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Hello friends, family, and devoted readers.
It is now the 22 week mark, and we are excited about that. Eva has been riding a rollercoaster of feeling decent and disgusting. We recently traveled to Chicago for our very close friend’s wedding. Our Docs at Duke told us not to worry, “Your cervix looks like Fort Knox.” Which we are stoked about.
The trip to Chicago did have its pit falls. The flight was miserable for her. The changes in altitude and pressure made Eva’s tummy feel like she was microwaving popcorn. Then came the vomitting and dehydration, top that off with a day at the hospital for fluid and monitoring, and that was our trip. The wedding was absolutely beautiful and we did enjoy as much as possible.
Eva went to Duke Hospital when we returned for more fluid. Had a miserable time there. I think we are going to switch to UNC. We really feel like we are not being followed close enough – we dont like being a number.
I took some photos tonight to comemorate our 22 week point. Here is a comparison of 19 weeks to 22 weeks. She is-a-growin!!
22 Weeks
Hello World.
I am writing you from a town called sleep deprived. My poor wife is much worse off than i am.
Eva has ben having a terribly tough time getting comfortable. It takes her hours to find a position she can fall asleep in, then she is up shortly after to use the bathroom or something. If any one out there has any thoughts, please help!
we will post more later, (after some rest?)
Hello World. Sorry for the terrible gap in postings. We have been INSANELY busy. Where do i start the catching up?
Ok – so Eva is now at 18+weeks. She has finally started to feel a bit better. Sleeping has become an issue. She usually slept on her back, but that is no longer a good idea (too much weight up front). So she has to sleep on her side with a pillow under her tummy. This works a bit. I also picked up a great big pregnancy pillow that looks like a massive horse shoe. It’s better but still not perfect.
So a few major events have occured since we last posted:
1. Eva went to the ER, she had trouble breathing (turns out the babies are just taking up lung space)
2. We visited and toured Duke’s delivery facility and NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) – it was helpful to see what we would be dealing with.
3. Family medical event (dont think i should post about other’s personal lives)
4. I started MBA program at UNC, Kenan-Flagler
5. Dave and Dina moved down, and Dave, Eva, and I started our Soy-based foam insulation business.
So a lot has been going on.
We had our anatomy scans – they spent roughly 45 mins. inventoring each baby. Thank goodness, everything looked great and healthy. the correct amount of everything was there – so far so good.
We also found out that…. Baby A is a girl, Baby C is a boy, and the mysterious Baby B…. is also a girl. We were all really excited about the news. Our friend Lynne Grossman and My Mom win the prize for the correct guessing.
Eva will write more when she gets a chance. And I need to post some of the 3D/4D shots from the ultrasound. Until then, here are some triplet belly pics.
Today was our 14 week ultrasound. We had a fantastic new ultrasound tech named David. He was super helpful and kept cracking jokes and making Eva laugh so the babies would move.
We found out that Baby A is sprawled out on Eva’s left side and Babies B and C are stacked on top of each other on her right side. She was feeling a lot of pressure in that area, so we are glad to know that its just a couple of fetuses stacked on her bladder.
Ok, so the big news you want to read about. The tech believes that Baby A is a Girl, Baby B is a Boy, and Baby C is ……. also a boy. Again this is somewhat speculative, an educated guess. It is hard to be exact when their genitals are still so small. We will be 100% sure of this after the next scan in two weeks, when we go in for the anatomy scans.
I’ll post the scans and belly pics soon. Also of note, due to Eva’s being sick she has lost .5lb in the last month. I will be working hard to force feed her. If you see her, make sure she eats something wholesome and high caloric.
P.S. The Doctor did tell me not to put too much Jewish guilt on the poor woman.
Unfortunately Eva has had a pretty gnarly cold for the last few days. One of the worst parts is that she isnt allowed to take anything other than Tylenol. The cold has also made her a touch cranky (rightly so) and less likely to eat her needed calories.
Eva also has a sever fear of vomiting. In the 11 years that I have known her, she has never thrown up. Until now. Saying that this week has been tough for her would be a gross understatement. (keyword is gross)
In other news, we caught an interesting show on the Discovery health channel called Triple the Triplets. It followed the story of three families and their path to triplets. It was both scary and encouraging.
Eva did get a bit freaked out when she saw how large one woman’s tummy was at 34 weeks. They got a bit too graphic for my liking during the C-sections scenes. I do think it is worth a watch for those of you who are curious as to how this is all going to work out.
Today marks 14 weeks. We’ll keep you posted.
I have created a new game that i am playing on a regular basis. Its called “what can I convince my wife to eat”. you see, Eva has been so horribly nauseated that the thought of food sends her into stress mode, yet she admits to being hungry. This catapults me into the game.
Jay: “what can i get you to eat, babe?”
Eva: “i dont know”
Jay: “how about a sandwich?” NO “Ok, a smoothie?” YUCK “Alright, some soup?” AHHH “what about a salad?”
Eva: Stop you are making me more nauseated, I’ll eat a sandwich.
This goes on at almost every meal, i usually suggest upwards of 8 items per game. Please help. I need suggestions on what to feed this lady.
Our triplet book says that Eva needs to get around 4,000 calories a day with 200gm of protein. I am freaking out, mostly because I have no clue how to entice her to eat a few decent meals let alone 6-8 high calorie healthy meals.
Also – I think she might be coming down with a little cold, and she cant take cold medicine – as if it couldn’t be tougher for her.
Ok – so the question has been thrown out to me, “why Triplamed?”. I thought of it and Eva swears its too hard for people to remember… So I have asked her to help me explain it…
Get it now?
Hello Cyberspace.
Welcome to our outlet for discussing and sharing our thoughts and experiences on the journey to Triplets. Eva and I figured, since we have so many people to update – we will put the burden on you to keep up with us.
I have also found that reading other triplet blogs are going to be a great source of information. It helps to know that what we are going through is not entirely unheard of and unique. So i hope that our blog will also become a resource to other folks who may need it.
P.S. If you are reading this – then we have launched the site – and Eva is in her 12th week. Pictures to follow.
