34 Week Belly

I got up before Chris left for work on Tuesday so he could take these pictures, and then went right back to bed. As you can see, I'm a bit tired here. I've been sleeping a minimum of 15 hours a night/day these days and have been doing little else other than laying around the house. My new name for myself: The Human Incubator.

34 Weeks!!

We made it to 34 weeks, which is very exciting because it means the babies' lungs are ready to breathe! At last week's doctor's appointment, Buttercup weighed 4 pounds, 6 ounces, and Bubbles weighed 4 pounds, 13 ounces. The doctor said that these weights put the girls in the 90th percentile! Nice big babies!!
Bubbles has had hiccups daily since the beginning of the month. Sometimes it is only one round of hiccups, but usually she has two rounds. We're seeing a lot of movement, here, and it often seems like we could just about hold them through my belly.
Our bags are all packed and ready to go for the hospital, so now all we have to do is wait.
The doctor said my uterus will probably hold about 11 pounds of baby, and we'll probably reach that point within a couple of weeks, so get ready to meet these girls! :)

This Room is Ready for Babies!

32 Week, 40 cm Belly!

When I went to the doctor last week, my belly was measuring 40 cm - so now I truly look like I would look if I were full-term with one baby.

It was decided that a smaller top would help you truly see the bigness of the belly in these shots! :)

2011 Updates

Chris and I spent New Year's Eve in the hospital because I was having frequent but not patterned or painful contractions. I was put on the monitor and spent a good four hours having my contractions tracked and drinking lots of water. Several tests told the doctor that I wasn't anywhere near labor and wouldn't go into labor for at least two weeks, so I ended up getting a shot to relax my uterus, which stopped the contractions, and we went home. We did get to watch the ball drop on the hospital tv, a New Year's Eve I'm sure we'll always remember!

I went back to work on January 3rd, and on the 5th, I had a doctor's appointment with my OB. After checking my cervix (still closed but shorter than it was at the hospital) and hearing about how work was affecting my contractions, she put me on modified bed rest. She said I could still walk around the house a little, but mostly I should be laying or sitting down. No shopping, no cleaning,
just taking it easy. I tied up most of the loose ends I had at work through email and have been resting at home since the 6th.

Luckily, I have some great friends and family to come help out around the house and keep me company. I am really just overwhelmed at the outpouring of meals and visits. Also, I had another doctor appointment last week and the modified bed rest has treated me well. The babies are healthy and my body is cooperating with keeping them safely inside.

30 Week Belly

Yep, here it is.

29 Week Check Up

We went to the perinatologist last week, and the twins still look healthy and were confirmed again as girls. One weighed in at 3 pounds, 6 ounces, and one was 2 pounds, 13 ounces! Now we're just telling them to grow grow grow so they're ready for the world. We've had a ton of movement, they especially like to kick Daddy's back when we're laying down. :)

Here are a couple of ultrasound pictures from the appointment, each twin has a profile picture and a confirmation of the fact that she's a girl (although please don't ask me to explain how!)

Chris's image of the twins - Part 2

Every time we get an ultrasound update, the doctor refers to the girls as 'Kid A' and 'Kid B'. Kid A also happens to be one of my favorite music albums. If there was a real Kid B album, I'm sure that would be one of my favorites too :)

Welcome to the Third Trimester!

Alright, it's official, I'm 28 weeks pregnant and therefore entering the third trimester!

Is it really going to keep getting bigger for two months?!?

The Room Thus Far

Chris has worked hard to assemble cribs and a chair. Luckily, the dresser came assembled.


Comfy glider chair...it's already been kid tested on two babysitting occasions...very good for bedtime stories!

The new dresser...soon to have changing pad on top.

We like to call this the "wall-o-crib"

Can't wait to have two babies in this room!

An angel to watch over the girls...

Catching up from a few weeks ago. Mary Jo and Dale sent us a special gift that was made in Ohio. It's a baby angel plaque for the nursery. Very cute!

