My due date

I've been dreading this day all year long.  How is one supposed to feel when you are both missing someone you never really knew and so excited about what is to come?  I feel so sad and thankful at the same time.

A friend (and co-owner of PDtM) who lost her stillborn daughter on this day after years of struggling with infertility (and now has two young sons) put it very eloquently in her FB post today.

"Georgia would have been nine today. Time heals many things, her loss included, but just for today I will wonder what it would be like to have a little girl. My heart goes out to all who are still in the process of trying, or still healing from loss. Keep the faith, breathe deep and believe in yourself. You are not "less than" because you are struggling. You are more- courageous, compassionate and strong - and you will shine the light forward for others. Peace, Beth"

"And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart, so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of vast eternity can fill it up." - Charles Dickens

Decor fabric sale @ Joann's!

60% off through today, and another 15% off with the promo code "teacher2011"

My first love: Alsbrook Spa

(which turned out to be too thin and silky for the nursery project):

My Uzbek Jewel

The coordinating Suzanni Jewel, often seen here

Other favorites:

Cross section Charcoal

Khandar Indigo

Happy go Lucky Mint Julep

Maharani Sand

Khanjali Glacier



17 weeks!

I decided it was time for a belly pic, so this is me today @ 17 weeks.  :)  I'm finally starting to look pregnant, even though whenever I tell anyone how far along I am w/twins, they don't believe me.  I guess people don't think you look pregnant unless you have a beach ball stomach.  Oh well, I'm sure I'll show them.

We finally have both hot water and air conditioning at home as of today. YIPPEE!  I feel like I'm living in the lap of luxury.  It's amazing how not having basic things like this for a couple of the hottest weeks of the year will alter your perspective.

Knock on wood, I'm still feeling really good.  I'm just uncomfortable when I go through the inevitable growth spurts.  I'm not sleeping through the night consistently, but I'm looking forward to hopefully/maybe doing that sometime soon, as obviously before long, I won't be sleeping much at all.

I finally signed us up for our Great Expectations for Multiples class at the hospital for September.  We'll also be taking breastfeeding multiples and CPR.  My OB wants us to make sure we have all of these done before 24 weeks, in case I end up on bedrest.

On tap tomorrow (finally!) is prenatal yoga.  Can't wait!

Happy weekend! :)

Halfway there

We have hot water!  This is a major accomplishment after 12 days without any.  They are coming back tomorrow to finish and install the new furnace and then we'll have air conditioning.  We are moving up in the world, huh?  Even though the heat has finally broken, for now anyway, I am so excited!  It's been a crazy two weeks.  We moved back home today after two days at the hotel.

In lieu of doing school work, I assembled one of our cribs today.  This was just an exercise to make sure the mattress I got fits properly (it fits like a dream BTW).  So I ordered the second mattress while it's on sale, but will wait on ordering the other crib until we have the nursery wall up and walls painted and we can start putting things together, later in September.  I also needed to see how far the drop is from the bottom of the mattress (from the highest setting) to the floor (15"), so I can order the correct amount of crib skirt fabric and get started on those at some point in the near future.

I also just bought our tickets to NYC for later in August.  I can't wait!  We still have to decide where we are staying while we are in the Hamptons, though we are staying with my sister and her boyfriend at their new place while we are in Brooklyn.  It will be so nice to see them and to get away.  It's always nice to have something to look forward to. :)

Day 10

Well, the good news is that we've finally decided on the new systems and hope to have them installed this week (and on stilts!).  The bad news is it's the hottest week of the year, again, and after a terrible night last night, we are now staying at a hotel until the heat breaks on Wed.  You don't really realize how much you rely on something like A/C until you don't have it.  This pregnant lady is much happier now.  It just got to be too much, the house is absolutely sweltering and the humidity is downright tropical, with the heat indices over 100.

16 weeks!

We have babies the size of avocados!  I love avocados! :)  It's crazy how much I'm feeling them.  I can only imagine what it will be like when they get bigger.  Hang onto your hats!

Not much new to report on the baby front and I guess I should be happy my biggest complaint is that we are in day 7 of no hot water and no A/C.  Not fun when you are pregnant and hot.  We finally got the basement cleaned up, which DH did almost entirely by himself, and my contribution was washing all of our Christmas ornaments (since stupid, i.e. me, didn't put the tote back where it belonged in January).  The crazy thing about those Rubbermaid storage totes is that it doesn't take much water to make them float and then they tip over and then goodbye goes the waterproof container (since the lid is not water tight).  Oh well, I managed to salvage all but a couple.  Thank goodness DH was home all week from work, I'm not sure how we'd have managed otherwise.  It looks like his office will be closed next week too, as they got flooded again from last night's storm (though we were dry).  I'm ready for it to stop raining any time now.

We are hoping to make a decision tonight on all the quotes we've gotten this week on a whole new furnace and water heating system since both were completely killed by the flood.  Goodbye $5K. :'(  Hopefully we can get the install scheduled soon and I can stop showering at the clubhouse pool locker room (though I'm awfully glad we have that).  I spent this afternoon at the mall, which was a wonderful break from the house.  I have realized that as long as you have power, life goes on.  I can still do laundry, dishes, work, and thank goodness we have a refrigerator that works. 

Happy Weekend!

16 week u/s and OB visit

We are still "camping" over here...  Did I mention I abhor camping?  Still no a/c or hot water, boo!  The a/c guy is coming tomorrow and hopefully will be able to get things going again, though I think we had to wait for parts the last time this happened.  Really wishing we had non-giant, non-slider windows, so at least we could get a window unit.  The water heater guy came today, since we couldn't get the pilot light lit again ourselves this time, and he suggested just getting a new system.  Big boo!  DH is determined to see if once it dries out a bit more we can get it lit, but I'm not overly optimistic.  DH's office is closed from the storm flooding their electrical system, so he's working from home for the foreseeable future.  Oh well, on to much more exciting news...

We had our ~16 week u/s today and the babies look great!  We got some really good views, it was a nice long u/s, and got some ok pics.  Both of them are measuring perfectly! 

Baby A, who is clearly a boy, is measuring 16w1d by composite, as now that we are in the 2nd tri they don't measure the length, they do measurements of the head, abdomen, and femur bone.  His HB is 150 BPM and he weighs ~ 5oz.  Baby A, who looks to be a girl (she was >90% sure), is measuring right on track at 15w4d.  Her HB is 158 BPM and she weighs ~ 4oz.  It's still early, but both babies are breech right now.  She also did a color mapping of the cords and they looked good too.  We think it's possible that they are calling what has been baby A baby B and vice versa, not that it really matters.  I thought Baby A (now B) had been on my right and is now up under my belly button and baby B (now A) is still down on my left.

Both babies are very active, I've been feeling them for weeks.  I call them my wiggleworms because they are always moving.

At the big weigh in, I was disappointed that the pounds I thought I had gained, were apparently transient weight. :(  The OB I saw, I'm rotating as recommended with my check-ups, was not concerned since the babies are looking good.  She said the weight will come.  DH is still threatening pound cake therapy and I'm actually looking forward to putting on few, though I really feel like I already have.  Oh well, I'll just keep focus on eating healthily and hope to up in a few more weeks.

Sorry the pics aren't great...

Baby A = BOY!

Baby boy's face

Baby B = Girl!

She waves hello (and goodbye!)