Matthew Glen, Andrew Kyes and Anna Kate

We went to the specialist on Friday and the ultrasound tech saw two boys and a girl! :-) Right now, Matthew and Andrew are back to back on the bottom and the Anna Kate is moving around on top. We were a little worried at first. Last week, the tech started on the left and the first baby she came to was a girl. This week, she started in the same spot and came to a boy first. My cervix looked good, but they want to continue to monitor me every week. That now makes sense, since we know how they are positioned! Our next appointment is this Thursday.

Looks Like a Mix

We went back to the OB yesterday and had another ultrasound. Everything looked good! The first thing they checked was the heartbeats. They had all slowed down from two weeks ago, but they said that was normal. We asked the tech to see if she could tell gender. She has been doing this 13 years and said she was at least 75% sure of what she saw. . . .two boys and a girl! We are very excited and hope to hear the same thing when we go to the specialist next week. They started checking my cervix and that looked good to! I go back to the High Risk group next Friday.

First Shower

Well, I must say that when I started this blog, I thought I would be better at keeping up with it! I apologize to those who check it often and are disappointed :-).

We had an OB visit last week and everything looked good. They did an ultrasound-but no one was cooperating and they couldn't tell any genders. It was still pretty early, but we were hoping to see something! The ultrasound tech did tell us that all of the heart beats were "fast" which according to the old wives tale means they are girls. One baby was 155 and the other two were 157. I am not relying on that and am still hoping for at least one boy. But, of course we will consider ourselves blessed with whatever the Lord has for us.

We go back one week from today and they are going to do another ultrasound. We are really hoping to see something then!

I am not 100%, but I think I felt a baby (or two) move today. It is very exciting. I am showing now and have been told that I am starting to waddle. I think that is more from some hip pain than my size! Besides the hip and back pain, I think I am doing great!

I have four weeks left in the school year. This is a very busy time and I pray that I will continue to feel good so that I can wrap up all of my lose ends before the school year is over. We are in the middle of State Testing-which makes for busy days.

We had a baby shower at the school yesterday. There are six of us who are expecting. Everyone at the school was so generous, and they did a wonderful job making each of us feel special. We were blessed with many gift cards to Babies R Us and lots of other useful baby "stuff". We are shopping the sales and stocking up on what we can. Hopefully in a week, we will have some more direction regarding colors etc!

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.

The Big News

Well, Brent and I went to my first ultrasound yesterday and heard the words "There is more than one in there". Brent said his first thought was, "Yes, twins!" However, I was thinking-"How MANY more than one???" The doctor found three strong heart beats on all three-Babies A, B and C. I am reminded of Eph 3:20 God is" able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think".

We appreciate everyone's prayers. We are leaving tomorrow evening to drive to Florida to take a short cruise to the Bahamas. I am glad we are doing it now, since it will be a long time before we have the opportunity again!