7 Months old!

Emma Lily

~You got rice cereal for the 1st time and kept sticking your tongue out

~you notice your hands and stare at them

~you are great at taking naps

~you say Hey and Dadadada

~you are now starting to cry when people you don't know hold you

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Noah Andrew

~you had cereal for the 1st time and did good at eating it

~you love to sleep with the blanket

~you like to stand and try to walk with Mom's help

~you are a professional scooter

~you laugh when I make sounds like a monkey

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Judah Stephen

~You're not a fan of rice cereal

~you move around in a circle and backwards on your tummy

~you are starting to notice your hands

~You started to do a plank

~you have a great laugh

6 Months old!

Emma Lily

~You turned over to your tummy

~You like to touch your toes/feet while I'm changing your diaper

~You reach and grab for your toys

~you sound like you say, "Hey!"

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Noah Andrew

 ~you started to do planks

~you scoot around the play mat

~you army crawl

~when you cry you say, Mamamamamaa!

~you sleep good during naps and bedtime

~You say baabaa and daddy

~you now drink 7 ounces

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Judah Stephen

~you wake up a couple times a night
~You eyes are brown/green
~You are a happy baby
~You are still fussy at times
~You fall asleep in the stroller during walks
~you are usually the 1st to wake up from a nap

5 Months old!

Emma Lily

~You say ah-geee!

~you are giggling more

~you roll to the side

~you got your 1st cold/cough that last for weeks

~you talk/yell very loudly

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Noah Andrew

~Had my 1st cold

~turned over from back to tummy

~laugh the most

~started to do push ups

~love being in the bouncer

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Judah Stephen

~You are the most cuddly

~You give the sweetest smiles

~You turned over on your tummy

~You are noticing your hands

4 Months old!

Emma Lily

~I heard you laugh for the 1st time

~You are smiling more

~You are starting to put your hands in your mouth

~You are lifting your head higher during tummy time

~You take 2hr naps

~You are starting to 'talk' a lot

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Noah Andrew

~likes to take baths

~Smiles and giggles the most

~Starting to drool a lot

~Does great during tummy time

~Gets tired and ready for nap 1st

~tries to talk

~Grabs for toys

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Judah Stephen

~Eyes look green

~Starting to talk more

~You had your 1st cold

~You laugh for no reason

~You try and turn over

3 Months old!

Emma Lily

~You started smiling

~You were drinking 5 ounces

~I started to put you on a nap schedule and you did really well

~You are more alert

~You sleep 4-5hr stretches at night

~You are trying to talk by opening your mouth wide

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Noah Andrew

~Started on a schedule

~drank 5 ounces

~Likes to look around

~He sleeps the best at night

~Daddy made you giggle

~You make noises at the toys

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Judah Stephen

~Started on a schedule

~Smiles a lot more now

~eyes are now blue/gray

~Does well at tummy time

~when you cry it sounds like you say, "nine"

~you put your hands in your mouth

~you laughed for the 1st time

2 Months old!

Emma Lily

~She was awake more often

~She slept more than her brothers

~Her saliva glands started to work, which equals drool

~She wasn't a fan of tummy time, but was doing better at keeping her head up

~She could follow me with her eyes, which were blue/hazel

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Noah Andrew

~He is more awake during the day

~He started having tears when he cried

~He loves to be walked around

~He follows me with his eyes

~He holds his head really well

~He gives random smiles

~He sucks on his fingers/fist

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Judah Stephen

~He has blue eyes

~He is the fussiest

~He now has tears

~Hi likes to stick out his tongue

~He tries to talk

~He likes looking at his toys

1 Month Old!

Yes, it took this long to update on the past year of their life.  With all the craziness of raising triplets and without having constant access to a computer, it was extremely hard to update.

Thankfully hubby moved our main computer into the kid's playroom, so now I can post about my sweet babies.

