June 26, 2007

Man, I am a posting fool! This must be a new record. At last, I have something vaguely interesting going on in my life. Sorta an understatement, yes?

So, I had a fun and relaxing weekend. Saturday I went to visit my favorite OB that’s not my OB, Dr. Gary! And got to see the babies again. Some may say I’m obsessed. I say, finally my obsessive nature has something really good to focus on. I just have a hard time believing everything’s okay until I can see it with my own eyes.

Anyway, it was really neat. The one baby we could see clearly (because of the way it was situated) was waving its little armlets and leglets around, and it even looked like it had hiccups for a few minutes! It was funny because I’d laugh, and then you’d see it jiggling around in my belly (like a bowl full of jelly, as it were.) Anyway, we saw the other two heartbeats as well. So yay!

After that excitement, I went to meet my cousins Monica and Max (her son) to go swimming at a community pool. That was fun! I wish I had gotten there earlier, it was kind of cloudy by the time we got there. Next time! It’s almost too bad I won’t be hugely pregnant in the summer. I’ll bet the pool would be nice. All in all, though, I’m extremely glad I won’t be.

Now, regarding weight gain. I’m going to listen to my wise blog readers and not stress about it. I had a bad day on Saturday where I really didn’t eat enough and I had painful hunger pangs that would not go away. Lesson learned. I’m going to start keeping snacks in my purse. Granola bars and stuff like that. Dipped in lard. Heh. Kidding.

Wednesday’s my doctor’s appointment. I’m looking forward to asking all of my questions – when will I start seeing the Maternal-Fetal specialist? That’s my number one question. But I have lots more written down. I was just so stunned at the last appointment that there was no room for questions. This time, I’ll be prepared.

Speaking of being prepared, I’ve had a lot of people asking (already) about showers. (Especially my friends who like to shop. Heh heh.) I don’t know how it works with high-risk pregnancies like this. I don’t want to have one too soon, that just seems presumptuous. I’d like to wait until 24 weeks, at least. I don’t want to wait too long, either. What if I’m on bed rest and I can’t go to my own shower? (Someone on a message board I read had this happen to her. So sad!) It sounds petty and small, but like I said, people ask about it. So…triplet-mom-readers, what do you think?

And on the topic of “stuff”, I have to say I have the most generous friends and family. We already have three cribs promised to us, three swings, three bouncy chairs, a metric shitload of clothes, a double stroller, a breast pump (apologies to any male readers), a bassinett, and so much other stuff I can’t even remember. It’s overwhelming how much people want to help out. Yay for people!

Okay, must go…eat.

10 thoughts on “June 26, 2007”

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    Chris

    Remember the time when all we’d blog/comment about were chaffing, black toe nails and the best sports bras on the market? Times they are a change’n. Now Pam’s blog is all about girly parts and womanly stuff. Ewww. Good times! Whew. Glad you asked about shower stuff. I’m a itching to buy cute baby stuff! =)

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    triplet mama

    Hi Pam,So glad you were able to have an ultrasound over the weekend…I could never have enough when I was PG! Very good thinking on carryng snacks. I never really suffered from morning sickness, but would have short waves of nausea in the beginning and everytime I felt it coming on, I would have a snack and it usually went away pretty quickly–so snacks are good.Also very good that you have lots of “stuff” promised to you…..that way you can ask for lots of diapers and baby wipes at your shower. Seriously, the more diapers and wipes you can stockpile, the better. I start to go into a small panic when I look in the closet and we are down to one box of either.Regarding a shower, I would say that having one around 24 weeks is a good target to shoot for, but realize there is a possiblity that you might be on bedrest by that point. I did have to cancel my 1st shower because I was in the hospital on bedrest and then my trio came too early (25.1 weeks) so we had a shower closer to when they were ready to come home from the NICU. It all worked out in the end but being flexible about your expectations is important because things can change quickly with a higher risk pregnancy.Casey

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    Linzey

    I second the carrying around snacks suggestion… I had pretty bad nauseau (all day, every day) and snacking constantly definitely helped out!

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    Anonymous

    I just wanted to let you know that I waited until I was on bed rest to have my shower. Everyone came to my house and it was wonderful. I would not do it until after 26 weeks, and you will most likely be on bed rest then. Best of luck, Kimberly and the Georgia Guinn Tripswww.guinnfamilyhome.com

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    Erickson 5

    That is great that you already have so much stuff for the babies! Just to let you know I had my first baby shower at 19 Weeks before I hit bed rest. I was so glad to have it then as I felt more relaxed that I had gotten all the gifts and I was a little more prepared for three babies. I also had a shower after the babies were born but we waited until they were 3 months old as I did not want them to be around all those people in the beginning since they were premature. I guess I would prefer one before so you can get the stuff you need and be able to use it right away when you need it. It sounds like everything is going great. I am so jealous that you have all these connections to have ultra sounds done. I would have loved that when I was pregnant. Ultra Sounds were what got me through the bed rest. Have a fun weekend. Nicole

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    Willa

    Hi Pam! It ‘s Willa! Betty told me about this blog so I am posting something. I could not believe it when I heard about the triplets!!!! WOW! Chin down for those photos! 🙂

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