13 weeks!

Above is the picture taken of me on Mother's Day at almost 13 weeks pregnant!

May 9th...this was the week that we had scheduled to do our IVF retrieval and transfer. I remember when we initially scheduled it at the end of January how far away it seemed and how anxious I was. It's sort of strange in a good way though to sit here and reflect....being 13 weeks pregnant with triplets! I feel so blessed and lucky that we never had to go through IVF.

Today I had my first Perinatology appt with my new high risk doctor. I was so happy to see the babies again on the ultrasound screen. My doctor explained all the complications and risks, what to expect as far as pre-term labor. I liked her a lot but found it kind of weird that she didn't even help to wipe off the ultrasound goop off my belly after the appt was over or that she left the door open when she walked out of the room. Really??!! I'm half naked on the table! A tad big annoying!

So after being spoiled with three ultrasounds in the last 8 days, alas I will not be seeing our babies again until June 10th at our big ultrasound. It will be exciting to find out the genders for sure at that point.

I did have one scary scenario happen this past weekend! We went to Palm Springs for a wedding and the day after, we went on this tram that took you up to the top of the mountain. Palm Springs has an elevation of about 400 feet and this tram took you up to over 8,000 feet within about 15 minutes. I probably should not have done it. I was okay going up and a bit winded at the top due to the thin air but coming down was awful! The ride down was crowded, hot and someone was breathing on me that had just drank hazelnut coffee Blah! I just latched on to my husband and did the best with breathing I could. We were getting close to the end and I thought I might lose it. I was getting super light headed, my vision was blackening and I felt my legs getting wobbly. My husband held me tight and talked me through it all telling me that we were almost there, when people were leaving and when the car was empty so we could leave without bumping into any one. I hit the fresh air and thought I might collapse but luckily a chair was nearby and I sat down immediately. I leaned over the rail and threw up a tiny bit which made me feel better! The driver of the car told me I looked really white LOL! Luckily he had a bottle of water to give me and I graciously took it from him. After a few minutes I was feeling better and we all went to eat after and I have felt good ever since. I will not be pushing myself like that again!

I have my first prenatal Yoga class this Wed that I am looking forward to. My hospital also offers a Mommy-to-Be class the second Monday of the month. I went to my 2nd class today and it's so neat to meet other Mom's and just sit around talk about our pregnancies and ask questions conducted by a Health Educator/Doula. All of them are having singletons and find me fascinating to talk to LOL! I swear...these kids are already celebrities ;)

My doctor says to expect to go out on Bedrest about 20 weeks to 24 weeks. That is right around beginning of July. Not looking forward to it but it will be best for the babies I am sure and I could probably use the down time to prepare things online before they come.

Other then that...feeling great! Wearing my maternity clothes and growing my belly!