Being Pregnant with Twins, the stuff no one tells you.

Ok so here is just a taste of things in my life that have changed since I've been getting bigger. Not trying to complain here, but some of these are just weird.


* If I drop something on the ground, there is now a cause for a debate. How important is this thing that I dropped? Can I live without it? Would it be disgusting if I left it there? (You know, food and stuff like that) You would be amazed the things I have dismissed and decided it just wasn't worth it anymore. I am emotionally detached from my carpet now. It is dead to me.

* Going along with the above statement, my tabletops are clean. Just wear shoes when you come over.

* When I was pregnant with my other two, laying on my back was uncomfortable, but not impossible. When I am in mid turn while in bed, the mere seconds I spend on my back feels like someone is choking me. It's not just that I am without oxygen, it's the pressure on my throat. Weird? At my last ultra sound I passed out while I was laying flat on my back. Now how does THAT work?

* Man was it humiliating having to buy the LARGEST size of maternity garments available at the distribution center, (without special ordering that is) And it's not the garment itself. It's the elastic. The elastic is so crazy tight I can't handle it. The legs themselves are gigantic on me. It's pretty humbling, but the lady at the cash register says I'm not the only one. (it didn't really make me feel better)

*I'm gathering up the courage to ask Jesse to clip my toenails. I've been thinking about springing for a pedicure, but I really think the massage will be too much. It was borderline last time and I was only 18 weeks. And the massage is the best part! So no one look at my toes.

*I've learned that if I do have to get on the ground, I have to stay on my hands and knees, if I don't, I get stuck. Just ask Jesse. I once waited for him for 20 minutes to come back inside to help me up.

*Yes my belly has knocked my children over....on the ground.... more than once....

*Andrew doesn't hug me anymore, he hugs my belly.

*The thought that I am already measuring the size of a full term single baby freaks me out. HOW am I going to get bigger? Where is everything supposed to go? I still have at least 2 months!

* By the way, if anyone sees my lungs, tell them I miss them and want them to come back.

* For the first time in my life, I snore. It wakes me up, and Jesse.

*Back rubs are the best!

* When I need to put shoes away (anyone's shoes, not just mine) I just slip off my own shoes, slip the others on my feet and walk them to where they need to go. Yes, even the kiddos. I'm very talented.

*I literally turn to the side to lean in and turn on the water at the kitchen sink. If I try to do it head on or "belly on", I can't reach.

*I won't get into how I shower. But yes Dad, my feet do get wet...............eventually.

*My dr warned me about letting my feet and ankles swell too often because it can cause blood clots, which can kill you. Now I'm freaked out of my mind. My feet swell ALL THE TIME, it happens when I sit or stand. So pretty much all the time. Church is the worse, too much sitting. And grocery shopping. And cooking.. ok pretty much anything but laying down.

* I don't care what anyone says, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the color we painted the babies room.

* I was up at 4 in the morning the other night pacing the floor trying to "rock the babies back to sleep" I thought I was only going to have to do that once they were born? This is becoming a common occurrence. Well, at least I can carry them both at the same time still.

* I have CRAVED sushi this entire pregnancy. Jesse won't even let me eat the fully cooked rolls. So that is one of the first things I am doing when I can!!!!!


Ok that's probably enough for now. Whew, I'm tired now.

Maddi's Preschool Graduation

I know this is a little late, but it's better late than never right? Here are the pictures from Maddi's Preschool Graduation:

This is her whole class

This is her teacher Miss Kristy, she was awesome!This is the teacher aid Miss Camille, also incredibly awesome! I think Maddi just wanted to eat her popsicle at this point

Here is what Andrew thought of the whole affairHere's Maddi with her certificate!

Here is Maddi's bestest friend Kadence. They are two peas in a pod

She learned so much and made some really great friends, we are so proud of her!

Sweeettttt!!!!!!

The Showtime Utah Theater in PG is showing free classic movies and cartoons during the week all summer long! Here's the link: http://showtimeutah.com/Default.aspx?p=4

Thanks Everyone!

