High Risk Update 32 Weeks

So we all thought things were happening according to my last post. That's not so much the case any more. Babies seem to be rather comfortable in my womb and show zero signs of coming out. I am exactly 32 weeks today. Baby A weighs 4 pounds 2 ounces and Baby B weighs 4 pounds 7 ounces. So they are pretty close in weight again, it's so strange because B was so much bigger last time. My high risk doctor gave me the cervix award of the day because my cervix is still 4.6cm long and closed! He is always impressed that my cervix is holding out so well and better then most people. He said apparently my body didn't want to get pregnant but now that I am pregnant it's taking it like a champ! That means all this walking I've been doing hasn't done anything and all these contractions haven't been affecting my cervix either. I've just been trying to slowly help the babies come out sooner rather then later, but not too soon of course. I have a scheduled c-section for July 12 when I'm around 38 weeks. That's 6 weeks from now. I guess thinking about it that really isn't that far away but it seems really far on the days I'm miserable! I hope I can make it to at least 35/36 weeks. I think that's a great time, they will be healthy and probably will do just fine. Thanks to my primary care doctor she said she'd help me out by trying to stir things up by doing a pelvic exam when I see her next at when I'm 35 weeks if I haven't given birth by then.

That's really all the updates I have. Just overall the babies seem like they will never come out! The last couple days we have been trying to tour our local hospital where we will be delivering but they have been busy so we haven't been able to go. I understand completely but at the same time my babies could come any day and I have no clue about anything. Hopefully in the next week we'll be able to go check it out. We are all ready for them though for the most part! I seriously am getting so impatient, I just want them here safe and sound so I can cuddle them and move on from this infertility/pregnancy journey. I guess we have waited over 5 years to have these babies so a few more weeks should be nothing, but each week I just get so excited because we are just that much closer! I'm dying to know what they look like!

Here's a couple photos of the girlies! They have some hair now and I'm hoping its my color hair! :)

Baby B

Baby A

Cute aint it! :) That's all the pictures we really got today. The others are a little blurry. They don't really sit still and are always facing the wrong way. So I have a new list of things I eat these days. I still am obsessed with eggs and cheese things like mac and cheese. But I have been craving coffee lately which is so weird because I used to not like it that much. I also crave tomatoes just straight out of the fridge. Ramen is now on the list as well. And I always want the nachos from the target cafe at target. I just love food! I think that's it for now, Ill update more later this week with a 32 week belly photo.

Things are happening.

So since my last update about my high risk appointment things have been happening. Last week I had a regular OB appointment. It turned into an all day affair in labor and delivery. I just told the doctor how I had been feeling and such things so she checked my cervix. It was really soft she said and with having ANOTHER uti she shipped me off to the hospital to be monitored. I was contracting as usual. I was put on an antibiotic until I deliver. My cervical length was checked and it was down to 3cm. I'm glad it's somewhat shortening because then the babies might actually come out eventually! I'll be 30 weeks tomorrow so just 2 more weeks till a huge goal of 32 weeks! I seriously can't believe our girls could be here in 4-5 weeks! That's a month! A month! I'm starting to freak out a little the closer it gets, time flies. I feel like we just did our IVF last month or something. Well I've been on my antibiotic for a week now and I'm still having contractions. Last night they were pretty close but this morning they have subsided. It's so strange. I feel like I never know when I should go to the hospital, last night I was so close to going but then I figured they would just monitor me and send me home again. For some reason the contractions come a lot more at night and during the night. But during the day they are few and far between. So who knows! Well here's a few pics.

29 weeks and 5 days. Looks so strange.

I'm so so so miserable!!!!

The cutest thing in their room now! I did this all by myself! 

High Risk Appt. Update

So Tuesday marked the 28th week. I had my high risk appointment that day as well. Wasn't very eventful which I suppose is a good thing. We found out Baby A weighs 2 pounds 14 ounces and Baby B weighs 3 pounds 2 ounces. So I am carrying 6 pounds of baby. The doctor said they are definitely growing well and both are bigger then a singleton would be at this point. Guess my protein shakes are working their magic. My cervix is still really long at 4.8 centimeters. I'm kind of starting to wonder if the babies will ever end up coming out. Other girls who have had babies at this point theirs were around 3 centimeters or even less then that. So I'm getting nervous that the babies are too comfy and are going to weigh like 6 or 7 pounds by the time they come out. Which I know is great but not for me haha. My back and ribs will give out or my lungs will collapse. But we'll see. I go back in 4 weeks and at that point I'll be 32 weeks. Once 32 weeks comes I am all for the babies coming out soon after that. By then they'll probably each weigh at least 4 pounds. But yea anyway. Nothing else to update from that appointment. I just feel sick as usual. Here's some pictures to enjoy.

Baby A yawning!

Baby A again

Baby B

I'm 28 weeks now but look at this size different from last week and the week before!

