23 Weeks Today

It's been a little crazy around here for like the last week. I'll start with last Tuesday. I went into the doctors freaking out because I thought I was having contractions. Apparently I was but they were braxton hicks, ya no those annoying scary contractions that don't mean anything. Doctor also said I was probably dehydrated so I need to drink more water. She also checked my cervix, by using her fingers... gross... but it hurt like hell. Then after I was bleeding and cramping, so of course that was scary. But the only thing I got out of that appointment was some reassurance that I'm doing great and she prescribed me an amazing belly wrap to help support the beach ball on my front and give me back support. It feels great!

Friday we went to a cookout with some friends. It started off fun but then I started getting uncomfortable and the smoke from the bon fire was killing me. Otherwise a good time. Then Saturday we did a little shopping and I started working on party favors for the shower. Sunday we went to a friends baby's 1st birthday party. It was a good time, until I got uncomfortable again. I really can only last like an hour or two out of bed before I start feeling shitty. But it was fun, lots of preggos and lots of babies!

I had another doctor's appointment today with my OB. A little follow up from last week. But I've been feeling sick so I'm glad I had the appointment. She prescribed me yet another medication. Woohoo. Can't wait to be done taking so many pills. This new pill is to calm my bowels because they are irritated from being squished by our little rugrats. They just want to calm things down so it doesn't cause preterm labor. But they checked my cervix again and it all seemed fine. Still got told I need to drink more water... Its freaking impossible I swear. Before I got pregnant I usually drank like 2 or 3 drinks a day, now I have to drink closer to 10. It's hard, there's no room and my stomach has been a mess so again it's hard. Next week I see my high risk doctor. Then I travel to Ohio. Then as soon as I get back I have to see my OB. Which at that point I have to have my gestational diabetes test.

Next week at 24 weeks is viability of the babies. Meaning with a lot of medical help they can technically live outside the womb.

The husband got offered a new job. So he's getting out of the Marine Corps. We will be moving to Texas. I was planning on going right after my shower, but that can't happen as soon as I thought because I need to be here for my doctor appointments. Long story. But I can't leave yet. Bums me out majorly. But I'll explain more of that later.

Echo Done.

So I had my echo done on my heart today. It was the most awkward experience ever. Not sure if everyone knows what an echo is but it basically is just an ultrasound of your heart. So I was shirtless with my giant milk filled boobs while some lady navigates the ultrasound around my chest... It was mostly awkward because of the boobs but also because she was awkward. I think she might have been a lesbian. Which is totally fine, but I'm not going to lie that it was weird. She pissed me off at first because of all her comments she wanted to make about twins and then them being both girls. She's like "wow that's going to be rough" or "wait till they are teenagers" and "that's going to be a handful". Just bugged me because she was snotty about it not saying it in like a caring way.

She made my day a little better in the end though. She wanted to see what twins looked like so she did an ultrasound on the babies. It was a terrible ultrasound because she didn't know what she was doing and her screen was small but I still got to see them in there. It was nice of her to do that and I didn't even ask she just wanted to see them.

I won't know any results or anything from the echo or the heart monitor until Friday at my follow up. I just wanted to share my awkward experience of the day. I ate some fiesta potatoes from taco bell and now I don't feel so hot so it's nap time.

21weeks 4days Belly Shots!

Don't mind my ripped up pants. I just love these pants too much to throw them away! But I think I might have to soon...

If I was pregnant with a singleton I almost look full term... too bad I'm not full term. My stomach feels like it's going to explode. I'm super nervous about what it's going to look like when I reach my 32 week goal. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to move... do I even have enough skin to stretch to accommodate 2 babies at 32 weeks? I feel like I'm not going to make it that far. It's scary. But I really hope I can at least make it to then. Anything after that will just be a blessing.

Laying down I don't look so huge. But it's very hard to sleep and roll over. It's also hard to get out of bed, especially every like 30minutes to pee. Peeing has become weird lately. I'll have to pee really bad all of the sudden and if I don't go right away within like 2 minutes the urge is gone. I think it has to do with the position of one of the babies. I have one baby laying down low in my belly and then the other one is on top of that one laying down, that one keeps kicking me in my right rib cage. It feels so weird and sort of tickles. I'm also wondering how come some woman's belly buttons like pop right out? Mine isn't. And I don't think it's going to, it's just flat and still pushed in slightly. 

