17 weeks

We are 17 weeks and 2 days pregnant with TRIPLETS!!!

We are still getting adjusted to the fact that our entire life is going to be turned upside down and inside out. Don't get me wrong we are so excited and love each one of these babies already. We are realistic though and know that nothing is going to be the same after they get here. Truth be told we have gotten use to it being the four of us. Two teenagers and us. Lots of alone time, lots of picking up and going where we want and when we want, spoiling Brittni and Colin financially a bit, lots of alone time (oh did I say that already?). I really will miss that the most I think. We have a very strong marriage and I think part of that is attributed to the time we have had to build our marriage up. I will also miss being able to spend one on one time with my children. I really want to make a commitment that as soon as the babies are health and big enough that we have date nights and time alone with Brittni and Colin individually. Lets see how that goes in real life huh?

Quick update about all that is going on right now:

Brittni is in California with Karisa and Kari. She is homesick and wants to come home but is there for the duration. She has never been this far from home for this long ever. She comes home July 15Th. Yeah!!!!

Colin starts football practice July 14Th and the madness will begin! Colin was getting a haircut by Mom and decided to have some weird twitch because the hair was itching him, (this is his explanation) I will stick with a convulsion of some sort that made my hand jump and remove almost all the hair on the side of his head with the shortest length on the clippers. Not Good!!! So now Colin looks like he is in boot camp.

Joey has been working his bum off with yard work, picking up overtime, worked on the house, fixing the blessed mower that breaks every time he uses it, seriously "every time", and all the misc. jobs I give him. We haven't had any us time at all and it makes us both a little grouchy. We think a day to nap for 20 hours would be wonderful. We are both stressed about money for the future and that really wears on us.

I have also worked a bunch of overtime, done yard work although not as much as Joey, Definitely not mowed since the only time I ever was allowed to touch the mower I REALLY broke it and almost drove off the embankment. In my defense the wheels wobble. REALLY! Lots of other stuff that really isn't that exciting but takes up all my time.

Jaci has been very busy growing 3 beautiful babies that are now about 5 inches long and weigh about 5 oz. She is now almost over the morning sickness that was all day sickness. She has gained 3lbs. so far. She has outgrown all her pants in the last week and we are going shopping tomorrow night. She really looks pregnant now and it is so exciting.

We have a doctors app. scheduled on July 16Th for a detailed ultrasound. We also have a 2 week check this Friday. It's been two weeks since we saw the babies so we can't wait to see how much they've grown.