Over the last month we have watched my belly and appetite grow. This morning I weighed in at 192 pounds, the stretch marks are already appearing and my belly button is starting to vanish. Our last appointment with the Doc was this past Tuesday and everyone looks GREAT! I did let her know that all of my shoes are shrinking : ) Otherwise I feel pretty darn good. I am only working half days now and by the time I get home in the afternoon all I want to do is lay down and relax. Our Dr told us that they no longer prescribe bed rest because of the risk of blood clots but she did say that eventually I will be on house arrest. Karre' and Auty have taken over 99% of the household chores and while I am still cooking my motivation to do so is waning.
I had an appointment with the dietician 2 weeks ago. I am now at 2600 calories a day. Due to my "failed" 3 hour glucose test I was told not to consume more that 270g of carbs a day. I say "failed" because there are differing opinions between the medical community and the nutrition folks. It is not easy as I love me some carbs.
Karre' will be staying home with our family and has finally told her boss. She has been asked to stay on part time - so we will give it a try and see what happens. Between the cost of infant care and just wanting one of us to be the full time caregiver this is our best option as I still have 6 1/2 years before I hit 20 for military retirement.
My dad will be visiting us in about two weeks and of course we will be putting him to work - I think that he likes it : ) We just want to wrap up some projects that have been lingering and will continue to linger if not done once the kiddo's join us. My mom will return in mid May for another visit.
Well - I am happy to say that we don't have a lot to report at this point. Everything is going very well. In fact today while we were checking out a childrens consignment shop the owner who was a mother of twins was super shocked that I was out and about. I keep my weekend trips short - but I will continue to get out until my body or the Dr tells me not to. Another one of our new favorite hobbies is to read other triplet blogs.
These are the week 17 shots in order A, B and C. April 19th is our next ultrasound with the good machine - so stay tuned for more detailed pictures!
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