Week 25 Update

Came in Thursday morning for our ultrasound. The babies all looked great and were measuring in at 1lb 9oz, 1lb 10oz, and 1lb 12oz. However, then they did the cervical length and that wasn't so great.....it showed I was contracting and dilated to 1. Soooo, they admitted me for observation and I'm here over a week (at least). I'm trying not to get my hopes up about going home because I may be here for the duration of the pregnancy. Which, we need to last a long time, since I'm only 25 weeks.

So, since Friday, they gave me steroid injections to help develop the babies lungs quicker, just in case I happen to go really early. They put me on a drug called Procardia to lessen (calm) my contractions. Started working with the first pill...the first day I took it every 4hrs, now I take the same dosage, just every 12 hrs. It seems to be working great. I think they are going to move me off the labor and delivery floor into a different room today. I will be a little less monitored up there. So far though, as boring as it is, I'm getting through it. The nurses and dr.s are great. Tomorrow morning (Sunday) they will do another cervical length ultrasound and hopefully it has stablilized and not shortened anymore. If it looks stable, the dr. said they will probably hold me here another week for sure and then reevaluate...if still stable, I may get to go home and be on STRICT bedrest, but like I said, I'm not getting my hopes up. He said with me being so early and having 3 babies, things can turn quickly, so we don't want to take many chances. As sucky as it is here, I know I have to do what is best for the babies.

I miss Alli and Jim, but I've seen them both days since I've been here. I just don't want things to be too hard on him too. He is going to have to deal with all of the house stuff, and Allison, and work, and me :) I just have to focus on keeping the babies inside for at least a few more weeks, hopefully a month or two :)

They said 28 weeks is a huge milestone, so now that is my new goal, to at least make it there. Everything turned around so quickly, its amazing.

Other than that, all is well. Happy 70th Birthday to my dad today! Sorry I can't make your party tomorrow :)

Please keep us all in your prayers!
Thanks! Chrissy

My baby girl turns 2!

Happy Birthday Allison! I can't believe you are already two years old. Mommy and Daddy love you so much and you made our wonderful life so much better. We love to watch you play and learn everyday and know you are going to make the best big sister ever.

We had big plans for Alli's birthday on Friday (10/19) -buy her a fishy, see her great-great aunt, go to the pumpkin patch and have her party at home that night. But, she decided to take a 3 hr nap that day, so we just went to the fish store and got her a fish and then played all day. We had her birthday party that night and most of the family came over. She got tons of gifts and she loved it when we everyone was singing to her.

She also loved her soy ice cream (which Jane talked me into trying and it is NOT good!)

She loved her new bike! It was the hit of the party!

Brian & Gina and Katie & Cory came over with the newest family members. Aren't they precious???? I can't wait!!!
Sully & Cory

Nana & Papa also stayed with us all weekend and helped around the house. I thought this was cute of them outside, just hanging out.

We also had her pictures taken at Sears yesterday. She didn't cooperate as much as I would have liked, but oh well....a few of them still turned out cute.

24 Weeks & Other Recent Activities

This past weekend, we stayed at the Hilton Frontenac, just for a night out. We kept promising Allison that we would take her swimming, but they only had an outdoor pool that was already closed for the season, so we felt really bad. So, we took her out to Chuck E Cheese to ride a few rides and play some skeeball. It was a nice relaxing weekend.

Oh yeah, we (Jim) had to make a stop at the liquor store too :)

Jim has been getting so much done around the house. We got carpet in our bedroom and Alli's new room today, so now we can start moving Allison over and setting that up for her and then clean up the nursery for the new babies. Our house is so messy right now, but its all starting to come together :) I'm in charge of decorations, etc, so I've just been doing a little shopping for the finishing touches. Jim is doing all of the hard work. Hopefully in 2-3 weeks, we will be done with home improvements for awhile. I'll be sure to put pictures up when I get them completely finished.

Monday we had a dr's appt. Dr. Moore said everything still seems great. I've gained 29lbs so far, which she says is good. I think I'm almost at my highest weight ever! Hopefully it will come off quickly after I have the babies ;) Our next big ultrasound is next Thursday (10/25), so I'll have new news on the babies then. This is my 24 week picture....now, I did just get home from Fast Eddies, so my big cheeseburger and fries (and part of a Big Elwood) was still freshly bloating my belly :)
Yesterday we took Allison to the Magic House. I think she really liked it--she wanted to do everything. The MOMMES group rented it out, so it was cheap and not that crowded. Of course it was neat to see all of the triplets, quadruplets, sextuplets.....all of the kids were so cute.

