Today we had a growth ultrasound and the babies are still measuring very large. Baby A weighs 5 pounds 8 ounces and Baby B weighs 4 pounds 13 ounces. That puts them in the 91 and 65th percentile with a 11% difference between them. The lady was really nice and was just starting to show us some 4-d stuff, but sadly I could not lay on my back anymore, I was about to throw up and pass out so we had to stop. This very well could be our last ultrasound! Knowing that, hubs came with me today. Both babies are heads to the right, feet swinging down and around on a and up and over on b.
I then went to the NST room and both babies were doing well. No contractions. Then I met with the doctor, one I like, and he said everything was looking good. There was some protein in my urine, but my blood pressure was fine as usual, so they are sending it out to see about a UTI.
I have been having MAJOR problems with pregnancy carpal tunel. It started last week and has gotten worse and now effects both hands. It is horrible at night and in the morning until they losen up. It prevents me from sleeping the numbness, loss of feeling, pain and just all sorts of really crappy feelings. It is in both of them now and it really just sucks. He suggested some wrist braces or he said he can send me to a hand surgeon for some steroid shots. I bought a few braces today and hope they help because I really can't imagine this pain/discomfort for another 4 weeks.
Speaking of another 4 weeks, he moved my c-section back to April 1st. He said going to 39 weeks was not recommended and that 38 weeks on the dot was when they like to take twins. Not a day before...they would have to do an amnio in order to take them before 38 weeks without there being a problem, but that 39 weeks was post term and could have some complications, especially with babies growing as large as ours are. So we are back to April 1st, with the doctor I don't love...but I will just be happy to be done...I am done now.
One thing I haven't shared on here is that I am having my tubes tied during the c-section. Even though I am only 31....we are done. 2 is enough..and my husband has a daughter who will be 18 on March 24th. We probably would have been done at 1, but 2 is good. We are 100% sure that we don't want anymore. We can't afford any more. My husband was going to go for a vasectomy, but after doing research and talking with my doctor, it adds 5 minutes to my procedure and no recovery complications. So that is our plan. I am a bit sad about it, even though I know it is the right decision for our family.
Oh, my new obsession is buying diapers on Amazon.com, through amazon mom and subscribe and save. I spent $60.25 today, used 18 coupons that I got at the doctors office today in magazines, and am getting 1210 diapers in various sizes (all huggies or pampers) and 1512 pampers wipes delivered to my door. That is a fantastic price. I got various sizes from 1-4, because I already have quite a stock of diapers built up for us. But without using my coupons it would have been $305! You have to look for the coupons and remember to cancel your subscription but to score a deal like that, it is worth it for me. I can say comfortably we have diapers for at least the first months, possibly longer from all the buying I have done over the last 8 months.
So thats the news. In 32 days I will be a mom holding babies!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Our Nursery
Is almost 100% done. Here are some pictures. At some point I need some help uploading pictures because they always go in the wrong order and never can I put writing under them like some of you all can. But for now...here it is.
I love the cube piece, it came from Ikea and was exactly what I wanted/needed. And the shelves in the closet, which were there when we bought the place have been a life saver. I can't imagine having to try and find space for all that stuff if they were not there. I want to get their names in brown letters and hang them on the walls on the sides of their cribs, but we need to have names first!
The only thing I am unsure of is the monkey pillows hanging above the cribs. The pillows are cute, but can't be used in the crib....and I wanted to hang something above the cribs but nothing hard on the slight off chance it could ever fall and harm one of the babies. So that is what I have for now. Who knows, it may change.
Oh, and this nursery was done on a small budget!!!!
I love the cube piece, it came from Ikea and was exactly what I wanted/needed. And the shelves in the closet, which were there when we bought the place have been a life saver. I can't imagine having to try and find space for all that stuff if they were not there. I want to get their names in brown letters and hang them on the walls on the sides of their cribs, but we need to have names first!
The only thing I am unsure of is the monkey pillows hanging above the cribs. The pillows are cute, but can't be used in the crib....and I wanted to hang something above the cribs but nothing hard on the slight off chance it could ever fall and harm one of the babies. So that is what I have for now. Who knows, it may change.
Oh, and this nursery was done on a small budget!!!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Whine, whine, whine....
Yup...it is getting to be about that time. The time where being pregnant just sucks, at least with two. I don't know about with 1, but at this time frame 2 is really killing me.
