31 weeks

No belly pics this time around... not feeling very photogenic lately! :)
This week marks 31 weeks along. I removed a post I had up this last week, because it was too sad... I was having a really rough couple of days. So I would like to take things on a higher note with this post. Yes, as of Monday I found out I am dilated 2 centimeters, but my cervix is still thick and baby A is still high enough. On Monday Feb. 2nd I have more non stress tests and a doctors appointment to check dilation. Hopefully there isn't too much of a change in the cervix.
I have come down with a cold, Again! Funny thing... earlier this week a sister from the ward called saying she was going to come over to visit, but that she was sick and wanted to warn me. We came to the conclusion that she better postpone her visit, so that the kids or I weren't exposed to any more sicknesses. So she didn't come, and look! I got sick any way!~ Today I have kinda felt like death warmed over. Thank you to all you sisters who helped out with the kids today! I was out of commission today for sure! And dinner was great~! I was craving Chinese food, but then again... what haven't I been craving? Seriously, the other day I was talking to Rex and out of the blue I said, "I need one of those jelly filled donuts covered in powdered sugar!" I actually could smell it, and it made my mouth water! And then don't get me started on how good everything on the Arby's menu looked this week! We got a flier in the mail with coupons for arby melts, etc.... and I could smell them too! CRAZY TIMES... I never had cravings this strong with Seth or Madison. Good thing or I would have gained 100 pounds with each of them! By the way, my weight gain has been good... I can't believe I am about to post this, but I started out at 177 and now I am 213. I have only gained 36 pounds! Doctor says I need to gain at least 50 pounds by the end of the pregnancy. First time in my life I have ever tried to gain weight. I'm trying Doc!

Rex's Birthday was on the 18th. He is getting old! 28 years now! I am only 5 months behind him, but he will always be OLDER! I love you Rex and Happy Birthday!











Seth's 5th Birthday was this last Saturday(the 24th). He got to take only one friend, seeing as money is always a factor. He invited Trevor to go with him and Daddy and Aunt Lacey to the Dallas Aquatic Center. They played for several hours and then came here to the house for pizza and cake and ice cream with the family. Grandma and Grandpa White gave Seth his own set of Lincoln Logs, and mommy, daddy and Madison gave him a brand new piggy bank, since his old one was broken. I think he had a good birthday! We love you Seth.















































This Saturday is the baby shower that Sharon (my M.I.L.) and Kay Bowen are throwing for the triplets and I. I am so excited to see some of the faces of people I haven't seen in a while. I just hope I get this sneezing under control before then... I don't want to spoil the party because I am sick. Thanks Sharon and Kay! I can't wait... oh, and Sharon has paid for me to get a pedicure right before the shower. I love those massaging chairs and I could really use one this week.

By the way, if you have never thought of it before now.... It really stinks to sneeze with three babies inside! Lots of side effects come along with that. Thinking of switching to depends! LOL With the major pressure on my pelvis, I often wonder if this next sneeze is going to be the one to introduce baby A to a whole new world! Wouldn't that be a story? I can see headlines now... "Woman pregnant with triplets drops the whole litter, thanks to a sneeze!" :)

Okay, I feel better. And I couldn't stand how sad that last post was, so I am sorry if you feel left out cause you didn't get to read it. Promise, you didn't miss anything that great! Just me crying and whining about my plight.

So here is to optimism! We have 32 more days until these babies will come into the world! Thanks to every one for all your help. We are eternally indebted to you! And thanks Sharon and Debbie for putting the cribs up... it's all starting to come together. I have to mention... thank you Dianna! Poor Dianna had to chase down our family dog who slipped out of the house as soon as he saw his get away! And then later, when bathing Seth, the dog jumped into the bath, and Dianna had to deal with that! Dear, dear Dianna, thank you for all your help! The dog will be lucky if it makes it another week as far as I am concerned, but he is Rex's little pal now, and I think I will loose that battle! Thanks to all of you. I Love you all!

