What a Beautiful Day!

28 weeks 3 days - April 5, 2008

WOW! Aidan, Brooke and Calahan are kicking all around this evening. It is an incredible feeling...they are definitely growing.

Nothing much to report today except...I GOT TO GO OUTSIDE!! Noelle asked the doctors if it would be alright for me to be wheeled outside to get some fresh air. The doctors all agreed that it would be good for my mental health to see the outside world. When Noelle wheeled me into the hall, the nurses at the station and the doctors in the office were cheering for me. We were only outside for about 8 minutes, but it was a wonderful 8 minutes. The sun came in and out and there was a nice breeze. I will never take the weather or outdoors for granted again. It was fabulous! Surprisingly, it took a lot out of me and I had a difficult time catching my breath when we returned. Paul and I both took a nap when we got back to our room (I guess pushing me and the three babies around is a bit tiring).

Our ultrasounds have been going well. The babies are getting too big to see their whole bodies on the screen. Everyone is moving around and hearts are beating. Sometimes there is practice breathing or hiccups, but not always. At night I think that my skin may split wide open because there is so much stretching. Doctor Nugent said I need to stop watching alien movies and that the only splitting of my stomach would be when they cut it open. I try not to think too much about that part.

Yesterday my Aunt Clara passed away. She was an incredible lady; so strong and happy. The last few times I went to visit her she was sad and cried a lot. She thought that God had forgotten about her. Now she is with Him...I am so happy for her, but I just wish I could have seen her one more time. The last time I saw her I was able to tell her about the triplets and she was overjoyed. I was halfway down the hall to go home that day, when I heard someone crying. I went back to her door and it was her and she praying for the babies. I always imagined taking them to visit her one day. The babies will never get to know her or Uncle Cliff, but they will definitely learn about them and what wonderful people they were.

We are looking forward to our PAC appointment on Monday. We will find out how much the babies weigh, but more importantly, how many weeks they are measuring. We are praying for big numbers!! We will also get a chance to see our friends, Rena and Lori. When we first scheduled this appointment, Paul and I thought there was no way that we would actually still be pregnant when the appointment rolled around. Thank God we were wrong. These babies are strong and we won't underestimate them again.

I hope this post finds you and your family healthy and happy!