I went to the doctors yesterday and the boys fought so much when they were trying to monitor them for contractions that they ended up having to monitor them separately.
I sort of screwed myself into being pregnant 6 days longer as well. I had a c section scheduled for April 1st. I didn't love the date but I also had only met the doctor one time and wasn't thrilled that she would be doing it. I was going to talk with her a little bit tomorrow because my appointment was with her.
I really wanted my favorite doctor. The one who I have been seeing all along. The one who deals very well with all my craziness and neurotics. Well, she saw me going into the room and she decided she would see me yesterday instead of the other doctor and I discussed my concerns with her about the other doctor doing my section. She said she was more than happy to do it and that she was on that Saturday and that they usually don't do non-emergency sections on weekends but that if a doctor okays it and the hospital okays it, then it's a go and she said she would try to work it out.
So I got a call an hour later saying the hospital wouldn't do that Saturday but that Dr. T was on that Thursday, the 7th. So now my c-section is April 7th...be there at 11 am. 6 days longer.
I told Dr. T yesterday that my ribs hurt and she said after hearing the boys fight yesterday she is surprised that I haven't any broken ribs by now. I also complained about not being able to breathe well sometimes, and not being able to catch my breath. She seems not all surprised by any of this. What she did seem surprised by is that I am almost 33 weeks and made it this far without even one visit to the hospital...and that I have come this far without complications. She said I could go into labor any minute now and she is doubtful I will make it to 38 weeks, but we will see.
One new thing that is very problematic is it seems I have pregnancy carpal tunnel. It has only reared its ugly head the last few days but boy does it suck. It really sucks at night, it sucks when I want to do something and can't feel my right hand at all. She said it should get better by 8 weeks post birth, but could take up to 12 weeks.
Other things...I am tired, it takes every ounce of energy to do almost anything, even get in and out of my car. Trying to get comfy at night and rolling over is impossible. It is just getting worse and worse. The babies each gain about half a pound a week now, so they are growing in leaps in bounds and just getting huge....and that just makes me all that much more uncomfy. And I can't imagine it getting any better...just worse.
I made it to 33 weeks, but seriously guys...I am waving the white flag. I am done. I hurt and hurt and cry and cry and really don't know how I will do this for much longer. I am getting depressed and my motivation to do anything is almost never there. :-(
Sorry to be the Debbie downer of the day....but I just need to vent...
I went to the doctors yesterday and the boys fought so much when they were trying to monitor them for contractions that they ended up having to monitor them separately.
I sort of screwed myself into being pregnant 6 days longer as well. I had a c section scheduled for April 1st. I didn't love the date but I also had only met the doctor one time and wasn't thrilled that she would be doing it. I was going to talk with her a little bit tomorrow because my appointment was with her.
I really wanted my favorite doctor. The one who I have been seeing all along. The one who deals very well with all my craziness and neurotics. Well, she saw me going into the room and she decided she would see me yesterday instead of the other doctor and I discussed my concerns with her about the other doctor doing my section. She said she was more than happy to do it and that she was on that Saturday and that they usually don't do non-emergency sections on weekends but that if a doctor okays it and the hospital okays it, then it's a go and she said she would try to work it out.
So I got a call an hour later saying the hospital wouldn't do that Saturday but that Dr. T was on that Thursday, the 7th. So now my c-section is April 7th...be there at 11 am. 6 days longer.
I told Dr. T yesterday that my ribs hurt and she said after hearing the boys fight yesterday she is surprised that I haven't any broken ribs by now. I also complained about not being able to breathe well sometimes, and not being able to catch my breath. She seems not all surprised by any of this. What she did seem surprised by is that I am almost 33 weeks and made it this far without even one visit to the hospital...and that I have come this far without complications. She said I could go into labor any minute now and she is doubtful I will make it to 38 weeks, but we will see.
One new thing that is very problematic is it seems I have pregnancy carpal tunnel. It has only reared its ugly head the last few days but boy does it suck. It really sucks at night, it sucks when I want to do something and can't feel my right hand at all. She said it should get better by 8 weeks post birth, but could take up to 12 weeks.
Other things...I am tired, it takes every ounce of energy to do almost anything, even get in and out of my car. Trying to get comfy at night and rolling over is impossible. It is just getting worse and worse. The babies each gain about half a pound a week now, so they are growing in leaps in bounds and just getting huge....and that just makes me all that much more uncomfy. And I can't imagine it getting any better...just worse.
