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36 Wks Update

So wow I made it to 36 wks WOOHOO!!!! I knew I would have made it but apparently no one one thought that my uterus would hold up, I keep reminding myself that Troy was one week late before he decided to make his grand appearance and they still had to vacuum him out as he decided to take a nap during labor poor thing he was tired :)

So babies looked great, we did a non-stress test to check on the babies to make sure they were ok and of course they were as happy as two pigs in mud :) Unfortunately we didn't get any weights this week as our usual tech is in Greece she just got engaged, hopefully she will be back next week.

It hurts so bad to walk now, Adri has been pushing me in a wheelchair to my Drs appt, last week an older lady had to help me from my car to the Dr's office as it hurt like heck to move my legs. The steering wheel of my truck is now rubbing on my belly even though we adjusted the height ::) I think it's hilarious

Until next week or if something really cool happens before then talk to you all soon

P.S. Congrats to the Ingrams on their beautiful  new addition

Chris 

Letter to My Hubby and Son

Last night as you laid there snoring while I couldn't sleep, I looked at you and thought of how much I love you and how lucky I am to have you as a husband. You have been so caring through this whole transition and it has not been easy. Sometimes I feel like an elephant like I have been pregnant forever but not once have you ever looked frustrated or even once murmured. You are my saint

You make me breakfast every morning before work, you always have a stack of water for me to keep me hydrated and not to mention Sunday dinners, and I have to note yesterday's dinner was AWESOME !!!!!! You cut the lawn, you did the nursery, you painted other rooms in the house, you beautified the garden, you feed the pets, you even remember to give us kisses. What more can a girl ask for.

I also have to mention my son, who is in constant competition with me and now says he is carrying triplets and can hardly make it up the stairs because of the size of his belly :) but he still brings mommy water, and her lemonade and always holds my hand while I wobble to take him to his play dates ... oops sorry correction they're not play dates as he is way too old for those but to his hang outs, he even rubs my feet occasionally.

Thank you both for also always scolding me when I am up cooking, cleaning or doing something that I shouldn't be doing as you know by the end of the day that there will have to be more back rubs and more requests :)

You two are the absolute best guys any one woman/mom could ever ask for and I just wanted you both to know how much I love and appreciate you both.

Thanks loves

35 Week Update

Three more weeks to go will I make it to 38 wks, right now my head is saying I really hope not as I am so uncomfortable and I hurt like heck, don't even mention trying to get up and down the stairs. PAINFUL

So my little bumkins are getting bigger Baby A (boy) is now 5lb 5oz and Baby B (girl) is now 5lb 1oz, so I'm toting around a little over 10lbs in my belly but i'm not complaining as that lady in Texas carried a 16lb baby OUCH!!

Everything seems well with the babies they are both practicing their breathing, Baby girl flipped again she is no longer head down she is back up and laying across my belly and Baby boy is still head down very low down which is putting all this pressure on mommy's pelvic.

I am almost sure they will not be here this wkend so lets see what next week will bring .

Talk Soon
Chris

Pre-Term Labor 34wks ...YIKES

This could have very well be a post that the babies are here, luckily for us it was a false alarm, a very painful false alarm I may add. Started Saturday morning when I went to pee for the 1000th time I just felt weird and I had so much pressure and pain. I told Adri that I wasn't feeling well and I was having lots of pains. 

The first one came a little after 8am it felt like a tight painful hug from  my abdomen to my back wow that hurt, mostly in my back though it took my breathe away, this went on for most of the day. Some were manageable I must say the walking and the rocking helped a lot, Adri was amazing he was rubbing my back even though he was rubbing sometimes when I had a contraction and I was hitting his hand away :) (Sorry babe)

During all of this I had the strange urge to clean but I couldn't so I had Adri vacuum the bedroom floor, and while I was at the bathroom sink rocking I grabbed the sponge and washed the sink.. I have no idea what that was about :)

Anyway they started getting worst and closer together, so we decided to pack up and drive to the hospital, thankfully once we got there they were kinda tapering off, they hooked me up to an IV as the Dr on call thought getting fluids in my system would slow down labor I guess it worked for now, so we will see. 

We go to perinatal tomorrow so I will fill you in 

Chris   

I must be dreaming ... 34 wks

This has to be a dream, this cannot be real .... am I really throwing up again, nausea again, my spit bottle again. No this is not a dream this is a nightmare ......

Unfortunately not as I am looking over and there stands my spit bottle :( I called my nurse today and she sympathetically said to me "sometimes the way it begins so it will end" I can't imagine going through that again not even for a full week so I do hope that this is just a fluke and it too shall soon pass. When will you be here babies mommy can't take this for much longer 

TTYL

Chris 

The Countdown is on 1cm and counting !!! July 1st-5th

No turning back now, it has begun .. the countdown that is. So sit back here we go :)
So I have been having cravings for crabs, mussels and corn ever since we decided to have girls night out 2 wk ends ago at Jan's house. Since it hurts so much to walk now I decided to wait for TJ to get back from camp so we could go together, he was such a huge help for me and so over protective it's amazing I wanted to make a pit stop and pick something up for my hair but he told me "NO"that i was definitely not stopping as he was too small to carry me and reminded me that he couldn't drive so lets stick to the course :) Oh My ...
We finished picking out our goodies sonny boy paid for our stuff and back to the car we headed, however something didn't feel right I was feeling very strange pressure more than usual and more pain, but I am known for powering through the pain as I don't want to be (for lack of a better word, A WUSS ) so I kept on going, walking rather slowly to the car.

Got home and T and I had our crabs and mussels and it was yummy, time to get up the stairs and OMG it hurt like heck, it was so painful it was even harder to turn in bed. Saturday was no better I was afraid to get up and go to the loo it felt as if the babies were going to pop out at any time. Sunday no better, I remembered  saying to Adri that I really want these babies to come out now as I can't take the pain any longer, this was actually the first time that I have ever thought or even verbalized this, so it was really bad.

