The happenings of late.

So thanksgiving was nice. We got to have a nice dinner with one of my co-workers and her family. She has a HUGE family. There were seriously 30 people there, at least. Then we hung out and played some games with some friends. Ave and Rosa got to play with some kids and really enjoyed it. I ate too much and started feeling sick though. haha. Which isn't hard for me to do considering my stomach is full of baby. haha.

Yesterday I went to this used clothing shop called 'Other Mothers' someone at work told me about it so I decided to check it out.
I got some nice maternity pants and I got Ave and Rosa some pretty little dresses and some sweaters. I'm glad to know about that place because they have some very nice maternity clothes there for very reasonable prices. I almost prefer to wear used/borrowed pants especially because they are nice and stretched out haha. Makes it more comfortable. lol.

Today we got a new sectional off of Craigslist. It seems almost brand new but we didn't pay brand new price for it. We've needed new couches for a while now so it's so nice to have some cute furniture again. We plan on buying a nice recliner too, most likely off of craigslist. It's awesome the deals you can find on that website. It's great! I'm glad to have some nice furniture also because we will be having so many people in our house pretty soon.

In baby news I decided to change baby A's nick name. It was Ace, which I didn't really like to begin with, but her name is now 'Big bootie' haha. I decided this because she constantly sticking her big bootie out. So big bootie it is haha.

Today we are getting the paint for the baby room, I've decided on a bit of a darker yellow. Pretty though. It matches my decor so that main colors will be green and yellow. I know it's all neutral but I just don't like the idea of having all pink with girlie flowers and such. So that is that.

Well currently we are watching the Gators stomp the crap out of FSU. haha.
Good day to all.

Trauma.

The last like day and a half has been kind of scary.
I've been sick lately, and Monday and Tuesday were pretty bad. I was coughing all kinds of stuff up and my throat was just killing me. However, I never had a temperature. So I wasn't too worried, until yesterday. I realized I hadn't felt BB move all day. I tried to get her to move by eating, drinking, laying on my side (her side), all kinds of stuff. Very little movement. I could feel Ace move ALL OVER the place, but not BB. So, since I could feel her just a bit I wasn't that worried, although I was still concerned. So today, the same thing. She wasn't responding to anything I did. Just so happened that the doctor called to see how I was feeling (I called them on Monday to see what they wanted me to do about being sick). I told them I wasn't feeling BB too much, like a lot less, and they told me to go to the Emergency room for monitoring.
It really freaked me out. I've never had to go to the hospital (as far back as i can remember anyways). Plus, I thought they'd want me to have ultra sound at the office, I never expected them to send me to the hospital. I had to leave work, and I didn't want to go alone so I picked Chris up from work and headed down. My blood pressure was up from normal, but it wasn't considered 'high' and my pulse was elevated also. They sent me up to OB, strapped on the monitor--low and behold--two heartbeats. THANK GOD! After about 15 or 20 minutes they said that everything was OK but that my doc wanted to do an ultra sound just to be sure. So I got an ultra sound--lots of movement, 2 heart beats, healthy healthy healthy. WHEW!
The nurse told me that I probably have something called 'Maternal Anesthesia' Basically she said sometimes when your uterus starts to get bigger (like late in pregnancy bigger) the nerve endings start to feel less and less. Plus, it turns out that BB completely turned around. Her head was down, and now it's like up near my ribs. Which would explain why I wasn't feeling her kick, because her legs/feet were in the opposite direction. However, they were both moving all over on the ultrasound and I couldn't feel any of it so they chalked it up to the nerve endings. I am going to ask my midwife about it when I see her next.
They told me that anytime I go like a day w/o feeling them I need to come in. I got this long list of things to look out for and reasons to come into the hospital ASAP. I am glad to say both babies are completely healthy, and right now I don't have anything to worry about. WHEW!

On the bright side, I got to go to the hospital where I will have the babies. I got to see where I would be, and EVERYONE was really really nice/friendly/awesome. I feel very comfortable about having my baby girls there.

What-a-day!

ha ha

So, I've decided to come up with some nick names for the girls since I feel stupid calling them 'baby A' or 'baby B'
So A is nicknamed Ace, and B is nick named BB. haha. Currently BB is kicking the junk out of me. Oh I think Ace might've just woken up, cause now she is moving all around too. haha.