I made it to 33 weeks, but seriously guys...I am waving the white flag. I am done. I hurt and hurt and cry and cry and really don't know how I will do this for much longer. I am getting depressed and my motivation to do anything is almost never there. :-(
Sorry to be the Debbie downer of the day....but I just need to vent...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Maternity pictures session 1!
Maternity picture story.
So, I knew I wanted newborn pictures done, but maternity ones never crossed my mind. When I mentioned them to my husband to be sure he wasn't interested he actually was. He thought it would be something nice to do and remember. So I said okay.
And then I went on the hunt for someone affordable. I immediately thought of our wedding photographer because we really loved her work. I emailed her and she said she would think about it and get back to me. That was in September and then I never heard from her again. I have a friend that I went to school with in RI for many years and her hubby does photography on the side and she showed me some of his work. It was nice, and I was interested and it was only going to be $50 for the session for the disc of pictures. Great price, but I would have to travel 2 hours each way for the sessions. Not awful for matenrity pictures, but not ideal for newborn pictures. But it was an option.
Then while surfing Craigs List I came across an ad from a photographer looking to build her portfolio offering to do maternity and newborn pictures for free. So I email her. She is very interested in doing them for us, especially for the twins newborn pictures. So we email back and forth, I look at her website and she seems okay. And it's free, and only a 25 minute drive.
THEN a few weeks ago I hear from our wedding photographer saying she will do ours and for an amazingly cheap price of $30. Then I am torn. I love her and her work. I feel really comfortable with her.
I whine to the hubby...what do we do...free or $30 ones...and he says no big deal, just do them both. So we decided to do both, Today was the free ones and the wedding photographer is doing ours on the 6th.
So, I am getting ready this morning and the worst thoughts cross my mind. I have done a LOT of business on Craigs List, from buying to selling and all sorts. But this morning I start thinking what if this lady is not a photographer at all, what if she is some crazy baby wanting lady wanting to cut me open and take the babies out of me and tell everyone they are hers and kill me. I know, gruesome, but that is what I thought all morning lol. I started second guessing going at all. The hubs and I decide to go, but I have to confess that I put my 9mm in the bottom of my bag of clothes. I never carry (only when walking the dog) but for some reason I was scared enough to do so today lol. (yes, we both have permits to carry a concealed weapon). I think this pregnancy has me all paranoid lol.
So we get there and she is very nice and her kids are there and clearly there is no danger. My husband kept the bag at his feet at all times (safe from kids, not from fear he would need the gun!) We took pictures...from what I saw they are okay. I think I wish I looked much more pregnant than fat, which isn't her fault lol. I mean I have a HUGE bump but I still look fat too. I will have the pictures within 2 weeks.
All in all it was a good experience.....we talked newborn pictures and she is going to come to us for them. She showed me some of her props and I am beyond excited..she has the cutest little hats and cocoons and stuff! I think they will be adorable!
So, we did them today, I will post a few when I get them, but they aren't as great as lots of others that I have seen and as I said, mostly because of my body shape I think.
Oh, and I think I have totally popped in the last few days,. I have gotten WOAHED 3 times..Tim and I went to a new doctor yesterday and the receptionist went WOAH, you are still walking around after seeing me.
Oh! And today after pictures the hubs and I went out to one of my favorite restaurants for a last fancy dinner out....I had surf and turf...prime rib and baked stuffed shrimp and lobster bisque. It was a nice dinner and the food was fantastic!
So, that is my day!
So, I knew I wanted newborn pictures done, but maternity ones never crossed my mind. When I mentioned them to my husband to be sure he wasn't interested he actually was. He thought it would be something nice to do and remember. So I said okay.
And then I went on the hunt for someone affordable. I immediately thought of our wedding photographer because we really loved her work. I emailed her and she said she would think about it and get back to me. That was in September and then I never heard from her again. I have a friend that I went to school with in RI for many years and her hubby does photography on the side and she showed me some of his work. It was nice, and I was interested and it was only going to be $50 for the session for the disc of pictures. Great price, but I would have to travel 2 hours each way for the sessions. Not awful for matenrity pictures, but not ideal for newborn pictures. But it was an option.
Then while surfing Craigs List I came across an ad from a photographer looking to build her portfolio offering to do maternity and newborn pictures for free. So I email her. She is very interested in doing them for us, especially for the twins newborn pictures. So we email back and forth, I look at her website and she seems okay. And it's free, and only a 25 minute drive.
