26 weeks...

So, I missed 25 weeks. Very sorry. But no worries, here I am in my too small T and my way too big boy shorts or as Hayden would call them, Markie pants. This has become my daily attire. Now that I am not able to work anymore, there is no need to spend any more $ on maternity clothing just to lay on my couch everyday. I will try to find something some what presentable to go to the doctor in as I still do have some self conscious tendencies.

So the first two weeks have not been too too bad so far. I do look forward to doctor's appointments since this is nearly the only time I get to leave my home. I keep trying to tell myself that I just have to make it 5-7 more weeks. This is all for the babies. This is all for the babies. This is all for the babies. Thankfully, I do still have permission for some limited mobility. I can go to the restroom and make myself a quick meal. So, at this point I am not completely confined.

My appointment on Monday was fine. I had the glucose screening, which I just found out earlier today that I failed. This screening is to test for gestational diabetes and what they look for are sugars under 140. I was 146...Seriously?! So I go in tomorrow morning for a 3 hour screening to retest my blood sugars. Nice!! Other than that, I had no contractions show on the monitor and it still doesn't appear I have dilated any.

The bad news for right now is I have began to develop stretch marks. Can you believe it? I was sooo disappointed. I have religiously put on the magic belly potion for 25 weeks and had not seen any sign of them. Then beginning maybe Saturday or so, my skin kept hurting off and on all day. So of course, trying to look and see if I could tell why it was hurting, I found them! The only way I can explain the pain is...You know how you have set on a leather (or pleather) seat and ripped your skin off of it after sitting there for a while. Ouch! So off and on throughout the day I have this aching tight belly skin...I knew weeks ago I didn't have much left to accommodate three little growing babies in there, but I was still being completely optimistic. I am sure once they arrive, all of the pain and marks they leave me with won't matter at all.

I will let ya'll know how it goes tomorrow. I am going to have her check for contractions again while I am in there. Yesterday I had some weird pains along my side

Ok Momma!!

Ok momma. You wanted to see yet another profile pic of the babies. The sono of Mia is from the beginning of July because the appointment on 7/13/09, all I have is a shot of the spine. The sono's of Deuce and Jevin are from 7/13/09 and too cute. It appears that there are little tiny bubbles in front of their faces but these are their finger tips. You can count them, one, two, three, four, five little fingers. So anyways, you can check out the noses on the boys. Possibly mine...maybe not...it won't be long before we will know.

Well, the appointment yesterday went well. Things look better. My cervix has lengthened a bit so that is good. The bad thing however, is that when you put pressure on my belly you could see the top of my cervix start to open. I am not sure whether I should be worried or not. Of course I know that I shouldn't worry and create undo stress on myself, but the doctor did mention she was worried about me last week. Like I mentioned earlier, Dr. Brown-Elliot was very composed last week, and it was a surprise to me to hear that she had mentioned the hospital to my OB. So, who's to say she isn't worried this week and just very professional. Never the less, it proves that I don't need to be on my feet more then I have to.

So, one weeks of bed rest down, hopefully about 8 more to go. (I can't believe I am saying that.) But truly, no matter the mental state I will be in from hardly leaving the house, and horrible day-time television, it is what is best if we want the healthiest babies possible. It's not about me at this point. It's all about the babies and giving them the best start at life we possibly can given the circumstances. I am hoping to keep myself in good spirits for the duration of the bed rest thing. When I had knee surgery, I did feel like I was going a little crazy looking at the same wine colored walls for over a week and nothing but bathroom privileges. I would get slightly emotional here and there...but so far so good. It hasn't been too bad. I have found ways to occupy my time. It has given me some time to reflect on the reality of the whole situation.

My next appointment is Monday. I will be doing the glucose screening to check for gestational diabetes. I think I am good there...We will find out. Well, that is all for now. I will have a 25 week pic for ya'll in a day or two.

24 Weeks

So here it is. 24 weeks...whoa! It just doesn't look right does it? You will have to excuse my appearance, I am bed resting! Don't care to wear normal cloths or make-up at this point. Just be glad I have showered because that it getting uncomfortable too.

