Doing better

Hi, Everyone. Thanks for all of the support. I've been doing better the last couple of days. Went back in yesterday and cervix is still holding around 2.6 so no cerclage yet. I go back in for a 2nd opinion on Thursday. Bedrest continues, though. Dr. gave me a prescription for a wheelchair rental. He wants me to use it for doctor's appts, although I really don't think I need it yet. Maybe when I get bigger (and am actually showing). He also wrote me a note to allow me to work at home on a lap top for 4 hours a day. Still trying to make all the arrangements, but that should help time go by faster and I can feel somewhat productive. Although, having said that, it's amazing how much time you can spend doing nothing. So far I've watched The Dog Whisperer, Without a Trace, made a few phone calls, sent a couple of e-mails, played Frogger/PacMan on my cellphone.....and now it's 3:00 and time for a nap! Then I'll work on my cross stitch and wait for DH to come home.
I have a few minor things on my "to list", but what the heck! I'll do them tomorrow!!

It figures

This has not been a good weekend. On Friday I go in for my ultrasound and it looks like Baby C is definitely a boy, Baby A is probably a boy and Baby B was not cooperating. Of course, I'm disappointed because I want a girl so bad, but then it gets worse. My cervix is already shortening. I'm on frick'n bedrest!!!! We go back in tomorrow at 8:30 for another check up and if it has shortened any more, they are putting me in the hospital tomorrow night and giving me a cerclage Tuesday morning. Lovely. 15 weeks tomorrow with at least 17 weeks to go. Unfuckingbelievable.

I just know I'm going to lose these babies, too. Sometimes I wonder if I even fucking care anymore.

I love Vegas!

O.K....call me depraved, but I just love that town! There's no way I could live there, but I always have so much fun when we go there. We try to go every year for my birthday.

DH and I dropped off the dogs at boarding on Sunday (breaks my heart every time) and drove to Vegas. We stayed at the Paris and ended up in a corner room with two views. Anyway, lost $100 at the Craps table Sunday night in about 20 minutes. On Monday, I hung out at the pool and went shopping while DH went golfing. We went up to the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower then went to Shark Reef. It was getting late, but we wanted to get some gambling in and headed to Hard Rock (my favorite). They only had the $10 table Craps tables which made us nervous (o.k. - we're not huge gamblers) We lost some, but won a lot more! We were ahead several hundred dollars by the time we left at 3:30 in the morning. Then DH had this great idea of playing at Paris before we went to bed. We lost another hundred shortly thereafter. What were we thinking?

The next morning, I headed down to Barbary Coast in an effort to win that $100 back. Well, lost another $45 although I did get to play for an hour and half - I just could never get ahead. Went back to the room and we headed out to State Line for lunch. Found a $2 Craps table and ended up winning $80! We would have taken home more, but I always get greedy and too aggresive and start playing stupid. We left there around 3:30 and got home at about 7:30 and picked up the dogs - who were very happy to see us, let me tell you!

So, all in all, we had a really nice time. It was good for us to get away - even if it was only for three days. It was great to just be a couple and not a couple trying to have a baby.

I'm a little bummed that we won't be able to go back again for a few years. I just can't see bringing triplets in tow. We really don't have anyone we could leave them with. Maybe we can talk BIL into looking after them for a few days once they're potty trained, but we'll have to see. I have to keep telling myself that I've done the adult playground thing - that it's time for me to enjoy the kid's playgrounds like Sea World, Disneyland, etc. Don't get me wrong - I'm really looking forward to those experiences, but I am going to miss Vegas!

On the fertility front, I graduated from my RE this morning! She was very sweet and gave us three silver spoons from Tiffany's for our babies. I have my next appt with perinatologist on Friday - I'll be almost 15 weeks. I hope he'll be able to determine the sexes then - I think it will seem more real. I haven't felt too pg lately, so I was relieved to see three heartbeats this morning.

Gotta run. I took a 4 hour nap this morning and haven't touched my "to do" list yet. I have all week off, but plenty to do before going back to work on Monday.

Talk to you guys, soon!

I'm still here

Hi, guys. I'm still here, I'm just sooooo tired!!! We had the nuchal translucency yesterday and everything went extremely well. It was such a trip to see the three babies moving around on this high-tech ultrasound. I've gone public with the news, but still haven't told my parents. It's starting to feel more real - and that these babies are truly mine. I don't think about the donor as much anymore - although I'm sure I will as the babies get older and I start wondering where certain features/mannerisms came from.

I'm falling asleep as I type, but I will write again soon. Thanks for thinking of me.