Snow!

Holy cow batman have we here in CT been hit with a LOT of snow. We had a storm/blizzard overnight and woke up to 19 inches of snow. It was crazy. This is the second bad storm in the last 2 weeks...much of the snow from the last storm hasn't melted so to just pile this on was rough. Almost the whole state was shut down. Tim had to shovel for like 2 hours to get our cars free...he of course had to go to work, but by the time he left at 2 pm, the highways were pretty well under control.

Of course I can't help shovel but I stayed outside with him while he shoveled and I played in the snow with the dog and just kept him company. Moxie LOVES the snow..but this morning when I opened the door, the tiny bit I could get it open because the snow was so deep against it, and she stepped out and the snow touched her belly, she sure was a little surprised. She seems to pee standing up lol.

I also made a yummy thick, bacony clam chowder for dinner tonight...for some reason snow makes me think soup so everytime it snows I try and make a different soup. I was excited about this and then took a few bites only to discover it is not what I wanted..but the hubs will really appreciate it and love it.

Oh! We got a Keurig machine! I don't drink coffee,and the hubs has a cup or 2 at work or some tea...because he wont make a pot at home for himself...we had gotten a $100 gift card and I had a coupon so it only cost me $15 out of pocket. We like it so far. We need to order some more of the little cups....

On the baby front..I went to the doctor yesterday for another cervix ultrasound check and it came back much better than last weeks lower number...so no bed rest for me!

From Saturday night until Monday morning, almost 36 hours, I had one of the worst pain attacks I have ever had. Very similar to the one before NYE....it was incredible..I couldn't move, I couldnt walk, but I could also tell it had nothing to do with the babies. Turns out it may be my gallbladder. It seems many women have trouble with it while pregnant, I go for an ultrasound on it on Tuesday and I hope they find out what is causing these pain attacks. the 2 were 9 days apart and just amazingly debilitating.

I think my husband is going away this weekend...next weekend we have friends coming over to help paint the nursery...weekend after that is our nephews 21st bday party sat night (boys only, rented a VIP room at a pool hall..I am throwing it but no girls allowed lol) and then Sunday is my baby shower! Woot.

The things no one tells you about before you get pregnant...my version.

So of course I knew my body would change and stuff would happen when I got pregnant. Did I bargain for all this? No. Some of these may be elevated because I am carrying twins.

• You can not go more than 10 minutes without peeing. It is terrible. Especially when you lay on your back at night.
• You burp and fart like a man...better than your husband. I went 7 years without ever farting in front of my husband, because I am very ladylike like that! When these babies started forming all bets were off. It's terrible, but oh so necessary..and it is obnoxious as can be...
• A huge one....you can't poop. This is the one I most complain to the doctor about..it sucks.
  
• Rolling over in bed becomes an Olympic sport. And I have to roll a LOT to try and find a comfy spot, and when you do find a comfy spot, don't worry, it won't last long.
• There is a party in my uterus 24 hours a day. Sometimes the babies forget to invite me or ask first, like at 3 am when they are doing the moon walk or whatever other jig they are doing at that very moment inside of me. (Note: This is the one that I mind the least...its actually amazing)
• Your filters seem to come off and you say whatever, whenever, even if it may not have been the right moment or the right thing to say. Stupid hormones.
• You meet Wanda (vaginal ultrasound) very very often. I thought we had ended our relationship back at the RE's office, but nope, we meet at least every other week for a quickie.
• If you laugh, cough, blow your nose or fart, there is a good chance you may involuntarily let a little tinkle out. Always panty liners are my best friend.
• Your boobs will get huge. If you are like me, beyond huge, to the point where you wonder if there ever was a case where they just never stopped growing. (Note: This is probably the one my husband minds the least).
• If you used to shave every week faithfully, you now are lucky to shave every 3rd week. It is a LOT of work.
• You pick a lot of things up with your toes...because bending doesn't feel great.
• You are hot..especially at night. I turn our heat down to 56, sleep in undies and still kick off some of the blankets.
• You can not remember where you used to put your hands when you sat or stood before being pregnant, because now they always seem to gravitate to your swollen belly!

There are probably many others, but this is all that is coming to me for now!

Babies update

So this post will be very much about our growing babies..who are currently cooking and have been for 25 weeks 5 days.

Last Thursday night they gave us a troubled night with a lot of pain and discomfort..to the point of tears and not being able to sleep. Finally at 4 am we called the doctor on call. He said we could go to the hospital, but it was his opinion that it was more gas/constipation than any sort of contractions...so I was up all night and then had to make the 2 hour trip down to RI to do my baby shower invites with my cousin and then 2 hours back. It was a LONG day on NYE for me. I was in bed at 9:30 that night. IT made me feel old being in bed that early on NYE..but I was just beyond beat. Tim woke me up at 11:50 to see the ball and I think I was back asleep by 12:10. I needed the rest.

The weekend was nice and sort of low key..we celebrated our nephews birthday on Sunday, which was also the day that all of a sudden it felt like I had a pulled muscle in my stomach...I could barely even walk...

We did go to Baby Depot and bought a breast pump though. Yes, my hubby came along, he was a good sport! I got the Medela Pump in Style. I am excited!

Today we went to the doctors. I had a growth scan ultrasound done and was very relieved to know that both babies are okay. With all the pain and discomfort I couldn't help but worry that something had gone terribly gone with one of both babies. I was glad that was not the case and both were fine.

Baby A appears to weigh about 2.1 pounds and baby B about 1.15 pounds. So just about 2 ounces seperating them.

My cervix has shortened and the doctor was a bit concerned. He said I had to rest this week and they will do a ultrasound and recheck it next week and if it has shortened anymore we will have to talk about bedrest. I can't even walk my Moxie anymore...basically, rest as much as I can. Which I imagine will be terribly boring and hard for me.

I got hooked up to the monitor, and was having no contractions this week.

So, all is well, but it seems as though these lil guys are ready to start causing some trouble!

I hope you all had a great New Years and that each and every dream you have for 2011 comes true!

I am so excited to see that I have 7 whole followers! Last time I only had 5!

Merry Christmas

So the holiday has passed...it was not really anything special to my husband and I...we aren't religous and we don't exchange presents with anyone, so really, it was just another day. We drove to RI and had dinner with my mom and step dad...it was nice..a LONG 2 hour ride each way though...really long.

Part of me feels a little selfish and childish, wishing we exchanged presents with someone, to get some sort of a surprise and to unwrap something...seeing all the stuff that people got and hearing how spoiled they were. I want to be spoiled :-(....I feel like we are the forgotten couple. OKay end of rant!

Next year will be really different and I really look forward to celebrating with our boys, who will be about 9 months old....

Everything else is all as it should be...Moxie hates wearing sweaters...it's sort of funny, she walks like she has a broken leg or something....

The babies are good...one was head down..which gives me a little hope to birth them without a c section...we shall see.

Oh, and my husband FINALLY got to feel them, or one of them, move yesterday! I was so glad...they kick and move often, but by the time I make sure its really good kicking and call him over, they stop...so I was really excited for him yesterday..he thought it was neat and said those are good kicks. It was 24 weeks 5 days...I hope he gets to feel it many more times.

I still feel really great and have lots of energy and steam on some days, and on others, none. Not a drop. I have lost a pound each week for the last few weeks, which makes me happy...I would like to only gain about 15 pounds with the pregnancy...I am at 14 right now...maybe a pipe dream, we shall see!

I hope you all had a great day with whoever you celebrate the holiday with, and all your hopes and dreams for 2011 come true...whatever those dreams include!

Oh, and 5 followers now, woot!

The loves of my life!

My furbabies! I love them to death and thought I would post a picture (or a dozen) of them recently.

My dog Moxie is very, very attached to me and LOVES to snuggle...and she has to be super close to me...she is very much a people person and just the biggest puddle of mush.

One of her only flaws is that she gets SO excited when people come and visit, she thinks they are only here for her...she jumps sometimes but as soon as someone sits on our couch she is ALL over them and she thinks she weighs 10 pounds..it's all a bit much and I have some concern about how she will handle all the visitors when they come to see the babies...

But she is an amazing dog..we got really lucky. I think she will be a great big sister to the babies.

My cat AJ is a mushy too and loves attention, and cries VERY loudly to demand it, and is awesome at head butts!

Here are some very recent pictures of our mushy guys!

The one of Moxie with her head on the green soft blanket...that bump in the picture is my baby belly...she often has her head on my tummy...:-)

I am going to try and upload a video as well...

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Today I am sick and in bed...I have some sinus/cold thing going on, which involves lots of sneezing and nose blowing...it's unpleasant..I think I caught it from the little kids I babysit for. They go to daycare and are sick often but had nasty colds on Friday when I sat...the mom said oh, they both have colds, sorry. Thanks lady...I actually told them today that after the first I wouldn't be babysitting anymore....they go to daycare and I foresee them being nothing but sick ALL winter..

I think my dog is going stir crazy, just as I am...I feel bad, but it is freezing outside and I am not taking her out for a walk...plus walking getting more and more uncomfy.

I went to the doctor yesterday and all is well still. Heard the hearts...I am 23 weeks tomorrow...starting in 2 weeks I have to go and be on the monitors every week to monitor for contractions, which I guess you can have and not feel and is pretty common, preterm labor, with twins. I have made it over the hump of needing the circlage (stitches in my cervix to keep it closed) so that is good. I am testing my blood sugar 4 times a day, which is a pain in the ass, even though I have not been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, with the PCOS it is a very real possibility, plus being overweight, they are treating me like I have it. They have been great so far, so we will see.

My husband is super busy at work, and has not been home before 11 any night in a long while...I kind of miss him being home....things slow down after the holidays....and he has the 2 days after Christmas off so he has 5 days in a row.

Speaking of christnas, we aren't very festive but I am starting to wish we were a tad bit more this year. I am getting excited.

Hope all is well. As an unemployed lady, I don't have a whole ton to blog about :-(

All is well....

I am way past due for a blog post....I know this, and always have good intentions on making one, and then..nada.

I am super tired lately. Like crazy, frustratingly tired. There is so much I want to do, and have no energy to do it.

So, first update, the babies. We had our level 2 ultrasound at the hospital with the high risk doctors...all is well. We saw them in 4D which was really neat. They are indeed both boys and appear to be growing/developing just as they should be.

I have to be checking my blood sugar 4 times a day now and calling my numbers into the perinatologists office. It sucks...but I have to do what I have to do for me and these boys....

Making a bit of progress on the nursery....this weekend is dedicated to getting the futon and computer desk out of there so we can prep to have it painted!

Now...life. It's okay. It's getting pretty cold here in the North East...no snow yet though.

Thanksgiving was nice...we spent it with the hubs family. Family time was nice, the food wasn't my favorite...all I wanted was turkey skin...and when we walked in, there it was..all glistening on the bird and I was excited....I go to say hellos and come back to the kitchen to see my father in law throwing all that glorious skin in the TRASH!! Are you kidding!! He said it wasn't healthy. Listen, these babies don't care. Luckily I was able to get a tiny piece he hadn;t thrown away, but I was so sad about it lol.

After dinner the family tradition of making gingerbread houses commenced and it was really nice. My husband and I have a lot to be thankful for this year...

We are sort of boycotting Christmas this year. We bought presents for the kids in our family as we always do, but we aren't doing a tree or any decorations or anything this year. It is too much work to lug it all down from the attic, only to have to put it all back away a month later, when we have so much other stuff to be moving/lugging/organizing...so not a drop of christmas cheer in our house this year. We realize this is the last year we can really pull off the bah humbug thing...so we are milking it!

My hubs went to the doctor and it was a tough visit...he is overweight (we both are) but it is taking a toll on his health and he was pretty sad about that. His blood pressure is too high and he now needs to take meds for it,,,his cholesterol is up and he is going for a sleep study because his snoring is out of control!....I feel bad for him, I know how hard it is to lose weight...

My car broke down, and it cost $710 to get back to running....it sucks. Money sucks. I wish I was working and earning an income. Still not adjusting well to that whole thing...

There is probably a lot I am forgetting and my post is all over the place....I will blog more often so I don't feel like I have to cram a ton into one post....