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.. :)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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
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
Friday, June 5, 2009
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!
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!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Hospital Scare
So those of you who know me ( ie Kerri thanks for the email!) You know I wouldn't leave a blog like the last one and not return - not only that but I dont think a day has passed in my life when I wasn't on ivf.ca
So roll the clock back 2 nights - I was awake the entire night with massive massive pains - not in my uterus thank god, but on my left side, under my rib down to about the belly button - my back was also really hurting - and then the pain got worse - so bad that i couldn't even stand - it felt like contractions in my intestines - and then the vomiting started - ohhh did it start.
Anyways - around 5am I told hubby to call an ambulance - yes it was THAT bad. He agreed to drive me - so with Brad in tow at 5am we left for the hospital - they took me immediately. My blood pressure is normally 110/60 ( perfect little ticker I have :) ) any my pulse is normally between 75-80.... I was at 150/80 and my Pulse was at 150.
Anyways - by this time I had probably had diarrhea 12 times, and vomited at LEAST 6 times ( keep in mind its now like 6am ) anyways so rushed in - they decided to "incubate me" ie - I looked like the big freak that everyone had to wear MASSIVE amounts of protective wear every time they entered the room. So the beat goes on - they took SUPER good care of me... I was hooked up to EKGs, I had 1 Liter of IV pumped into me in SIX minutes - it was nuts.. I was then hooked up to IVs for the rest of the day - and I had MANY MANY shots of gravel - who knew ladies gravel is 100% safe in pregnancy.
Anyways the dr started freaking out that maybe it was ectopic - sometime a baby can venture up the Fallopian tube even after pregnancy has been established - so at this point we're freaking. We're rushed away to High Risk OB unit PHEW everyone was fine ( willl finish up blog with triplet update)... that's clear. (i've never seen DH cry so much too cute!)
Then they bring me to general u/s the looked at EVERYTHING I have never been so thoroughly examined - gull bladder, spleen, kidneys, stomach, etc... to give you an idea that ultrasound lasted TWO HOURS...
Anyways the big end of it : I think it was just gastro. FRIGGEN IMAGINE?... it hit me hard though because he said your blood volume is outta control ( which is normal in triplet pregnancy ) so really everything that happens to me is X3
So then Im leaving and he gives me another shot of gravel for the road ( did I mention how much I love thoes friggen things???) ... And Im thinking ok this is probably just REALLY REALLY REALLY puke 25 times a day m/s. The DR made me promiss to come back for a few days IV if the puking continued... I promised. He also mentioned that it was odd that I didn't have m/s with ds and would get it with this pregnancy - he says once a vomiter always a vomiter - he was a little shocked.
Anyways - I came home and immediately fell asleep. I just woke up and...I feel GREAT. I dont want to jinx it but zero m/s nothing - Im hoping infact it wasn't m/s and was just all part of the gastro - my tummy still gurgling and feeling sensitive but after yesterday - it's little wonder!
SOOO the exciting thing - all babes are doing perfect.....
First U/S as I mentioned in the ivf.ca post showedbaby a - hb was around 125 measuring a wee bit small 6w6d still had a yolk sac - were a little concerned but us at risk to loose oneBaby b- hb around 145 measuring exact 7w1day - perfect as can be babybaby c - hb aronud 145 measuring exact 7w1day - prefect as can be.
Then At the hospital we had another u/s with the "high risk tech pros" they said they've never seen happier trips! :)baby a - hb around 135 measuring perfect - no issues anymore with yolk sac - he's staying till the endbaby b - hb 148 measuring perfectbaby c - hb 150 measures perfect --- and dont forget this is after mommys had vials upon vials of gravel they heart could have been slower but it wasn't - the DR there was SUPER MEGA UBER impressed -
All the DRs keep telling me - Im perfect for triplets, im so lucky - the babes are so lucky - I have zero health problems, Ive carried a babe to term, I had a perfect uterus --- everyone was SOOO positive that made me feel really happy.
DH is so attached to them -you know it really hit us by surprise - because of our silly inconclusive ( never have an u/s at 5w0d) I never thought it was be more than twins... i almost fell off the table, the tech asked me if I wanted someone in the washroom with me because i looked like I was going to pass out... the first thing DH said to me was...well I guess we're not getting a boat this summer.
DH is SOOO pumped though I never thought he would be THIS excited, he's so inlove with them..it's so sweet....
I have to tell you - never in a million bagillion years - did I ever want/ think/ wish for triplets - common, Im a poor responder.... I really really wanted twins - so triplets is a bit shocking for us - but we couldn't be happier - we've already started a list of people taking vacation time off ( mostly family ) to come and help out - its fantastic - we're really the right people to have trips - we have THE BEST - support system ever.
So i've been blogging for nearly 30mins - still feeling good :)
Will write more later --- sooo excited
ohh and my hcg yesterday he said he couldn't remember the exact number it was over 120,000 lol - he said those are snug babes!!! :)
So roll the clock back 2 nights - I was awake the entire night with massive massive pains - not in my uterus thank god, but on my left side, under my rib down to about the belly button - my back was also really hurting - and then the pain got worse - so bad that i couldn't even stand - it felt like contractions in my intestines - and then the vomiting started - ohhh did it start.
Anyways - around 5am I told hubby to call an ambulance - yes it was THAT bad. He agreed to drive me - so with Brad in tow at 5am we left for the hospital - they took me immediately. My blood pressure is normally 110/60 ( perfect little ticker I have :) ) any my pulse is normally between 75-80.... I was at 150/80 and my Pulse was at 150.