Sunday, the same or even more pressure and I came to the determination that something has to be wrong this can't be right it shouldn't hurt so bad, so who did I call before I decided to call the Dr ??? You guessed right my Mommy :) She mentioned to call the Dr as it could be contractions so I called and I mentioned to her that I have been feeling this pressure since Friday but no contractions, which she the assured me that I could be having contractions and confusing it for pressure so to come in to the ER right away.

So off we went at around 10pm they hooked me up to the monitors and of course the babies were protesting especially baby girl who was kicking the monitors off and baby boy kept moving from side to side.. my silly kids :) I was amazed to see the number of contractions that I was having, however not consistent but they were definitely there, they checked me to see what was going on and indeed I was 1cm dilated. So the pressure that I was feeling and the horrible back-aches that I was having were contractions, it felt like my belly did a full squeeze more like a really tight, painful hug.

Went to the Dr today I am still at 1cm Thank God, and Baby A (Boy) has definitely dropped in my pelvic area as he could actually fell his head, so I am hoping that I can make until next week, but let me be ambitious in my thinking and say they may wait for another 2 wks RIGHT ??

You can do it babies, I know you can .. I will keep you all posted on whats going on it's starting to get crazy over here, but exciting TJ can't wait :)

TTYS
Chris

Oh BTW tomorrow is our 4th wedding anniversary, Love you Babe

My Bag is ALMOST packed :)

So I have been delaying packing my bags as I figured no pack bags, no babies :) No not really just thought June or May was way to early to get things ready. So I have been doing some online purchasing to gather a few things here and there and today I finally did it, well almost at least. Daddy is out now picking up the rest of the stuff.
So I printed off a list from Similac.com but I am almost sure you can download a check list from any site like TheBump.com, WhattoExpect.com  or BabyCenter . These are my favorite sites.
So they have everything categorized for you such as

1. General Necessities eg insurance card, camera,admissions forms etc
2. Personal Care Items eg. Glasses,Toothpaste/brush,lip gloss, Maxi pads etc
3. Clothing eg. Robe, slippers, nursing bras, pads etc
4. Must haves for labor eg. Birth Plan if you will be using one for us its whatever goes, and make sure to medicate me :) Birth ball, massage oils etc.
5. Extra eg. Snacks, magazines, iPod, batteries etc
6. For Baby eg. Car seat ( u won't get very far without this one) hat, socks. outfit/s 
7. For Dad eg snacks, shaver, phone numbers/contact list, change of clothes, cash & change\

With all this stuff I feel as if I am packing for vacation:) Oh and I am definitely taking my pillow with being in the hospital so many times throughout this pregnancy the hospital's pillows really suck. 

I packed 2 little socks for baby girl as her outfits didn't come with socks:) 2 outfits for coming home & 2 for taking pics in so that they are not swaddled in the hospital blankets. I also packed 2 little blankets for them for when they are coming home T and I couldn't decide on Baby Girls blanket but I think we decided upon one, since it will be hot we wanted something that wasn't too hot.

So hopefully all my purchases will be shipped and received by next week so I can finish up and have my bags my the door, I have this weird feeling that Adri might run out and leave the bags behind, I'm almost sure we are going to forgot something I'll fill u in once it happens:)

Oh BTW I have been on a crab, mussels and corn binge since last week OMG its so good I have to drive about 40mins to get it from the store but oooh it's so worth it. Don't worry babe I left u corn :)

Lata All

Chris 

Final Preparations 4 Weeks to go

So the big day is finally approaching we have less that 4 wks to go as tomorrow is officially July 1st.... OH MY FREAKING GOSH!!!!!! I am officially panicking, but breathe Chris breathe all will be well right ????
Am I ready for this?
Will I be able to handle this?
I am going to be the mom of THREE KIDS OMG !!!!!
Will I know how to share my love evenly so that everyone feels loved and no one feels left out which included the cat and the dog??? The cat is already giving me attitude as we thought there was a mouse in the house and normally he would come in at all kinds of ungodly hours at night as he uses the doggy door and then comes upstairs and pounds on the door, which is quite annoying but I let him in as normally I need to pee anyway or Adri lets him in, but the other night we didn't and he is Royally pissed at me, it's always me it's never Adri I don't get it.
So with the animosity already from the cat will I be able to juggle every one's needs, wants, desires, will I be stressed out.

I'm not sure why I am feeling so scared as we have been wanting this for so long, and we have tried so hard to get to this point, but I think for some reason I may still be in shock that this is finally happening for us. I just can't believe it. Don't get me wrong, I am so very thankful, and so extremely thrilled about the new upcoming additions to our family but I keep thinking it's going to be two.

I have been around kids all my life I know I can do this, actually when I was 10 yrs old I remember asking a family friend if I could borrow her baby for the day and she actually said yes and I was so excited when I went for her to take care of her, so I know I can do it I just need to get rid of this fear and trust myself.

Tomorrow I will fill you in on my packing and oh BTW post some pics of the nursery, it's so cute :)

Later Chris

Mommy Juice (32 wks)

While watching my daily line up of shows today I heard about " Mommy Juice" , hmm that sounds interesting let me stick around and see what this is all about. So apparently there is a group on Face Book for moms who vent about their kids and their lives as moms, and get to talk about getting their Mommy Juice on.
So what pray tell is " Mommy Juice" if u haven't figured it out yet it could be any combination of liquor to help Mommy's relax :) Doesn't that sound grand ...

I can't wait to join this group :) not that I want to vent as I know my babies will be perfect and I will not be stressed ( Right :) but oh boy oh boy I can't wait to have a glass of white wine and then ooh a nice glass of martini, and my favorite at bedtime well only when I really can't sleep warm milk with a splash of JA white rum :), and no I am not an alcoholic I just really miss having something with a little kick to it and I am so very tired of water and lemonade which are the only two beverages right now that I can have which does not give me heart burns.

So here's to Mommy Juice Cheers :)

31 Wk Update

Hi Everyone, have o I have 4 legs kicking me on my right side that would explain it :)
Baby B is still breech, Baby A has always been head down though he's my cooperative boy, not that baby girl is not cooperative she is just a busy bee :)
Baby A heartbeat 145, Baby B 156
Weight Baby A 3.14lbs & Baby B 3.12lbs so they are in the 45th -50th percentile so doing good. Dr says they are measuring as a singleton so that makes me feel better.

