With bed rest came the kindest, most caring messages, calls & visits. Friends are texting me all day asking what they can do to help. Do we need meals? Do I need a Chai? Can we take Maddie? My cousin even texted & asked if she could fly here & stay with me while I sit & scroll through Netflix. The best thing right now is to call me about visiting. Now, I'm usually a hermit unless I know you very well, and by very well, I mean, I will show my unmakeup-ed face, sport my largest Indiana sweatshirt, and maybe not even brush my teeth. I'm a stickler about making sure the house is clean before people come over. I don't have that luxury at this point. No housework means I won't be squeegeeing the windows, I won't be picking the dried up pieces of Play Dough off the floors, and sure I as heck won't be lighting candles & making sure the ambiance is just so. God is trying to force the OCD out of me.
After all the junk from the last 2 days, today was the appointment I was looking forward to. I'm tired of looking at my cervix - I want to see my babies. We got to see both little guys wiggling like crazy, and making the ultrasound tech work for each image. Both of our boys are perfect! They are active a lot. I feel Baby A a lot, and Baby B has stretched out across my belly button where I can feel him kicking out to the side. I'm guessing J will be able to feel him kick in the next week or so.
Here's this weeks' stats:
How far along? 18 weeks. Halfway there!!
Babies are the size of a? Sweet potato
Total weight gain? 14 lbs. I need to gain more, but I'm not in a good mood about how. Eggs for breakfast - gag. No breads, sweets or happiness. You are at greater risk to develop gestational diabetes in a multiples pregnancy, so I should have kept my stupid mouth shut yesterday because he basically told me all happiness & enjoyable foods are out. And because of my hypochondria, I'm convinced I'm going to get GD. I never do anything moderately. It's always extremes. Maybe I'll work out a happy medium by next week, but for now I'm feeling irritated & cranky. Why can't I just eat my yogurt & berries?!
Maternity clothes? Yes, with some non-maternity.
Babies are the size of a? Sweet potato
Total weight gain? 14 lbs. I need to gain more, but I'm not in a good mood about how. Eggs for breakfast - gag. No breads, sweets or happiness. You are at greater risk to develop gestational diabetes in a multiples pregnancy, so I should have kept my stupid mouth shut yesterday because he basically told me all happiness & enjoyable foods are out. And because of my hypochondria, I'm convinced I'm going to get GD. I never do anything moderately. It's always extremes. Maybe I'll work out a happy medium by next week, but for now I'm feeling irritated & cranky. Why can't I just eat my yogurt & berries?!
Maternity clothes? Yes, with some non-maternity.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep? Sleep has suddenly become less enjoyable. I can no longer lay on my back, so I'm flopping from side to side trying to sleep comfortably, but comfort evades me. And now, my hips are throbbing from laying on them constantly. I'm going to end up needing a recliner any day now.
Sleep? Sleep has suddenly become less enjoyable. I can no longer lay on my back, so I'm flopping from side to side trying to sleep comfortably, but comfort evades me. And now, my hips are throbbing from laying on them constantly. I'm going to end up needing a recliner any day now.
Miss Anything? Normal food. My cereal & yogurt.
Movement? Yes! They were crazy during the ultrasound today.
Food cravings? All the stuff that is apparently going to make me go into a diabetic coma if I'm not careful.
Movement? Yes! They were crazy during the ultrasound today.
Food cravings? All the stuff that is apparently going to make me go into a diabetic coma if I'm not careful.
Gender? TWO BOYS!
Belly Button In or Out? In.
Rings on or off? On.
Symptoms? Just the constant wiggling & flopping over the babies are practicing.
Anything making you queasy or sick? nah.
Labor Signs? Nope
Happy or Moody most of the time? Moody this week. I feel so restricted between being on bed rest & being forced to eat eggs.
Looking forward to? Finding new shows to watch. Say Yes to the Dress is starting to make me go cross-eyed.
Happy or Moody most of the time? Moody this week. I feel so restricted between being on bed rest & being forced to eat eggs.
Looking forward to? Finding new shows to watch. Say Yes to the Dress is starting to make me go cross-eyed.
WOOOW! Looking good at 18weeks... Keep safe and eat healthy foods for the twins. I only got 1 in my tummy and was wishing for 2 hahahaa anyway. Goodluck to us! Kathy
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