30 Weeks, Baby!!!

Wow, lots has happened this last week. Yesterday marked 30 weeks along! Exciting!

On Monday we spent over 7 hours at the Family Birth Center with an ultrasound and non stress tests to monitor the babies heart rates. The ultrasound went really well... (it is getting nearly unbearable to lay on my back for 2+ hours for the measurements of all three babies). Here are the results:

Baby A
Heart Rate: 139
Pounds: 3.4
Percentile: 52%

Baby B
Heart Rate: 144
Pounds: 3.1
Percentile: 45%

Baby C
Heart Rate: 144
Pounds: 3.3
Percentile: 50%

I got some cute ultrasound pictures of the babies too! Remember these are 2-D pictures, so the pictures only show some of their facial features.

After our regularly long ultrasound appointment (only long cause there are 3 babies to measure), We had to go to the next floor down to check in for non-stress testing of the babies. We started out in a room that only could monitor 2 babies at one time, so I had to redress and move to another room (which was a lot bigger and had a TV for Seth to watch cartoons- yeah I forgot to mention that 7 hours was with Seth there. We wanted him to be able to experience the ultrasound... and had no idea that the testing afterward would take 4 additional hours!) It took forever! The nurses and Doctor did everything they could, but these three little boys wouldn't hold still! Every time we got the monitor on for one baby the other one's would move and we would have to reposition theirs. We needed to have about 30 minutes of constant monitoring of all three babies together! So it's not the hospitals fault at all... I just have 3 very active little boys in here (but I already knew that!) The crazy thing about this non-stress testing is that we have to do it once a week for the next two Mondays, and then we will switch to two times a week! I am afraid poor Rex is not going to have enough time for studying between school days because of all the appointments. I am sure he will find a way to make it work. :)
SO... they finally got the monitoring done and we went to get something to eat! I was starving! Sharon had been watching Madison that whole time, which I am so thankful for, cause it was hard enough for Seth to wait around that long with us, and I know Maddie would have lost it before the ultrasound was even over.
That evening I was laying down at home and... to make a very, very long story short.... Rex found Madison with the Children's Tylenol. She had some how gotten past the child lock on the bottle, and poured it all over her bed and herself. There was no part of her that wasn't sticky! I read the back of the bottle and called Poison Control while stripping her clothes off and putting her in the shower. Rex managed to scrape up the puddle of Tylenol on her bed and get it back into the bottle so we could tell poison control how much was left. They told us to rush her to the E.R.! So we pulled her from the shower and dressed her in PJ's and they were off to the hospital. Rex's mom came to the E.R. to pick up Seth to take him to her house so Rex could focus fully on Madison. It was very stressful sitting here home alone and wondering if Madison was going to be okay. I was very emotional and anxious. I called Rex I think once every hour, and that was holding back!!! lol
Turns out after over 6 hours in the E.R., making Madison drink a charcoal drink (which she threw up all over), blood drawn, and an IV that they had to poke her for twice because she was putting up quiet the fight, the blood results came back that she had absolutely NO TYLENOL in her system! Poor Madison! When they got home (after midnight) she was asleep on daddy's shoulder and I got out of bed so I could give her some kisses. My poor baby! Everything is so different around here for the kids, and I know that they aren't getting all the care that they used to. It makes me feel so helpless. You know I was thinking about it, and Seth and Madison were a full time job for me as a stay at home mom. I was able to see to all their needs because the only other thing I was doing in life was a church calling. Poor Rex has been working on his bachelors full time and working a job part time, on top of my old full time job, taking care of our Family! I have been too hard on him I think. After all they are men... they aren't wired the same as us women! lol Not that that is bad... it's just that they don't have some of the same instincts that a mother has. So our family survived that day... BARELY! lol What a day! (Madison is doing great!)
Today I had physical therapy! Not in the pool though... That's right! I was approved for more visits to the therapist! Yahoo! I got a back message and rested on a heat pad for 10 wonderful minutes. It felt so good! I will still continue to do the pool as often as Ii can get there.
Also today I had a doctors appointment where we got a lot of good news! My cervix hasn't gotten any worse (same as last week), my blood pressure and tests showed I am in tip top shape, and we got to set a date for the C-Section!!!