Well we had a tiny little itsy bitsy scare today. The OB called and wanted me to come in today. Well the OB's secretary called...she didn't know why the doctor wanted to see me. She said she was just told to call and see if I could show up today at 1 or 1:30. We could only assume that Dr. Brown-Elliot had forwarded the information to Dr. Silver from Monday's appointment. We arrived and Dr. Silver had heard the news about the incredibly shrinking cervix and bed rest, and she wanted to monitor for contractions and check if I had dilated. So, I was hooked to the monitors for about 45 minutes, and thankfully there were no contractions and I haven't dilated. Dr. Silver informed me that her and Dr. Brown-Elliot had discussed the steroid injections and I might be taking those as early as next week, but if we can hold off until week 28 and there are no more negative changes in the cervix, that will be better. Then, Dr. Silver said that the high risk doctor also mentioned possible hospital bed rest. I am not so sure that we need to go there... I told Marcus that Dr. Brown-Elliot was pretty composed, and never mentioned the hospital to us on Monday so it didn't seem so serious. I know it is a little bit of a concern since this is the first time anything abnormal has come up, and the doctors are just trying to stay a step ahead of the triplets, which is a reassuring, but just pray Tuesday, there are no more surprises. I now have both Dr's appointments on Tuesday.

Eliminated...

So, I have officially been eliminated. Monday my perinatoligist put me on bed rest. I made it to 24 weeks and 2 days. As usual, the doctor checks my cervix. My cervix started out around 4.5 cm. Two weeks ago it measured 3.8 cm. Monday it measured 2.3 cm. In the last 4 weeks it has shrank over 2 cm. I asked the doctor what that means...she said "It means your cervix is not as long as it used to be." So to keep the pressure off of it, I have been ordered to bed rest... I could sense that it was coming. I told Marcus I didn't think they would put me out Monday, but I would be surprised if I made it past my next appointment and not have been placed on bed rest. I can definitely tell things are changing. I have been asked how I feel. Truth is, I am not sure how I am supposed to feel so I don't really know that I am feeling bad. This past weekend did wear on me a bit. I wasn't all that active and Sunday evening did not feel well at all. Such small amounts of activity really tire me now. I have 8 to 11 more weeks before we want the babies to be here, preferably 11, but I am a little apprehensive of what is to come.

Other than that, the babies are still doing good. Mia weighs 1lb 9oz, Deuce weighs 1lb 12oz, and Jevin weighs 1lb 10 oz. Their weight is very good. We were not told which percentile this is, but Dr. Brown-Elliot said this is very good. The heart rates were all in the 140's, also good.

I have to say, the babies are moving like crazy! Last night when Marcus and I went to bed, Mia was kicking up a storm. I told Marcus she was kicking and any minute she would wake the other two up. Sure enough, before we knew it, the other two were in there kicking. They seem to be pretty active at night. Maybe because I have to move around to get situated in bed, but I hope this doesn't prove to be there favorite time to be awake when they come. There are definite patters when they are awake and moving. Usually in the mornings around 8am, then 11ish, 2 ish, 6ish, and evenings around 9ish. Don't ask me why I have paid attention to this. I couldn't tell you. I usually do the same things everyday, drive to work, Glenda goes to lunch, time to go to the bank, my drive home, and bedtime, so I guess I have related it to when I am doing something else.

In addition to all the movement, I has been difficult to eat for a few weeks now. I can tell they are restricting the size of my stomach. After I eat, I feel at any moment, if I breath too deep, I might just throw up. Rather annoying, people have told me to eat smaller meals, but most times I can't help myself. Food is yummy!

Well stay tuned for the 24 week picture. I will get one posted in a day or two. I have an OB appointment Monday, and high risk appointment Tuesday.

Slacking!

23 Weeks!!!!!!!!

My Neighbor Amber & Grandma Pat

Marcus' Mom & My Mom

Keisha & My Mom...Cheating!

Don't know ???? & The Cake! Cute!!

Ana--I think she won...

