29 Weeks and counting!

I am 29 weeks today. I'm trying to be "supermom", but it is getting harder. As the belly gets bigger, it gets harder to carry around. I can't do a whole lot. I feel bad that I can't go hang out with friends on a Saturday night, but I just don't have the energy. Sleeping is getting really hard. I wake up at least once with heartburn every night. Sometimes it will go away and I can get back to sleep. Other times, like last night, I was up from 2am - 4:30am. What I feel the worst about is that I can't get on the floor and play with Lindsay. Getting down on the floor and back up again is a real struggle. I also get winded really easily. So crawling after her or pushing her around on her tractor really tire me out. Luckily we have a great support system. My grandma comes up once a week and does the laundry for us. Both of our parents offer assistance quite often. Calling and asking if we need anything at the store or if we need things done around the house. I try to do as much as I can, but I am having to learn to ask for help. Which, if you know me, is hard for me to do. I am such an independent person, I feel like I am imposing on people to ask for help. I don't have a choice now. I am getting down to the final week before the goal of 34 weeks. I need to rest as much as possible to give these babies every day inside as I can.
I am still working 1/2 days from home. I'm not sure how much longer the doctor's will allow that. It will all depend on my BP, cervix, and overall health of me and the babies. My next appt is 2/9/09.
I hope I didn't complain too much in this post. I hope my friends know that I am not trying to be anti-social, I am just exhausted. All my energy goes to growing these babies these days. Thanks to everyone for their prayers and support. We definitely need it during this time.

My amazing little girl

Lindsay is growing up so fast. I can't believe she is already 1 yr old. Where has the time gone? She has been cruising around furniture for a while now. She has had moments of balancing on her own, but no steps. Last night, she wanted to get to me from the coffee table. She balanced herself on the table until she had to let go. Usually she would carefully sit down and crawl. But she took a step on her own and grabbed onto my hand. I'm sure before long, she will be walking around all by herself. She amazes me everyday. I love her with all my heart. Way to go Lindsay! Keep up the good work =)

Another bullet dodged

I went to the Dr's this morning to get the results of my protein level test. I am still spilling protein, but the levels appear to be stable. They actually went down a bit. With everything else going well, no specific bed rest for me at this point. They are just going to keep an eye on the levels and repeat the test next month. I wasn't too worried about being on bed rest. I just don't want to have to be on bed rest in the hospital. I don't know if I could stand to be away from my family. I could talk to Mike on the phone, but Lindsay can't talk yet. She would have no clue about why mom wasn't around. I will keep self limiting my activities and get as much rest as I can. Thanks for all the prayers through all of this. We can definitely use every single one of them. My next appt is 2/9/09. Hopefully there will be no big new until then.

Big goal: 28 Weeks today =)

I've made another goal today. I have hit the 28 week mark! Up to this point, things haven't been too bad. I had an appointment yesterday to see how the babies were doing. The boy is approx 2 lb 10oz, Baby C is 2lb 9oz and Baby B is 2lb 7oz. They are definitely putting on the weight. Everything seems to be going very well with them. My cervical length is also still greater than 5cm, which is awesome. The only bad thing is that they found some protein in my 24 hour urine sample. They want me to redo the test and we will go from there. My blood pressure hasn't been too bad at all. But protein in the urine could be the first signs of pre-eclampsia. So I am hoping that the 2nd test comes back with better results. Pre-eclampsia would definitely land me on bed rest. And if the blood pressure also went up with it, then I could end up in the hospital. That would not be a good thing. So we're praying that the test next week comes back better than the first.
I had to also go to the ER last night. It wasn't for anything to do with the pregnancy. I have been sick since Monday and it has been getting worse. I have had a runny nose, sore throat, and last night developed an ear ache. I started puking up mucous and my throat was unbearable. I had went to Med Express on Tuesday and they ruled out strep throat, but they thought it was a virus. And with a virus, there is nothing that you can really do. When I went in last night, they diagnosed me with a sinus infection. Mike is going to F'muth to get my prescription filled this morning. The dose they gave me in the ER has worked wonders. I am still stuffed up, but at least my throat has no pain at all. FINALLY some relief. Hopefully I am on the road to recovery. Being sick and pregnant is no fun =(
I have an appointment on Tuesday, so I should have the results of the 24 urine sample then and we will know more.

27 Weeks!!!!

I am 27 weeks today. One more week until I hit another goal! I have to admit, things are getting a bit tougher. My carpal tunnel is coming back now. It is hard to even pick up a gallon of milk with my right hand. And I can forget getting comfortable to sleep because that is nearly impossible. But the big goal is only 7 weeks away. I just have to keep reminding myself that I can do this. I think next week will be my last week actually going to week. Getting around is starting to become difficult. I still want to work from home, but just not go into the office. I will have to see what the doctor says at my appt this week.

And poor Lindsay, she has pink eye =( Every illness under the sun has been going around day care the past 2 weeks. She had a bit of a cold, but that was no big deal. Yesterday, they called and said that we needed to come pick Lindsay up as she had pink eye. We took her to the doctor and got her some eye drops. Hopefully she will get better quickly. I hate seeing my little girl hurting and there is nothing I can do about it.

Well, I better get back out to the living room to play with Lindsay and Mike.

25 weeks 5 days

I had another appointment today and everything is still going good. I am working 1/2 days and the doctor said that since everything is going well, I can continue doing that. Most people think I am crazy for still working being this far along, but I would go crazy being at home all day. If there were any indication at all that something might be wrong, I would quit work in a heartbeat. But since things are still going good, I will continue to work.

Currently, baby A (the boy) is guesstimated to weigh 1 lb 15 oz, baby C (one of the girls) is approx. 1 lb 14 oz, and baby B (the other girl) is approx 1 lb 11 oz. All the amniotic fluid levels look good for the babies too. There was a concern last visit with baby B that her Doppler reading was a bit high. However, it was well within normal range today. My blood pressure continues to be pretty good as well. (with Lindsay, it started to creep up at the end of my pregnancy)

Overall, the pregnancy is going very well. From things that I had read, it isn't uncommon for women pregnant with triplets to be on some sort of bed rest by 20 weeks. I am counting my blessings that I am almost 26 weeks and I can still move around. I do self limit my activity and try not to overdo it. I think working 1/2 days has helped. I can get some rest in before Lindsay and Mike get home. The picture I included is from Christmas. I am a bit bigger now. I am starting to out grow most of the tops that I have. I will have to go shopping to see if I can find anything long enough to cover my rather large belly. 26 weeks down and hopefully at least 8 more weeks to go. If I can go longer, everyday will help the little ones.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers during this pregnancy. I thank GOD everyday that he has blessed me with the care of 3 more little angels to take care of. I can't wait to meet them, but I want them to stay in there as long as possible.