Twin blinkie
When we first found out the sex of the babies, I wanted to announce it in a unique way and had seen these "banners" on the web. After a full day (OK, maybe a few hours) frantic search online by myself and Hubby, we didn't even run across these "banners" and gave up and posted another banner earlier announcing "boy and girl." Well tonight I finally found out what they were called so here they are a bit late: Ahhh ..."Blinkies"
After a bit of mishap with the camera and some lost pictures, we are posting last weeks picture.
27 weeks...Need I say more?
OK I will. I'm getting BIG...at least my belly area is. I'm definitely starting to feel the pressure of being weighted down in front with a good 25-30 pounds. I may have to start wearing a back pack with weights in back just to balance me out. Sleep is now taking place in about 2 hour increments (in preparation for the near future) either getting up to use the bathroom or to turn over and rid my hip of the pain from the extra weight, and we have a SOFT bed. The kiddies are very active especially at night but are not waking me up, for now at least. They conspired to punch me in the lower abdomen at the same time, tonight. Baby boy seems to be attempting to kick a hole in my upper belly to escape the crowding. I guess our choice of the border in the baby room is a very appropriate choice: baby hands and feet. They are surprisingly strong especially curled up inside a belly and, thank goodness, VERY VERY CUTE.
I also felt my first "Braxton-Hicks" contractions last week brought on by a little dehydration. In singleton pregnancies, they are a fairly normal thing in the third trimester, but with twins and preterm labor risk, to be taken a bit more seriously. If I have 4 in one hour, I am instructed to call the DR. as it can rapidly turn into preterm labor with an extra stretched uterus. The first time, i felt it in the middle of the night and thought baby girl was attempting to turn around and was poking her head outward. Hubby didn't feel it in time as "it" had relaxed. A few days later, after a long day and too little water, I felt it again and then again 5 minutes later. We then realized it was NOT baby girl moving so I had the pleasure of downing 5 glasses of water. Water will now be my best friend with the finally arriving warm spring weather, YAY!
posted by Andrea @ 7:58 PM
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