Baby Shower in Duluth

This Saturday was a fantastic day. My girlfriends from high school threw me an awesome shower and the Dawgs won. Who could ask for anything more?!?! The shower was such a blast! We played games, ate good food, and of course got lots of neat things for the babies. Some of the gifts included a car seat for Sarah, a high chair, lots of diapers, lots of baby clothes, blankets, bottles, things for the nursery, gift cards, and much, much more! Also, Kristy, Carla, and Janna surprised me with a scrapbook they made. It has pics of us growing up, pics of Kurt and I, and pics from the pregnancy. I had to hold back the tears big time! It was such a special and thoughtful gift. Also, another great surprise was seeing my good friend Ashley again after a decade at least. She is every bit the sweet, wonderful person I remembered from school. It was great to get caught up with her. I am such a lucky girl to have all these wonderful people in my life.
The first pic here is a group shot of all my Duluth girls. Then there's a pic of me with my Mom. And the others are from opening gifts.

24 Weeks

Today I've reached another milestone. Today I am 24 weeks pregnant. This is the point when a baby is considered "viable" meaning it could possibly live on its own outside the womb. I could not imagine having a baby this early and born this small. But with all we went through losing Leyna, it eases my mind that these babies are going to be ours to keep. With each milestone I have set forth in my mind, I can breathe a little easier when we sail past them. The first milestone was making it past the point in pregnancy when we lost Leyna. The second milestone is this 24 week "viability" mark. Next, is 28 weeks, a point where most will not suffer long-term complications although they will need a lot of help when they're born. Then is 32 weeks where most babies are healthy they just need a little help with breathing, eating, and staying warm. My preference is that the babies will stay put until their scheduled c-section date at 36 weeks. Only time will tell when we get to meet these sweet little babies. But for today I'm breathing a little easier that my babies are snug as a bug in a rug. Only 84 days until 36 weeks.

Thank you Ginny!

This weekend was a busy one for the Koenig family. Saturday was my 29th birthday and we headed to Duluth the celebrate. After a disappointing football game (I still love you Dawgs), we headed to our favorite Italian restaurant Provino's to celebrate! I got lots of yummy food and some pretty awesome gifts! Sunday, Kurt and I met my Duluth gals- Kristy, Carla (& Sean), Janna, Amanda, and Courtney for brunch. We ate at The Flying Biscuit and it was delicious. On Sunday we also met with Ginny (another triplet mommy whose blog I follow religiously-lol) and her family. Kurt and I bought her triple stroller. Ginny was sad to part with it but glad it was going to a family who will make good use of it. Her triplets are too big for it now. So now we have a stroller to cart our babies around- yay! Now we just need the snap in car seats for it. I hope we get those at one of our upcoming baby showers. Stay tuned. Below is a pic of what our stroller will look like once we get the car seats too. Enjoy!

The all Luke "Baby C" show!

Kurt and I are beginning to think we're jinxed when it comes to doctor visits. Today and two weeks ago at our visit, rain and traffic more than doubled our commute. It should not take 2 hours to get anywhere in the city! But we finally made it and it was a great visit! All 3 babies look fantastic and my cervix is still very long (4.4cm) and closed. All good news! My blood pressure was again elevated but the doc didn't seem concerned. Especially since she knows next week I'll be starting light bed rest. Friday is my last day at work until after the babies arrive. Today's visit was a little different though. Luke who is usually my shy child was the outgoing one today. We got several great profile pics and 2 face pics. The face pics are black and white 3-D and make him look like a little alien but I couldn't help but post them. He's our sweet little alien! Lol. All 4 pics are of Luke- none of Jake or Sarah this week. Also, they didn't do growth estimates this week but plan to at our next visit on November 10th. Stay tuned.

My first baby shower

Yesterday (Sunday) was my very first baby shower. My good friends in Newnan got together and threw me a great party. We had good food, good friends, and lots of goodies for the babies. When I got home, Kurt unloaded the car and we took pictures of the gifts from the shower. Enjoy! I have a few more in the upcoming weeks and am so excited! Back to the doc tomorrow.

Babies on the move!

Two weeks ago tonight I felt my very first flutter. What a difference just two weeks can make! Now I feel the babies moving every day, many times a day. A few nights ago I could even feel the movement from the top of my belly. I got Kurt to put his hands on my belly but it had mostly stopped by the time he got there. I'm sure he'll get plenty more chances to feel the babies kicking. Today I was working on the computer and I could feel someone moving around on the left and the right. I wonder if they were wrestling in there!

Some exciting things are coming up. On Sunday my awesome girlfriends in Newnan are throwing me a baby shower. It's my very first one and I am so excited! And then on Tuesday morning Kurt and I are headed back to the doc for our 23 week scan and check-up. The following week I have to go in for my glucose tolerance test to see if I have gestational diabetes. Please cross your fingers I don't! It is common among multiple pregnancies like mine. I can't wait to see the babies again and get an update!

We have names!

Kurt and I decided we were going to decide on the names for the babies once and for all so we just sat down and made a final decision. Drumroll please........

Baby A is Sarah Grace
Baby B is Jacob "Jake" William
Baby C is Lucas "Luke" Richard

So now that we've reached 22 weeks, there are just 14 weeks at the most until we get to meet Sarah, Jake, and Luke. Just 3 months to go! And now since we have names, I'm going to refer to the babies by name in the blog instead of by letter. I hope that makes it less confusing.