No Babies Yet!

Well the appointment was just as stressful as the last one...and this time my mom and hubby got to see how the doctor was sitting there just struggling with what to do...keep them in? Take them out?

He ended up telling me he will not let me go past 36 weeks. So I will be a momma this time next week..AHHHHHHHHHHH!!

He also said that even though they're not open on weekends he does not want me to go the whole weekend without being seen so he is going to meet me there at 11am on Saturday and then I have another appointment on Monday.

So we will see what he decides!! Oh the waiting game! Its good they didn't arrive today I suppose...I have a few more things I need to do at home...hubby is outside in his garden getting it ready to plant. We'll try to do as much as we can in these days we have left!

Mom arrived safely and has been a great help with getting the house ready as well. :o)

That's all I have to report right now...oh other than they measured both kiddos and baby boy weighs 5lbs and baby girl weighs 6lbs 1oz. The doctor said that he doesn't like that there is that much difference between their weights, but once again its to be expected with his cord issues.

Once again...I'll keep you all posted!

Mom is flying in!

So after all that excitement yesterday my mom decided she wants to fly in so that she will be here for the kiddos arrival. I know it could be next week or by some slim chance the week after that...but I'm glad she's coming! (She is a 6 hour plane ride away!) She's going to be here at midnight tonight so DH and I just got the guest room all squared away...hubby was sick yesterday, so he took off work and now he's feeling a lot better and is definitely NESTING...he is like going through boxes and running stuff to goodwill...he's painting more trim...organizing things and putting stuff in the attic. WOW. :o)

He keeps touching my belly saying "I can't wait to meet my little ones....am I going to meet you soon?"

Though he thinks they'll be here next week. Who knows!! I'll let you all know how tomorrow goes! (appt. is at 2pm and I have to do a NST first so I won't be able to post for a little while even if they are cookin' still!!) :o)

Peri Appointment...

Just got back from my appointment...this picture was actually from 34wks 1d (last friday) but I wanted you all to have a look at my little trouble maker! He failed the NST again...that's nothing new.

However...

I'm pretty sure they almost had a birthday today!

Both kids pass the ultrasound, but when the peri came in he kept looking at baby boy's belly...he was looking and looking and then he measured his belly like ten times from all different angles. I was watching how many weeks it was measuring and it said like "31wks"..."32wks"..."31 wks 3days"...etc. I was like...hmmm...I'm almost 35 weeks...guess he's a little small.

He asked for the measurements when they measured him two weeks ago and I guess he hasn't grown at all. He said this was to be expected with the cord issues, and really seemed to be debating whether today was going to be their birthday.

Cue the sweat.

So I told him "Well...my hospital bag is all packed and ready but my husband (who has been to all the appointments...this is the first one he's missed!) is at home vomiting his brains out so they can't come today!!!"

The doctor looked at me and said "Well...I usually see you on Fridays right? How about I see you this Thursday then."

Not sure if he's just pushing it back as far as he's comfortable with so DH has time to recover or if he's actually hoping to see some growth in that time.

He did say "I was really hoping to get you to 36 weeks, but I'm just not sure if that will happen now."

And more sweat.

Well I feel ready...I've been doing the last bits of cleaning that I wanted to get done before they arrived...the rest would just be bonus cleaning...I bought some preemie diapers today for my little man.

Have to say...got a little teary eyed when I thought about these being the last couple days that I may be pregnant...but the way my back/hips/tailbone have been feeling...there is no way they can stay in there comfortably for much longer!!!!!!!!

I'll keep you all posted!!!!!!

Uneventful yet again...

Another uneventful visit to the perinatologist...which is good...I guess. :o) Not that I want something to be wrong...but I'm ready to meet these little guys!!! The peri today asked me when I was planning on having these kids...hubby piped up and said "How about today? We're 34 weeks!" :o) He's just as anxious as I am!

The weird thing was the peri got really serious when he said that and was like "Well...you guys really have been through a lot and so..." (meanwhile my face is getting really really hot...hmmm...maybe I'm not ready to have my stomach cut open!!! lol) "When is your c-section scheduled for?" I told him and he was like "That's pretty late for twins...plus with all the attention you've been getting I'm going to write in my notes to your OB that it should at least be for the first week in April."

Nice.

So we'll see if any action occurs before then...but really...today is March 12th...the first week in April is PRETTY CLOSE. Maybe I can hold out until then!

Here is a random pic of hubby installing the carseat bases...right before we realized we will not be able to fit behind the drivers seat! :o)



And here is my fav twin mommy shirt...can't really see how big my belly is...but I had to show you the two cute little feet!!!

Hope everyone has a restful weekend! Such a bummer if you live near me and are experiencing all this rain...but I guess it's helping my tulips and daffodils grow! It was funny because the gal doing our NST today said (with a smile on her face) that maybe with all this rain I'll get lucky and my water will break! Its a little weird that we are finally to the point where we can talk about my water breaking and ITS OKAY...well...not ideal...but not really scary either!! I like being at this point...much less stressful!! :o)

April 12

That's my c-section date.

38 1/2 weeks.

