"Quack Quack"

I didn't forget about the blog....Just got busy. So, I'm back!

I am a good mother. I am a good wife. But, I am a horrible organizer. I clean and clean and clean, but can't find a darn thing when I go looking for it. Now, I could be naive and blame it on pregnancy, but unfortunately this same scenario has played out for months and months. My poor husband. We've decided that we're going to have a garage sale soon. This, I'm sure, will help alleviate the "I can't find it anywhere" that we all say constantly. I hate to admit this, but much of this disorganization in our home is because I have become a "pack-rat". It's embarrassing! There are boxes of stuff that I really don't need, but look through and say "Awwww! I remember this!!" Lots of stuff that's unnecessary to keep, but somehow I've managed to carry with me from place to place. Silly me. This habit must be smooshed immediately. We must make room for the glorious addition to our family due to arrive this spring. A lot of preparation is ahead of us, and this great "clean out" that we're doing is just the beginning of lots of organization that lies ahead of us. This is a great thing.

My 15 week OB appointment was on Friday. I finally gained 2 pounds. Still not a great number to look at, but, I'm happy to have gained even that little bit for the babies. BP is still doing great and everything else looks fine and dandy. The doc scanned her doppler wand over the left part of my belly and got a really strong heartbeat from baby B. She then scanned my right side and couldn't get a heartbeat from baby A at all. I had actually pointed out to Corey over the past week that I could always feel baby B kicking on the left, but I could never feel anything on the right. I felt kicking toward the top of the left side and sometimes toward the bottom. The lack of heartbeat detection with the doppler scared us a little. So, the doc pulled out the ultrasound machine. What she found was funny. The babies had both migrated toward the left side, with the placenta taking up the right. Baby B (toward the top of the belly)was upright, with his butt pointing down. Baby A (bottom) was upside down with her butt pointing up. The doc laughed and says "They're bumping butts!" This would be why I feel kicking up and down on the left side. They are both happy and growing perfectly. A beautiful sight.

I look and feel more like I'm 6 or 7 months pregnant instead of the nearly 4 months I am. When I asked about this I was reassured that this is very normal for multiples pregnancies; Bigger faster, especially if it's baby 2 or beyond. And, since my body has already done this twice it recognizes these changes and adapts to them. Unfortunately, I am already walking like a duck. Ha! This might work Halloween night, as Cooper is dressing up as one,and I can be a mama duck, but walking like this in my everyday activities will soon enough bring out a "quack" here and there from teasing friends and family. (you know who you are!) It's actually pretty funny.

The doc says from here on out I should rest more. Lie down in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening while watching TV. I'm a busy body so it's hard. But, I'll do it happily if it ensures a safe and healthy pregnancy. I still have those sweet little boys coming to the house for care 2 days per week in the afternoon. I'll be able to do it for another 3 weeks, but then my appointments start taking up more time and I won't be as able to do nearly as much as I can now. I fear bedrest, but know that it's possible and plan to do all I can to prevent it now.

Corey and I will be finding out the sexes of our babies the first week in November. We found a great ultrasound center near Portland called Ultrasona. They will put together a DVD of the babies in 3D and 4D and set it to music. We also get a disk with all the still pictures that they take, as well as some great printed pictures. They guarantee sex determination - We had to be at least 17 weeks along for this guarantee and we'll meet that date. We are really excited about this and can't wait to share the news with everyone.

I will do better in the future with blogging - No more 3 week gaps!
Until next time.......