Todays Appointment

Here is Sophie's foot on Riley's little face-In the movie she is kicking him!!!

This one is of Sophie's little foot kicking Riley's mouth! She was an active little bugger today.

Sophie with her hair showing! The tech said that they have a little bit of hair now.

Sophie scrunched up!!! Look at those chub cheeks will ya???

Sophie with her umbilical cord just under her chin.

Sophie telling us no more photos with her hands over her little face.

This photo was taken when she was opening and closing her little hand and making a fist and then waving "hi". It was so amazing to watch her moving around like this. I could see all of her little fingers! It was so awesome!

This is the best she could get of Riley and it is not because she didn't try!!! Poor baby was being beat up by his sister!!

Both of these photos are of the babies heads together. Sophie's head is right next to Riley's. His is behind her hand.

Well today's visit was a good one for the most part. I always make my ultrasound appointments for Mondays now if at all possible because the good lady is there. She was today and she worked her hardest to get good photos of Riley because he decided (from Sophie's constant kicking his face) that he was going to curl up in a big ball and not show himself very well. I rolled all over the table like some kind of beached whale!!! He still wouldn't do it. Sophie was very adamant that she was going to keep kicking his face and his chest so I can see why he was trying to hide. There is not much room in there now! I am measuring 45 weeks!!! Both babies are still breech and my cervix is measuring 5.45 cm!!! I was hoping for some thinning, some dilating?!?!? no such luck. It is measuring longer now because it doesn't have Riley's head putting pressure on it like it did before. Just an occasional kick here and there. Riley weighs in at 3 lbs 14 oz and Sophie is weighing in at about 4 lbs even. They are a still measuring ahead at 33 weeks (I am currently 29W2D) so the main thing is that they are measuring ahead together. That is what they look for at the growth scan appointments. I have to start to see the doctor every week-joy joy! I am also starting to go in for NST's (non-stress tests) every week. More freaking appointments to add to my schedule!!! Plus I go for the BPP scans every week. I kind of think it is out of control with that but who am I? Just a measly patient!!!!

I am still not sleeping well. I am up a good portion of the night just moving around trying to get comfy...I rock and cry half the time because the back pain is so tremendous. It stinks. Tom is a good help, he rubs my back for me and helps out around the house. It is a great help.

I am trying to get all of my Christmas presents wrapped! I want to do this before it literally is impossible. I can't imagine the fact that I still have about 6 weeks to go! Holy cow!!! Will I be able to move? LOL

The Shower

This is a photo of me and my sis. Glad that she was able to make it....She got the babies each a booster seat for feeding time! They are handy little chairs that you can use before you have to pull out the big guns-high chairs. Thanks Jame!!!

This is a few of my friends diving in!!! Time to chow-I am always ready for that action...

My friend Fay got me the Michigan cheerleader outfit for Sophie and got both babies matching Michigan blankets! They are so cute and I have wanted one of these little outfits for a long time!! It is so darn adorable-Riley will be sporting a Michigan jersey.

Belly photo at 29 weeks and counting. I can't believe it has been 29 weeks already. It has really went by fast.

This cake was so cute! And it tasted really good as well. It isnt that really sweet frosting. Like whipped cream! Yummy!!!

This is a photo of the two bouncy seats that I got from my co-workers. They are really cute! I can't wait to put the babies in them and let them check out the lights and sounds.

Well I had my baby shower with just a few close friends. It was so wonderful! I loved being in the presence of all of the women that attended. It was a great time and we were all able to chat and eat! What could be better? Food and good friends. Some of them I have not seen in a while! All in all I had about 15 people there and it was so neat. I love getting together with friends and it seems that for some I dont see unless it is a baby shower, wedding shower or wedding. Why is that? Why does life have to be so busy these days? We do what we dont want to do and we dont get to do what we want to do! It is really nutty....Anyways....I got so many nice things-I think that the babies are just about set now! Tom was like do we really need anything else? What could we possibly need? Men! I am "nesting"-trying to prepare for every possible problem I could encounter when they are born and who wants to take out two new babies in the dead of winter for some little item that you need but dont have? Not me I assure you! Thank you everyone! Loved having you over!!!

