Wednesday, October 14, 2009
22 Names
I promise I won't highlight every gift we receive for the boys, but the one that we received from Kim and Jane is still amusing me. Jane (along with many others) has expressed her frustration that we refuse to share the boys' names until they are born because she does embroidered gifts. And so, we now have 11 sets of onesies and t-shirts in names that are highly likely not to be their real names ;) We are however big fans of Striker II & Striker Jr, and Bauer & Almeda.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Crafty Sistor and KFuj
Lil Dahl and KFuj made the cutest centerpieces and favors for my shower and I felt they deserved a feature on my blog. All of the centerpieces were nursery rhymes and were super cute!
The favors contained peanut M&Ms...you know, cuz they're boys ;)I can't even guess the number of hours KFuj and crew spent making these and the bear pins...which I unfortunately don't have a picture of :( 
Monday, October 12, 2009
Twin Size Thank You!!!
Saturday was my baby shower extravaganza with about 60 people in attendance! A super duper big thank you to my family (including the KFuj family) for planning, organizing, and working their tails off for a super nice shower while I sat around and grew 2 humans, talked to people, and opened a mountain of gifts! :) Highlights to come...
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Overheard...
Someone (who is not Striker or I) overheard this conversation between their coworkers:
Participant A: Did you hear that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Participant B: Yes. Is that his first name or his last name?
Participant A: I don't know.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Gasp!
I've said that when I reached 28 weeks I would allow myself a hot dog. Shockingly, I did not have one yesterday, despite being out and about for the ultrasound. Now at 3:33 AM I would totally get out of bed and drive to Weinerschnitzel...if they were open at this hour. There is a chili cheese dog with my name on it and I must have it soon!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
28 Weeks
Lots to report today:
Glucose test was normal. YAY!!!!!!!! I get to continue enjoying my ice cream...oh happy day! And no more nasty lemon lime stuff or 3 hour glucose test - YIPPEE!!!
Iron levels were a little low, which is normal with twins, so I've started an iron supplement with bonus doses of Vitamin C, Folic Acid and something else I'm not remembering right now. Going to try taking it before bed tonight since I have to take it 2 hours after eating (hard to do when you eat every two hours) and then have heart burn for several hours after taking it. Hoping I can sleep through the heart burn.
We had our 28 week ultrasound today and, no joke, the first thing she said was "These guys are overachievers". Striker and I burst out laughing. Apparently A has a big head like his parents (hey, at least we know he's ours) and both are weighing above average for singletons. Apparently no one told them they were twins. :) "Average" is 2 pounds 4 ounces at 28 weeks. A is 2 pounds 14 ounces (yes, almost 3 pounds!) and B is 2 pounds 7 ounces. Holy 5 1/2 pounds of baby!!!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think average weight gain for the baby each week in the third trimester is just under half a pound? I'll let you do that math on that one ;)Size wise, A is measuring at 30 weeks and B is 29ish.
A is still head down and very happy in his position...when she tried to push him up he adamantly refused and kicked violently against my diaphragm. B is sort of at a 45 degree angle...in between the 7 & 11 formations. Sigh. He's the one most likely to be seen and felt since he's closest to my belly button...A is wedged behind him and the one most likely to be doing headstands on my bladder. These kids definitely have personalities of their own!
And finally, here's the belly:
My big maternity shirts all fit now. Some of the smaller ones barely cover the belly. The XL t-shirts that I wear most of the time (you know, since I'm on house arrest with the furries and they prefer me not to get dressed up for them so that we can snuggle) are also starting to provide a bit of a draft at the bottom.
Glucose test was normal. YAY!!!!!!!! I get to continue enjoying my ice cream...oh happy day! And no more nasty lemon lime stuff or 3 hour glucose test - YIPPEE!!!
Iron levels were a little low, which is normal with twins, so I've started an iron supplement with bonus doses of Vitamin C, Folic Acid and something else I'm not remembering right now. Going to try taking it before bed tonight since I have to take it 2 hours after eating (hard to do when you eat every two hours) and then have heart burn for several hours after taking it. Hoping I can sleep through the heart burn.
We had our 28 week ultrasound today and, no joke, the first thing she said was "These guys are overachievers". Striker and I burst out laughing. Apparently A has a big head like his parents (hey, at least we know he's ours) and both are weighing above average for singletons. Apparently no one told them they were twins. :) "Average" is 2 pounds 4 ounces at 28 weeks. A is 2 pounds 14 ounces (yes, almost 3 pounds!) and B is 2 pounds 7 ounces. Holy 5 1/2 pounds of baby!!!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think average weight gain for the baby each week in the third trimester is just under half a pound? I'll let you do that math on that one ;)Size wise, A is measuring at 30 weeks and B is 29ish.
A is still head down and very happy in his position...when she tried to push him up he adamantly refused and kicked violently against my diaphragm. B is sort of at a 45 degree angle...in between the 7 & 11 formations. Sigh. He's the one most likely to be seen and felt since he's closest to my belly button...A is wedged behind him and the one most likely to be doing headstands on my bladder. These kids definitely have personalities of their own!
And finally, here's the belly:
My big maternity shirts all fit now. Some of the smaller ones barely cover the belly. The XL t-shirts that I wear most of the time (you know, since I'm on house arrest with the furries and they prefer me not to get dressed up for them so that we can snuggle) are also starting to provide a bit of a draft at the bottom.
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