Today is my mother's 51st birthday. So, Happy Birthday, Mom!!!! <3 nbsp="" p="">
She is home from the hospital right now, and has been feeling well enough to eat a little, which is great news! Now she can enjoy some birthday dinner and cake! She goes back on the 21st for round 2 of chemo, and I'm hoping it's a little easier on her this time..(But still effective!)
I am 34 weeks now. Babies will be born in 2 weeks +6 days. WOW! The time is creeping, yet flying by. I am pretty miserable at this point, lol. When I stand up I feel like I have a ton of bricks in my stomach crushing my pelvic bones..lol.
They are monitoring me very closely now. I go twice a week. This is because last Tuesday when they did a growth scan Baby B (Alaina) had fallen behind on growth. Now, they want to make sure the babies are both showing no signs of distress, and also, make sure their cords still have good flow, and that their heartbeats are good. It's sort of a pain in the behind to drive all the way down there twice a week, but totally worth it. It gives me a little more peace of mind with much less time between appointments...and to be honest, it's making the time go a little faster anyways. As long as things remain status quo, (babies look safe, and no signs of TTTS develop) then they will let me continue until our scheduled eviction date.
The girl's hospital bag is packed. I'm working on mine. Some of the stuff is hard to pack ahead of time, because it's stuff that I use/wear on a daily basis.
We have most everything we need now for the babies except for the twin nursing pillow. Gotta get it! I've been filling most of my free time with mindless things, and searching for deals on cloth diapers. We are gonna give it our all and try to cloth diaper them! My main driving factor----- savings. However, the fact that it's good for the environment and their little bums makes it even more worth it. If it were just the savings alone I'd probably find other ways to save.
My belly is quite huge now. I look forward to not having to waddle everywhere. I'll post pics soon.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, March 01, 2013
Enjoying the calm before the storm
On a non-baby note... my mom's cancer has came back. She had some pain, and what appeared to be a cyst, but after biopsy it was revealed to be LMS. She is receiving a high-dose regimen of AIM chemo cocktail...which is quite strong but is known to be one of the few effective against her type of cancer. She has had a rough couple of days because the "I" part of those chemo drugs caused her to have a reaction in which had her very confused/disoriented. She is slowly regaining that... I'll update more as I know it. I'm hoping this chemo helps in shrinking and stabilizing the cancer so that it may be removed...and especially so that she feels well to enjoy the babies being born. Her first grandchildren.
The calm before the storm....Lol... Well, they scheduled my c-section date for 4/4/2013. I will be exactly 36 weeks +6 days. That is one month +3 days from now. That means that is at the latest..when my/our world will never be the same. It already has changed. The girls are our priority instead of ourselves. We find ourselves spending all of our free time & (non free) money on things for them over us, and we love every second of it.
I've noticed I sit in the quiet a lot...it's kind of weird for me, because I'm such a music/tv/whatever lover. I often will turn on a tv just for background noise while I do stuff around the house. Now...it's opposite. I sit in silence at work, no radio most of the time. I find myself turning the tv way down all the time. I drive with the radio off.... it's so strange. I don't know why. I think maybe I'm trying to find an inner calm and some quiet before they are born. My sub-conscience must know what is coming... 2 little girls. From infants crying, to 4 year olds running around chatting and playing princess- peace & quiet is not in my future for a while lol.
I'm tired of being pregnant. I want to not only work out...I want to sleep comfortably; be able to unclasp my bra strap without pain in my wrists; roll over in bed without feeling like a full body work out; dry my hair in the mornings without getting out of breath; be comfortable sitting on the couch; make it a few hours without having to pee in the middle of the night..... the list goes on & on. I will miss the girls moving around in my belly, but seeing them and getting to touch them will totally make up for it!
32 Weeks + 0 days=
The calm before the storm....Lol... Well, they scheduled my c-section date for 4/4/2013. I will be exactly 36 weeks +6 days. That is one month +3 days from now. That means that is at the latest..when my/our world will never be the same. It already has changed. The girls are our priority instead of ourselves. We find ourselves spending all of our free time & (non free) money on things for them over us, and we love every second of it.
I've noticed I sit in the quiet a lot...it's kind of weird for me, because I'm such a music/tv/whatever lover. I often will turn on a tv just for background noise while I do stuff around the house. Now...it's opposite. I sit in silence at work, no radio most of the time. I find myself turning the tv way down all the time. I drive with the radio off.... it's so strange. I don't know why. I think maybe I'm trying to find an inner calm and some quiet before they are born. My sub-conscience must know what is coming... 2 little girls. From infants crying, to 4 year olds running around chatting and playing princess- peace & quiet is not in my future for a while lol.
I'm tired of being pregnant. I want to not only work out...I want to sleep comfortably; be able to unclasp my bra strap without pain in my wrists; roll over in bed without feeling like a full body work out; dry my hair in the mornings without getting out of breath; be comfortable sitting on the couch; make it a few hours without having to pee in the middle of the night..... the list goes on & on. I will miss the girls moving around in my belly, but seeing them and getting to touch them will totally make up for it!
32 Weeks + 0 days=
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