A few more house pictures - don't mind the mess & boxes!

House Pictures

New House!!

I know we haven't posted in awhile, but we have had a lot going on. We recently bought our first home. We needed more room for the babies that are coming, our 3 bedroom apartment just wasn't going to cut it. We ended up buying a new home from builder inventory they wanted to move quickly so we got a good deal on the house. We looked at a lot of foreclosures and "short" sales, but they were just going to take too long to go through the process and we needed to move quickly and get settled before the babies make their debut! We are pretty well unpacked and now need to start decorating, but the first order of business is getting the nursery together and organized which we are going to begin this weekend. This weekend I promise I will take pictures of the house and post them in the very near future.

That's about it for now - we are getting ready for our trip to WI next Saturday. We are very excited to see lots of friends & family and take the week to relax. Mason has been talking about seeing Grandma & Grandpa and flying on the airplane all week. He wants Grandpa to take him to the park :-) He definitely loves his Grandpa!

That's about it for now. Hope everyone has a good week.

And we have some genders!!!

Today I had a 16 week ultrasound, well 16 1/2 weeks but that's a little too detailed :-) The appointment went very well, everything looks great. We are so happy all 3 babies are healthy and growing very nicely. So I'll get to the real news of this post.

We had one little shy baby today that wants to remain a mystery till at least the next ultrasound. But the other two babies were willing and ready to show their goods :-) So......we are having one boy and one little girl!! Dave & I are both very excited about this. Mason will definitely have a little brother to play with and Mommy is getting at least one girl in this family. I don't know how well I could have handled all boys :-) I need a shopping partner.

So that's it for now. Our next appointment is right after we get back from our trip to WI on June 22nd. We are having our "big" ultrasound then which will last about an hour doing measurements and checking on the babies very closely. The Dr. said to bring a blank video tape along so we can tape the ultrasound. That will be a neat keepsake to have.

Well that's it for now!

Mason's 1st Baseball Game

We had lots of fun last night. We took Mason to his 1st baseball game, a minor league game in Lakeland. He really loved it!! When they were trying to catch up in the 7th inning he was continually saying "Swing Batter batter batter batter Swing Batter batter batter." It was pretty cute and I think everyone around us thought the same thing. At the end, the game was tied after after 2 extra innings the Lakeland Flying Tigers had 2 outs and the bases were loaded. Well the tigers ended the game on a high note and hit a GRAND SLAM - Mason literally went nuts he was jumping up and down, clapping, and screaming with delight. Then after the game they had some fireworks and boy he wasn't too sure of those. He saw them last year, but wasn't scared then, but this time I have to say he was slightly terrified. Could be because they were so close, but not sure. He clung on to Mommy and kept saying "All done All done let's go bye bye" but in the meantime was sneaking peaks of the fireworks the entire time and said he liked them after. Who knows :-) But overall it was a very fun night.

What an Excellent Mother's Day Weekend!

This weekend was a really nice weekend! Saturday Dave &I got to spend the day to ourselves while Mason went to Adventure Island (a waterpark in Tampa) with Melissa, Joe, & their family. He had an absolute BLAST!!! He went down a ton of big waterslides with no fear and just had a ton of fun. Dave & I went to the open market in Ybor City in the morning, had a light lunch, and then saw Star Trek on the IMAX theater which was pretty neat even though I'm not a big Star Trek Fan. Overall, it was a GREAT day.

Today when I woke up Mason & David were already gone grocery shopping. They came back and suprised me with breakfast & flowers!! :-) Mason said "Happy Mother's Day" and it was SOOOO cute !! Then this afternoon we went to Melissa & Joe's for an AWESOME steak dinner!! It was DELICIOUS. Rib Eye steaks, twice baked potatoes, corn, & the BEST banana pudding!! YUMMY! What a great Mother's Day dinner. Then we had a ton of fun swimming. The kids really enjoyed it. Below are some pictures from the pool :)

Also, the triplets are definitely growing - my belly is noticeable getting larger each day :) I will take pictures soon and post some I promise! I'm feeling very good though so we are happy about that! I will be 15 weeks on Tuesday - time is FLYING!

We hope everyone else had a GREAT mother's day and weekend!

Mason's got a GIRLFRIEND :-) & appt update

I haven't posted in awhile so I figured it was about time. Plus I have to update you all on my Dr. Appt from Thursday. I'll do that first because there isn't too much to report. It was a pretty uneventful appointment. The Doctor did a quick ultrasound to make sure the babies looked good and they looked great. They are growing quite nicely and the Dr. seemed very happy. He checked to see if he could see the sexes of any of the babies, but was unsuccessful. They are just too little yet :) But he's very hopeful for my next appointment in 3 weeks. So hopefully by May 21st we'll know the sexes of the babies so we can really start preparing.

The other news is that Mason has a "girlfriend" and her name is Lily. Yep he's in love :) Lily is the little girl that moved into the apartment next to us a few months ago. She is 2 as well and Mason & her are only a few months apart. She comes over to play a few times a week and the two of them play GREAT together. It's nice that he has a little friend to come over and play. The cutest thing is that when Mason gets home he immediately wants to go outside on the porch and starts calling for Lily really loud and if she's not home he gets upset, sometimes even cries. From what Lily's dad says she does the same thing. The other day she came outside looking for Mason and yelled it so loud he thought the whole golf course hear her. Long story short is that he loves playing with his new friend. I posted a few pictures below of Mason & Lily and one of Oscar our cat if you haven't seen him before :) I think my camera either needs new batteries again or is on its last leg because the pictures turned out very dark - oh well.

