And the countdown is on!!!

I had my 34 week appointment on Friday and everything was looking great! C's fluid hadn't gone down anymore. A's had gone down a lot, but still within what they like to see. They're fat little boys! A is the biggest at 5lbs 9oz (a week ahead!), B is 5lbs 3oz (on time), and C is 4lbs 5oz (1 week behind). So they are doing super!!

My C section is scheduled for May 7th at 11:30am (I'll be 35weeks and 6days)!! And my husband Doug comes home 2 days before hand!

It is still unreal to me that in 10 days I'll be going from the mother of 1, to the mother of 4!!! Gosh. Yes, it certainly has NOT hit me yet.

I feel huge. I am measuring 46 1/2 inches around! I have gained 1 1/2 inches of that just in the last week!! These boys are running out of room! I have gained less than 30 lbs total somehow though. I feel like my arms and butt have disappeared. The doctor said they would take from my fat reserves, and they obviously are. I don't know how I am not gaining more! After 9pm tonight I had Dairy Queen, AND chips and dip!

I have a wonderful rash, PUPPPS. It's a VERY itchy rash that affects some pregnant women, more commonly those who gain excess weight, or who are carrying multiples. The cortizone lotion doesn't help much. But I am determined not to itch it, and I have been very good about it, because it can scar.

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning. One on Friday, one on Tuesday, then I deliver that Friday!! Yay!! I'm hoping all goes well at these appointments and the babies hold out until the 7th!! But I bring my packed bag with to my appointments now, just in case.

I'm off to bed! Here's a photo of me last Thursday (33 weeks and 5days). And a photo of my gorgeous daughter :)

I knew the other shoe would drop...

Had my 33 week appointment today. I informed them that I have felt FANTASTIC since Saturday so that I did not want to deliver at 34 weeks, and would like to charge on until 36 weeks. Even though some would jump at the chance to deliver early, I am not one of them, I know every day is better for these babies, and although they would all probably be fine if born in 10 days, I'd rather them be WONDERFUL and continue cooking.

Anyhow. I figured everything would be FINE. As it always has been. But it appears my little runt, baby C's ambiotic fluid had gone WAY down since last week. Every week all 3 have had GREAT fluid. Above and beyond what they need. Well, apparently C still has adequate fluid. But they were concerned about how much of a difference there was between last weeks amount, and this weeks. When the tech came back with the doctor he said he was concerned, but not enough to deliver me today. Good. But he is concerned enough that now from here on out, I will be having two appointments a week instead of just one. So my next appointment is Tuesday.

I haven't had a growth scan in 3 weeks now. And my next one will be a week from today. And ever since my last I have kind of been predicting that they would deliver me at this next one. Baby C has just always been behind the other two, and that gap gets wider and wider every time. And I just have this gut instinct that next Friday they are going to say that the gap is wider than they feel comfortable with and want to deliver me. But now my new prediction...... hehehe. (A girl is entitled to change her mind, frequently, right?) is that they are going to want to deliver me on Tuesday, OR Friday, due to this fluid issue.

We'll see. I hope they stay in there. I hope he doesn't lose anymore fluid. I hope he's a fat chunker and keeps growing. But.... I just have this feeling.

My daughter Vaughn is at my dad's house for this weekend until Sunday sometime. So I am officially making this "get ready for babies weekend." I'm organizing the things that remain to be organized, putting in the carseats, and packing my hospital bag. I went to Target today and rode around my little cart and picked up my travel sizes of toiletries I'll need for the hospital, and a few other things I'll need for right after (AKA Gigantor pads), etc.

In happier news. The tech switched the u/s to 3d for me. And A & C are on bottom, and they are curled up in a ball. But B's in the penthouse and he had just a perfect profile shot. And seriously, he looked JUST like my husbands baby photos! Full lips, mop of hair, round nose, and little bags under his eyes. TOO cute! It's so hard to tell with those 3D shots though. But guess we'll find out soon enough! My Mom doesn't have a scanner, so my Dad is going to scan that pic for me, so I'll post it whenever he emails it to me!

If these babies DO make it, to 36 weeks full term, than 3 weeks from today and I'll be delivering!!! I am going to tell them I want to deliver on May 7th. That gives my husband adequate time after he gets here to recoup from his jetlag. But not TOO much time, because we have limited vacation, and don't want to sit around doing nothing. 3 weeks feels pretty far away right now! But I know it'll be here quicker than I realize!

The belly is taking over!

I have been felling MUCH MUCH better since the day after my last doctor's appointment. So, if this continues I am cancelling my amnio and trucking on to 36 weeks!! I went to the mall yesterday for a haircut and pedicure. I sat most of the time. But my ankles and feet swelled up from it! They have never done this, so this is new to me! They aren't CRAZY swollen, but definitely I can tell. They still aren't down today.

