Quilao Triplets

Monday, March 28, 2011

13 weeks-Updated

Baby #4 is doing well (although this ultrasound picture resembles a baby's head on a chicken's body)! Nevertheless....all human body parts and crucial organs are accounted for :) I am now officially under the care of my trusted perinatologist and will return to him next week for another ultrasound. Our gameplan at this point is to monitor signs of pre-term labor with weekly ultrasounds starting at 15 weeks. Crossing my fingers that everything continues to progress with no problems.

I've been feeling pretty good. I seem to be getting my energy back and can stay up past 8:00 p.m. without feeling like I'm going to fall asleep standing up.

Random pregnancy cravings have included Taco Bell, McDonald's egg mcmuffin, and root beer!

Worst pregnancy symptom-acne like a 16 yr-old-BOO!

Thanks for all of your well wishes! Until next time!

Update: I forgot to mention that after seeing the above ultrasound picture, the 3 big girls now believe they are having a little sister! We shall see...............

Friday, March 4, 2011

Growing!

Just wanted to post a quick update. I had a dr. appointment yesterday and had a chance to see baby#4! Everything looks good so we will keep on keepin' on. Big sisters love to hear me talk about the baby and all that is happening with the pregnancy. Their favorite fact right now is to know that the baby is the size of a grape. Too cute!

I have my first appointment with the high-risk clinic next week so I will have another update soon. I'm anxious to discuss how "high risk" this pregnancy might be considered and whether any preventative measures should be taken to make sure I stay pregnant as long as possible. Keeping our fingers crossed for a late-September birthday for baby #4!

The big girls are doing great! Spunky and full of life as ever. Their kindergarten school year ends in 2 1/2 short months. Geesh, this year has flown by! So far we have 2 votes for a baby brother (Alyssa and Riley) and 1 vote for a baby sister (Makena). Can't wait to find out whether we will be buying pink or blue!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Surprise, SURPRISE!!!!

After taking a 3-month blogging break, I wasn't sure what life event would ever bring me back. Life has been so busy with work and three kids in kindergarten that I have had absolutely no motivation to blog. Well, this week, we had such a life-changing event occur that I found a reason to come back to the good, ole blog.

Baby #4 is on the way!!!!

Yes, you read that right!

Needless to say, this mama was shocked! After our fertility problems that first time around, we just never thought it would happen naturally.

So I will jump right into a little Q&A.....

1. Only 1 baby? I had an ultrasound this week and yes, there was only 1 baby.

2. How far along am I? Initial estimates this week say I am 6 weeks.

3. What do the girls think about being big sisters? The girls are absolutely THRILLED to be big sisters. Right after we told them, they jumped into planning mode (hmmmm....wonder who they get that from?) and started listing all of the things we would need for a baby (crib, stroller, baby clothes, diapers etc). It was actually the cutest thing I've ever seen. The next step was to list off all of the things they were going to teach their baby brother or sister.

4. How have I been feeling? Pretty good. Other than being really tired and having cravings/aversions for certain foods, I've been feeling good. However, my sleep cycle has been totally jacked up this week. I am dead-tired by 9:00 p.m. but wake up after sleeping 3-4 hours and can't fall back to sleep. Initially, this was feuled by anxiety and planning that I could not turn off in my brain when I tried to go back to sleep. But, this cycle has continued and I'm really hoping I can get back to a full night's sleep soon.

5. What is the due date? Early October

I think that covers the basics. I am praying for a non-eventful, healthy pregnancy. Bed rest, pre-term labor, and an incompetent cervix are things I do not want to experience again! I have an appointment scheduled next month with my favorite high-risk Perinatologist who monitored my pregnancy with the girls.

Until next time.....I promise I will try to post more regularly again.