| 5 Weeks
Today was our first sonogram after finding out that we were pregnant. We were very excited about our first sono but had no idea what was in store for us. The doctor showed us the first embryo, then the second, and after a brief hesitation I asked "Is that a third?". The doctor kind of smiled and nodded his head yes. He said that the third embryo was very small and would probably "absorb" and not make it to a fetus. Although Liz and I were shocked by the thought of triplets we hoped the third embryo would survive.
6 Weeks
The doctor called us in for another sonogram to make sure that everything was still well and to check on the status of the third embryo. The third embryo appeared to be about the same size, while the other two were growing well. Once again the doctor told us that the third embryo would probably absorb by the time of our next sonogram.
11 Weeks
Liz became very sick one evening and when I called the doctor, he said that she might have lost the third embryo. He had us come in the next day for a sonogram to possibly see what the problem was. To our surprise the third embryo that was never supposed to survive had grown to the same size as the others and seemed to be doing very well. It was a very exciting day for us knowing that we would be expecting triplets.
Morning Sickness
Liz has been having very bad morning sickness, only it is not limited to the morning. It lasts 24 hours a day. The doctor advised her to keep plenty of fluids but she had been unable to. I took her to the hospital to have an IV put in her. She had become very dehydrated from all of the sickness. The nurse said she was at the highest level of dehydration on her chart.
21 Weeks
Liz and I were very excited to have our sonogram today. The doctor would check for physical structure, deformities and gender of the triplets. I am happy to say that so far everything looks excellent. We saw lots of fingers, legs and toes. The doctor also told us the he saw two boys and a girl. I think it is going to exciting to have a mixture of boys and a girl. Liz is already starting to buy and the pinks and blues. Liz has gained 11 lbs to date which I think has mostly come from her crazy urge for watermelon. Her morning sickness has been replaced by uncontrollable needs for afternoon naps which she would prefer any day. Other than a low level of iron, the doctor says she is in excellent shape.
28 Weeks
Dr. Low was very happy with the way Liz and the triplets are doing. He said that although Liz has only gained 25 lbs, the triplets appeared to be very good sized for being 28 weeks. He said the babies are taking everything away from Liz which is the reason for her low weight gain. I think we have finally agreed on three names for the triplets, Amanda, Kyle and Rebecca. That is if the doctor is correct on the sex of the babies. Liz is still very active although her uterus was measured at 44.5 cm. The average size for a nine month pregnancy is 40 cm. So that gives you an idea of how large Liz has become in 28 short weeks.
Amanda 2lbs. 15oz Kyle 2 lbs 12oz
Rebecca 2 lbs. 8oz
30 Weeks
Dr. Low is beginning to see Liz every two weeks now that she is nearing her delivery date. When checking her cervix he discovered that is was shortening, which I believe means that the babies are dropping and the uterus is thinking about delivering them. Naturally the doctor does not want them to deliver quite yet so he has put her on bed rest (which is killing Liz!) and he has assigned her a home monitor to determine if she is getting any contractions. The nurse was very nice and spent a lot of time with the home monitor. When monitoring her the first time, the nurse said that Liz had 11 contractions in one hour. The second test showed Liz had 12 contractions in one hour. Dr. Low put Liz on medication to hopefully eliminate the contractions and give the babies a few more weeks of growth. Liz's nights are very long with 6 arms and legs punching and kicking her. They always seem to know just the time when she is about to sleep. They always give her a little nudge, I suppose to let her know that they are still there.
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