Week 33 Ultrasound

Hello everyone!

Last week Thursday (6/24) we had another ultrasound. This time we were able to get pictures of the girls.

The girls are growing pretty fast now. Triplet A is now weighing in at 5 pounds 3 ounces. Triplet B is now weighing in at 5 pounds 6 ounces. Paige is our smallest right now. She is weighing in at 4 pounds and 8 ounces. This means that the twins are still in the 65% for weight and Paige is now at average for weight.

I know everyone is excited to see the pictures. The first two are the triplets heads all together.


This next picture is of Triplet A. She finally worked with the tech and was able to get a good profile picture. We were pretty excited!

This next one is of Triplet B. She normally takes really good pictures but today she was being difficult.

This next one is of Paige (Triplet C). This is a picture of her face. She looks really cute!

We are so excited that the babies are doing great. Rachel has tried to be a trouper during this whole pregnancy. It is now getting to the point where it is more difficult for her to get around. So she has been more home based lately. Her parents moved a bed into our living room to make it easier on her during the day and pretty soon she will be spending her nights there too (we believe). It is very important that Rachel rests and relaxes right now so those babies can grow.

Max with the help of our parents and friends, has been working so hard on getting things ready for the babies. It has been amazing to see how things are coming together so fast. We couldn't have gotten so far without help since Rachel is not able to help. We will take some pictures of the nursery and post them. We have everything up now except for a couple of pictures.

The dogs lately have taken to sleeping part-time in the Nursery. We are convinced that they know something is going on and they are getting protective of the babies already. They are really going to miss having Rachel at home with them while she is in the hospital delivering these little wonders of joy!

We hope this message finds everyone healthy and well. We will try to continue to post as the due date comes closer. Our doctor is hoping Rachel holds out until week 37.

Love ya,

Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, Paige, Bear and Bo

32 Week Update

Hello everyone!

Well we managed to make it to 32 weeks. If you didn't know 32 weeks is the average time frame that triplets make it. It is a huge milestone that we have made it this far.

So we went to the 32 week appointment. No big ultrasound just a bedside one. Max arranged his schedule so he could go to this appointment. The babies are doing great. They are moving and kicking and kept the doctor busy trying to hunt them down.

Rachel is going back again next week. This time for the big ultrasound to see how big the babies are and to check things out. The doctor thinks that Rachel is doing great and could be pregnant for awhile yet (Rachel has a different opinion with the heat now). The doctor basically told us today that she will wait to either 37 weeks to discuss a c-section or when Rachel goes into labor.

Beyond the appointment today, We have had a lot of help lately getting together the babies room and organizing. The room is looking great and when we are done, we will post some pictures. We are very happy and excited to be this far along in getting ready for the babies. Max's mom made very cute curtains and crib skirts that match the Jungle/Animal theme that is going on in the room. It will be so nice to have everything done before the babies are home!

We hope that this message finds everyone well and healthy. We will post some pictures soon so people can see the nursery and how big Rachel has gotten with the babies.

Love,

Max, Rach, Lilah, Aina and Paige

Week 30 and the little chunks

Hello everyone!

I know it has been awhile since the last update but we have been busy.

Rachel and her parents went to her week 30 ultrasound appointment yesterday. The babies are doing amazing. Since they are now so BIG it was not possible to get good pictures from the ultrasound but they did witness the first of many fights the triplets will have. Baby B was seen twice punching at Paige.

So the weights of the babies... the twins now both weigh 3 pounds 14 ounces and Paige weighs 3 pounds and 15 ounces. They are in the 64% for their age compared to single babies so they are doing amazing. They gained a ton of weight in the last month which is great since we are in the final month and the more they weigh the better they will be.

Our doctor is amazed at how well Rachel and the triplets are doing. The resting that Rachel has been doing has been helping with the babies well being and growth. Even though Rachel is very uncomfortable and doesn't like being confined and not able to do much, she does know that it is temporary for the babies well being.

The latest thing Rachel has had to put up with is having carpal tunnel syndrome because of the water retention and weight gain. Yesterday at her appointment she got splints to try out and that right now has been helping a little bit.

Max has been busy putting together the baby room. It is all painted so he is starting to spend his time putting the large items in the room so the room will be ready by the time the babies come home. This will be a busy weekend of organizing baby stuff and getting the room together.

We are hoping and praying for the babies to wait until July still. The longer they stay in the healthier they will be.

We will post some pictures of the baby shower soon.

We would like to thank everyone for their love and support during this time. We know that the babies feel the love around them as much as we do.

We pray that everyone is doing great!

Love,
Max, Rachel, Lilah, Paige, and Aina

26 week ultrasound pictures

Hello everyone!

Sorry we have been behind on updates. Here are the 26 week ultrasound pictures for everyone to enjoy. The babies are getting bigger so it is harder to get some good pictures but these are the four we have.

This is a picture of Lilah and Aina. It is a pretty good twin picture. At the time of this picture they were the opposite way so the picture shows one of them with their head and the other one is their belly.

