First OB/GYN Appointment

I had my first official appointment at the OB/GYN today and overall, I'm pretty happy.

Here are the things that went well: 1. The doctor was friendly and although the office was overbooked, didn't make me feel rushed. 2. Told me to eat when I was hungry and not worry about calories yet. 3. If the babies are in position, a vaginal birth is preferred (which is what I'm hoping for). 4. I will probably have to give birth in the OR but if things look good for a regular birth, they will sneak in Abby and Grandma to watch. 4. After confirming a pregnancy with a heartbeat, the chances of miscarriage are really low... for either baby. 5. I had a good phlebotomist who found my tiny vein on the first try and didn't hack my arm to pieces. 6. I didn't have to redo a pelvic exam which I already had in January.

Here are the things I was bummed about: 1. I won't get an ultrasound until about 20 weeks unless there is bleeding/severe cramping or something that could be bad... which, of course, I don't want. The doctor believed the ultrasound report from the hospital (it's pretty cut and dry) and said we will wait to confirm both heartbeats at my next appt. in May. I'm only 8 1/2 weeks along so it was too early to hear them this time. Here is a picture of 8 week old twins:All and all the prognosis looks good for us so far... I still can't believe were having twins!

Justification for Buying Full Price at the Gap

I am usually 100% against buying anything full price and I pride myself at finding the best bargains on the planet, HOWEVER when nothing I wear fits and I want at least 1 cute thing in my wardrobe for the next year or so, the exception has to be made for the sake of sanity and self-esteem. There, I confessed. And, well, actually, I did have a $10 off gift certificate (from spending too much on my Banana Republic card...) so it was like it was on sale. Plus I bought a $45 shirt at the same time for only $10 so still... bargain eh? The thing is... it is a roll panel waist which I LOVE because I can wear it now and when I'm gigantic and when I'm losing the baby pounds! It's that stretchy! But, it is white which limits the winter-time wear... but whatever, it has pockets. I LOVE it so there!

It's That Time of Year

It's time for my yearly haircut! Every year I always plan on getting it cut more often, but I put it off and put it off until it gets so stringy and straggly that I can hardly look at myself anymore and the upcoming "haircut" is all I can think about. Now, I am not one to REALLY care about how much is chopped off, etc. I usually have 2 rules: it has to be EASY to do (as in, sometimes I don't have to "do" it at all) and it has to be just long enough to put up when I get hot. I don't think that' s too fussy! Well, here are this year's celebrity contenders for my new haircut:













I know, I'm going crazy this year... and both Reese and Sarah's styles are so different from one another. How will I ever choose? I have a really good friend who does my hair and she always makes it look fabulous! I'll post the result this evening.

Here it is:

It's a Brand New Week!

Last week, my feet finally started feeling better after the medicine from the dermatologist (he is my new best friend)! What a blessing it is to walk and sleep at night! Abby and Paul did not fair so well as a few nights ago Abby started a new family trend by waking up in the middle of the night in a pool of vomit. I got her cleaned up and sent her into the bedroom to clean up the bed and guess what? She throws up all over Paul so then we had TWO sets of bedding to change and wash in the middle of the night! Now it's been a few days and Paul is still trying to shake the bug (Abby was better after a day). Knock on wood, I am the one who is supposed to be throwing up all over the place and I don't feel nauseous at all (exept a tiny bit in the morning when I'm famished from not eating every 2 hours or so... but NOTHING bad at all). All I do is eat, Eat, EAT and I LOVE IT! I am supposed to consume 600-1000 extra calories per day to grow the babies and create a fat store for when I don't have enough to give them at the end. My wonderful friend Jenny invited us over for dinner last night and cooked the best pork tenderloin and I could not get enough (should I admit I had 2 helpings of dessert as well?). Maybe the fact that I cannot fit into my regular pants any more has less to do with pregnancy and more to do with my new "diet". Let's not mention why the button up shirts had to go as well. Officially, we did the wardrobe turnover yesterday... and I'm only SEVEN WEEKS! They say you measure 4-6 weeks ahead with twins... I'm getting a bit worried. And yes, that is a Christmas shower curtain in the background only I like to think of it as a "winter" shower curtain after December. In April, well... it IS snowing today quite hard so I guess it's decor to match the day's weather. Doesn't everyone do that?

I Guess We're Going to Need a New Car

After my feet blew up even more last night, I went to the Emergency Room today to make sure everything was all right. They did a ton of blood tests and urine tests and just to make sure the embryo was still okay, they did an ultrasound as well. There is not much to see but a beating heart at that stage, but I really wanted to see that beating heart after all the funky things that have been happening to my body. Well, they did not, in fact, find one viable embryo... but they did find TWO of them! That's right. We're having twins... and they both had heartbeats! The sonographer said they are looking good because they are in distinct, separate sacs and they are high in the uterus which apparently is good. So now we need a car with more than 4 seat belts, eh? My feet are as sore as ever but we are so happy. The doctor's are thinking the foot rash is a reaction to all of the crazy hormones. Wow. Hope we can get it under control. I have a new cream and an appointment with a dermatologist so we'll see.