Happy 24 Weeks! 10 Weeks to go!!

Happy 24 weeks!! We are slowly counting down the time and we have about 10 weeks left until our goal of 34 weeks! Yay! It seems like all of this is becoming more of a reality--that we are about to have three children--yet I am not sure that we still understand and we haven't fully wrapped our minds around it yet. I am getting more and more excited to meet these three little people though who are growing inside me and I can feel their kicks and punches. Michael was finally able to feel them kick/hit and it was really exciting! The babies are fairly active in the morning and evening--I try to get them to kick whenever Michael is around so he can feel them some more. We are super excited though to meet these three babies that we have grown to love so much. 

It has been a pretty exciting week--my parents came in late Monday night from their trek across the country. They came with lots of baby clothes from my niece so we have been sorting them by sizes and moving them into our tubs as well. We also got my sister and brother-in-law's hammock which has been installed in our front yard.

I was a little worried about my ability to get in and out of it but it has been fairly easy so far. It is a little scary at times though because it is attached to a walnut tree and the squirrels love to throw the walnuts down on top of us. So far I have not gotten hit yet there have been a few scares! But I have taken to bringing a pillow outside and reading in the hammock. It is very relaxing and it feels good to be outside. I spent all day yesterday outside in the hammock and I am spending all day today as well. I sit sideways in it (like a swing) so I can sit up and eat my meals and write this blog. Michael loves the hammock as well and has been trying to soak up time in it. 

Michael and my dad also worked on some re-organization of the kitchen so that we could have some extra cabinet space as well as some counter space. I didn't realize how much Michael disliked our current set up and wanted something more functional :) So, we now have one completely clear counter top which will probably turn into a bottle station. They had fun measuring though and then went to The Container Store to get this. 

It does look nice though and gives us some added space that we could definitely use! We are learning how to utilize every square inch of our house so that we can best accommodate all of our stuff as well as the babies stuff. It is amazing how much three babies could possibly have! We are going to get some more baskets and do some re-organization of the dining room as well. I will post pictures when that project is done as well :) 

And now onto the babies--they are the best part! Here is a little picture of all three of them from the recent ultrasound on Thursday--

Aren't they so cute?!?! They amaze me each time I see them and I am so captivated by them. It is amazing how I haven't even held them yet and they have already stolen my heart :) I will post more pictures on their page as well so maybe you can see them better. We didn't get any 3D pictures of Baby A this time but we did get ones of Babies B & C. Baby C is the bottom pictures--I'm not sure if you can see it but that is Baby B's knee in his face :) They are definitely cramped in there! They have also re-arranged their positions (maybe for added comfort). As I showed previously they were stacked on top of one another--I have attempted to draw a picture of their current position (don't laugh)

 
 Not sure if that makes perfect sense and my picture makes it look like they have a lot more space than the actually do! It is very tight quarters in there and they are scrunched together. But Babies A & B are still in their same position and they are head-down laying across my stomach. However, Baby C has decided that he wanted more space (perhaps) and is now laying down my right side with his legs up into my ribs. Thus, Baby B's knee being in his face. I am not sure if they have settled into their positions but this seems to be where they currently find themselves. 

The babies are doing wonderful! Yay! It is such a huge blessing to have them doing so well right now. Dr. Bellardo reminds me every time though that I still have a long road ahead of me so I'm not sure what the future holds for me or the babies, yet it is comforting that they are doing so well right now. Each of the babies are now at 1 lb., 8oz. which is great! So, total I am carrying about 4.5lbs. of babies right now. Dr. Bellardo said that only grams separate their weight which is amazing! He said that they are also all around the 45th percentile which is great and they are all staying together. That is also a huge blessing that no one is growing faster than the others. When the ultrasound tech was doing the ultrasound she also commented that Baby A was already trying to practice his breathing which she said they don't look for until 30 weeks. So, it is good to know that they are progressing so well. We are going to try our best to make it to 34 weeks but it feels good to know that they are doing things now that will make their appearance into the world a little easier. The babies amniotic fluid also looked good and so did their placentas. She said that Babies A & B still have anterior placentas but with Baby C's new position it looks like his placenta is now posterior which means it is behind him. It doesn't really make a difference--they are still getting their food :) Dr. Bellardo said that my cervix is still long (yay!) but it has shorten just a tad. So, he said that I need to continue on the bed rest and restricted activity. I have been trying my hardest at this restricted activity but I am going to try a little harder :) So, we don't have to go back for 2 more weeks! We are going to have another ultrasound then and meet with the doctor to get the status of everything!

Also--I heard from the company that is processing my long-term disability claim. So, it is now in the approval process so we will see what happens! My 90 day elimination period ends on Oct. 11th so hopefully the babies can wait until then! So, other than that I think that is all of my news for this week! We have been blessed with another great week and we are so thankful for everyone's continued support and love for us! I am also posting a few pictures to the babies page so you can check them out! They are so precious! :)