Our first visit to the specialist

Today we had a consult with Dr. Chapman. She is a high-risk OB with the Maternal Fetal group at the Greenville Hospital. I really liked her a lot. (Interestingly enough, she is the daughter of Gary Chapman a Christan author who has written several books including The Five Love Languages.) She went over my medical history and talked about potential problems with a triplet pregnancy and how they will monitor me. I go back to that group on May 30 and will have my first ultrasound to measure and check my cervix. We are also hoping they will be able to tell us something about the genders then. I will almost be 17 weeks at that point. It may still be a little to early. . .but we can hope for the best! From that point on, for the next six or seven weeks, I will go in for an ultrasound each week to check on how my cervix is doing.

I am still feeling really good overall. I have a miserable cold right now that is totally wiping me out. But, I really haven't had too many other complaints except for an occasional headache. I am beginning to show and can only imagine how big I will be in the end! I have an appointment in a week with my regular OB and will post again after that. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers!

Dr. Appointments

Since my last post, I have had two Dr. visits. The one at 9 weeks included a string of ultrasound pictures that are amazing. Some of them were done in 3D and you can see the head, body, tiny arms and tiny legs. During that particular ultrasound "Baby B" was very active. We are wondering if that one might be a boy????

I went for my first regular OB visit today and everything looks great! I will have my first appointment with a Maternal Fetal Specialist next Wednesday. They will develop a care plan for me that will be followed by my regular doctor. I will continue to see them in addition to my regular doctor during the pregnancy.

We were very blessed to find a used minivan that we could afford. So, we are soon-to-be the proud owners of a Honda Odyssey! Although I really like my present vehicle, you can't get three car seats in it!

Back from Our Cruise to the Bahamas

Brent and I were fortunate enough to be able to take a short cruise to the Bahamas. We drove eight hours to Port Canaveral Florida and then boarded the boat. Overall, all went well. Brent got very sea sick the first night, but was much better in the morning. When we arrived in Nassau, we took a day trip to a local island and spent some time watching stingrays and relaxing on the beach. The second day was spent on the boat sleeping in and sitting by the pool. I came down with a pretty bad cold on the last day and was not a happy camper during Sunday's long drive back to Greenville. I am finally feeling better! I am very tired and sleep whenever I can, but am feeling good overall. I go to the doctor again on April 8.