23 wk belly pic

Oh my....i am getting quite big. Maybe to you it doesn't look that big yet but believe it or not i'm starting to get quite uncomfortable and i still have soooo long to go. It's only going to get worse from here lol. I just want to be able to stay at work for as long as possible so that I can spend more time off when they are here.

Hope all is well with everyone! Next dr's appt is July 1st. I'm so glad to be going every 2 wks now. Can't wait to see them again and see how much they weigh.

Talk to everyone soon!

ps. it looks like i have stretch marks doesn't it? Well i don't right now. Hoping i don't get a single one!

22 wk belly pic

Peri appt went well today. The off center umbilical cord issue is apparently not an issue at this time but could be later. Mostly just weight problems for my baby girl. They want me to come back every 4wks to keep an eye on it. I will see my OB in 2wks then see them again 2wks after that. This makes me very happy as i'll see both babies every 2 wks now! YAY!!! Baby A (boy) weighs 1pd 3oz and baby B (girl) weighs 1pd 2oz. They are both still on target and looking good.

it was great to see them today. When i got home i looked through the 2 bags of girl clothes i got and i got so excited. i have like 4 bags of boy clothes as well. I can't wait to get them all washed and into the drawers. I also can't wait to see what clothes i get from my baby showers as well.

It's becoming more real every day. I am more than half way there now. Can't wait to meet them!!

Holy Heartburn!!!!

so yesterday dh and I decided to go and register. I personally wanted to get it over and done with. It's so wierd but i've looked forward to it for so long but when it came down to it i would rather have been laying on the couch. So when we got there i started getting nauseous. I'm not sure what the heck was going on with me. it kind of started on my way to babies R us. Half way through i was like i've got to go to the bathroom..total blowout (sorry tmi)...then hot flashes started. It was awful. So the experience wasn't a good one. But it's done.

So we decide to go to the Double O for dinner (now just wondering what the name actually means lol)..it's a very good restaurant. This is my first restaurant outing since getting pregnant due to being sick i have avoided these places like the plague. So i get scallops, mushroom risotto and sauteed spinach. It was pretty good but half way through it the babies started kicking like mad. It actually hurt! I jokingly said they must not like this food. So i stop eating because i am full but is till have half a plate left. I still have the hot flashes as well. We get done wrap up my food and drive home. On the way home i'm exhausted..could just fall asleep sitting up. So when i got home i got into bed (sitting up of course as this is how i have to sleep every night) I fell asleep moments later. At 2am i wake up with fire coming up my throat. I get up and go to the couch..not helping. go back to bed and prop myself up with 4 pillows...still not helping..an hour later i feel like i'm going to puke now. Trying to sleep i lay on my left side still sitting up and all of sudden i am in the heaves of throwing up. Thank god i grabbed my puke cup (from morning sickness days) and just throw up for what seemed like 5 mins. i couldn't believe what was happening! I haven't thrown up like this since 2-3 mos pregnant. I finally felt better and fell back to sleep.

All day today the heartburn has been unreal. I am still taking zantac which helps most days but it's just not helping today or tonight. Oh well...as long as the babies are doing well i'll deal with it until they come. I will just have to really watch what i eat.

I have an appt this friday with the peri again. Last appt my OB told me my little girl has an off center umbilical cord coming from the placenta. Apparently it's no big deal as she is doing really well. They def weren't concerned but i am so i want the specialist to look and make sure all is well. I haven't been to see him since 16wks so it's prob a good time to go anyway.

The babies have been really active the last few days. I feel them alot more. Sometimes it's pleasant and other times it's so weird feeling. But i love to feel them..makes me know they are ok. It's just hard to tell which one is moving.

We have painted the nursery and i'll post some pics once dh get's the whole room cleared out. He just moved some of the stuff to the center of the room and covered it so you can't really get a good photo of it. But it's such a bright color and we love it. It just feels good to walk in there. It's a disney paint called main street lights...so it's a yellow. It's a beautiful color.

