Technically, this week is a big milestone. The last week of the 2nd trimester and the first official week the babies are "viable." Only here in Tucson, the hospitals don't consider viability until 25 weeks. So one week left!!
Allison has been my squiggly worm this week. She is moving all around, and I often can see her head sticking out on one side or the other. I've had more ice cream this week than I normally do, so I think she must be like me and really like it!
Emmily has been hurting me all week. Which means she's moving around up in my ribs. I've pretty much concluded that I'm going to have sore ribs for the duration of my pregnancy.
I don't know if its due to the higher temperatures, just being pregnant, or a combination of both, but I have started swelling more. I have to make sure I don't keep my feet down and in one position for long periods of time.
This along with one side or the other of my ribs hurting, has made it more difficult for me to get a full night of sleep. Honestly though, I'd go through all of this a hundred times again if it means the girls are safe. I'm just happy that we have two healthy girls growing and that as of now (knock on wood) we haven't had any big complications.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
23 weeks
Another great week!
Emmily has been hurting my ribs often this week. I had another level 2 ultra sound yesterday and got to see just what it is that she is doing. She is laying completely stretched out from one side of my ribs to the other. She didn't feel like letting the tech get a profile picture. She kept shaking her head, like she was saying no, no, no. Then she started stretching her head back as far as she could. So the pressure I'm feeling in my ribs his her moving her head and shoulders around. Here is Emmily's profile picture.
We, or should I say Craig, it still working on getting all the carpet up so we can lay our tile. We picked up the tile last weekend and Craig unloaded it all into the garage. He's only got the carpet under the furniture left in the great room, then the hallways and living room left. Most of the work will come in getting the tack strips up along the walls. That is the goal for this weekend; get the carpet and tack strips up so the tile can start going down next weekend.
I hope all the Dads have a great Father's Day.
Emmily has been hurting my ribs often this week. I had another level 2 ultra sound yesterday and got to see just what it is that she is doing. She is laying completely stretched out from one side of my ribs to the other. She didn't feel like letting the tech get a profile picture. She kept shaking her head, like she was saying no, no, no. Then she started stretching her head back as far as she could. So the pressure I'm feeling in my ribs his her moving her head and shoulders around. Here is Emmily's profile picture.
I think it looks like she has her Daddy's cheeks. Craig, of course, thinks I'm crazy and can't really see anything. This is the first time she's let us get a profile picture of her. Last time she was laying on her belly.
Allison was being a silly girl, too. She was curled up in a ball with her head down. Only moving a little bit. Then when the tech went to take her sister's measurements she moved around and had her head up. She kept poking her head onto the screen like she was trying to hit her head on her sister's. She is definitely taking up the most space and turning all around. Here is her picture from yesterday.
We, or should I say Craig, it still working on getting all the carpet up so we can lay our tile. We picked up the tile last weekend and Craig unloaded it all into the garage. He's only got the carpet under the furniture left in the great room, then the hallways and living room left. Most of the work will come in getting the tack strips up along the walls. That is the goal for this weekend; get the carpet and tack strips up so the tile can start going down next weekend.
I hope all the Dads have a great Father's Day.
Friday, June 12, 2009
22 weeks.
YAY!! Only 3 weeks left until the girls will be viable should something go wrong and they need to be born early! I can't even tell you what a HUGE relief that day will be after everything we went through just to get here.
I did have a doctor appointment this week. Nothing big, just another check-up. This is the first time they actually measured my belly. I assume it was the right size, because they didn't say anything. Then the doctor used the Doppler for the heart rates of both girls. This is also the first time they've done that. Up until now, they've used the ultra sound (which they didn't do this time). Anyhow, fairly uneventful. I do, however, have an appointment for another level 2 ultrasound next Thursday in the afternoon.
This week, Emmily has discovered the back side of my rib cage. She must've been kicking me a ton the past two days, because that area is really sore. I don't really feel her movements much anymore, just the side effects of them. She is fully in my ribs now. Allison, on the other had, I feel almost all day long. She moves and kicks and punches all the time. I think she might be our little cheerleader.
