Quick update

I finished week 27 yesterday. I can't believe I'm in my 3rd trimester already! It is going by fast though on my miserable days I wish it'd go faster.

I haven't had any problems over the last few weeks and it's been a very worry free period of time for me - it's been great. I do have back and hip pain and feel like I'm 100 years old with the way I ache and how uncomfortable I feel. The most annoying thing as of late is that often I have to get up slowly and walk around so slowly because if I move too quickly there is risk of me peeing myself! When people tell me I'm waddling or ask why I'm getting up so slowly, I blame my back and hips which is true...but not 100% of the story:)

Busy season is officially over and it feels great!! I'm going to be working 30 hours a week from now on and have my Saturdays back to do some preparing for baby. Work is just as busy for me every second I'm there since I'm still trying to get 40 hours of work done in 30 hours but it's just a good feeling to get past April 15th.

This past Saturday Eric's mom had a baby shower for me at Nunzi's. It was so nice, the food (breakfast - yummy) was fabulous and everyone gave such generous gifts to us for the girls. I have some pictures I'll post in the next few days so you can see some of what we got. I love having baby stuff in the house now and I keep looking through everything over and over again.

My biggest craving still is fruit....especially oranges, pinapple and grapes. I bought a fresh pineapple and I cut it when it was ripe and I think Eric was too slow to get any of it b/c I ate it so quickly. It hit the spot. Peanut butter is still the love of my life - Barkley and I have some together every morning.

Eric has the nursery finished - painted, furniture arranged and some other new updates made. It was starting to stress me out b/c I wanted it done well in advance of the shower and he was dead set on doing it in his own time:) But it's done now and he did a great job.

My next sonogram is Friday - as always, I'm looking forward to it and am hopeful the girls are growing well and that they're facing forward so we can see their faces this time.

So much for a quick update! It's late and I'm rambling...I'll post pics soon.

25 week picture

This is us on Easter when I was finishing up week 25. Likely our last holiday without babies!! Actually, we shouldn't have them by Memorial Day so this is our last major holiday just the two of us.

My sonogram and appointment on last Friday went pretty good. Lots of good news. The hematoma is gone...and BABY B was head down!!! I am really excited that both babies are in the right position but know there is still time for them to move. My fingers are crossed they just stay put.

The annoying part was that both babies were facing toward the back so we didn't get to see their little faces at all. I wanted to see them so bad but will have to wait until next time. There really are no good pictures to share this time so I'll wait and post from my next sonogram - they scheduled it in 3 weeks this time instead of 4 so we won't have to wait as long. Grammy K is coming with me this time so hopefully the girls show up and show their faces.

The doctors appointment went okay too. She said the babies are measuring small so they're going to monitor their growth closely - which I think they do anyways. Hopefully they catch up soon. I had a few days a week or two ago when I really felt hungry but that's gone again. I don't feel hungry too often, I usually eat because something sounds good, because I know I need to, or because I'm trying to make myself thirsty so I can chug water. I'm gaining weight so hopefully it's going straight to them.

I've had a few dizzy spells again - last weekend in Walmart Eric had to come pick me up b/c my ears plugged and I couldn't see and I felt like I was blacking out. The walmart employee got me a chair and some juice and I sat for a half hour or so and felt better. I think my blood sugar might just have been low b/c the juice seemed to help.

At my next doctor's appointment, which is a few days after my sonogram appointment, I have to drink the orange liquid stuff and they'll screen for gestational diabetes.

Eric finished painting the girls' room and he's starting to set the cribs up now. The bedding is being made by a woman at my mom's church and she's gotten quite a bit of it done. I got to preview the bed skirts today and they look so great. It's just what I wanted. So exciting to be close enough now that we are getting ready for their arrival!

It's been awhile

Here is my latest belly shot, it was from this past Sunday when we were finishing week 24.




We have a doctor's appointment and sonogram tomorrow morning so I'll post some new pictures of the girls, hopefully this weekend. I'm excited as always to see how they are, how big they are, and what position they're in. I'm hopeful that Baby B has flipped around and is head down but we might go and find out Baby A is flipped and they're both in the wrong position.

I've been feeling so much movement from them, I think they're wild. I feel it in different spots than before which increases my hopefulness that it's because they've changed positions. It could very well be that they've grown and their arms and legs just are stretching further. Over the past few days, above my belly button, something bony like an elbow or heel is pressing out. It's not sticking out constantly but when she's moving it moves across my stomach and we can trace the movement with our hand and press against it. Pretty cool but pretty painful sometimes.

I went to the doctors again last week for a slight problem which ended up being fine - but while there she told me I should be drinking 80 - 96 ounces of water a day to avoid the cramping and tightness in my stomach. It's an insane amount and I definitely hadn't been drinking that much. So last week I was chugging water and getting close to 70 ounces...and making close to 70 trips to the bathroom, but I was feeling better. And it definitely makes a difference in how I feel b/c this week I just can't get the water down like I did last week and the tightness and uncomfortableness is back. So I'm trying to drink more b/c i know how incredibly important it is.

It is so nice outside and it is killing me not to be able to go out and take a walk. I can't wait to be able to be active again. I do so much laying around on the couch in the dark (the curtains have to be closed or there's a glare on the tv!) and I really can't stand it. I really feel bad for people in poor health that can't get out, it's no fun.

My lunch time is up. Getting back to work now. My shorter work days are making such a big difference in how I feel and I only have two Saturdays left during busy season and then I'll have the entire weekend. By the time I get home I'm too tired to do anything but we have cupboards and closets that need cleaned out. I'll be able to get more done around the house when I'm working even less. Can't wait.

Happy Easter!!