March 3rd!!!

So we will have 3 babies on 3/3. What a coincidence huh? The doctor said he was going out of town for a week and a half right after that, so he picked that day! I like it a lot... and I am so excited... I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! We finally have a date to push towards. March 3rd lands on a Tuesday, so I will be exactly 36 weeks! Happy Day! :)

Taking a Step Back:

Well, every one... I went to the doctor this last Wednesday and measured 45 1/2 weeks along. Again, 40 weeks is full term for a singleton. Even with my other pregnancies I never measured more than 41 weeks. This is craziness! :) Also, I things have started to progress a little, and I am starting to dilate. Just STARTING to... so no worries, doctor says he expected this. Doctor reiterated that I need to be true to bed rest. I guess no more cheating. If bed rest doesn't kill me, I know I can handle anything... including the triplets! :)


I'll tell you all I am still a little scared~ But I know that there are lots of options for me if things progress too quickly, and we are assured by the doctors that things still look really good. I go in on Monday for another ultrasound (I promise to ask for profile pics of the babies again). Seth is going to go with us, and Madison will hang out at grandma's. Right after the ultrasound on the 4th floor of the birthing center we will go to the 3rd floor where the triplets will undergo some stress tests. They need to monitor their heart rates on a regular basis from here on out. Soon I will have to go in twice a week for the stress tests.
I am including a video of the day we found out we were having triplets. The first part was of Madison getting her hair done right before we were leaving to the ultrasound. The second part was of Rex's dad at his work when we told him the Great News! So funny~ you have to check it out!
Thanks to every one who has helped out in every way!~ We couldn't imagine doing this alone. We love you all!
Love Aleece

Working on week 29

I am 28 weeks and working on week 29. On Thursday, while Rex was at school, Sharon took me to my appointment with my OB/GYN. Everything looked good still. I took my glucose test (not too bad, they have definitely improved the flavor!) I got a call Friday afternoon from the doctor about my test results, which had me worried for a moment, but he assured me that I am not diabetic. I guess they also checked my hemoglobin levels and they came back very low. So I am anemic, big surprise, I have been with the other pregnancies too. But this time he wants me doubling my dose of iron supplements. Explains why I have felt more tired and weak lately.

I know this isn't much of an update, but really isn't much more to say about that. This last couple days I have worked on transferring the pictures I took of the Young Women in our ward (while I was in that calling) from our home computer to our lap top. The CD burner on the home computer wouldn't work, so I transferred them all to burn them onto CD from the lap top. It took two Cd's! Yeah, I like to take pictures. I am going to give the Cd's to the young women's president, Sunshine H. She will figure out something cute to do with all of them I am sure. Some of the pictures were of the girls and their dads learning how to dance from Bro and Sis Bergevin, a talent show night for the Beehives and Mia maids, the night we played the giant size game "LIFE" in the gym, Sister Spencer's Birthday Party, and some great Girls Camp pictures! It was a lot of fun to go back and look at the all! Good Memories girls! I will cherish them forever.

Here are some pictures of Seth and Madison with their best friend, Max!





















Aren't they cute! They love Max, and he is great with them... As long as they stay away from him while he is eating. He is very possessive of his food and will bite to defend it. Hard to say what from his past caused him to be that way, but we just keep his food far from where the kids play.

I sure miss you all! Hope everything is going well in your lives! Love Aleece

P.S. I got my hair chopped off this week and I hate the way it turned out!!!! You may not get to see any more pictures of me... lol I shouldn't have gone with the bangs! Ahhhh! Too late now, I guess, but I am so sad about it. I cut it short to avoid spending a lot of time on my hair, but now I have to spend more time trying to make it look decent! Pickles!