32 WEEKS

Ok so I am officially on the home stretch of this pregnancy. Although when people ask how I am I say fine, I have many uncomfortable symptoms that come along with measuring past 40 weeks (for only one baby of course).

It has been one week since I was sentenced to bedrest, not fun. The first half of the week I didn't really follow instructions as I was organizing things in the babies room and going about the house as normal.

I had another appointment yesterday to check the babies heart rates and fluid levels, they sent me to labor and delivery because my uterus was contracting alot (which I cannot feel), I have a feeling that this will be the routine untill they actually decide to come in a month or so.

I know these babies arent coming anytime soon and in my opinion this bedrest is nonsense. I feel like such a lazy bottom!

I am really thankful for my sister Cathy that has been coming over almost everyday bringing me food or cooking me food or doing anything else I need. She is really awesome.

Greg's mom and sister also came over this week and cleaned my whole house extensively. I felt so awkward just sitting on the couch while they cleaned, but with my mother in law calling me every five minutes telling me to "stay down" I knew I couldnt walk around while she was here.

I am stressed out about writing thank you cards for the two awesome baby showers I had, and although I am on bedrest at home doing nothing all day everyday I don't have blank thank you cards or stamps. And I also have a stack of books my friend Miranda lent to me to help with the boredom that I also haven't started and for some reason that stresses me out. I guess since i'm done with school and I can't work anymore something had to take that stress's place.

The biggest discomfort is my PUPPPs rash. I am on medication for the third time during this pregnancy and although it takes the riddiculous itch away it makes me so grumpy, towards Greg mostly, poor guy. I don't want to be a monster but the medicine just makes me so irritable it sucks! I cannot explain how bad the itch is so the shrek temperment is a small price to pay to make it go away.

I know all I can do right now is complain about everything and honestly I don't know how not to. Pregnancy has consumed my life and my thoughts and I can think of nothing else.

I can't wait to be back to my normal self and have my two perfect precious babies in my arms!

Six days away from five months along. I am feeling both of the babies little kicks inside my belly and I love it! People are always telling me "Wait till they start kicking your ribs! You won't be enjoying it then!" ......I think to myself, thanks for that. It's just like when people find out you're having your first child/children they say horrible things like " OH HO HO! Enjoy your time together while you can because once the babies are here you can kiss your relationship goodbye!" It's like JEEZ! Way to ruin an awesome thing! Just because your lives are miserable doesn't mean that you have to wish it upon mine! People that give advise are annoying. What happened to the days where you just gave good wishes for the miracle of a baby/babies. Sometimes I forget that I am pregnant and then I see myself in the mirror. HA!
I am enjoying this time even though it is getting harder to bend down due to sharp lower back pain, even walking and shifting my weight from one leg to another hurts the back of my hip disks or whatever they are. Now I know what they mean when they say child bearing hips, mine are getting ready to deliver two babies and I can feel it! Even though it causes some discomforts I kindof like complaining about them ;) I haven't given birth yet but I am already feeling that motherly instinct, even when they are causing me pain I like to know that they are in there wiggling and stretching their little arms and legs around. They are small nudges for now, I will keep a kick journal so that I can see for myself if it is really that horrible towards the end to ruin it for every other pregnant lady I conversate with.

Baby bump one week away from five months! I think i'm doing pretty goood for carrying two in there!

My sister got me this shirt for mothers day, I liked:)

18 weeks

I'm 18 weeks now!
I had an ultrasound today and baby A is 8 ounces and baby B is 7 ounces! They are both growing strong:) I am feeling bigger everyday, I am also still staying strong in waiting to know what the genders of the twins are untill they are born. I have been feeling them move a little lately, yesterday baby A had the hiccups. It took me a while to figure out they were hiccups but once I did I liked it more:) Baby B was wiggling so much during the ultrasound today that the nurse had trouble getting measurements because he or she wouldn't stay still:) I am lathering with extra virgin olive oil everyday despite what my midwife says which is I can't prevent or cause myself stretch marks. We'll see about that.

We're expecting... TWINS!!

So we found out in february that we were pregnant, very pleased because one of Greg's cousins had also been trying and their announcement made us even more hopeful, we found out a few days later that we were expecting as well:)

Greg and I went in for our 12 week appointment to hear the heart beat (which was magical) and Greg teased the midwife asking her if she could hear two of them, she responded with a no and all of the hopeful thinking for twins was eliminated. It was'nt untill I woke up the saturday morning after my appointment to a gush of blood!:( My midwife sent me to the emergency room where the doctor gave me my first ultrasound to check on the "baby" or so we thought. As he put the cold goo on my stomach I quickly told him that I did not want to know the gender, just in case you could tell already (you can't). As he moved the wand around I watched the ultrasound excitedly to see the baby as he said "It looks like there's two in there." quite calmly I might add. I replied with a "NO!, You're lying!" scanning the monitor with hawk like eyes and there they were, two little babies plain as day! I then said "You're kidding me!" with the last part of the sentence about five octaves higher than the first and started to cry tears of joy and looked at Greg which had a smile from ear to ear as he said to me "You always get what you want!"

Telling people you're pregnant with twins is so much better than announcing the regular pregnancy! I am now 14 weeks, not very big yet but from what I've seen, late pregnancy with twins looks like your belly is blowing a bubble that is about to pop! I am scared for stretching out and scared for the twins health but other than that I am super excited and feel so so blessed.dd

Three months ago Greg and I decided that we want a mini-us..... We are now trying for a baby!!!! This is the first post or announcement I have made about this except for the select few people that already know, we made the decision in November and we have been getting more and more anxious every month.

New additions to the family

This is our newest family member, her name is Anisia and she is my perfect little niece that I have been waiting a very long time for:) She was born July 15th 2009. My dad was woken up very early in the morning to come to the hospital to await her arrival which explains his Einstein hairdo!