1/20/2009 Doctor's appt.

Doctor’s appointment went well. Here are the weights and heart beats for the babies:

Evan – 3 lbs. (heart beat 141)
Ryan – 3 lbs. and 10 oz. (seemed like a huge jump in weight, but the doctor said it was hard to get accurate measurements) (heart beat 144)
Rachel – 3 lbs, and 4 oz. (heart beat 156)

All had good growth, more than what we expected…wow it’s getting harder to get around!

Now I have to start going in weekly for monitoring. The doctor that saw me today thought it wouldn’t be unusual to have these babies in the next 3 weeks…Yikes!

1/14/09 – Appointment with Dr. Sue Moore (28 weeks and 3 days)

Had an ultrasound in the doctor’s office and the babies were moving all around and everyone looked to be doing well. My blood pressure was 120/80, which is a little higher than normal for me, but still really good. Dr. Moore said at this point in my pregnancy is when I should continue to hope my blood pressure stays lower because it’s so common for blood pressures to rise with high risk multiples, which could cause pre-term labor. I put on 2 lbs. since my last doctor’s office visit 3 weeks ago and a total of 22 lbs. for the pregnancy, which the doctor was very pleased. I continue to work full time and seem to be doing well. I have a lot of the same symptoms that I had with Matt and Lauren’s pregnancies; however the symptoms seem to be amplified! The one symptom I have struggled with is the numbness and pain in my hands and arms. I wear wrist bands that have helped a great deal.

We are very thankful for all the prayers from so many friends and family members! We still are praying I can continue to carry these babies until 36 weeks!

12/30/08 - Appointment at the Hospital (26 weeks and 1 day)

Had ultrasounds on the babies and they all continue to look very good. The weights of the babies were as follows:
o Baby boy # 1 – weighed 2.0 lbs.
o Baby boy # 2 – weighed 2 lbs. 2 oz.
o Baby girl # 3 – weighed 2 lbs. 5 oz.
My cervix continues to look good and they are hopeful it will withstand the weight of the babies. The doctors are very pleased with my progress since they thought I would be on bed-rest by week 20 and thought I wouldn’t be able to keep working full time, which I’m still able to continue, so we are blessed in so many ways!

12/23/08 - Appointment with Dr. Sue Moore (25 weeks and 1 day)

Had a quick ultrasound in Dr. Moore’s office and the babies looked great; blood pressure and weight was all good. I took the glucose test and passed it fine…yeah!!