23 weeks bump shot

I always said I would be the girl who never takes pics of my bump. I just dont feel very pretty, although I am sure the little girls making this bump are. :-) But here is one of very few pics so far. I make no promises on any future pics. :-)

I had my monthly visit to my OB yesterday, I see my peri (high risk doc) every two weeks. She said my cervix is wonderful. She said the average is 4 and mine is 5 plus - so as long as my cervix does what it is supposed too as well as the babies - no bed rest for me!

22 weeks U/S

Girls are measuring GREAT!

Baby A is 1lb 2oz
Baby B is 1lb 1 oz

My cervix is holding up fabulous. My u/s tech told me I had the cervix to carry twins. They said as long as my cervix looks great (and the babies), I won't have to go on bed rest - but of course I am taking it easy regardless.

I am stopping work in March. I design Nike stores around Columbus and am on my feet for hours. It's getting more and more uncomfortable. This is going to be a sacrifice financially, but we can make it. We live on one income as it is, so we have been lucky enough to be able to save and have learned how to live at a low cost
(which is far from how i used to spend back in my college years).

I do plan on returning to work as soon as these babies will allow, but for now my focus is them. And if it means cutting waaaay back on everything, then that is what we will do.

Pregnancy is hard. :-( (vent)

We worked so very hard to get pregnant and so far it's been so physically draining on my body. I am now 22 weeks and 4 days and have yet to have one good day. I started off scared of having another miscarraige and then the headaches hit. The all day long sickness came around 8 weeks and hasn't stopped. I have been hit with two very long colds, one even sending me to the ER b/c I felt my rib crack from months of coughing. And speaking of hospital visits, I have been three times - once for dehydration from puking, once from cramping and then my rib injury.

I have been on a number of safe meds, which still doesnt make me happy. I turned into a "green girl" and quit using body products with any sort of parabans or harsh chemicals to feel better about my all around living environment. I wanted to go into this pregnancy as clean as possible, and of course the thought of putting all of these meds into my body was very frustrating for me. :-( So far, I have been on Tylenol for headaches, Zofran and Phenegran for puking, prescription cough syrup for coughing, and finally percocet for my rib injury. :-( I know that all of these meds are safe, but it still makes me so sad that I have to take them. I tried so hard to battle EVERYTHING with home remedies, but that only landed me in the hospital for dehydration from the puking.

So, here I am sitting here at 22 weeks and feel awful. My head is pounding, my rib hurts and I feel sick. :-( I HATE complaining about all of this, and keep telling myself that it's only temporary - but the days are going sooo very slow (esp in this cold month of February with a foot of snow on the ground).

I can't wait to meet these little ladies and look back on this journey knowing every trip to the toilet or pop of a pill was worth it. I can't wait!!!!!!