AFM  I am spilling protein in my urine, they told me it was a +2.5 highest is a 4 so I have to do some blood work, but I am going to wait I have my regular OB appt tomorrow so I will have them check it again cus maybe its a fluke who knows.

I am having lots of pains now, when I walk well that's not really new just more intense now, and my sciatica is acting up more now so I constantly have a tingling down my leg on my left side, but other than that and being very tired and very fatigued I am pretty good. Feels like my appetite has increased again, but I'm trying to have more fruits now, and I'm having a craving for crab legs can't wait to have some :)

Hope everyone is well, Just 6 more wks to go ......

Chris
6/15/11

30 Weeks Photo Shoot done by Daddy

 Juno trying to get away to go into the lake

 Troy under the mountain :)

 Me and my boys

 I love this shot

Mommy, babies and happy Juno

28 wks Update

I'm officially 7months WOOHOO!!!!! Two more months to go hopefully we will make it

At my last perinatal check up 2 wks ago, both babies were doing AWESOME, they both weighed 2lbs 8oz and growth and weight  in the rate of a singleton baby so that was pretty nice to hear. I go back in 3wks as I have perinatal visits every 4wks and regular OBGYN visits every 2 wks which started at 26wks.

As for me I was really interested to know about the contractions that I was having and the constant pressure that I was feeling so the Dr. advised me that my uterus was measuring at 40wks and what does a uterus do at that stage??? It contracts, so as she advised I will be having much more of that and def more pressure as the babies grow bigger and increase their weights.

Yesterday I attended my sister's graduation it was beautiful and so very proud of her, but I think I over did it, as the loo was pretty far so that meant more walking, my mom was yelling at me the whole time that I needed to sit down and stop walking around. As we stood outside for a while to take pics, then had to walk a bit to get to the car, but not without my mom running behind me with a chair:)

I haven't done that well with stairs since 3wks ago as it feels as if I am doing a marathon and I get very winded. However, my sis little get together I had to climb three flights of stairs and that was a killer. The entire time my mom had her eyes on me like a hawk watching my every move.

After we all piled into the car and went to Apple Gate Farms for ice-cream by this time I was in pain I could hardly move my legs, by the time I got home I was in excruciating pain in my lower abdomen and pelvic area. After what felt like forever I made it in the house and boy was I hurting I couldn't get my legs on the bed, I couldn't turn on my side.

Called the DR this morning said to go straight to the hospital, as usual I'm dehydrated.... what else can I or should I do to keep hydrated but again I still need to drink more I drink at least 8-10 bottles of water or juice combined with water a day so I had to get IV again. Guess what they mentioned again... " Oh remember u r carrying twins so u will feel lots of pressure and lots of pain as u r measuring at about 38 or so weeks so you will feel more pain than the average woman that is carrying a singleton" Do I not know by this time that I am carrying twins ????

They gave me nothing for the pain but told me to go home and take it easy ....REALLY PEOPLE, that's what I was doing before you all said to come on in for observation, so as you can tell I am a little annoyed but happy that the babies are OK.

I will continue to take the pain and whatever pains there is to come as long as these babies will stay in there and keep cooking. My next thing to get is a chimmey (bed pan) so that I don't have to walk all the way to the loo, as that is dreadful right now.

To all the preggo ladies out there good luck and we are now all in the third trimester and just weeks to go let the count down begin !!!!

It's Awesome being pregnant

So before I started today I actually had to think hard about all the wonderful and amazing things about pregnancy. I cam up with a few and if you can think of anything else feel free to add to the list.

1. Just knowing that you have a human being growing inside of you.
2. That it's an absolute miracle.
3. Your babies are with you always.
4. Watching you body grow and do all sorts of amazing things (did you know your skin could stretch like that and not burst)
5. Swollen feet and expanding body parts ( Gives you a reason to go shopping) Bonus !!!!
6. Always puking (weight loss) Just keep an open mind :)
7. The best one for me is feeling the babies move and kick and watching my belly late at night while they play and stretch.
8. Talking to them and getting to know them.
9. Learning their personalities. I already know that my Baby boy is very laid back and quiet, and Baby Girl is very feisty she does what she wants to do and she definitely kicks harder than he does, I wouldn't be surprised if she pushed past Baby Boy and makes her entrance first that would really be funny :)
10. Seeing the reaction on family members face the first time they see my belly do somersaults or feel them move.

They are so many great things about being pregnant and carrying these little lives inside of you, words cannot express the love and all the emotions that I have for both of you. Mommy loves you very much babies can't wait to see you. Oops I take that back I can wait to see you no hurry here :)

Chris 

27 WK Updates Twin Pics 5/18/11

Baby Boy doesn't he look like Daddy

Baby Girl she looks so peaceful 

Does size really matter ??

So I have a confession to make, well I really haven't lied about it but I haven't really shared here so here goes. I think my belly is way too big...... there I said it... whew I guess that wasn't so bad after all.

So since I was about 4 mths preggo ppl have been saying to me " Wow you look like your ready to drop, or OMG what are you doing out here, you are so low you must be going soon" and my response has always been "No I'm just 4, 5, 6 mths I am not due till August" Is anyone else going through this or am I alone?

We went to our Marvelous Multiples class last Saturday it was from 9-4 and I must say I was looking forward to it as I was almost sure that there would be at least 2 women there with the size belly like mine as it was a multiples class right... WRONG.. all of these women had these little teeny tiny bellies I couldn't believe it, was I the only freak show ???? I must admit I started crying, yup in the class I couldn't help the tears, and most were due in July and ok they were all saying how tired they were and all that good stuff, and I'm looking at them like you all have no idea what tired is...

I am now currently 46in around, my belly is hanging so low when I sit, my belly is pretty much half way on my legs.

So I had my Perinatal appt today and asked the Dr why is my belly so big, so she pretty much laughed and said I am a pretty good size for a woman carrying twins, so I guess that wraps it up huh ...

