7 Week Ultrasound

First off....I want to thank many of you for the sweet messages yesterday and today. It made me feel very special that so many of you remembered that today was our big day and sent me a message letting me know you were thinking of me! I know you are all waiting for an update, so without further ado:

We have THREE heartbeats!!!!

No, I'm no kidding.......

All three were beautiful and measuring right on track (one even a day ahead!)

The truth is....none of this has sunk in yet. I called my Mom to give her the big news when we got home from the U/S and I felt weird telling her....like I was lying or something. Why is that? I guess when you've been trying so long....and it finally happens....it just doesn't seem real. Matt keeps asking me when I am going to get excited. I guess my lack of "excitement" is probably because of the way I feel...it's hard to get excited when you feel sick all the time!

It's been a tough week. Last week was bad because I was severely nauseated. This week has been better since I am taking the Zofran, but I've been oh so constipated!!! Oh oh my!!! I got SO backed up and nothing...absolutely nothing was working! I've been taking stool softeners, I tried Miralax, prune juice, prunes, etc. NOTHING!!! I barely slept last night because the constipation was so terrible and I was in so much pain!! I was seriously considering going into the ER!!

But, we went to our U/S this morning (we showed up early because I couldn't sit around the house constipated any longer!) Once we got there, I told them what was going on and they told me that it was time to use an Enema! So, I went ahead and did that once I got home....and finally did get some relief! Now, let's just hope I can keep "things" moving! I don't know what is worse....constant nausea or severe constipation!

Anyway, onto better things....my Mom was SO excited when I told her! She immediately blurted out "Krista's pregnant!!!" I was like "OMG....who is at your house, we aren't telling everyone yet!!" But, it was just my two sisters....which I suppose is okay....I did have to tell them numerous times before we got off the phone not to tell anyone!! I'm definitely not ready for all family members to know yet!!

I also made an appointment with the perinatologist in August. That was weird too! At that time we'll discuss what we are going to do. For now, we'll continue to watch all three and see how they develop. The perinatolgist can also do some genetic testing on the babies as well, which will hopefully also help us decide what to do.

I cried a lot during the ultrasound. At first, the girl could only find one baby/one heartbeat. Which was fine with me! But, the more she probed around....voila! She found the other two....just as big, with strong heart beats! I was crying and squeezing Matt's hand so hard....I just couldn't believe it!

So, that's the latest with me!! Again, thank you all for the amazing amount of support you've all given me over the past several weeks. It's been so tough....but I feel blessed beyond measure.

P.S I forgot to mention....I've put on 5 pounds over the past 10 days and I am ALREADY showing!!! It's no joke when they say you start showing VERY quickly with triplets!!! The nurse we met with after our U/S today told me to plan on putting on 45-50 pounds from my starting weight of 102!