17 Weeks!

I've Given Up Groceries.

Not eating them - just getting groceries. For the past few weeks I keep saying (with Bradley in tow)..OK that's it Im NEVER doing groceries again, lifting Brad into the seat, pushing a heavy cart, packing my groceries, bringing them in, putting them away - Im quitting. And I meant it every time I said it...but today was it.

I got to Farm Boy, had to lift brad into FIVE buggies until I found one where the seat wasn't broken, I had a list ohhh 25+ items longs - I picked up OJ, Raspberries, Bananas, Cucumbers - And I had to leave. It really was just too much. And on my way home I realized - that's it. I cannot do groceries on my own. And So - after today's Farm Boy experience, June 16th marks the last time I went out for groceries. :P

I find being pregnant with triplets, I've had to give up a lot...nothing MAJOR but just little picky things that's Im particular about:

- The brands of groceries ( keith always picks up no name)
- The way my garden looks, I really can only weed so much
- The way I LOVED to lie in the sun for hours, the babes kick HARD to let me know when they've had enough
- The way I like to bathe Bradley, soak/play, drain some water, hair wash, body wash, drain all water and then final rinse with clean water....I try to get Keith to follow this, but Im SURE he thinks Im nuts
- The Wednesday night car shows, I just can't possibly walk it anymore
- My PJs...They just dont fit...

And the list goes on - but you know what, ALL this giving up - is getting me so much - so I know in the end when I see all three babies everything that's been put on hold will all be worth it.

I went through about 4-5 days when the babes were quite quiet, but today they're back to their busy selves, it's so reassuring to get a nice strong kick :)

We only have 8 days remaining until our next ultrasound - and that means...finding out who's who in the gang!! I can't wait.. :)

Blurbs

Just some random thoughts I needed to get out:

What I love about being pregnant

-> The way my belly is getting bigger but I dont seem to mind much
-> Buying an ENTIRE new wardrobe even though I'll wear it for only 6 more months
-> The reaction I get from each and every person who finds out it's triplets, I wish I could carry around a camera to record reactions!
-> Feeling the babes move
-> Playing the sexes "guessing game"
-> Coming up with names
-> Being part of the "pregnant" crowd
-> How happy I feel to finally be on the way to completing our family
-> The ability to justify a 16$ bubble bath purchase, just because it makes me feel good
-> The insane cravings and how Keith totally gives into them ( ie him rushing out to get fresh squeezed oj last night at 8:45)
-> The wait to meet them

What Im scared of

* Giving birth before 32 weeks
* Getting gestational diabeties
* The possibility of having a blood transfusion
* The C-Section ( I cry everyday about this....)
* The chance of it being 3 girls
* Not having everything prepared in time
* Bradley being feeling left out
* Our life becoming a "circus" of people always staring because of triplets
* Loosing one or more of the babes
* The epidural

How am I ?

Babes Inside me:

All babes are moving. I've done some research and it shows that twins/triplets will usually move "in sync" with one another, ie one kicks the other kicks - but occasionally they move at different times, that seems to be the case with our team. They each have their own TOTALLY different personality and I'm getting to know them in the belly....C moves almost always, A move in reacation to C or B - can you blame him/her being stuck in the middle, and B moves just when she wants to - which isn't quite so often but enough to let me know she's there!!...The seem to sleep well through out the night in my belly, I haven't been woken up ( yet) of any crazy soccer games...

In terms of physical feelings:

I feel good, most of the time I dont even realize Im pregnant, but I attribute this to me being finished work. Im able to lye down all the time which helps beyond belief. Having to sit or stand for more than 20 minutes causes issues...I get very sore. Around 6-7 at night I get so sore to the point where I can't really walk anymore and I am basically forced to rest on my side...The pain is mostly in my ribs, it feels like my ribs are honestly exploding. Im going to ask my OB if it is possible for a triplet moms ribs to break, because I honestly feel like that is what's happening.I'm feeling ok about my "shape" and confident still that we're in the for at least another 16 weeks!!...My breast are growing VERY fast...I LOVE them!!!....

How is Bradley?

He's doing well, I explain to him often that there may be a point where mommy has to go and live in the hospital but that he can come and see me every single night!..He seems to be okay with this - Bradley and I have never spent a night apart in his whole life ( 3 1/2 years) so it might come as a shock but I am trying to prepare him the best I can. He definatly realizes that there are 3 babes coming and he's very much okay with this...infact I think he thinks it's normal, some people get 1 some get 2 some get 3 etc...he just thinks, wel I guess we got 3 and he's cool with that. He occasionally hands me things ( rocks, pieces of lint, flowers etc..) for the babes which I think is really cute!!

How is Keith

Alive. LOL...Keeping up with raging hormones, insane craving requests, and the fact that I can barely bend (read: CANNOT EMPTY THE DISHWASHER LOL)....all in all he's doing well, he's REALLY come around to the idea of triplets and LOVES the idea, he's so attached to them now, he's begun talking to my belly, rubbing them - he now says by to me, brad and the babes every morning...He was a HUGE bawler when Brad was born, so I asked him if he thought he'd end up doing the same this time around - he said three times! LOL.... We're really coming together as a family and Im more and more confident each day in our ability to successfully pull this off

21 Inches and then some...

50cms...
1.75 feet....
533.4 mm....

As big as4.5 kit kat fingers lined up.

That's how big our babes are in total this week.

Crazy isn't it? I dont know where exactly they are going and I cannot even begin to imagine the displacement that is happening inside my poor body - but Im expanding, and Im making room for these little burritos! Infact... Check out the belly bump if you haven't already seen it!

I swear, it honestly gets bigger each and every single day. I'm starting to get excited - the first few months were a blur.. But I think Im slowly waking up thinking wow, we're going to have babieS - LOTS of babies, and how exciting!... I haven't been this excited yet - :)

Sleeping is getting very rough, it's a good thing I'm not working anymore because I rarely sleep at night, it's not that I'm uncomfortable - it's the peeing! ... Im a MACHINE. Really I am. And I've learned to pretty much do the whole thing on auto pilot too!....But - if you think about it - I have to "pee" out each babies amniotic fluid ever few hours, and there are three - so I'm peeing likely 3-4x's the amount of pee a normal person would produce. Lets just say costco is loving our t/p purchase bills! ::)

Tomorrow I am doing some baby shopping in Watertown NY I think it's probably one of the last weekends that I'm this mobile so I better take advantage of it...Hopefully we can get some good deals on baby stuff !! .... And some maternity clothes for me too!