But, I am ok now I stopped stressing, the babies are healthy and growing and I am A-OK with my big belly :)

Squeeze tighter or Duct Tape hmmmm ?

So it started again. CONTRACTIONS !!!!!!!! Gosh they hurt and these aren't even the real stuff, I can't imagine what the real ones are going to be like. Well I do remember faintly but its all a blur now.

I was in labor with my son for 28hrs, if I counted from the day it started I could say I was in labor for 4 days !!!! OMG and to think he gets fresh with me, you know children they are a blessing but sometimes they need a little reminder of what you went through with them. My labor started with Troy on a Thursday so my mom and I went walking, as you know this is known for speeding up labor, however I think the rocking sensation put to him sleep , plus I wanted season rice with sorrel, so mommy made me some and I think all that heavy food or maybe the sorrel put him to sleep who knows :) It started again on Friday we went to the hospital but I was only 1cm dilated so they sent me home. The pain was there but nothing too significant and again it tapered off.

So I figured since it was being delayed this is a great opportunity to bring my puppy at the time (Princess) to get a haircut and a nice shower, swing by Rite-Aid with my mom to print some pics, then I started feeling the sharp cramps again, ahhh nothing to worry about I thought lets keep shopping this baby isn't ready yet. My mom saw me and said lets go Chris this is the real thing. So off we went again still 1cm they kept us there until 3pm or so and then sent us home again. So I decided to take it easy, some family and friends came over since  they heard I have been laboring since Thursday, they left about 12am that morning and by 1am OMG what the heck is this I am going to die, I felt like something was being ripped from my body. I tried to walk, sit, stand OMG nothing is working so off to the hospital we go again. The car ride was a blur got there and naive me said "oh I want to wait as long as I can before getting the epidural, well apparently this kid had no intentions of coming and I started to shake, I felt like I was in Iceland naked.

So long story short the kid came Sunday morning at 10:08am 8lbs 11oz 21 inches long.

So for these two little ones I am just not sure what is going on I was contracting most of the day yesterday, which was accompanied by back- aches, so Dr is ready to put me on disability he has been threatening me for a while but I kept saying no but I will stop being stubborn for the sake of these two little ones and follow drs orders, and apparently everyone else.

I may need duct tape though to close the opening, they may be seeing the light :) Stay away from the light babies, stay away from the light

Chris

So much to do, so little time !!!!

So wow its May already, can you believe it ??? I can't... this year is moving like a whirlwind for me. I know I'm pregnant but I am just not mentally prepared for the babies to come yet... is anyone else feeling like this or is it just me??
Well so far hubby and my cousin painted the nursery and big brothers room, the nursery is adorable our colors are green and lavender. I will post a pic as soon as it is not so messy, and big brothers colors are blue and grey very manly, as I cannot use the word cute for a pre-teens room  :) My son invited his friend over and they knocked out that room in about 40mins pity they weren't stronger or taller we would have given them another project or had them move some furniture :)

So went to Dr on Wednesday, he had me on a mini bed rest to keep my feet up lessen my walking and activities to decrease the pain and pressure that I was feeling, if not and I keep feeling the pressure and contracting he may take the babies at around 34 wks, 35 if I protest that would put us at July 4th wkend when their EDD is 8/15 but in reality twins are always early so 8/1 would be their official b'day. The only thing is if I don't feel sick I can't just stay in bed as there is always something to do. So he tells me I need to go into hibernation, stay home put my feet up and keep them up .. and all I'm thinking is; but I have so much to do I already have May booked into June there is no time for that, but I know I need to do it so I am trying really hard.

Today Saturday is a track meet at Hills, then I have to go to Kohls to get new underwear yup the time has come where my butt no longer fits in my regular underwear ..OH THE HORROR, I however refuse to get the ones that covers your belly and if you stretch hard enough would become a sexy all in one body suit, that's OK Mommy I am almost sure I can find something else as any under wear that can cover this belly cannot be defined as an underwear but more of a mini sized blanket.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and we are heading up to MIL for dinner that should be fun, next week Saturday is our all day class of Marvelous Multiples, we need this hopefully it will help to shift me into high gear on what to expect and what to do when they come. Weekend after that we are heading to DC to go to Chili Bowls that should be fun, the burgers are to die for YUM YUM.. then wkend after that Memorial Day wkend its my sisters graduation. Congrats Sis .. then dinner, then party on Friday or Saturday, then friends coming over that wkend.(More than likely not doing all of that but it's on the calender)

Which then puts us into June and I already have a baby christening booked and I'm almost sure I'm forgetting something so no time to be on bed rest when there is so much to do. Plus with all of that there is still so much organizing to do, and cleaning I think I need more siblings to help me out :)

Anyway, everyone to all the Moms. Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Grand Parents out there who plays the role of Mom a big Happy Mothers Day to all of you, may you all continue to be Blessed and know that you are Special to us everyday not only on this one day.
Happy Mothers Day until next week

Chris

Not Yet Babies Not Yet!!!!!

Contractions have started !!!!!!!

Thursday April 28th woke up very achy, nauseous, pressure ok what else is new let me try to get myself together and head out to work. Troy has been sick all week with strep and scarlet fever so I have been working at home, but my boss called me to tell me that he missed seeing me wobbling so can I come in for a meeting.

The day prior went for a Dr's visit and doc tells me to prepare myself for the babies to come about the second week of July but for certain I will not be preggo on August 2nd. My EDD is Aug 15th, but I really want them to stay baking until at least Aug 1st will Ii get my wish let's see.

So I finally get to work, and it hurts to walk but I power through as I think how did Octomom do it or Kate Gosselin or any other moms with multiples so come on Chris woman up and lets do this..... by evening when I got home I was in so much pain in my lower abdomen, should I call the Dr or just wait and see, my first thought is always it could be gas so need to call, so I crawled to my chair and tried to fall asleep.

Friday April 29th I wake up  and I'm AWESOME no pain, no pressure I feel normal WOOHOO, this is a rare moment for me, I am full of energy and went into work and I am all over.

