20 Weeks

It has been a long week!!!

Between work and doctor's appointments, there has been very little down time.

At our first appointment, the doctor confirmed that we will be having 2 girls and 1 boy!!  She actually mentioned this about a month ago, but would not confirm it for me.  So.... Trey and I decided to wait to tell everyone until we were sure and had names for each of the babies.  We finally landed on...
Ruby Elizabeth, William Lee, and Savannah Grace.  Baby A - Ruby Elizabeth - is being named after Trey's great grandmother, Ruby,  and my great grandmother (and me), Elizabeth.  Baby B - William Lee - gets his first name from my grandfather and Trey's great grandmother who were both named Willie and his middle name is both of our mother's middle name.  We have also, since, found out that my great great grandfather's name was also William Lee, as well as Trey's great great grandfather's name was William.  As for Baby C - Savannah Grace - her first name is one that I have just loved for a long time (we were struggling to find more family names!!) her middle name, though, comes from Trey's great grandmother's maiden name - Gracie.

The first sonogram was also a growth sonogram.  The doctor measured the babies and everyone is doing fantastic.  The girls are each 11 ounces, and the boy is 12 ounces.  He is now sandwiched between the girls.  Ruby waved and told us she is number 1, while William and Savannah got into a boxing match.

The second sonogram was with the cardiologist.  She zoomed in on each little heart to check the structure.  From what they would show her, all hearts look good.  Sweet Miss Savannah did not want to let the doctor see William's heart.  She kept waving her hand in front of him so she couldn't see his beautiful little heart.  Then, she let the doctor find her heart, but when she was ready to measure, Savannah turned around.  I hope this is not a sign of things to come!!

Then, we headed home to tell our families the wonderful news.  All of our parents were able to be there, as well as Trey's sister, Leslie and her family.  Little did they know that we have actually known the genders for a couple of weeks, but the doctor would not say for sure until today.  So, we not only got to tell them the genders, but also each baby's name!!

Bryan helped me tell everyone...

Baby A - It's A Girl

Baby B - It's A Boy

Baby C - It's A Girl

Big Brother To Be - TIMES THREE!!!

He was very excited about his balloons!!

After the gathering on Thursday, I ended up staying home on Friday - my sweet niece got sick and had to go to the hospital, so I stayed home with Bryan and my parents.  Mom and I ran a couple of errands before I had yet another doctor's appointment.  Through that, I have learned that I can not do nearly as much as I would like!!  I had a couple of dizzy spells while I was out, they are starting to be more frequent - BOO!!!

Anyway, I went to my 3rd appointment for the week.  My fantastic doctor, Dr. Schermerhorn, did the basic run down on me - blood pressure, weight, measuring my belly.  Everything is still looking good, if I were pregnant with 1, I would be measuring at 31 weeks.  He also reminded me that I am now half way through - if this were a normal pregnancy.  Which means I am more than half way there!!  Exciting and scary!!  24 weeks is when the babies reach "viability".  That would mean a long NICU stay, among many other problems.  Each week after that, though, increases the odds of healthy babies.  He also told me that I would be on bed rest within the next month and a half or so.  Lots to do before then!!

All of that being said, we continue to pray and trust that God is taking care of me and these precious babies.