31 weeks

This is getting harder. My joints are really hurting me, I can't walk around too much and I can't sleep. I have five more weeks and can't wait to meet these girls!

To kill time, I have been babysitting for two elementary school girls. They basically hang out with their friends after school while I lounge around. It's easy and they are family friends, so they asked me if I wanted to do it this month while I am out on leave since they normally use a babysitting service.

I don't have my next appointment until next week and I am kind of going crazy. It's nice seeing the girls every two weeks, but these off weeks make me nervous. They are moving around, so that eases my mind a bit - but I really dread night time b/c I never feel like I am sleeping in the right position and am scared of crushing them. So, as of now I have been sleeping in our recliner.

And lastly, I must mention my tulips! I planted these after I just found out I was pregnant (back in October). I remember hoping so badly that by the time they had bloomed, I would still be pregnant. And here I am -  pregnant with two of my own little tulips. It makes me happy every time I go outside and see them. 

The puking continues.... *updates*

It's bad. Meds do nothing. Phenegran (sp?) and Zofran have failed me. I try and not complain too much as going through infertility has made me appreciate every little step of this - but it's really hard waking up to loud dry heaving into my toilet. It's a joke now between D and I. I laugh as I puke. It's really a great method of not getting bummed out over it.  I also can't really sleep, and its not b/c I am uncomfortable - I am just not ever tired. Fatigue is one symptom I wish I had, but never got. I go to bed between 11-1:00am and then wake up between 4-5:00am. Sometimes I will try and take naps, but naps only give me headaches.

As for work - I am done for now. My leave is up in May and I don't plan on returning to this job. I design stores for Ni.ke and its too hard being on my feet all day - plus it requires a lot of driving since I cover a certain amount of stores, which is not ideal for me when babies arrive.  So, my plan is to take about 6 months off to spend with babies and then return to the world of corporate retail where I did my college intership. My dad has offered to babysit when I return to work - which is awesome!

And here are a couple  purchases I couldnt resist. I can't wait to dress these little girls up! Also, the rug I found for the baby room (please ignore the crib sheet that needs ironed in the background). :-)

29 weeks, 1 day

I had an appointment with my Peri today and everything looks great. The girls were kicking me and each other, so all is well. :-) The ultrasound pics weren't very good except for a decent one of A's profile and I don't have a scanner, so I took a picture of the u/s with my blackberry.  Also, one from the waiting room. Dustin is trying to score points by reading a parents magazine - haha - and yes, hes posing! :-)

Baby A - 2 lbs 14 oz - Heartrate of 153
Baby B - 3 lbs 2 oz - Heartrate of 156

As for me, my m/s is back. I am throwing up again and back on the nausea meds.  Other than that though, I am feeling good. I don't have back pain, I'm not swelling, and I am sleeping fine - so really all is well.

We are pretty much ready for babies. We only have one car seat in the car (im still a little paranoid to set them both up), and only have one crib ready (for the same reason), but other than that - the house is organized, painted and clean.

28 weeks and passed the GD test.

I made the first goal that my docs wanted me to reach of 28 weeks, and also passed my GD test. So happy.  I had an appointment with my OB today, and everything is going great. She said my ankles are still "skin and bones" (love her), so no swelling yet. A really "nice" lady at work told me my ankles were going to swell and I will get spider veins all over them, bitch - hopefully I can prove her wrong. :-)  The babies heart rates are both in the 150's and measuring right on track. Since I only saw my OB today, I didn't get the heights/weights - I will get those when I see my peri next week. It was a quick appointment and she said she will see me in two weeks!

I can't believe I have made it this far with no major problems. I hope to keep these girls cookin' until May 19th.

Empty nursery and our crowded family room.

Here is the start to the nursery. We moved the guest room furniture into our third bedroom - which is now the den/guest bedroom.

I have one more shower next weekend, so I will bring up all the pink stuff next week once I can organize and see it all together. We also don't have our baby furniture yet - so half of our family room has been invaded with pink (please ignore the mess). :-)

Shower! Feeling Better! 26 weeks! C-section date!

I had my first shower last week (the big one) at a friends house. We had 60 people come to show their support for us! It was so exciting opening baby gifts. I seriously never thought the day would come when it would me MY turn and it felt fabulous. I was almost positive I would be an emotional mess, but I was so overwhelmed with all the people, food and gifts that it never occurred to me to start crying. I admit I did start crying once when my mom surprised me with my two twin cabbage patch dolls from when I was a baby - I had no idea she kept them!

I am also feeling great! My headaches are gone, puking has STOPPED, my rib feels better and most importantly the babies are doing amazingly well.

Baby A - 2.1 lbs
Baby B - 2.2 lbs

They should make their arrival on May 19th at 36 weeks and 1 day! Hang in there babies!

Enjoy the pics, you will notice I am not in a lot of them b/c I am not happy with how I look right now (selfish me). I can't wait to have these babies in my arms and fit back into my cute skinny clothes again. :-)

Shower pictures!