An Eventful Yesterday

Yesterday was exciting and disappointing all in one. Tuesday night before I went to bed I noticed my underwear were wet. After changing them, I didn't think anything of it. This is around the time stuff just starts to happen so I just went to bed. In the middle of the night I noticed it again. After I was up and packing our hospital bag, I bent over, stood up, and noticed it again. After it happened again I called my cousin to see if she thought this was something to be concerned about/call the dr or just something that happens. She said she thought it was either my water was leaking or maybe it was just urine. Well to me, it just didn't seem like urine. So I called the dr and 2 hours later they called back and suggested I go to the hospital to get tested to see if it was my water. So we packed up, thought it was time to have some babies, and headed to the hospital. An hour later we were on our way home. It wasn't my water, just watery mucus. How lovely. I was ready to see my baby boys and we got sent home. Granted I realize the longer they're in there the better it is for them, but it was still incredibly disappointing. I know I didn't know what it was at the time, but I really felt silly. Kind of like the girl who cried labor/boy who cried wolf. The nurse told us if we don't know then coming to the hospital is the best option, but still. I felt stupid. Who doesn't know the difference in mucus and their bag of water breaking? Apparently me. So we went home to wait.

Since everyone had taken off work the rest of the day, my dad and step mom brought out the bookshelf that my dad made for the nursery. They helped hang the last of the things on the walls and now the nursery is complete. I'm super excited. I have some pictures of the nursery, some of my belly at 34 weeks, today at 34w6d and I took a picture of a 3d/4d ultrasound pic we got. I haven't scanned it in so the quality may not be great, it's just a picture of a picture.

34 weeks

34 wks, HUGE belly

Blurry, but it shows the size of the belly

Precious Baby Boy B

Well on Our Way!!!

After the ultrasound, which was to measure their fluids and get position updates, we waited for what felt like a very long time to see the dr. (we got a couple of profile pics of B that I will have to post later) They swabbed for the GBS test and she measured me. Said I'm measuring at 52, which is the biggest she's seen for twins. I knew I was huge! Then she checked me. I'm 3-4 cm dilated and 90% effaced. She said when checking me she was touching the top of A's head. He is ready to go. I am completely off the Procardia so now we just wait. B decided he wanted to flip again and his butt is down where his head should be. We discussed delivery options but we're still starting with vaginal and they'll attempt to turn B if necessary. Praying that he decides to flip back to head down.

The hospital bag is almost finished so we just need to get the carseats in the car and I think we'll be about ready. Oh my gosh, this is really happening soon!

Dr Appointment Today

We have an ultrasound scheduled at 11:30 and then to see the dr at 12:30 today. They told us we'd be getting weekly ultrasounds until they're born but I'm not sure if it's just for position or growth. With the margin of error, I don't know how "accurate" an u/s would be the very next week. Oh well, we get to see our little brownies today so I'm not complaining one bit!!

Over the weekend I went from taking the Procardia every 4 hours to every 12. I took one at 8am this morning and we'll double check with the Dr again today that we are to stop them completely. Maybe it's my imagination but when taking it every 4 hours, I really didn't feel the side effects of it. Now that it's very spaced out, I totally feel the hot flashes/flushing. It's not overwhelming, but it definitely takes my breath away for a moment.

We got outfits for their hopsital pictures/to come home in. They're very cute. They're being washed so I can't post a pic until they come out. We wanted them in the same kind of outfit, but different colors and that's definitely what we found. I'm getting more and more excited.

Swelling & Sciatic Pain

I had to take my rings off in the hospital b/c my fingers were a bit puffy and I didn't want to risk them getting stuck. I really didn't have any foot/ankle swelling in the hospital. Over the last two weeks, you'd think I'd never had ankles. I've always loved the smallness of my feet. I wear mostly 6 1/2 and my feet were slender. They are one of my favorite features about my body. Well, now they don't even look like my feet. It's silly, but it's sad. It's not like I'm wearing heels or anything, but I miss my feet. Of course keeping my legs up keeps the swelling down so I'm trying to do that as much as possible. I can't complain though, I'm not swelling anywhere else.

Over the last week-week and a half, I've felt a pain on the upper inside of my right thigh. Well the other night I finally did some googling and it appears to be sciatic nerve pain. It definitely makes getting up and moving around much more difficult (as if the belly didn't do that enough). It seems to feel better if I'm up and moving around but it is much worse at night when I'm trying to get out of bed. Thankfully it seems to be located just in that one spot and not all the way down my leg.

I NEED TO PACK MY HOSPITAL BAG. The caps is just me yelling at myself for not finishing this already. I just for whatever reason can't get motivated to do it. Maybe it's because I had already done this once and I stayed in the hospital for close to a month. I don't know but I have to get it finished!!

