28 weeks

I reached my first milestone today, I made it to 28 weeks! Basically from here on out, every 2 weeks is a milestone, as the triplets' odds of survival/healthy bodies jumps higher and higher. Although for me, each day seems like a milestone. There have been a few days here where I have just told myself, I HAVE to make it one more day. And when I do, I am proud of my body for hanging in there, and I feel like it was a big accomplishment. My last ultrasound was at 26.5 weeks, so I don't have a great medical update. I am just hoping and praying that my cervix is staying strong. I have started to get stronger and more frequent contractions, so that is a little concerning, but I think I am still just fine. It is just so hard to know how much longer my body can hang in there. The babies are as active as ever. It is crazy to feel as much movement as I do. I often wonder how it would feel to be pregnant with one after having a triplet pregnancy. I'm sure I'd worry about how little movement I would feel :)
Benson has loved all of his visitors. My mom (aka Bow as Benson now calls her) was in town for a few weeks, then Emily, Beck, and Gibson (or as Benson calls them, M, Beck, and Gibsus). He has thoroughly enjoyed being around so much family. Cynthia is coming to the rescue again tonight and will be here for a week or so. And let's not forget the hours he has spent over at Jason and Kamry's on my crazy long doctor visits. I am so grateful for all of our family and friends being so willing to help us in any way they can. Even if you haven't been able to come visit, we appreciate all the support and prayers you have been sending our way.
Anyways, to end this long post I just want to share some thoughts I've had lately. I've been thinking of all the tender mercies Heavenly Father has blessed us with lately. I am especially grateful for the peace he has blessed our home with. No matter what happens, I know Heavenly Father is mindful of me and is watching over and blessing me. Sometimes I just wish he could tell me when I will deliver these babies and if they all are going to make it. But I realize he is helping me grow by not telling me. I have come to understand more fully the degree to which we need to trust in him and his plan for us. And even when things don't go the way we hope, or life seems very uncertain, I know that he is fully aware and wants to bless us. Sometimes the blessings don't come the way we want, but they do still come. For example, I know he has been blessing me to feel as little discomfort as possible. Yes, it hurts to have 3 babies in me and stretch as quickly as I am. But in some ways, I cannot believe how relatively easy it has been - all I have to do is think about how grateful I am that the babies are still inside me and the discomfort almost vanishes. Gratitude can work miracles! I am just so thankful for the trust he has given me by allowing me to be a mother to these little miracles, and I will do my best to be worthy of such a blessing.