Ok so it has been nearly 2 weeks, if not 2 weeks, since I posted. So So Sorry! And honestly, I don't think I can remember what has happened in the last 2 weeks. I have had a few doctors appointments, baby showers, and just life as we know it now. My doctor's appointments have went well. I saw the high risk doctor on the first. The babies still are doing very well. The fluid on the boys was a little high again, but the doctor said better to be too high then too low. I did have a little episode. For a while the doctor has repeatedly asked me if I am feeling ok, do I feel dizzy, light headed, anything. Each time I replay, "No, I am fine." and watch my little babies on the screen. The only thing that had been uncomfortable was laying on my tale bone for so long. Keep in mind, most of my sono's are about an hour long or more. Well, on the last appointment, the doctor ran through all of the symptoms, and asked if I was warm or any of that. About 30 seconds later the back of my neck started to get warm and I almost fell out! It was so crazy! The doctor had to roll me to my side, and bring in a cold towel. After a few minutes, all was well, but I learned there is a blood vessel along you spine that returns blood to your heart. The combination of pressure on my belly and laying on my back cut off the circulation. A little scary! I will definitely have to pay more attention to how I am feeling and not try to be so "strong" from now on. I did think it odd about a month ago, the nurse said, "You haven't felt dizzy or light headed yet?" "YET?" I replied. I was certainly sure at that time that I would be the exception to the YET question. I was going to make it through all 7-8 months and never pass out! After all, my pregnancy has went so well so far and there haven't been any problems at all, so why would I have any reason to think that I would experience anything common?

I had another appointment on Monday the 6th. At this point I feel as though I am on some kind of maternity game show. Each week I make it through elimination, and move on to the next round. I was checked to see if I was dilating---Nope! I will mention, I would like to go back to the just peeing in a cup, weighing myself and letting the Dr. measure my belly appointments. They weren't so bad after all. So, anyways, I will go weekly to check if I am dilating, and the next appointment they will check for contractions. In 2 weeks I will be tested for gestational diabetes, and in 3 to 4 weeks I will take the steroid shots for the babies lungs. It is getting sooooooo close. I have 9-12 more weeks and we will meet our new little people!

Then, I had the baby showers....I can't believe these little people in my belly are taking over my house! Swings, bouncers, cloths everywhere, nursery bedding, bibs, onsies, socks, towels, diapers....oh my goodness! Like the Marcus and I still do pay the mortgage, and little by little we are being pushed into our one little room in the house, our bedroom. This is the only thing left that is still only ours. it is soooo crazy. After the baby shower, we got home, unloaded the cars, had a room full of baby paraphernalia and I had to stop and realize...I am having a baby! (x 3)...I still don't think of myself as a mom, but it is weird to think that I am about to give birth to these three little babies that will soon be using all this stuff that took us a week to put away, well move out of our living room anyways.

I do want to say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! I can't express how truly thankful I am. Everyone who has reached out and given us a gift of any sort, hand-me downs, gift cards, baby gear, etc. It is so so much appreciated! From everyone at Marcus' job, Erica, Jenny, Connie, Ernest, the Paris office, Tim, Michelle, Carrollton, Gaby, Isela, John & Tara, Luck & Nataya, Dad, Grandma M & P, Mom, Julie, and everyone that I will probably never have a chance to personally say thank you to. Thanks Ana and Dan Weaver for opening their home and hosting the shower. You guys are such great great awesome wonderful friends!!! To CeCe for doing so much work getting all the stuff ready, sending the invites, getting a special cake, and collaborationg with my family to make the day very special!! So enough of that, I don't wanna cry... Just thank you so much!

Enjoy the pics.

Just for Comparison's Sake

Here is the pic from 19weeks just for comparison's sake.
This was taken 6/10/09. The professional pics were taken
6/13/09

21 Weeks

Me in work cloths. I have resorted to something that will compensate for my belly for more than two weeks. I bought a really cute shirt around 4 months gestation. Wore it once about 2 weeks ago. Tried to wear it Friday...Yeah right! Top half and belly, all bustin' out. I would have needed 6 safety pins, and I don't have time for that. I can't hardly wake up in the mornings as it is, no matter what time I go to bed, 6pm or 10pm...I still push snooze for 45 minutes. Anyways, belly pants, at the price I am willing to pay for them, are nearly nonexistent. I just can't see spending $40 on pants I will wear for maybe 6-8 more weeks. The dress above isn't even a maternity dress...12 bucks at ROSS. Love Ross! I have a few cute dresses that I found that work perfectly for work attire. I also love Motherhood Maternity, but $26 for a shirt...for mom's that will go 9 months that probably isn't so bad, for me...probably not the most economical purchase.

