Almost 28 weeks...

We went to the doctor again today for our routine check and ultrasound (a bit early since he is going on vacation). Everyone looks great! We are 28 weeks on Sunday (HUGE milestone, likelihood of survival is 80-90+%). My cervix is "fabulous" and staying long and strong, measured at 3.6 and 3.9. My blood pressure was 114/62, and I've gained 4 pounds since the last visit (makes it 36 pounds total, yikes). But more importantly, the babies have grown! The weight guesstimates are 2#7oz, 2#9oz, and 2#14oz! That's almost 8 pounds of babies!

Thank you!

Well, I am 27 weeks as of yesterday. Wow. They haven't been moving as much lately, but I still feel them each a couple times a day. I was completely surprised by a shower at work this week, everyone was so thoughtful and generous! Then we had a planned one this weekend with friends and family. I had a blast! It was so great to see everyone, and it was just really fun. These babies are so blessed!

I now feel like the nursery is pretty well prepared... if god-forbid they came home tomorrow (which we all know they wouldn't) I feel like we would have enough to manage initially.

Not only is the nursery more ready, it is also a whole lot cuter thanks to some FABULOUS pastel drawings by their future Auntie Steph.

I had a great time with my friend Mary, who is expecting her second boy and a week ahead of me. She stayed with us for the weekend and was so much fun and a huge help with a couple projects. We can't wait to get together again and leave our husbands with 5 baby boys (well, one is essentially a toddler) while we do something fun :)

So far so good...

Had a doctors appointment yesterday and all is looking good!  A was about 1# 10oz, B 1# 8oz, and C 1# 10oz.  It is definitely getting crowded in there, all the body parts are mingled (separated by the 4 cell layer membrane).  It's hard to get a picture of one's face without hands or another baby's feet in the way.

I'm still doing well, I gained about 5# in the last 2 weeks, which makes the total about 27#!  I am still working (almost) full time, I dropped my Mondays which were 1/2 days.  We'll see how long it takes for me to drop another half or whole day...  As long as my cervix is staying nice and long (we are at 4.1 or 4.3, they worry at less than 2.5), then I should be able to avoid the dreaded preterm labor.

I still don't know if we truly understand what we are going to go through... I don't know if we will be able to comprehend three babies until they are in front of us.  We have no idea what to expect, except the unexpected!

24 Weeks!!

It's our first major milestone!  From here on out, there is a chance for survival, it's the first goal on our timeline to meet.  Next we need to get to 28 weeks, then 32, and then 35 :)  And even farther if we can!  I am so optimistic these days (though the pessimism still surfaces every once in a while) because things have gone so well.  I hope the pregnancy continues to be as uneventful as it has so far, and I give all the credit to the prayers that have been said for us.  The more of you that tickle God's ear about us, the better I feel our chances are.  

The babies are kicking a lot, some days/times more than others, but getting stronger and stronger.  I think it would be so much easier to track movement with one baby, I think I know who is making what movement based on location, but I can never be 100% sure, and I always worry about missing the movements on one.  I love feeling them though, it is so surreal.  Sean has been able to feel them a lot too.  

The other pregnancy symptom I've experienced lately is that I am ravenous.  I had been worried since my last appointment I had actually lost 3 pounds, after having gained 22 until that point.  But I bet I am about to get a growth spurt, because I cannot get enough to eat.  I literally had 3 platefuls of yummy brisket and rice (thanks Pat and Susan!) tonight.  THREE!  and I could probably eat more... I usually have 2-4 small pancakes for breakfast if Sean makes them on the weekend, and this morning I had 7 blueberry pancakes!  And I've probably eaten a whole watermelon today too.  And that is just today, I've been like this for the past week or so.  I try not to eat a bunch of fast food, I am trying to eat a more balanced meal and trusting my gut with whatever sounds good.

I've been on a bit of a shopping kick lately, buying lots of things for the babies.  I of course go by the baby section every time I'm at Target, and buy a thing of diapers at the grocery store when I go (which isn't as often as I should), but some of the biggies I've bought in the last few weeks are the crib mattress (on sale!), 2 foam changing pads (don't need the covers) so there is one for the nursery and one for the rest of the house, and some clothes at TJ Maxx (on clearance!) and Gap (on sale).  I also bought some cute non-necessity things I had been watching for a while.  Now I have at least one outfit per baby for every size until 12 months.  I try to buy clothes for each age... so at TJ Maxx for instance I bought at least 3 outfits in the 3-6 months, 3 in 6-9, and 3 in 9-12.  So I won't be loaded with 0-3 or newborn, and have nothing to put them in from 6-12.  I can't believe how many outfits I am going to need... it is so hard to shop for 3!  Every time I make purchases (and sometimes I don't even care if there are 3) it seems like so much, but once they make it in the closet it sure doesn't look like that much per baby.  I sometimes buy three of a kind where they are exactly the same, but I also look for things where I can get the same outfit in three different colors, so they will have some "coordinating" outfits too.  

On a non-baby topic, we had a fun 3 day weekend (too short!) but really missed going to Colorado Springs for the 4th of July to see Grammy.  It would have been really fun, and I am so sad we couldn't.  Maybe we can make it up to Colorado with the babies before next July, but we are for sure going to make getting there for the 4th a priority for next year...