Emma Lily

~was the sleepiest of all the babies

~had a unique cry and at times sounded like a cat

~she had a little bit of cradle cap

~she got the hiccups a lot

~she drank her bottle really well

~she was hard to burp

~she had a bad gag reflex

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Noah Andrew

~He drank his bottle very well

~He was the easiest to burp

~was the most alert

~He got hiccups a lot

~He has dark brown eyes

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Judah Stephen

~Slept a lot

~He made these sweet little noises when he was sleeping

~He had a soft cry

~He got hiccups a lot

~He didn't drink his bottle very well

~He was hard to burp

The Babies Are Here!!!

First of all, I want to say thank you to all who have been praying for us during this journey and I'm sorry I didn't update this blog sooner.

Here I am at 33 weeks and 5 days.  I was heading to The Cheesecake Factory to meet up with my coworkers for lunch.

Here I am at 34 weeks and 2 days, the same day I delivered.  I was getting ready to go in the hot tub to relieve some back pain.  The Dr said it was ok for me to use it as long as the temp was under 98 degrees and it helped tremendously.

Here is my delivery story.

Because of my high risk pregnancy, I had to take my blood pressure daily to make sure it was int he safe zone.  The Dr wanted me to call the Nurse if it was over 150/90.  On July 14th, I checked my blood pressure around 8pm and it was 160/97.  I waited a bit and took it again and it was still high.  I called the Nurse and they said they wanted me to come in to check me, this would be the 3rd time we've gone in and something told me that this could be it.  I took a shower and got all of my stuff ready to head to the hospital. 

On our way there, Lawrence said a prayer that everything would go well.  We checked in and they put us in an observation room, which was really uncomfortable.  Of course we had to take a picture of our last night being pregnant.

We were super tired from being in that observation room from about 9pm until 3am.

They hooked up the contraction monitor and checked on the babies heart beats, all was good except my blood pressure.  The on-call Dr said that since my blood pressure wasn't going down and my labs came back a little off, she said I should deliver right away since I was right at the pre-eclampsia stage.  We had the option of staying and waiting it out or to go ahead with the c-section.  Lawrence asked me what I wanted to do and I asked him what he thought.  He said that it's up to me since I was the one carrying them and feeling uncomfortable.  I opted to do the c-section because I knew the babies were at a good weight and that they would be just fine being born a week before our scheduled c-section.  Once we let the Dr know what we wanted to do, they moved us into a delivery room, which had a more comfortable bed.  They started the admitting process and were getting everything ready for the c-section.

Here is a little video clip of me before heading to the operating room.

There were about 10-12 staff members in the operating room.  In the picture below, they are putting on leg massagers to help keep the blood flowing.

Waiting for my babies to come into this world.

And it begins...

Emma Lily was Baby A and came into this world at 5:23am, weighed 5.04lbs and was 18.25 inches long.

Noah Andrew was Baby B and came into this world at 5:24am, weighed 4.12lbs and was 17 inches long.

Judah Stephen was Baby C and came into this world at 5:25am, weighed 5.6lbs and was 17.75 inches long.

They couldn't bring Judah to me because he was having difficulty breathing.

Emma and Noah were fine after delivery, but Judah couldn't breathe on his own and needed to be rushed to the NICU to get breathing treatment.  They had him in the incubator with an oxygen mask for a day and then had an oxygen tube by his nostrils the next day.

I will come back and update about their stay in the NICU soon.  It's now time to go feed the crying babies :)

33 Weeks 2 Days

We had our weekly Dr appt and fetal monitoring today.  Blood pressure, weight and protein in urine are still good.  It was a short visit, he did an ultrasound to look at the hearts and made sure there was still good fluid surrounding them.  Everything was looking so good he decided he didn't need to do a pelvic exam.

The Dr did send me home with test strips to check my urine for traces of protein and I will have to do this daily.  If the protein level is high, it could be a sign of preeclampsia.  We are praying that I will not have any complications arise and that all will be well when I arrive at the hospital.

My Dr will be leaving Friday with his family to Puerto Rico for a week, so I will be seeing a nurse practitioner for next weeks appt.  I'm praying that we can make it to the c-section date so my Dr will be there.  I can't believe we will see these precious little ones in 2 weeks!

Back to Labor and Delivery

Saturday, June 28th at 12:15am we headed back to Labor & Delivery.  Since the last time I was there, I had a discussion with my Dr and he upped my contraction count from 7 to 9.  That means if I had 9 or more contractions in a hour, I would have to call the preterm labor nurses to let them know.