I only got about 3 weeks until my baby shower! I can't freaking wait! And I'm so excited to come home and get everything together so everything is ready to go. When I go on bed rest soon I won't be able to do anything so I want to finish it all right after we get back from Ohio. Of course after I rest for like a day because I can guarantee that car trip is going to be brutal. 

I've been up and about a lot in the last week or so. Wednesday I was running around town all day. Thursday I had my appt. plus shopping and running around. Friday we went shopping and out to dinner. Saturday we went to the St. Patricks Day festival in Emerald Isle. I need to rest but I'm finding it difficult. Im so antsy and bored. I'm addicted to shopping and I want to buy something new everyday. I've also become a lot more tired these days. For the longest time I couldn't sleep, but now I can sleep in till 11 or noon if I let myself. But I always force myself out of bed so I can eat. Or I'll feel bad like the babies are going to starve... 

High Risk Appt. Update.

Welp, I had my usual high risk appt. today. It went well also as usual. My cervix was shorter but that's because they measure it differently then my OB. He put pressure on my abdomen so he could see how long it was as if I was lifting something. So it made my cervix about 4.8cm which is about 1cm less then if I was just sitting in my bed. So that's all still good. Babies fluids were still good. They both measured a week ahead at about 22 weeks, so baby A caught up some. They each also weigh a little bit over 1 pound each. Both of the girls were wiggle worms during the ultrasound, it was hard to get great pics but I did get some. It was more difficult for the ultrasound tech, she had to keep redoing some of the images since they kept moving. I'll post pics at the bottom. I also asked to see my doctor right before we leave for Ohio just to make sure everything is ok right before we go. Then I'll ask my OB to see me right when we get to make sure the stress from the trip didn't harm anything. But everything is great. Oh and baby A was like head down already ready to come out! ha. Her placenta also is moving away from the cervix so thats good. I think I will stick with what I've been doing since it seems to be working... Laying in my bed 90% of most days. I feel them move so much now, it grosses me out a little because it's weird, but at the same time I love it. I don't use the heart monitor really at all any more since I can feel them moving. You can even see them moving on my belly, it's pretty weird and cool! Oh little fun fact for those who want to know... kinda gross so don't continue reading the rest of this paragraph if you don't want to know..... So a new development that most woman will have when pregnant is that their boobies start to leak... well mine have started :) It started a little last week but now its gotten to be more. I had to go buy some breast pads to put into my bra. That would be embarrassing walking around and all the sudden there's two wet spots on me haha.

I also went to the cardiologist the other day since my OB referred me there for the heart palpitations I have been having. Now I have to wear a heart monitor 24/7 for 4 days. I only have the rest of today and tomorrow then I'm done. Thank God because the connector things that attach to my skin are fricken itchy. I cheated last night though and I took it off so I could get a good nights sleep. Anyway they are just doing it to make sure I'm good, which I'm sure I am. I also have to have an echo done on my heart next week. I've been having palpitations for along time now though since about 2005 they just got worse when I got pregnant. So they are just repeating the tests I had done years ago to check things out.

That's about all the updates I have about health and babies. I'm just excited now for our baby shower and seeing everyone we invited! I have other news to announce but I don't want to until I know for sure, but it has to do with the husband's job. Ok now for some adorable photos from the appt! I'll post a pic of my giant belly in a couple days, I just want to rest because I have been running around all day and I am tiiiired!

Baby B profile and her legs and cute little feet!

Baby A profile and cute little foot and hand!

Aren't they just darling! I feel like I love them more and more at each ultrasound. The more they start to look like little people the more excited I get. We got to see their noses and mouths but the pictures didn't come out that great... it looked good on the machine but once they print the pictures they are a little blurry and not as nice. But one baby def. has my pointier nose but with Josh's huge nostrils. The other one looked like it had my nose. I think it was baby B, but she has long legs! Her femur measured to 24 weeks! So I think she's going to be the tall one. But they were rather cute!

It's been a week, so why not.

Holy cow. First of all I'm grouchy today because I want to do all these things around the house and I can't because my back and feet start killing me. So I have to enlist my husband to do most of everything... which he does a good job just not the way I do it. It bothers me. Sometimes he complains, I don't blame him but it makes me feel guilty that I lay in bed most of the day. Only a couple more months then I'll be able to help.