Anyways - by this time I had probably had diarrhea 12 times, and vomited at LEAST 6 times ( keep in mind its now like 6am ) anyways so rushed in - they decided to "incubate me" ie - I looked like the big freak that everyone had to wear MASSIVE amounts of protective wear every time they entered the room. So the beat goes on - they took SUPER good care of me... I was hooked up to EKGs, I had 1 Liter of IV pumped into me in SIX minutes - it was nuts.. I was then hooked up to IVs for the rest of the day - and I had MANY MANY shots of gravel - who knew ladies gravel is 100% safe in pregnancy.
Anyways the dr started freaking out that maybe it was ectopic - sometime a baby can venture up the Fallopian tube even after pregnancy has been established - so at this point we're freaking. We're rushed away to High Risk OB unit PHEW everyone was fine ( willl finish up blog with triplet update)... that's clear. (i've never seen DH cry so much too cute!)
Then they bring me to general u/s the looked at EVERYTHING I have never been so thoroughly examined - gull bladder, spleen, kidneys, stomach, etc... to give you an idea that ultrasound lasted TWO HOURS...
Anyways the big end of it : I think it was just gastro. FRIGGEN IMAGINE?... it hit me hard though because he said your blood volume is outta control ( which is normal in triplet pregnancy ) so really everything that happens to me is X3
So then Im leaving and he gives me another shot of gravel for the road ( did I mention how much I love thoes friggen things???) ... And Im thinking ok this is probably just REALLY REALLY REALLY puke 25 times a day m/s. The DR made me promiss to come back for a few days IV if the puking continued... I promised. He also mentioned that it was odd that I didn't have m/s with ds and would get it with this pregnancy - he says once a vomiter always a vomiter - he was a little shocked.
Anyways - I came home and immediately fell asleep. I just woke up and...I feel GREAT. I dont want to jinx it but zero m/s nothing - Im hoping infact it wasn't m/s and was just all part of the gastro - my tummy still gurgling and feeling sensitive but after yesterday - it's little wonder!
SOOO the exciting thing - all babes are doing perfect.....
First U/S as I mentioned in the ivf.ca post showedbaby a - hb was around 125 measuring a wee bit small 6w6d still had a yolk sac - were a little concerned but us at risk to loose oneBaby b- hb around 145 measuring exact 7w1day - perfect as can be babybaby c - hb aronud 145 measuring exact 7w1day - prefect as can be.
Then At the hospital we had another u/s with the "high risk tech pros" they said they've never seen happier trips! :)baby a - hb around 135 measuring perfect - no issues anymore with yolk sac - he's staying till the endbaby b - hb 148 measuring perfectbaby c - hb 150 measures perfect --- and dont forget this is after mommys had vials upon vials of gravel they heart could have been slower but it wasn't - the DR there was SUPER MEGA UBER impressed -
All the DRs keep telling me - Im perfect for triplets, im so lucky - the babes are so lucky - I have zero health problems, Ive carried a babe to term, I had a perfect uterus --- everyone was SOOO positive that made me feel really happy.
DH is so attached to them -you know it really hit us by surprise - because of our silly inconclusive ( never have an u/s at 5w0d) I never thought it was be more than twins... i almost fell off the table, the tech asked me if I wanted someone in the washroom with me because i looked like I was going to pass out... the first thing DH said to me was...well I guess we're not getting a boat this summer.
DH is SOOO pumped though I never thought he would be THIS excited, he's so inlove with them..it's so sweet....
I have to tell you - never in a million bagillion years - did I ever want/ think/ wish for triplets - common, Im a poor responder.... I really really wanted twins - so triplets is a bit shocking for us - but we couldn't be happier - we've already started a list of people taking vacation time off ( mostly family ) to come and help out - its fantastic - we're really the right people to have trips - we have THE BEST - support system ever.
So i've been blogging for nearly 30mins - still feeling good :)
Will write more later --- sooo excited
ohh and my hcg yesterday he said he couldn't remember the exact number it was over 120,000 lol - he said those are snug babes!!! :)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Finding out it's triplets
So, if you're reading this - you know me. And you know I can't wait.
So we decided to have an early ultrasound - which was ruled inconclusive - and only showed 1 babe - but the ultrasound tech wouldn't say 1 - just said inconclusive...
so I went on for 2 weeks sure that it was a singleton - a little disappointed it wasn't twins as I thought that would have been so fun.
When we went for our official ultrasound - I blurted out - oh wow look I see two, I see two - and she's like no .... And I said I'm SURE i see two - she says - I see 3.
I almost fell off my chair.
As I left the room all the nurses were waiting for me - apparently after 3 cycles and my chipper personality I've become somewhat of a "local hero/star" to them - they love me. They all call me the 1-2-3 girl - because each one of them gave me COUNTLESS needles - and I always said every time - can you please say 1-2-3 before giving me the needled - so EVERYONE knows me by that - I think the nurses were more excited than we were - let me tell you the rest of that day went by in a complete blur.
All Keith could say was - we're not getting a boat anymore. I think I'll have to agree with him.
So we decided to have an early ultrasound - which was ruled inconclusive - and only showed 1 babe - but the ultrasound tech wouldn't say 1 - just said inconclusive...
so I went on for 2 weeks sure that it was a singleton - a little disappointed it wasn't twins as I thought that would have been so fun.
When we went for our official ultrasound - I blurted out - oh wow look I see two, I see two - and she's like no .... And I said I'm SURE i see two - she says - I see 3.
I almost fell off my chair.
As I left the room all the nurses were waiting for me - apparently after 3 cycles and my chipper personality I've become somewhat of a "local hero/star" to them - they love me. They all call me the 1-2-3 girl - because each one of them gave me COUNTLESS needles - and I always said every time - can you please say 1-2-3 before giving me the needled - so EVERYONE knows me by that - I think the nurses were more excited than we were - let me tell you the rest of that day went by in a complete blur.
All Keith could say was - we're not getting a boat anymore. I think I'll have to agree with him.
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