Week 13 (red shirt)
The second trimester went much like the first. I felt great and had plenty of energy. We made the best of the Massachusetts tax-free weekend and bought all three cribs and the changing table week 13.
I had an OB appointment week 14 and the doctor said I was measuring 22 weeks and then laughed. I thought it was funny then too. Now I long to be that size! We also went to a wedding at the end of week 14 for our friends Amy and Stacy. It was a beautiful event and gave us the chance to see some friends and family who we hadn't seem in a while. Amy is my oldest friend and after her wedding she moved to San Jose, so going to her wedding and seeing her happy moment in person was a very special experience. The next time she's in town, the boys could be almost six months old!
Week 15, was the week of the minivan...after many test drives and several nights eating dinner after 9 pm, we settled on the Dodge Grand Caravan. It's a gray/blue color and all the seating "stows." It drives really well and is super comfortable. "Cool" has already become a secondary factor - what is happening to us? Who am I kidding, we drove Subaru's before and one could argue they aren't cool either. Ok, so we haven't been cool for years!
Week 16 (dress was a squeeze!), we went to New Jersey - in our minivan - for our niece Sierra's baptism. That same weekend, we also met Jeff and Joanne, parents of BBB triplets. We grilled them for advice and have actually kept in touch! They were kind enough to sell us their infant stroller and car seats. I think for the first time, reality set in when we drove home with three car seats in the car that weekend!
Week 17 (black & white dress)
Week 18, we went on what we think will probably be the last vacation we'll take in a few years. We went to the Cape and really just relaxed, spent time with family and enjoyed the freedom to do whatever we wanted. The week ended with a very exciting ultra sound
discovery...three boys! We couldn't believe it and immediately realized how easy it would be to have all three babies be the same gender. This narrowed the field for names too. Having a grandaughter on the Couture side and none on my side, all the grandparents were elated to hear they were all boys. All Dan keeps thinking is, finally, someone to help me in the yard!
During weeks 19 and 20 I started to get really big. I started to work from home week 20 and knowing I was getting more and more uncomfortable, we went to visit my cousin Lynne who has a 4 y/o boy and BG 2 y/o twins. She packed our minivan with more hand-me-downs than we could have ever imagined. And then she fed us until we thought we were going to burst. And still...we managed to hit Kimball's on the way home. There's always room for ice cream!
The 21 week ultrasound gave us the best pictures. All the boys were moving - a lot - and we couldn't believe how much they really looked like babies. I know that sounds wierd, but sometimes you have to use your imagination a bit with ultrasounds. We ended the week with a visit to see our friends Caroline and Scott. She is a week ahead of me and pregnant with a singleton. Putting the two of us next to each other was a hoot!
The rest of the trimester was spent on partial bed rest. So, I tried to start closing out projects at work and become one with our recliner. By the time week 24 began, I was on complete bedrest and my life of leisure began...
I can't believe we're into the third trimester already. It's been a wild ride so far, but our goal of 32 weeks is within sight and we couldn't be happier. For now, I'm just hanging out in bed, on the couch and Dan has been wonderful at keeping my water bottle full. He's also taken on 100% of the household chores. He gets a break on making dinner a few nights a week thanks to friends and family who drop off food.