Ok...So this is me @ 9 months with one baby in the belly. (Happy face)

This is me at 5 months with 3 babies in the belly. (I want to sit down face)

No, not really, but I did have a doctor's appointment today. I have a uterus the size of a full term pregnancy now. The doctor asked if I have any pains, and I told her my ribs have been hurting. The 40 week uterus is responsible... Hate to know how my 46 or 52 week uterus will make me feel. Can you imagine? Marcus thought the doctor might place me on bed rest today, but I left the office with an appointment for July 6th and no prescription for bed rest. He claims I fibbed to the doctor today about my aches and pains. First, I am pretty sure I haven't had any contractions, and when we talk about "pains", I am not sure if the things I feel at this point are considered "pains" or if I am passing them off as pains that I should be having because I have nearly 3 pounds of babies in there. (Which by the way is larger than they should be at 21 weeks!! Yeah!) There are a lot of things I feel and realize about my activity that is no longer comfortable. I hardly sleep at night. Places on my body have been hurting for a while. My ribs have bothered me for weeks. I am pretty sure yesterday was the last time I will be scrubbing my bathroom toilets (to my normal standards of scrubbing anyway, so if you visit my house after this last weekend...I'll leave a can of Lysol in the restrooms and you can clean the toilet when your done). My feet seem to stay swollen lately, but I still feel at this point as though this is just what I am supposed to be feeling if I am carrying triplets. I don't know...Second, I just need 2 more weeks. I need to make it through the 2nd week of July. Marcus said I was all nonchalant so that I could make it two more weeks. Yes and no...we'll see if I make it. I do feel I might be pushing my limits.

Just the Belly

So to close out, I have an appointment with the specialist next week. Then I will see the OB on 7/6/09. They will be checking the babies at the specialist appointment, and the OB will be checking to make sure I am not dilating. How she explained it is, the body knows my uterus is full term at this point and it will think that it is time to give birth. Pretty smart for an organ if you ask me. They will check my cervix and if I am dilating then I will need to be checked for contractions. Other wise I will be visiting the OB weekly after 7/6/09 and they will start hooking me to the monitor the following week if all is ok. She also told me that I will be taking 2 steroid shots possibly some time next month to help mature the babies lungs just in case. Till next time...

All is well.

The doctor's appointment today went well. Dr. Brown-Elliott checked nearly everything you can think of. The hearts, the parts of the brain, the kidneys, the stomach, the left aorta, and right aorta, the four chambers of the heart, the size of the arm and leg bones, the upper lip (make sure there is not a cleft), you name it times 3. Again, all looks well. Baby B (Deuce) has a little bit of extra amniotic fluid, which can be caused by a number of things. Kidney or heart disease, brain something or other, but she says it is unexplained. He doesn't have any signs of anything that could be a cause for it, and it really is nothing to worry about at this point. Baby C's (Jevin) fluid was good as was Mia's. We did finally get a pretty good profile shot of Deuce today. He was actually fairly cooperative today. I didn't post the sonos, because really they look like they did 2 weeks ago...how many profiles do you guys really want to see. Second, I am a little frustrated with how long it has been taking for my photos to load to the blog page when I post them. When I posted the pics from our photo setting, took them an hour to load...not kidding! However, if you all would like to see them I will post them...their little faces are so so cute. When the doctor was looking at Mia's lip, you could see her chewing! How dang cute is that?!? If you guys keep up with the widget week to week, it says that they eat amniotic fluid. Yuck! They actually urinate in there too...but Dr. Brown assures me it isn't the same as ours. Brings new meaning to potty mouth huh? Then the best for last... One baby is 14 oz.(I think it was Jevin), one baby is 15 oz.(maybe Mia), and Deuce weighs a whole pound now! Yeah for him.

