Bored....

Today has been a crappy day. Haven't moved from the couch much except to go to the restroom or make lunch. My back and stomach has just been horrible today. I called a massage therapist that was recommended by a friend but she hasnt called back yet. I wish I knew why this one spot on my back was so bad and why it reaches around to the front top of my stomach. I know it all has to do with the babies growing etc.... but its just this ONE spot on my back right underneath my shoulder blade. You would think with my lower back problems (I had surgery on my lower back several years ago) that would be where all the pain is but its not its this spot higher up. If I'm not on my couch with pillows propping me up all over I hurt. It hurts to ride in the car, to sit in a chair with out my pillow, to sit in a booth at a reasturant anywhere I am other than my couch it hurts :( I have AT LEAST 8 more weeks to go from today, i will go crazy sitting here for 8 weeks. How do you ladies do it with bedrest? Im not on bedrest but it sure feels like it somedays.

I can't stand up long enough to make dinner with out being in alot of pain!! So its fast food all the time and all we have here is McDonalds!! GAG ME i am so sick of McDonalds!!!! I got up off the couch about 11 to make me and Dillon (my nephew) lunch and thats when it started today. I had been resting on the couch until then and I get up for 10 minutes or so to get lunch and my back starts hurting and hasn't stopped!! UGH!! So to stand up to make a real dinner I can't even imagine. I don't remember it being this bad in my previous pregnancies.

Ok enough complaining from me. I really try not to complain because this is something I choose to do and its something I WANT to be doing. But people keep asking me how I am doing and how I feel so I thought I would just write it all down. Over all things are great and I am lucky to be having such a healthy pregnancy and that the boys are doing so well and growing at rapid speed. I am thrilled to be pregnant and helping this wonderful family, so I guess I'm not really complaining just answering questions people keep asking :-). And besides I am sitting here bored and I have nothing better to do! LOL

30 week u/s and OB appt.

My appt went well today!! They boys are nice and big A is 3.5 and B is 3.7. I have 8 more weeks before he will induce if I don’t have them before that. I would LOVE to do this on my own that pit is HORRIBLE, but we shall see. If I keep having contractions like I have been today they may just come on their own!! LOL Everything else looked good! The nurse tried to tell me I was 10lbs heavier than what I was until I said WHAT when she announced it. LOL she re-checked and stated the right amount LOL. Still not a pretty site!! BP was good 106/70 I think.

I start NST twice a week starting the 21st before my next OB appt. An NST is just when the put the babies on the monitor to watch for contractions and movement and heart rates, just makes sure I’m not having to many contractions and everything is going ok in there. Then I have my next u/s on the 1st of Feb. So that’s its!! Nothing to exciting!!

28 week update

I had my OB appt yesterday. I found out that I failed the first Gestational Diabetes test so I have to take the 3 hour test. This is a first for me! :-( Its not going to be fun, I have to FAST for EIGHT hours then the test is THREE hours!! I am going to chew the arm off the couch in the waiting room. I think I am going to go tomorrow to do it. I looked up the lab hours at the OBs office and tomorrow they open at 8am. Otherwise I would have to wait until 10:00. I want it done and over with first thing in the morning. I wake up hungry so not eating from midnight until 11 am or so oh boy!! I sure hope I pass this test. I can't imagine being having gestational diabetes. That would be HORRIBLE!! I am so picky with what I eat anyway then they want to tell me what I have to eat and what I can't?? That won't be good!! LOL So please pray the test comes back ok!!

I also found out that my iron was low so I am now on iron pills. He said it was normal in pregnancy and nothing to worry about. But again never happened to me!! Everything was going so well!!

I am well on my way to passing my biggest weight gain in pregnancy which was with the twins I carried before!! I saw the scale and about had a heart attack. I gained 4#s in 2 weeks!!! AAAHHHH BP was good 112/70. High for me but normal for me during pregnancy!! :-)

My next appt is the 4th (going ever two weeks now) and I will have an u/s as well. So I will have some more pictures to show off.

I am just getting over a horrible cold. I still felt awful this morning but this evening I feel allot better. Still really tired and drained and still stuffy, but nothing like the last few days. Being sick while pregnant is no fun!! But thankfully I think the worst part is behind me now!!

