21 Weeks

I had my 21 week visit on Tuesday. Everything looked great. The babies are getting really big. The doctor and ultrasound technician said that each baby is the same size as a singleton baby at 21 weeks! (This means that I am 3x the size of normal pregnant woman at 21 weeks.) The babies had healthy heart rates, and they are all very active.
I had one little scare after suffering from some gastrointestinal problems, and had to spend the day in the hospital Saturday being monitored to make sure I wasn't going into labor. I was feeling much better by Saturday night, and since I wasn't having any contractions, and the babies looked great, they let me go home. Will enjoyed spending the night with his Grammie and Grandpa Saturday night. Steve and I just enjoyed a quiet evening at home.
I will post some new pictures soon. (At this rate I am going to need a panoramic camera to get a belly shot!)
Steve and I are still having trouble thinking of baby names (one boy, two girls). I would love suggestions if you have any!

Week 19

My appointment went well. The doctor and the ultrasound technician still think that there is one boy and two girls. They have not been able to get a clear shot of one of the babies that they think is a girl. I wish I knew when they were going to know for sure! I don't like any ambiguity.

The babies all looked very big! I can't believe they will be growing for (hopefully) another 15 weeks. My heart rate was a little high (but the doctor didn't seem worried) and my blood pressure was just right. All three babies had perfect heart rates and were very active. This was my first ultrasound appointment without Steve. He stayed home from work and the appointment Tuesday to take care of Will who was home with pink eye, but is on the mend (although he screams like a banshee every time he has to have his eye drops, and then tells us afterward that it didn't hurt). He's a character.

In other news.....we bought a huge new (used) vehicle this weekend. We bought a white 2008 Ford Expedition EL (it is like a normal Expedition, but longer). We are getting rid of the Honda Pilot. We needed something big enough for two adults and all four car seats. It seats eight. I told Steve, "That's great! We can have two more kids after the triplets are born." He didn't think that was very funny.
















Will loves the new SUV/truck. Although on his first ride he asked where the DVD player was. (He has also asked about a DVD player on every subsequent ride.) Steve and I would like to have one installed. Will also asked if it was his "school bus." His Daddy proudly announced that it is not a bus, it is a truck. So...Will now calls it his "truckbus." I included a few pictures so you can see what our new ride looks like.

I didn't get any of the new ultrasound pictures on CD from my visit this week, so I will include a belly picture from week 18, (I am wearing the same outfit I had on for my previous pictures for objectivity's sake).

18 weeks

New ultrasound pictures:
1st- 4D image of face;
2nd-4D image of hand by face; legs crossed;
3rd- side shot; the dark spot in the chest is the baby's heart;
4th- a shot of the legs and boy parts;
5th- Spine and behind;
6th-the femur measurement of baby A and baby B with hands by face.
7th-Baby A and C with their heads together

The babies looked great. All three are very active. (I assume they are practicing so they can keep up with their big brother once they are born.) This time Dr. Robertson told us one of the babies is a boy for sure, one is a girl for sure, and the other would not give him a good look. The doctor took measurements of each baby, and they are all right on track.

When we ask Will if he wants a sister or a brother, he says brother. So, I am glad he will get a brother. Little does he know a sister is part of the deal, too!

He enjoyed playing with his cousins Annie, Nell, and Luke last Friday evening. He is pretty fond of his girl cousins, so I think he would like a sister more than he knows.