Our trip to WV was good, we got to spend a lot of time with my mom, brothers, grandparents, etc. We also had a baby shower which my BFF Rachel threw for us, with some planning help from my momma. It was a wonderful time, and so fun to be able to share our joy with the family. Harold's sister and family also came to town for it, which was really nice of them, and we enjoyed our visit with them. We got some great presents and a nice start on our diaper supply! The girls got quite a bit of clothes, diaper genie, baby monitor, blankets, toys, books, gift cards, a walker, bibs, booties, etc. We are extremely grateful and excited about everything we got.(Ohhhh and my Vera Bradley baby bag I wanted so bad! I wonder if anyone would laugh if I carried it as a purse before they are born, lmao)
I was stressed as of yesterday... long story short...Harold and I were both very unhappy with my prior OBGYN group. So, we decided to switch. I called and made an appointment with a single practice Dr. but there was a 3 week wait. He had good reviews, so I said fine, we will wait. I told them on the phone I was pregnant with identical twins, and was seeing the perinatologist at all children's for some of the upper level ultrasounds due to the high risk nature of my pregnanty.....WELL, I went to the appointment Monday and left confused and worried because he didn't schedule a follow up...Not to mention they just blew off only hearing one heart beat. I know both babies are ok because of their movement...but still, it would have been nice for them to make sure they got both before I left.
Anyhow, he said he wanted the ultrasound report from All Children's before he decided if he would accept me into his practice....and after waiting all week, he called and spent 30 minutes explaining possible complications in my type of pregnancy....and said "Well, I feel like you'd be best to go with a high risk OB". It's like...okay????? I told you before my appointment that they were mono/di twins with only 1 placenta!! WTF? Now we're going on 7 weeks with no ultrasound, when we are supposed to be getting them bi-weekly at this point.
All Children's is great...but it poses the problem that it is quite a drive with traffic, and once I start going twice a week towards the end I hate having to take off so much work...but I don't have any other choice at this point. I go in the 9th for the echo of their hearts/ultrasound, and I am going to ask if they will become my primary OB for the duration of my pregnancy. At this point I'd drive to California if it meant I could get regular check ups for the baby girls and be offered some peace of mind that they are still developing at a simliar rate. AKA, No TTTS! (I really truly hope so!)
Back to the positive....the babies are moving SOOOO MUCH this past 4-5 days. It's amazing the difference. I actually found myself saying "OW!" in the middle of the night twice last night because one of them was kicking so hard lol. It's only the middle of the night dancings that they move so hard I can feel them from the outside. Once in a while I'll get a stray kick in the evening...but by the time I get Harold to put his hand on my belly they calm down. I will be happy when he can share in this part of pregnancy with me. I find myself stopping everything I'm doing when they start moving about so that I can just enjoy it. My boss is gonna be like WTF is she doing if she see's me sitting with a random grin on my face not doing anything one day, lol.
I haven't unpacked my suitcase from vacation yet, or bought my thank you cards, or done much laundry...BUT I did put away every single baby thing and organized their closet, lmao. I've definitely entered nesting mode. Hopefully I can accomplish some of those other things soon. Here is a pic of their clothes hanging ( so cute!!) and a few from our vacation together. Hopefully I'll have good reports to post after my ultrasound/appt with All Children's next week!
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