Third Trimester Woes and Wows

Well, now that I've nestled in to my third trimester, we have hunkered down and got serious about our babies coming. :) Not that we haven't been this whole pregnancy!

We started our third trimester almost 2 weeks now, I'll be 30 weeks on Sunday! It's crazy how in about 10 weeks I will hold these two bundle of joys that have changed our lives so much already!

Since we've been in the third trimester we've had to get my glucose test taken care of, gone to a breast-feeding class, and of course, I've worked. :)

I had my glucose test on Friday. I had to drink my substance, which wasn't bad at all, it was fruit punch. Wait an hour, then get my blood taken. I got my results on Tuesday. Well, they weren't great. :( I mean, the good thing is didn't fail my STD, HIV, or any of those test (lol, really, was there a worry?)...but my iron test, failed, glucose test, failed. :( Epic fail for me and the girls. :( Now, I have to take ANOTHER pill (iron pill) daily and go for my 3-hour glucose tolerance test.

I have a bad feeling about my 3-hour glucose tolerance test, :(. I mean, prior to getting pregnant I took a glucose test with my fertility doctor. Although not terrible, my results came back "pre-diabetic" and I had to take metformin. So, I have a feeling my results may come back the same and it'll be frustrating. But, hopefully things are fine and everything comes back normal and I'll have a regular and normal pregnancy for the next 10 weeks.

It's crazy how I can feel so awesome on a day to day basis but have issues with my iron and glucose levels. Everyone who sees me tells me that I don't look pregnant from any angle but side/front. I have not gained weight really anywhere but my stomach, I'm not overly exhausted. This pregnancy has been wonderful and truly the only difference I feel is having an ever growing stomach.

Last night, we had our breast feeding class. That was fun. We learned some good tips and have a lot of notes to take in. We also got some breastfeeding tips for twins (positions, etc). Besides tips, I just really have to buckle down and read my Twin Breastfeeding book.

Next week (30 weeks) is a busy week for me. I'm working Monday and possibly Tuesday, Wednesday, I get to see my babies again with an ultrasound. Thursday - my 3-hour glucose test, Friday - meet with my OB and then I have an eye doctor appointment. Whew. What a busy crazy week.

The next week after that (31 weeks) I'm going to veg on the couch prior to pre-planning and going back into work.

Once school starts again I just KNOW my weeks are going to fly by!

One issue we are contemplating is day care. We started looking around a few months ago at day cares. After talking with Brian, we decided we wanted to do a nanny, someone we knew and could trust. We started going through some of our friends and family. We have asked a few people, haven't gotten an official answer really. A lot of "we'll see" or "if it works with my schedule." responses. We have a few other people on our list to ask. We'd prefer someone to be at home that we both know and are comfortable with. Last option is day care...we are thinking Kids R Kids in Waterford, possibly Tot Spot by my work. The best thing to know is that God is on our side and He has the plan and they are perfect for our family. He knows our finances, our situation, our babies.

We have a great journey ahead of us, through the woes of glucose, iron, and day cares, through the wows of ultrasound images and blessings of our babies.

We aren't promised an easy life, but we are promised that God will walk with us through it all!

First, Second, Third Trimesters!!

I am about to round out the second trimester and soar into the third trimester! Wooo hooo. I feel as though my stomach has expanded to its maximum and cannot foresee the next 13 potential weeks. AH! 

So, let's do a walk down memory lane....

First trimester:

Ahh, January, it all started with Dr. Trolice at Fertility Care. We stepped onto a course of clomid and natural (yes natural :)) conception. January confirmed the pregnancy...

February, Dr. Trolice announced there are 2 little peanuts inside of my belly. 

After that night, we announced it to our friends, family, etc....I talked with Stacey (a coworker with twins) and that started my morning sickness journey. I still think she sent it to me over the phone some how...because prior to that evening, my only symptom was tiredness.

-Morning sickness - plastic bags became my best friend while walking around school/work, traveling out in public places. I couldn't wake up or go to sleep without a run to the bathroom at home. Boy, that memory. LOL

-Extreme tiredness - taking naps whenever I could. I'd literally wake up at 7 am, come home from work at 4, nap from 4-6:30. Eat quickly, nap from 7-10. Wake up to say goodnight to Brian, and go back to sleep. LOL. 

Morning sickness went away around 15 weeks. Tiredness was intermittent from then on.

Second trimester:

Started out great without any morning sickness...but then got very very emotional. Like every day. I would have something to be sad about or cry about. Rather, I'd just cry for no apparent reason and would just need Brian right next to me. 

My emotional crazy days are pretty much done; it only lasted a few weeks. I have a random night here or there, but not much. 

 The second trimester (after the emotional period was through) has been full of greatness. I've felt back to normal, I can conquer the world attitude. Just had a growing stomach during this trimester. :)

Third trimester:

We shall see what happens. :)

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So what else have I been up to? Well, Brian and I took a little babymoon last week. It was nice to relax and refresh our marriage. 

Brian took 4 days off from work and we went down to Melbourne Beach. 

We arrived Tuesday afternoon (around 1), but couldn't check in until 4. Melbourne has a really nice historic downtown area (reminded me of Park Ave), so we headed over there for shopping and lunch. We got to go into the little shops that were entertaining and fun. We went into a sports shop and, of course, bought some Eagle items. :) We had lunch and headed to check in.

We had a room at the top floor of the hotel....floor 16!! All of the rooms overlooked the ocean, which was perfect for testing out Brian's next telescope! 

We stayed up until 12 watching the stars, looking at different planets, etc....Then we set an alarm and woke up at 5:30. We were able to see clearly - right in front of our room (God set it up perfectly, eh), Venus and Jupiter. It was pretty cool. Venus was only a half planet because it was being blocked...I forget by what, but Brian explained it to me. :) And Jupiter we were able to see 4 of its moons, the red lines that make up its appearance! An awesome little experience. Then we stayed awake until 6:30 am so that we could get our Breakfast in Bed coupon (it was valid from 6:30-10, and since it was already 6:15 when we were finished we decided to head down for breakfast). We went back to sleep after breakfast, lol...and didn't wake up until early afternoon. :)

Our second day at the beach was cloudy and rainy. We had planned to spend the whole day on the beach but since it was on and off rain we decided against it. We drove to a surf shop to get some souvenirs, salt water taffy (not as good at the Jersey shore kind) and got lost looking for an arcade that apparently closed down. Oops! :) We hung around our hotel that afternoon and got ready for a fancy dinner out. The rain cleared away and after dinner had a nice walk on the beach. We also got our bathing suits on and did a little swimming in the ocean. At the end of the night we went into the pool and hot tub (that wasn't really hot, it was bath water temp - I was fine :)). It was a wonderful evening together!

Then the final day, we woke up, had breakfast and packed. Check out was at 12 but we received some calls/texts from work and from our refinancing/lending company about our closing so we decided to come home a little early. The original plan was to stay in Melbourne until dinner, but the lending company needed some more documents that were at home. We packed up and checked out and arrived home around 1. It was good to be home again though!

Brian had Friday off to recoup from the trip. Good thing because we needed more paperwork sent over again for our refinance. We enjoyed the day together and then finished our "vacation" officially at Downtown disney with our friends. :) 

We've had a great week "off" from life and ready for our munchkins to get here! We just want to hold them and love them! We both agree that our lives will not be the same, at all, not even in the least bit! We're ready for the journey for what we "think" will hold for us, but know that God will guide our steps throughout!

We have our maternity photos done on August 4th...I have 1 picture that I'm SOO excited to get done, but you'll just have to wait and see what it is when we get the pictures! :)

I'll write again soon, I promise!