29 weeks (late post)

I'm late posting this but we had a busy weekend full of moving! We are now out of our shitty, rat infested apartment and into a nicer and 3 bedroom apartment. Still pretty bummed that we had to put the house buying process on hold, but I keep trying to remind myself that it's only temporary.

Anyway, this weeks picture was taken at our new place where there is a mirror low enough that I can see my whole belly. And when I looked in that mirror I honestly had no idea I was that big! Little bit of shock for me you could say, but these twin babies I'm growing need to keep on growing so bring on the big belly! I had my OB appointment on Wednesday and I'm currently measuring at 36 cm! So someone who should be about 36 weeks along. I still have a long ways to go and it will be interesting to see just how big I get. She also agreed with my request of going to part time! I'm actually really excited for this because I feel I really need to start taking it easy. Full days are really starting to be too much for me, of course I am fighting a sickness too, walking pneumonia actually, so once I recover from that maybe I can get through the day better.

I also had an appointment with the specialist too and had my ultra sound.

Baby A decided to cooperate this time and finally showed her face

Baby B showed us the front of her face with her arms up

Legs

This picture is funny. She was trying to get measurements of baby B and then up on top you can also see baby A's face!

Now that we have moved and cleaned our old place, all that's left to do is unpack and organize stuff. It will be nice to finally go through all the baby stuff we have and start getting all the cribs set up and everything else in the babies room. I still can't believe that starting in April we will now be a family of 4!

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: When I went to the doctor I had lost some weight
Maternity clothes? Pretty much all the time
Best moment this week:  Seeing my babies and moving to a nicer and cleaner apartment
Miss Anything? Sleeping through the night
Movement: Yes. Big kicks this week
Food cravings: Nothing in particular
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Have you started to show yet: Um yeah
Gender prediction:  Girls
Labor Signs: No, just cramping and stretching
Belly Button in or out? Still in
Happy or Moody most of the time: Been pretty moody this week. Tyrel and has referred to me as Pregasaurous Rex a lot
Looking forward to:  Getting our new place organized and feeling like home

28 weeks!

Well I have officially reached my 3rd trimester, which means I have 12 more weeks to go! Well 10 weeks for me. I continue to get bigger and the babies are becoming more active. The swelling in my legs and feet have gotten really bad, but the good news is, thanks to Zantac I no longer have heartburn! I started taking it on Tuesday and it has helped tremendously. Sleeping for me has started to become hit or miss. I wake up a lot at night because I either need to use the bathroom or I can't comfortable. It's frustrating knowing that I have the most comfortable bed but I'm not able to get comfortable to sleep. But of course with having a big belly I can only sleep on my sides, which means I need to switch sides once in awhile.

Next weekend is moving day!! The plan is to be done with my appointment on Wednesday and have time to sign paperwork so we don't have to deal with it on Saturday. Normally I hate moving, but for once I'm actually really excited to get out of our current shitty apartment. We will have a room to set up for the babies and hopefully get going on a nursery. I haven't really gone through my "nesting" phase that a lot of pregnant women go through, but I have been wanting to go through all the baby stuff people have been giving me. But since our spare room is currently stuffed full I don't really have that option right now

On Wednesday I have my next OB appointment and an appointment with a specialist to get an ultra sound. Going to talk to my doctor about my symptoms I've been having and possibly start working part time. A full work day is just getting too much for me

I found this really cool picture of what twins look like in the womb. Just imagine one of them being head up instead

How far along? 28 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Haven't really been keeping track. My weight keeps fluctuating
Maternity clothes? Yup. Pretty much all the time, but I do put on regular pants once in awhile that still fit me ;)
Best moment this week: Getting the phone call telling us we were approved for our apartment!
Miss Anything? Sleeping through the night
Movement: Yes. Still mostly during the evening time but they are started to move more during the day too
Food cravings: Lots of milk  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Have you started to show yet:   Yup
Gender prediction:  Girls
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In but a little shallower
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy most of the time
Looking forward to:  My appointments on Wednesday!