Work day finally over, went to pick Troy up for track as he has missed practice all week cus he was sick and he has a meet this Sunday. I feel something on my left side but I ignore it.... got to track practice but it's  canceled. Ok lets go get some Chinese I get out of the car the pain is worse, ok what could this be... I am standing in line the pain is more intense, I am rubbing my left side now the pain is getting unbearable so I lean on the table, the pain comes really hard my belly is tightening the babies are kicking hard, then it releases, then it comes again.

As I walk out of the store my son sees me limping over so he gets the door open for me and help me to get into the car, I couldn't move I couldn't drive, I pulled my pants I nearly took my shirt off I wanted nothing on me, wow this pain is crazy.

Finally drove home, called the Dr she said to come in now, but I just have this thing about going to the hospital and them telling me that its gas and I leave embarrassed, not that I get gas pains often but I guess thats my way of being in denial. Adri said "babe I think it is contractions we should go" I said lets wait and see. So I laid on my left side and tried to drink water it got a little better woosaaa , ok good let me try to go to sleep quickly before it starts again.

Saturday April 30th: Around 8am I received a call from the Dr asking why didn't I come in and I need to get my self in the P.ET. unit immediately, ok I said I will be there. We got dressed we left, they hooked me up on the monitors they had such a hard time finding the babies as they were both laying head to head on my right side and belly to belly I thought that was the cutest sight ever. I wasn't feeling the contractions anymore but it was registering in the monitor that I was indeed contracting from being dehydrated. So they hooked me up on IV fluids and the contractions subsided.

I got home and a whole new pain started OMG there is no way I am going back I just got home, so I decided to go down on all fours and rock which really helped the pain. Woke up Sunday morning with the same pain, so I called the Dr she said it sounds like contractions again but try to rest and drink lots of water and if I feel as if I am not getting enough liquids to come back in.

So message here for all the preggo ladies that are reading please drink lots and lots of water recommend 8 glasses a day. I thought I was drinking the recommended amount but apparently with twins especially when its getting warmer you have to up that amount as the babies take their amount first and leaves you with nothing .

So babies if your listening, mommy. daddy and brother wants to see you but not yet so keep baking

Chris

UGGGHHHHH!!

It's Saturday night we have a 50th birthday party to attend, its pouring cats, dogs and any other animals you think of outside. I don't really want to go I would prefer just cuddling up in the couch or in the bed and watching some great movies.

I'm also very achy cus as usual I did too much, two days prior my puking started again, I spent 15 mins each time puking in the toilet good thing there is a chair in the bathroom where I can sit and puke makes it way more comfy :) Then Thursday and Friday night I am having so much pains under my lower abdomen, I decide not to call the Dr on Thursday as I already know what they are going to say to me "Go to the hospital to get monitored" while they prod and poke me, so I decided to take it easy, relax and try to lay on my left side as my nurse Cathy tells me its the best thing to do. Woke up Friday i'm feeling great of course doing everything I can think of doing, by the time I reach home I am pooped again. Night falls and this stabbing pain is there again it lasts for 40 mins straight, I am trying not to be a big baby and tough it out labor is going to be much worst than this I thought so come on Chris tough it up, this is now about 11pm.

 I give up and called the Dr he said you need to come in and have us check you to see if you are contracting, so I'm thinking there is no way I'm contracting the babies still have baking to do, they are not done it has to be gas, Right ???? So I toughed it out till morning, my sister calls me stubborn as I was thinking what if I did indeed drive all the way to the hospital just to blow out a big fart ..... how embarrassing

Saturday is here, I have so many plans for today, first I need to clean up my kitchen, then change all the linen, then start organizing the nursery getting all the clothes out; bag what needs to be bagged and then throw out the rest. I'm pumped lets go I have energy it's now 11 am

At 3pm I am just getting done changing the linen in my sons room, I feel like a turtle OMG what is going on, I ache oooh I need to sit down. (P.S. I also swept the kitchen floor) :)

Time for the party we get dressed, its under a tent oh no my toes are going to be wet I have no shoes, my feet are swollen or gets more swollen as the day progresses so slippers are now my new best friend who would have thought, I was the girl who couldn't live or be seen without her heels, how things have changed.

So, we get there and I get the usual stares which I have now grown accustomed to some ppl actually come up and say you are due any day now right and then I say oh no not at all we won't be ready till August, and the usual expression is OMG, Holy Shit, Are you sure, there has to be 2 or 3 in there right ?????? and the list goes on and on. I'm starving so I want a little bit of everything I even had two mini turkey burgers after dinner yum those were good:)

The chair wasn't the most comfortable so my back hurts, its time to leave and i'm hobbling, waddling out, I've been having Braxton Hicks all night, mine actually started at 14wks maybe the babies didn't want the extra burger so they are protesting :) The pain is back ouch.

We're back  home I tried to get comfy in bed thats not working, I see 1:30am, then I see 2:15, 2:30am ok this isn't working lets try the chair... OK great I fell asleep then I pop back at 4am potty break, then now at officially 5:30am on this wonderful Sunday morning I'm up can't go back to sleep not even in my comfy chair......

Pictures 21 -22 wks

 Me sleeping in my chair with all my water bottles :)

 Yup, Im out so as you can see I am pretty propped up 2 pillows on the side and one behind :)

 Not sure what Troy and I are doing

 21 weeks heading out to work

 22 wks heading to work that was actually this morning :)

Belly profile :) aren't the babies cute :)

Updates

Hi All,
So its been a while and I  apologize but I  have been pooped, these kids are taking all my energy and then some. S o I am feeling them move so much more and its so totally AWESOME!!!! They mostly nap during the day and then its a house party every night starting at around 8:30pm or so to about 11pm, then I find that I wake up every night around 1-2 am and I am up for a good hr and a half just being up, no matter how tired I am, I am just wide awake.

I think I mentioned before that we picked up a rocker recliner chair from Craigslist for $39 it has been my best investment its my life saver. It has now become my new bed as I am not too flat which helps with my heart burns, and I don't have to sleep on either sides which the babies don't seem to like if I sleep on the right someone kick me on the right, If I sleep on the left then someone kicks me on the left and doesn't stop until I move. I think my kids are controlling whatcha think ????

