Christmas Eve at Paul's parents' house.

 How far along? 30ish weeks

Babies' size and stats? Two weeks ago they were 3 lbs. 1 oz. and 2 lbs. 7 oz.  Little Boy is still quite a bit larger than his sister. 

Gain? Still a lot... I think 36 lbs. on Thursday.
Maternity clothes? Yes.

Stretch marks? Yes, and spreading. :-(

Sleep? I'm starting to have a little bit of insomnia.  I'm totally exhausted at around 8 pm, get into bed and can't fall asleep.  I'm also having a hard time falling back asleep once I get up in the middle of the night.

Foods I am loving? No real cravings lately, except milk is tasting really good lately.  And I guess for alittle while I really wanted breakfast with french toast and eggs.

Foods I am hating? Well I'm getting heartburn from almost anything but especially anything with spice or acid.

Best moment this week? Feeling hiccups for the first time, or at least I'm pretty sure they were.

Movement? Yep. They are getting more active throughout the day.  I'm not sure if it is because I'm sitting and noticing because I'm not working this week or because it is just more obvious.


Symptoms? Feeling sore and TIRED!  I'm learning that it just isn't possible to do all that I want to at one time.  I'm only good for about 2 hours at a time and then I need to sit/lay down. 


Gender? One BOY and one GIRL

What I'm looking forward to? Maternity pictures tomorrow!  I'm hoping I can squeeze my feet into some normal shoes and not have to wear my bright red Crocs.

Milestones: Cribs are up!  Also the last Christmas without kids.  It is still so surreal that next year we'll be chasing around 9 month olds.  Crazy!


Emotions: I'm excited to start getting everything together for the babies to get here.  I'm also getting worried that they'll be early.  I really want big healthy babies even though it will mean more discomfort for me. 

A 30 Week Update

 A few pictures of what has been happening at our house lately.  We finally got our cribs and glider.  Whoo hoo!  The boxes were huge and took up a ton of space.  Paul put together the cribs with the help of Maddy and I.  The huge boxes then turned into a GIANT pile of cardboard and styrofoam which trapped Maddy upstairs.  (She is, for some reason, afraid of boxes and wouldn't come down.)  We are slowly but surely getting the nursery ready. 

My Dream Baby Registry

If they weren't so stinking expensive these items would be on my baby registry:

-Petunia Picklebottom Diaper Bag:  Either this one or this one.  I think the second one is my favorite.

- Land of Nod bedding: The boy and girl patterns coordinate and I'm pretty sure it matches the green that is already on the wall. 

- Pottery Barn Kids Glider

- Glass Baby Bottles

How not to spend your Friday Night

Yesterday was a big day. Paul's basketball team was playing their cross town rival. It had been a couple of years since they played against each other. The "other team" is about a block from my school so I figured I'd stay at work until about 5 then head over for the game. Don't tell Paul but I was also thinking the game wasn't going to be close so I'd just stay until half time. Well... I was wrong. It was a VERY close game and unfortunately Paul's team lost by one. Well I figured I'd stay for part of the varsity game too. I didn't want to miss out on the action.

About halfway into the first quarter of the varsity game I started to get uncomfortable. I figured it was a combination of sitting on the bleachers for too long, it being Friday, and of course being pregnant with twins. I kind of just sucked it up and decided to leave at half time. Well as it got close to half time I became more and more uncomfortable and I started to hurt. Now I had already been into the doctor once this week with what I thought were contractions and I was thinking I was having them again. They didn't seem to worried so I thought once I got home, ate dinner, drank some water and laid down they'd go away.

Well.... they just got worse. I couldn't get comfortable. Sitting, standing, laying down it didn't matter. It was the kind of pain that if I wasn't pregnant would have me taking an Aleve and laying on my fists for the pain. So I called Paul thinking that the varsity game must be just about over. Then I waited... Then I texted him and he called back. He was hoping to go out with a friend who was at the game but I convinced him to come home.

So after a call to the doctors office which connected us with a triage nurse, we think from the hospital, we headed up to PVH. We were instructed to call and let them know that we were on our way and to head up to Labor and Delivery. We were very surprised how fast we were able to get into the hospital and put into a room. I'm not sure if it was because we called ahead or because it was approaching 10 on a Friday night and not much was going on. (Must be like call ahead seating at a restaurant, ha!)