27 weeks

Ignore the messy hair. I had just gotten off work and was in a good mood so I had Ty snap a picture for me. If you notice there was a big jump in measurements then you should know that when measuring babies at this stage, they start measuring from head to feet, instead of head to butt. They do this because baby is able to stretch out out more, and trust me I can feel them stretching and moving a lot. I feel baby B more then Baby A because she is higher up, but when I'm sitting down and not moving or sleeping I feel both of them kicking me! Whenever they are active I try and get Tyrel to watch my belly move or see if he can feel anything but as soon as I say something and puts his hand on my belly, they stop moving.

On Tuesday I had my glucose test. Had to show up and drink this really fruity and sugary drink, that tasted like orange soda and then sit for an hour to get my blood taken to test my blood sugar. They were testing me to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I haven't heard anything from my doctor so I'm going to assume everything was normal. No news is good news right? Other then that things have been going pretty good. Some days are better then other. The only things really bother me is the heartburn, which seem to come at random times, achy feet and tiredness. You knew the usual pregnancy stuff.

I had my first encounter with a stranger who commented on me being pregnant. She was an older lady who first congratulated me on having twins and then went into a 5 minute conversation about making sure I raise them right or society is doomed in the next 20 years. Then she asked if I picked names yet. I told her yes. And then she asked, "You aren't going to name them something weird like River and Mountain?" I just looked at her and said, "Those aren't really names..." This is all while I was standing in line at the grocery store waiting to check out. Afterwards I realized I should've told her that is what I was naming my girls, just to see how she would react!

How far along?   27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Weigh about the same
Maternity clothes?  Oh yeah. The only thing I wear for comfort. Sometime I wear a dress or skirt   
Best moment this week: Watching my belly move
Miss Anything? Walking without getting out of breath
Movement: Yes. Especially when I'm playing music or singing
Food cravings: I get random chocolate cravings sometimes
Anything making you queasy or sick: not  really
Have you started to show yet: Yup
Gender prediction:  Girls
Labor Signs: No, just some cramping
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Pretty happy
Looking forward to: Date night!!

26 weeks

Not much to say about this week. It's painful to be on my feet. This pain is different then I have experience before. I've suffer with plantar fasciites before with excruciating heel pain. But once I bought inserts with arch support it, did some stretches and ice, it got better on it's own. But the pain I'm feeling now is more of an achy feeling rather then a sharp pain. Last night I noticed a bump on the bottom of my foot that's really painful to push on. I have no idea what it is but I'm assuming something is inflamed in my foot from the increased pressure on them. On a good note though, I have been sleeping amazing a night! I only need to get up once to use the bathroom but then I'm always able to go back to sleep.

On another good note, we have found a new place to live! A cute, really nice 3 bedroom apartment. Room to store our stuff we have, plus a room for the babies when they get older. And a kitchen with counter and cabinet space!!! Unfortunately it is on the second floor, which will suck carrying two babies up and down the stairs but this is the best place we can find for an affordable price

Also, Tyrel and I have decided on names finally. But we are not revealing them to anyone expect family, and some close friends. The reason why I decided to do this was because I should've waited on revealing the gender like I wanted to but just sort of jumped on it. I wasn't going to reveal the gender until my baby shower. That way if people did buy me clothes, it would be gender neutral. I refuse to dress my girls in a ton of pink and it frustrates me that baby girl clothes are mostly pink!! So if you want to know the names, you will have to wait until they are born. But for now you are welcome to call them Padma and Pavarti (the girl twins from Harry Potter of course)

For my future Beaver fans!

How far along? 26 weeks   
Total weight gain/loss: 1 pound
Maternity clothes?   Pretty much everyday  
Best moment this week:  Applying for a new apartment!
Miss Anything? Walking without getting out of breath
Movement: Yes!
Food cravings:   Nothing specific. Seems random. Like a last minute trip for frozen yogurt
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Have you started to show yet:   OH yeah
Gender prediction:  Girls
Labor Signs:  No. Just some cramping   
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy
Looking forward to: 

25 weeks

This week pregnancy symptoms have hit me, hard. I feel exhausted all the freaking time and have a hard time getting through a full days work. Another thing that has bothered me are my feet. They are swelling like crazy and have started hurting. If I can remember I put my feet up but being at work and working with kids requires me to be a little more active. I'm going to start going to bed earlier to see if  that helps. I feel like I'm not that far along to be having these problems, but I have to keep reminding myself that I have two babies growing inside of me, which means I'm bigger then most people who only have one baby. In fact my uterus is measuring at 32 cm, which is someone is about 32 weeks along. Just trying to take one day at a time. And don't even get me started on the heartburn. I've never experience heartburn before I was pregnant and it's the worse thing ever!