So I have been having these crazy dizzy spells, and pressure in my lower abdomen, back aches has subsided a bit thank goodness, cravings not too much I have been doing much better. However my bigger issue is that none of the clothes that I just bought fits ..... as my body has now taken on a mind of its own, my breasts are huge they may be a D cup or more now so my bras are uncomfortable, my booty has gotten wider I think it needs its own zip code pretty soon, and my belly is growing by the seconds it seems. Hubby started measuring last week and now I am 44 inches around, yup you read right 44 inches as of last Sunday, I know I thought that too it is very impressive.

So my shirts that were once pretty long 3-4wks ago that I bought for work are now all short and my belly is hanging out at the bottom, the other day I was in Walmart and I felt so self conscious about my shirt as I thought I was going to be caught on one of those What are they wearing emails that gets circulated oh so often:) So I hope if there any other preggo mommies who may be reading this and going through the same thing don't worry we are all in the same boat, but its all for a good cause right??/ Beautiful baby/babies in the end .

Talk to you all soon, oh I will post some recent pics

Chris

Baby Registry

Oh boy oh girl, this weekend was exhausting. We decided to venture out to BRU  (Babies R Us)to register for the babies and I know it has been a few years since I have done this (nearly 12yrs) but WOW. I just can't imagine how these little tiny beings need so much stuff and I mean a whole store filled with stuff, it was so overwhelming for me.

There were more than 10 different types of bottles, each had a different function what happened to the regular plastic bottles that my mom used to use? Then there were different nipples to go with the bottles, then there were bottle sterilizers and bottle warmers and bottle racks and the list goes on.

Then there are the different array of breast pumps the manuals then the electronic pumps now why would I want to pump manually when I could nap and have the machine do it for me ????

Then there were the strollers and the car seats... though we are still searching for one as twin strollers seem to be very heavy and bulky and pricey !!! Now lets get to the swings and the bouncers and the activity centers, then the diapers and oh boy will we need diapers and lots of wipes. So we think we are going to be brave and try cloth diapers hopefully when the twins get to about 8wks so we can save some cash on those very pricey diapers, but we will see how that goes its very easy to say it now cus the babies aren't her yet. I will keep you posted on what happens.

Then there are those cute little outfits and I just can't seem to buy anything yet cus they all look like doll clothes and I'm not sure if I should get newborn cus what if they come early then the newborn clothes will be too big, but then if I buy all 3mths stuff they will be swimming in it. So not sure yet but I did manage to buy 2 outfits as their coming home outfits as they were on sale Buy 1 get 1 free so I bought one cute little dress for baby girl and a cute little onesie outfit for baby boy.

We were beyond pooped when we got home, not sure if i'm heading back out there for that again will do the rest on line :)

Talk to you all soon

Chris

Happy Day ... Its a Boy .... Its a Girl !!!!

So for all you who have voted and voted for a BOY & GIRL  u were absolutely right. It was confirmed today we are so super psyched. Baby A is our quiet little boy, very mellow and low keyed and Twin B the busy body, feisty oine is our little girl. She is the one who has found the perfect spot to nestle under my left breast bone and it hurts.... y couldn't u find another spot kiddo ??? but I guess thats where its most comfy who knows. I posted pics of our little ones for you all to take a peak. Hope you enjoy... 

Baby A is our little boy

Twin B is our little girl

If you look closely you will see the penis hanging, my baby has it swinging already :)

And there is our little girl :)

Back to work

So I started work on Monday woopie !!! It felt great to get up and head out on the road and hit morning traffic, I actually think I missed sitting in traffic (crazy I know) Anyway Monday was particularly crazy as we got tons of rain and flooding close to where I work so traffic was crawling but I really didn't mind.

So I get to work and everyone was happy to see me didn't know they liked me that much but I guess they do, it was comforting to know. They were amazed at the size of my belly but said I was glowing and looked happy which was a good thing.

The day went by without a hitch usual meetings here and there then time to go home and come home and cook dinner Joy.

Wow, this is hard from being in bed all day to now being thrown in to the real world again, I'm tired i'm ready for bed, but not yet wait oh no I have heart burns this is not good, I'm too tired I really need to sleep. So hubby props me up with tons of pillows and he goes to the spare bedroom to sleep, so he doesn't keep me up with his snoring :)

I jump up, I'm choking, I can't breathe Oh Gosh I run to the bathroom and I'm puking and gasping... Awww come on give me a break all I want to do is sleep. I think I might have fell into a good slumber by 3:30am or so and the alarm goes off by 6:30 NOOOOOOO. I just fell asleep why must morning come so soon. Im tired .
So up I get, get dressed Im really tired, off in the car and I'm yawning OMG I'm falling asleep while driving this has never happened to me this is so weird, I open the window, I turn up the music ok at work at last with 15 mins to spare, so I turn off the car recline the seat, set my alarm good night I will see you in 15 mins .

Preggo Brain

So I have always been forgetful but talk about your brain being just fuzz is kinda ridiculous. I got up for breakfast  yesterday and made eggs, sausage with some toast fro myself and hubby and u know out of routine you would automatically turn the stove off, which I thought I did until I saw the smoke and i'm like OMG I left the stove on AGAIN, this was the third time. I'm going to burn the house down with my forgetfulness.n

Went to Kohl's yesterday to catch their early morning sale and I'm walking through the aisles with my cart, which I knew I parked right between the camisoles and the $5 T-shirts or so I thought but I must have wandered a little too far and I could not find my cart... this is crazy is this normal, i'm an air head when the heck this happen??

I can't remember where I parked, good thing I had a truck so I can easily spot it or so u would think, I walked out of the store spotted my car started to walk to it only to realize when I got there that my truck was way on the other side. I'm too tired to walk all the way over there I thought as I waddled (yup, I feel as if i'm waddling already) back to my car, this can't get any worse right ?? or can it ??

Is it a Boy ?? Is it a girl ??

Have you ever wondered what's the big deal whether the baby or babies in my case that you are carrying in your belly is a boy or a girl like what's the big deal it has to be one or the other right?

