24 weeks

I didn't realize it had been so long since I last posted.

Let's see, what's new...not a whole lot. My belly is getting bigger and bigger. I REALLY miss sleeping on my back. Sometimes I'll lay on my back for a minute or two just to savor it before I roll over and try to go to sleep. Although, really, I can only handle a minute or two because being flat on my back makes it hard to breathe. The body pillow I got from my parents for Christmas has been a lifesaver. Rolling over in bed is a challenge. I find myself getting up every two hours or so to go to the bathroom at night.

The babies are super active these days. I am feeling them on the outside pretty often, but their movement is still so sporadic Hubby hasn't been able to feel them yet.

I don't know if I've announced the names yet, but we've decided on Natalie and Kaitlyn. No middle names yet, we're still working on it.

I was supposed to have a doctor appointment this week, but they had to reschedule, so now it its next Thursday. I'll have to do that fun glucose test where you drink the sugary drink and wait and hour...that should be fun. I am really hoping I pass, because I don't to have to try even harder to watch what I eat. I already am trying to avoid salty foods (trying is the key word), also I can't have anything with too much spice/acidity. I can get heartburn by just looking at a tomato. Having to watch my sugar too would just be a pain.

Next week we'll also get a good look at the babies. The doc will measure them and make sure they are growing well. We'll also be able to confirm that they are girls. I really hope he's not wrong now that I have my mind set on girls.

Well, I think that about wraps it up. Until next time...

22 weeks

I had my "cervix check" appointment this morning. Cervix still looks good, although it is shorter than it was two weeks ago. Dr. M said he wasn't concerned at this point.

He checked the babies heartbeats and they are still pounding away good and strong. I got some pics of their heads/faces. One of them turned out really good and clear. The others are kind hard to decipher.

I told Dr. M about my pelvic pain, and he said that was pretty common and there isn't much to do about it. He said just do whatever makes me the most comfortable...which is for the most part, sitting. He suggested a support belt, but said it may or may not help. I think I'll pass.

Another thing we talked about was bed rest. He anticipates I'll cut my hours down to half days when I get to 28 weeks. Of course we'll see how things go, but I did talk to my boss about it today. That is only about 5 weeks away...

Well I think that's about it. It was a pretty short and sweet appointment. Speaking of sweet, at my next appointment in two weeks, I get to drink the lovely, sugary glucose drink. Yippee skippy. Oh, and he decided I needed to do that because my belly is measuring at 32, which is big even for twins at this time. I should only be about 26-27cm right now.

Okay, now I really think that's it.

Ta ta for now!