10 weeks

How Far Along: 10 weeks

How Big is Baby? The size of a prune.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Down about 8 pounds. 

Maternity Clothes: Yes, please! I have a couple pairs of maternity jeans, but otherwise it is yoga pants for me. Tops still fit fine- I bought one maternity shirt on clearance the other day, but I don't need it yet. 

Gender: I cannot wait to find out!

Movement: Nothing yet, I can't wait to feel these little babes squirming!

Sleep: I'm still crazy tired. Lately I've been waking up around 3 or 4 in the morning and laying there for an hour or so-- which only adds to the exhaustion later in the day!

Belly button in or out? In.

What I miss: Life before heartburn.

Milestones: Making it to ten weeks without a single complication seems like a pretty big milestone!

Food Cravings:  Pizza! It was soooo good, and followed by many, many Tums! Totally worth it :)

Aversions: Eggs mostly.

Symptoms: Pretty much the same as last week... nausea if I let myself get too hungry, fatigue, constipation, sore nipples and a healthy dose of heartburn after eating pretty much anything.

Best Moment this week: Seeing the babies again on Friday and graduations from our RE's office!

Funny Moment (new this week): Last night we were watching TV and a commercial came on for World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It first showed this beautiful tiger that I was gushing over and then it showed a trap and machinery leveling the land where these animals live. Cue the tears. Then, only to make matters worse, it shows her babies.... which just so happen to be super cute twin cubs. I say something to the effect of 'That mama has twins too' and by this point my face is wet and both my husband and I are laughing hysterically at my inability to contain my emotions. 

What I'm looking forward to: My first OB appointment tomorrow and finding out when we'll get to see our babies again!

Graduation Day!!!

Another great ultrasound!

I'm 9w3d one baby was measuring 9w2d and the other 9w1d, so they are growing right along at the same rate they've been growing for the last several weeks! Great news!

The hearts were beating at very similar rates- 170 and 174. I don't think I'll ever get tired of that sound!

Everything looked great and we graduated from our RE's office today! My nurse called this afternoon with my hormone levels and everything was right on track. My E2 was 6,000+ and progesterone was 53.1. The nurse was quick to explain that even though my progesterone is down from where it was the last time it was drawn, it is completely normal since I've decreased those horrid suppositories. She also said it is just exactly where they had hoped it would be. 

So, today was great news all around! Hooray!


AAAAANNNNNNDDD... I can stop taking METFORMIN!!!!

Dreams...

I have another one for ya...

Just a little back story... we were watching a show about shrimp fishermen in the south before I went to bed. 

The dream started out fairly realistic with Hubs and I sitting in the waiting room at our RE's office. We were waiting for the appointment we have this afternoon, our 9w3d ultrasound. When we arrived in the room for the ultrasound, my husband informed our doctor that we wouldn't be needing her today because get this, 'I have an app. for that.' That may be one of my least favorite phrases EVER. Anyway, my husband waved his iphone over my abdomen and we had a little peek at our babes. I then asked about printing some pictures and listening to that whoosh of their hearts beating... apparently, there is NOT an app. for that. Cue alligator tears. 

I then got up and searched out our doctor. She was just getting ready to call another patient back, but agreed to give me a quick ultrasound. Unfortunately, there was only one open room. It had three chairs inside and just a portable ultrasound machine. She told me to go ahead and lay on the ground and she then inserted the wand. This is where it takes a turn for the worse. She turned into one of those men we'd watched on the shrimp fishing  show. Now the person working the wand in my whoo-ha was missing teeth, wearing a ripped shirt, had likely not washed his hands in weeks years and was calling my lady bits a bur-gina. WOW. 

No wonder I slept like garbage that night... who could possibly have restful sleep during that!

Growing...

Nearly every night after dinner I lay out flat on the floor in the living room. It feels amazing on my already sore back (um, what are months 6,7 & 8 going to feel like?!?!) and while I'm there, allowing my back and hips to find their way back to normal through a series of wonderful pops, I place my hands on my lower abdomen and try to feel my uterus. Sometimes it is really easy, most of the time really, but others it takes a little more effort. With each day it seems to grow some and be easier to find. It is such a weird feeling to feel it from the outside and as a result feel it from the inside. Oh, how I can't wait to feel kicks and barrel rolls from these babes! 