I know there are a lot of us preggo mommies out there along with our loving hubbie who have their hearts set on one particular sex, whether its a boy so you can grow him up to be another great man of tomorrow teach him to play baseball or football or just to be Mommy's little boy or wanting a little girl so that you can dress her up like you used to do with your dolls and comb her hair and be Daddy's little princess, but shouldn't we be happy just to have a healthy little baby with 10 fingers and 10 ten toes and nose and eyes and ears where its supposed to be.

 I love to listen to the ole wives tale of everyone trying to decide what we are having because of the shape of the belly. " You are so having a boy because your belly is so pointy, or thats definitely a boy belly" or " thats two little girls in there because only girls give so much trouble thats why you were so sick" So I listen and I smile while they tell their stories of when they were pregnant too and some bellies were round, some were pointy, some high, some low, haven't heard of the sideways belly yet but you never know I have a few months to go to hear all the other stories.

Another thing why do people think that they MUST tell you their horror stories of pregnancy or labor or they know of a friend whose baby was so sick, or some other nonsense, Listen lady I don't want to hear it there are too many other things that I don't need to worry about that I worry about anyways so please spare me the horror stories.

(Sorry side tracked) So as long as these two little babies and all the other little beans out there come out fine and not too early then we will just be happy and feel oh so blessed that we could have brought  beautiful  healthy babies in this world and thats all that matters in the end.

CRAVINGS

Ooh just finished lunch and it was oh so yummy!!! Are you one of those ppl that think what they are having for breakfast or dinner as soon as you finish today's breakfast or dinner ?? Well I wasn't like that until now.

My first craving came about 3-4wks ago when I was able to eat real food and not just ice chips, my first craving was a Cheesy Wetzel Pretzel which I would normally get at the mall so I text hubby and tell him that he couldn't come home without it and God bless his heart he brought me home 4 ooh they were so good, by the next day I wanted Velveeta Mac & Cheese with peas and carrots. (Is that weird )

I haven't had that since I was a kid so I sent my bro to the corner store to buy me a big box and had him cook it up for me and OMG it was soooo good I had the whole box, I just kept asking him for a little bit more, just a little bit more please :)

My next craving came when I was lazily surfing FB (Facebook) and saw a picture of someone's lunch or dinner and they were having Fried fish, bammy and what looked like festival yum yum yum I want that but where will I get festival. So I tried whiting with bread and it just was not the same, so my dear hubby went to the store and bought fish and he fried it just right with festival .. again OMG I was in fish heaven it was SOOOO GOOD.

My next craving was last week I drove 45mins in the rain to go to the Jamaican store and bought chicken heart, liver and oxtail, as what I had conjured up in my head was a mix of liver and heart with mashed  green banana and butter with yellow yam and boiled dumpling. Wow talk about good eats it was delicious and for Sunday dinner it was rice and peas with oxtails and veggies that was to die for.
Oh let me not forget what my MIL  cooked for me and it was shrimp fried rice, with oxtails, with a side of curry goat and roti and for dessert banana pudding yeah we were stuffed that day.

So now I think the cravings are tapering off I mostly want pasta with shrimp with lots of veggies so thats good I think,  not so much of the heavy fatty stuff plus I need to start tapering off this weight gain:) I will be heavier than my hubby soon which I don;t think is a good thing but oh well on to other things like whats for dinner tonight :)

Oh I wish I was Canadian !!

Why you may ask???? Because they get a full stinking year of paid maternity leave how lucky are they and they can also make a request to get an additional 15 wks on top of the 52 wks they already get ... ok fine they pay more takes blah blah blah, but the big picture that I personally am focusing on is that they get one full year PAID maternity leave.

While us the lucky ones who get to work in the U.S. OF A gets 6 wonderful weeks to bond with their babies 8 if you are lucky and have a C-Section and I use the word lucky loosely.There are many acts out there per state that can be researched to get a maximum time of at least 3mths paid leave to tend to your baby, 12 wks they are still so teeny tiny to hand your precious little gift over to some ole stranger it breaks my heart into pieces every time I think this horrible thought.

For all the moms who may be reading this how did you do it, I really need some advise on this. I was lucky enough with my fist born to spend the first 2yrs of his life with him as I was able to take him to work with me, but the thought of leaving these two babies just kills me and I know I have to do it to keep a roof over their heads and keep food in their mouths. Its just the thought of it that tears me apart.

What to wear when your Oh so big

So being IV free I decided it was time to explore the big exciting world of shopping yesterday and Oh how disappointing it was. I think i'm in denial of my new expanding size (though extremely grateful and  thankful) its still a bit of an adjustment.

I am not a fan of maternity clothes as  I think they are just not hip enough:) but I went to Motherhood and I must say not too bad, but before I went there I was everywhere else now mind you I am coming from a size 0-2 from a nice lean 118-120lbs to now being a 150 !!!! Yup you heard write 150 or maybe 151 give or take the time of day so its very hard for me to go for the bigger size.

So I went into one of my regular stores just trying to buy an undershirt as now all of my clothes are tight, either it won't past my growing bosom or my shirts are sitting on top of my belly. I tried going for Adri's shirts but even those are getting a bit snug not to mention my jeans they won't past my new bulging thighs, and the one pair that will the buttons are sooo far apart so I have been tucking those parts into the seams of the pants :)

Anyway so I looked at a large and I thought oh that definitely will fit, so I picked that up and I saw some really cute tops and ooh they are on sale for $8 so I pick up a few of those too and look tights for $8 wow I lucked out.

So I get home with my purchases and I'm showing it to the family and everyone is looking like really Chris do u really think thats going to fit that belly?? So I'm ignoring the looks until T.J said to me "Ma thats not going to fit that belly have you seen your belly"? and Adri being the sweet guy that he is said "Babe, really I don't think thats going to fit you may need a little size bigger" So in my effort to prove them all wrong I said just wait and see you guys are all wrong..... I guess they weren't they were all either tight or will last another week easily so back to the store I go but not without the help of my sister as clearly I'm in denial.

