Stuff, Stuff, Stuff.

Over the past week I have been experiencing what I believe to be Braxton Hicks contractions very sporadically. It is mostly when I am sitting up during the day at work. I called the doctor and they told me if I have more than 4 in an hour I will need to come in or go to the hospital depending on what time of day it is. Thankfully that hasn't happened.....yet.

I also have some nice pictures (sorry for the spots on the mirror) of what my belly looks like being 17 week pregnant with twins . . .

It is hard to believe that I started out looking like this . . . . .

I will be happy if I ever look like that again : )!! I am getting excited for this coming weekend. My mom and I are headed to a baby gear sale my MoM's club is having. I hope to find some good deals on some great stuff. Speaking of deals my mom was at a thrift store the other day and bought a Peg Perego double stroller with infant seats/bases for $60. The seats alone retail for about $200 each.

Now it's boys???

Well I have now had a dream that we are going to have 2 boys. The suspense of not knowing is killing me!!! In my dream we named them Dylan and Logan and I couldn't remember Dylan's name (bad mom I know but it was a dream).

While I am on the subject of gender(s) I have decided that I am not going to disclose the gender(s) of the babies until my shower. I do have good reasoning for this which may be selfish but I think it is logical. After talking with MANY other MoM's and going to recent baby showers I have found that when the gender of a baby is known most gifts end up being clothes. And while clothes are necessary I would rather receive more practical items like diapers or a stroller.

I am going to have my 3rd blood draw on Thursday (oh how I can't wait for this)....this is the 2nd half of my sequential screening (birth defects) and while I am there I am going to schedule my anatomy scan. And not to rub it in but we will find out the gender(s) then. I think the toughest part of my decision is going to be keeping my mouth shut and having Elliott do the same.

Nursery Ideas

I am sitting at work this Saturday with not much to do so I decided to start looking at ideas for a nursery (even though we don't have one yet). I really like the idea of keeping it gender neutral especially since we still don't know if we have b/g, g/g, or b/b twins.

I started looking at google images of nursery's and really like having green and yellow. Here are some pictures of what I found so far . . .

We will be getting white cribs hopefully similar to the third picture....we may even be able to find them at one of the upcoming rummage sales for the local MoM's (moms of multiples) clubs. I continued searching for more inspiration and doing so I came across this photo and now I think I am in love.I don't think you can get anymore gender neutral then Bumble Bees. So I continued my hunt for Bumble Bee Nursery's and I found this bedding on ebay and there are 3 available in the ebay store. I am waiting on 'approval' from Elliott before I place my bid. This set comes with everything in the picture except the lamp and the mobile and the bidding starts at $49.99 and they are returnable with a refund if we don't like them.

16 Week Update

Went to the doctor on Wednesday morning. It was a lot of fun. We had our regular ultra sound and I asked the doctor to look to see if she could tell us the gender(s). NO LUCK. Baby A was in an awkward position and baby B had it's legs crossed (damn kids are already not cooperating). I have my next appt. Oct. 8th and my anatomy scan around that time so we should find out the gender(s) then. I can honestly say that I have had 3 dreams so far that they are both girls but, I am not seeing pink or blue yet.

I also found out that my last day of work will be in 12 weeks (Dec. 5th) and I will be put on modified home bed rest which is pretty much house arrest. I should be able to occasionally use the stairs during the day as well as do light cleaning (dishes & laundry) and go out once in a while but that is pretty much it. Thankfully Elliott will be on the 'day/2nd shift' and home until 2:00 pm everyday and all day on Mondays if something should happen and to help out around the house.

Pain, Pain go away!!!

The last 2 days have not been very fun. Yesterday morning I sneezed and got a sharp pain in the center of my lower abdomen (which happens often) but the pain would not go away. It still hurts when I get up and walk around. I am also having lower back pain. All I want to do is sleep and eat, I feel like that is all I do anymore. If this is any indication of what is to come I am in trouble!!

We finally got our storage locker and put a bunch of stuff in it this weekend. My mom came over to help us because I can not lift heavy objects. Our bedroom feels twice the size now and the living room and dining/play room are much more clutter free...it feels good!

I have also been talking to my mom about a baby shower and I think we have a good date. I am excited to help her plan the party and as soon as we find out the sex(es) we will be going to register for the baby stuff we are going to need....which is pretty much everything!