Triplet Q & A and thoughts and stuff

I know so many of you have burning questions that you want answered, so I think I'll start a Triplet Q & A and put a link to it here on my website. That will of course take time, which is quite scarce, but I'm working on it. I also have been advised that if I don't write things down right now that this year will be a blur to me, so I thought I'd add a Triplet Mom thought of the Day link (or thought of the week or month, whichever it may be). In any case, today I have two thoughts:



1. Sometimes when you're a mom of triplets you are too tired to even think of a thought.



2. Sometimes when you're a mom of triplets your husband sees that your sleep deprivation and distress is taking a toll on the whole family (including him) and takes the nightshift so you can get 7 straight hours of sleep (this happened last night). When this happens you have enough energy to think of a Thought of the Day.

3. That thought is this: Sleep is beautiful. And necessary.



I'm on a roll now, so thought #4 for today:

4. I am living a miracle. Each day that they breathe, eat, and live on their own without medical assistance I am reminded that I am blessed beyond measure. Their very existence in this world is miraculous.



And now I'm really going...

5. I have such incredibly generous friends and family. Our support team has successfully readied us with supplies to meet the needs of these little miracles. Okay, so last week we did run out of Preemie size diapers and I had to go to the store and purchase new ones. And when you buy diapers for triplets, you don't buy one or two packages, you buy 5 minimum. So there I was at Wal-Mart loading up the conveyer belt with my Preemie diaper stash (which, by the way, lasted one week), and I was even able to pull out some cash that had been gifted to us to pay for them. When one week of diapers costs about $56.00, cash comes in very handy! Thank you so much! Thankfully, we are into the N for newborn size now, so we are breaking into the diapers that we have stowed away in the closet. (Okay, this was a little bit of a long "thought.")

Thoughts on 3 Babies

People are definitely wondering how on earth we are going to handle 3 babies. I tell them, "One day at a time, I suppose!" I know that this will be stressful and busy and crazy at times, but I can already feel the presence of these three babies in our home, and even though I'm going to have my hands so incredibly full, I can't express in words how lucky I feel. The Lord is sending me 3 little babies at one time! Today Dave and I were talking about how a lot of women say "I'm DONE!" after a pregnancy is over and then go on to eat their words later, and I'm a card-carrying member of that group. I wanted to be done after Tyson was born because that pregnancy was so tumultuous, and yet here I am 8 years later and when all is said and done I will have gone on to have 4 additional children! I thank the Lord every day for supplying me with the courage to embark on these final two pregnancies. Either is was courage or denial, but I like to think it was courage. If any of you have a righteous desire that frightens you to embark upon, I urge you to pray for courage, because it works. I'm living proof. And the Lord is rewarding my courge three-fold! :)

Oh by the way, I got new measurements today. I'm 27.5 weeks and measure 43.5 cm. I cannot explain how tight my abdomen is. It's indescribable! And I have 6-8 weeks to go still!