That is all.

Well this sucks.

I am still sick. They actually sent me home from work today. Which I am thankful for, because I got a lot worse as the day went on. I called the doctor, but my doc wasn't in today. So I told them all my stuff and they said the doc would call me in the morning. I don't have a fever (yet) so I'm not way worried. They told me some over the counter stuff I could take, but I am sticking with Tylenol and Halls cough drops. I am just worried that it won't go away, I've been battling this for like a week now. So, I'm just wanting to make sure I do what I need to do.
Last night was absolutely miserable. I woke up at like 230am and my throat was literally on fire. It was just terrible. However, when I woke up it wasn't so bad. So I don't know. I just want it to go away.

Pray for my health :-(

More pics!

Pictures!

Gosh

this pregnancy has gone by so fast. I can't believe that in just over a week I will be 30 weeks pregnant! Next Wednesday!
In some ways, I am very thankful that my road to actually getting pregnant was so difficult. I have savored every moment of this pregnancy. At the beginning I was afraid to admit that it was really happening, I kept thinking something bad would happen. This is mainly because I never believed I would ever have children. So the beginning was rough, but after the first trimester and seeing the ultra sound where they were actual living beings with arms and hands and toes moving all around inside of me, I couldn't deny it. Not to mention once you can start to feel them, and SEE them from the outside, it's amazing. Even though it's really difficult to be pregnant, especially with twins, I love it. I can't wait to be pregnant again! haha. Well I can, but you know what I mean.

Back to my point, it's gone by so fast! I don't have very long at all. My little ticker keeps getting closer and closer to the end.
I am excited though. I can't wait to hold my baby girls in my little arms and see their little faces. I can't wait to see the little bottoms that have been protruding out of my stomach at all times of the day and night in person! lol.
--Funny story--
This morning when I woke up, I tried to sit up but there was this weird feeling in my ribs. I put my hand there and baby B's butt was sticking up into my ribs and out of me just about as far as she possible could get her butt up and out. It felt like she was sleeping the way little kids do with her knees folded in and her butt kind of up in the air with her face down. It was just so far up into my ribs and really sticking out. I had to rub her little butt for like 2 or 3 minutes before she would move. I literally couldn't sit up the right way until she moved. haha. I can pretty much tell now which body parts I am feeling. Especially since I have so many ultra sounds, I always know their positions. They don't really push anything out of me except their butts. haha. They kick and stuff but I can tell the difference between a foot and a little bootie:-)

All of this to say, I love being pregnant and I am sad it's coming to the end. I almost can't imagine not being pregnant.
At the same time, lol, it will be nice to have my body back. I am so big, and heavy. It will be nice to get back to normal.
Speaking of being big. Crowded rooms are really hard for me to navigate these days. I can no longer just slip by people with a polite excuse me. My stomach sticks out so far I really have to think about how I am going to get from one area of the room to the other depending on where the people are and the space that is alloted haha. It's funny actually, but at the same time it makes for an uncomfortable situation sometimes. I feel very in the way at times. So, it will be nice not to have to worry so much about that. lol.

You know what I am going to eat once I have the babies? Tuna fish. I have been craving craving craving tuna for the past few weeks but I can't eat it. No seafood for me! I want a juicy tuna fish and miracle whip sandwich with fritos. Write that down and have it ready for me in the hospital. lol. MMMMMMMmmmmm. That sounds so good.

Also, I have decided that I will not be overwhelmed by having two newborns to take care of. My entire pregnancy SO many people have told me that I am going to be SOO tired and exhausted. They say things like, "I don't know if I could do that" and 'do you have help coming? You are going to need it' and a bunch of other things that in no way help me to feel confident about caring for my girls. Not to mention just knowing that I will be a new mom, just trying to figure things out.
I know it will be hard, and I know I will need help, I know I will be tired. But, I also KNOW I can do it. I know that this was God's plan for me and that He believes I can do it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be having twins. God gave me this blessing because He knows I can do it, and He wants me to do it! So I've decided instead of being scared and worried and nervous, I am going to put my energy into educating myself about caring for babies--twins especially--and just be confident that I can do it. I'm not going to get overwhelmed, I am just going to get through it knowing that God blessed me with my twin girls and He also blessed me with the ability to care for them.
Now, I just wish I could find a polite way to tell people to shut up when they start telling me all the negative opinions they have about having twins :-)

And to end on a happy note: The church is throwing us a baby shower Dec. 21st. hee hee :-)

Alright, I am out. I plan to post some pictures of myself later today :-)
Good day to all!

