baby B is still a mystery!

baby A weighs 1lb. 4oz. baby B weighs 1lb. 5 oz.
baby C weighs 1 lb. 3 oz.

these pictures were taken at today's appointment. the babies are doing well! the ultrasound technician tried very hard for us to find out baby B's gender but it did not happen. baby B is facing my back rather than A and C who are facing my stomach, which was making it difficult. the tech had me laying on my side and rolling over slowing time many times to try to see in between those legs, but B was being modest and we still don't know the gender. oh well, there is always next time. and more importantly, we were thrilled to learn that the babies are doing well. the hearts are on the left sides of their bodies and pointing in the correct direction. other organs looked good and the babies weights are right were they should be.

we saw the high risk doctor today and he said he was very encouraged by things so far. we have hit a critical week this week in terms of viability should i go into preterm labor at this point. each week is another milestone in terms of better chances that the babies would make it should they have to be delivered early. in addition, he saw no evidence of twin to twin transfusion, which is a scary concern with having a set of identical twins. the tech said that baby A and C are the ones that split from one egg, so they are our identical twins. baby B has not changed positions as much as babies A and C are. at times A and C were both laying sideways across my belly. it was cute seeing both of their heads side by side; but it made the task of the technician's more challenging. baby A would then shift back into her position in the middle. she kept popping up in the pictures the tech was trying to take of the other babies - what a ham! baby B kind of seems to be doing his/her own thing on the side while A and C are moving all over each other. it was cute. we got a vhs tape of the ultrasound so beware to any visitors, we will most likely have to watch it!

after the appointment, i had to go over to the hospital to get my first steroid shot. the shot helps promote lung development, which is important due to the fact that triplets are born premature. tomorrow i head back for shot number two. the walk through the hospital is exhausting. i can't believe how tired and out of breath i get. i also talked to the doctor about this pain on my rib cage. he said it is very common with multiples because the rib cage is actually moving to accommodate a rather large and fast growing uterus. he said my uterus is growing three times faster than with a single birth, explaining all of the aches and pains. my new best friends are tylenol and a heating pad on the sore areas. our next appointment is may 8, 2007. we'll keep you posted!