Boy Bedding #2

Movers and Shakers

I can't believe how much the babies started wiggling around this week! I am excited to feel Reagan moving now. And I still feel Thomas, but it's now several times a day. Tyler, eh he must be relaxed. But during the ultrasounds he is a wild man. SO, I am thinking I just can't feel him because of where he is right now. He is right at my belly button. But I am sure that will change soon!

We bought a fun jungle bedding set for one of the boys at Target yesterday. It is ADORABLE and looks great with the giraffes! My mom will be here in two days and she will be able to help us bring it all together and figure out bedding for Reagan. I am looking forward to it!

Next weekend I am going with my mom to the beach where my parents live. I can't wait for some R & R away from home! Beach, sand, sunshine, and an awesome pool. I guess we will skip pina colada's at the tiki bar. But it's going to be a nice get away weekend as long as the weather cooperates. I am happy my parents are enjoying England for a couple of years, but will be happy when they are back living at the beach! I will leave Peter to paint the baby room while I am gone. Sorry babe.

Oh, and we set up the pack and play from my cousin last night. I really wanted to see it out of the bag! But we should have made a home movie, because we could NOT figure it out. It was hilarious. We must not quite be ready to be parents yet! Anyway - we finally figured out how EASY it was to set up. And we left it up to stare at it for awhile. It's so cute!!! Thanks Trent and Michelle!!

3 good looking babies!!

Reagan Sidney Wheatley (baby A)



Thomas Anthony Wheatley II (baby B)



Tyler James Wheatley (baby C)

It's a...

Girl and a Boy and a Boy!!!

Baby A is our girl 6 oz Reagan Sidney Wheatley
Baby B 6 oz Thomas Anthony Wheatley II
Baby C 6 oz Tyler James Wheatley

We were SHOCKED that they did the anatomy scan today. And VERY excited to be able to report that they have all of their parts. And they are looking GREAT. Reagan is at the bottom of the pile, pretty squished already. Health-wise she is great and has plenty of room. But being on the bottom, she is crowded into a ball. They were all moving and squirming and sooo precious. We can't wait to meet them!

Stretch Marks

I know that Vitamin E and the cocoa butter stuff they sell at Babies R Us is made for stretch marks. But I am asking if anyone else has a favorite product? My stretch marks have appeared and are already OUT OF CONTROL!! Help?!

The start of week 18. WOW.

Look at the size of those floaty babies! WOW! My sore, expanding belly totally agrees. I felt the wiggly babies at night for several days. And now I haven't felt anything all weekend and I REALLY miss it! Where are you little ones?

I am a sleepaholic. I don't know what to think about this fatigue. Is it really normal? I sleep at night interupted by bathroom breaks and a new need to flip over due to belly aches and leg cramps. And I snooze at least an hour, (or like today 3 hours) before lunch. And I guarantee I will crash again later this afternoon. My body is weak and tired. And it is depressing!

For GREAT news, only one more week until my mom arrives. I really need her help! And my mother in law now wants to come help us around the house this weekend. And I will gladly take it! I had some good friends stop by and visit me this weekend. My hubby made it home from Vegas in one piece. And all is right with the world again.

I made it!

I survived my weekend alone. Peter will be home tonight. Yesterday was by far my best day as I had two good friends stop by and hang out! I really have a hard time focusing on anything lately. What a weird thing that is. I have tons of things to do, movies, puzzle books, registry and shopping lists to make, magazines to sort through, books to read, scrapbook pages to make. And guess what? I can't really get ANYTHING done. I just don't have the energy or the mental focus for some reason.

I can't believe I am going to start my 18th week already tomorrow. In many ways I feel I have SO much to go through yet and a long road ahead of me. And on the other hand, I feel like we barely have time left to get things ready and for me to be prepared to take care of three children for the rest of my life! Wow.

My friend's 4 year old daughter, Emily, was snuggling on the couch with her mom yesterday and said we are two peas in a pod mom. And looked at me and said you are one pea in a pod Ann. I had to correct her, I have THREE peas in my pod! What an amazing thing, I am still shocked by it every single day.

Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.
-- Carrie Fisher

Vacation on my mind.