Well here are a few pictures of me at 28 weeks before we left for church. Kristina bought me the cute outfit when I was there in November.

27 week update

Nothing to exciting to post today. Everything has been fine. I have been able to get out and do a little Christmas shopping, but not to long at a time. My husband keeps teasing me because I tell him I think I am done....then he calls later in the week and I am out again getting something. LOL I just can't stay out long so I have to make several trips. About an hour or so is all i can handle these days without pooping out!! I did allot on line so that did help!!!

But I am happy to say I am officially DONE!!!!!! No more shopping for me!! :-) No I am going to go stir crazy at home!!

I took a few more pictures tonight. This is our last week in the 6th month!!! Hard to believe things are coming to an end soon. Not to soon, but not to far off. Kristina and Pierre bought their train tickets to come out for the birth. We are planning for an induction on March 3rd. I will be 38weeks that day and my Dr will induce at 38 weeks. (for twins). Of course they could be totally opposite of any child I have delivered and come on their own time, but right now we are planning to be induced since thats what I have had to have done in the past pregnancies. They will be here the 28th I think of Feb until the 10th of March. So we will have a nice visit after the birth if all goes well and as we have planned!! LOL

26 week OB and U/S

Well we had our 26 week appt today. All went well. Although, Melissa (a friend that went with me) and I were there for 2 hours!!! They called me back for my u/s first, I did pretty good this time, I brought my own big fluffy pillow and that helped prop me up. For those that dont know or that haven't had multiples, i have a horrible time with U/Ss because I can't breath laying down flat I have to be propped up so everytime I have an u/s I just about pass out. I get hot, sweaty and shaky. Today she had a fan in there just for me!! She was prepared!! :-) I will post the pictures below, but the boys stats are great. Baby A was 2.1 lbs (the smaller of the two) and Baby B was 2.5 lbs. Everything meausured great!! They were moving ALL over the place so she had a hard time getting pictures and measurments. But she ended up with some realy cute pics. One of the boys was spread eagle!! To funny!!

I gained a few pounds which I guess is normal, but I'm not liking scales much these days!! :- ) I measured 36 weeks!!!! At 23 weeks only 3 weeks ago I measured 32!!!! So I pretty much look just about full term!! :-)

These boys are just a movin and a grovin in there!! They do nothing but kick and squirm all over the place. They will be very active little boys thats for sure!! :-) Get your sleep now Kristina!

Here is Baby A's face


The spread eagle of baby B (he isn't shy) :0)

Baby A's little bottom (at the top of picture) and his legs hanging down

This is Baby B's face and torso with Baby A reaching over to wake him up!! :-)

Ellas 2nd Birthday

On November 30th my sweet little surro baby Ella turned 2!!! She is just the cutest thing!! I had to post some picutres of her that Sarah sent me. I just love her cheeks and all her curls!!! Here are a few older ones, this first is right after we had her, the 2nd is Christmas last year right before she got sick with RSV, she as in the hospital for a VERY long time, the 3rd is of my visit down there for her 1st birtday last year! Then the others are from her bday this year. I can't believe how much she has grown!! It just dosen't seem possible for it to be TWO years already. How blessed I am to have her and her family in my life!! They are truly wonderful people!!

Update on work

Hi ladies, I got a call from my Drs office finally after I left a message yesterday. Dr. C wants me off work until 6 -8 weeks after I deliver. In a way its good I guess, because I was miserable!!!! But in another way I just LOVE my job, and hate to have the girls with a sub for so long. AND I will go stir crazy!!! LOL I’m not on bedrest he just wants me to not be on my feet as much and not to have the heavy lifting that I have at work.

I’m a little sad because my good friend at work just found out she has cancer this year and recently found out it’s a stage 3, I’m sure she will be off work for awhile too, but I hate not getting to spend time with her as much. I’m hoping I can take her to and from appts and chemo when she needs me too. She is just the sweetest little thing. She just lost her DH in February and now she found this out. She has been through so much, I feel bad complaining about my back when she is dealing with cancer. Poor thing!

So thats my update!!! I have another OB appt on the 11th will update after that unless something exciting happens before then!