That's about it for now. Not too many plans in store for the weekend. Probably going to clean up the house tomorrow AM and head to the park with Mason for awhile. Then having some friends over for dinner and game night which is always fun. We hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Big Mason News!!!

Well I have some big news to report about our little Mason (well not so little anymore). I think we can finally say the little guy is officially potty trained!! Thanks to lots of patience, great help from Melissa, and a smart little guy he's finally got it down and is wearing his underoo's all day!! It is SOOOOO nice and we are very excited not to have to buy diapers for 4 kids when the triplets are born. Mason still wears a pull-up at night just in case, but I can handle 1 diaper per day :)

Other than that - all is going well for us this week. I can not believe how much my stomach has grown already and I just finishing up my first trimester. The girls at work have been measuring my stomach each week and in a week it grew more than an inch and a half!!! I am just about ready to break out the maternity clothes - I could wear them now, but I am choosing to wear my larger pants instead LOL as I really am not a fan of maternity clothes, especially the pants. But I guess I'll have to get used to it sooner or later :) Melissa & I went shopping this weekend and bought some shirts and some shorts & capris so at least I have a start. I still have some clothes from Mason, but I don't think they will fit the entire pregnancy since my belly will most likely be MUCH bigger.

I am feeling great, hungrier each day, and am glad I am just about done with my first trimester, only a few more days :)

I hope all is well and that the weather warms up soon for all your Northern folks.

Sorry no pictures this time, but I promise I'll take some this week.

The Doctor's Appt

Well today we had our first doctor appointment with the our high risk specialist and it went very well. There are definitely still 3 babies in there and they all look very healthy. I saw and heard the heart beating on each one and that was really neat. Dr. Barrett said to be prepared for lots of sonograms as I will have one every appointment. Otherwise, he can't hear 3 heartbeats by just listening to my stomach :) I can't imagine why!! I was excited though that at least ever 3 weeks I will get to see our babies growing and changing as our next appointment is 3 weeks from today.

During the sonogram he listened to the heartbeats, took measurements of each baby, and tried to get me a picture of all 3 babies at once, but was unsuccessful. One of the babes was hiding out in their own corner and not being cooperative while the other two were very close :) The babies are measuring at about 3.1 cm each so they are still pretty tiny.

After the sonogram, I met in Dr. Barrett's office for some information and then headed to the lab for lots of bloodwork. Dr. Barrett said everything looked great and was optimistic, but did explain the risks of having triplets. He also said he was happy I was tall because the babies will have more room to grow. He told me that triplets on average are delivered at about 32 weeks because they just run out of room and the uterus can only expand so much. The goal is to keep the babies in AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. He said that I will most likely begin bed rest or at least partial bed rest somewhere around week 25 or so depending on how everything progresses. He said I would probably be able to work from home for awhile so that's great and will hopefully keep me sane while on bed rest. But I can't be very active at all as we don't want to increase the chances of preterm labor which would be the reason for bed rest.

The good news is that we were given the go ahead to go on our cruise on July 9th to the Bahamas. We have had that planned for awhile and would be upset if we couldn't go. We need a quick vacation before the babies are born. However, he said I would have to be careful and if I get tired make David push me around in a wheel chair!! I think I can handle that.

Also - we have decided to make one last trip home to Wisconsin before the babies are born. Mason & I are flying in on June 13th, Dave's flying in on June 18th, and we are all going back on Sunday the 21st. The tentative plan is to have a get together BBQ and casual baby shower at my parents house in Whitelaw on Saturday June 20th so mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing everyone!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Mason Updates

All we have been talking about lately is the triplets on the way so I figured it was time for a Mason update. Mason turned 2 December 24th and is sooooo much fun right now. He talks a mile a minute (he's like his Mom that way) and is working hard on the potty training. He is doing really well going #1, wears his underwear, and is dry most of the day. We are working very hard to be sure he's out of pull-ups before the babies come. I can't imagine buying diapers for 4 kids!! I'd have to take out a loan.

Mason is also a very helpful little boy. His daily job is feeding Oscar. He does very well with it, but sometimes puts a bit too much in the dish which Oscar can not afford. He's a little too chubby already (17.2 lbs) to be exact. Mason also likes to help try and fold the laundry and is obsessed with making sure all his bath toys are put in he bucket before his bath is over. He definitely takes after his Mom though with this clean habits, just kidding Dave!!

Mason also enjoys animals now and LOVES to go to the zoo. I will post a few pictures of him at the zoo a few weeks ago. Too bad our annual zoo pass just expired so we won't be able to go as much, but I'm sure we'll find other things to keep us occupied.

Mason is also quite the climber now - he can pretty much climb any piece of equipment at the park. He LOVES the park and since Daddy always takes him there, every time he gets in Daddy's truck, he says "Daddy I want to go the park" about 20 times in a row. Dave usually gives in :)

Well that's about it for now. I hope everyone is doing well and that it's getting a little warmer for all our folks up north. It's getting warmer here each day - it was in the mid 80s all week. However, we NEED some rain - send some our way!