We headed to San Mateo to pick up Taylor from her grandparents house, since they just got back from a 2 week trip to Yellowstone National Park.  On our way home, around 8:30pm, I started my contraction count.  I had 11 contractions in about 45 minutes, so when we got home I drank 2 glasses of water and recounted.  This time I had 13 contractions in an hour and had to call it in.  They told me to head to the hospital to get checked out.

We were praying we would have a better experience this time around, especially since I had an email from my dr stating there isn't a need to do the fetal monitoring, only to check me and make sure I'm not dilating and do an ultrasound to check the babies.

We were seen very quickly and they did a physical check and I am still at 1cm with my cervix measuring almost 3cm, which is still great.  They brought in the ultrasound machine and all babies were doing well.  I asked what could be the reason for all of these contractions and the dr said that since I'm carrying triplets, my uterus is being overly stretched and can cause it to contract.  My urine analysis was good and so was my blood pressure, so they released us.  It was really nice to be rolled out of the hospital while it was still dark outside.

With all these contractions, hubby doesn't think we will make it to our c-section date.  We will see, only God knows when they will make their arrival.

31 weeks and 3 days

Today we had our monthly growth scan.  I can't believe how much these babies are growing and shifting around in my belly.

A month ago Baby A (girl) weighed in at 2.6lbs and now is a whopping 4.5lbs.

Baby B (boy) weighed in at 2.6lbs and is now 3.12lbs.

Baby C (boy) weighed in at 2.4lbs and is now 3.10lbs.

All are measuring on point for where I'm at in my pregnancy, which is always nice to hear.  Heart rates are good and each sac has good amount of fluid.

Thank you Lord for another great appointment.

Labor and Delivery, Here I Come!

Having a high risk pregnancy means I have to get monitored and monitor myself closely to check for pre-term labor signs.  Last night at 8pm I started doing my contraction counts and for multiples, it needs to be no more than 6 per hour.   I drank some water and started my timer.  After the hour was up, I had 7 contractions.  The booklet they gave me states to call Labor and Delivery at that time, but then I read they would just have you re-do it.  So I emptied my bladder, drank 2 glasses of water and restarted.  I now had 8 contractions.   I called the Labor and Delivery Department and they wanted me to do one more monitoring session.  I drank 2 more glasses of water and did it again which ended in an 8 count of contractions.  They told me to come in because the Dr wants to have me checked out.

The Dr came in and did an exam and stated I was 1cm dilated, which wasn't a concern and my cervix is around 3.5, which is still great.  Since I was good, they wanted to monitor the babies heart rate for about 20 minutes to see how they are holding up.  The Nurse had no idea how to monitor 3 babies.  He brought out the ultrasound machine to find out where they were and see where the hearts were to be able to put the monitors in the right place.  He placed the monitors and then left the room.  We were there for about 20-30 minutes and then they were concerned because 2 of the heart beats were very similar and they weren't sure if they were missing one of the babies.  We did this over and over and were very tired and agitated by that point.  Thankfully they called my Dr and asked him what they would like done in this situation.  My Dr told them to look at the ultrasound and if the heart beat was good, they had good fluid in each sac and were moving, then to release us.  Thank God for Dr Meyer!!! 

We got there a little after midnight and left a little after 6am.  What a tiring day, but so grateful that all is well.

Here are some pics hubby took during our 6hr stay.

30 Weeks and 2 Days

We had a Dr appt on 6/17 and everything is still going well. My cervix is still closed and I'm showing no sign of dilation. Blood pressure and weight are good, just trying to deal with this nerve pain I'm having in the front of my right thigh.  I believe baby girl is pushing against a nerve.  Every time I get up from sitting or laying, I feel like a nerve is being pinched and then it's fine after I walk a couple of steps.  Praying she moves out of that position because it hurts getting up.

Speaking of the Princess, here she is...

We talked to the Dr about scheduling our C-section and he said he had put us on the schedule for July 21st.  I then asked if we could push it a couple days later to the 23rd, since hubby wanted that day because 23 is Michael Jordan's jersey number...lol!  The Dr didn't mind and they had a 10:30 slot open, so we are now on the schedule for that day.

