26-weeks appointment and glucose test

I just drank my fruit punch glucose drink for my 1-hour glucose tolerance test. I had to drink it within 3 minutes, which I did, and now I have the shakes from the deluge of sugar. Twin A seems to like the sugar--she's nudging/kicking away! I'll leave for the doctor in about 20 minutes but wanted to start this post. Can't believe I'm almost to my third trimester!!! Time sure does fly. I feel a bit more confident about the house and have picked out paint colors for the nursery. My goal is to have the nursery all painted and ready (sans furniture unless some of it arrives before the shower) early in my spring break.

Appointment went well! I have to wait 3-5 days to get my glucose test results, though. Oh, the suspense!!! I really hope I passed because I don't think I could drink that stuff on an empty stomach and keep it down. Doctor wrote me a note for frequent sitting at work (yes!!!) and recommended a maternity belt to help with my ferocious round ligament pain. I am ordering that thing STAT!!!! I would take a warm bath tonight, but we have no gas until tomorrow. I'm measuring at 29 weeks, which is normal for twin pregnancy, and both girls' heartbeats are in the 140s. Twin B behaved herself this time, probably because of the sugar crash. The doc saw us long after most of the glucose had passed out of my system.

I get to see my babies on the 6th when I go for my sonogram, and my doctor has coordinated my visits to her office with my visits to the perinatologist so I don't have to make so many different trips. Luckily they're both in the same medical center.

25th week

Happy Valentine's Day! Just a quick post since there's not much to report yet. Round ligament pain is a daily annoyance now, especially after sleeping and sitting. This morning I woke up with a cramp in my right sciata. Boo!!! Maybe it's time to do some yoga--I'll look up some YouTube videos. Swimming is great but not very convenient during the week due to the drive. It's great feeling almost weightless, though! I go back to the doctor next Wednesday, and I think I take my glucose test then. Will write more later!

Here's my bump pic for this week. It's been a rough week, so I don't look so hot. Babies are getting bigger!!

On a whim, I put the two pics of me at 19 weeks and 25 weeks 4 days together to compare since I'd worn the same sweater for those pics. First time using pixlr.com (basically Photoshop for free online).

24-weeks Exam

2/6/13: I was nervous about switching doctors since I'm used to how my old doctor handled things. Well, I had my new patient appointment with my new doctor this morning, and I'm very happy with her so far! I was mad at first, though, because I assumed I'd be getting a sono since I'm due for one (monthly). The nurse told me it'd be a "normal" appointment with no sono but I asked, "Even though I'm having twins?" and she was like, "Oh, let me tell the doctor." So I sat there waiting for a good 30 minutes, and I'll admit: I pouted the whole time. I know I should count myself lucky that I get to see my babies at every appointment unlike singleton mamas. I was still bummed, though! Anyway, the doc came in and told me that she wants me to see a perinatologist, who will do my sonograms from here on out. That made me feel so much better. My doctor measured me (first time!), and I'm measuring at about 27 weeks, which she said is normal for twin pregnancy. I asked her about my weight gain since the Internet told me I was overdoing it, and she said I'm doing fine and should gain more with twins. She measured the girls' heart rates, and Twin B clearly did not like it one bit. She kept moving away from the doppler wand, hehe! Such a little firecracker already!!! But both have healthy heartbeats and I can't wait to see them tomorrow! I'm very curious to see whether they've flipped over or otherwise changed positions.

2/7/13: My favorite time of the month: when I get to see my girls. :) I went to a perinatologist at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano for my sonogram, and the sonographer was very business-like. It was so fun to see them again. A month is a long time to go without seeing my babies, although I do understand that singleton mamas don't get a sonogram every month. Everything looked great, and Twin B has finally gotten a little bigger than Twin A at 1lb 12oz. Twin A weighs 1lb 10oz. No wonder I feel so heavy sometimes, especially when I'm tired! Twin A's heart rate was 153 bpm, and Twin B's was 150 bpm. I just adore hearing their little hearts beating!!! Both girls are already bonding--they were head-to-head when the sonographer started the exam. They are both breech right now (they were both vertex at last month's exam), which explains the flutters I feel below sometimes. It tickles sometimes! And the jabs I've felt near my belly button have been the girls' arms and hands. It's just so awesome and scary to think they'll be here in just about three more months! I have sooo much more to do to prepare the house and their nursery for their arrival. The cats have settled in the new house pretty much already, and once I get more stuff unpacked and put away, they'll likely feel 100% at home. I know I will! But I love our house and can't wait to make it a home.

Twin A isn't camera shy. :)

Twin B already seems like a feisty one! :)

24th week

It's crazy how much different two weeks make, especially in terms of belly size and frequency/intensity of the pains and aches that accompany pregnancy. I feel like it was just overnight that my belly just popped and made itself undeniably known. That's the first kind of comment my colleagues have been saying lately. My administrators said last week, "You went from 'not pregnant' to 'pregnant' overnight!" when they saw me for a meeting. I suppose my maternity clothes help accentuate my growing bump, as well. BTW, maternity jeans are heaven!!!!! I have to find a way to wear them when I'm not pregnant anymore! So so so so comfy! :) By the end of the day, I feel full. There's really no other way to describe it...I mean, I don't feel like I just ate two Thanksgiving dinners. I just feel like the room in my belly has shrunk so much that there just isn't any more give! I have feared for my twins running out of room before they're big enough to survive outside of the womb! I go to my new doctor on Wednesday, and I won't worry myself needlessly unless she says as much, especially about how much weight I've gained. According to my scale at home, I've gained 28 pounds, which is supposedly 4 pounds over where I "should" be. Again, I'm not going to stress about it unless my doc tells me to be more careful.

I haven't found a good schedule for working out (walking and swimming), but we just moved into our house two weekends ago, and I'm still recovering from the lack of sleep, extra stress, and extra toll it took physically on my body. I'm ecstatic to live in a house, for sure, but I'm hoping I can bounce back from the fatigue and overall lethargy I'm feeling. My commute to and from work isn't bad, but I do have to go to bed at least an hour earlier to compensate for an earlier wake-up time. Don't even get me started on the workout it is just to get out of bed for nightly bathroom trips!!! I have a feeling one of my girls' heads/feet are up in my ribs because by the end of the day, it's difficult to breathe due to the pressure there. I am hoping the doc suggests what I can do to alleviate some of that discomfort as the girls get bigger. Round ligament pain has become much more noticeable, as well, but I know if I exercise more regularly, that will help with it. I walked and swam all last weekend in the morning, and the school librarian has established a walking group that will meet after work. I am eager to join. I'm used to crossfit and weightlifting workouts where there's a sense of community, and I've been missing that quite a bit since I've stopped and stuck with less intense exercise. Not sure how my commute home will be on days I leave 30-40 minutes later, but I think the trade-off will be worth it.

Belly pics aren't going to look so great compared to my birthday pic, but here they are.

22 weeks 3 days

24 weeks 1 day