So that's what that is

While at the u/s on Monday...the tech's wand went bouncing up and down, and she said those blips that I have been feeling for the last few weeks were the babies turning around.

My placenta is still anterior so I will still have a bit of trouble feeling the boys kick...but we will surely feel them turn around and over...It's a weird sensation only because it feels like a muscle spasm, and happens a lot in the middle of the night.

My sleep lately has been more and more difficult. I've been getting hunger pains in my belly in the middle of the night and so I end up usually getting up and eating half and apple, and having some juice.

I've been feeling really good lately besides being tired and the occasionally pains and discomfort.
My throat sensations (GERD) are still coming, the pills don't really help, but better than nothing. I occasionally get some really stabbing pain in my lower lower belly and it feels like super hunger pains...
I find that I have been feeling hungrier and hungrier lately.

But all in all I feel really good, and I attribute that to the prenatal vitamins that I am on.

Over half way there, and getting more and more excited to be seeing our boys.

PS - DH finally got his H1N1 shot.

3D/4D U/S Complete

So we did a 3D/4D u/s. And had it broadcast over the internet for the in laws and my mum and dad.

They said that it's too hard to see twins past 24 weeks so we needed to get in right away.

The 3D u/s was pretty neat.

Got to see the babies...Here's the scoop....The boys have mum's button nose, and they have dad's full lips and ears. Babies have nice long eye lashes and already have hair on their head.

Baby A (first out, at the bottom) spend almost the WHOLE full hour kicking his brother in the head. lol Baby A is quite active, and the exhibitionist.

Baby B is more of the passive one. He was constantly getting kicked in the head, and everytime we tried to get a shot of him, his brother's arm would come floating into the picture. So now we know that Baby B will be the spoiled baby for enduring 9 months of kicking.

Then throughout the video, the boys turned, and flopped and kicked and ended up playing footsies, and then head butting.

We left there $190 les but what we came out with was a video of our litle boys, 128 pictures, and a lifetime of memories.

U/S # 4 - Check

Had u/s #4, and the tech we had this time was by far the best we've had yet. I wanted to see my cervix and the placenta and she had no problem showing us at the end.

DH and I were a little confused as to what monthly u/s would bring us. But we quickly found out that they will probably be 1 hr long and the tech will continue to check the cervix and do all the measurements, and check the major organs.

Got to see the 4 chambers of the heart..which was by far the neatest thing we've seen on the u/s so far. Also saw the bladder and stomach, and it's so neat to see all the bones in their tiny little bodies....

The tech mentioned that HB were right on track, measurements were perfect (babies are measuring a week ahead in size of what they actually are). Babies are measuring 1 lb, 6 oz.

Took some pictures home and that was that.

Nursery Funiture

DH finished painting the nursery, and we happened to go shopping after work for strollers....we ended up buying 2 cribs and a dresser. Looked for a stroller, but the one we want is $900 and the infant car seats are $300 each.

Ended up talking to the in laws who live on the Coast, and they found the peg perego stroller we want - last years model (only diff is last year has no steering wheel) for only $700 AND the company threw in 2 single peg perego strollers for us (Retail $400 each).

Most major purchases complete - CHECK!

Prenatal Classes...Here we come

Prenatal classes start Dec 2. It's a class specifically deisnged for multiples.

Pain, what pain...

So yesterday I developed this pain my my left pelvic region. Almost where my ovary normally is (I think). I doesn't hurt at any time, only when I push on that area. So why do I continually push on that spot? I know...A little pain is good, right? :-)

Other than that. We are a little over 21 weeks, and things are going exceptionally well. Nothing out of the ordinary. DH finished painted the nursery. Now it's just getting cribs and putting those in. We already bought the bedding.

Pics will come soon.....

The end is near....

So my last day at work before I offically go on disability will be Dec 31. But I will be taking holidays before then. So my last day at work will be Dec 18. Eeeekkk that's just over a month away.

So, guess I am going to have to start looking at buying some full season tv shows to pass the time....

OB Appt #2 - CHECK

So had out second oB appt.
Contrary to what I actually thought happened at these OB appts, they end up being really quick.

I go in there....Doc asks if I have any questions...lucky if I get to at least one of mine. So I asked about the acid reflux feeling in my throat. He called it something that started with G. So I did some research and I think it's called GERD.

Then he asked me if I was still working, I said yes. He was a little shocked I was still working. Then he told me regardless of how I feel, he doesn't want me working past 28 weeks.

Then I laid down, and he brought out the tape measure, and measured my belly. Uterus is measuring 28/29 cm. Told me that that means I am 4-5 weeks above what a single pregnancy would at this same time.

Then we listened to the heartbeat. Gosh I am always amazed how the Dr can peg right where the heartbeats are, without even a 3 second hesitation.

Then he proceeded to say that he wants to see me in 4 weeks and at that time things will get interesting. haa haa

We went over our last u/s results. He confirmed that they weren't identical. But said that the growth was right on track. With twins they like to see at least lower than a 20% difference in growth.

That's it, that's all....Now we wait for our next u/s on Nov 23.

H1N1

So today I will going to get my H1N1 shot. It's designated shot day for pregnant women. I reached 20 weeks yesterday, so I can get the vaccine with the adjuvant

What happened to my belly button?

My belly button has almost completed flattened out...I can still fit my pinky in there, but it's getting tougher.

My worry has shifted now to: Do we need 2 change tables or just one? What type of stroller will we get? Will I be able to produce enough milk? What colour do we do the nursery? What theme should we choose? What happens if I don't know what a contraction is? What do I need to bring to the hospital? What do I dress them in? How am I going to shave when I get bigger? What if I HAVE to have a c/s...Does it really hurt? If I deliver naturally should I be rubbing cream down there so I don't tear? Oh sooooo many questions.

And I think we felt the baby kick this past weekend. DH felt it too. For the past little while, I wasn't sure if they were kicks or not, because how does one REALLY know?