Y couldn't I be one of those preggo ladies with the cute little belly, and get to buy just a size bigger not 2/3 sizes larger than norm... but I guess thats the journey of a mom preggo with twins.

NJPAC Valentine Wkend 

Wk 16 OMG I can't believe the size of this belly

First day off the IV !!!

Wow what a pointy belly :)

I'm IV Free!!!

As most of you may have known I have been diagnosed with hyperemesis which is uncontrollable vomiting and not being able to tolerate food and or water. I had a mild case of this with my first child 11yrs ago but nothing compares to what I went through and was going through up to 3wks ago. I have been in and out of the hospital for short ER stays to being admitted twice for this condition.  It was no fun.

If anyone else has gone through this or even something similar they will be familiar to the all the drugs that I have tried first it was the B6 vitamin with Unisom which made me feel as if I was hallucinating so that didn't last for long, then they told me to try Benadryl that was a no go.

The next step after becoming dehydrated was to get me started on IV fluids and started me on Zofran the first try it made me feel a little better the world was not so hazy anymore, I could actually focus on faces OK this might be the stuff NOT!!

Few more days of this constant vomiting every other day in the ER the guy at the front said to me "Hey I remember you, you were here yesterday" Again they searched for my ever fading veins as I was getting more and more dehydrated and told me that I would be spending some time in the hospital as they thought I had pancreatitis. Pancreatitis what the heck is that??? I mentioned to Adri that this has to be a mistake they have no idea what they are doing they must have meant this for the other guy next door to us they must be confused.

I guess I was the one that was confused as they came back and told me they had a bed for me and I would be admitted my heart dropped I was very disappointed I did not want to stay here I wanted to go home. Unfortunately for me my doctors are not affiliated with this hospital so I was assigned to a OB Dr who had no idea what he was doing in my opinion, the nurses did not know what to do for me or how to make me comfortable but they tried their best which I guess I could give them half a star for :)

So they were giving me Zofran every 8hrs, one good thing that came out of it was that I went one whole day without puking WOOPIE there is a light at the end of the tunnel, This was Thursday.

Friday, the Drs came back and told me that there was no sign of pancreatitis SURPRISE SURPRISE!!! apparently there was some spillage of enzymes in my urine from my system being so unbalanced from all the excessive vomiting. So today i'm not feeling well, the beast is raring its ugly head again, hopefully they can figure this out and give me something to make it go away.

The Dr who I will leave anonymous as he is a reputable Dr in our community said to me oh good news Christine you can go home today and my response to this was but I don't feel well, im weak i'm vomiting isn't there something you can do to which he said "This is a tricky situation, hopefully we will figure it out" So that was that I gathered my stuff and I left.

I got home around 2pm with the help of my bro, and it started vicious as ever non stop vomiting I must have puked over 10 times btwn then and about 6pm, I am shaking uncontrollably and now there is blood. My sis, hubby and bro decided that it was time to head back to the hospital but lets go to the other one St. B. so we get there after more puking in the car and the put me on the IV and gave me a booster shot of Reglan.

This may be it I thought as I felt better and smiled as I saw Adri knocked out on the chair and Jan holding all the coats and pocket books as she too nodded off. They sent us home, thankfully the next day my dr had ordered me to have a Reglan pump at home and constant IV fluids going to keep me stable.

Saturday, I woke up not feeling too bad but I woke up shaking what the heck now what is going on, I ran to the bathroom loose bowels, where did that come from I haven't eaten in weeks ???  Finally Fed Ex is here with boxes and boxes of meds we could open our own pharmacy.

The nurse came in and showed us or should I say showed Adri how to set up the IV and administer the drugs as I was in and out the room puking, poked the Reglan pump in my belly I had to carry it around like a purse, along with dragging my IV pole around everywhere I go.

Everyone has been so helpful bringing me ice chips, food etc. Ok its been two days of meds and I'm still puking when is this thing going to work. After two days we realized the pump is not working GREAT!!! I have a great nurse Nancy who calls me everyday to check in on my weight, ketones in my urine how many times have I puked etc. "Nancy it's not working i'm still puking when will this end" She calls the Dr after 3 days being on the pump they called me back "pack your bags your going back to the hospital to get stabilized and get a picc line in"

So I spent 5 days in the hospital they inserted the picc line in my arm which flows the meds straight into my body I am now on Promethazine this is the good stuff, I feel good I am not puking I CAN EAT HALLELUJAH!!!!!

A nurse comes to the house and changes my dressing every week, its now been 5wks with my picc line in and would you know it we now think its infected. So they sent me to the hospital last wk Tuesday I waited for 5.5hrs they tell me thats not bad as today avg wait time was 7-8 wow lucky me!! The Dr checked it told me it looks good I can go home. Next day OB  calls me go back to the hospital do an X-ray lets see if its ok and oh by the way you have a hypo active thyroid you may need meds, go did the X-ray alls well.

Yesterday the nurse comes the site doesn't look that great, i have an ugly rash under it, back to the hospital to have it removed I'M FREE no more dragging the IV behind me, and yes its confirmed I do indeed have a hypo active thyroid so as I wait to find out what the plan of action is for that I will continue marching on until the next episode of this twin experience.

I can't think straight I need sleep

So wow!! Where do I begin I thought sleepless nights were to begin much much later in pregnancy but for me it has started 2mths ago, and as I get bigger (literally) not just the belly but everything else the less sleep I get.

Heartburn is the number 1 culprit I have been having heartburns now since I found out I was preggo which was at 4wks I am now 16wks. Water gives me HB, the sight of foods on commercials gives me HB, the smell of my brother burning the rice AGAIN gives me HB, I can't seem to get away from it. So last night as many other nights ago and I know many more nights in my future I was sleeping yet again sitting up, I think i'm getting the hang of it but the only problem is when I slide down or find that I have either drooled all over myself as my mouth is now a constant faucet or I have choked on my saliva and have to make the mad dash to the toilet.

The babies however, seem to enjoy being up late at nights as I have noticed that I feel them moving more in the wee hours of the night.

Lets see what tonight brings I will keep you posted.