Half the Doorway and Growing!
We went to the doctor on Wednesday for an ultrasound and exam and we left the house with my packed bags and ready for business. I sort of felt like I would have to be dilated and felt good that I had 32 weeks under my belt, seeing that the average triplets are delivered between 32 and 33 weeks. I told Joe he could re-claim his pillows and sleep because his snoring, tossing and turning wife would be in the hospital with their new family.
So, first they measured the babies. The little girl, laying vertically in the middle of my stomach head down, weighed in at 4.5lbs!!!! The second boy was tough to measure because his foot was somewhere in my unmentionables and not able to be scanned, but they guessed him to be around 3.5lbs. He was head up and laying next to his sister. And the third little boy, still laying horizontally but had turned 180 degrees with his head about to pop out of my rib cage on the right, weighed in at 4lbs. All babies looked great!!! I was a little disappointed that they weren't all well over 4lbs, but hopeful seeing that the smallest was probably not an accurate weight. I felt good and was again happy to know this was it!
Now, for the exam -- the doctor says he thinks the cervix is still between 1-2cm and has not opened at all! Not dilated and looks good! He then tells me to book ultrasounds for the next THREE WEEKS, at which point I asked him if he was smoking crack or thinking of offering me some to get THROUGH the next three weeks! We all laughed and he said we would take it one day at a time, but that I have been very lucky this pregnancy!
He is right -- I am blessed. I have had a great team of people praying for us, the best husband in the world to tolerate mood swings from Venus, family support better than most people could beg for, relatively no complications, minimal swelling, great blood pressure, no diabetes, no cerclage, just a rapidly growing belly!
So, here I am at 33w2d....I can't BELIEVE we are still cooking and I can't BELIEVE how big I am! Today, my dear dear husband was a super sport and took me to the mall for a little excursion -- we packed that wheelchair up and off we went. You want to see a sight? Try watching two-ton tessy get pushed in a wheelchair by her oh so handsome husband into Victoria's Secret to cash in a coupon. The lady asked what size I would be needing and dear Joe says, "how about post-triplet pregnancy size....got any of those?" And the woman didn't know what to say -- she looked at me, she looked at Joe and she says, "how about extra large?" We laughed and said, "great!" I loved my excursion and am grateful for Joe to take me!!!!
So, first they measured the babies. The little girl, laying vertically in the middle of my stomach head down, weighed in at 4.5lbs!!!! The second boy was tough to measure because his foot was somewhere in my unmentionables and not able to be scanned, but they guessed him to be around 3.5lbs. He was head up and laying next to his sister. And the third little boy, still laying horizontally but had turned 180 degrees with his head about to pop out of my rib cage on the right, weighed in at 4lbs. All babies looked great!!! I was a little disappointed that they weren't all well over 4lbs, but hopeful seeing that the smallest was probably not an accurate weight. I felt good and was again happy to know this was it!
Now, for the exam -- the doctor says he thinks the cervix is still between 1-2cm and has not opened at all! Not dilated and looks good! He then tells me to book ultrasounds for the next THREE WEEKS, at which point I asked him if he was smoking crack or thinking of offering me some to get THROUGH the next three weeks! We all laughed and he said we would take it one day at a time, but that I have been very lucky this pregnancy!
He is right -- I am blessed. I have had a great team of people praying for us, the best husband in the world to tolerate mood swings from Venus, family support better than most people could beg for, relatively no complications, minimal swelling, great blood pressure, no diabetes, no cerclage, just a rapidly growing belly!
So, here I am at 33w2d....I can't BELIEVE we are still cooking and I can't BELIEVE how big I am! Today, my dear dear husband was a super sport and took me to the mall for a little excursion -- we packed that wheelchair up and off we went. You want to see a sight? Try watching two-ton tessy get pushed in a wheelchair by her oh so handsome husband into Victoria's Secret to cash in a coupon. The lady asked what size I would be needing and dear Joe says, "how about post-triplet pregnancy size....got any of those?" And the woman didn't know what to say -- she looked at me, she looked at Joe and she says, "how about extra large?" We laughed and said, "great!" I loved my excursion and am grateful for Joe to take me!!!!
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