This next picture is a picture of Baby A's face.


This one is a picture of Baby B's face.

Paige was lying on her belly for the ultrasound. Getting a face/profile picture was hard to do. Instead we have a cute little foot picture. Here is Paige's picture.

We hope that everyone is doing good. We would like to thank everyone for coming to our triplet shower. It was amazing how much love and support we felt that day. We are still working on organizing and putting stuff away from the shower.

We would also like to give a BIG thank you for the people who helped plan the wonderful shower. Thank you Julie (my sister), my mom Sandy, Max's mom Laurie, my cousin Brenda, our friends Jodie and Jacki. It was an amazing shower and all of the hard work that was put into the shower was beyond words. We will try to get some of the shower pictures up for people to look at.

Love you all,

Max, Rachel, Lilah, Paige, Aina, Bear and Bo

26 weeks and only 8 more weeks until July 1st

Hello!

We wanted to send out an update because we do know that people are waiting to find out news about the babies. Yes we have a couple of pictures and we will work on getting them uploaded pretty soon - we are also bringing the pictures to the shower so everyone can see the little girls!

The babies have grown. Baby A is breech and she weighs 2 pounds 2 ounces. Baby B has her little head down already and like her identical twin she weighs 2 pounds 2 ounce. Baby C figured out last weekend (by causing me a ton of pain) that she can spread out. She is right now stretched out laying on her belly in a horizontal position. Baby C (who we call Paige) now weighs 1 pound 11 ounces.

The ultrasound was really cute. Max's Aunt Ruth took part of the day off to come down and watch the ultrasound. We kept looking to see if we saw anyone of them sucking their thumbs. We thought we saw Baby B doing it but we couldn't be sure because of the position of the baby.

Our doctor is extremely happy over the health of the babies and Rachel's health. She is now working part-time and resting more and her health is showing the results. The babies are growing and developing like they should be and they are completely on track in development. So even though there are three of them, the pregnancy is coming along great!

We are still hoping that the babies at least wait until July 1st to make their appearance in the world or later. The longer the babies wait the healthier they will be.

We are really looking forward to seeing our family and friends this weekend at the shower. We hope you will be able to make to help celebrate with us!

We hope everything is well!

Love,

Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, and Paige also Bo and Bear

24 weeks and hopefully 10 more to go!

We are so excited to be at the 24 week milestone now. We are hoping that the babies still wait another ten weeks (or until July 1st) to arrive. Hopefully the babies are listening to us and will wait until then.

Rachel and her dad went to the doctor today for her 24 week check up. This was just a basic checkup with a bedside ultrasound so there are no pictures to share. The babies are doing great! All of the heartbeats are doing good and things are looking good for the babies.

Rachel who is getting larger because of the three babies has been told that she has to rest a little bit more than she has been. This means that she will be working from home part time now so she can relax more and take more naps! Right now it is very important that she stays relaxed and comfortable so the babies stay where they belong for hopefully 10 more weeks.

Max has been very busy keeping the house going. It is amazing on how he has stepped up to make sure Rachel stays on the couch and reclined. Besides doing the babies room (which is starting to look really nice now) he is also taking over all of the chores in the house. He has been such an amazing and big help in this time and it just goes to show you how great of a dad he will be with the little girls.

So basically we are in our countdown to meet the little ones. Hopefully they will wait as long as they possibly can for their arrival. We want them to be as healthy as they can be.

The baby shower is coming up on May 8th. If you have any questions about the shower please email us at mholm96@gmail.com. We are hoping that everyone will be able to come.

Love,

Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, Paige, Bo and Bear

Week 22 and babies have grown!

We are so excited to be on week 22. Today we had another ultrasound to see how the babies are growing. Sadly they were not that good picture takers today and since they are larger we were not able to get a picture of all three of them.

Baby A weighs 1 pound and 2 ounces. She right now is our largest baby. She is doing great but was really shy so you will not see her picture here.

Baby B weighs 1 pound. She has always been our most photogenic baby. We have two pictures of Baby B for everyone to see. She is doing great just like her identical twin sister.

Baby C now weighs 1 pound and 1 ounce. She is doing very well too. We were able to get a nice profile picture of Baby C.

Nana Holmquist was at the ultrasound today. She was very excited to see the three little girls move around. They were very cute even though they were not good for pictures today.\

Rachel is now going to be working from home full time now. This is not because of issues with the babies but so she is able to rest easier and relax more. She is now in the "third" trimester so the babies are bigger and cause more discomfort and pain while walking and sitting during the day.

There will be another ultrasound coming up again in a month. Hopefully the babies will take better pictures that time and we will have more pictures to post. We are still hoping that the babies will wait until July to make their grand appearance.

It was a great doctors appointment and it was so nice to see the little ones again on the screen moving around. We are so excited and so happy that our three little daughters are doing great! More news to come!!!

Love,

Max, Rachel, Lilah, Aina, and Paige (and we cannot forget about Bear and Bo)