Anyway, as I was laying there last night I looked at the hubs as I asked 'does it look like it is growing?' he turned with big eyes and replied with a 'YES!' Let's get one thing straight, I had some 'fluff' of my own going into this pregnancy- and I've always wondered if I'd really be able to tell when I was showing in the super early stages because it might be masked by the belly I already had. Apparently, it is obvious... at least while I'm laying flat on my back. I'll take it for now :)

I guess those maternity pants (that still haven't arrived) weren't as unnecessary as I thought. I have a feeling I'll actually be needing them, rather than just wanting them very soon. 

Friday...

Earlier in the week I watched a you tube video of an ultrasound at 9w3d, which is what I'll be on Friday for our ultrasound. It was amazing. Although I know the physical changes that are happening with our babies right now,  I know it wont really hit me until I see it with my own eyes. On that video I was looking at a baby who had little arms and legs waving around... I can't wait to see the same thing on Friday x2!

I had a HORRIBLE and completely unrealistic dream earlier in the week about our babies. I woke with my hand right on the hard spot of my belly where our babes are growing. Sometimes I feel it more than others and in that moment it was more obvious than it had ever been.

The nausea seems to be subsiding some (**knocks on wood**), so I'm doing my best to eat a little more. Eating is still difficult since heartburn seems to be a sure thing after almost every meal. Though I've found if I can manage to stay upright longer after eating I'm better off. There is just something about a full belly that makes me want to lay down and take a nap!

I'm sure I'll be back Friday with an update about our ultrasound. Until then, I'll be counting down the minutes!!!

9 weeks

How Far Along: 9 weeks

How Big is Baby? The size of a green olive.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Down about 7.5 pounds. 
Maternity Clothes: I pretty much live in yoga pants when appropriate. Otherwise, I have one pair of maternity jeans, and two more on the way after ordering them during an Old Navy sale last week. It is fair to say that I don't yet NEED maternity pants, but they feel so much better up against my belly/bloat/whatever it currently is!
Gender: Waiting, waiting, waiting :)
Movement: It is waaaaay too early.
Sleep: I've been sleeping better, and usually only need a nap on week days when I get up early. Typically I can make it through the day on weekends when I wake up a couple of hours later.
Belly button in or out? In.
What I miss: I can't think of anything this week.
Milestones: I *THINK* I can feel my uterus growing. They say you cant feel it above your pubic bone for a couple more weeks, but I'm guessing that is different when you are carrying twins.
Food Cravings:  Potato chips dipped in a chocolate milk shake... someone please tell me how I'm still down from my pre-pregnancy weight!
Aversions: Eggs, onions and some sweets.
Symptoms: Nausea if I let myself get too hungry, fatigue, sore nipples and a healthy dose of heartburn after eating pretty much anything.
Best Moment this week: Sharing the good news with a few more people.
What I'm looking forward to: Seeing our babies again on Friday!

Things Change...

I feel like I don't have much to say these days. I always wondered why IF turned pregnancy bloggers abandoned their blogs once they finally reached the end goal. I guess I understand now. There just isn't much to talk about. No monitoring, symptom obsessing (that is only a partial truth) or needle jabbing.

Right now there is less stressing about the babies growing and more stressing about exactly what life is going to be like once they are born. I'm not worried about the actual delivery of the babies, but I've been thinking A LOT about where said delivery will take place. We live in a small town outside of a much larger metro area. Our local hospital is an acute care facility and while they have a great birthing center, they do not have a NICU. This is one of the main things I'm going to talk with my OB about in a couple of weeks when I finally see her. I really don't like the idea of having the babies locally and then needing to transfer them to a larger hospital before I'm released. Even if I can't be with them, I would like for us all to be in the same physical location. I should probably just relax about the whole thing for now- it is still a LOOONG way down the road!