30 Weeks Down...

Another week, another appointment…  I pretty much got the same report as usual – no indication of the babies being delivered any time in the next couple of weeks.  I saw Dr. Magee this week, usually it’s Dr. Yost, and he didn’t notice anything abnormal in William’s amniotic fluid, which made me feel much better.  I like seeing Dr. Magee because he is a little less serious than Dr. Yost – which I need every once in awhile.  He tries really hard to get good pictures of the babies, and he didn’t fail me this time!  I have finally scanned some of the sonograms!  He even found tiny little fat rolls on Savannah! 

I know that she will want to kill me one day,
but to see that they are putting on fat is a fantastic sign!!!

So, I’ve also had a lot of time to myself lately, giving me a little too much time to think!  (This is where work helped me – I had a lot to help keep my mind off of the unknown of triplets!)  Throughout this pregnancy, I have felt the need to put on a brave face for everyone around me and make sure that everyone knows how great things are going – which they are, medically speaking! 

Mentally, however, this has been a whole new level of stress!  Don’t get me wrong, I could not be more excited about the craziness that is about to ensue, but the unknown has become very daunting.  So many questions run thru my head on a daily basis, and there are not a lot of people to help me answer them.  Some of them are genuine concerns others are just the crazy thoughts of a severely pregnant lady!  Here are some of the questions that have come up the most….

~Will everyone be born healthy?

~How are we ever going to feed 3 babies, and Bryan, at one time?

~How are we going to give Bryan the attention that he needs?

~What doctors are going to be crazy enough to send THREE babies home with us?

~Are we ever going to sleep again?

~How am I going to get 4 kids into the car?

~How do you get 3 infants and a toddler bathed, diapered, and in bed?

~How will we get everything packed to go out of town? (After all, my parents live 6 hours away and we have 2 dogs to pack too!)

~Will we ever see our friends again?

~What do I do with girls?

~I could go on for a while with many more crazy questions…

I know that when the time comes, all of these things will work themselves out, but I can’t help but to question what life will be like in the next 6 weeks.  Yes, that’s right, in no more than 6 weeks; the size of our family will be doubled.  One thing that has taken some of the stress away is our family.  If it weren’t for knowing that we have so many amazing family members to help, I’m pretty sure I would be an absolute mess right now.  We are truly blessed to have so many people that already love Bryan, Ruby, William, and Savannah so much.