22 weeks!

Yay so we are starting the party preparations for the Diaper Party that will be here tomorrow. I can hardly stop thinking about it I'm so excited. When I was pregnant with Abby there was so much talk about having a baby shower but one never really got organized and in the end I never had anything. Aren't babies one of the most exciting/fun things to celebrate? It's not about the presents (although the extra diapers will be SO helpful) but rather about getting together with friends and family to celebrate the miracle(s) of life we are so eagerly anticipating.

The weather is looking to be extremely hot and humid so it looks like I will be running the AC quite a bit to try and keep the humidity out of the house. Last night the dew point was 77 at 10:30pm! It literaly felt like a rainforest.... and I've discovered that FEELING like you are 30ish weeks pregnant with that kind of heat and humidity is amazingly hard on the lungs. I kept having to take breaks and head back inside because I couldn't handle it... kept getting dizzy. Guess we've been lucky the weather has been as cool/dry feeling as it has been. Welcome to summer in August.

Makes you wonder what July will be like? Abs and I are sitting on the couch watching Saturday morning cartoons. She keeps getting excited and wants to throw herself onto me... which means basicly onto my stomach considering I feel like I am just one large ball with arms, a head and legs. Grandma & Grandpa Dose are coming today and we are very excited about that. We will put the finishing touches on the shopping for the baby shower and then meet Tom for supper in Sioux Falls. I have some cleaning I still need to get done, and I'll feel like doing it soon I'm sure. Having a few Braxton Hicks this morning so trying to make sure they settle before I get too wild with housework. Abby will be wanting breakfast soon though so I will wrap this up. I'll post more about the party tomorrow and try and get some pictures up. Till then!

Good News!

Well I just got back from my appointments and thankfully they were just shy of three hours total. Babies are doing amazing and for that I am so thankful. Baby B is already measuring 1lb and 1 oz while Baby A is just a little behind her at 15 ounces. Doctors are happy because they are both measuring right on with my due date and there are no signs of Twin Twin Tranfusion Syndrome once again. We are almost out of the woods with this one! Baby A is laying head down on my right side and Baby B is laying transverse across the top with her feet near Baby A's. If she stays like this I'll probably have to do a c-section but there is still time for her to flip around!

On the outside (lol) I am measuring at 30 weeks (8 weeks ahead) so she told me that if I'm getting more and more uncomfortable that is why. For twins that's normal though. My OB told me that my weight gain is fantastic but that I will be gaining more and more, so far pretty much all belly... no swelling and my blood pressure was uber low at 90/60 so we are dodging those bullets so far! Just need to get to 24 & 28 weeks like this and I'll be a happy camper.

I visited with her about the fact that I will returning to school soon. We decided that we would play it by ear as far as clinicals go and see what my body can handle. She told me that under no circumstances however am I allowed to care for any patients with suspected flu or respiratory illnesses as I will be very vulnerable to catching them because my immune system is supressed and my lungs will be squished because of the babies so it could be very dangerous if I caught anything respiratory since I won't be able to fight it off. I am excited so far that there is no sign of bedrest, babies are doing wonderful and my cervix is holding up and looking amazing.

Here's hoping for at least 6 more weeks of wonderful news!!!

A long night

Ugh perhaps anyone who has been sick while pregnant can identify with what the last 12 hours of my life have been like. OMG I cannot remember the last time I was that sick! There was a feeling in my gut the other day when I went to the fair and found out while there that Tiffany had thrown up the night before... but it was only once and frankly she looked pretty good outside of being worn out (which about everyone has that look painted on their face at the fair) And after all she threw up once, we should all be that lucky... we thought it was something she ate...

Then two days later I'm still feeling a touch of that achy, sick feeling in my chest but otherwise not nauseated at all. Too bad I ended up spending the ENTIRE night vomiting, I couldn't keep even the tiniest sip of water in my stomach for more than 5 minuets. It was absolutely horrible. And as glad as I am that the babies were moving so that I knew they were ok... having the worst stomach cramps/nausea ever AND having two wiggling babies kicking and pushing on you made it 10x worse.

So now it's almost 10am and I'm under the impression that I've been dropped off the side of a ten story building and hit by a truck. I'm trying to sip a little water every 30 minuets but it still aggravates my stomach. Tom thankfully took Abby down to my parents so that she wouldnt be trying to climb all over me while I feel so sick.

Gosh I hope she or Tom don't catch what I've had to deal with.... no one else around Tiffany has gotten this bug. Looks like I'm just lucky...