance, and grandpa T was very emotional.

The u/s images that went with grandpa for him to watch over:

Our boy, baby A

Our peaceful little girl - triplet "B"

Our squirmy girl - triplet "C"

18 week update

Anatomy Scan

Yesterday was the big anatomy scan. Since we had 2 different OBs and an u/s tech "guess" the sexes already, it wasn't too big of a shocker when they confirmed that baby A is a boy, and babies B & C are girls. Although we already knew the sexes, it was a pretty amazing look at our little ones. I can believe how much they've grown since our last appointment 3 weeks ago. All 3 babies are weighing in at a hefty 9 ounces! Unfortunately our peri had a delivery and was only there for a brief check, but the u/s tech took all the measurements and gave us some great photos. She was actually able to get an u/s photo with all 3 babies which we haven't had since one of our first appointment.

While our peri was there I had a feeling of lightheadedness and felt like I was going to pass out. I got super hot and thirsty, as I started pushing my hair back he noticed my discomfort and told me to turn on my side. He said it was very common to feel this way since there is so much extra pressure on my organs (the reason pregnant women are not supposed to sleep on their backs). The u/s tech got me some water and put a wet washcloth on my forehead, and I started feeling much better. From my side position my peri looked at the babies briefly and even took some 4D images of the babies. My dh said he would scan them for me this weekend so I can put them on my blog, so hopefull I'll be able to add those next week - they're very cool!

Although our peri had to leave to the OR, he did say that from what he saw everything looked good. I'm asuming he will go over the measurements and progress at our next appointment. At least I only have to wait 2 weeks until our next appointment. After 20 weeks, he said he wants to start seeing me every week. Even though he is a little farther away, I am more that happy to have weekly appointments to keep an eye on my little ones and my cervix.

18 Weeks Stats:

Weight: 144 (I've gained 25 lbs already!)
Waist/belly: 37 inches
Blood Pressure: 102/60
Cravings: Fruit - I'm loving summer fruits! I also have an insatiable thirst. I've been drinking a lot of limeade, tangerine juice and water.
18 week 3 days photo:

17 week update

I'm feeling movement!!! Not much, but for the last couple nights when I'm sitting down after dinner, I've felt the right side of my stomach harden a little bit and shift every so slightly. It's such an amazing feeling! I'm pretty sure it's baby C I'm feeling; looks like she's going to be an active one!

We had a busy day today. Dh had the day off work, so we figured it would be a great day to get a start on the babies room. We went to Pottery Barn Kids and purchased our cribs, dresser, and changing table. The cribs were on sale, plus we got the multilples and registry discounts. We really liked these cribs because they are nice and sturdy, but they are also narrow which will be perfect since we are tight on space.

After we went to Pottery Barn we went to Home Depot to pick-up paint swatches to match it to the nursery collection we picked out from Babies'r'us. After diving with sea turtles on our honeymoon, I fell in love with turtles... so when I saw this collection at Babies'r'us I thought it would be perfect for a neutral babies nursery.

Dh plans to spackle the babies room tonight and paint tomorrow. The paint color is a light orange (which happens to be dh's favorite color), but I'm hoping it doesn't turn out looking too peachy...we'll see....

16 weeks stats

Weight gained: 20+ pounds. It depends what time of day I weigh myself; in the morning I'm up 20 lbs at night I'm up 23 - yikes!

Inches: 35 (I really don't know what I was to start with)

Morning sickness: Gone :)

Cravings: Still fruit, especially citrus, but they may also be because I've had a cold. I've also been craving dairy, especially yogurt and cottage cheese... and ice cream.

Next appointment: July 7th is my official anatomy scan at 18 weeks.

Babies' Room Ideas

The last couple weeks my husband and I have been trying to figure out the logistics of bringing triplets into the world. We are so excited to be blessed with three babies, but trying to figure out how we're going to make it all work out has been a bit of a challenge. I feel like we need a bigger house, bigger car, bigger yard... but we really need to make due with what we already have for at least few years. Our 2nd bedroom is about 10'X13' which is not incredibly large. My husband made the comment last night, "It'd be the perfect size if we had twins..." So, we've gone over multiple different arrangement possibilites, and finally (I think) decided which arangement will work best. It looks something like this:

There will also be a glider in the corner by the windows, and a nightstand by the crib in the corner. Other than that, there's not much more we can fit in the room. The dresser is not very large, but I think we will be able to fit another small one in the walk-in closet.

I was very impressed with my husbands' ability to complete a model of the babies room on his engineering program in about 10 minutes. Hopefully the measurements are correct...

Changing doctors...again

So, it looks like my current ob and perinatologist (peri) are not going to work out. I guess in the area I live in there's some crazy monopoly on which peris can delivery. My current peri is not able to deliver, so right now I'm seeing both and ob and peri. I really love my peri, but the only ob in the area that would agreed to take on triplets is also pregnant. So at my last appointment, my peri suggested I call the peri specialist in Long Beach, who also does deliveries, for a consultation. He said he talked to my ob and she was willing to take on a triplet delivery, but that the other obs in her practice don't feel comfortable with triplets. If anything were to happen unexpectedly, I may not be able to rely on my current peri who is giving birth in Aug. I really don't want to take a risk with an ob that is not comfortable or experienced with triplets. So, long story short (too late), we are switching to a peri in Long Beach who will also be the one delivering. He is also the same peri who trained my current peri which makes me confident in his experience. We really wanted to be able to delivery close to home, but the health of the babies is most important. Long Beach is about 30 minutes away... as long the 405 cooperates and I don't hit traffic. Our first appointment with our new peri is on June 16th. Hopefully this will be the last switch we have to make!