My cat Edmond still testing out all the baby equipment, its so cute but I'm definitely going to need to vacuum and lint roll all these things now before the twin's arrival.

And here is the mobile we got for each crib. Them things are so expensive! But are so cute and no crib is complete without a mobile.

Seriously?

I already wrote this post then decided to accidentally delete it. GRRRRRR!

Anyway, now my post will be shortened because I do not feel like rewriting all that again. Im 27 weeks 3 days today. Things have been tough the last couple weeks. Dealt with some real contractions last week so I ended up in labor and delivery. Things turned out fine, I just had another uti so I got more antibiotics. Once those kicked in my contractions have subsided a lot. I have an appointment with my high risk doctor next week and I can't fricken wait. Haven't seen the girls in a month! I've been a little concerned about baby b because she feels like her space is becoming limited since she's stuck up in my ribs and baby a moves around so much compared to her. It's crazy to think that in a little over 4 weeks the babies could arrive any time. They'll be a little early but they'll be fine. It'll be such a relief since I'll know they are here and they are mine and I won't have to be pregnant any more. I can't wait. I feel like I'm back in the first trimester sickness wise. I constantly feel the urge to puke and now I get light headed and feel like passing out occasionally. For example Wednesday at my ob appointment I had my 1 hour glucose test so I drank the drink and ended up passing! With flying colors. The cutoff number for passing is 140, I was 102! I figured because before I got pregnant I had low blood sugar. Anyway afterwards while still at the doctors I got lightheaded and pretty much passed out in the office. Guess its common my doc said. But she rushed to get me a soda and gave me one of her personal granola bars and I felt better. She's very nice, I want her to deliver the girls but I don't get to choose, it's whoever is on call that night. Makes me sad. But yea that was a traumatizing event. Guess I'll post a few pics of things!

This is me at 26 weeks 3 days

This is the awesome stroller my mom got us! Contours options tandem stroller. The seats are reversible to face to different directions and it can cart around 2 infant car seats. 

Got two of these car seats from my sisters. Love them! Chicco Keyfit 30. My cat Edmond needed to make sure they were comfortable first. Which I think they passed his test because every time we go in there he sleeps in them. 

I guess that's it for now. I'll be back after my appointment next week, hopefully with pictures of the girlies!

25Weeks3Days. Been busy.

So holy cow has there been so much going on! First I'll update on the babies progress. They are doing fine. Both almost weigh two pounds. Heart rates are good. Cervix still closed and good. They move around a lot now and I can feel them moving all day long. Sometimes it even catches me off guard because I'll be relaxing and then all the sudden I'll get jabbed in the ribs or gut and it feels so weird and slightly painful. My symptoms are becoming annoying and painful. It's hard to do much throughout the day now, I can go for about an hour or so and then need a break. My feet/ankles start to hurt and are sore. My knuckles and fingers are sore. My back constantly hurts. My sternum hearts a lot of the time because theres a baby up in my chest. And lastly I'm becoming more tired these days I have noticed. I'm exhausted by 8 at night usually.

I had my baby shower this past weekend up in Ohio. Before I get to that I'll explain my uncomfortable drive to and from. On the way to Ohio I stopped about every hour to pee or walk around. It took us about 12 hours to get there. I went through periods where I was uncomfortable and then where I was fine. On our way home to NC it was a little more difficult because I had no room to move around or lay in the back seat. I was confined to the front seat. It wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be but it wasn't fun. I stopped about every hour again but sometimes I could last a little longer just because I wanted it to be over. I didn't swell that bad just an occasional foot or something but it didn't last long.

So for the baby shower, it went amazing! It was great to see so many people show up. Friends. Family and people I didn't even know but my mom invited. We got so much I can't even tell you explain how insane it was. I felt guilty but blessed at the same time. Guilty because people spent so much money on the babies but blessed because we got enough stuff that the husband and I don't have much else to buy. To highlight a couple items we got include, tons of diapers. swings. those bouncy gym things. 2 car seats. clothes some of which were personalized with the girls names and initials, diaper genie, bumbos, hand knitted blankets and a whole bunch more stuff. It was amazing. I'll post pictures once my sister sends me them.

Everyone kept saying I wasn't as big as they thought. Which I guess is good but also made me paranoid. My doc yesterday said I was measuring fine though about 6 centimeters ahead which means I measure about 31 weeks. I don't feel small though and my weight just keeps going up and up. I weighed 156 at the doctors yesterday!! Yes I'll announce my weight. I used to weigh 113.

Washed some of the clothes. Still deciding how I want to arrange the clothes and where to put them. I'm thinking hang all newborn clothes and possibly 3 months. Then put the rest in drawers. Not sure there's enough room for my plan. I got the coolest stroller. It's called the kolkraft contours options tandem stroller. I'll post a pic once I take one.

I'll finish later, got to go round up the dogs that are getting into trouble.

23 Weeks 4 Days Belly Shot

Definitely getting larger. And definitely feeling it too.

Round!

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.