Week 29 Tomorrow

Wow!  I'm 163.5 pounds!  Our OB is thinking about inducing me on/around March 10th.  At my last ultrasound on Monday, our boy is over 3 lbs and our girl is 2 lbs 11oz. I invested in a maternity belt for my "out of home" excursions since my belly is getting big and heavy.  We just attended our first prenatal class last night, so I have a lot of reading to do.

Tomorrow will be the first day that I will actually be able to stay at home and not have to drive anywhere to see anyone!

Almost at Week 27...

It's been quite busy this last month with report card writing, student assessments and getting to doctor's appointments. Unfortunately, morning sickness is still here... coupled with back pain and cramps and muscle spasms. I invested in the Snoogle pillow over the weekend while I was shopping in Oregon. I am now sleeping until 4am which is a huge improvement from pre-Snoogle... before I'd be up at 1:30am and then 3-4am and then have to be up for work. I used to get up at 6:15 to be out the door for work by 7ish... recently I have been leaving around 7:30 simply because it's been so hard to get up.

My belly is growing...

December 31, 2013

Only 1 more day to work and then I am on medical leave and then mat. leave until next January... I can't believe how heavy and slow I am now both physically and mentally.

Looking Good

Good news!  Our little trouble maker was more cooperative today.  It looks like Twin A is a girl.  This is not confirmed yet because Twin B made it hard to see Twin A.  The boy is definitely larger... Wil's mom often reminds me that Wilson was a big baby... almost 10 pounds at birth! Crazy! 
Everybody is looking "normal" and I believe my morning sickness is beginning to ease off.

I'm slowly getting into the mindset of having 2 wailing babies and all night feedings... =)

This will be fun, especially with no real home of my own... our architect hopes to have our drawings done in the next 2 weeks. We are hoping we can get construction going shortly after Christmas...

 

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...