I will post a 21 week pic Friday or Saturday. I feel so huge! Man! I have an appointment with my OB on Monday. I'll let you know how that goes. I think after this appointment I will be going weekly. Uggh! I need to go, but the drive...just for today, I drove enough miles to dang near drive to Oklahoma City. 40 to work, 60 to the Dr. 60 back to work and 40 home.... It wouldn't be so bad if I could just get the first appointment of the day with Dr. Brown but someone has taken our spot...and the OB is pretty easy, I can usually get her last appointment, but anyways....

One last thing, I have to tell you about my alpha dog, Cali. Her hormones....I don't know about her, but she is loosing her mind. I am pretty sure at this point she senses I am pregnant and has taken an active roll in guarding me from everyone, including Marcus. She lays by the couch with me until I go to bed, and the other night when Marcus came to wake to go up stairs she growled at him. She won't let West near me. 4 months ago, all Cali wanted to do was eat and go upstairs to bed. She didn't want anything to do with me (unless I was feeding her). West used to be the one to lay by the couch with me. Now she eats and goes straight to bed herself. If Cali is in the living room, I have to beg West to come to me. It is funny to see. It is a little flattering, I will admit...my 7 pound miniture pincher all big, bad, and protective...just to add to the humor, our other dog is a pit bull. Terrified of the mini pin!

We got pics for you!!!!!!

Hello all! As of yesterday, I am 20 weeks. I have made it to this point and no bed-rest. That is pretty good stuff I would say. At this point, a regular baby is about 6 1/2 inches long...for my belly that is 19 1/2 inches of baby in there. My neighbor just had a little girl (full term) and she was 18 inches long. That should tell you I really look nearly 9 months pregnant right now and I am 5 months. Yikes!!!

Marcus and I went yesterday and had maternity pictures taken. I figured I would post a few of my favorites. In a few days the poses we picked and had edited or retouched will be available to view on the web. The pictures turned out pretty well considering I rarely like any photo of myself. We did take our own 19 week pic on Wednesday or Thursday that I never posted, but you will probably enjoy these more.

I have a doctor's appointment with my high risk doctor on Tuesday I think. I have to call and confirm. There was a little scheduling change when I went to my last appointment and it has confused me. Usually I know the date and time right off the top of my head.

The babies have been moving for the last few days. Well, they have been moving for a while now, but just in the last few days the movement is distinct where I can make it out. I can't really feel them from the outside if I put my hand on my belly, but there is a little bump every so often from the inside. It feels almost as if I am being stuck with a broom stick from the inside but very gently. I think they are preparing me for the tough stuff when they really start kicking and punching. I never really feel Mia move too much though. The twins I can feel more, but they will go several several hours without me feeling them. I find it kind of funny though when I do feel them, I will put my hand on my belly to see if I can feel them from the outside, and it is as though I stop breathing and need total silence...not sure why that is.

So, the babies are still well (as far as I know). I am still well except for the pesky aches and pains I have. They are always pretty tolerable. Annoyingly tolerable I will say, but I can't complain too much at this point. I will let you know when the aches are no longer tolerable. I am hoping that won't be the case, but I do expect bed-rest at some point and I even ache to lay down most days as it is now, so I am expecting to be very uncomfortable in the coming weeks. If I am as lucky as I have been this far, maybe I am just worrying about something I need not be, but the way I see it is it is better to be prepared then to deal with the unexpected.

Just some thoughts...

Well, it is Monday. Another week down. I have definitly started feeling my limits. I struggle a bit getting in and out of my SUV. I can't bend over the same as I used to and it really isn't all that comfortable to either, but I do. I don't know how one could manage going through their day and not having to bend over at some point. Too much activity does wear on me. I have noticed Marcus walks faster then I do, and the walk from my car to my office makes me long for a scooter. Where is Medicare when I need them for my free Huvaround? Then last night was not a good night sleep wise. I have been having a pain in my rib on the left side. It doesn't seem to get better for either side I try to sleep on. I am starting to realize things are not always going to be as beautiful as they have been these first 18 weeks.