I don't really have much to update. I think my UTI is over. But since I didn't even feel it in the first place, I guess I wouldn't know. My cold is over. I don't really have any sicknesses right now (knock on wood) just starting to get bad back pain and my feet hurt if I'm on my feet longer then 10 minutes. I have a cardiologist appointment this Tuesday. A high risk appointment on Thursday. I'm stoked, I can't wait to see the babies and make sure everything is ok. I had a weird contraction last Sunday, haven't had one since but I hope it didn't shorten my cervix too much. And I hope I don't get any more (knock on wood).

We put up the owl/tree decal in "the room" yesterday. Well husband did, I watched. I read a story to the babies and opened a few of their things. I'm still a spazz and I won't open anything or take tags off till after my shower. I'm still too paranoid.

I have a list in my head I need to write down eventually of every single thing that needs done before they arrive. Want to hear some of my crazy list? Ok, you're going to.
1. All floor in the house must be vacuumed, mopped or scrubbed.
2. All baby items in the their room need wiped down with disinfectant (bumbo I bought from someone and their cribs for example)
3. Dust every single nook and cranny in the house. Including the walls, fans, ceiling, blinds etc.
4. Clean all the appliances in the kitchen (fridge, oven, microwave)
5. Somehow clean the couches because they are nasty.
Ok, I'll be done with part of the list. Which husband will be doing it all because by then I'm sure I'll be on bed rest or too huge to move.

I also have a list of things that need done in "the room" before they come. Wanna hear some of that list? Ok.
1. Separate all clothes by color and wash them with that special baby laundry detergent. Then obviously hang and fold.
2. I need to find a couple shelves to hang in their room
3. I need safe blinds and curtains still
4. I need a curtain rod that fits in the closet to hide the closet. I took the door off because it wasn't safe.
5. Wash all bottles
6. Sanitize all pacifiers.
7. Put together everything like swings, bouncers etc...
Ok, I'm done with boring you with that list.
Do I sound crazy? I just want every single thing to be clean and stay clean. Which is going to be difficult with 4 dogs and 2 cats. Did I mention the dogs aren't allowed in their room, except Cooper on occasion. And the cats aren't allowed either unless I'm in the room preventing them from doing things like climbing in cribs leaving their pet dandered hair all over everything. Want to see the decal? Ok here it is.

See the kitty in the first pic? Yea the only reason I'm allowing him to lay there is because he's laying on a blanket. Getting his hair stuck to that instead of the chair. 

Belly shot and rambling

Here I am... 19 weeks 4 days preggo.

See that stomach muscle bulging out? It hurts every time I move or laugh. 

I wish men really could have babies. See how they like it! I look a mess in this pic. Prob because I'm just getting over my cold. My mouth hurts. Now I have a UTI, which I'll explain later.

This is the girls room so far. Not much, just the furniture that I had a hormonal breakdown over. We'll have more together after the baby shower. Which is April 7th. I can't wait.

Ok, now for my rambling. So now that I'm over a cold my OB called me to inform me that my pee sample indicated a UTI (urinary tract infection). So of course I'm like so thrilled. I have to be on another antibiotic for 7 days. I didn't notice any signs that I even had one so I was shocked. But now thinking about it and knowing I have one, I can tell now. Peeing every 5minutes, I thought was normal in pregnancy but I guess not as much as I have been. The random pains I've been getting in my belly are not growth pains but my bladder and kidneys. Either way it freaks me out because I didn't even realize I had a UTI, how am I supposed to know if I'm having small contractions. From about 20 weeks on is when things start to get messed up if they are going to. Like signs of preterm labor, sickness or cervical problems. I'm praying to God nothing major comes up but with these sicknesses I've been dealing with my hopes are not high.

When to the second dentist, apparently I do have to have a root canal. I have an absess in my gums above the tooth. They took an x-ray. It looked interesting. Don't worry I had two lead vests on to protect the womb. So yea, now I have to come up with money to get my root canal. We all know that the dentist is not cheap. Like I feel like spending 300 dollars on my tooth when that could buy me things for the babies. So it might have to wait till they are born. I can live in pain till then probably... you'll just have to hear me complain till then.

My baby shower is April 7th and I can't wait for it get here! Mainly because I'll be reaching about 26 weeks but also all the people I get to see and celebrate with! My mom and sister are planning the whole thing, thank god cuz I'm in know way capable of doing any of that these days. So I just get to show up and eat all I want and see everyone. Hoping to get a lot of things off my registry because some of the stuff is important. Of course everything we get we'll be appreciative about, but some things you just need. We'll see. I think I'm more excited for the food! 

K that's all I got for now.