We will be spending the weekend and the rest of the month tiling the house. Well, I really won't be much help. We actually get to go and pick up the tile today. Very excited to get rid of the carpet!!
I did have a doctor appointment this week. Nothing big, just another check-up. This is the first time they actually measured my belly. I assume it was the right size, because they didn't say anything. Then the doctor used the Doppler for the heart rates of both girls. This is also the first time they've done that. Up until now, they've used the ultra sound (which they didn't do this time). Anyhow, fairly uneventful. I do, however, have an appointment for another level 2 ultrasound next Thursday in the afternoon.
This week, Emmily has discovered the back side of my rib cage. She must've been kicking me a ton the past two days, because that area is really sore. I don't really feel her movements much anymore, just the side effects of them. She is fully in my ribs now. Allison, on the other had, I feel almost all day long. She moves and kicks and punches all the time. I think she might be our little cheerleader.
We will be spending the weekend and the rest of the month tiling the house. Well, I really won't be much help. We actually get to go and pick up the tile today. Very excited to get rid of the carpet!!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
21 weeks
I can officially no longer bend. I've been doing well with squatting down to do things, but that's no longer working for certain things anymore. Specifically, getting into the dryer and bottom rack of the dish washer. Its more of the up and down and having to bend into the dryer and dishwasher to get things out once I'm down. I feel bad that Craig has to take on those things, but I am trying to do as much of the work before that as I can.
We decided on name spellings this week. We will have Allison Cate and Emmily Sophia. If you scroll down to post of the ultra sound pictures, Allison is Baby A and Emmily is Baby B.
I picked up our 2nd crib this week. It has been discontinued, so there was only one left in town. Of course it was at the store on the opposite side of town from me. That's okay though, I was able to meet a friend for lunch afterwards. We met at the mall. I waited on some couches outside Dillards. In this mall, Dillards has the MAC make-up counter outside the store, next to the couches where I was waiting. The MAC Counter was playing music, kind of loud, not obnoxious, just loud. Well, the girls LOVE IT. They were both kicking and moving like crazy. I was only there about 10 minutes, but they kicked and moved so much during that time, that I was actually sore! My Mom said to remember this when they are teenagers and start turning up the radio.
That's about all that really happened baby wise this week. They are just growing and getting stronger every day. My next check-up is Monday afternoon.
We did buy tile for the house this week. It won't be in until Friday, next week. Which is good, because we have to get the carpet and vinyl pulled up first. Of course by we, I mean Craig. Its really not something I can do right now. Maybe I can sit and scoot on the vinyl and try to pull some of that up. Probably would take 3x as long to get done that way though.
We decided on name spellings this week. We will have Allison Cate and Emmily Sophia. If you scroll down to post of the ultra sound pictures, Allison is Baby A and Emmily is Baby B.
I picked up our 2nd crib this week. It has been discontinued, so there was only one left in town. Of course it was at the store on the opposite side of town from me. That's okay though, I was able to meet a friend for lunch afterwards. We met at the mall. I waited on some couches outside Dillards. In this mall, Dillards has the MAC make-up counter outside the store, next to the couches where I was waiting. The MAC Counter was playing music, kind of loud, not obnoxious, just loud. Well, the girls LOVE IT. They were both kicking and moving like crazy. I was only there about 10 minutes, but they kicked and moved so much during that time, that I was actually sore! My Mom said to remember this when they are teenagers and start turning up the radio.
That's about all that really happened baby wise this week. They are just growing and getting stronger every day. My next check-up is Monday afternoon.
We did buy tile for the house this week. It won't be in until Friday, next week. Which is good, because we have to get the carpet and vinyl pulled up first. Of course by we, I mean Craig. Its really not something I can do right now. Maybe I can sit and scoot on the vinyl and try to pull some of that up. Probably would take 3x as long to get done that way though.
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