Maternity Photo Shoot

I was blessed with having my maternity pictures taken this past Sunday.  My good friend, Meghan, is looking to start up a side photography business and told me she wanted to take my pictures.  I was looking into maternity photography and it can get expensive for a photo session, so this was definitely a blessing.

We started off in front of a church where they had a beautiful little rose garden in front.  Lawrence, Taylor and I got to take a good amount of pictures together, which was nice to have them included.

We dropped of Lawrence and headed to Vasona Park.  This place is a gem for photographers.  While we were there, we seen about 4 other photographers there taking pictures. We ended up with some great shots, especially towards the end of the shoot when the sun was going down and the lighting was perfect.

We wanted to do some pictures in the nursery, but ran out of time.  We will be getting together again to more pictures next week and I'm so excited!

23 weeks and 2 day Ultrasound

We had a great ultrasound appt on April 29th.  Every month we go in for a growth scan to make sure all babies are growing at the same rate and measuring along with the week I'm at.  All 3 were measuring about 23 weeks 4-5 days.  They measured the circumference of the head and abdomen and looked at the  kidneys, bladder, femur bone and heart.  

We asked the tech if he could go over their parts again to make sure we still have 2 boys and a girl and we still do.  Our baby girl is 1.7lbs and both boys are 1.6lbs.    Everything is looking great!

They also measured my cervix which is now 3.5cm.  The tech said anything above 2.5cm is great, so thank God for that!

Here are a couple of ultrasound pics we got from that scan.  The upper left pic is our baby girl, she seems to be taking advantage of the space she has right now by stretching out her legs.  Hubby says they looks like frog legs...lol!  On the right of that pic is all 3 of there heads together.  Baby girl (A) is on the bottom and her head is on my left, your right and the boys are currently doing break dancing moves.  Both boys are upside down and that's how we got to get a pic of all 3 heads together.  Bottom pics are baby C, left pic is of his spine and on the right is his head with one of his siblings photo bombing with their foot.

It's crazy to think each one already has their own personality.  Baby girl is very relaxed and when we've seen her on ultrasound, she is either sleeping, curled in a ball or just hanging out without much movement.  Baby B is going to be a handful and is the one I feel the most.  He is always moving around and his kicks/punches are very strong.  Baby C is in the middle, he moves more than his sister, but very subtle moves.  Should be interesting to see if that's how they will be when they are here.

The great thing about being pregnant with triplets is the continual monitoring and ultrasounds I get.  From now on I will get a call from a nurse every Tuesday at 5pm to check in on me and see if I have any questions or concerns.  I also have to monitor how many contractions I am having twice a day.  For an hour, I have to lay down on my side with my hands on my belly to feel for contractions that last more than 35 seconds.  If I have more than 6 in an hour, then I have to call the nurse.  So far I haven't had many.

At 28 weeks, I will have to start doing 'kick counts'.  I will have to place my hands on my belly and feel for 10 kicks or movements within an hours time.  If not, it's a cause for concern and I will have to call the nurse.  I asked the nurse how do I go about doing kick counts with 3 babies and she said for now just count what ever movements I feel.  I don't think I will have a problem getting 10 kicks in an hours time :)

Baby Shower, April 26th.

What a great shower!  My mom did an excellent job making everything look perfect. This was her 1st time throwing a shower for one of her grandchildren, so she went all out.

We had about 60 guests show up which included family, good friends from my old job, my church family and some special guests that I haven't seen in years.

It started at 3:30 and we ate lunch around 4pm.  The food that was served was turkey/roast beef croissant sandwiches, roll up sandwiches, salad, macaroni salad, fruit, veggies, bean dip, chips and drinks.  The top layer of the cake was marble with custard and the bottom was my favorite, white with strawberry filling. Everything was delicious, especially the fruit.

The guests played games while I made my way around each table to say hello and make sure I had the chance to greet everyone.  It was such a pleasure to see all these wonderful women come out to celebrate this day with me.

We got a bunch of diapers, wipes and Target gift cards.  We also got a lot of the essentials we needed and of course not many could stay away from buying us baby clothes.  The babies will be nice and warm this winter since each baby got 3 handmade blankies and a nice soft one from Nana.

I'm so blessed!!!  Thank you Lord for touching my body that day, that I was able to make it through without feeling sick.

We are in the process of organizing things and hopefully can get it all together before these little ones come.  If you came to my house right now, you would think you stepped into a baby store :)

Breakfast Baby Shower!

Today I had my 1st baby shower!

The amazing people I work with threw me a breakfast baby shower this morning. We played baby bingo, play dough baby, baby word scramble, guess size of momma's belly and 'Don't say baby' games.

Today was also 'wear your favorite team's jersey', so that explains me in Warrior gear.

22 Week Dr Appt.

Yesterday was our Dr appt and to be honest, I was a little nervous.  I was nervous that the Dr wasn't going to be happy with my weight gain, since I have only gained 11 lbs.  Thankfully he didn't mention anything about it, so I guess I'm doing ok.  My blood pressure is good and the main thing we prayed for was a long, strong cervix (a shortening cervix can indicate preterm labor).  The Dr saw mine and said it was like a mile long...lol!  Woohoo! Praise God, we will continue to pray that it stays that way until the perfect time for delivery.

The Dr had a look at the babies and all is well.  Our baby girl was curled up on the bottom and one of the boys looked like he was sitting on a recliner.  It's a pretty fast ultrasound, as they mainly check to see the heart beats and my cervix.  We go in for our 1hr and 1/2 growth ultrasound on April 29th, this is where they measure everything to make sure their growth is on track.