Todays Appointment

Well I went for my BPP today at the clinic and it was the good ultrasound tech however the babies are just to big to get photos right now. I was having contractions while I was there so they sent me to labor and delivery to get checked out and I was having small contractions...I could have told them that-no wait I did!!! LOL Anyways, both babies are head up and feet down. I knew something had changed when it was so tight just under my ribs!!! They are both moving about and doing what they are supposed to be doing. I am miserable because of their position but hey! They are looking good. That is all that matters right now. Still having contractions...I also had a positive UTI so I am on antibiotics for a week to see if that helps with the contractions. Hopefully it will because they are annoying as all get out. I go back on Monday the 12th to see how things are. The doctor was like you have to stay pregnant until then~! I had the fetal fibronectin test done and it came back negative-meaning not likely to have the babies in the next two weeks so that is good. They will start running that test every two weeks just to make sure. I was at the hospital for the better part of the day and let me tell you that those beds are about ridiculous. My back is really sore now. I am just glad that they are doing well. I am looking forward to seeing them next week!!!! I will get a growth report at that visit.

Upcoming appointments

Well I went to the doctors office today and I talked to them about my appointments. I think that we have it all figured out at this point. I go back this coming Monday for another BPP of the babies-that should be interesting because both of them have turned and have their lovely backs facing my front and it is sooooo tight that I feel like the Goodyear blimp!!! Ready to burst. I have been having a lot of the braxton hicks contractions. They do not feel very good at all-very annoying. Alas....the back pain. Ok I wont go into details about that because you all already know how I feel about it and there is no use beating a dead horse. Is it a horse or a cow? Oh I can't remember right now but you get the idea-beating a freakin' dead thing!!! :) Anyhow I also have an appointment to get my 3D ultrasound done again on Nov. 12th. That should be interesting to see what they look like just a few weeks later with a little more fat under their skin! I am so excited to see them again!!!! This time they had their repair man put in a DVD burner. That is what they should have had in the first place-tapes are so obsolete!!!

Babies on Cake

This is a photo of the babies that were on the shower cake. They were just too cute! The boys like hanging on to them and saying that they are going to give the babies to the babies!!!

Biophysical Profile Day (BPP)

The babies are starting to get too big to fit on the one screen so she was trying to be creative to fit on their heads on one side and their bodies on the other side to look like one picture...not bad if I do say so myself. I can't imagine that would be too easy. Sophie was moving so much she really had a hard time getting a heartrate and cord pulse rate. I thought it was funny but I could clearly see that it was kind of annoying to her! She finaly stopped moving for like 20 seconds and that is when the tech was able to get a reading.

First of all-We had the "good" ultrasound tech today. The one who takes her time and really explores the babies rather than slap the KY jelly on and say "oh yeah everything looks fine". Onward and upward......the babies look good again today and my cervix is still measuring over 4 cm. That is a good sign for now. Riley weighs in at 3lbs even and Sophie is weighing in at 3lbs 1oz. Both babies are "breathing" like they should and moving around in there like crazy. I will go back on November 12th for the full appointment deal. Today was just a growth scan and BPP.

On a sidenote-when I got home from the 3D scan we were trying to get the video to work and it was messed up. Like the tracking was off or something, however all other tapes played fine and I tried 2 VCR's and those are hard to come by these days!!! LOL Anyhow it still wasnt playing well so I talked to the office manager and she said that they have been having problems with the recorder so the guy is supposed to fix it this week and she will call me to come in for another 3D scan at no charge-I would hope not!!!! I am excited to get another glimpse of the babies in 3D!!! They will be "fuller" as they are putting on weight every day. Looking forward to that. I am so excited to see that one again!

1 AM Baby Shower

These outfits are sooo darn cute! I am looking forward to putting the kids in them~ How wonderful. I got a lot of really nice things. Baby wipes....soap....rattles....booties....etc.

This is a photo of me and some of my work mates....Dana, Amy, Cori, and Tina.

One of the secretaries at work made me blankets for the babies-very nice and super soft. Thank you Nancy I love them and I know the babies will as well.

Some of the girls from my work went in together and got me bouncy seats for the babies. They are so cute. Sophies is a little flower seat and Rileys is the rainforest design-super cute. We had a good time. My friends from work are wonderful people. I do miss working with them. My night chums!!!

The cake was so cute!~ It had twins under a blanket of frosting. It was so adorable. And Yummy!

Things are going pretty well except for now I have more uncomfortable days rather than comfy ones. My back for one is killing me in any position and there is nothing I can do about it or take for it. Ugghh! My feet are swollen and my fingers are puffed up pretty good. I just haven't been feeling well lately. Less than two months now. I am so happy in more ways than one! I can't sleep worth a hoot. At least when they arrive I will have something to do at night because now I just sit and stare at the ceiling! I am getting more and more excited by the day! Tomorrow I have another OB appt. I will be getting the biophysical profile done again just to make sure that things are going well for both of them.