Umm...

I am 7 months pregnant! That is WAY pregnant! lol.
That is all.


p.s. LOL to Chris' post--pardon the cussing :-)

I have to add

That I am very impressed with our doctor. He is so patient and seems to be genuinely interested in our pregnancy. I don't know what I expected, but it seems like dealing with a pregnancy would get so routine if you were a doctor, even if they are multiples. He sat with us a LONG time just moving the ultrasound wand all over showing us the babies parts and wiggling Aimee's belly to make them move. He kept it on baby B's face for a long time and had the biggest smile on his face when she started chewing on her fingers. It was unreal watching her little mouth move. I am going to be absolutely whipped by these two little girls when they come out...I am going to be the biggest push over in the world. At least now my pops makes sense to me...he is the biggest hard ass in almost every aspect of life but when it comes to disciplining the kids, he always puts it on mom :)

On another note, I don't understand parents sometimes. Our kids don't eat anything unless we give it to them. If they get candy or junk at school, we come down on the people at school with the full fury of a Wickersham. The only time they eat crap is when they visit with their mom. So it amazes me when I'm out somewhere and I see a little kid (ok, especially fat kids) eating junk. I will admit that I'm a fat ass, and I have terrible eating habits but, seriously, who gives their 5 year old a coke? I was at Subway eating lunch with my co-workers the other day (grilled chicken breast - damn you heart disease) and this girls sits down in the booth with a GIGANTIC soda cup. I am talking about the UPSIZE cup from Subway, this must be 32 oz or more. I suppose it could have been water - but who upsizes a cup for water? Anyways I thought to myself at first that mom let her hold the drink (I give the girls a sip every now and again of soda, slap my wrist) while she carried the food. Nope. Mom sits down with her own drink. Dad sits down with his drink. Mom THROWS a bag of Doritos at the girl and givers her a 6 inch sub. Seriously, this kid was AT MOST 6 years old. I sat in amazement as the girl dug in. She killed the soda. She killed the Doritos. I wanted to kill myself.

Updizzle

So, doctor appointment today. It went well. He used the word perfect even. To quote: "Everything is perfect" Can you ask for anything more? Let me see if I can remember everything, seems like we saw/learned a lot.

So we had an ultrasound. Still two girls. lol. They are both head down, which is good. Baby 'A' has been head down the entire time.
Our due date is back to Feb. 14. They both weigh 2.3lbs, but he said that up to week thirty every baby pretty much weighs the same. After week 30 is when genetics and everything kick in to see how big the babies will get. Keeping in mind of course that they are twins :-) Their feet are about an inch long. Baby 'B' definitely found some more room. She is kicking all over the place and she actually has some room to move now. Baby B has a fat little face :-) We saw her sucking on her fingers too. It was precious! They both have hair too! We saw it. Baby A's head is like down in my pelvis, kind of stuck but not in a bad way. That is just where she is. I don't have diabetes which is AWESOME. And I don't have to worry about the RH Factor stuff. It's hard to explain but you can google it and find out all about it. It has to do with your blood type, but my blood type is all good. My blood is A positive. I had to have some blood work done today, and I found out about some blood work I had done back in March with the fertility clinic. I need to get the German measles shot, and the MMR shot when I am no longer pregnant. I am 'at risk' if I were to be exposed. He didn't seem too worried about it though. He talked to me a lot about contractions and stuff. He said I am definitely at risk to go into pre-term labor because it is twins, so he wanted to make sure I knew what to look for. Which I really don't considering I've never felt a contraction before, so how do I know if I am having contractions?
So all in all, everything is wonderful. He said I am looking really great too. In terms of my size and my comfort level.
I have gained 28lbs so far.

We really got some good views of them. Especially their little faces! I love looking at their faces. It's really quite surreal.
I love the ultrasounds. I probably won't have another one for a month when I go back to see the actual OB. It's hard to believe that some women don't have ultrasounds at all, or maybe only one. I've had so many. I am glad too, it's really helped me to not be so worried all the time.
The doc asked us if we had names picked out, and we told him we weren't going to decide until we see them. He said "That is a good idea, you have 30 days after they are born to name them" lol. He said you don't get the birth certificate at the hospital any more, you just fill out the paper work and send it to the state (with a fee) and then they send you the certificate. I said, "Well I hope it doesn't take us that long!"

So I guess that is the update. It's getting so close I can't believe it!

Oh my

GAWD!! I am so big. And I am so heavy. At the end of every day I just want to sit somewhere and never move again, because the sheer weight and energy it takes to get myself up and going is ridiculous. I feel like my stomach weighs a thousand pounds!
I don't know how people can do like quadruplets or sextuplets. Seriously, I would be laying down the entire pregnancy, which I am sure at some point is exactly what has to happen. OH my good Lord. Help me.

Tomorrow I am officially in my third trimester! I'm not sure that I ever really thought this day would come. It's one of those things that seems so far away that it will never actually happen. But here I am, probably about 8 weeks (I will be 36 weeks) from delivery and wow is that sobering. I am thankful that my excitement to meet my beautiful little baby girls supercedes my nervousness about giving birth. Actually, once I got pregnant I stopped worrying about the birth, the actual pain and stuff I mean and privacy issues and what not. Anyway, third trimester. Wow.

I wish my family could be here to see my bigness in person. The pictures really don't do it justice. Hopefully for my next pregnancy (hee hee) I will be closer to my family and we can share the experience more closely.

Well I guess that is all I've got for now. Tomorrow is my doc appointment and I will update afterwords.
peace.

Writing.

So this will be a random post about a bunch of random stuff. FYI.

First, I have some serious pregnant lady legs. Meaning they are kind of swollen in general--as are my ankles. Not too bad, but noticeable to me at least. I remember my cousin's wife was like a stick before she got pregnant, she had two kids and all of a sudden she had an actual body. Her legs were like mine are now. lol. Not that there is anything wrong with it, just a part of pregnancy I suppose.

Today someone asked me when I was due. I said Feb and their eyes like bugged out of their head, and they commented about how big I am. lol. I was like, yeah...I've got a few months yet. lol.
i am pretty big now actually. I have got the waddle walk going on. I am so front heavy it makes me walk funny.
At work we have these little kids chairs, and I have a hard time sitting in them now. My belly is so big I kind of have to lean back a good bit any time I sit so the little kid chairs don't work too well for me. haha.

Oh, in news not necessarily related to pregnancy, I quit my job at church. I committed until Jan 1 but after that I am no longer working at church. There were a lot of reasons but basically I didn't feel like I had the time once I have the babies. They are going to throw me a baby shower and have like a recognition type of thing for me. Which is nice :-) I am kind of excited to just be a Mom. I probably won't work at the preschool after Christmas either. I am kind of struggling already, I'm way tired and honestly I am just getting to be so big it's getting hard to do anything. Bending over, lifting, walking a lot. It's just getting more and more difficult. I only have about a month left before Christmas break, so I am going to hold out.

On Wednesday we have another doc appt. We'll have an ultrasound with the OB. Basically just checking up making sure they are growing properly and the sizes are good. I expect to find out about my diabetes test. I imagine I will hear about it tomorrow if not at the appointment.

I guess I don't have much more to say.
We are just working on the house getting ready for the babies, trying to get organized and prepared. I'll let you know how the doc appt goes.

good day to all :-)

I guess...

you could say that I am nesting. Meaning that I am getting my house ready for the babies.
Over the last 2 weeks Chris and I have been trying to make some major progress on our house. We have a lot of unfinished projects going on, and we have a few rooms that are in need of some...polishing. At any given time we have at least 2 rooms in our house that we wouldn't want anyone to go into. Most of the time the rooms we have issues with are: the laundry room, his office, and a back bedroom, and honestly usually our bedroom/bathroom. However, today I cleaned up the laundry room a lot! It's not perfect but it's not terribly embarrassing now. Also Chris put together the back bedroom and cleaned it all out which is very nice. Our bedroom is relatively put together at the moment, but his office has a lot of work to be done. I'm not too worried about that room though because no one has any reason to go in there period, plus I want Chris to finish some of the projects he has unfinished. Mainly he is in the process of building a storage area on the carport--a project that has been ongoing for many many months. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks he will finish that up. I will be SO SO happy to have that finished.
We basically want to get our house to the point that every room is put together and organized.
I know when we have the babies people will be here all the time and I don't want to worry about the state of our home for any reason be it the inside or out.
So we are nesting :-)

I will say that we have yet to start on the baby room. I am still kind of up in the air about what color I want to paint it, plus I would rather Chris work on the outside stuff. We have time for the baby room yet. I am not too worried about that room right now, although I will be excited to have it done :-) That will probably be our big project for December. After we get our house in order.

This Wednesday I have another Dr. appointment with the OBGYN. He'll do another ultrasound to make sure all is well. I love the ultrasounds. I love watching them move, and seeing their little bodies. I really can't wait to meet them. I think baby B has finally found some extra room because she is kicking a lot more lately. I don't usually feel anything on my left side (which is where B is) in terms of movement but lately she has been moving all around. I think she might've finally decided baby A had more than enough room and claimed some of it for herself. On my last ultrasound B was sitting on A's head, and A had tons of room but B was all squished. Her head and her feet were literally touching. So I think we have some issues already going on. haha.

Oh goodness, I am so excited to meet them :-)

Not the greatest...

These aren't the greatest photos ever but they will do. Enjoy the fatness.
27.5 weeks.








I have been craving pumpkin pie like no other :-)

You should all leave nasty comments on Chris' blog.

He just called me fat. Seriously, he wasn't joking. I said,"do you think I am gaining a lot of weight?" He says, "well honey, you are pregnant...you are getting fat." He called me a heifer not 5 minutes earlier and I told him to never say that to me again. Can you believe that??

Momentarily I will be posting pictures so you can all tell me how fat I am too.


:-(

I am sick today. I called into work even. Mostly just to make sure I don't get even more sick, but I still don't feel very good.

I think the babies like me staying in bed, they are kicking all over the place :-)

Disgusting!

So today, as in just now I had to take an oral glucose test to test for gestational diabetes. This involves drinking the most disgusting drink ever and then waiting an hour for a blood test. It tests how well your body deals with sugar. You have to fast for 8 hours and then you can't drink any water while you are waiting because it will dilute the sugar crap you just drank.

So I am sitting here waiting for my hour to pass while my throat burns of orange tasting sugar. Ew. Isn't pregnancy awesome?

Target = ehhhhh.

So, if you have tried recently to look at our Target gift registry you should've noticed that there were two. Also, you might've noticed I still had tons of boy clothes and stuff on the registry. However, after trying to figure out how to delete things, and then calling and getting hung up on and then finally being able to combine the two registries, all is well.

I went through and deleted all the boy clothes and some of the things I already bought or just plain didn't want anymore. So, the registry is good to go. Feel free to visit and purchase (lol I am so kidding).

Target kind of sucks though, I have to say. At least as far as their online services go. They definitely need to catch up with the times and improve their website user ability. It is not user friendly and extremely difficult to navigate. It is not efficient by any means. I am unimpressed to say the least. Not to mention their shipping rates are ridiculous. Thankfully gift cards work wonderfully.

Well that is my rant for the day.
Good day to all.

Crap of a day!

Oh man. I feel like crap today. I am crazy nauseous. Every time I eat my stomach starts to hurt and then I get all nauseous. I can almost feel it in my throat. Honestly, if I really thought about how nauseous I am, I would throw up. Easily. It sucked even more because I had to work today. I tried not to complain, and I decided I wasn't going to go home because that is lame. They all knew I felt like crap though.

Then I came home and laid down thinking that would help. When I laid down I felt good, but as soon as I sat up. No bueno.
So. Today sucked. Luckily I have tomorrow off of work for veterans day, and Wednesday I have to go in but we don't have any kids. It's a planning/prep day so I can just sit down all day. If I feel crappy I can call in too and it won't matter except in my hours.