I am SO looking forward to my mom's visit in a week and a half! As I lay here in bed, the list keeps growing and growing. Peter is doing a great job of working all day and keeping up the house at night. I couldn't ask more of him. BUT, the floors are dirty, the house is dusty, the laundry never quite gets caught up, and the list goes on and on. I need her help physically AND emotionally.

I am so darn lonely!! And now my husband is out of town for the weekend. In Vegas. Oh - how I wish I was going along. We love that town and even got married there. It can be so romantic and exciting. This weekend is a huge reminder of the freedoms I have lost. 3 kiddos aren't going to help with that whole 'freedom' thing. But I couldn't ask for anything more. Except for both grandma's to get ready to babysit in a couple of years. Because this downtime is giving me lots of internet surf time. And there are lots of future vacation ideas flowing, and some of those do not include the munchkins. :)

I will say though, that one of the biggest dreams is of our family at the Magic Kingdom. I think these pregnancy hormones are really bringing out 'The Most Magical Place on Earth' vibes!! I have huge dreams of taking my three babies to see Mickey Mouse!! I can't wait for that.

It's a world of laughter, a world or tears
Its a world of hopes, its a world of fear
Theres so much that we share
That its time we're aware
Its a small world after all!!

Growing Fast!

A VERY fuzzy camera phone shot of the big old belly at 16 weeks!

Very sad news.

I am in a state of shock after reading a fellow IVF friend's blog today. Her water broke and she delivered her beautiful baby boy too early at 16 weeks. This is an unbelievable loss and our hearts go out to her and her family today.

Tiny bubbles.

I was lying in bed one afternoon last week and felt a few strange little bubbles. Could be gas? Could be babies? And then I noticed I felt some random fluttery feelings again the next day. And a few times yesterday. SO EXCITING! I think it's those little munchkins! Yeah- it could just be gas. But we are going with babies. And it really makes me smile!!

I have been enjoying the Olympics this year. I have PLENTY of time to watch it all. I have enjoyed the luge, ski jump, moguls, and our two local couples ice skating!! It's been a good distraction for me. I also have a handful of new scrapbooking supplies. I admit I have never done anything like this!! But I am going to attempt making a few scrapbook pages with our ultrasound photos. I was thinking we could do this throughout the pregnancy to capture these good and not so good memories. And I am sure I won't have the time or energy to do anything like it once the babies arrive!!

My husband is leaving for several days to a meeting in Las Vegas. I will be lost without him, as I am trapped at home!! I am hoping to call on the "let me know if I can do anything for you" friends!! Hopefully I can have some stop by and bring me lunch or just some company and smiles.

I am back to this miserable nausea that seems to come and go. I wake up nauseated every night several times. It also comes and goes during the day. We both know when it's coming. I start with hiccups, and then the loud gurgling stomach and then the nausea hits me like a brick wall. I have tried toast or protein snacks or really every food in the house, and at times try really hard to lie down and sleep it off. But it's miserable! I have a new hateful relationship with food. I know I need to eat to settle my stomach and to help these babies grow. The calorie demands for triplets is unbelievable. But at all times I can't think of one food that sounds good. My husband has actually offered to jump in the car and go buy ANYTHING I want from ANYWHERE. And I end up in tears not even being able to think of one thing, food or drink, that is desirable. The hubs is becoming more and more miserable as I now don't want to smell anything cooking in the hosue either. And I am pretty mean about it. I don't want to hear him chewing or smell or see his food. What is wrong with me? Some kind of pregnancy induced eating disorder!!?? I need some help here!

My mother in law bought the cutest crib bedding for one of the cribs. We are a giraffe loving family. So we knew we would incorporate this into our nursery somehow. And now I am dying to know the genders so we know which direction to go working from this cute set!! The paint color and the colors of the other two cribs will be based on the genders. I can't wait!! 2 more weeks...

Holy Avocados!!

I guess we are in the middle of week 16!! Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender. (Oh boy are we interested!!!!)

I have been searching around on the internet for triplet info again this afternoon. And found the statistic that in 2008, if three embryos are implanted in a woman between 31-34 years of age, there is a 3% chance that it will result in a triplet pregnancy. THREE percent!! These are some amazing little munchkins.