THEN a few weeks ago I hear from our wedding photographer saying she will do ours and for an amazingly cheap price of $30. Then I am torn. I love her and her work. I feel really comfortable with her.
I whine to the hubby...what do we do...free or $30 ones...and he says no big deal, just do them both. So we decided to do both, Today was the free ones and the wedding photographer is doing ours on the 6th.
So, I am getting ready this morning and the worst thoughts cross my mind. I have done a LOT of business on Craigs List, from buying to selling and all sorts. But this morning I start thinking what if this lady is not a photographer at all, what if she is some crazy baby wanting lady wanting to cut me open and take the babies out of me and tell everyone they are hers and kill me. I know, gruesome, but that is what I thought all morning lol. I started second guessing going at all. The hubs and I decide to go, but I have to confess that I put my 9mm in the bottom of my bag of clothes. I never carry (only when walking the dog) but for some reason I was scared enough to do so today lol. (yes, we both have permits to carry a concealed weapon). I think this pregnancy has me all paranoid lol.
So we get there and she is very nice and her kids are there and clearly there is no danger. My husband kept the bag at his feet at all times (safe from kids, not from fear he would need the gun!) We took pictures...from what I saw they are okay. I think I wish I looked much more pregnant than fat, which isn't her fault lol. I mean I have a HUGE bump but I still look fat too. I will have the pictures within 2 weeks.
All in all it was a good experience.....we talked newborn pictures and she is going to come to us for them. She showed me some of her props and I am beyond excited..she has the cutest little hats and cocoons and stuff! I think they will be adorable!
So, we did them today, I will post a few when I get them, but they aren't as great as lots of others that I have seen and as I said, mostly because of my body shape I think.
Oh, and I think I have totally popped in the last few days,. I have gotten WOAHED 3 times..Tim and I went to a new doctor yesterday and the receptionist went WOAH, you are still walking around after seeing me.
Oh! And today after pictures the hubs and I went out to one of my favorite restaurants for a last fancy dinner out....I had surf and turf...prime rib and baked stuffed shrimp and lobster bisque. It was a nice dinner and the food was fantastic!
So, that is my day!
Maternity pictures day.
Round 1 of maternity pictures today. I am not really sure why I want to remember being as big as a whale lol but the hubby thought it was a great idea. We are doing 2 sessions, one today and one on March 6th...just in case we didn't make it that far! I will post some when I get them back!
Oh, and it would be nice if my hair would cooperate.
Oh, and it would be nice if my hair would cooperate.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
We have a date!
For our scheduled c-section that is. April 1st. Yes, april fools day babies....that is unless they decide to come on their own before then, which I hope they do and the doctor seems to think they will. Although I don't know...they seem perfectly happy just swimming in there....we shall see....in any event, in 43 days from now, I won't be pregnant anymore, and that thought makes me happy. I am not happy about the date, but there isn't much I can do about it.
Not much else going on really....Saturday night we went over some friends house who are also expecting a baby boy in June and played some games and ate pizza, it was really a nice time to be out and be with other couples...I really enjoy low key nights like that.
Valentines day came and went. I read many posts about what everyone got, but all we do is generally exchange cards and do a nice dinner out. We went out for boneless wings that night, but this weekend we will go to my favorite restaurant so I can get me some prime rib....oh heavenly!
I feel like I have so much to do around this house...everyday I add more to my to-do list, yet my energy and motivation is dwindling daily as well. I sure hope I get that burst of energy that everyone speaks of so I can knock all this stuff out! I feel like our home will never be ready!
Sleep is a major issue. As in I get hardly any and the little that I do get usually comes sitting up on the couch around 5 am. My hips hurt in bed and I toss and turn so much...which is getting so hard to do now. I complianed to the doctor and all he said was my body has been hijacked and that there isn't much we can do. Pooh.
43 more days....43 more days. Has anyone ever died from going 43 days without much sleep?
Oh, and another woot! 14 followers on my blog now!
Not much else going on really....Saturday night we went over some friends house who are also expecting a baby boy in June and played some games and ate pizza, it was really a nice time to be out and be with other couples...I really enjoy low key nights like that.
Valentines day came and went. I read many posts about what everyone got, but all we do is generally exchange cards and do a nice dinner out. We went out for boneless wings that night, but this weekend we will go to my favorite restaurant so I can get me some prime rib....oh heavenly!
