36 week appointment

We had our 2nd to last appointment on Friday! Yay! We are getting so excited.. Not only to meet the boys, but to finally reveal their names to all of our friends and family!

I was able to talk with Dr. Johnson a little more on Friday about how it will work on the 30th, assuming we make it that long (I was 1 cm dilated and 60% effaced). This birth sounds like it will be quite a bit different than Doodles regardless of it being a c-section or a vaginal birth. Instead of being in the same room the whole time, I will give birth in an operating room, just in case something should go wrong and I would have to have an emergency c-section. I will have to get my epidural early (which I am fine with, no pain tolerance here) again, in case something happens. As of now Peanut is still vertex (head down) and Butter is transverse. Dr. Johnson is confident that once Peanut is out Butter is favorable to flip head down as well (YIPPEE!!). If he doesn't, we will have to have a c-section with him, which is really my biggest fear, recovering from a vaginal birth with one twin and a c-section with the other...

I was pretty emotional in the appointment, its just crazy to think that we are so close. The thought of them being here chokes me up.

My appointment did reveal that my blood pressure is slowing going up each visit, with it being borderline high this time. I was given instructions to take it very easy this weekend and Dr. Johnson will be monitoring my stress tests closely this week. We will see how it looks tomorrow as my swelling continues to be really bad regardless of the fact that I have not done much of anything this weekend. I am hopeful it will be back down as I only have 8 days of work left.

I purchased Doodle's big brother gift today. We plan to have a present from each of this brother's waiting for him in the hospital room when he comes in to meet his brothers. We got him some match box airplanes so he will get 2 from each brother. My husband and I are also planning a special "Big Brother Day" for him on September 29th (the day before his little brothers come). We are going to do all sorts of his favorite things and just really focus on making him feel special and loved. It should be fun and hopefully a good memory for him when he gets older.

Only 2 appointments left!?

Holy Cow! It is really hard to believe that we only have 2 appointments left before we meet our boys and I didn't even realize it until leaving my appointment on Friday. We go back this Friday to see Dr. Johnson and on the 23rd to the High Risk doctor, then no more appointments. It seems like this pregnancy has gone considerably faster than my pregnancy with Doodle, although I am getting more and more miserable which is really just because I am HUGE! Yikes.

At our appointment on September 9th we asked Dr. Johnson to tell us how much the boy's weigh. She did a very, very "rough" measurement and both were about 5 lbs. Peanut a little more, Butter a little less. She kept repeating that this was a rough measurement because she did it very quickly. I was very happy to hear the numbers because I have felt like anything more than 5 lbs was very very good. The boy's hadn't been measured since August 5th at the High Risk doctor so we were very curious how they were looking. Dr. Johnson also checked my cervix. I was 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Peanut had also flipped again (we have no idea how he can still be doing this) and is vertex again... Just when I had accepted that I would have to have a c-section, little wiggle worm! All in all, the boy's continue to look great. Non-stress tests are looking great and they are growing away.

In the mean time we have been busy getting the house ready for them. Car seats are installed, crib is put together, and bags have been packed. Doodle is getting more and more excited and I think is beginning to understand more. I am so proud of him, he does a great job with accepting when something is for "the babies" and he cant have it. He talks more about his brothers and I am so excited for him to meet them.

Changing seasons and a growing boy

Its hard to believe that fall is finally here. Everyone I have talked to while being pregnant has been ultra sympathetic to me being pregnant all summer. In reality, it wasn't that bad. With the exception of a few hot spells the Nebraska weather was relatively kind to me. When it wasn't, I just stayed inside. I found myself able to play golf all the way through my league only having to skip once due to heat index's over 110. I played in all of the golf tournaments I play in every year, with our team being in the championship flights for 2 of them. In fact, I played some amazing golf this summer. I'm digressing. The moral of this rant is, it hasn't been so bad. Only in the last few weeks have I really started swelling, waddling, not sleeping well, and just being generally uncomfortable. Now that this has all hit, it has hit hard. I realize that it is time for me to slow down. Time to start saying no. Time to rest up and nest in. I made through 2 hours of the State Fair last weekend (which I love) and nearly passed out. That was my wake up call. In looking ahead we have a couple of hot days left this week and are looking at 70's for next week. That I can handle.