I was always told that the women in my family are very fertile. And that just made me laugh as we spent more than a life savings on infertility treatments. But I remember relaxing in the tub after the second retrieval and coming up with the theory that my anatomy was preventing ovulation, but possibly once those great looking embryos were in the uterus, my SUPER-fertility genes will kick in! Ha - I am so glad to know that theory worked out for us. I went from just praying for one baby to not imagining our lives without these three growing monkeys. I pray every few minutes of my day that they will be healthy and have an easy entry into this world. God is amazing!

Beautiful Blogger Award!!

I LOVE blog awards!! Thank you so much http://latebloomer13.wordpress.com/ How fun! She recently got her BFP and has a VERY healthy beta I might add!! We are so excited for you!

The instructions that go along with this award are as follows:
•Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
•Copy the award and place it in your blog
•Link the person who nominated you for this award.
•Tell us 7 interesting things about you
•Nominate 7 bloggers
•Post the links to the 7 bloggers you nominate.

Here are 7 interesting (and down right strange) things about me :
1. My husband and I talked for the first time while on a double date. And we each were dating someone else. Go figure!
2. I grew up on a farm in Iowa, lived in beautiful Colorado, and now love my life in South Florida. If I won the lottery I would live in Iowa in the summer, Kentucky in the fall, Florida in winter and Colorado in spring.
3. I love Disney World. Especially the Magic Kingdom. I am grateful to live an hour and a half away. And it actually brings tears to my eyes to walk through the front gates every time!
4. I have worked as a nurse in eye surgery off and on for several years. I love everything about the anatomy of an eyeball. And yes, I LOVE the cutting and sewing of it all!!
5. I am afraid of bees and wasps in a bad way. I have been stung a few times, and it’s really not that bad. But I still have a deathly fear and have actually jumped out of a (slowly) moving car because of a bee.
6. I went in to anaphyllactic shock once. (But not because of a bee!) And I lost my blood pressure and needed to be intubated. And I can tell you that I was too tired and too relaxed to care that I couldn’t breathe before I passed out. It was quite peaceful.
7. I always knew I would have three kids. I just NEVER would have imagined that I would have all three at the same time! God answers our prayers in amazing ways!!

To pay it forward, I nominate the following Bloggers:
1. http://airforcebarbie.blogspot.com/ She is WAY too busy with newborn triplets in the NICU to worry about a blog award. But stop by and check out her amazing story!!
2. http://friesentriplets.blogspot.com/ A wonderful triplet mommy that has been an inspiration and a big help to me along the way!
3. http://tslajeunesse.blogspot.com/ We went through our first IVF cycle together and she has a little sweetheart on the way. I can’t wait to find out if it’s a boy or girl!!
4. http://nodifferentfromanyother.blogspot.com/ She is 13 weeks pregnant with her fist babe!! And only a couple of weeks behind me, so it’s fun to keep up with her progress!!
5. http://lifeofemilyschmitz.blogspot.com/ Twins on the way!! I have enjoyed following their journey with this prenancy!
6. http://netherotwins.blogspot.com/ Twice the Love and half the sleep!! She has the most wondeful pictures of her beautiful twins and such an upbeat family. Check them out!
7. I am not linking to these more private blogs. But I will send a shout out to E. and J. I hope you know who you are and I thank you for your support and enjoy following your blogs!!!

Sucking on pennies.

Suddenly I can't get this metallic taste out of my mouth. YUCK! I read that it's pretty normal when you are pregnant. But let me say again....YUCK!

Our photogenic child.

Baby C seems to always give us a nice profile. A and B were kind of hiding and very skeletal. So I will just share this one cute little babe.

I'm stuck!

I went to the doctor again today to follow up with everything. And I am now back on house arrest until my appointment on the 24th. Two and a half weeks!! YIKES! I am supposed to rest, so I guess we will finally order Netflix again.

The babies look GREAT again. Heart rates in the low 160's, lots of good fluid around each baby and the cervix is closed and good. I have more ultrasound pictures but am not sure you all want to see them? Baby A is now laying face down on top by my belly button. And B and C are below, next to each other. They were cute again, but didn't really put on a show for us this time. Peter's mom was with me for this appointment so I kind of wish they had been more acitve. But I guess they needed a nap today.

All alone over here!!

