Our Little Trouble Maker

We had our infamous ultrasound last Friday.  Our twins are lying one on top of the other.  The one on top, Twin B is a boy. He was great. He lay flat and spun around so he could be measured. But Twin A, on the bottom chose to stay "curled up in a ball" position... so we won't know the gender of Twin A until November 18th.   We are hoping for a baby girl, but we'll be happy with whatever God blesses us with.

We also met our obstetrician for the first time today.  Just getting to his office was an event on it's own.  I used the "web" to find his address... since I misplaced the business card my GP gave me.  Lo and behold his web address was outdated by 5 years... the moa at the "old office" sent me to another building 5 blocks away and I was on hold with obstetrician's secretary for 10 minutes only to find out that I was at the wrong location... ahhhh. We were late, but at least we didn't miss our appointment.

I was told that I should expect to gain 40 pounds... no more.  I've already put on 24 pounds!  So now I've been asked to eat smaller meals... reduce my carbs... great... it's not like I have been binging anyways... I've also been asked to walk 30 minutes after each meal... Aiya!

He also mentioned that I will likely feel morning sickness for the next 3 months. It was so bad last week that I burst the blood vessel in one my eyes for 2 days from my excessive puking!!! Here I was excited that the nausea would go away sooner than later.  He also mentioned that it would be best that I stop working after Christmas... ahhhh.

Feeling Yucky Today

The last few days have been awful!  I have been throwing up at least once every morning and I am not sleeping through the night. My back aches and the skin on my tummy is so very sensitive!

My mother tells me it's only going to get worse. I was hoping that the morning sickness would go away, but I'm at 17 weeks and it's still here!!! I refilled my Diclectin prescription reluctantly yesterday as it works out to $2 a tablet and I take 2-3 a day...

I'm hoping that my energy level and desire to eat will pick up soon...

Week 16 - 4 Month Mark...

I went to see my GP today.  She told me that my NT test results weren't perfect.  One twin has a neck thickness of 1.7mm and the other one is 2.4mm.  Under 2 is normal... So I have to do some more blood tests to see if the twin with 2.4mm is OK.  The NT test is a good predictor for Down's Syndrome...

I'm feeling better, but still experiencing morning sickness...

We're finally meeting our architect this weekend to draft up our dream house...

15 weeks

Yikes!  15 weeks already!  I unfortunately caught a cold. It was inevitable being around sick family members... So I took one day off from work. When I wanted to return the next day, I was informed that there was a confirmed case of Foot and Mouth Disease... so I took another 2 days off. It was a good thing that I did since my cold continued to get worse.

My NT test was good and I had another ultrasound last week too. The doctor mentioned that she would be able to tell us the gender of our babies at our next ultrasound on Friday, November 1. That will definitely be exciting!  I'm still feeling nauseous, but I'm not sure if it's from the pregnancy or from me being sick...

 

Crappy Week

This whole week has been horrible.  I've waking up nauseous and feeling excessively tired... I'm wondering if I'm going through a growth spurt?  My tummy is still 36" wide, but my belly feels heavy. We met with our potential home builder today and signed up for Direct Buy yesterday.  There's so much going on.  I feel like things are such a blur. 

I can't wait until things slow down and return to a semi-normal pace. 

I hate this weird taste that is in my mouth.  I've been chewing a LOT of gum.  I rarely chewed gum before being pregnant. Now I have at least 2 -3 a day.  Hallelujah!  I no longer have to take any more extra meds... just my multi-vitamin and Iron supplements, plus Diclectin.

I'm really hoping all this nausea will go away soon.  Not sure how much longer I can really take this...

11 weeks and 2 days

 I can't wait until all this nausea goes away.  I hate not being able to wear normal clothes.  I have a 36 inch waist now. One of my friends suggested I create a time lapse video of my belly. What a great idea! I did take photos last week but I forgot to include the tape measure... now that I look back at the photos, I don't know how "appropriate" they look since I do look like a whale... =)

I did feel like crap this morning and still went to work... but at least I will take a day to recover tomorrow. I'm going for another ultrasound and NT (Neck Thickness) test next Wednesday. I feel like time seems to pass slowly when you're pregnant... maybe it's because I have feeling so "slow" and crappy...

It was funny when I found out a male staff member asked another female teacher if they had noticed me putting on extra weight.  To which, the female said, "What? You know she's pregnant with twins, don't you?"

My first trimester will be up next Saturday, so I can officially announce to everyone about my pregnancy at the end of this week and I will get to stop all these extra meds... how awesome will that be!

Getting Bigger

Yikes!  I just noticed 2 days ago that my belly button is disappearing!  I have also gained at least 15 pounds. When I went to visit my GP on Friday, she mentioned that I have the belly of 16 week single pregnancy!  I was only 10 weeks when I saw her!

We are settling into our new temporary home. It's not as bad as we had first envisioned it being.  We cut back and have brought the bare bones of what we need.  I guess we really don't need much... =)
Still feeling nauseous and I can't wait until these symptoms go away...