Allison's fine hair was perfect for the static ball thingy!

It's a Boy!

My brother Brian and his wife Gina had a little boy yesterday (10/10) at 3:59pm. His name is Brian Sullivan and he weighed 8lbs 30z and was 21in long. He is sooooo cute! He looks just like both of them! We got to go visit them last night and hold the new baby. Mommy, Baby, and Daddy are all doing great. Congratulations to the new parents on a beautiful baby boy!!!!

My camera was dead, so I'm posting these pictures that Kelly took.

Gina, Brian and Brian Sullivan (ummm..Brian, no more making fun of me for blinking in pictures!)

Uncle Billy holding the new baby

And the love continues.....

Yesterday I met with a group of friends for lunch. We all work together at the same company, but not in the same group anymore. They all brought me gifts also and bought my lunch. They are all so sweet (and fun)--I'm so glad we kept in touch after we all left the old group! I can't wait to maybe someday be able to go out and party with all of them again like we used to :) I got some essentials, such as diapers and adorable matching St. Louis Cardinal outfits, and also some cute long sleeve-onesies & gift cards. Thanks Carrie, Christie, Sara & Cathy! We really appreciate everything!

We are so excited for when the babies arrive to use all of this new stuff! Of course, we want to keep them growing as long as possible!!!!

We feel so loved!

This past Saturday, we thought we were going to our revived dinner club at our friend Amy's new house.....and being the greatest group of friends in the world, they all turned it into a surprise baby shower for us. This was very unexpected, since this isn't our first pregnancy and these are also the same people that gave us all the diapers earlier this summer. We couldn't ask for a better or more thoughtful group of friends. They were all so generous and we got tons of stuff. Including 2 pumpkin seats and 1 convertible car seat we still needed, plus lots of baby detergent, bath supplies, outfits, & gift card. And they even thought to get Allison an Elmo present. Oh, and the food was great too! I wish we would have thought to get a group picture. So, thank you soooo much, Amy, Amy, Toni, Janet, Dawn, Sheila, Beth, Stacy, Becky, Kari, Kelly, Ann, Kristen and all of the husbands and kids too! We really appreciate everything and everyone!

I am 22.5 weeks here and Amy Y. is exactly 4 weeks ahead of me. Our other babies are 4 mos apart. She is going to have a little boy this time around :)

Welcome Baby Cory!!

My niece Katie and her boyfriend Cory had their baby yesterday (10/1). They didn't find out the sex, so we were all excited to hear she had a little baby boy and they named him Cory James (after his daddy). He weighed 9lbs 10 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. He is sooo adorable!!! I got to meet him today.

We had an appt at the perinatal center on Fri (9/28). Everything looks good so far. I'll be 22 weeks on Wed. The babies were really active during our ultrasound and being so cute. Everytime she would try to get a measurement on one, you would see a foot or a hand or another head pop in. They are estimated to weigh about 140z, 140z, and 15oz (A, B, C) and their heartbeats were all strong (A-147 bpm, B-150 bpm, and C-143 bpm). The ultrasound tech found out the sexes, but we held strong and didn't peek. Jim was trying to, but I wouldn't let him! We go back to see Dr. Moore on Wed. I'm now starting to feel them kicking at the same time, so that is kind of neat to feel it in all different places.

Baby A

Baby B - Hi everyone!!!!

Baby C - Not too great of pics of Baby C this time, but there is a good one of the foot.

Bedrest is going great so far....I'm getting lots of extra rest and watching lots of TV :) Jim is still making home improvements. My brother Billy is going to come over this week and help us out with some stuff we need done.

We went to my cousin Mary Jo's wedding this weekend in Jeff City. It was great to see a lot of the family and the wedding was beautiful, reception fun. I couldn't dance or drink, but I think Alli had enough fun dancing for me. She was so funny! We couldn't keep her off the dance floor (and she loved the edible center pieces).

We also had her pictures taken with the Sesame Street background since she is such an Elmo freak! They turned out pretty cute :) I think she would be about 22.5 mos here.