OH MY GOODNESS.

I've been trying to get ahold of the surgical coordinator for a week now...FINALLY got ahold of her today and she told me this is when it was set for....9am. When I told her I knew which OB I would like to deliver my kids she said that she couldn't change it....and that I would want this guy anyways because he's had more experience with multiples.

Hmmm...that IS a good thing...I've never met him though...and my RE recommended the guy I requested....and I've met him and talked with him several times. So I dunno...I guess with all that's been going on with my little man, I probably won't be making it to that date...but I was a little disappointed that I couldn't choose someone I was comfortable with.

Or maybe I didn't unleash all my third tri hormones on the lady like I could have...

maybe I'll try to call her back later *wink*

Carseats IN!

Check that off the list!!!

However...is it a problem that neither mommy or daddy can fit behind the steering wheel? Mommy's issue is a temporary one (large belly) but daddy's legs and 6ft 2in frame are kindof...permanant.

Boo little RAV4...BOO!!!!!!!

So what do we do now...I have no idea...I feel like most people who have singletons can just put the baby in the middle and then it fits...or just put it behind the passenger seat...but with twins you just don't have the flexibility to do that. Hmmmm...

I could use hubby's Corolla...but he just got my car all detailed complete with new car smell!! Plus I don't know that it has more room...but we may have to try it out. We can't have a car neither of us can drive!

Tomorrow I'm going to go get the carseats checked (with one carseat in the trunk while I drive LOL) so maybe they can figure out a solution. We shall see!

Did I tell you all I went swimming on Wednesday? It was quite lovely, despite the fact that I looked like a very large...whale. But we went at about 8am so only grannys and grandpas (who love to wear speedos I'll have you know...) were there...and they were enamoured by my belly. The water felt very nice...I got a little kickboard and half floated/half paddled around the deep end. The kids were just kicking away inside of me...it was an odd feeling! I guess they are going to be great swimmers!

Then I tried to get out....what a joke. My body felt like it weighed five tons (which isn't much more than the four tons that it actually weighs so you'd think I'd be fine *wink*) and I almost had to have DH push on my heinie to get me out of the pool. Thankfully I managed on my own.

I think I will definitely have to try to go again before the kiddos arrive...whenever that may be! I'm a little jealous of you twin mommas who had your kiddos at 33 weeks...now that I'm there. And I'm a little amazed at how LARGE your babies looked at those 33 weeks...is that really how big my kiddos are right now??!! AMAZING!!

But I will keep plugging along...anxiously awaiting my kiddos surprise birthday!!! :o)

And they just keep on cookin'....

Had my peri appointment today...it went "well" again. No changes. During my non-stress test baby boy's heartrate wasn't accelerating like they were hoping it would...but that wasn't something they'd take them out for I guess. It was really hard during the NST to get their heartrates because I think they had their first bout of sibling rivalry for some reason. They were both kicking and rolling...I've never had both of them awake at the same time and that active. I think they were just DONE with all the poking they had to endure.

When I walked into the appointment all the ultrasound gals were in the hallway and they were like "OH! You're STILL here? We keep wondering when you're gonna go!" I'm like...yeah I'm just chuggin' along here. I told my ultrasound tech that I hadn't even packed my hospital bag yet and she was like "Yeah..you probably should have that done by now". Oh boy.

Those of you who have followed my blog since the beginning of our IVF cycle may remember that DH and I made a stuffed dog for our baby-to-be that I could squeeze when I was getting my shots. It ended up being a boo-boo doggie...all dressed in scrubs. I wanted to name HER Esperanza (which means hope in spanish) but DH wanted it to be a boy so we named HIM Espie for short. Of course, Espie is going to be baby boy's stuffed animal so we had to make an Esperanza! Here are a few pictures from when we made Espie....yeah....its depressing how much thinner my face is...well...my whole body for that matter... :o) Thankfully DH has put on about 20 "sympathy" pounds as well...(though you would never know...its all muscle...ahhh men...

Little Esperanza! YAY!

I still haven't been swimming...that is planned for tomorrow morning! YAY!! I'm excited about feeling light as a feather! :o)

After the appointment this morning I was so tired...I laid down and took a two hour nap. Then I made a casserole to freeze for when the kiddos arrive and totally only froze half so we could have the other half for dinner...it just looked too good! :o) Hey at least I have one meal ready!

Oh and I had an OB appointment yesterday...my cervix is a whole centimeter shorter...WOO HOO...so instead of 5cm and some change its 4cm and some change! Which means...NOTHING! I hear anything over 3 is what they want to see so I guess I'm good for a little while longer.

I keep getting cramps every once in a while...I keep thinking "Oh...guess its that time of the month" and then I remember...I'm preggo...duh. No braxton hicks or anything yet though.

Not sure if I told the blogger world, but for the past 40 days my dad has been going through radiation because his cancer returned. Today was his last day and we are so happy! We have to wait a few months to find out if it worked, but at least he wont' have to go through that every day. And he said that the kiddos have his permission to arrive because he can fly over here to see them now!! What good grandbabies!! :o)