A Great Day

We ran out of fingers and toes.

 

Trying to count friends and family that showed up at the Perkins Park shelter, we quickly ran out of digits.  Kelly's sis and

 my sis arranged a family/close-by friends shower, and it turned out beautifully.  

Weather? Check - low 80s and a steady breeze.  

Food? Check - Kelly's mom and others provided the substance with great meat and salads, and 

Earl Grey iced tea (the tea was awesome, if you have some Earl Grey in the pantry, brew it with ice, it's mucho delicioso!).  

Kelly and I were overwhelmed with generosity as everyone brought amazing gifts for the triplets.  We are well taken care of and have an amazing start to our family life.  We are so thankful for everyone that has thought, prayed and talked to us about the next phase in our lives with the kids.  It's all helped so much!  

Old friends were reunited, family was reacquainted and it seemed like everyone had a good time.  Thanks everyone for a great day!! 

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Sometimes we all need a little pep talk.  Kelly gives me talks when I am unenthused about work, or virtually anything else.  It really helps.  I've been giving Kelly some when the burden of carrying three kids seems unbearable.  Sometimes it's all I can do to help.  

Since the Olympics are upon us, I have been telling Kelly to keep going because she is not unlike an Olympian.  The percentages of having triplets versus being an Olympian vary depending on how you compare it - but let's be clear; Kelly is pulling off an amazing feat.  

Our last appointment, at 24 weeks, showed that the kids are all above 70 percentile for weight, which is amazing for triplets.  Baby C was 87 percentile, at 1lb 13oz.  That's a bruiser.  And her ankles aren't even swollen yet (some call them 'kankles?').  

Also from our last Dr. appointment we had a little scare.  Kelly was slightly dilated (Quote from Dr. Ward: "Well, I felt a head and somebody's hand was holding my finger").  Ooookay.  We went to the Labor and Delivery dept.  for some monitoring and steroids to help the kids in case Kelly dilated even more and had to labor.  

As it turns out, the dilation wasn't a big deal, but Kelly did get some good 'roids.  A congressman called and wanted her to testify in front of the Ethics on Pregnancy panel, but refused on basis of inconclusive tests.  Roger, Mark and Sammy gave us some good advice on that one.  

We're keeping the kids comfortable, hopefully, and waiting for the moment we've been looking forward to for some time.  In the meantime, some home brewing, organization and making meals ahead is on the docket.