My body was made for triplets!

I went to the specialist doc today and I am doing so awesome!  All the babies are perfect and growing.  They didn't measure this week, but said everything looks so good.  I'm 29 weeks, and measure already at more than full term (for one baby).  It is getting harder to get around and up and down, but I am impressed with how well my body is handling the added stress of the extra babies.

So lets start at the beginning of this week.  We went to the hospital to have our first of weekly monitoring.  So basically that means we went in and they put a heart doppler monitor on each baby and listened to the heart beat for 20-30 min.  This sound like it would be easy, but it took a total time of about 2 hours.  First we had to find each baby, and then they would move.  However, the hardest thing for me was the way I was sitting!  for some reason I started to get sick, and I couldn't roll on my side because they needed access to my belly.  I ended up vomiting and almost passing out before they rolled me over to the other side and I was fine.  It was strange.  I have not gotten sick in months.  I guess the added weight on my blood return vessels was too much, or maybe it was the way the babies were sitting.  I have not felt that way before or since, no matter how I am sitting or laying down.  Well, we finally got that done, and then they gave me a steroid shot.  OUCH! It is my first steroid shot and it is a round of 2 shots given 24 hours apart.  Lucky for me, they let us take home the second dose and Jared shot me at home the next day.  Hopefully I wont have to get more.  They will give me another round if I start having early labor and they think the babies will come too early.  But as my body is awesome, and we are not delivering until between 36-37 weeks (full term for a single baby is 40 weeks), we might not even need them then.

Today we had our specialist appointment, and it was quick and relatively painless.  I don't love the pelvic exam, I guess it is one of those necessary evils. :) I have one at least every 2 weeks, and every time it is the same.  "You are AWESOME!" (which is always nice to hear...)

Here is a pic of me at 29 weeks.

Im starting to have a hard time finding shirts that cover my belly all the way, so if you see a little skin in the future Im sorry, and doing my best. :)

One day at a time

So a few days ago Jared got sick. REALLY sick, and then he decided to go to the doctor on Thursday, but the power was out all over, and he couldnt find a clinic. So he called Friday to go in. The doctor decided it might be meningitis, and did a spinal tap. Sure enough it is meningitis. But lucky for us it looks like it is viral, so that means it isn't highly contageouse or nearly as dangerous as it could be. But he still was admitted into the hospital for observation, and if it does turn out to be bacterial. The day he checked into his hotel I checked into mine.

I'm staying at my moms for a few days. That way she feeds me and takes care of my kids. It was great this morning because she went to bath the kids and I lay back down and fell asleep. Then the next thing I know she is traipsing into the room with hot lunch. Yum. Plus it had sides and juice. Way more than I would have had at home. Also I don't have to change the diapers or practice bedside parenting!

I do miss being home and will probably spend my days split between home and my moms. If Jared has a long work stretch I will likely come down here, and on the days when Katelyn has school I will do my best to get her there. I will do this as long as I can physically get around, or until ordered to stop.

We also finally got the mess in our bedroom taken care of. We had a leak issue, and much of the wall and all the carpet had to be replaced. We have had our bed in the living room for a month. We will move back in and start rearranging furniture when we can, and when we get help. I can't do anything, and Jared will be restricted for a while. But things are moving forward and it will be great to get that room back.

My spirits are much higher, and I'm getting excited. I will be 28 weeks this Tuesday, and that is a huge milestone for the babies. Plus that means only 2 months (8 weeks) until my goal of 36 weeks. I'll post a pic Tuesday after we take our weekly growth shot.