Week 21 and still going strong!

Well, we had a small scare last weekend. I was having some small cramping so we went to the hospital just to check to make sure everything was okay.  They did an ultrasound to check on the boys and everything looked fine so they sent me home. We finally got a good picture of all three of them, getting them all in one picture is sometimes VERY hard, but we finally got one!

We had another doctor's visit this week and the boys are doing great!  The fluid levels around all three boys is great and there weights are PERFECT. The doctor said they are measuring just about the same that a singleton would be measuring at 21 weeks. Baby A is measuring 15 oz; Baby B is measuring 15 oz and Baby C is measuring 17 oz. The doctor measured me and I am measuring at what a 36 week single pregnancy would be measuring.  I am getting bigger by the day, but I guess that is what happens with 3 in there!!

The doctor is very happy with how well I am doing and now we just take it week by week and keep them in there as LONG as possible. The longer they can stay in the healthier they will be.  Their goal is to get me to 34 weeks, but we will just have to wait and see how things progress. 

Here is a picture of the top of all three of their heads.  Trip C is kind of blurry, but it is there. 

Half Way There!!

Well, I have hit the 20 week or half way mark!  Pretty sure I won't make it the whole way, but every week is an accomplishment!!  I think I am really starting to feel the pains of carring 3 babies.  I feel like I am growing by leaps and bounds everyday, I can only imagine what the next few weeks will bring! The boys are really starting to move ALOT! It is totally weird to feel 3 of them moving around!  I have been busy working at my part time job this week, since my time is very limited. We are all still getting use to the news but I think it is starting to set in and we are gearing up and getting ready for these little miracles!  Danielle is excited about being a big sister but I am not really sure she understands what it means to be having 3 baby brothers.  She is so cute though when she tells us there are 3 babies in mommy's belly.  Boy is she in for a shock when they all come home and then as they get bigger, she will be completly out numbered!!  But she will always be our little princess in a house full of boys!!

We just want to thank everyone for their love and support already and the boys are not even here yet!  We are truely blessed to have such great family and friends!

I thought I would post a picture of what I look like!  I know you may think that I am not that big yet, but this is only at 20 weeks!  I will post more pictures as the bigger I get!

Shocking Suprise!!

I am pregnant with my second pregnancy and am currently 19 weeks. We went for our first ultrasound to find out what gender our second baby was going to be and by surprise we found out that we are having TRIPLETS (which are all boys)! It was a complete shock to us since this is completely natural and we were not taking any fertility drugs. My OB/GYN said that he has been in pratice for 13 years and I am his second case of "spontaneous" triplets!  As you can imagine both Keith and I were VERY SHOCKED!!  We were happy to add just one more baby to our family to make a happy little family of four, and now we will be a happy BIG family of 6. My approximate due date is October 4th, but the doctor's hope is that we can get the babies to at least 29 weeks, which will put us towards the end of July (WOW, that seems so close). I am hoping to keep them in as long as I possibly can. Of course we worry that if they come at 29 weeks, what types of health problems that will mean, but we have trust in God that he blessed us with these three babies that he will be there to protect them and keep them safe!  Since there are so many wonderful people in our lives we figured this might be the best way to keep everyone up to date on the progress of the pregnancy and the babies!  Watch for updated posts! We appreciate all of you and the support you have already shown us!  Keep us in your prayers!

The Crowl Family;
Keith, Melissa, Danielle and
Baby A, Baby B and Baby C