Tired Chase

So, Chase had a long, fun day today. After a trip to Marbles Museum (a kid's museum downtown) with Grandma, Uncle Matt, Aunt Jenn, Bise and Meredith, and no mid-day nap, he had dinner, skipped his bath and got into his pajamas. He made it through one episode of Dora, and tried to make it through an episode of Diego. He even ran around a little in between the shows to stay awake. Once Diego came on, it got really quiet. We looked in his playroom where he'd been watching TV, and this is what we saw...
The floor apparently won!

Appointment Update (33 weeks)

We had another appointment this morning and got more good reports. Melissa is still doing really well...low blood pressure, great cervix...all that kind of stuff! It was not a full growth ultrasound, so we don't have all the latest growth measurements on the boys, but Dr Strauss did check the heartbeats and all three boys look great. They are still all three head down (Melissa's ribs had already determined this from all of the kicking, but the ultrasound confirmed).

We do have a growth appointment next Wednesday (1/12), so we'll have full measurements and weights then. Our best guess is that they will be around 4 pounds by next week. At 26 weeks, they were 2 pounds...then at 30 weeks they were three pounds...next week will be 34 weeks. Our forecast didn't involve an excel spreadsheet...it's just simple math :)

After the growth appointment next week, we'll be seeing the doctor weekly from here on in (we believe on Tuesdays). We are locked in on January 27th, unless something changes and we don't make it that long. That will be 36 weeks, and that's as long as he'll let her go. We are even booked on the calendar for an 8:00 am c-section (first one of the day).

Given how well Melissa is doing, she's still working. She plans to go back on Monday and keep on going until her body says no more. Dr. Strauss continues to be amazed at how well she's doing (we all are) and says that, medically speaking, there's no reason she can't keep working. He's even encouraged her to do whatever she feels like doing, and says that her body will tell her when she needs to stop working.

The blog updates will be more frequent the next few weeks, but the countdown is on (19 days, 8 hours, 50 minutes for anyone who is counting).

Love to all and thanks for the thoughts and prayers!!

White Christmas, New Year and 32+ weeks pregnant!

The holidays seem like a blur now that they have come and gone but have we enjoyed this last holiday season as a family of 3 and now we anxiously await the arrival of the triplets. I am so lucky to have spent almost 2 full weeks with both Jason and Chase at home. We got to visit with Jason's Dad and Step-mom, Jason's mom, my grandparents, my mom, my brother and his family all during this time. There were so many memorable moments but I think having a White Christmas tops the list. It snowed Christmas night and when we awoke on the 26th, we had 7 1/2 inches in the backyard. It snowed most of the day. Chase is not a fan of being snowed on so we waited until the next morning to go play. Well, let me rephrase, Jason and Chase waited to play. I watched from the kitchen window and took pictures. They had a ball and so did the dogs. On a sad note, we had to put Champion to sleep on Dec. 28th so included in the pictures is the final shot we will have of all 3 dogs together. It has been hard but we are adjusting day by day. On a final note, I am officially 32+ weeks along and planning to go to work tomorrow and working at least 4 more days until my next doctor appointment (Friday, Jan. 7th). From there, we will see. I would like to think that I can make it a couple more weeks. I know it sounds crazy but we start final exams on Jan. 14th and I would love to try to make it through finals and to the end of the semester. It would be cutting it very close to my 'drop date' as I am calling it, but it would make me very happy to get that far! Anyway, we had an amazing holiday season and loved spending time together. Here are a few shots that capture some of the highlights as well as the next installment of the Melissa becomes a balloon series!

Winter wonderland - Dec. 26th



Jason, Chase and Captain playing in the snow



The last shot with all 3 dogs
RIP Champion
July 15, 1998 - Dec. 28, 2010


Here comes the belly parade:

24 weeks


28 weeks


32 weeks