I feel like I have so much to do around this house...everyday I add more to my to-do list, yet my energy and motivation is dwindling daily as well. I sure hope I get that burst of energy that everyone speaks of so I can knock all this stuff out! I feel like our home will never be ready!
Sleep is a major issue. As in I get hardly any and the little that I do get usually comes sitting up on the couch around 5 am. My hips hurt in bed and I toss and turn so much...which is getting so hard to do now. I complianed to the doctor and all he said was my body has been hijacked and that there isn't much we can do. Pooh.
43 more days....43 more days. Has anyone ever died from going 43 days without much sleep?
Oh, and another woot! 14 followers on my blog now!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Rant.....be warned.
Lately it seems that there are many pregnant people around, both online and in my real life. And this rant is over baby gear, or stuff.
I feel like I am the only person left out there in the world who is being economical, and cost efficient and not buying the best of everything brand new for our babies. Does this make me a bad mom?
My husband works and makes a decent living. Enough for me to stay home with our babies for at least the first year, and possibly beyond. I haven worked since September when I was 8 weeks pregnant with the twins. But even when I did work, I have always sort of been a non-elaborate person. I never had the nicest clothes or my hair done at a salon. It was just never me.
It is no secret that babies need a lot and cost a lot, and with twins, it's double that. Certain things were important to me, and certain things not. Most of all, I didn't want to waste money. I didn't mind looking on craig's list for used stuff, stuff that they would only be in for a short while. I don't mind shopping for clothes for them off clearance racks and using coupons, and in fact have so many clothes up to 12 months that I love from Carters and OLd Navy by shopping smart.
But do you really need $200 baby car seats, or the $600 twin baby stroller. Does it make you not as great of a parent if you don't have that stuff? Do they really need $20 baby onsies, or will the gerber ones do?
How do people justify spending that money? I belong to a twin group, and we live in a pretty well off county in our town, although we live on the boarder of this county and another lol, but I belong to the Fairfield County MOthers of Multiples and sometimes I feel like I Just don't belong, when they are talking about all the lessons their 1 year olds take, and the super duper strollers they have, and the nannys that they have, even though they are a stay at home mom.
I have a friend on facebook who is pregnant and works maybe 15 hours a week in retail..her only job, and the stuff that she is saying she "needs" for her baby is just ridiculous...yes, maybe it is cute, but is it practical or necessary? Not at all. How can she afford it and be okay with paying that, and me, who is married and owns a home, isn't. Am I just cheap, or am I too stressed about money.
I think this post is sort of all over and I hope you get the points I am trying to make. Does baby gear and the quality of it, make you a better mom. Is me not being willing to spend a small fortune on things for our babies a bad sign?
We were not blessed with a large shower, nor do our families have a lot of money. We have had to do it all on our own, and to me, that means being practical and sensible. We bought our cribs new, because so many safety concerns and recalls...car seats as well. I would love a new double snap and go, because the one were were given by a friend is older, but even there I can't seem to wrap my head around spending the $75 for a new one.
Anything and everything our babies need they will have. It may not always be the best of it, but they will have it. We don't plan to have any more children, so we don't need to pass our stuff down to 1 or 2 more kids. This is it.
So I don't know, I am feeling a little on the low side that maybe I should buy better things for our kids...I buy what gets good reviews, but on the lower cost side (thank you Baby Bargains 2010!).
On another note, the nursery is done, I will post pictures next post.
I feel like I am the only person left out there in the world who is being economical, and cost efficient and not buying the best of everything brand new for our babies. Does this make me a bad mom?
My husband works and makes a decent living. Enough for me to stay home with our babies for at least the first year, and possibly beyond. I haven worked since September when I was 8 weeks pregnant with the twins. But even when I did work, I have always sort of been a non-elaborate person. I never had the nicest clothes or my hair done at a salon. It was just never me.
It is no secret that babies need a lot and cost a lot, and with twins, it's double that. Certain things were important to me, and certain things not. Most of all, I didn't want to waste money. I didn't mind looking on craig's list for used stuff, stuff that they would only be in for a short while. I don't mind shopping for clothes for them off clearance racks and using coupons, and in fact have so many clothes up to 12 months that I love from Carters and OLd Navy by shopping smart.
But do you really need $200 baby car seats, or the $600 twin baby stroller. Does it make you not as great of a parent if you don't have that stuff? Do they really need $20 baby onsies, or will the gerber ones do?