Well gotta go to bed. I'm sooo tired. Talk to you ladies later!!

late 20wk post

Here is the 20wk belly pic. Tried to upload the u/s pics but they aren't working for some reason.

Tomorrow i'll take the 21 wk pic which i think you will see a big difference. I certainly do and so does everyone else lol...

One boy...one girl

This song was introduced to me by my best friend in the entire world Karin Marie Simonetty. Karin was a great girl. One of a kind. I loved her like a sister. Her family took me in and treated me like i was one of their own. I lived with Karin and her family off and on for a few years. We helped each other get through our parents divorces and the ups & downs of relationships etc. Karin wanted to be a dr someday and help sick kids. I always said she would be the dr to my kids someday. Unfortunately Karin passed away from Leukemia at 26. This was 9 years ago. It still hurts when i think about her. She was light of my life until i met my husband. I always say Karin brought him to me to fill the huge whole in my life. I was going down a path of alcoholism before i met him.

A few years later my husband and i got married on 10/22/05 (keep date in mind). For our wedding favors i made up a cd of all the songs we loved and songs that meant alot to us like the song that makes me think of Karin..There you'll be by Faith hill. I still can't listen to it today as it brings me to the most uncontrollable tears. I loved this girl so much. She was like the little sister i never had. Another one of the songs was One boy One girl because i always said we would have twins someday (it was both of our generations) and they would be one boy and one girl. The song always made me cry just thinking of the possibility. This song portrays our lives in so many ways. It was definitly love at first sight for both of us. After almost 5 years of marriage we are still very much in love.

We battled infertility for such a long time that when our FET came around we had basically given up. It was our last shot of having a baby and we were just mentally done. We took a month off and did our FET on Feb 1st. 9 days later came the positive test result. I was finally pregnant!! I couldn't believe it. We went for our first u/s and low and behold just like the song says...the dr looked up and grinned...twins. And guess what my due date is....10/22/05. When we found out it was a boy and girl this song immediately came to mind. I didn't want to post it yet until the 20wk u/s though just to be sure.

I thank Karin for these 2 miracles. I know she helped out in this like she does in so many other areas of my life. When life gets tough i think of her and how she's missing out on life altogether. It makes me so sad to know Karin is not going to see them and be a part of their lives as they would have loved her just like i do.

RIP my good friend...you are missed everyday.

20 wk u/s

And i am pleased to say they are doing really great! All the measurements looked good, they looked good. They were very active and moved around alot. It took 1.5hrs for this scan and i started getting nauseous and some anxiety. It was wierd. I'm not sure if it was all the movement or the u/s tech pushing on my belly. We took a break and came back to it.

I am also pleased to say that it has been confirmed boy & girl. we couldn't be happier. My IL's came and saw it and were really happy to see girl as they have all boys from their other kids.

They are both weighing in at 13oz as well. So they are basically weighing in at 21wks which is pretty much what they are measuring as well. They have always been a week ahead although if you went by my FET date (instead of period date which is what they use) i am really 21wks.

I'll post the belly pic and some u/s pics later this weekend. We also took some videos too.

So you know how i've been worried about being so small? Well the radiologist came in to go over my scans and she said YOUR THE ONE WITH ALL THAT GOING ON IN THERE?? She was shocked to see how well i was carrying them at 13 oz lol...even the OB i saw that day said the same thing and said it's nice to see a twin mom with a little belly and good size babies. So i will try not to worry about it from this point on.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!

Next u/s June 4th

I am so nervous. I just hope they are ok. I really wish we could enjoy this pregnancy more but the truth is i am always worried about them. Is there ever a time you stop & think everything will be alright? ugh...

My stomach has definitly popped out. I think everything shifted to my belly button. I'm all belly right now. Sometimes it feels hard like today..hoping those are braxton hicks. Just can't wait until Friday to make sure everything is ok.

Until then......