2 Weeks, 6 days!

We are another week down! Only 2 weeks, 6 days until we finally get to meet these three precious babies! I'm not sure words can express how excited I am to meet them--it has been a long 31 weeks in the making. This has definitely been a wonderful pregnancy compared to some of the horror stories I have heard of all of the negative side effects of pregnancy. I have definitely had my share of uncomfortable symptoms and they are gradually increasing yet I have definitely been blessed through this pregnancy. In this past couple weeks my symptoms are increasing. It appears that my body is tired of the extra weight which now affects my ability to sleep. I am learning to sleep with lots of pillows and a body pillow. The extra weight is also affecting my joints and swelling, yet I am trying to just take it one day at a time and remember that this is temporary :) I am looking forward though to the day when I can go an hour without going to the bathroom and I can get off the couch/bed without trying to first propel myself forward :)

Michael and I had a good week--we got some things taken care of in the nursery and we have a list (or I have made a list) of things to accomplish this week :) So, we should have everything in order by the end of this week! Michael's work is also having a baby shower for him this week which will be fun. It's fun to go through all of the baby stuff. My mom also came up this week to help clean the house and cook. We are definitely blessed for her help :)

Michael and I also had the opportunity to go on a private tour of the NICU at Baptist Hospital this week. I am so glad that we got to go and it helped prepare us for what we might experience. I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting yet it was definitely not what we saw. The NICU was so nice! It was very quiet and calm inside. Each baby has their own little "pod" with an incubator and there is a rocking chair that sits in front of it. They told us that they would try and put all 3 babies close together. They also showed us the "transition area" where the babies could go if they are trying to assess if the babies really need to be admitted into the NICU. Everyone was super friendly though and all of the nurses were really impressed with how far along I was. They also told us that from October 1st through April it is RSV season (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) which means that they limit visitors into the NICU. During that time Michael and I will always be allowed in yet we are only allowed to pick 4 visitors that are non-interchangeable. So we chose both of our parents so they could see the babies. So as long as the babies stay in the NICU no one else will be allowed to visit. I was really encouraged because the nurse told us that someone recently had triplets and they didn't even go to the NICU which is amazing! I feel really happy with our choice to have the babies at Baptist and I definitely feel comfortable with the NICU. It was nice to visit though so we know what to expect if the babies have to be admitted there. It is also nice that after I deliver the babies Michael can go with the babies to the NICU while I go to recovery. I am allowed one person to sit with me in recovery so my mom is going to sit with me so Michael can be with the babies.  

We have another doctor's appointment and an ultrasound on Thursday. So, I will update the blog again after the appointment. Hopefully the babies will have gained some more weight and everything will be on target! We have been so blessed by people's generosity this week and we are so grateful for everything. Only a few short weeks left! :)