On bed rest...

A total bummer, but I need to do what the doctor prescribed to keep the babies inside. She (and neither do we) does not want the babies to come out yet....they still need a few more weeks in the oven to develop their lungs and fatten up more.

My good friend Sharon and I went to get a pedicure done before the babies' arrival. She's also expecting and her due date is only a couple of weeks away. To make a long story short, I found out that I was spotting and left as soon as my toenails were cut. I need to go back and get them nicely painted. Anyway, she followed me all the way to Glendale and by the time we got there, I could tell I was having some mild contractions. They monitored me and gave me two shots to stop "uterine irritability" which felt like bad cramping which a nurse explained is a precursor to contractions. It took a little over six hours before I was discharged. I was so ready to go home! Anyway, now, I am on bed rest. I was hoping for a partial bed rest. But, it's a full one. I'm having a hard time imagining myself sitting on my behind all day...."You can get up to go to the bathroom and get something to eat." Those words were my instruction from the nurse. That pretty much means, I need to sit on my butt or lie down all day.....God have mercy on me!

There is so much to do before the girls arrive, but we're just going to have to take it one day at a time. Hopefully, if I rest enough and do well, maybe they will take me off of bed rest....I have no idea how it works, but the nurse basically warned me that the next time I come in due to contractions, I might have to be put on bed rest in the hospital. I definitely don't want that!

The Final Stretch....

Five more weeks to go until we meet our girls! I've been slowly but steadily getting ready for their arrival. I can tell we're nearing the final stretch of the pregnancy because starting Friday, I will be going in for monitoring (Non-Stress Test) of the twins twice a week until week 37. Today, I filled out the pre-registration form, signed up for a CPR class, and a sibling class for Elijah at the hospital. I've been wanting to take a CPR class for a long time so I decided to take the opportunity to do it before the twins arrive. The sibling class is to help the older child get ready for the arrival of their new sibling(s)....I don't know exactly what it will entail, but it sounds like it would be a good way to help Elijah understand some of the changes that he will experience. I especially like the fact that they give a short tour of the hospital room where mommy will be staying. I think it will help Elijah to know where I will be when I am not at home with him. I'm really grateful that there are resources like this available here.

I think we might be getting close to deciding on names for the girls.....however, we might decide to announce the names after they are born rather than before.....

I laugh at how many comments I have received from people about the size of my round belly. I guess perhaps people feel more "free" to share what they think because they feel that it is less likely for someone to feel offended by "You're really small..." than, "You're huge!" :) I'm not offended but I've been surprised at how much people (strangers too) want to tell me what they think of the size of my belly, especially when they learn that I have twins in there. I feel huge and have gained almost 30 pounds....but, I take it as a compliment that I don't look like a whale. ;)

Week 31!

and six more weeks to go!!

Our little girls are doing great! This pregnancy has been so different from my previous pregnancy with Elijah. Absolutely no complications! PTL! I learned that I am carrying 6pounds and 5 ounces of babies right now. (Baby girl A: 3 lbs 4 oz. Baby girl B: 3lbs. 1oz.) Elijah weighed 6 lbs 14 oz at birth at 40 weeks....My gosh, I'm going to be huge in six weeks. I am working hard to take it easy so that the girls can stay in the oven for six more weeks. But, I think when week 37 rolls around, I will be ready to have them out. I can't even lie down for the ultrasound on my back because I feel like I'm going to pass out....so all my ultrasounds have been with lying on my left side. I wonder what our girls are going to be like.... We're still working on names.

Today, we purchased a used Combi double stroller from craigslist. You gotta love great deals! I'm waiting for my twin nursing pillow that I won from ebay. I also bought a matching set of premie outfit for the twin girls for their return home clothes in case they are small. I still need to go through some clothes that folks have given me. We're waiting to receive our two Combi infant car seats that we bought on ebay too. Our in-law's Jetta cannot hold two Graco car seats and a toddler one. So, we're waiting to see how they fit before we make a decision about whether we need to purchase one for Elijah too. It is on my to do list....

So, I have a few things I want to accomplish in the next six weeks:

• Catch up on blog entries for Elijah's blog so that I can make a book of his first two years of life from the blog
• Catch up on blog entries for this blog
• Choose names for the girls
• Help Elijah settle in at his preschool (Yes, he started preschool on Monday! He also turned two last Saturday!)
• Organize clothes that I have received from people
• Make a list of things I still need
• Get plenty of rest so that the girls can continue to grow in the oven until 37 weeks

Only six more weeks and the craziness will begin!!