13 Weeks and Counting

Well, technically half way through week 13, but it's been crazy and I haven't had a chance to really blog. We've been busy ya know...adjusting to the concept of triplets and everything. According to my "Your Pregnancy Week by Week" book the babies are about 2.5-3 inches long, weigh about 1/2-3/4 of an ounce and are about the size of a peach. I've got three peaches in my belly...

Anyway...week 13 is flying by (thank goodness b/c come week 14 I'm on Christmas Vacation...woohoo!). Last week I had not 1, not 2 but 3 different appointments. First, I had to meet with the prenatal nurse (again, nothings change lady) and have all my blood drawn. Nothing too bad. Thursday I had to meet with the nutritionist, which didn't go great or horrible. The one thing I learned from that appointment...Mom's of normal weight and BMI (that's me) who are expecting triplets should gain 36 pounds before week 24. 36 freaking pounds?! Well, I'm down about 2 as of this morning so I need to somehow find a way to gain 38 pounds in the next 11 weeks...ummmm, the healthy way for me and babies, no junk food. So, nice nutrition lady put me on a plan and we'll see how it goes. Dr. Hilton told me not to worry because all babies are growing perfectly and the weight is going to come and before too long I'll be complaining about it. Joseph's solution to me packing on the pounds...

MUSCLE MILK! Watch out Hulkster, I'm going to be huge in no time! So, actually, this is just a protein shake, a Boost (and Slim Fast actually) on steroids. It has 32g of protein per serving, but I'm actually just taking half a serving, so hopefully the extra protein will help me in my goal of freaking 38 pounds...crazy!

So, after my nutritionist appointment I got to see Dr. Hilton who was so excited and happy and supportive of Joseph and I. I did learn that if I can hold these babies in until 32-34 weeks she'll get to deliver them locally and that Piedmont has recently upgraded some and can handle babies for at this time. So...that's my new goal so that Dr. Hilton can bring these babies into the world for us! Oh...and a little plus or two about being pregnant with triplets, EVERYONE knows who I am at the doctor's office so I have tons of people to talk too and it's impossible to determine if you are hearing three different heartbeats...so they just do a quick (FREE!) ultrasound to look for those precious little beating hearts! And then when the ultrasound tech lady is having fun, she measures them, and really takes her time...so nice, only problem, no pictures. But all babies had perfect heart beats and measured exactly on...go babies go!

Surprisingly my next appointment isn't until Jan. 6th, and that's with the specialist, and it's a big one. It'll be a 16 week anatomy scan which they've blocked off A LOT of time (2-3 hours). They will measure each baby and look at all organs and everything. After that scan it's back every two weeks. Pictures to come soon I'm sure.

Anyway...so, that's week 13 in a nutshell. Things are going great here. I'm not horribly tired, a little sick now and then, but overall OVER THE MOON! Oh, and rather large, example below. I'm not sure how I'm gonna grow these babies another 20+ weeks, but I'll do whatever I have to! Thanks for sharing in our journey...it's starting to get extra good. As always, please REMEMBER JACKSON!



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