People have been commenting on how they think I am glowing or how cute I look. For that, thank you thank you! But I have heard how people say they really loved being pregnant. I haven't got to that point yet. I am blessed and happy to be able to experience this. I can't wait to meet them and hold them and feed them but I just haven't felt the love of being pregnant. Now they aren't kicking like crazy yet and maybe I just haven't really reached the reality of all this. I still, to this moment can't believe this is me in this body. Anyways...

I had a Dr appointment on last Thursday. The Dr talked a lot about what to look for with perterm labor, what a contraction might feel like, refraining from excessive activity, making sure if I feel as though I am having a contraction to relax and drink some water and to pay attention if they are regular, symtoms of perclampsia, and such.
So I go back in 2 weeks and then I will start seeing my OB every week. They will monitor me for contractions and measure my cervix. (sorry to all those who would rather not know I have a cervix). However, a shortening of the cervix is a sign of possible pre-term labor. Then I will be hooked to a monitor to look for contractions I might not feel. So we are getting close to babies! This pregnancy might just be interesting after all.

18 Weeks!

Okay, so for once we thought we would post a pic of me in some cloths. Then there is the belly...and last can someone please tell me what happened to my belly button? It is even more hard to see in the picture. About a week ago I finally realized my stomach is nearly almost one round ball. This week, the belly button is completely gone. I have never had the normal looking belly button really so I don't know if it will every really protrude off my stomach. It still looks pretty funny though.

I have also decided to go ahead and explain our name selection. It is hard to explain it over and over. Not that I don't enjoy telling people of my pregnancy, but it can get a little windy sometimes. Most people probably have already gotten the scoop on the meanings. We picked Deuce because we didn't want to name our son Marcus Jr. Deuce in a way means the same thing without naming him Marcus. Jay is Marcus' middle name. Jevin, we picked because it is after my two dads. My real dad's name is Jeff, and my other dad's name is Kevin so you get Jevin. Shamil is after Marcus' mom's middle name and Marcus' granny's middle name, Sharee and Emily. Then we have Mia...just liked the name. Her middle name Kay, is traditional. My mom's middle name is Kay, my middle name is Kay, and now my first daughter's middle name will be Kay (I really meant my ONLY daughter). So there you have it. Mystery solved.

I have an OB appointment tomorrow. Probably won't be much to talk about though.

They are healthy!

So again today our doctor's appointment was pretty uneventful. The appointment was really just to check the twins and make sure they were doing okay. She is looking to make sure there is no twin/twin transfusion. The way I understand this is if there was twin/twin transfusion, one of the twins would be loosing nutrients to the other twin. The amniotic sacs would show a difference in amniotic fluid, and one of the twins would be developing slower. Thankfully everything still looks good. I go back in 2 weeks for what the doctor refers to as "the big one". This next sonogram will take an hour to an hour and a half. All in all, the doctor is very please with the development. Their hearts and brains all look good.

I have posted the new sono pics, and once again baby B can't sit still so we can't get a good profile pic of him. This would be Deuce of course. Baby C, or as we know him now, Jevin was very calm and still, and Mia, Baby A the same. Jevin and Deuce were both laying the same direction, almost as if they were spooning. Funny. They have all definitely still kept their private parts in tact.

I will be posting pics of my belly here shortly. The doctor said my uterus is about the size of a 30 week pregnancy. That equates to about 7 1/2 months. As of today, I am actually 18 weeks and 3 days or almost 4months and 3 weeks.

We have registered at Babies R Us and Target under Kimberly Thompson. Babies R Us will give 10% discounts on multiple items like swings, car seats, beds, that kind of stuff, but they only honor that in store, not with online purchases. We have picked out the beds from Ooh Baby. The store was so helpful and very excited to hear we are having triplets. They were referred to us by The Cox Quads grandma I believe, but the store was very amazing, good customer service, lots of help and suggestions, just a very good experience. We have, I think come to a decision on our triplet stroller, the baby bedding, and now all it seems is we just have to do is wait for them to get here. Every thing is falling into place.

One more week down... ? to go.

