The Allred's: May 2013

This post might be longer than normal, but I want it for memories! All good stuff!!!

We are in the 24th week of the pregnancy. If I make it to my goal date then I have 10 wks left! CRAZY! It's finally kicking in that soon we will have 3 little babies. The reality of that is something I can't quite wrap my head around. Which I'm guessing is a very normal feeling when you are expecting multiples. There is honestly so much on my mind and I just need to get it all out there. This might jump around from subject to subject but in 10 years I want to be able to go back and remember all these feelings. And I want the babies to one day read this and know...so hang with me. Or just jump down to the pictures. :)

Ok......the month of May. This has been something on my mind for days now. I wasn't sure I was going to blog about it but I think I want to. There are so many things happening this month between baby showers, Mother's Day and my birthday. All of these events have been something that i have honestly dreaded in the past few years. Thanks to infertility. First off baby showers - they were always so hard to go to. I always dreamed of one day it would be me. Then the next baby shower would come and it wasn't me. This pattern went on for awhile. It hurt worse every time. Same with my birthday.....another year older and childless. And Mother's Day, same feelings - another year - not a mom. All of these events have or are happening this month and I'm so incredibly thankful and feel so blessed right now. There are SO many women that have it harder than I did when it comes to infertility. So many of them are friends of mine and it hurts my heart!! The thing is we ALL want the same thing - to me a mom - no matter what this journey throws at us and what obstacles, painful medical procedures, a roller coaster of hormones due to medications, the list goes on and on. So, I will stop rambling about this and leave this subject with a request that if you pray, please don't forget the ones going through this crazy journey. I know it got me through and I'm so thankful for all the prayers that I received....they worked!!!!!

On to todays dr's appt! Once again everything looked great! My dr could not be more pleased with how this is going. The babies continue to grow and grow! My cervix is perfect still - I know gross but this is what is keeping me out of the hospital and off bed rest. All 3 babies are measuring right at 24-25 weeks and weigh well over a pound each! We are thrilled and shocked at how well its going. So are our dr's. They have all said by now normally i would be on bed rest or in the hospital. I did have my gestational diabetes test today. All was great until I almost passed out. My blood sugar crashed really bad. My dr and nurse rolled me on my side and covered me with cold wet towels. After a few minutes of that and drinking some juice I was ok. We will have the results back on that within a week. I'm praying I passed it. If not, I have to do a 3 hour test and I don't know how i will survive that!!!!
Today's sonogram pics! I really should stop taking pics of these and should scan them. BUT that is too much work!

This is a pic of all 3 heartbeats. Kinda cool!

Brennan's sweet profile.

Carter looking at us! Ha Wonder if he will have chubby cheeks - looks like it!

Carter's profile

And Wild Child Annie!!!!!!

This girl is so active! She flips around ALL THE TIME!

I don't know how she had room to move around like she does!

Baby Shower!

Sunday afternoon the girls from work threw a baby shower for the trips! It was so fun and cute! Laurie did an amazing job with the help of Traci and Susan!! I LOVE all these girls to death! I don't think we got pics of everyone though. :( Be prepared for picture overload and they are all out of order!

Aubrey, Me, Traci and Christen