Did you see it? Month 6 of
this pregnancy just flew by! As of today I am 25 weeks pregnant; some would say
I am entering the 7th month of pregnancy, others would say I am
still in the end stages of the 6th month. I choose to believe that I
am entering my 7th month, 1) because I want these babies here! And 2)
I am having twins and measuring 7 weeks ahead of my actual time (based on a
singleton pregnancy).
These past few weeks have
boasted mostly the same symptoms as my last post stated, however the acid
reflux seems to have kicked it up in gear, followed by shin splints and leg
cramps, as well as an achy back. But all in all, I am feeling pretty great! During
week 23 I travelled alone to be a team member with an amazing ministry that I work
with. It was a long weekend in a camp/retreat setting that can be physically,
emotionally and spiritually draining. However, God is so good to me, and although
I didn’t get much sleep I left that retreat refreshed and filled up!
I drove back home on Sunday,
and on Monday I went to my specialist to have an echocardiogram on the twins. The
fetal cardiologist said that as of right now, everything looks normal and perfect!
Great news! We also managed to get a great 3D picture of each baby.
The next weekend my husband,
mother, and I drove to my husband’s hometown where my mother-in-law was
throwing us a baby shower! We stayed with my MIL for this trip and it was so
nice to spend time with her and my husband’s grandmother, who also lives with
her. The baby shower was beyond amazing! I have only been to one baby shower in
my life so I did not have any expectations really; but we were both just blown
away! My MIL really went all out for us; she booked us a beautiful room at a
banquet hall, provided dinner and dessert for 40 people, decorated beautifully,
baked cookies, and even bought us gifts on top of that. She really poured out
her love upon us.
My MIL also invited people
that we had never even met, and even those people showered us with extravagant gifts!
Everyone at the shower went above and beyond to show us that we, and the twins,
are loved. We are still flabbergasted by the generosity of people…God is good. One
baby is expensive; two babies are scarily expensive. God definitely has been
using people to bless us! Another thing that was so great about this weekend
was that my Aunt, whom I have seen once in the past 10 years, drove 6 hours the
day of the shower to see us, stayed for the shower, and then drove back home
another 6 hours! I would never have expected anyone to do that for me. I am so
thankful that I got to see her!
So we packed up what we could
fit in the SUV and drove back home right after the baby shower. I was
completely exhausted. No nap plus “being on” for 4 hours was a sleepy
combination. However, I cannot sleep in a car, so alas, I did not sleep until
much later that night. But it was all well worth it! The rest of the week was
spent putting together 2 cribs and a changing table. The nursery is finally
beginning to look like a nursery instead of a yellow room with stuff on the
floor.
We have been pretty excited here lately. All of
this baby stuff makes the impending birth of our first children all so real! I spent
the last few days washing baby clothes and trying to put away some of the
gifts. My husband got so excited he decided to put together a pack-n-play! It has
been soooo fun to watch this man put together baby furniture and gear. To think
that earlier this year we were staring at a zero % chance of having a pregnancy….and
now I am watching him venture into fatherhood….GOD IS SO GOOD! My husband has
even started going around the house and planning for the twin’s future play
areas! I told him it was cute, his response to me was, “I’m nesting!” How
classic is that??!! I love him so much!
Yesterday I “turned” 25 weeks
pregnant and attended a baby shower for a friend who is 10 weeks ahead of me. It
was a lot of fun and I won 2 prizes (this is a big deal because I never win)
and ate a lot of food! I realized last week that I know over 17 women who are
pregnant! So much for being the only one…I do think that it will be fun to have
so many moms with kids the same age as ours. Maybe arranged marriages are in
the future? Haha, I am only joking!
Tomorrow I go to the
specialist for them to do an ultrasound and check the twin’s growth! I am so
darn excited to see how big they are!!! I just know they are 5 pounds each
already (or so it feels). I love these ultrasounds. Sometimes it is hard to
tell exactly where each baby is in my womb, so the ultrasounds help me to
pinpoint their location; which is nice so I know what exactly is poking my
bladder.
On Halloween I go in to see my
regular OB and they will be giving me the glucose tolerance test. I am sure
that will be loads of fun. Oh, and the day before Halloween we have our first
birthing class! Things are just rolling right along around here! Oh and did I mention
that a friend here at home is also throwing us a baby shower this weekend? God
is a God of abundance….and He lets it flow freely upon us!