Our boys are growing and doing well. Last week we took Doodle with us to our weekly appointment. He got to see his brothers and told the Doctor that they are "naughty" silly boy. Sadly, Peanut has flipped again, back to breech and Butter is transverse so we are back to looking at a c-section. Disappointing, but it is what it is. The non-stress tests are going ok. Sometimes they take forever (1 1/2 hours) but Thursday they were able to find the boys easily and it only took 25 minutes.

Today is Doodle's last real day in regular "daycare", he officially moves tomorrow into the Early Preschool room. I cannot believe it. When I got the letter last week about his move I cried. Its so hard to believe my baby is growing up. I look at him and see how tall he is getting, how smart he is and I am so proud, yet so sad to see the baby go. It makes you realize how fast time really goes and how much you take for granted because you are so busy in life.

We have a date!

Friday's appointment was very exciting for us. We got to see the babies and they are both doing great. We also got a tentaive "birthdate". The babies will be induced or c-section on September 30th. We are excited to have an end date in sight. We also learned that Peanut is now vertex and Butter is sort of tilted between transverse and vertex. If things stay the same as they are we have a chance for a vaginal birth. Hip hip horray!

Several of my girlfriends threw a very nice shower for the babies on Sunday. Our generous friends and family provided us with many of our needed items for the twins. One of the best parts was the activity my friends planned. Instead of doing any games we painted bibs and onsies. Its so neat because they are so original and are just going to be great memories for us and for the twins. Below are some pictures!

30 weeks

I am now over 30 weeks. 8 weeks or less to go until we meet our boys. We are getting very excited. I had an appointment last Friday with the High Risk Doctor. Peanut is weighing 3.5 oz and had a heartbeat of 151, Butter is weighing 3.7 oz and had a heartbeat of 144. They both continue to look great and I continue to be quite healthy. The pictures we got were not very good, so I will not share them, I hope to get better ones at my next appointment. I am starting to swell more significantly in my legs and feet, something that plagued me with Doodle's pregnancy. From here on out we see the doctor each week and will have to be monitored for contractions.

We have been busy getting ready for the boy's to come. This weekend I have several girl friends throwing a shower for me. It will be fun to celebrate the impending arrival of our bundles of joy. Doodle's new room is done and we have began working in the nursery to get it ready. We have the crib up and I finished washing and putting away all of Doodle's old baby clothes yesterday. I feel like we are starting to get more organized and prepared.

Doodle has been talking more and more about his brothers. He see's baby clothing or toys around our house and says "this is for my brothers", it is cute. I still think it will be quite a shock for him once they actually come, but I think he will be a fabulous brother.

28 weeks

We went in to see Dr. Johnson today. Peanut's heartbeat was 161 and Butter's was 148. They both are looking good. I had my diabetic screening and PASSED! Yay! However, I am anemic so they are putting me on prescription iron.

I have been a little under the weather the last week or so. My sinuses have been acting up and I had pink eye. I will be on antibiotics for the next 10 days to hopefully clear this up as the first round of them they gave me didn't help much. I have also been going to the Chiropractor for my lower back pain which has been helping a lot.

Next Friday we go in to see the high risk Doctor again and then we begin seeing Dr. Johnson weekly. It is hard to believe that it is already time for that.

Bringing in the 3rd Trimester

Monday I ended up at the birthing center for lower back pain and menstrual like cramping. I was hooked up to everything and luckily nothing was wrong. They summed it up to possible dehydration or just the twinies stretching me. I ended up going to the Chiropractor yesterday and got adjusted, that has really helped and although I am not feeling 100% I am feeling better than I was.

We also had a doctor appointment on Monday before the cramping and back pain started up. I am measuring at about 31 weeks right now (I am just over 26). The boy's looked great, strong heartbeats, but they have not changed their positions. A c-section is very likely and Dr. Johnson told me to pretty much plan on it. I'm scared of having a c-section, so that is not the news I wanted to hear!

We have been working on Doodle's new room and getting prepared to move him to the basement. We are planning to do a "Buzz Lightyear" room. So far the room is drywalled and we have put up the first coat of primer. I plan to get the next coat or two up in the next few days and then start the painting of it. I will post pictures as we come along because I think it is going to be really neat!