8 months

D left; J right

(6/5) J was up and at 'em really early today (6a), and Kathy said the little guys alternated with their nap/awake times all day.  It was a real struggle to keep J up til bedtime (I'm *hoping* this will encourage him to sleep in). 

I've noticed J is working real hard to get his knees underneath him.  He leans over, grabs his pant leg and pulls it.  Like he just can't quite get that leg to do what it's supposed to!  D has been busy doing baby yoga.  When I put him down, he goes into a plank on his toes.  He gets really excited about crawling, but doesn't make much forward progress.  He usually ends up going backward instead. 

(6/6) Finally caught up on some sleep!  It was at the expense of my morning run, but whatever. Never mind that it's National Running Day.  I'll catch up on some miles later.

Once we all got up, we breakfasted quickly, then headed out for soccer. After soccer, we came home to play until nap time.  Bridger came over this afternoon, and we watched Star Wars.  D yelled through most of the movie (not crying, but yelling/squealing and grinning like a fool).  He eventually got tired, and I put him down. He had taken a morning nap after soccer, so he wasn't ready right after lunch like J.  Both boys took nice, long naps today. 

After dinner, we took a family field trip to the park.  C rode his bike and I pushed the boys in the double stroller. 

(6/7) Oy, another brutal night of sleep.  J didn't want to go back down, then D didn't, and then repeat.  I finally ended up leaving the room for a few hours of sleep.  

D's top teeth look like they're about ready to come through and that 5th tooth of J's is making another attempt.  Poor boys.  That must hurt.


(6/8) Twins had a good day today.  Kathy said they slept a lot.  She said D was pretty upset earlier, and I think it's those teeth. I saw the points one day and now they've gone back up.  Ugh! 

J tried broccoli trees tonight and did really well with it! D predictably gagged.  It's green, after all.


(6/9) Nanan came today while I was off at a running event.  Came home to two happy boys! We had lunch together and then I put them down and headed out to do yard work: my favorite.  Got the lawn mowed and the garden weeded before J woke up.  It's a start!

We had a nice evening together.  J is really getting good at his army crawl.  I'm thinking we'll be pulling out the gate here soon.


(6/10) Dad took an extra shift today and had to go in, so we didn't get to see much of him today, but he watched the boys while I had a running date followed by a coffee date. Then I came home and Dad went and bought out the grocery store shopping this morning. Yay, food! The boys lasted until lunchtime and then crashed hard. Gotta love epic naps!

The twins tried asparagus tonight.  I threw a few Cheerios down too, and D mainly ate those, but I did see a bit of green go in.  One day the fruit bat will eat veggies, one day!


(6/11) Eight months!  I know I say this every month, but time can slow down already!

Today is the twins' day with their dad.  Hope they have a fun one!

They look guilty of something here.  LOL

Crenshaw Melons!

(9/25) Dad got the carseats installed today and I put up the pack-n-play/changing table.  Even after installing the seats, Dad says it hasn't hit him that two are coming home.  Maybe I'll put the co-sleeper on his side of the bed to trip over for a while and see if that helps. Which reminds me... I should probably assemble that soon too. 

(9/27) Prenatal Visit:  Different Dr today since mine is on vacation.  She has a 4 year old daughter that wants to play hockey, so we had a fun time talking about that. Saw the boys briefly on u/s and A is still transverse/breechy and B is still breech.  She commented that I don't look 36 wks pregnant with twins (though I'm still measuring normally). It'll be interesting to see just how big the melons are next week!

(9/28) NST:  Yay!  Another fast NST!  The nurse put the monitors on, the babies stayed on and active and we were done in no time.  I had a little (decaf) coffee on the way in.  Baby A must just need his coffee in the morning like his mama. 

(9/29)

9/29 ~ close enough to 36 wks

(9/30) 36 weeks!  BabyCenter has this to say about this week:

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly. See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)

Honey Dews!

(9/21) Prenatal visit & NST: the tech that checked me in commented that this has been one of the most uneventful pregnancies.  I told her that I'd take boring any day, considering the alternatives!   And my Dr. said I'm one of the few twin moms that is still smiling at this late in the game.  I really do still feel pretty good. I'm missing hitting the pavement and wearing real pants something fierce, but if that & heartburn are my biggest complaints, I think we're doing a-okay. 

Visit & NST were both good.  My platelets are a little low, so they'll be monitoring that (pregnancy thing).  I had some orange juice before my NST and riled up the boys.  We were in & out in about 30 minutes again.  Woot! 

I found out my Dr. is now on vacation til the day before my c-section.  So boys, stay put, eh?  Your brother pulled the ol' switcheroo with providers at the end too, so I suppose I should expect nothing else.  But still...

Random:
Days til I meet the boys: 23 (10/14)
Days til my next appt: 6 (9/27)
Days til next u/s: 14 (10/5)
Days til next full moon (cuz who knows!): 20 (10/11)
Crazy dreams: countless. 
Craving: Not really anything at the moment.. I made some chocolate chip zucchini bread the other night and that really hit the spot. 

(9/22)

Close enough to 35 wks!

(9/23) 35 weeks!  BabyCenter has this to say about this week:

Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.  See what your baby looks like this week.

Side note: if baby (as in singular!) doesn't have much room to maneuver, explain to me how it is that the boys are still in different positions every time I visit the Dr?  A was transverse at my last appt and B was breech.