It's really not my place necessarily, but we had CJ's senior pictures taken and got them back on Friday. They are so good, and he looks so nice in them. So a little moment for him to show off. (Thanks for the pictures Kristin, they are AWESOME!)
9/28/2009
9/25/2009
Milestone
We reached 24 weeks today, which is a big milestone. It's the viability point and here we are. To "celebrate" we had two doctor's appointments in 2 days.
Yesterday we saw the OB. All is good on their front. I go back in 2 weeks for a glucose test. Yuck. Not looking forward to drinking the bottle of orange sugary stuff.
This morning we went to the perinatologist again. We did another check and an ultrasound. Chris was stuck at work this time so mom and Abby got to go with and watch. We got to see their faces. The noses are already really cute. They will continue to monitor us and we'll go every month and they will check mostly on them. The OB will monitor all 3 of us.
Happy days :)
9/22/2009
The Turtle
So I keep getting this hip pain. They just kinda ache. Or it kinda feels like growing pains. There have been a few nights where at bed time I have taken one of the bed pillows and put it under me to give me a little extra cushion.
Every night I usually have to get up and go to the bathroom at least once, sometimes twice. This usually comes on around 3:00 am like clockwork.
Our bed is currently covered by the normal blankets and bed pillows, my body pillow and one blanket for each of us (since it's been nice enough and we're both hot we've been sleeping on top of the normal comforter).
So in the middle of the night, when it's about 3:00 and I wake to go to the bathroom, the pillow is under my hips and I'm surrounded by other pillows and my body pillow and blankets, I get stuck. I look like a turtle stuck on its back. I rock from side to side trying to get up and off the bed. The first time this happened, I started giggling. It was one of those "if someone walked in the room right now and saw what I looked like and what I was doing I wonder what they would think" kind of things.
Every night I usually have to get up and go to the bathroom at least once, sometimes twice. This usually comes on around 3:00 am like clockwork.
Our bed is currently covered by the normal blankets and bed pillows, my body pillow and one blanket for each of us (since it's been nice enough and we're both hot we've been sleeping on top of the normal comforter).
I promise there is a point to all these random little pieces of this story.
So in the middle of the night, when it's about 3:00 and I wake to go to the bathroom, the pillow is under my hips and I'm surrounded by other pillows and my body pillow and blankets, I get stuck. I look like a turtle stuck on its back. I rock from side to side trying to get up and off the bed. The first time this happened, I started giggling. It was one of those "if someone walked in the room right now and saw what I looked like and what I was doing I wonder what they would think" kind of things.
9/16/2009
Story time
In June (before we knew it was twins) I got Chris a book for Father's Day. It's called 'Me and My Dad'.
http://www.amazon.com/Me-My-Dad-Alison-Ritchie/dp/1561485659/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253125517&sr=1-7
Now at night sometimes he reads the story to them. He has to change the words now that it's more than one, so it includes both babies. They move alot after he's done reading to them. He's talked to them about school stuff, schematics, their big brother, Linus. Even read a little to them from his UFC magazine. Good thing they don't know what he's saying yet - they don't need any more encouragement at beating each other up.
http://www.amazon.com/Me-My-Dad-Alison-Ritchie/dp/1561485659/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253125517&sr=1-7
Now at night sometimes he reads the story to them. He has to change the words now that it's more than one, so it includes both babies. They move alot after he's done reading to them. He's talked to them about school stuff, schematics, their big brother, Linus. Even read a little to them from his UFC magazine. Good thing they don't know what he's saying yet - they don't need any more encouragement at beating each other up.
9/11/2009
Appointments just keep marching on
We saw the regular OB yesterday. Everything looks great. She's really pleased with things and where I'm at. All the fun stuff they check every appointment is good. The next couple weeks are important as we roll towards the 24 week point (a big deal if you're having twins). So before then they're booking me with appointments. Yesterday it was the OB, Monday its the perinatologist, the week after I see them both a day apart. Glad I can do my part to help support the local medical community. Maybe after I'm done, they'll put a plaque outside one of the exam rooms in my honor.
We talked shots while I was there yesterday. My progesterone (which I'm getting a reaction to every time I get it), flu shots and H1N1 shots. Just thinking about all of those makes my shoulders and rear hurt. But all for the best.
We talked shots while I was there yesterday. My progesterone (which I'm getting a reaction to every time I get it), flu shots and H1N1 shots. Just thinking about all of those makes my shoulders and rear hurt. But all for the best.
9/02/2009
Baby stuff
I spent the weekend working on the baby room. Got the dressers moved around. Vacuumed. Put the rocking chair in there. Dusted everything. When I told Kristin Friday night that was my plan for Saturday she laughed at me and said "ah, you're nesting".
We tried to put together the crib that was given to us but there is no way on earth that it's going to get put together without the instruction manual. And I don't think that's ever going to happen because I can't get a response from the company that makes it.
I tried to put the bassinet together. Chris did it while I was napping after I confirmed that I'm totally awful at that stuff and couldn't figure it out. The plan is for them to share a crib for now and they both aren't going to fit in the bassinet for very long. But I figured if for some reason they need to sleep apart or one gets sick or anything it would be ready. The sock monkeys are living in it right now.
The really hard part is keeping the few stuffed animals away from Linus who was visiting.
We tried to put together the crib that was given to us but there is no way on earth that it's going to get put together without the instruction manual. And I don't think that's ever going to happen because I can't get a response from the company that makes it.
I tried to put the bassinet together. Chris did it while I was napping after I confirmed that I'm totally awful at that stuff and couldn't figure it out. The plan is for them to share a crib for now and they both aren't going to fit in the bassinet for very long. But I figured if for some reason they need to sleep apart or one gets sick or anything it would be ready. The sock monkeys are living in it right now.
The really hard part is keeping the few stuffed animals away from Linus who was visiting.
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