The Bump in Review

37 weeks, 2 days
about 10 minutes before we left to go to the hospital

37 Weeks!

36 weeks and 5 days

36 weeks, 5 days

36 weeks, 5 days

36 weeks

35 weeks

34 weeks

33.5 weeks

33 weeks

33 Weeks

32 Weeks

31 weeks

30 1/2 weeks - maternity photo shoot

30 weeks

29 weeks and 4 days

29 weeks

28 weeks and 4 days

28 weeks - and the Sox won the world series that night!

27 weeks

26 weeks

25 weeks

24 weeks

23 weeks and 4 days

23 weeks

22 weeks, 4 days

22 weeks

21 weeks

20 weeks

19 weeks

18 weeks

17 weeks

16 weeks

15 weeks - I felt like this was when the bump started to show and
I actually looked pregnant, and not like I just ate Chipotle.

14 weeks 

13 weeks - this is when I started sending these to the grandmas,
so now I am actually making an effort to look nice. 

12 weeks - again, seriously, apologies for the outfit.

10 weeks - wearing my largest work pants, that I would unzip by 2 p.m.

5 weeks - days after we got a positive test. Sorry about the, um, wardrobe in this photo.

37 weeks and NST Update

We hit 37 weeks yesterday, which is FULL TERM. That is such a relief and I can't believe we made it this far, it is such an accomplishment with twins. 

37 weeks!

I had an NST yesterday and the biophysical part of the test went great - the nurse found the membrane between the two babies with no problem, and found a great amount of fluid around each baby, well over the minimum 2 cm that they look for. I don't know why but this surprised me, maybe because it feels like my stomach is all baby now - everywhere I touch there is a body part of some sort. So, I am surprised they are still "floating."

We then moved on to the monitoring and surprisingly BamBam was uncooperative. We finally had to buzz BB with a little noisemaker/vibrating wand and boy did that get BB to JUMP and move!! Poor little guy, I was so sad at how she/he reacted to the buzzer.  The monitor also picked up a TON of contractions that I was having. Nothing too strong but enough that the nurse informed me that if we wanted, we could easily check into labor and delivery, and since they get so nervous over twins, we could basically have these babies whenever we want at this point. Eeep!!!

So today, I am taking it easy, making sure we have everything in order, and paying very close attention to what is going on with my body. I can't quite tell if I am having anything that is out of the ordinary yet, but I figure better to be on high alert than end up in some emergency situation. Who knows, though, it could all be psychosomatic. We'll keep everyone posted. 

We made it to 37 weeks! A post by Pebbles and BamBam

Hi guys!!!!! Its Pebbles and BamBam.

We wanted to let you know that our hiding out inside of mom is nothing personal, we are just doing our best to be as healthy and strong as possible before making our debut in this big bad world. Also, who leaves the comfort of the womb voluntarily?? Craziness.  Its so nice and cozy in here, and mom feeds us so well. We especially love all of the holiday goodies and comfort foods!

We just reached the 37 week mark today - that means we are full term, even for single babies! That is a great accomplishment for twins! According to various websites, we are either each the size of a winter melon, or a bunch of swiss chard. We don't know what those are, but here are some pictures:

Some winter melons - hard to tell how big those are, but they are apparently good in soups and stir fry

1 bunch of swiss chard - Mom hopes that doesn't accurately depict our size

Mom is supposed to be feeling the urge to "nest" this week but she says we are too heavy to do any real nesting, and she will finish our room when we're on the outside.  Its cool, we wont notice if the artwork isn't up on the walls. Instead of nesting, she is taking long bubble baths and watching a lot of netflix and hockey. We like the bubble baths, they are warm so we take long naps during them.

We like to remind mom that we are here, so in the evenings, BamBam likes to really get in some good stretching and yoga poses, mostly sticking their head and butt out. Our dad thinks this is hilarious to watch. We play a game with dad where when he touches mom's belly, we stop moving! HA HA HA!!!! Pebbles takes the 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. shift, and likes to do a ton of kicking and practicing for ballet auditions. Both of us are breech so you can imagine where this middle of the night kicking and footwork is happening.

So we are pretty much done cooking, and will just put on a little bit more weight each day, but not very much since we are twins and are running out of room to grow. Our brains will develop a little more each day as well. Otherwise, we are ready to meet everyone! So we will see you soon!

xoxox

Pebbles

&

BamBam

Happy New Year!!! Bump Day **37 WEEKS!!**

When we found out we were having twins, we did not think we would make it to 2014 still pregnant, but here we are!! We are so excited to have made it this far and can't wait to welcome our healthy babies in the new year.

We had a fun New Year's Eve! We first had our friends Melinda and Kenchy over with their son for a visit, and they brought the nuggets a baby swing that is apparently magical! We hope it works as well on our little guys as it did with their son!

Later, Dan and Jil came over with tons of great food, and we chatted and snacked on amazing cheese (Jil's mom is a cheese connoisseur and had brought selected cheeses to Jil the week before, they were all amazing!).  We had fun watching the ball drop show, but I do not remember that show being SO AWFUL!!! No wonder we go out every year, because the TV programming is not strong.

Happy 2014!!!!

Its Wednesday so its bump day! I'm cheating a bit, and took these last night before we had our friends over for New Years.

37 weeks!

I am wearing the beautiful costume jewelry that my wonderful husband gave me for Christmas - yay for adjustable rings!

Here are a few fun side shots, because who doesn't want to see this freak show?

37 weeks, measuring 42

I have to again thank my mom for her genetics, as I am staying pretty free of any stretch marks. I have a few very faint lines around my belly button but they are hardly noticeable, and, if the end is as near as we think it is, then they probably wont get too much worse. Let me tell you, compared to other women in my online support group, this is amazing.

I don't even know where to start with how I am feeling this week - I am swelling like crazy in my feet, legs and hands, and the best way to deal with that is to really elevate my feet, so I have my feet resting on 4 couch cushions right now. I am also drinking as much ice water as I can handle, which means that once I am cozy in my pillow fort, I have to get up to use the bathroom every 30 minutes.

Any sort of movement is painful - in my tail bone, legs and hips, and of course my back if I stand too long (5 - 10 minutes). I want so badly to prepare for the babies' arrival but its literally back breaking. The belly is basically its own thing now, and is just pulling on my body in all directions. The best way to alleviate the body aches is taking baths, so I've been taking nice hot bubble baths as often as possible, and thanks to the Ipad and Netflix, I just hang out in there for hours watching TV! I actually feel very spoiled enjoying the long relaxing baths.

I have thankfully learned to manage any acid reflux and heart burn, so that has been much less of an issue. The key is watermelon, and avoiding vegetables later in the day or eating right before bed time.

YUP, I am ready for this to be over!! I am so happy we've been able to do everything we could to get these little guys as ready as they will ever be for the outside world. They are now considered "full term" even for SINGLE babies! Its time for mom to have her body back, and for everyone to meet these little buddies. So, we're hoping this is the last Wednesday bump day post ;) Oh gosh I really hope so!