One more week and I'm halfway! I can't believe it... Normal pregnancies last 40 weeks, that's 10 months, but average gestational of twins is 36 weeks so I don't want to get my hopes up of lasting much longer than that, so I'm calling it halfway next week :-)
I know in my last post I said my next doctor's appointment was supposed to be tomorrow but every time I have a doctor's appointment I have a separate appointment scheduled later with the maternal fetal medicine department for sooner than my OBGYN appointment so they can do an ultrasound check and I can consult with the high risk doctor. The whole seeing two doctors is already old so I'm in the market for a new OB, oh joy!
I had an ultrasound so they could take a quick peak at the kids and measure my cervix (which is a normal length, good news for staving away bed rest) and the tech told me he could tell me the sex if I wanted to know. I'm a control freak and an information whore so for me the decision was easy for me, HH not so much, but his heart wasn't set on not knowing so agreed (from over 1,500 miles away). And so the tech zoomed in between their legs and I could see each had their own little penis and balls. HH guessed right again, just like he predicted that I was pregnant, he has way more intuition than I do it seems. We are so excited but now need a new name, which for now I'm not stressing over, I'm thinking one will come to me... Baby A was being uncooperative but that allowed for a cool pic of his spine. Baby B was more cooperative in giving us the profile (he looks less like an alien when moving around):
I've been going to prenatal yoga classes every Sunday which have been wonderful. Last week I went to multiples class put on by a local hospital, it was me and 5 other couples. We went around the room and had to say the best and worst moment so far in pregnancy. Best was easy, seeing them on the ultrasound screen for the first time. Worst was when HH left for military training, being overcome with hormones it took way too much will power to hold back the tears. But I learned a bunch, including the placenta is an organ, I grew two organs and two babies! The next night I went to a Eastside Moms of Multiples (EMOMs) meeting which was WAY better, I learned so much and feel so much more at ease about the whole thing, again the control and information whore thing.
I've been working hard at getting my protein, supposed to target 160g a day! I'm now a protein hunter, my treasures so far are Dave's Killer Bread, Premier protein bars, Pure Protein Whey powder (vanilla - great in fruit smoothies) and greek yogurt.
I feel the babies every once in a while (a few times a week), not as often as I would like. I feel great other than still being tired. People are saying I look tired, hopefully nothing a week in the Outerbanks, NC with my family can't cure (I depart Saturday, so ridiculously excited, just need to pack)! People are also pointing out I'm pregnant, I must be getting to that point where it's either pregnancy or a tumor, see token bump pictures below, relaxed on the left and sucked in w/good posture on the right:
My hormones are still a little crazy. We read Fifty Shades of Grey this month for book club, and let's just say the sexy story line and my crazy hormones coupled with my HH be over 1,500 miles away has been quite torturous. But book club discussion was amazing, and Domi, who is scheduled to deliver in 1.5 weeks, loaned me her fabulous jeans (think Sevens) that she sewed elastic into, I so hope they fit! She also loaned her doppler to hear the heart beat which I'm gonna bring to NC in hopes I can get it to work for the family (big thanks to Laura for letting me play with it first).
I know in my last post I said my next doctor's appointment was supposed to be tomorrow but every time I have a doctor's appointment I have a separate appointment scheduled later with the maternal fetal medicine department for sooner than my OBGYN appointment so they can do an ultrasound check and I can consult with the high risk doctor. The whole seeing two doctors is already old so I'm in the market for a new OB, oh joy!
I had an ultrasound so they could take a quick peak at the kids and measure my cervix (which is a normal length, good news for staving away bed rest) and the tech told me he could tell me the sex if I wanted to know. I'm a control freak and an information whore so for me the decision was easy for me, HH not so much, but his heart wasn't set on not knowing so agreed (from over 1,500 miles away). And so the tech zoomed in between their legs and I could see each had their own little penis and balls. HH guessed right again, just like he predicted that I was pregnant, he has way more intuition than I do it seems. We are so excited but now need a new name, which for now I'm not stressing over, I'm thinking one will come to me... Baby A was being uncooperative but that allowed for a cool pic of his spine. Baby B was more cooperative in giving us the profile (he looks less like an alien when moving around):
I've been going to prenatal yoga classes every Sunday which have been wonderful. Last week I went to multiples class put on by a local hospital, it was me and 5 other couples. We went around the room and had to say the best and worst moment so far in pregnancy. Best was easy, seeing them on the ultrasound screen for the first time. Worst was when HH left for military training, being overcome with hormones it took way too much will power to hold back the tears. But I learned a bunch, including the placenta is an organ, I grew two organs and two babies! The next night I went to a Eastside Moms of Multiples (EMOMs) meeting which was WAY better, I learned so much and feel so much more at ease about the whole thing, again the control and information whore thing.
I've been working hard at getting my protein, supposed to target 160g a day! I'm now a protein hunter, my treasures so far are Dave's Killer Bread, Premier protein bars, Pure Protein Whey powder (vanilla - great in fruit smoothies) and greek yogurt.
I feel the babies every once in a while (a few times a week), not as often as I would like. I feel great other than still being tired. People are saying I look tired, hopefully nothing a week in the Outerbanks, NC with my family can't cure (I depart Saturday, so ridiculously excited, just need to pack)! People are also pointing out I'm pregnant, I must be getting to that point where it's either pregnancy or a tumor, see token bump pictures below, relaxed on the left and sucked in w/good posture on the right:
My hormones are still a little crazy. We read Fifty Shades of Grey this month for book club, and let's just say the sexy story line and my crazy hormones coupled with my HH be over 1,500 miles away has been quite torturous. But book club discussion was amazing, and Domi, who is scheduled to deliver in 1.5 weeks, loaned me her fabulous jeans (think Sevens) that she sewed elastic into, I so hope they fit! She also loaned her doppler to hear the heart beat which I'm gonna bring to NC in hopes I can get it to work for the family (big thanks to Laura for letting me play with it first).
Stats:
17 weeks pregnant
+ 13 lbs from starting weight
Back to being exhausted
Back to being exhausted
Cravings have lessened, may be because I'm constantly eating to get the protein!
Next appointment 6/21, anatomy tentatively scheduled for 7/6 but may move if I switch docs (scheduled to visit first candidate (thanks Domi) 7/2)
Starting to think about the baby room, thinking space theme for now...
Also thinking about wood floors in the house and repainting all the downstairs walls...
Hired someone to mow my lawn
Reading Fifty Shades Darker (thanks Steph for bringing the third for me to NC)
Starting to think about the baby room, thinking space theme for now...
Also thinking about wood floors in the house and repainting all the downstairs walls...
Hired someone to mow my lawn
Reading Fifty Shades Darker (thanks Steph for bringing the third for me to NC)
I just started crying knowing I might get to hear the heartbeats!!!
ReplyDeletegreat update ash!! will you get to see HH in outer banks? i still cannot believe you've got 2 miniature men growing inside of you, but at the same time its so logical that you will be an amazing mother of twins - mother nature sure knows how to pick em!! lots of love from scotland!!! xoxo - mccarthy
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately HH is stuck in Arizona until mid-July. You're so sweet, hope you had an amazing time in Great Britain!
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