A sweet and talented photographer and friend offered to do Harper's 1 year portraits for us when she found out I was expecting triplets. Yesterday, Harper was taken off to a park near our house while I was able to rest, rest, rest!!! And, while that was a blessing in itself, I was overwhelmed by how precious these pictures turned out...
Go check out the fun Jadie Thomas and Harper had at the park!!!
http://http://www.jadiethomasphotography.com/blog/?p=782/
She is a talented lady and books up quickly if you want to snag her for portraits for your family!!! :-)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Baby Updates
What a beautiful day this has been... I woke up to the birdies chirping, and drank my coffee while rocking on our back patio. I got a shower, painted my toes red, and put on a cute spring outfit. I love doctor appointment days because I get to dress up. On regular days, I usually don't even put on make up. :-/ I figure, what's the point, I'm on the couch or napping and it just gets smeared around.
Anyhooville, Chris was taking a personal retreat day, so he took me to lunch today. Guess what it was... a fancy double cheeseburger from Mickey D's! Oh it was soooooo good!!!! We arrived 30 minutes early (a first for us) to the doctor. Surprisingly, we didn't have to wait too long, though. Maybe we should be early more often...:-D.
When they called me back, I felt like it was my birthday because we got an ultrasound, and I didn't think we were getting one today!!! I was sooooo excited! And, it was with my favorite u/s technician. She has twin girls, and is always so good about "playing" at the end and giving us pictures. Still think it's all boys... at least 2 are... one was being modest, but from what she could see... she thought there were still boy parts there.
They were flipping all around, and being so funny. At the beginning of the u/s, Baby B was breech (head up), and by the time she got back around to scanning him, he had made his way underneath baby C and was transverse. It's amazing how much they move around in there. Their movements are still pretty light, but becoming stronger every day. I can't distinguish who is who yet when they move, but will probably be able to soon. Roseanne, our tech, said she was just so impressed with how healthy our babies looked... PRAISE THE LORD. I was just blown away by how God's hand is growing them and sustaining them. It is not about me, or anything I deserve. I do not know why he has given these babies to me, but I am so humbly grateful.
We still are not in the "safe" zone by any means... 24 weeks (April 30th) is when the babies will be viable outside of the womb, but it is still not safe for them to be born. I want to keep them in as long as I can, and am praying for my body to stretch and grow and not contract, to give them the best start at life as possible. Please keep praying for us. We know we are being held and strengthened by Jesus.
Our big ultrasound is April 7th. It will last a good long while, and I'm asking for prayers that I don't pass out or throw up. It is difficult to lay on my back due to the weight of my uterus... it cuts off my blood flow. And, to get a good scan, you have to lay on your back. So, please pray it will be easy, and all the babies will cooperate. Every baby will be scanned in detail - all organs and systems will be checked. Each baby will be measured & given estimates on their weights, too.
Harper has been doing great! She is soooo cute, and is walking (almost running) everywhere. Her hair is constantly in a pom-pom on top of her head, and it is so funny to watch her bobble her way around the room. She learned to say bear and 'meow' (she says 'me-now') this weekend. I love hearing her little voice. She is a pro at using a little stool to climb up on the couch to sit with me and read books. I can't believe how quickly she is growing. She is so much fun, and I am delighting in watching her personality develop.
I'll be back later to update... we have our baby shower this weekend, and I am really excited about it! I already have my outfit picked out :-) - you know... priorities.
Anyhooville, Chris was taking a personal retreat day, so he took me to lunch today. Guess what it was... a fancy double cheeseburger from Mickey D's! Oh it was soooooo good!!!! We arrived 30 minutes early (a first for us) to the doctor. Surprisingly, we didn't have to wait too long, though. Maybe we should be early more often...:-D.
When they called me back, I felt like it was my birthday because we got an ultrasound, and I didn't think we were getting one today!!! I was sooooo excited! And, it was with my favorite u/s technician. She has twin girls, and is always so good about "playing" at the end and giving us pictures. Still think it's all boys... at least 2 are... one was being modest, but from what she could see... she thought there were still boy parts there.
They were flipping all around, and being so funny. At the beginning of the u/s, Baby B was breech (head up), and by the time she got back around to scanning him, he had made his way underneath baby C and was transverse. It's amazing how much they move around in there. Their movements are still pretty light, but becoming stronger every day. I can't distinguish who is who yet when they move, but will probably be able to soon. Roseanne, our tech, said she was just so impressed with how healthy our babies looked... PRAISE THE LORD. I was just blown away by how God's hand is growing them and sustaining them. It is not about me, or anything I deserve. I do not know why he has given these babies to me, but I am so humbly grateful.
We still are not in the "safe" zone by any means... 24 weeks (April 30th) is when the babies will be viable outside of the womb, but it is still not safe for them to be born. I want to keep them in as long as I can, and am praying for my body to stretch and grow and not contract, to give them the best start at life as possible. Please keep praying for us. We know we are being held and strengthened by Jesus.
Our big ultrasound is April 7th. It will last a good long while, and I'm asking for prayers that I don't pass out or throw up. It is difficult to lay on my back due to the weight of my uterus... it cuts off my blood flow. And, to get a good scan, you have to lay on your back. So, please pray it will be easy, and all the babies will cooperate. Every baby will be scanned in detail - all organs and systems will be checked. Each baby will be measured & given estimates on their weights, too.
Harper has been doing great! She is soooo cute, and is walking (almost running) everywhere. Her hair is constantly in a pom-pom on top of her head, and it is so funny to watch her bobble her way around the room. She learned to say bear and 'meow' (she says 'me-now') this weekend. I love hearing her little voice. She is a pro at using a little stool to climb up on the couch to sit with me and read books. I can't believe how quickly she is growing. She is so much fun, and I am delighting in watching her personality develop.
I'll be back later to update... we have our baby shower this weekend, and I am really excited about it! I already have my outfit picked out :-) - you know... priorities.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
It is with GREAT joy...
That I announce we are having...
TRIPLET BOYS!!!!!!!
Now, this is not completely 100% set in stone, but the ultrasound tech gave us this guess from what she thought she saw. :-) So, there is a slight chance I may be coming back and changing this announcement in 3 weeks, but if so, then we will celebrate again! haha
I will also announce our name choices at that point. We are pretty certain on 2 names, but haven't completely settled on a 3rd one... and I want to announce all of them at the same time.
Continue to pray for us as this is a super fast growth period for the babies, and that means for my body as well! I'm really going to start focusing on taking things even more slowly now...so I don't provoke any contractions. I want to keep these little guys in as long as possible - not only for their health, but I have a feeling that there won't be an ounce of rest in sight for oh about 20 years once they arrive...:-)
TRIPLET BOYS!!!!!!!
Now, this is not completely 100% set in stone, but the ultrasound tech gave us this guess from what she thought she saw. :-) So, there is a slight chance I may be coming back and changing this announcement in 3 weeks, but if so, then we will celebrate again! haha
I will also announce our name choices at that point. We are pretty certain on 2 names, but haven't completely settled on a 3rd one... and I want to announce all of them at the same time.
Continue to pray for us as this is a super fast growth period for the babies, and that means for my body as well! I'm really going to start focusing on taking things even more slowly now...so I don't provoke any contractions. I want to keep these little guys in as long as possible - not only for their health, but I have a feeling that there won't be an ounce of rest in sight for oh about 20 years once they arrive...:-)
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