Good morning! So I have made it another week. I am at the beginning of the 18th week. I am still feeling pretty good. I had a few days where my ankles were swollen, but the last 2 days it seems they have been okay. Tuesday I almost couldn't tell where my foot began. If I didn't have 2 inch toes you wouldn't have known there was a foot on the end of my leg. I thought it kind of soon for me to be having swollen ankles, then again, I did spend quite a bit of time on my feet last weekend. I am a little nervous to mention it to my doctor as I don't want to be on bedrest just yet. It does worry me just a bit and makes me think at any moment I might be placed on bedrest. I was hoping to make it through to at least the end of June, July if possible. Still can't say for sure when. I am just taking it week by week. I do see the specialist, next Tuesday and my OB on Wednasday. Till then...

17 Weeks

So everyone is now in on our little secret...The Names. I have to tell you it was a hard hard secret to keep. The day we found out what the genders would be, Marcus asked what I thought about just telling everyone what we had picked out. I didn't mind. I actually told him the "Have you picked a name?" question would soon be replacing the "When are you two going to have a baby?" question. Plus there are enough questions to answer when people find out you are having triplets. I think the most famous of them are "Did you conceive naturally?" or "Did you use fertility drugs." Some people are not afraid to be so personal. I have found if you listen to people, they usually tell you what they want you to know, or they must not intend for you to know. But anyways... As if people don't know where babies come from.

Marcus and I went and registered at Babies R Us this weekend. So much stuff. I told Marcus on the way there, I don't even know where to start. One baby, easy...three...man! Do you need three swings? Is it too soon to think about high chairs? How many receiving blankets do we need? Are three packs of bottles enough? Goodness. There is very cool stuff though. Someone has thought of just about everything! We looked at cribs this weekend as well. So much to choose from! Then there is the crib bedding. My biggest dilemma for last week was to decide on a nursery color. Took me a while to say the least. It is good though, kind of a light Carmel color.

What are their names? What are their names?

OK. Trio mama took the day off and left this one to trio daddy. Originally we were going to wait and not let anyone know the names that we had picked out. There has been a change in plans due to the overwhelming continuous question of what are their names. If I get one more person to request to name one of my kids after them I am going to hurt someone. LOL Funny thing about that is that all of these people have kids and no one has named their child Marcus or Kimberly yet. OK Uncle Bruce you got the right to make that request but even then I get to change the pronunciation later. Ha Ha. So here are the names that we have come up with. Now everyone can say how cute the names are even if they don't really like them. (smile)Don't worry, our feelings won't be hurt(At least mine won't be) if you don't like them.

Deuce Jay Thompson
Jevin Shamil Thompson
Mia Kay Thompson

2 Boys & a Girl!

Here are the new pics of the babies!!!! Finally we got the news we have been hoping for for 3 weeks. Baby A is a girl, and Baby B & C are boys!!!!! Each time we go it is just more and more amazing! Now that they are getting bigger, there isn't as much room in there for all of them. The doctor would move the little thing around on my belly just a half an inch and all of the sudden there would be a new baby on the screen. Plus, the twins made it hard because they kept moving while she was trying to measure all of the body parts. Something interesting though, babies with down syndrom usually are missing a knuckle on their pinkie finger. I am glad to say the babies all had 3 knuckles on their pinky's! They all weigh about 7oz. now. I checked out the pregnancy ticker and it shows that they are about the size of a 19 week baby. If that is the case they are certainly growing VERY well. And, once again, they are doing good! No worries at this time. We got some good profile shots. Baby C's is the best. You can almost tell what he might look like. He has the cutes upper lip!!!!


I just have to be so thankful. It seems as though nearly everything we have prayed for is happening. God is blessing us all the time, right before our eyes. We prayed for a baby and for every thing to work out, and we got 3. We prayed that they would all just make it past the first trimester and be healthy, and there has been absolutely NO problems with this pregnancy. We prayed for the babies to be 2 boys and a girl and we got just that. I guess I won't ask Him to make funny shapes in the clouds anymore...

15 Weeks

Here is the 15 week belly! Kinda crazy isn't it. I have started searching my body for newly developing stretch marks. I am happy to report there are none...yet. Hopefully my magic belly cream and oil will work some magic! From teenage experience, I am surprised I am this big and haven't started to see some small resemblance of just one little stretch mark. Yeah!!!