So yeah. Poop of a day.
I am all bundled up too. It's in the 60's outside and for us desert folk that is coooold. I wouldn't be surprised if a great many fire places were lit up tonight.

In other news, we have just about everything we need, and few things we don't need for the babies. As you can see we now have a stroller, two car seats, a play mat, a crib, a pack n play, a bassinet, lots of clothes, a swing, boppies, a bathing thing, a wipe warmer, lots of bottles, a crib set, a diaper genie II elite, and some other stuff I can't remember. Really all we still need is diapers and wipes. I could still use some clothes. I'd like to get stocked up through the first year if at all possible. I need some warmer clothes too actually. I mainly have like sleepers and onesies and few outfits but they aren't really warm. I need socks too. I don't have any baby socks. I could probably use some little hats too. I need a diaper bag too actually but I am waiting to buy that with Chris because he'll have to carry it around too. I don't want to get a super girly one, even though it's appropriate lol, because that would suck for him to carry around. I know there are other little things I could use but if I had the babies today, other than the diapers and wipes, I would be just fine. Actually, I still need to get a good chair. I am debating on what kind I want. I registered for a typical glider but I'm not sure if I want to go that route anymore. I am thinking a big ole over sized chair now. Possibly a recliner because we don't have one. And I want to buy a gate for the living room. I decided I am not going to let the dogs in the living room once the babies come because Daisy rubs her butt across the floor 400 times a day, and I don't want my babies laying on that. Ew. So I am getting all the carpets cleaned in Jan and no more dogs in the living room.

**This is just me thinking out loud btw, not trying to get people to buy stuff for us**

Well I guess that is all I've got for now. Good day all. Pics to come soon.

Unreal!

From the Daily Mail in the UK, an incredible story involving both fertility AND twins! I figured it was worth cross-posting here since ... you know, it's about someone who was infertile having twins!

An infertile woman is about to become the first to give birth following a full ovary transplant.

The 38-year-old Londoner was declared sterile at 15 and went through the menopause while still a teenager.

But in a revolutionary procedure she received a new ovary transplanted from her identical twin sister and, after getting pregnant, she is due to give birth this week.

She became pregnant, and is due to give birth this week.

Perhaps the best part, however, is the picture of the doctor who performed the transplant!!




I'm not sure why I think that pictures is so funny, but I do :)

Baby Stuff!

Edit by Aimee: Yet another post from Chris. He is on a roll :-)

So today we finally started getting some of our baby stuff in order. Aimee went and bought a stroller at target and we unboxed some of the stuff that Grandma sent us. Seriously, I have a degree in Physics and I almost threw this stuff through the television. Why is it so hard to put it together? They can't just make the boxes a little bigger and charge us like 2 dollars extra?

Here are some pics!

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The Doula Situation

Edit by Aimee: This is Chris posting his first post in the pregnancy blog. Read and enjoy :-)

So today we went to our second pregnancy class. I still find it interesting that we take classes for pregnancy, the most natural thing that can ever happen to you. I guess it's more of a, "Here is what will happen to you in the next few months" class. Really, it goes a lot like this. "Can we do this/take this/eat this while we're pregnant?" "Yes, your body was made to do this, your baby is well protected, your baby will take what it needs from you." It's interesting. Anyways, one of the things that we asked our midwife about was hiring a doula. From what I can understand, the doula is sort of the equivalent of your attorney. Not from a legal perspective, but in the sense that it is someone you hire to represent you during the delivery. You hire them (there is a licensing association) and sit down and form a contract for you birth. You get to know them and talk to them about what you want your delivery to be like. This is most important for people that are really concerned about having a 'natural' birth. Natural in this sense means no epidural, no episiotomy, no drugs to induce labor, and certainly no c-section. Really, if that was all there was to it you wouldn't need the doula. Of course, there are certain circumstances where these procedures are necessary (of course, that is why they have them). This is where the parents run into problems. We want to deliver naturally, but what if the doctor says we need a c-section (or need to induce, or need to medicate for the pain)? I am positive that I am not going to be in the frame of mind where I want to be making that call. Also, I know jack squat about delivering babies and the complications that can arise. So a doula attends the delivery with you, knowing your desires, and helps make those calls with you. They have presumably attended quite a few births and know an awful lot about what goes on during a delivery. More than anything else, they help translate what the doctor (or midwife) is telling you in these situations. So anyways, we're thinking about it. Aimee has researched the cost and it seems low all things being considered. $300 -$600 I think was what she was seeing.

