12 Pounds of Baby!

Today was the 32-week doctor's visit. We had an ultrasound, and the babies are all about 4 lbs. To be exact, they weighed in at 3 lbs. 15 oz., 4 lbs., and 4 lbs. 1 oz. Not only are those great weights, these babies continue to amaze the doctor by all being so close to the same size.

My blood pressure is still great, at 102 over 60, and while I didn't gain any weight for the second week in a row, we can't argue that the babies aren't getting what they need to grow. I'm now measuring at 44 weeks, which would be a full month overdue for a singleton. At this point, they won't do anything to stop labor, especially not given the size of the babies. And, the babies should put on roughly a half pound a week, so at my next ultrasound in two weeks, we should see each baby weighing in at close to 5 lbs. If you're used to singletons, that can sound small, but remember that most triplets are born weighing just over 3 lbs.

My mom and Jeff both came to the ultrasound today. Jeff hasn't been to one in a while, and in case this is the last one, he thought he'd like to take another peek at the babies. My mom has never seen an ultrasound, because they never did them back in her day, so it was a first for her. At this point, the babies are so crowded it's a little hard to figure out what's what and who's who, but the ultrasound tech was really good about pointing out faces and feet, and she even showed us that one of the babies has some hair on its head. It looked like a fuzzy little halo.

The only real question now is just how long will my body hold out before deciding enough is enough. Hmmm...must be time to ask my faithful readers to predict birthday and birth weights! That post coming soon.

Just Like Preschool

Today my day consisted of breakfast, reading time, work time (not on my feet -- strictly sitting jobs for me these days), snack time, lunch time, nap time, a little more work time, snack time, play time, supper time and more play time. Just like in preschool!

We did get a lot done today. Mom more so than me, but I sorted out some flood leftovers and have thrown lots of things out and repackaged the rest in plastic totes to prevent future water damage incidents. Tomorrow I should be ready to start in on the photo project.

Speaking of photos, many people commented or sent emails to the tune of "Holy cow, are you getting big!" OK, they were mostly encouraging, except for the "Ow!" comment. I won't name you, but you know who you are! (But thanks for the long email. I have enjoyed catching up with you again after all these years.)

I don't think I'm much bigger than I was two weeks ago, so for comparison's sake, here are the photos side-by-side. Unfortunately, I didn't hold my shirt in on the 30-week photo. I think I'm about the same in both -- just better dressed at 30 weeks! But you can make your own judgments.

32 Weeks and Post #100

We made it to the big goal of 32 weeks! The doctor says everything after 32 weeks is just gravy -- time for the babies to grow. Of course we'd like to keep cooking them for another few weeks, but this is the big milestone. Here's a picture of the 4 of us:



We've actually reached two milestones today. This happens to be our 100th post on the blog. A lot of bloggers will do something special for their 100th post -- a top 10 list or a favorite posts list. I think sharing the joy of reaching the 32-week mark with all of you is special enough.

Thanks again for all your prayers, support and offers of help that have gotten us this far. Many of you have asked if we need meals now that I'm resting more. With Mom here I think we're good on that front for now, but we will need meals after the babies arrive. We're going to set up a Web site where you will be able to check on our needs and see what times/days we need help. The link will be posted here soon.

Right now, I'd certainly appreciate emails, comments on the blog and visitors while we wait it out. Please let me know if you'd like to stop by as I still have plenty of doctor's appointments and ultrasounds and things that I need to schedule around.

Keep those prayers coming so we can have big, healthy babies -- and mama can get some sleep!