How do people justify spending that money? I belong to a twin group, and we live in a pretty well off county in our town, although we live on the boarder of this county and another lol, but I belong to the Fairfield County MOthers of Multiples and sometimes I feel like I Just don't belong, when they are talking about all the lessons their 1 year olds take, and the super duper strollers they have, and the nannys that they have, even though they are a stay at home mom.
I have a friend on facebook who is pregnant and works maybe 15 hours a week in retail..her only job, and the stuff that she is saying she "needs" for her baby is just ridiculous...yes, maybe it is cute, but is it practical or necessary? Not at all. How can she afford it and be okay with paying that, and me, who is married and owns a home, isn't. Am I just cheap, or am I too stressed about money.
I think this post is sort of all over and I hope you get the points I am trying to make. Does baby gear and the quality of it, make you a better mom. Is me not being willing to spend a small fortune on things for our babies a bad sign?
We were not blessed with a large shower, nor do our families have a lot of money. We have had to do it all on our own, and to me, that means being practical and sensible. We bought our cribs new, because so many safety concerns and recalls...car seats as well. I would love a new double snap and go, because the one were were given by a friend is older, but even there I can't seem to wrap my head around spending the $75 for a new one.
Anything and everything our babies need they will have. It may not always be the best of it, but they will have it. We don't plan to have any more children, so we don't need to pass our stuff down to 1 or 2 more kids. This is it.
So I don't know, I am feeling a little on the low side that maybe I should buy better things for our kids...I buy what gets good reviews, but on the lower cost side (thank you Baby Bargains 2010!).
On another note, the nursery is done, I will post pictures next post.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Recap!
I lead a pretty uneventful life...so I feel like I don't have much to blog about...aside from food and snow, those seem to consume my life lately.
This weekend was a pretty good weekend...on Friday we watched a scary movie and ate pizza!
On Saturday Tim (my hubby) and I took his daughter Alanna, who will be 18 in March, to a college about an hour away for an acting major interview...it was pretty fun to go and see and be a part of. We like being a part of stuff like that...it's a tough program and they are only taking 12 out of 150 applicants. I hope she gets in, but I worry about how upset she will be if she doesn't. She applied at like 4 or 5 other local schools..so hopefully she will get something!
We had delish wings while we were out and just putzed around.
On Sunday we of course had the superbowl. We went to a party and it was a lot of fun. I made stuffed bread and really enjoy the company of the his co worker and his family.
Today I went to Ikea and got a last piece of storage furniture I wanted for the nursery...I took Moxie to get her nails cut and then I took a nap.
I do not sleep anymore, it's really difficult to catch more than an hour or 2 of sleep at a stretch at night, and my husbands snoring does not help at all....he was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and is hesitant to get the machine that will make him not snore...I am desperate to get it! He wants to talk to our general care doctor, but I really need some peace! I have been catching a few hours of good sleep in the early mornings on the couch...almost sitting up...since laying in bed hurts my hips a lot. I then try to take a nap in the afternoon and have been pretty successful most days. But I am still really, really tired.
I will be 31 weeks this week...it seems unreal to me really.
I am really struggling to be able to keep the house clean and find the motivation to do things like vacuum and clean the bathroom and do laundry. I am caught up on laundry but the rest of the housework...it's killing me. I can't just realx and let it go, because I enjoy a clean house, and the hair our animals give off is unbelievable...but at the same time, there is NO energy or motivation to do it...I am tired, beyond tired...I hate that part.
This weekend was a pretty good weekend...on Friday we watched a scary movie and ate pizza!
On Saturday Tim (my hubby) and I took his daughter Alanna, who will be 18 in March, to a college about an hour away for an acting major interview...it was pretty fun to go and see and be a part of. We like being a part of stuff like that...it's a tough program and they are only taking 12 out of 150 applicants. I hope she gets in, but I worry about how upset she will be if she doesn't. She applied at like 4 or 5 other local schools..so hopefully she will get something!
We had delish wings while we were out and just putzed around.
On Sunday we of course had the superbowl. We went to a party and it was a lot of fun. I made stuffed bread and really enjoy the company of the his co worker and his family.
Today I went to Ikea and got a last piece of storage furniture I wanted for the nursery...I took Moxie to get her nails cut and then I took a nap.