Anyways, we are thinking about it and we brought it up in our class today. We are in sort of a unique situation because we are using a midwife and are having twins. Because of the twins, our doctor will be at the delivery even though the midwife will do the delivery. Everything will be run by him and he will ensure that the babies are safe. We are lucky enough that our doctor has a great relationship with our midwife (they have a practice together). He is also a big proponent of natural deliver so we are not concerned that he will force us into something that we are not comfortable with (like a c-section because it's 5pm and dinner is ready :) ). This sort of alleviates the concerns we have about hiring a doula. We flat out asked our midwife what she thinks and she said she probably wouldn't do it if she was us. We're still thinking about it though!

Aimee just got home with a stroller from Target, thanks Grandma!!!!!! Talk to you again soon!

Chris

Doctor update!

So, we had our birthing class/OB appointment today. We didn't have an ultra sound but she did listen to the heartbeats and measure my tummy. The heartbeats were right on, and I measured 28 centimeters. Usually you measure as many centimeters as you are weeks pregnant, but since I have twins I measure bigger than 'normal'. I've never had my tummy measured before so that was cool. Also, I've only gained 4 lbs in the last month which is good. I've gained about 24 lbs so far. She said I would probably gain about 40. So I am doing well. I read that a good rule of thumb is 10 lbs for the first 20 weeks, and then a pound for every week after that. So 26 weeks = 26 pounds. I'm at 24 lbs so I am doing well. In two weeks I have an ultra sound with Dr. Plimpton, and this week I have a blood test for gestational diabetes. I am somewhat nervous about that though, I just don't want to have diabetes :-( I'll know the results about a week after I take the blood test. So that is the update. Things are looking good good good.


One more little tidbit. I went to Chipotle after our class to get some tacos. (Yummm). The girl behind the counter says to me "Wow, you look you are about to pop!" I laughed a little bit and said "You think so huh?, I'm due in February haha" she looked kind of like.."oh why did I say that?" Then Chris told her we were expecting twins. haha.

Pics to come.

It's possible

that my my morning sickness is coming back. God I hope not. I was absolutely miserable. I have been kind of nauseous lately, and tonight is no exception. I feel like crap. I am just sitting here in my pajamas and what was once an over-sized sweat shirt (haha) waiting for Chris to get home with dinner. I felt kind of sick last night too but I had to go get my CPR certification so I just had to get over it. Luckily I don't have anything to do tonight, or tomorrow until 2 so I can just chill and feel better hopefully.


This sucks :-(

Today...

I am officially 26 weeks along. I am shocked with every passing week how soon the babies will be here! It's crazy and exciting!
As you can see by the pictures, I am huge. I am huge and I am only going to get bigger! I am really really starting to feel all of the extra weight too. I am walking slower and with a bit of a wobble these days because of the weight. Sometimes it's sort of painful too. It's all just concentrated in one general area, so it's not like my whole body is helping carry the weight, which is where the pain comes in I think.

This weekend I have another birth class/doctor appointment. I'm not sure if I'll be getting an ultra sound or not though. This will be our second class and I am excited for it. I think I am going to try to sign up for classes at the hospital too, and I had hoped to take a Lamaze or Bradley class. I'm not sure if I will be able too though. I am also going to start some actual decorating of the nursery very soon. I have a lot of the stuff I want to use, but I haven't started. Maybe on Sunday? We will see how Chris and I are feeling.

I guess that is all that we've got going on. We are basically just trying to get through the next few months as we prepare our home and ourselves both emotionally and financially for the babies. Personally I am starting to get really excited, I can't wait to meet them. In two weeks I will be in my third trimester which is really quite surreal.

Go vote!

Pictures.

Ok, so here are some pics. We had to take these with our little point and shoot and the previous pics were with Chris' really good camera so these pictures are not really as good. You can still get the idea though :-) Enjoy.

edit: 25wks 4 days.

My back hurts.

So, my weight has officially started to effect my back. Every morning I wake up and my upper back muscles are just killing me.
This is not fun at all.