Planner seeking planner

I'm a planner AND a planner person. And if you are too, you likely already have a planner (or two) for this year. It is already/only late February, so they are clearing them out. If you need a change, I can attest to two that are great.

Last year, I had one from Erin Condren, which of course I couldn't resist because it had my signature HDT quote on the cover... (now 40% off, when purchased with gift labels, using code "COMBO2013")

This year, I opted for a Lilly (Pulitzer)... In "Skip on it" and "You gotta regatta". They are now only $8-$12 (in three sizes), no code needed, and ship free through Th 2/26.   Enjoy!

Paper shopping

To match our birth announcements for the twins from Erin Condren, I got lucky and found the personalized matching (and much more affordable) floral jacks thank you notes on Shutterfly... (she does lines for them and Tiny Prints)  Now if they only made her announcements in these colors at Shutterfly prices, oh well.

Which reminded me I'd made up, but never ordered up their Nantucket calling cards and note cards for myself.  Well, since I'm sitting on lots of Shutterfly credits (and haven't been without business cards in a dozen years), it was time to pull the trigger.

Love them! :)

31 weeks and counting!

We have almost eight pounds of babies!  Baby girl is est. to be 4 lbs. with baby boy a few ounces behind his sister (for the first time) and all is still looking great.  Baby boy (A) is still frank breech and unlikely to move given he's practically folded in half and his sister is sprawled out on top of him (though anything is possible), setting us up for a C-section when I go into labor. 

My OB stopped my 17P shots due to the allergic reaction (severe swelling and itching) I've been having for several weeks.  She didn't really hesitate since she reiterated that they are not indicated for twins, but we were doing them anyway in the off chance that they could help keep things stable.  I'm not sure why the other OBs I've been seeing weekly were so hesitant to make the decision to take me off of them when I told them what was happening, but I'll be seeing Levin almost exclusively from here on out.

She recommended trying Pepsid for my reflux, so we're giving that a try and it's helping so far.

My cervix is thin, but holding.  I have about a cm below and about a half cm above the stitch.  She recommended if I start having light contractions, to have some wine.  What, me? ;)  Love that woman. :)

I'll be going to Prentice starting next week for my weekly NSTs and she's going to have them give me steroids @ 33 wks. to help the babies lungs develop faster, as they will likely be coming before term.

We had our car seat installation inspected last night at the police department, so we'll be ready, even though we have several more weeks to go.  We happily managed to fit them in the side and middle, so that I'll be able to fit in the back with them.

I think I finally found the birth announcements I want to send out!  I feel like I've been looking forever and was not finding what I was looking for given the limited options for twins and something that could double as a holiday card.  I was recently directed to Erin Condren by a fellow IFer.  Ironically, I ordered a planner from there last summer (which is lovely, but enormous).  Aren't they adorably perfect?!  They, of course, aren't cheap, but I figure we're only doing this once...

I've been trying really hard not to go overboard on the shopping, which is a challenge given I'm on bed rest.  I'm not yet in the market for baby shoes, but these have got to be the cutest things ever.  Cole Haan baby "driving" loafers, sale ends today on Zulily...