From now on I will be going to the Dr's every week.  Next Tues is our growth scan, so I'm guessing they will be a little more than 3lbs each.

I'm so thankful that all has been going well.  Lately I've been super exhausted and am very glad this is my last week of work.  Looking forward to some much needed rest and relaxation.  I also have some organizing I need to do around the house. 

28 weeks 2 days

We had a Dr appt yesterday and we pretty much got all same information as we did at our growth scan last week.  Cervix is still nice and long, around 4cm and all babies were doing great.  Baby B was the only one to show face again, he looked like he was looking up with his chin held high.

The only thing that wasn't great was my iron level, which is showing I'm slightly anemic.  Dr recommended I take iron supplements with orange juice.  The orange juice helps the body absorb more of the iron.  Thankfully I don't have gestational diabetes since I'm at a higher risk of getting it since I'm carrying multiples.  I told the Nurse Practitioner that I was gonna pray that my pancrease would function properly and do what it needed to do in regards to regulating the insulin in my body.  When I saw her she agreed that God was definitely answering my prayers.

We discussed scheduling my c-section and before he had said he wanted me to get to 34 weeks, but now he says since I'm doing so well, he wants me to to get to 35 weeks.  My Dr will be in Puerto Rico the 34th week and coming back just in time to deliver my precious little ones.  I told him that worked out great so he will be nice and relaxed when taking my babies out...lol!  He agreed and said he would be coming back a little heavier since he loves Puerto Rican food.  I love my Dr and I'm so thankfull that he is knowledgable and has a fun personality and likes to joke around like we do.

A couple of weeks ago I started cutting back my work hours to 6 instead of 8 and It has helped tremendously.  I'm using my vacation time to take of the 2hrs and I only have enough vacation to last until June 20th, which I believe is going to be my last day of work.  I need to rest and slowly take on projects around the house to make sure we are ready for the babies.

Our next dr appt is June 17th and we are going to keep believing that God is going to continue to help me through until the day of my c-section.

27 Week 2 day Growth Scan

This is our monthly scan to make sure all babies are measuring as they should for being as far along as I am.  Taylor got to come with us to this appointment since it was later on in the day and we really wanted her to experience this exciting time with us.

It is very difficult to lay on my back since the pressure of my belly is bearing down on me and is very uncomfortable.  I'm not looking forward to our next one on June 24th, since I'm sure I will have grown tremendously in a months time. 

The ultasound tech started looking around and Tay had no clue what she was looking at.  The tech would explain what part of the body she was measuring and Tay was in total confusion...lol! It is always such a joy to see my children developing as they should.  Everyone is measuring perfectly.  Baby A (girl) and Baby B (boy) are weighing in at 2.6lbs and Baby C (boy) is weighing in at 2.4lbs.  I have 7lbs of baby in my belly!!!  Some more great news....my cervix is measuring in at almost 4cm, which is pretty awesome!

We are so thrilled that all is going well and look forward to more positive news at our upcoming appt on June 3rd.

26 weeks 2 days Appt and Glucose Test!

Sorry, I'm a little behind on my posts.

We had a Dr appt on May 20th and all was GREAT!

Our Dr was running behind as usual, so we got to see a Nurse Practitioner.  Her name is Sharon and she was very nice, informative and answered all of our questions.  She wanted to check the length of my cervix (which is important that it stays above 2.5cm at this time), the amniotic fluid in each sac and the babies heart beats.  When she started the ultrasound she complemented my uterus on how beautiful it looked, which is a little strange…lol!  Then went on to measure the cervix which measured at around 3.5cm, which is great. 

Sharon said all looked great and she couldn’t ask for anything better.  She said that I needed to go to the lab within the next week to check my glucose and make sure I don’t have gestational diabetes.  She said having triplets puts me at a higher risk.  I told her we will begin to pray that my pancreas does its job in regulating the insulin.

I went to the lab on May 28^th to drink the delicious, sugary orange drink and wait an hour there before they take my blood.  The number needs to be below 139 and my results came back at 97!  Praise the Lord!

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.