Starting another week

I got online awhile ago to write an update, but instead have been watching my belly bump around while I'm laying down. They babies are really active right now and you can see my stomach move up and down where they're pushing or kicking. It's so fun to see and feel them.

Thursday night they were moving like crazy and so Eric came over to feel and they stopped! It happened two times that night while we were watching tv, I called him over and then he'd try to feel and nothing! He was getting annoyed but I thought it was funny. That night neither Eric or I could sleep and we ended up watching wheel of fortune in the middle of the night and they started moving then so he finally got to feel them again.

I've been so uncomfortable and in so much pain the past few weeks so Thursday I called my doctors office and they had me come in just for a check up. I saw a physician's assistant and she said she doesn't think it's contractions but more just skin and muscle stretching b/c the pain in my stomach is constant and doesn't come and go.

I was relieved to hear that - I had hoped that's all it was but since I really don't know what's normal and what's not I just felt better going in. My hips and back hurt constantly too which I know is common but the pain in my stomach was scaring me.

Eric and I went and picked out paint today!! He painted a little on the wall when we got home and I love it already. I'm so excited for it to be painted and the furniture set up.

We ran a few other errands after church and then came home and I fell right asleep! It's amazing how tired I get and how I can be doing nothing and be exhausted.

Speaking of tired, I'm ready for bed. Tomorrow we start week 24!! Mondays are extra hard to pull myself out of bed so I think I'm going to bed early.

Pictures

Here are a couple of the sonogram pictures from March 5th. This first one is a profile of Baby A and you can see Baby B's foot in her face.



This is a shot of Baby B in 3D


Aaagghhh...below is Baby A yawning and she looks like a dinosaur!

And this is a profile of Baby B with A's butt in her face. Poor girls already seem so cramped and things are only going to get tighter!!

This is my latest belly pic - we finish Week 22 today. We're laughing b/c Eric was making fun of my belly button. It's been starting to stick out for a few weeks now, but today it looks really weird...

March 5th doctor appointment

I haven't had a chance to log my thoughts from my doctors appointment and sonogram last Friday and if I wait much longer I'll forget what went on!

My mom went to the sonogram with me since Eric was out of town and it was so cool for her to see the babies and experience it all. It is amazing how much you can see - organs, facial features, movement, etc. The sonogram tech said the girls look great (we had a different tech this time who confirmed they are both girls!!), they're measuring right on (estimated 10 inches and 12 ounces) and they don't see any problems or issues. The hematoma is still hanging out with them, but it's gotten quite a bit smaller in the past 4 weeks and should continue to do so.

I'm slightly concerned b/c Baby B isn't head down and I know she still has time to turn around but the bigger she gets the less likely she'll flip over...and that would mean an automatic c-section. I cannot imagine trying to recover from a c-section while trying to care for 2 newborns and I am praying that she cooperates. I haven't lost all hope b/c I feel them moving SO much these days so I know there's still a chance for them to both be in the right position.

Eric got to feel them move for the first time right before he left for Vegas - he was pretty excited about it! He's felt them a few times since, now they are moving so much it's much easier to catch it. I feel it constantly. I feel it way more on my left side and I was worried about the baby on the right but they were both moving around like crazy during the appointment so there's nothing to worry about after all.

I did learn that I already can't keep them straight I guess. Baby A is on my lower right side and B is upper left...the tech said they've always been that way though I could swear I was told opposite?? I don't know, my memory is so bad so maybe I knew at one point in time but forgot. She showed me exactly where they're positioned so I know what and who I'm feeling when they move - pretty cool. So, what I feel the most is Baby B's feet kicking around - practicing her cheerleading jumps already:)

I saw a new doctor this appointment b/c they want you meet them all so that you're comfortable with whoever is on call when you deliver. I had a woman this time and I really liked her. I had mentioned to her that I have been having really uncomfortable tightness in my stomach especially at nights and that I think it's too much work not enough rest. She agreed and gave me a note for work that I should cut back to less than 40 hours. The partners at work were supercool about it and I can't believe how understanding and accomodating they have been to me. A huge relief.

Overall a good appointment, seemed like mostly good news. I just want the weeks to keep passing so that they keep growing and we get closer to full term. I try not to think about it all the time but can't help but pray pray pray that I can carry them until they are full term and healthy. I hear so much about twins born early or with problems and I try to tell myself that's not my story but it's hard not to worry about it, especially when I feel tightness in my stomach and I'm not sure if it's growing/stretching and normal or cramping and not normal.

We keep counting down the weeks and are getting more and more and more excited!!

20 WEEKS!!

Monday after finishing 20 weeks! The last 3 or 4 pictures that we've taken have been in gray pants and black shirt intentionally - the websites say I can compare my growth better by wearing the same outfit. But I did get bored so I changed it up - though I might need to retire this shirt soon, it doesn't look like it fits right anymore.

We're all doing good. I feel lots of movements often...I feel the most movement on my lower left side which normally is Baby A unless they've swapped spots. Maybe Baby B is a sleeper?? It'd be great if atleast one is a good sleeper. Eric hasn't gotten to feel them yet though he tries to feel every week when we're at church?? I guess that's the only time we really have where nothing is going on and we're actually next to each other...but soon they should be kicking hard and often enough that he can feel them.

We have been picking out bedding and baby gear and I'm getting so excited for these girls to arrive. It makes it so much more real picturing my girls swinging in the swing or wearing an outfit. I am trying not to wish away this time of being pregnant and really enjoying it all - and I am enjoying it and am patiently waiting for them. My excitement after every week that passes is mostly because it brings us closer and closer to very important weeks of growth, development and viability.

I am counting down the days until Friday when I have my sonogram and get to see the doctor. This sonogram is the longest one we'll have where they measure and inspect all the organs and count fingers and toes. I didn't do a great job of taking vitamins early on, especially enough for two babies seeing as to how I didn't know, and I'm worried they were lacking something they needed. Reassurance should come Friday.

I smell cookies baking...Eric's cravings are stronger than mine!! But I know he's making chocolate peanut butter cookies and since the girls already share my passion for chocolate and peanut butter I'm not going to deny them!!

Thanks for thinking of and praying for us.