Here's my gigantor belly!! (32weeks 5days)

Finally!!!

I had a nice lunch / playdate at the mall with a childhood friend of mine & her sister & our 3 kids today. Afterwards while we were saying goodbye outside I proudly lifted up my shirt to show them my ever expanding belly in all it's glory. Haha. Then put it back down.

Well, a few ladies walking out of the mall came over to me "Excuse me, can we ask you something? Are you having twins?" hahaha. I have NEVER been asked that yet! More recently I get things like "Oh, any day now, huh?", or "You must be close to your due date." In which I respond "I have two months until my due date.", or "well, it would be any day, except I'm carrying triplets, so I have 2-4 more weeks."

Of course I told these ladies "no, it's triplets!" And they had a few questions, which I hurredly and politely answered because I was trying to say my farewells to my friend. Nothing too nosy, just what the sexes were, and was "this one" (Vaughn) mine too. Then of course "Bless you, I'll be praying for you!" Which of course, I accept and appreciate all of the blessings I can get.

Sounds silly, but I like that I look pregnant with multiples now :)

On a less happy note. I have been lucky so far to only get about 5 stretch marks on my the backs of my hips. And really, they're pretty small, only an inch or so, or smaller. And I have one above, and one below my belly button. But, I am EVER vigilant! And EVERY night I take out my 10x magnification mirror and look for changes in my stomach. Well, I grew some stretch marks overnight it would seem. *Sigh* I feel lucky to have made it this far. I am not delusional. Really HOW many people carry triplets and get NO, or LITTLE to NO stretch marks on their stomaches? If I had delivered a few days ago, that would be me. But I found not 1 on my lower stomach tonight, but like 7. Ahhh. And they're all already over an inch long. And they were NOT their yesterday. Was it the mall? Perhaps I need to stay indoors!! :) I'm okay with it, really I am though. I have said from the beginning I don't care, these babies are worth it. I'm not going to LIE and pretend I would love NONE. But, I'm okay if my stomach was COVERED as well. Vanity of the body kind of takes a backseat when pregnant with triplets! :)

The doctor is putting me out of my misery!

I have been MISERABLE this week. Frequent nausea, a very bad gag reflex, which leads most times to me puking, hip pain, and lack of sleep, and terrible sleep. I have lost two pounds in 4 days from lack of appetite, and then puking 3 days in a row from gagging from taking pills, and once from a bug flying into my mouth, lol.

Well, I had my doctors appointment today. And they are used to me saying I feel GREAT. So they were all kind of shocked when I said MISERABLE. The appointment went well, babies are all doing what they're supposed to, and are looking great. I met with a doctor I had never before and I brought up the fact that a different doctor their had said that if I reach 34-35 weeks and am miserable than we could do an amnio on the largest baby, and if the lungs look good, then we could deliver early. I never thought I'd feel miserable. And I really wanted to wait it out because 1) for the babies sake, every day longer in there is better for them, and 2) we will have to pay for Doug to come home early.

So we discussed it, and she said triplets are really full term between 34-36 weeks, based on how the babies are doing, and how the mother is doing mentally and physically. She said she did not want me to have 4 more weeks of feeling like I do now, and I agree whole heartedly! So, looks like 2 weeks from today (April 23rd) we'll do an amnio, and later they'll call me, and if everything looks good, then we'll plan on delivering 2-3 days later... just to give Doug a couple of days to get here in time for the delivery!! So it is looking like April 25th, or April 26th, the babies will be here!! Me and the babies will spend at least 4 days in the hospital. Recovering from a C-Section from triplets, is a LOT harder than from 1 baby from what the doctors are telling me. The babies may be able to leave when I leave.

The doctor said the worries that they have for the babies at that gestation isn't "physical", but normally they don't have enough fat to regulate their body temperatures, and eating. They aren't coordinated enough yet, to get the suck, swallow, breath thing down.

REALLY the babies will be almost 35 weeks when their born. Because their gestation is based on my last menstrual period, but based on my conception date, they're actually 4 days farther along. Because of the WAY we conceived we KNOW the day we conceived. And my doctor(s) are aware of this as well, and that is why the babies have always measured a little bit ahead, because, well, they ARE a little ahead. But they won't change my due date, because it's less than a weeks difference.

So looks like April babies it is!! I can't believe only 2 1/2 more weeks. Now, if I start to feel better. I'll tell them forget it, let them cook another 2 weeks. But my doctors really believe I'm only going to feel worse and worse. Yay.

I can't believe only just over 2 more weeks. I do NOT feel ready! But I don't think I ever will!

31 weeks!

My belly is getting really pointy!!

Working smarter not harder!

I got smart at Target and used the electric cart! My mom is NOT good with the camera phone, but you get the idea! This was MUCH easier on my back and belly!

31 weeks today!