The past couple of days I haven't been feeling so well.  I feel like I'm back in the 1st trimester with morning sickness and it's no fun!  I asked the Dr how could this happen since the medication I've been taking has been working great.  They say it could be from something I ate or a surge in hormones.  I'm guessing it's a surge because my hips have been aching quite a bit and I'm guessing they are stretching to make room for the growing babies.

Yesterday evening as I was relaxing on the recliner, I decided to look at my bare belly and see if I could see any movement.  I've read that now is the time you could see it and to my surprise, I did!  At first glance, my belly looked a little lopsided, then it evened out.  Then I felt a little thump, the skin on my belly quickly popped out and went back to normal. The sad thing is, no one is ever around when this cool stuff happens.  So I grabbed my phone and started to record my belly to see if I could catch it to show Lawrence.  Sure enough, I caught one little thump.

Horse Races, A's and Warriors!

Saturday morning we had to be out of the house by 8am to make it to the horse races in Berkeley by 9am, where my husband's company award ceremony was being held.  I'm so proud of hubby, he got an award for being the 3rd top sales rep in his category.

It was such a beautiful day!  When the Director was giving a speech, I started to feel one of the babies moving.  I grabbed hubby's hand and placed it on my tummy, he took his hand away with a surprised look on his face, he had just felt the baby move for the first time.  He placed his hand back on my belly and felt it again.  I'm guessing the little one was giving him a high five for his award...lol!   The look on Lawrence's face was priceless.  It was first a look of shock and then quickly turned into a look of amazement.  He won't admit this, but I definitely saw his eyes water a bit.

On Sunday morning I got to sleep in a bit, because I knew we were going to have a busy day.  We headed off the the A's game at 1pm and thankfully came across nice people in the parking lot, who allowed us to park a little bit closer than everyone else because I'm pregnant.  Another beautiful, but hot day at the game.  We enjoyed some pizza and snacks while hoping for a win.  THEY WON!

After the game, we had some time to kill before the Warriors were going to play.  We headed to the car so I could change from my A's gear to Warriors gear and since we had awesome seats, we decided to head in early to watch the team warm up.

Yup, we were that close!

3 Pointers = Triplets!!!

It was a blowout game and I'm so happy I got to go one last time before these precious little ones show up.

Gender Announcements and Nurseries and Baby Registries, Oh My!

What a long, but great weekend we just had. It all started off on March 28th at 10:15, which was our ultrasound appt to find out what we are having.  Little did I know the appointment wasn't just to find out the sexes, it was a thorough ultrasound where they measured EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING.  They measured the femur bones, legs, arms, skull, kidneys, the amount of fluid in each sac, the curve of the spine, the lips to make sure they don't have a cleft lip and much, much more.  I love watching Lawrence stare at the screen and shake his head in amazement of God's glorious creations.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.Psalm 139:13


We gave the ultrasound tech (Susan) a card and had her write out what the sex was of each baby.  We were there for about 3 hours since there are 3 babies to measure and we got to know Susan very well. We got to tell her a little bit about our story and how we met and she shared her life story with us. She told us she has been doing this job for about 30 years and has specialized in Maternal-Fetal High Risk Multiple Pregnancies.  She told us that if she didn't see the private parts or was unsure, she would say just that and have us come another time, but thankfully the children were cooperative and showed Susan what she needed to see.  During this time, Lawrence and I were getting bombarded with texts and Facebook messages asking us what time is our appt and letting us know how anxious they were to find out.


Finally, the appt was over and we were on our way home with the white sealed envelope in my purse.  At that time, only God, Susan and my Dr knew what we were having.  We got Tay out of school an hour early and then delivered the card to my wonderful neighbor, Sam.  Sam was on her way out to pick up a little girl she looks after from kindergarten, so she said she would be right back and get to working on our presents.  about 15min later I hear a knock on the door, there she is standing with a bag that is holding the boxes.  How exciting and nerve wracking!  Tay and I set the boxes out in front of us while we were waiting for Lawrence to get off a business call.  

Finally, it was time to open up the boxes, I was extremely nervous and excited.  Taylor got to open hers first and once she pulled out the pink onesie, I couldn't help but scream...YAY!!!.  Then it was my turn.  I grabbed the box and opened it and it was a boy onesie, I'm sure Lawrence let out a sigh of relief on that one.  Then Lawrence's turn...another boy!  That is what we guessed all along, 2 boys and a girl.  God is good and definitely gave us our hearts desires.

Saturday, we made our way to Home Depot looking at paint colors.  I already saw a room I liked on 
Pinterest that had gray walls with white wainscotting, it looked really nice and we both agreed that is what we wanted.  We got the gray paint and Taylor and Lawrence started working on painting the room that evening.  The walls are now done and we are blessed to have a brother-in-law (Sean) who will do the wainscotting on the walls as a gift.  How awesome is that?!?!?

Now that I know what we are having, it's so much easier to put the baby registry together.  At first I had two going, one with BabiesRus and the other with Target.  I decided to just stick with Target since BabiesRus had the same things but at a higher price.  It's pretty crazy to think of all the things the babies need.  Thankfully we don't have to buy clothes, swings or playmats, my sis-in-laws (Erica and Lizzy) are letting me borrow theirs.

God is so good and has already been providing for our little ones.  We have received 9 packages of diapers and wipes, a box of girl clothes and a box of boy clothes is on the way.  I have also learned that a co-worker has 4yr old triplet girls and I got to talk to him for a little over an hour yesterday and was blessed with all the knowledge he gave.