Waiting...Waiting....Waiting!

Good morning! Sorry I didn't post yesterday. We really didn't have any news to report. The Dr's appointment was the normal, pee in the cup, weigh myself, measure my belly, and check the heart beats. I didn't have a real sono. The doctor just wanted to make sure she could see the heart beats. I did gain 4 whole pounds though. My last 2 appointments, I hadn't gained any weight yet, so that is good news! I have an appointment with the periantologist next Tuesday, who will do an extensive sono, so I guess there was no need to go into too much detail on yesterday's.

So never the less, yesterday's appointment was disappointing for me and Marcus. We didn't get a confirmation on the genders, so I thought we could post a pic of the 15 week belly, and low and behold the camera doesn't want to act right, so I decided to just do my homework and go to sleep. One more week to wait.

Stay Tuned!

Tommorow is our OB appointment! We are praying for a sonogram. Hopefully we can find out the genders! Once again, I need the reassurance that they are all doing good, and they are all healthy. The last three weeks has went pretty fast, but again I have the worry of not being able to tell what is going on inside my belly. They are obviously growing. That is no mystery, but without feeling them move or being able to administer my own sono on a frequent basis, I just get a twinge of anxiety. Plus, it is hard to accept the fact things have been so uncomplicated thus far. There are 3 babies in there fighting over the space that God made for only 1 baby. Over the last few days, I have started to realize that this pregnancy isn't always going to be so easy. It is getting more difficult do the filing, and too much walking is starting to play its toll on the belly muscles or whatever it is that starts to ache. My tail bone seems to have started complaining about the pressure of 12 inches worth of baby that is sitting on it. Its not unbearable, just annoying! Then to sit and realize that we only have about 3 and a half more months (maybe 4) before the babies will be here is a little weird. I will admit it is torture to have to wait so long to meet these little people. We are almost half way through though. I love you guys! 'Till tomorrow...

14 Weeks

So here I am, almost 15 weeks. I was going back and forth between the last belly and this belly and I don't think I have gotten as big as I feel I have in the last 2 weeks. Then I realized today that it is really weird to look at myself. It is almost like an out of body experience. Sometimes I still don't believe that I am pregnant. I carry this belly around with me all day, every day, and when I look at these pictures, I can't believe it is my belly. So weird. I knew at some point we would most likely have a baby, but I still sometimes can't comprehend this whole thing.

Then I realized after looking at the pics on my blog and looking at pics of bellies on other mommy's blogs that there is a distinct pregnancy pose. Kind of like the thug pose or the jail pose. Pregnant women all stand with their belly out and hands on their hips. The only thing I am missing is a gang sign.

Other than that, I still feel really good. I do get a little fatigued walking up and down the stairs or from my car to my office, but from the very beginning everything has went so well. People are starting to ask me more often, "When are you due?" I feel like a neglectful expectant mother when I tell them, "I am not really sure." I assume people think I am not receiving medical care. Then, I feel the need to explain that I am having triplets so I just hope to make it to September. It is crazy to see peoples reactions. At this point it feels normal to me to be having 3 babies. So many people have never met anyone carrying triplets. I did come to the conclusion today though, that it will eventually get on my nerves answering the when are you due question over and over again.

I do want to mention that Marcus has been so awesome. He is a good, caring, loving, attentive husband (Thank you Julie Thompson). I have truly been blessed a million times over to have him as my husband, and soon, the father of my babies. Many ladies will never be as lucky as me. He has been so helpful getting our room ready for babies, getting dinner, laundry, dishes, you name it.

Lastly, before I close out, one thing that weighs on the heart heavily...there is a friend of our family who is very ill. He has been in ICU for a while. He is not doing good. I don't know the exact details of it all, but his body is shutting down. He used to be a little stinky, chubby boy that ran around with my little brother, and turned out to be a handsome young man, even though he didn't always make the best decisions. His name is Nick Banks and, he is in his late 20's, if everyone can just say a little prayer for him. It doesn't look good for him right now, and things can go either way. He needs God's hand right now.