20 weeks!!

I simply cannot believe I am 20 weeks pregnant. I sit here in total awe thinking to myself, "Is this REALLY happening to me? Am I in a dream? How did I get so lucky?" There are days where I just feel like I am in a dream. All those years of heartache and tears and wanting to have a family and here I am today....pregnant with three! If you had told me last year...heck if you told me 6 months ago that I was going to have triplets, I would NEVER believe it!

Today was our 20 week appointment. I will be honest...I was NERVOUS about it! This is right around the time where the average Mom of triplets goes out on bedrest. I met with an NP that I had never met before but I really really liked her! She was easy to talk to and listened to me. I had to do my pee test first and get weighed. She did a belly ultrasound of the babies and all three were kicking around and having fun! Baby A (boy) and Baby C (Grace) are really the most active. They are constantly bumping into each other and it's really fun to see. I wonder if that is how it will be when they are out in the world. Baby B continues to be my quiet, content little girl. Baby Grace continues to look smaller then her brother and sister but every week she looks to be growing more and more. Plus they were worried about her amniotic fluid being low last week but today it looked to be improving! Yeah! My little fighter!

My cervix looked great too...which is what I was really worried about.

NP stated that I didn't need to go on bedrest at this moment and that I look to be carrying very well. My weight looks good. According to the chart, I gained 13 lbs since the beginning of May. The NP dosen't think that is completely accurate because different scales were used. She dosen't seem concerned about my weight but referring me to a nutrition specialist and wants me to continue eating the same I am now until my consultation. We also discussed pre-term labor and gave me a booklet to read and signed me up for a pre-term labor seminar with the Perinatologist.

I also had my momentous one-hour Blood glucose test today! That was pretty uneventful because I actually expected it to be awful but it was easy. The drink was tasty and I sat around in the lab for an hour. Luckily my friend Susan was also at the hospital for an appt for herself and her and her daughter came and kept me company for the hour before the blood draw! I was so happy! Hopefully the results come back in my favor and that I never have to worry about Gestational diabetes!

Our next appt is July 13th but lately I have noticed that always changes depending on lab or test results. I might be going back sooner if my diabetes test comes back unfavorable.

I am feeling great and experiencing no pain or concerns! So amazing! I guess I should have bit my tongue all of those years cursing my mother for blessing me with such curvy hips LOL! I now know why I was blessed with them and that makes me smile. I will never criticize my hips again!