Doctor Appointment Details

Chris and I went to the OB on Friday. We got to see the girls, but we didn't bring home any pictures. They are both head down and are very close in there. My belly is measuring 34 cm, so if I only had one baby in there, I look like I could be delivering in 6 weeks!

We found out why there is such rapid pummeling on Buttercup's side of my belly...both babies' legs are right there, so when I feel kicking in that spot, I'm feeling four feet, not just two!

Last time we went to the doctor was on November 19th and we went to the perinatologist. We have appointments every two weeks and trade off between the perinatologist and the OB. The perinatologist does very extensive ultrasounds and takes very detailed measurements. When we went to that appointment, Buttercup weighed 1 pound eight ounces, and Bubbles weighed 1 pound ten ounces. The doctor was able to get a good view of their spines, and spent a long time looking at each of their hearts and everything looks excellent! :)

On the way home from our appointment with the perinatologist, we picked up Big City Burrito (their potato and ranch burritos on jalapeno cheddar tortillas are amazing and have been an almost weekly ritual with this pregnancy). When we got home, Chris picked up his super burrito and said, "I bet this is about the size of one of the babies." He put the burrito on the scale and it was exactly 1 pound eight ounces. Our little burrito babies.

My plan is to work until January 14th, two weeks after winter break. The doctor said that by week thirty, I am going to start getting pretty uncomfortable, and working through January 14th will put me through week 32.

Chris is being such a great helper. He doesn't mind making dinner, even if I make it home first, and he has been very supportive when I just need to take a nap or even take a whole day off just to rest and recuperate. What a great husband I have! :)

Curtains!

There are three little windows and one big window in the baby room. Over Thanksgiving break, I made curtains for the three little windows! I started the curtains for the bigger window, but they are still a work in progress.

25 Week Belly

Here's the traditional biweekly shot...


...another shot...this is one big belly and we have three months to go!

New Mobile

Yesterday my cousin Christa and I went to the Clothes Pony, a very cute children's store in Fort Collins, to create a registry. I added this mobile to my registry, and after leaving the store, we didn't get half way down the block before I had to turn around...I just couldn't leave without it!


The plan is to hang it above the changing table.


And here's a shot with the ceiling fan that Chris installed. We ordered cribs on Sunday so they should be ready to pick up in the next couple of weeks! :)

Getting Over a Rough Night's Sleep

Last night was the first night I needed to actually prop myself into a sitting position to fall asleep. The girls were up in my ribs pushing on my lungs making it very hard to breathe. I was huffing and puffing and finally sat up and was able to sleep. That wasn't all...they were also having a dance party, which Chris rather enjoyed because he got to feel them a ton. It seriously felt like there was a dance club in my belly. I would have joined them, but all I wanted to to do was sleep!

Baby Room!

It's coming together! Chris has done a WONDERFUL job painting, and this weekend, he installed a ceiling fan!

The beginning....white walls

Starting to get some tape up...

I helped with the taping,

but Chris did all the painting!

Touch ups

And here comes the pink!

His border work is professional!

Surveying the room the next day...

Nice work!

Callie gets a sneak peek of her cousins' new room on Halloween

Putting up the chair rails

Paint is done!

Lovely!

And here comes the ceiling fan...

23 Week Belly

23 weeks and all kinds of movement! I feel them both several times throughout each day. Chris and I can actually watch my stomach move now, too! Pretty wild!

Chris's image of the twins

We've been calling the baby on my right side Baby A. She is super active and makes my tummy bounce and move because her kicks are so strong. Baby B is more down in my pelvis, and she seems less active, unless her kicks are just hitting some part of me that isn't feeling it. In a recent ultrasound, though, Baby B was sleeping peacefully while Baby A kicked and punched her.
So Chris has chosen to nickname the twins after Powerpuff Girls (a cartoon..are we surprised?)

Baby A: Buttercup - known for her fighting skills



Baby B: Bubbles - known for her laid back style

21 Week Belly

For single babies, a mama's belly should measure one cm per week she is pregnant. So if I had one baby in here, I would be 21 cm (from pelvic to breast bone). I went to the doctor yesterday and I am measuring at 27 cm.