As I wait for the next super bowl commercial, I find myself surfing the net as usual. And I decided to browse all of the expecting mom's blogs on the Multiples and More site. And I can't believe I am the ONLY mom expecting triplets now that Barbie had her babies! Oh my. That's oddly overwhelming.

The LAWS

Can you tell I am on bedrest? I can't help but blog!! :) Good news of the day is that the medicine is totally calming my cramping and easing my nerves. The bleeding is less today and we are just sitting around praying for it to stop soon!

We make 'laws' in our household for lots of little things. I mean, you might bend the rules, but would think really hard about breaking the LAW! They are usually quite comical laws. But this week we made three new ones.

#1. I will keep all of my maternity-ish clothes that still fit in one specific place in the closet. So, if for some reason I would end up needing Peter to bring me clothes (such as an unexpected stay in the hospital) he will know what to grab.

#2. There will always be a HALF a tank of gas in the murano. This saves us from ever again frantically looking for a place to buy gas at 4AM on our way to Tampa. **SIGH**

#3. I will always have an extra pair of socks in my purse. I always wear flip flops and my toes were sure cold in the ER!!!

That's it. The new laws for the Wheatley household. :)

14 weeks 3 days....and counting!

Hey - here's a quick FYI - I have had a few different people ask me how far along I am in the past couple of days. And I realized that my floaty babies tell me how far along I am in weeks but yours may look differently. You can click on the number to see how far I am in days, how many weeks are left and how many days are left. So you can switch it to whatever marker you prefer! :) Of course we won't make it to the due date listed, so I think keeping it on the weeks pregnant so far is the easiest. This number changes by a day or so with each ultrasound and I change it to keep it up to date.

We are 14 weeks 3 days today. So we are really almost half done. Wow! Since that means I am in my 15th week, I shall post my fruit comparison. I love this!!


Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements.

And we're back.

We are feeling relieved after another lovely drive to Tampa. I was able to see MY doctor and she couldn't find a definite source of the bleeding. So things don't look dangerous at all at this point. Thank God!! I am going to start a medicine to slow the cramping as it seems the bleeding is associated with the more intense cramps. I could use some sleep and this is keeping me awake all night. So I hope it helps for my sanity's sake also!

We got another wonderful look at the babies. Our doctor's office has much better equipment than the scans at the hospital. So it was fun to see them wiggling around and hearing the heartbeats again today. Baby A is looking right at us. Baby B is curled up face down. Baby C is a side profile - you can see the ear and nose - and the baby was moving it's mouth open and closed for awhile and then stretched and yawned real big during the scan. It was so awesome to see them and know that they are doing well. I am hanging out at home on the couch until Monday. We will go back for another check then to make sure things are still OK.

Here we go again...

There was more bleeding and a LOT of cramping through the night. And we are headed back to Tampa. I have shed WAY too many tears in the past 48 hours. Please say another prayer!!

SCARY DAY!!

We just got home from the hospital in Tampa. Ugh. I knew something was up yesterday. I was very uncomfortable and felt doomed!! And I woke up at 4AM with very heavy bleeding. I don't think I have ever been that scared in my life! We called the doctor who told us to get in the car and get to the hospital. Where of course you sit and wait endlessly. But all three babies were kicking and look great. Baby C is way up under my rib cage on the right side. Baby B is hanging out on it's head in the middle. And Baby A is laying on its face as low as it can go in there with it's hand right on it's face. SO CUTE. The cervix was closed and the bleeding has tapered off. The doctor just feels this is kind of a normal pregnancy thing, he mentioned it could be a little separation of the placenta. But for now - I am to just rest and watch for futher symptoms. I will go back to see my doctor next week. We were saying a LOT of prayers this morning. And I am exhausted.

I did get my rhogam shot today - so that's out of the way. Please be thinking of us and we will hope that all has settled down. Good night!!

Hrmph...

I don't really have a reason to be so down in the dumps today. But I sure am!! I have this overwhelmed feeling as if the road is SO LONG ahead of me. Everything seems like an uphill battle. I am really tired and have a pounding headache and am crampy and achy and not sleeping or eating well and I think this is all just catching up with me. I know, I know, I am pregnant with three babies and it is an amazing blessing!! But I can't pull myself out of the funk today. Yes I would like some cheese with my whine!!