Marvelous multiples

Saturday we attended our Marvelous Multiples birthing class! Since our hospital has such a high number of multiple births they have a class just for us! It was a good overview of everything to expect from our health now, c-sections, and what to expect when the babies are born.

The second part of the day was spent going thru things like first baths, cord care, diapering, dressing, first feedings...etc. Each couple had their own amount of babies to deal with it and there were several times Brian & I just "forgot" about our little third peanut! Another insight to just how many babies we are going to be dealing with!

19 weeks

19 weeks! These babies are starting to make their presence felt! It's almost impossible to bend over, when I am laying a certain way they don't like they tell me fast (especially our little girl who is down low), and I am having to get creative when it comes to getting off the couch!

I started feeling my first ever baby kicks this past week! It feels like little bumps up against my stomach and it is so amazing. They are quickly getting stronger though, last night Brian was able to feel one too!

BBQ Fritos

Back in April when I went to the beach with my family Big Amy came in with a bag of BBQ fritos. Even though I haven't seen those chips in years as soon as she brought them in I knew I had to have them. I waited until I was alone, opened the bag and ate a few, then placed it back in the cabinet appearing to be unopened. When I was "busted" I just told her "the babies needed them".

Since then I have been on the search for my own bag of BBQ Fritos and either they aren't sold in NJ or the universe is playing tricks on me. I have been to Targets, grocery stores, gas stations.... and no luck.

Last Saturday I got TWO bags in the mail along with a couple of other baby goodies from Big Amy & family. The cruel joke continues...I got them just as my heartburn is ramping up!!!

First shopping trip!

After almost 4.5 months of being sensible and not buying anything (except diapers!) for our babies we gave in! We just had to celebrate and splurge on our little peanuts now that we know what's in there! We picked out a couple of outfits for each baby in different sizes and had so much fun being able to enjoy our babies!!

18 weeks and 39 inches

18 weeks! These pictures were taken after a long but amazing day of finding out we were having two boys & one girl!! Tons of happy tears, phone calls, and to celebrate we did something we haven't done in years...had hibachi dinner! Maybe that's why my stomach is looking extra large!!

More wonderful blessings

There is a great site for parents of triplets that I have been using as a resource in lots of ways, but mainly to get my head around the challenges three babies bring. One source of stress was a triplet stroller. There are a small number of options for infants and each one has a big downside. After lots of experienced mothers providing input I had decided to go with the "triple decker" stroller that holds infant car seats but I wasn't too excited about the cost especially since I wasn't in love with the stroller.

A few days later I was emailed by a NJ mom who wanted to GIVE me her stroller! Her girls had just outgrown the car seats and she wanted to pay all of her blessings forward. I couldn't believe it!

This past weekend we spent a few hours with the family and it was so great. She shared so many great tips, really lifted me up and gave me confidence, and gave us a lot of nice baby items. We also got to see first hand what a few hours with triplet 18 month old girls is like!! I will just say that the parents were very busy the whole time!

Here I am with our stroller. The infant car seats pop onto the bars that go across it. I was giddy with excitement over it!!! I kept telling Brian that I felt like it was Christmas morning!

Baby prep work

Being homeless at this moment leaves me with a lot of "to-do" lists on my hands so I am trying to ease the planner in me by preparing in other ways.

I have started stocking up on diapers & after a bit of research discovered Costco is the best place to get them. Their price equals 16 cents a diaper...the next closest price is Babies R Us and they are 22 cents a diaper. Doesn't sound like a lot but when you multiply that by the average number of diapers triplets go through in a month...its a huge savings!! So now we will start weekly trips to Costco for cheap diapers!

Brookdale dog park

Since she was my first baby I am trying to pamper sweet Kirbs as long as I can. Every weekend we take her to the local dog park for some fun...which consists of her sniffing other dogs, peeing on everything, and then laying under whatever bench I am sitting on. She would probably rather be asleep on our bed!!

17 weeks

17 weeks and 38 inches. Slow and steady progress which is a good sign. This belly is really taking off now, I feel like I grow everyday! It's really telling when I suddenly can't fit into a shirt I just wore the week before!

Where you can find me around 9pm...

This is where you find me most nights just before bed...laying on the couch, pillow between my knees, ice cream nearby. Even though I am not a big ice cream fan, I do enjoy a Wendy's frosty and take advantage of any outing to pick one up! Like the doctor said...the babies need fat!