We are still on the hunt for a new apartment. We are having a hard time finding one we can afford and they go FAST. Before we apply for a place we want to see the inside of it. Well when we do go see a place and by the time I get a hold of them again there is already a pending application on it! The office hours on places are also during time we have to work so that makes it a little harder to contact them too. The whole thing is just really frustrating.

I have someone who bought me a maternity belly that is suppose to help support your belly, and it's the most amazing thing ever! I wear it at work everyday and it's amazing!

How far along?    25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8 pounds
Maternity clothes? Pretty much everyday, although I occasionally wear my regular pants
Best moment this week: I honestly can't think of anything
Miss Anything? Being able to bend down with ease
Movement: Mostly at night
Food cravings: Potato salad
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Have you started to show yet:  Yup
Gender prediction: Girls
Labor Signs:No
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody
Looking forward to: Getting more sleep by going to bed earlier

24 weeks... still

Well this week's blog is going to be a little different. I had an appointment with the specialist yesterday and had another ultra sound, to check the growth of the twins. They want to make sure they are growing close to the same rate. I didn't do my weekly photo like I usually do because I had my due date wrong, so I'm not as far as long as I thought I was. My new due date is April 14th (which puts me at 38 weeks)

As far as the babies go Baby A is weighing at 1 pound 11 oz, heart rate is 143 bpm with a head circumference of 22.17 cm. Baby B is weighing at 1 pound 8 oz, heart rate is 144 bpm, with a head circumference of 22.12 cm. Both growing in the way they are suppose to be and at the right rate. Both are healthy as well with no complications. And she was able to get another picture of them as well!

Baby A is still positioned really low but going into the appointment she was curled up into a ball and was facing down, refusing to show her face, which is why all you can see is spine and the back of her head in the picture. Baby B is spread out along the top and had no problem showing her face. It was baby A that wouldn't cooperate last time too and was constantly moving away from the screen. I'm beginning to wonder if that's a sign

24 weeks!

This week has been interesting. Just when I thought I was feeling better and over this cold, I started feeling like crap again. My sinuses were on fire and it hurt to touch them and my cough become worse to a point where I couldn't take a deep breath without coughing. Went to the doctor and they prescribed me some antibiotics. Needless to say I'm feeling much better! In other news I've started feeling the babies kick more! I started noticing it when I was on vacation. At first I wasn't sure what it was because the kicks just felt like little muscle spasms. I was actually sitting at the doctor offices when they were really kicking and as I was sitting there, I watched my stomach move up and down in one this little spot. It was really cool to see

In more exciting news Tyrel got hired by a new company called Three Phase Electric based in Clackamas. This is a huge relief for us. We still have decided to put the house buying process on hold though. Yes both us will be working again but with me going on maternity leaving in early March and then not knowing when I plan on going back to work, it will still put us in a difficult situation of getting a house loan. It just puts a lot of pressure on us in trying to find a house within the next 3 months, which could result in us buying a house we really don't want. Tyrel and I both think it's better to just stick with finding a new rental until we are a little more financial stable (I laugh at that phase haha) and possibly closer to when Tyrel is done with school. It's not part of the our "plan" but of course life never is, considering we were only expecting one baby, but I think this will be better in the long run. The problem we are having is coming up with a deposit. I started a gofundme website but it turns out they wanted too much personal information I didn't feel comfortable giving so I deleted it. We have money in our savings we can use and some family members have offered giving us some money which we are truly grateful for.

How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Gained 2 more pounds, which makes me happy because with being sick I wasn't eating very much
Maternity clothes? All about the maternity shirts so they can fit over my big belly
Best moment this week: Coming back to work and seeing the kiddos, who were very excited to see me after being gone for a week
Miss Anything? Being able to sit down comfortably
Movement: Yes they recently started moving a lot
Food cravings: Just a lot of milk
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still going with lunch meat
Have you started to show yet: Yup getting bigger every week
Gender prediction:  Girls
Labor Signs: Nope just experiencing some cramping
Belly Button in or out? Still in
Happy or Moody most of the time: A little moody from not feeling well 
Looking forward to:  My ultra sound on Friday.