11 weeks today!

So I am officially 11 weeks pregnant today! So far so good....been feeling really good except for being super tired and having sore breasts. I feel so lucky to have no vomiting! Apparently that means I am having all boys according to people I talk to LOL!

So after the uneventful reveal with my In-Laws last weekend I wasn't feeling all that positive that my Dad would take it really well...and I was sadly correct on that. My Dad and Step-Mom, Step-brother and his kids, my brother and my Uncle all gathered together for a nice Easter day together on Saturday. I was trying to find the right moment to tell everyone. Finally after every one moved outside to the back patio I figured it would be a good time. Ran to the car and brought out the bag. Told my Step-Mom that we had a gift for her and my Dad for Easter. So my Dad is standing there BBQing the ham while my Step-Mom pulls out the frame we made. She was estatic and said "OMG! Are you pregnant!?" She didn't quite get that it was three so I said..."Yep! With three!" Everyone started talking and getting excited...unfortunately I looked at my Dad and he just made the most sour face and said "OH NO! 3??" I was so heartbroken. It looked like I told him I was just arrested! Oh well...everyone else was super excited and that I tried to focus on. My brother was thrilled and I think my Step-brother was more excited then anyone! LOL! He gave me tons of advice and told me how great it was that his kids were 16 months apart and that he loved that they were only a grade apart. Sadly my Dad didn't really say a word to me the rest of the day. I don't think he is mad about it but it's clear that he has no idea what to say and is a bit shocked. My Step-Mom of course made up for all of it and is so happy to be a Grandma again since no babies have been in the family now for 9 years. She called up my Step-Sister and she is so excited too and planning a trip to visit us this summer.

Then Sunday came time for my Mom's side which I know would be the positive reaction and so glad I saved them for last! When my brother, husband and I showed up to my Aunt's house we sort of hung out and waited for a good time to make the reveal. Two of my cousins were still at their Dad's place but expected to make it back to their Moms about 4:30 so I decided to wait until then to surprise everyone. My cousins showed up right on time and I went out and grabbed the bag with the frame. It was kind of funny because I come from a really large Italian family so the room was packed with people in the kitchen waiting for food while the other half is glued to the Oakland A's baseball game. So I hand my Mom the bag and tell her we had an Easter gift for her. She was so excited but my Aunt thought it was weird that I was giving my Mom the gift right then LOL! So my Mom pulls it out and says "Oh how cute" (obviously she is not looking hard enough LOL! because she thought I just made her a frame!) I told her to pull it out and look at it...she she holds it up and still looks confused. One of my Aunts is behind her and says "OMG! Monica is pregnant!" They still didn't get the fact that it was three so I said "I am! With triplets!" All of my Aunts and cousins and Uncles started running over to hug me and everyone was crying and so supportive and happy and telling me they loved us so much. (Awww I am choking up writing this!) It was such the perfect way! My Mom is so thrilled! She is a bit shocked but very very happy! My Aunts are all talking about showers and taking a gender poll to see who wins LOL! It was the best Easter ever! Then they got on the phone and started calling all of my other Aunts and Uncle and Cousins who weren't there....it was fun!

Other then that...things are great! I am still trying to deal with all the BS of work right now. They (as in my corporate office) is bugging me about when I am taking my bed rest leave. Like I have any clue when that will actually happen! I am so mad because the corporate office told my boss today that I got 12 weeks FMLA and that was it. They can only save my job for 12 weeks and then after that I have to come back or I don't have a job. Well if I go on bedrest at 20 weeks lets just say...I might not have the babies after 12 weeks! Then they go and tell my boss that if I apply for unemployment that it will be fraud. Such BS! I belong to an online Triplet Moms group on FB and happy to hear that I will qualify for a lot of help and hopefully unemployment since they have to replace me after 12 weeks. We might even qualify for WIC too which according to their website we don't but I am going to make an appt and apply...it can't hurt. We will really need any help we can get for these babies.

Love all of you! So happy to make it to 11 weeks! My next ultrasound is on Monday where I meet my new high risk OB/Gyn for the first time! Yeahhh!