I do not sleep anymore, it's really difficult to catch more than an hour or 2 of sleep at a stretch at night, and my husbands snoring does not help at all....he was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and is hesitant to get the machine that will make him not snore...I am desperate to get it! He wants to talk to our general care doctor, but I really need some peace! I have been catching a few hours of good sleep in the early mornings on the couch...almost sitting up...since laying in bed hurts my hips a lot. I then try to take a nap in the afternoon and have been pretty successful most days. But I am still really, really tired.
I will be 31 weeks this week...it seems unreal to me really.
I am really struggling to be able to keep the house clean and find the motivation to do things like vacuum and clean the bathroom and do laundry. I am caught up on laundry but the rest of the housework...it's killing me. I can't just realx and let it go, because I enjoy a clean house, and the hair our animals give off is unbelievable...but at the same time, there is NO energy or motivation to do it...I am tired, beyond tired...I hate that part.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
All about the babies!
So yesterday I had my growth ultrasound and my weekly NST done. All seems to be well.
The only concern is that the babies are rather large...large for a singleton baby, never mind twins.
Baby A is still transverse (head to the left) and is weighing 3 lbs 12 ozs. That puts him in the 95th percentile for a single baby.
Baby B is transverse as well (head to the left) and is weighing 3 lbs 4 ozs. That puts him in the 77th percentile for a single babies.
Twins, by nature, should be smaller. Not my guys. It appears I am giving birth to 2 monster babies. There is a larger than they like to see difference in their weights..and she said they will watch that but it's not a huge deal. She said it's not like one is big and one is small...they are both big, one is just bigger big.
I had no contractions on the monitor and I am good to go until next week.
They checked my cervix for the last time yesterday! No more internal ultrasounds! It was still over that magic little number of 3, which means it's great. They won't check it anymore because there isn't really anything they would do for it shortening now except say bedrest. And I am not having that!
After my appointments I went and did SO much baby shopping, trying to wrap up all the last minute things we need that we did not get for our shower, It was a lot, and it cost a lot of money! I used some gift cards...but no one had gotten us any gift cards to Babies R Us. I have 2 Kohls gift cards that I reallly have no use for....they don't have anything there that I could really use for the babies. Yes, they have clothes, but our guys are good for clothes for the first year. I wish I could trade them in for cash *sigh* because I spent so much at BRU....I got sheets (6) and mattress pad toppers (2) and the changing table pad and nail clippers and blankets (4) and cloth diapers for spit up and toys and so many random things that we needed...bottles, and breast milk storage bags and and and lol. But...I would to think that we are all set for now. There are probably 100 more things I will discover that we need, and the same amount of things that I want (like a twilight turtle, or one of those mama womb sound bears) but I had best make sure all our needs are met first, sadly. Money is not growing on trees for this house hold and these little guys are BREAKING the bank!
The only concern is that the babies are rather large...large for a singleton baby, never mind twins.
Baby A is still transverse (head to the left) and is weighing 3 lbs 12 ozs. That puts him in the 95th percentile for a single baby.
Baby B is transverse as well (head to the left) and is weighing 3 lbs 4 ozs. That puts him in the 77th percentile for a single babies.
Twins, by nature, should be smaller. Not my guys. It appears I am giving birth to 2 monster babies. There is a larger than they like to see difference in their weights..and she said they will watch that but it's not a huge deal. She said it's not like one is big and one is small...they are both big, one is just bigger big.
I had no contractions on the monitor and I am good to go until next week.
They checked my cervix for the last time yesterday! No more internal ultrasounds! It was still over that magic little number of 3, which means it's great. They won't check it anymore because there isn't really anything they would do for it shortening now except say bedrest. And I am not having that!
After my appointments I went and did SO much baby shopping, trying to wrap up all the last minute things we need that we did not get for our shower, It was a lot, and it cost a lot of money! I used some gift cards...but no one had gotten us any gift cards to Babies R Us. I have 2 Kohls gift cards that I reallly have no use for....they don't have anything there that I could really use for the babies. Yes, they have clothes, but our guys are good for clothes for the first year. I wish I could trade them in for cash *sigh* because I spent so much at BRU....I got sheets (6) and mattress pad toppers (2) and the changing table pad and nail clippers and blankets (4) and cloth diapers for spit up and toys and so many random things that we needed...bottles, and breast milk storage bags and and and lol. But...I would to think that we are all set for now. There are probably 100 more things I will discover that we need, and the same amount of things that I want (like a twilight turtle, or one of those mama womb sound bears) but I had best make sure all our needs are met first, sadly. Money is not growing on trees for this house hold and these little guys are BREAKING the bank!
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