30 Weeks!

Well, here I am at 30 weeks. Amazingly the doctor still hasn't put me on complete bed rest, for which I am VERY thankful! I'm slowing down quite a bit though. I often have to sit down for a while after my morning shower, an afternoon nap has become a bit of a necessity, and my walking seems rather "penguin-like" at times. But for the most part, I'm feeling very good. I had a doctor's appointment this past week and I am measuring at 39 cm, which basically means I'm measuring like I'm at 39 weeks! I can barely believe that I have 6 more weeks to grow. Wow, I will really be big!

Thankfully it looks like we will finally be in our new house this week. We are scheduled to close on both properties on Tuesday, so just praying that everything comes through and that there are no last minute glitches this time. I'm very anxious to get unpacked and settled in. At this point I want to be ready, just in case the babies come earlier. Thankfully my mom will come soon to help me with getting things ready. I will certainly need it!

Giving Thanks

Patience is a virtue, but it certainly isn't one that comes natural for me. For as long as I can remember, I have had such a hard time waiting for things. My wonderful hubby is my polar opposite in this arena. He is content to sit and wait patiently, while I run around like a chicken with my head cut off, trying desperately to speed up time.

The older I get, the more I am convicted about my lack of patience. God seems to love to teach me lessons when it comes to waiting. The biggest lesson being that of the last 5 years when he called me to wait before becoming a mom. During this time I experienced a roller coaster of emotions, and many times doing my familiar dance of trying to "speed things up" so I didn't have to endure waiting anymore. Every time God brings me to this place, He also shows me my own inadequacy. I could have created a Powerpoint presentation to show God that it was time for us to become parents, but this isn't what He wanted us to do. He wanted us to wait. We still don't know why it was 5 years, but I do know that what we learned during this time is priceless. And I know in my own stubborn ways that He was taking the time to slow me down, to speak tenderly to me, to show me what it means to "Be Still".

So here we are just a week from Thanksgiving and lately I've found myself repeating my same patterns of restlessness. Sure you could say I have a good excuse to be frustrated. After all, we are basically homeless right now and the babies are due in 6 weeks. That's enough to send me running for the hills! But God has brought me to yet another place of waiting. I can think up schemes all day of how to make us get our house faster, but it won't do any good. Instead, I need to again "Be Still". More than even that, I need to be thankful for this time. God has caused this wait for a reason, and while I don't again know why, how can I doubt Him? He only does what is for His glory and our good, so how can any of that really be a bad thing?

In reality, I have SO MUCH to be thankful for. One of which is sitting right in my lap...these 3 little miracles that God gave us the grace to wait for. So time to start remembering all the blessings our faithful God gives me. Time to stop complaining. Time to reflect on the lessons to be learned. And time to wait on the Lord.

Nursery Theme???

Unlike many mom-to-be's, I seem to have a terrible time planning for a nursery. I see ideas online and in the stores, but nothing really seems to inspire me. Add the fact that I am having triplets, and it can get down right overwhelming. What color do I paint? What should I hang on the walls? Do I need all the little accessories for the nursery to be complete? I also wonder how important a theme really is. I mean the babies will never remember it. And while it looks "cute" to the outside observer, is it really worth all that time, money, and energy?

I know I probably sound pretty grumpy here, but I think I'm feeling a need for things to be as simple as possible. So when I ogle over all the beautiful and elaborate nursery themes that I see online, it all seems just a little over the top for me.

So I'm asking you out there...anyone have any great & simple ideas? Again, it has to be gender neutral since it is for 2 boys and a girl, and I'm really not into things being too "cute". For example, I don't want anything with a lot of animals or any type of Disney theme. My ideal situation is to just have a color and a general theme that I can incorporate simply through wall stickers or stencils. You may get the impression here that I'm not excited about getting the room ready for the babies, but that's not the case at all, I really am! I think the whole process is what gets to me so I need help to get my thoughts together and get this room together before the end of December!

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! :)

Latest on the babies

I had a doctor's appointment this week and everything still looks great! Unfortunately, I didn't get any ultrasound pics this time. The technician that I had was really chatty and just flew through everything so I feel like I didn't even get a chance to see them this time, but she assured me that they are growing well. Here are their latest measurements:

Baby A (girl) - 1 lb, 15 oz - the tech said she might be a little bigger, she had a hard time getting accurate measurements due to the way she is positioned

Baby B (boy) - 2 lbs, 5 oz

Baby C (boy) - 2 lbs, 6 oz

The doctor said I am right on target and everything is average for this point in my pregnancy. I asked him what my goal should be for delivery and he said 36 weeks, much later than I imagined! He also went ahead and scheduled me for a c-section which would be on December 30th. Of course, all bets are off if anything abnormal comes up, but I'm glad that the doctor thinks I could make it this long. I can't imagine how big I will be at that point!

In other updates, we moved out of our condo last night and were hoping to be closing today, but due to some last minute glitches with our buyer's mortgage, we had to postpone everything. We still decided to move out last night since we had the truck and everything already so now we're just waiting to hear when our closing will be rescheduled. Our attorney said most likely it will be late in the week. This process has been so frustrating! It definitely has challenged my patience! But I just keep reminding myself that God is still in control and I am extremely thankful that we can stay with Rich's parents for now. It won't be long before we our enjoying our new place, can't wait!!

27 weeks pregnant and Halloween

Well, I'm getting bigger by the minute. Man, I barely recognize myself these days. Things are still going well. I go back for another ultrasound this week. I can't wait to see how much they have grown! I will apologize in advance that we probably won't post those pics till sometime next week. With the move happening this week, it may take us a little bit to get back on track!



We did take a break from packing on Saturday to go to our neighbor's Halloween Party. It was a lot of fun and Rich came up with a brilliant costume idea for me as you can see below. We got a lot of compliments on it! We will certainly miss our neighbors when we move. They have been lots of fun and we really wish we could take them with us!