34 Weeks!!!

How far along? 34w1d
Total weight gain/loss: ???
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? :(
Sleep: 1-2 hours before I have to get out of bed to turn over. While I'm out of bed I go to the bathroom to avoid getting up again soon, plus I'm still taking the Procardia every 4 hours so I'm up at 3 and 7 to take the pill.
Best moment this week: Making it to our goal of 34 weeks!
Movement: All the time and still loving it
Food cravings: Brownie Batter Blizzard from Dairy Queen
Labor Signs: Just felt a contraction actually. As of Monday 3cm. Having plenty of mucus when I go to the bathroom (which the dr forewarned me about) Some mild cramping that goes away after I take the Procardia
Belly Button in or out? Out
What I miss: Being able to roll over without pain in my belly forcing me to get completely out of bed so I could get back in bed in a different position
What I am looking forward to: Having the boys home!
Milestone: Making it to our big goal of 34 weeks!!

I was so excited to make it to 34 weeks. I knew I could make it to 34, just not sure how far past it we'll go. The other night at the funeral home a lady said she thought I was going to go into labor on Sunday, the night of the full moon. I know people believe that stuff, but the more I think about it, I get kind of excited. Full moon or not, what if I do go into labor Sunday? Then we get to meet our boys and I can't wait. I was sitting here on the couch last night thinking about it and I got so excited at the idea. These boys could come any time, especially once they take me off the Procardia, and that makes me so happy. I wan to see them and hold them. I want to see what they look like and see James with his sons.

I need to complete packing my hospital bag and pick out an outfit for their first pictures/coming home. I feel like as far as the nursery is concerned, we're about as prepared as we can get. As for the rest of it, like being a mom and knowing what to do, I'm totally nervous but know it will all come together. I'm most nervous about breastfeeding two, but I'm just going to ask as many questions as I need to in the hospital and if I need help once we're home, there's a local company that have lactation nurses that come to your home. I will take advantage of them if necessary. It just seems so crazy. We decided to start our family, a year after trying we end up pregnant, we find out that we're having two, and now here we are waiting for their arrival. It's just amazing.

The Baby Bump

My dad's best friend passed away on Saturday and last night my sister took me to the funeral home. The doctor said it was ok to start doing more as long as I sit when I need to and there was just no way I was going to not pay my respects. I knew it meant a lot to my dad. I tell you what though, there is something about strangers and a belly bump. I had so many people touching on my belly last night and/or asking when I was due. Of course I expected it, but my family members that I was sitting with would chime in and that started to bug me some. When are you due? If I got a dollar for every time I was asked that last night, I'd be able to buy at least 2 packs of diapers :) How do you answer that? My original due date is 7/16 but that was for a single baby. The doctors are aiming for 36wks but the truth is I could go any day. So I figured the easy answer was to use 36 wks and was telling people due in 2 weeks. A few family members thought it necessary to correct me and tell people I was really due in July so then I had to explain everything. Oh well. My dad was just super excited to tell everyone that I was his daughter carrying his twin grandbaby boys. I was happy I could help take his mind off of his loss for an hour.

Baby bump=weight gain. I knew that I was going to gain weight. Duh! I knew with twins I was expected to gain at least 50 lbs. I was willing to except that as long as I didn't know how much I was gaining and didn't know what the number on the scale was. I have been doing so well and so had the staff who would take my weight. Well, the doctor said we were doing well on weight gain and actually said outloud in front of me and James what my weight is and I just wanted to cry. Yes I know it's all for the boys but it's definitely hard to accept. I NEVER EVER want to hear that number ever again in reference to my weight. I wasn't at my ideal weight before we got pregnant anyway. There were parts of my body I was unsatisfied with, as I'm sure most woman experience. However, now I know I need to work even harder to get the hot body I want back! I guess I'm insecure about being sexy or attractive after birth so that my husband still finds me hot. He loves the baby belly but once the babies are gone, for both of us, I want to get rid of the bump. I'm also worried about the stretch marks. People tell me they will fade but two babies in a small frame makes for a TON of those evil little marks. I don't want to feel ugly to myself or my husband. As I sit here and type, B has the hiccups and I know despite all the feelings and insecurities I have, I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. I can't wait to meet my boys!

It's getting closer.......

I had a busy and eventful day yesterday. The ultrasound was first and whoa mama is there a lot of baby in there. A is still head down and B is in a C shape up over A sort of head down. A is estimated to weigh 5.3lbs and B is 4.13lbs. Can you believe that?? 10lbs of baby. They were so cute. They have nice round chubby bellies which is good b/c we want them nice and fat :) Then we saw the dr. I am 3cm dilated now. They want to start weening me off the Procardia, starting this weekend. Instead of every 4 hours she wants me to try every 6 to 8 hours Saturday and every 8 to 12 hours Sunday. They want to have me off of them by next week but don't want to stop them cold turkey. She said I can slowly start adding things back into my routine but not to go crazy doing too much. She said if we make it to 36 weeks, which she thinks things look good to make it, I might be able to have the bedrest restriction lifted completely but still no work. We talked about the baby placement and at this point we are planning a vaginal delivery. I'm super excited about that. She also said that they won't take me to the operating room until I'm completely dilated. So as of right now I'll continue to take the pill, I'll start to ween off of them this weekend, next week I'll be off completely and then we wait to go into labor. How exciting!!!

We got a few things up in the nursery but won't completely finish it until my dad drops off the bookshelf he made for us. Here's a few pictures of what's up on the walls as of now.