Thanks for all the love, support, help, babysitting, dinners, housework, and everything else I can't remember because there is too much! I have the best family, neighbors and friends, ever! There's no way we could do this without everyone's help and we are incredibly grateful! I hope my last post about the babies didn't sound too dire. We are doing just fine, it's not much different from before when I had morning sickness. Only this time I'm feeling ok and want to go outside! But other than that, our routine has remained the same. I'll update again when the is something to talk about!
Thanks again everyone!

Andrewism

We're at the table eating dinner. Maddi accidentally hurts her finger on the table and says "ow." Andrew leans over and says:

" Are you ok, hun?"

Ahhhh be still my beating heart....

SO PROUD!

Today Maddi said the scripture in Opening Excercises! Jesse helped her since I couldn't be there, but we were so proud. She has made so much progress overcoming her shyness, she never would have done this six months ago! I really had my doubts that she would even do it today, she really did surprise me! Last year at about this time they asked her to do a talk in our old ward and she had to be dragged to the podium and then Jesse gave the talk for her while she hugged his legs and cried. So you can see why we were so excited that she's taking risks and at least trying. Anyway, YAY!

Just an Update...

Ok so I think I'm going to split this post into 2 parts. The first is the generic Yay! part and the other part may be TMI, so read at your own risk!

Alright here's the first part. I had an Ultrasound yesterday, and we were told that with 100% certainty, we are having TWO GIRLS! Yes, that's right, I'm keeping the estrogen tradition alive! We are so excited, I wanted at least one more girl so I'm so excited about it. We're still working on names.

Ok here's the second part, if it's TMI for you then don't read it!

Earlier in the month I was diagnosed with Placenta Previa which has caused me to bleed a lot. I've called the dr's office a few times and they just kept saying it was only a concern if I didn't stop bleeding. I'd been trying to take it easy, to allieveate any unnecessary activity to stop the bleeds. They did say that if the bleeding was accompanied with cramps that I should call back.

So early Wednesday morning I kept having dreams that I was in labor. I was feeling the pains pretty strong and was really frustrated because it seemed no one in my dream was concerned about it. I woke up around 5, and realized that the pains were real. I'm only 17 weeks along, so this was not good. I waited for the dr's office to open and then called. They told me my dr was not in, but I should come in so they could check the babies' heartbeats. I dropped Maddi off at preschool and took Andrew with me. When we got there, they tested me for a UTI and said I was actually really dehydrated. This was a shock, because I've been drinking ALOT (water, not the heavy stuff). They got me some water and told me I needed to drink more. The dehydration was hopefully the reason for the cramping.
The nurse then tried to find the heartbeats, but could only find one. They told me they needed to get the dr. So I was freaking out and I waited for a LONG time for the dr to come. He was just getting out of a delivery. Andrew was climbing the walls and spilled his apple juice all over the floor. He also wouldn't allow anyone to open or shut the door. He felt for some reason he was in charge of the door and wanted to do it himself. Oh it was fun.
Dr. Haskett finally came in and tried to find the heartbeat and couldn't. He then retrieved a laptop that had an ultrasound machine. He found Baby A's heartbeat and said it looked good. He then tried to look for Baby B's and just sat there while he watched the monitor. I waited and then I said "annnddddddd????" he said " oh yeah, it looks good! I can see the heartbeat." He said he wanted to look at the placenta but with the actual ultrasound machine, so I then waited another hour to go get an ultrasound. This is when she figured out they were girls!
But apparently my placenta is not fairing so well, so I've been put on 2 weeks bedrest. He said it's technically not bed rest because I can sit on the couch or a chair, but that was it. He said I could take Maddi to preschool, but no other long car rides.
So will someone tell the bishop that I'm not inactive? Thanks.
So anyway, that is where we are now, I'm feeling a lot better with the morning sickness. I can control it better with eating regularly, but it's just too ironic that I now and back in bed. For the love.....
So I'm signing off. Maddi's excited for sisters, she told me they are all going to be best friends. I didn't bother explaining the teenage years to her. sigh. Anyway, ta ta!