We got into the room and they hooked up monitors for the babies' heart rates and one to see if they could detect any contractions. Well, the babies were doing fine, except they weren't cooperating and it was a little hard to keep them monitored. They tend to be fairly active at night and were moving around a lot. They were able to see some contractions, which by this time weren't as bad as they had been at home. They also checked my urine, heart rate and blood pressure which all looked normal. (The nurse did mention that I definitely was not dehydrated which can sometimes cause contractions. I have been told by some doctors that I follow directions well.) So the doctor came in to check my cervix (which is looking fine) and do a test called FFN. I can't remember what it stands for but it is looking for some sort of fetal protein. If the test is negative they are 90% sure you won't deliver in the next 2 weeks. (Mine was negative.) Then they did an ultrasound to measure the length of my cervix, which is the same as it has been for the last couple of months, also good. But I was still having contractions so I was given a shot of some sort of medicine to calm down my uterus and also given a pill to do the same thing.

The contractions stopped.. thank goodness. We were sent home with a prescription for the pill which I need to take if I feel contractions again, instructions to move up my Friday appointment to the beginning of the week and with directions to take it easy this weekend. We were there almost 2 hours and were very happy it didn't take the several hours our nurse, Erin, thought it might take. We also hope to not return in the near future. I guess the good news is that we now don't need to go tour the hospital.

Lessons learned: Rest more and call when things don't seem right.

Missing: My Feet

Whose feet are these? I'm pretty sure that they aren't mine. Mine are supposed to look like this...

A Picture Preview...

I have decided to start the Picture of the Day again starting on January 1st. I figure it will be a great year to document, or attempt to. Paul is worried that he and Maddy will not get their fair share of pictures. So he has asked that for every picture I take of the babies I take one of him and of Maddy. We will see how long this lasts since last year I tried to take his picture many times and he wasn't too happy about it. Also, take a close look at Paul's nose. There is a great story attached to that injury. You'll have to ask him to get the story though. :-)

27 Weeks

(This is actually an almost 26 week picture. Notice the old purple paint color.)

How far along? 27 weeks

Babies' size and stats? I'm not sure how big the little munchkins are now but I will have another ultrasound and growth scan next week. About 3 weeks ago little boy was 1 lb. 12 oz. and little girl was smaller.

Gain? Do I want to say?? About 30 lbs. Happily I seem to be slowing down as I only gained a pound in the last week and that was even WITH Thanksgiving.

Maternity clothes? Yes. And I'm a little worried I might outgrow those before the end of this pregnancy. I keep trying to get my non-maternity sweaters to fit but it just doesn't work very well.

Stretch marks? I think they might have made an appearance last week. :-( I'm still trying to keep the rest away. I asked the dermatologist what I could do to prevent them and she basically said nothing. I guess when you have twins it isn't too surprising.

Sleep? Still pretty much the same although I only got up once last night.

Foods I am loving? Baked goods. I'm afraid I'm giving them a sweet tooth. :-)

Foods I am hating? Fresh vegetables and I'm beginning to get heartburn with citrus fruits and spicy food if I eat them too late in the day.

Best moment this week? Watching reactions from everyone who asks when I'm due and I respond March 1st. I guess I really do look like I'm due any day now.

Movement? Yep. I noticed a lack or less movement over the last 5 or so days. I'm still not so great at calling the doctor with every little question I have but I decided I should call today because I was feeling some cramping and contractions (I thought) yesterday. At any rate they said as long as I feel 10 kicks a day I don't need to be worried. And that I should be drinking more water it helps with the Braxton Hicks contractions. That and my back brace that I wear to bed should become an all day accessory.

Symptoms? Hmm... pretty much everything I think. I found out at last week's appointment that I do not have gestational diabetes, which is excellent news. The dr was thinking I might have it because little boy was measuring so big and because you're at a higher risk with twins. I was a little low on iron so now I'm taking an iron supplement and am feeling like I have a little more energy.

Gender? One BOY and one GIRL!

What I'm looking forward to? Winter Break! I can't wait for a little bit of time away from work. I keep thinking that I might have restricted work time but I probably will be working up to the end.

Milestones: We have a painted nursery with NO guest room furniture left in it. Thanks to my parents and my brother the purple room has been painted green. It is a little brighter than I had hoped but it matches the sheets I had picked out and it is starting to grow on me. We also attempted to buy a crib this weekend but will need to wait a week and a half for them to be eligible to a 20 percent off coupon.

Emotions: Feeling a little overwhelmed. There is still a ton to do before the babies get here and to get ready for Christmas.