Bump Watch: 32 Weeks

How far along? 32 weeks 4 days, but who's counting, right?

Wedding rings on or off? On, but quite snug at night.

Stretch marks? Not any new ones.

Maternity clothes?  See the above picture? Well, that's pretty much what you'll find me in- maternity top and yoga pants. Comfort is key these days.

Sleep: It just keeps getting worse... Laying on either side terrifies me because I feel as though I'm squishing someone. To make matters worse, I haven't been able to breathe out of my nose for weeks and laying down for more than 10 minutes makes me so out of breath that I get light headed and have to sit up or walk around to try to get them in a more comfortable position for me. So yeah, sleep is pretty much non-existent these days.

Movement:  Yes! The movements are so strong (since space is limited) that if one decides to move their whole body I will almost pee myself or jump in pain.

Food cravings: No real cravings this week.

Symptoms:  Dry nose, bloody nose, round ligament pain, shortness of breathe and the typical exhaustion.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  The light headed feeling I've been getting at night makes me queasy.

Labor Signs:  Nearly 2 weeks ago I was having such bad contractions that I had to go in the office right away for monitoring. The monitoring showed that I was having contractions every 2-5 minutes and they were so intense (no longer just Braxton Hicks). Since I was having more contractions then my doc would like at this stage they did an ultrasound to test movement and the babies did great. Then, they did a vaginal exam to see if I was dilating. My cervix was dilated a fingertip, but "completely closed" beyond that; which is normal. My doctor prescribed me Procardia to take every 6 hours, as needed, to reduce the intensity of the contractions. It worked quite well, but then the contractions were so intense that it didn't do anything. Good news is that I've been contraction free for 4 whole days and feeling great! 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious.

Best moment this week:  When our sonographer showed us Ev's face in 4D. She looks exactly like Tenley and has the chunkiest cheeks and kissable pouty lips. Wes had his head turned in so we didn't get to see his face, but I'm thinking he'll look just like his Daddy...handsome!

Worst moment of the week: Hmmmm...I haven't really had a bad moment this week. Maybe when we ran out of Breaking Bad episodes on Netflix!

Looking forward to:  Our next ultrasound and monitoring session Friday morning! I seriously can not get enough of seeing them both move around on the ultrasound machine. I still can't believe that I have 2 babies in my belly...crazy!

Baby Update: Both babies are doing great and gaining weight like there is no tomorrow. Ev now weighs 4lbs 9oz and Wes now weighs 4lbs 11oz. I asked my doc if their size was going to be an issue in a few weeks since they're so big. Like, are they going to run out of room? And he said, "Hey, look at octomom! They'll find more room." Awesome. I want them to keep developing, but my body is saying "enough with trying to be in the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest twins!" The babies did good on monitoring, too. Our nurse had to buzz Ev to wake her up so they could track her heart rate. I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions every 3-5 minutes, but I can hardly even feel those. Braxton Hicks are nothing compared to what I was experiencing 2 weeks ago so I'll take those over actual contractions any day! The doc said that the Braxton Hicks will continue to get more frequent; which is fine as long as they're not accompanied with blood. The only real disheartening news we got was that the babies flipped again and are now both breech. My doctor scheduled a c-section in addition to my induction just in case they are stubborn and don't turn head down again. I'm trying not to worry about it and just continue to pray that they flip and stay head down. So send some extra prayers for that, too!

This pregnancy is flying by and I can't believe we are already having twice-a-week appointments. I'm hanging in there so I say, bring it on!

Weekly Update

For some reason our Mondays always start with mint Oreos. I mean, why not? This little munch sure does love them:

Speaking of things Tenley loves...Pearl is on the top of her list:

Tenley always seems to be getting into trouble, especially when she's using her turtle to find new things:

Princess Tenley and Purr made Elle smile on FaceTime and I sure do love to see that smile:

Tenley and I washed the car seats and put them back together. She was so excited that she had to load all of her friends into them and get cozy with her blankets and iPad:

We figured out a way to fit all three car seats in my Jeep, although I can not see a darn thing behind Tenley since the seat in the back covers the entire window. Needless to say, it is a little snug and even my belly agrees:

I went to Old Navy for some maternity shirts since my belly is hanging out of everything and loved all the cozy clothes they had:

(I swear I've been good, Santa!)

Ed refused to let me cook anything for Thanksgiving because he wanted me to stay off my feet. When Ed got home from school he baked 2 pumpkin pies and 3 apple pies (4 for the Rice's party and 1 apple pie for himself). The pies were so delish that I just might start calling him Eddie Crocker:

We celebrated Thanksgiving; which was oh so wonderful!

Tenley napped for 3 hours on Friday and looked like a total angel:

I hit a major milestone in my pregnancy- 32 weeks:

We took T to see Frozen and she was so excited about going to watch a new movie on the "big screen". We were late in hopes of missing the previews so we could get right into the movie, but we happened to walk in right as the Maleficent trailer was playing. BIG MISTAKE. It absolutely terrified Tenley and she kept screaming whenever Angelina Jolie would come onto the screen. Thank God Frozen was the cutest thing ever and all the singing cheered her right up:

(Scary, right?!)

(This just might be my new fav!)

That night we went to The District for some Panera and to see the musical Christmas tree. Tenley had fun playing peek-a-boo with a boy at Panera and was fascinated with the tree:

When we got home Tenley ran in the house to give Purr hugs:

We spent Sunday finishing up decorating for Christmas:

(My favorite thing about Christmas- Ed and T's stockings from GiGi. I swear they get more beautiful each year!)

Until next week! :)

Thankful.

When I think back to Thanksgiving as a child I remember the smell of my Dad's delicious turkey in the oven, my brothers playing football in the front yard with all the boys in the neighborhood, while I sat on the floor (an inch away from the TV) in awe of the Thanksgiving Day Parade- I was obsessed. This year, I tried getting Tenley to cuddle with me while watching the parade, but that lil' booger only wanted to watch Sofia the First. So we cuddled on the couch watching that, while Ed made us pancakes:

After our delicious pancakes, we FaceTimed with Grammy and Pop-Pop and Tenley was fascinated by all the snow in their backyard:

Later that afternoon, we went to the Rices for Thanksgiving dinner and, of course, Linds had the house decorated perfectly:

She even had special table settings for all the kiddos:

Dinner was absolutely delicious and the company was even better. We had so much fun chatting and laughing with everyone. Tenley was quite a handful because she didn't nap so we had our hands full with our little wild turkey: 

T eventually crashed on the couch while all of us were chatting:

(Sorry, sitting is not my best angle...)

As always, we had a blast with the Rice/Sickle families. They are honestly some of the funniest people, especially Linds when she's had some wine in her system. Our dinner really proved why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday...great family, friends and an overload of yummy food. 

(Thanks so much for having us, Linds and Mase!)

When we got home, Tenley had to make up for lost time with the person she is most thankful for- Pearl:

I have an endless list of things that I am thankful this year. God has truly blessed me with such an amazing and beautiful life. This year, I am most grateful for the two healthy babies growing inside of me. As if that's not enough to be thankful for, I have such a supportive and hard working husband. He doesn't let me do anything while he's home, he's all about letting me rest so the babies can keep on cookin' and I'm really enjoying it. Tenley is full of reasons for us to be thankful- she's healthy, happy, sassy, funny and has thee biggest personality. She is the apple of my eye and will always be my little baby girl. Last, but not least, we have the most amazing family and friends. We wouldn't be where we are or who we are without them in our lives. 

If I had to sum up my life in one word, it would be: thankful.

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving!