23 +6!

I am almost 24 weeks! It's amazing to think that those two little aliens in my belly are actually little human beings, and they're more than halfway done their cooking process! Can't wait to meet the little guys!

Diabetes has been okay actually! There are still some insulin resistance issues, but overall it's been relatively manageable! I miss taking between 35-45 units per day, not the 70+ units I'm currently on. And I know it's only going to continue to get worse. I'm having to refill my pump in between site changes, because it is not lasting the 3 days it used to. Numberwise, things have been decent! I'm still testing between 12-14 times a day, and I am trying to wake up at least once in the middle of the night to make sure my numbers aren't creeping up higher than I'd like them to be at. Infusion set wise - that's starting to get difficult!! I can't use the front of my stomach anymore - it's too hard, so I actually am just too scared to try using it. I've been using mostly my 'love handle' area, which seems to work out okay, but I don't want to wear out the area. I tried a thigh site, but ripped it out going pee about 3 hours after putting it in! I'm thinking the thigh sites will be more doable in a month or so when I'm wearing mostly loose dresses, and not tight jeans. It's hard to remember to LIFT underwear away though when going to the bathroom - joys of the 'beets I guess.

Babies seem to be doing great! I had a growth scan on the 11th and they were 1.1 and 1.2 lbs, which works out to about a 8% difference between them, which is awesome. Baby A was over on my left side, sitting on my bladder. Baby B was spread out sideways right below my ribs, head to the right. Granted, they move all the time. I had an appt with the MFM a week ago and they had their heads together towards the upper left area of my stomach, feet towards my right hip. It seems like they really like to be head to head in there - best buddies!! I'm just so relieved that everything is going okay so far. They are sharing the fluids really well, and no one is getting over or underfed. It's amazing to think that they are pretty much at the point of viability now, and every day they are in there - they are growing stronger and stronger! They are moving a LOT, and it's pretty awesome. They can be a little shy when it comes to other people feeling, but they love to kick Jamie if he rests his leg on my belly, just not his hand. Stubborn little guys!

Okay, survey time!


How far along? 23 weeks, 6 days
Total weight gain: Up almost 10 lbs from pre-pregnant weight now! And gaining steadily... eep!
Maternity Clothes? For sure! I'm still wearing my low-cut underarmour sweatpants, but for shirts, I need to wear maternity. Although I stole a T-shirt from my Dad (one of his car-show ones) and that seems to be big enough for now. Jamie won't let me wear his tee's, he doesn't want me to stretch them out! haha.
Stretch Marks? Still none, but I feel like they'll be popping up any day now... Hoping and hoping that they stay away!! I have a little red mark by my bellybutton, but I don't know if it's scarring from my bellybutton ring - or the beginning of the end.
Sleep: Pretty good. I bought a body pillow and am finding that it is great to keep me on my left side SLEEPING until I wake up around 5AM to pee. At that point, I seem to roll over to my right side, but it's been a good stretch for a couple days!
Miss anything?  I could go for a brewskie with this gorgeous spring weather! Other than that, not having back pain, and a BURNING horrible pain in my ribs. I saw a chiro and he said that the babies are officially pushing my ribs up and out, ouch!
Movement:  Constantly. These little guys move sooo much, and I love it! Tons of movement from the outside too, it's so neat!
Food cravings: I love food! Craving this week - Pizza from Costco, which I haven't had. My neighbour came home from Costco with Hot Dogs the other day and since then I have wanted Costco pizza SO bad. I'll get it one of these days!
Anything making you queasy or sick? I felt a little pukey on Saturday night, but I think I was just a little dehydrated. I had a big glass of water and felt better afterwards.
Gender: Boys, boys, boys! And they were not shy about showing off their parts at my last ultrasound! haha.
Best moment this week: Hmmm, in the past week, probably the increased movement. They actually kicked a bottle of nail polish over while it was on my stomach, I'll post the video :)
Labour signs: Nothing major. My cervix is shortening a tad (at least it was at my last ultrasound) but the Dr doesn't seem too concerned about it quite yet. I get pretty crampy on walks though. I took a 15 minute walk to the bank today and my tummy got pretty hard afterwards.
Symptoms: I have to log-roll off of the couch now... Does that count?
Bellybutton in or out? Pretty flat... Although if the babies are underneath it, it will start to poke out a bit.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on! No swelling yet.
Happy or moody most of the time?  Happy! When I'm moody, it's usually me just acting like a dumbass cause it's entertaining. I'm in pretty high spirits though.
Looking forward to: My next Dr's appt to make sure everything is fine and dandy!

 

 

Insulin resistance is slowwwllyy starting!

My sweetie cuddling her bros!

21 weeks today! Things are going decently well, except this whole 'carrying around 2 babies' thing is hard on your body! My diabetes has been okay, but I can see that things are starting to change. I had a few days where I would be waking up several times in the middle of the night at 7.5 (135) and even with correcting those, I would still wake up in the morning around the same. I probably would have gone into the teens had I not been checking. I can't quite handle carbs like I used to, which is breaking my heart!! All I want to do is eat, but yet it's time for me to be really careful and cut down on things that don't work right now! I wish the highs could be in the first trimester - when I was not wanting to eat ANYTHING because of morning sickness. Figures that the resistance kicks in as soon as the cravings do, haha. Overall though, it's not awful. It's a constantly moving target that I'm chasing around, hoping to catch up to it! The guilt you feel when you have a high blood sugar is insane though. I just picture the poor babies all sluggish in my stomach and feel so bad. I'm sure they're just fine though. I've been waking up in the double digits if I hadn't been checking throughout the night, so I'm glad I have to get up to pee so often. I upped all of my overnight basals, and that seems to be correcting it, for now... I think I also need to bring up my basals around 9AM too. I ate breakfast around 10AM the past couple days and even though my blood was in the 4's (72) at 8AM, by the time I ate it had crept up to the 6's (108) without any food. Those numbers aren't 'bad' by any means, but it is definitely showing that there is a little bit of a climb that shouldn't be there.

I just booked a follow-up with the MFM in 2 weeks, he wants to get another look at the twins to make sure everything is okay. They were one oz apart in size last time, and I'm hoping that it doesn't spread anymore. I'm sure things are fine with them, but I am sooo paranoid. It's tough though - I originally had my bi-weekly growth scans scheduled at RCH (where I'll be delivering) and I had asked my obgyn if I could move them to a new centre a little closer to home. He didn't see an issue with it, and said to go ahead if I could get the appts moved. His receptionist wasn't super helpful with moving the appts over, and it was kind of stressful. I wasn't sure if it was a good option, so I called the office for the MFM and double checked with them that it was okay to move them, because they're just growth scans, and the reports would be sent out same. I was under the impression if anything showed up that was even a little bit out of whack, I could just drive to the hospital and be checked out by my doctor if need be. Now the MFM wants to see me in person for ultrasounds more regularly, and they aren't really telling me whether or not to keep my existing growth scan appts at the new place.... I'm going to need some clarification. I regret moving them at all now, but thought I had done my due diligence. Last time I try to save $3 on bridge tolls and 30 min/ appt!!! haha.

Okay, I'm exhausted so it's bed time soon! Weekly survey and some pics! I am determined to post about strollers and cribs etc this weekend... That's my goal!

How far along? 21 weeks!
Total weight gain: About 5 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight now
Maternity Clothes? Absolutely. Although I find my old sweatpants work as long as they're really low cut too.
Stretch Marks? None yet.... I need to up my cocoa butter routine though, I'm nervous!
Sleep: Hasn't been great for the past few days. I find my left hip is hurting if I lie on my left side now. I'm still getting up to pee lots, which is good because I can test my blood in the middle of the night while doing so. I just need to find a comfortable way to lie in bed, and I'll be all set. I find I wake myself up with round ligament pain too.

Easter 2013 - 20 + 1

Miss anything? My old back!!! As someone who has never had any sort of back issues before, this is brutal.
Movement: Lots! It's so cute, they always kick me if I tuck in too tight to my desk at work and press up against them. They like their space in there. They are also moving around like crazy.  I am getting kicks from my hairline, right up to my ribs. They have one huge swimming pool uterus in there! Lots of room to flail around right now. Lots of rolling and twisting too, right now actually. I love it.
Food cravings: This week it was Panago pizza, haha. Still loving grapefruits, and I had some tasty grapes and black plums this weekend. So excited for summer fruits. Jamie bought me some raspberries from Trader Joes, and they were worth what they cost (which was way too much).
Anything making you queasy or sick?  Nope!
Gender: Boys, boys, boys!
Best moment this week: Jamie feeling his first kicks! He finally caught some of them, and they booted him pretty good. It was soooo neat!
Labour signs: Nothing!
Symptoms: I'm just slow to get up from the couch/bed and my back is killing me. And I'm huge!
Bellybutton in or out? Still in, but I think it's starttttinggg to pop at the very top.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on, no swelling yet.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy for the most part. I have my moments, but nothing crazy!
Looking forward to: Next week! I have an obgyn appt on Monday, diabetes appt on Tuesday (although those ones are boring) and another ultrasound on Wednesday! I love weeks with appts, I need constant reassurance things are okay.


Dog park attire, 20+2

17, 18, 19 weeks...

Crap, well apparently I haven't kept up with my 'blogging every week' thing. Boo. I've been meaning to for the past week, but my back has been killing me and my laptop has been stupid and on the fritz for a few days. So even though it's after midnight, I'm getting something out tonight! Big news! Made it to the half way point! I kind of considered 18 weeks my 'half way point' because I don't think they will be in there much past 36 weeks, but now I'm at the 'normal' half way point too!

So - diabetes. Overall, things are starting to get a littttleee bit more difficult. I am starting to see more of the 11's (198) 1 hour post meal, not the 8-9's (144-162) I would like. Saturday was a scary night too... I changed my site prior to dinner and Jamie and I went to Moxies. Got home and my blood was 13.9 (250) 1 hour post meal. Higher than I'd like, but not a huge concern with all of the iob. 45 mins later I was up to 17 (306)!!! I corrected that, and Jamie and I went for a nice long walk; I was convinced it would be down to normal when we got back. Got back from our walk and.... 16.6. (299) At this point I pulled the site, and had a good cry from the frustration of it. It ended up taking an injection and about 3 hours total to get my blood below 10 (180). What an awful night. Of course I then had a couple lows in the night, but I would much rather deal with those than a BG that won't come down. So scary. I'm assuming my insulin resistance will kick in real soon, and I am terrified for that. I'm just telling myself that I'm doing the best I can and I am correcting everything ASAP every time. I am obsessive with testing my blood and I know I don't have highs running through my system without me knowing about them at least. It's not a perfect science, but we're getting through it. Had my appt with the diabetes clinic on Tuesday and they seemed pretty happy with my numbers, yay.

What else is new? We've been doing some shopping! We bought a stroller (a Kolcraft Contours Options LT) and I do really like it! That being said, I am the most indecisive person in the world, so I've also ordered a double graco stroller (which matches our infant car seats) and I'm waiting for that one to come before we make our final decision! I will do a post on 'baby gear' once we decide and I can talk about that sort of stuff, I need more time to write up that one though!


Today was probably the most amazing day EVER. I had the fetal echocardiagram, and my Mom came with me because Jamie was working. I took the day off, and Mom and I went for a nice long walk on the beach this morning which was great. After that, we showered up and went for lunch (mmm Swiss Chalet) and then off to the Ultrasound. Luckily the tech invited my Mom right in and she was able to watch the whole thing. We started off getting some measurements of the babies and then the MFM (maternal fetal medicinist) came in and made sure all the heart stuff was okay.
They noticed that the babies seemed to be face to face and said to 'flip it into 3D'. The tech brought out a different wand, pressed a couple buttons and OMG the babies were forehead to forehead in living (orange) colour. It was AMAZING!! The dr said he'd never seen something like that before and called in a guy named Chris who seemed to be an Ultrasound Guru. They all played with the 4D images for at least 20 minutes and it was just soooo cool. So exciting to see them looking like real babies and not just little black and white profiles! It's funny how it's different when it's your own baby... I usually think 4D ultrasounds are kind of creepy and funny looking, but seeing your own babies on there... I could not stop talking about how cute they are! We also got an amazing shot of Baby B with his hands clapsed together over his chest while he smiles. Plotting a plan of some sort, I'm sure. Overall, just an awesome day. They're both kicking like crazy, and sometimes I can see it from the outside, but Jamie hasn't been able to see it quite yet. Hopefully soon... They get stronger every day.



They gave me a TON of pics at the U/S

Okay, what else is new? BACK PAIN!! I am sleeping well (aside from peeing 3 times a night) and wake up feeling great. I am okay if I am up and moving around, but sitting just kills my back! By 2PM at work, I am in sooo much pain. Sitting at the table for dinner and sitting on the couch is killer at night. I spent most of my evenings lying on the floor in front of the fireplace now. The back pain is primarily in my upper back, and a little bit off to the right. I need to make some time and set up a massage therapy appt, I really think that would help. Today was better than most days though, probably because I was up and around all day long! You would never think that an office job would be difficult while pregnant, but it's been pretty bad - boo. Oh well, we'll see how things go!

Okay, survey time and some pics... this Momma needs to go to bed! I will try to post about strollers (it has been a journey) once a decision is made, haha!

How far along? 19 weeks, 6 days
Total weight gain: Pre-preg, I am now up 4 lbs! 14 lbs, if you go by what I lost from morning sickness! Yahoo
Maternity Clothes? Absolutely. That or giant baggy tee shirts at home. My regular tees have now become crop tops, haha!
Stretch Marks? None yet, at least that I can see... Really hoping they stay away
Sleep: Better! I sleep really really well, I just wake up often to pee... Good thing with that is I get lots of BG tests done in the middle of the night.
Miss anything? Palm Bays and my back not hurting.
Movement: Stronger and more frequent every day! I've now seen a handful of kicks from the outside, but those ones aren't as often yet.
Food cravings: Haha, everything. Healthy stuff would be grapefruits, strawberries, bananas etc... But I've also had major cravings for donuts (which I've only given in to twice) and sour candies. Cravings are insane though, it's literally all I can think of when I want something. And I wake up hungry and am starving for lunch by noon, when I don't typically take lunch at work until 1 or after.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Morning sickness seems to have LEFT the building
Gender: Boys, boys, boys!
Best moment this week: Everything! The movements, the ultrasound today, my giant belly growing... I love it all! If they'd be nice to my back, this would be perfect!
Labour signs: Nothing! I also have decided that what I thought were Braxton Hicks are actually Round Ligament Pain. Cervix is looking great, so I'm happy about that too. I want to keep those babies safe and cooking
Symptoms: Ahhh, a giant tummy? That, along with cravings and back pain
Bellybutton in or out? Still in, but very wide and flat now!
Wedding rings on or off? On, fingers are still the same size.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, although I did beat Jamie (joking of course - kinda) because he didn't bring me home snacks last night. Haha, I get lots of hormonal moments, but I am usually laughing as it happens. I know I am just acting over the top and silly so it's funny.
Looking forward to: My next appt on April 9th! I love going in and getting reassurance everything is okay... And I can't wait for the movement to be strong enough for Jamie to feel!!

Just a little growth in 1 month!!


 

16 weeks!

Okay, 16 weeks! Have I said lately that time is flying?? Lets start with the most exciting news.... I had another ultrasound today (a growth scan) and the tech was able to make an 'educated guess' on the gender! It is a little early for them to call it 100%, but all signs point to the babies being.... BOYS!!! Jamie and I are absolutely thrilled and can't wait to meet the little guys! We'll know 'for sure' at the next ultrasound (which I think is March 20th?) but for now, I'm calling it as boys. One baby was shy, but the other one was quite bold in showing us a pretty clear 'twig and berries'. I think ultrasounds can be wrong more often with girls than with boys. Either way, we won't buy the paint for the baby room quite yet, but I am going to start SHOPPING! I'll keep the receipts... just in case!

Okay so let's look at the diabetes side. Things are still looking pretty good! My one hour after meal highs have been cut down quite a bit, and I'm finding instead of the 13's and 14's (234-252) I am seeing them more along the 7-8 range (126-144) which I'm happy with! They tend to drop a little more at the 2 hour point, yay. My A1C was taken again on Monday and it was 5.1%... It's funny, because the clinic is almost urging me to get it up a little bit higher, but I'm proud of it! I find if I don't eat often enough, my blood will start to drop, so it's leaving me with lows pre lunch and dinner. We tried hacking back the basal rates again today though, so hopefully that will help with that problem. Other than that, the only real issue was a 'bad' low yesterday... I tested around 3:30 and I was 4.2 (76)... I can't remember if I ate something after that, but at about 4:55 (just before I was going to leave work) I just felt a low come on instantly. I was literally in the middle of a 3 minute phone call and by the time I hung up I was LOW. I tested and it was 1.8 (32) which is absolutely a very low number, but it doesn't usually effect me that bad. I was sitting at my desk shoving dex tabs in my mouth and sweating like crazy. I was considering lying on the floor of my office, but figured that wasn't a great idea. I ended up with the numb face/ numb hands type of low, and it look about 15 minutes before I really felt comfortable enough to go out to my car. I waited it out in my car for another 10 minutes or so (and continued eating sugar, haha) until I felt safe enough to drive and my numbers were back up to a reasonable level. Ugh I don't get 'bad' lows often, but every once in a while, one comes along that just kicks your ass. All my diabetic friends know exactly what I'm talking about, sadly. I'm glad that those are a very rare occurrence.

So how else are the babies doing? Well, I got the report for the genetic screening (which I need to go over with my obgyn because I don't know what it all really means of course) and everything seems to be screening NEGATIVE! Very excited about that, I know you can get false positives with twins, so I was kind of emotionally preparing myself for a possible 'positive' result that may or may not be true, but I think we're looking pretty good. We did the growth scan this morning and it went really well. Apparently husbands aren't allowed to come in for those ones, so poor Jamie had to wait in a separate room for 20 minutes until I got called in for my appt (why set appt times, when they are never on time??) and then he had to wait about another 30 minutes for the main portion of the ultrasound to be complete! Now we know for next time though. I had the same tech as last time (she's really great) and I guess at this point they measure things like the femur bone, head diameter and the size of the abdomen and they add that all together to create an estimated size and weight. I guess it makes sense that they stop doing the 'crown to rump' measurements, as it's so much harder to get the entire baby in a shot! Either way, once all the measurements are said and done, they were both coming out to .60 lbs, and they seem to be measuring right within a day of each other, such great news. I'm scared every time I see them that they will suddenly be a different size, but so far so good!

After all of the measurements were taken, I got to leave for a minute to empty my bladder (thank god) and Jamie was summoned to the room. We took another look and one baby was being a little shy, but the other one (I think it was baby b) was pretty confident in showing us his parts! The tech of course can't actually document any guesses, or say for SURE, but I feel comfortable that we have blue in our future. Either that, or we have a daughter with some swollen girl parts... Which I guess could happen! Joys of the unknown, haha. As far as positioning, A seems to be on the bottom area (he was lying sideways for most of the ultrasound) and B had his head by A (bottom right, towards my hip) and was lying kinda with his feet facing up towards my chest. Creating a little right angle at that point - heads together, one lying sideways, and one head down. It was cute though, they both moved at one point and I had two heads in the right corner and a jumble of four little legs all facing up towards my bellybutton, so they were both diagonal in my stomach. She said they have lots of fluid right now, and lots of room in their little swimming pool to move around and enjoy. Enjoy it boys, you're not going to have that much room for much longer!!

Anyways, this is getting veryyy long (as usual) so survey time!

Cameo by Holly!

How far along? 16 weeks, 5 days
Total weight gain: I'm starting to gain! I'm now about 1-2 lbs below my 'pre-preg' weight so if we count my 'starting weight' as what I weighed after morning sickness really kicked in, I am now up 8 lbs! My dietitian was thrilled... I'm excited to gain weight, but I hope I can keep it to my belly, and not the rest of me!
Maternity Clothes? Absolutely. Love them... Waiting for Old Navy to have another sale, so I can stock up on more shirts!
Stretch Marks? None yet! I try to cocoa butter at least once per week, and so far so good.
Sleep: Meh, not great. I'm up a few times every night and tend to wake up on my back feeling really uncomfortable. I need to get a body pillow!
Miss anything? Not needing to pee in the middle of the night!!!
Movement: Same as last week - little taps and kicks every now and then! Can't wait for them to get stronger.
Food cravings: Still nectarines and strawberries! I bought some Ben n Jerrys the other day, and have barely eaten ANY of it. And Jamie bought me toaster strudels today, YUM!!! Haven't had those in years and that was a craving that hit hard and fast last night, haha.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Knock on wood, but morning sickness seems to be gone!
Gender: Boys! (Most Likely!!!) Sheesh, I'm going to feel silly if they end up being girls.
Best moment this week: Feeling little kicks, and watching my belly grow! I loveeeee my bump! Of course ultrasounds are awesome as well. I'm just loving everything! OH! And I found a protein powder that I actually like! It's not milk based, so I can mix it with water and it kind of tastes like Crystal Light almost! Soooo happy about that.
Labour signs: Braxton Hicks contractions every once in a while, but nothing else, phew!
Symptoms: I'm just getting big.. And my brain doesn't work quite the way it used to!
Bellybutton in or out? Still in, but kinda flat. I had taken out my bellybutton ring last week, and put it back in after a day or so cause I felt naked. I took it out today at my ultrasound because she needed to use the wand over that area, and so far haven't put it back in yet - we'll see.
Wedding rings on or off? On, fingers are still the same size.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! I'm loving this journey!
Looking forward to: Another obgyn appt on Thursday, and then my next ultrasound (which should be a longggg one) on March 20th!


Yeah... there's two in there!

        

15 weeks!

Well I am past the 15 week mark now, and feeling huge!! I am loving my new bump and overall things are pretty good! I had the rough diabetes patch a couple of days ago which was frustrating, and I've had my moments again since then, but overall things have been pretty good! The new tough thing with diabetes and pregnancy is that most maternity pants (with the high waistbands) don't have pockets! Normally if pants don't have pockets, I just clip it to the waistband, but it's not easy to clip a pump to a waistband that's about 2 inches below my boobs. I'm thinking I'll have to utilize the 'side of the bra' clip strategy - that seems to work pretty good. Pants that have pockets work, but it's a lot of running the tubing all the way up and down, so I'm thinking I'll cut little holes in the bottom of the stretchy part so I can just stick it through there.... Only issue with that is that every time I pee (which is often, believe me) I'd have to unclip the pump from my body before pulling down my pants. Why can't pumping be easier with maternity wear???

Okay, what happened over the past little while? I had my last appt with my obgyn on Friday and things look pretty good!  We started off with taking my weight (I think I'm close to my 'pre-pregnancy weight now!) and checking my blood pressure, all fine there. My Dr doesn't use a doppler, but a fancy little handheld ultrasound machine, so I get a quick peek at the babies every time I see him. We saw the first baby right away, lying sideways in my stomach, on its back facing up... Took him a second to find the other one (we would only see bits and pieces) and we found it right over top, also sideways, but facing down. The babies were head to butt and from a quick view seemed to be the same size. So cute, they were stretching their little legs and whatnot. After that he checked my cervix (sorry, TMI) and apparently it's however it should be, yay! Everything seems great. At the end of the Dr's appt's we always set up the next appt's etc and it's now that I really realize just HOW often I will be driving out to New Westminster. I am now having biweekly ultrasounds to check to make sure that the babies aren't developing TTTS, biweekly diabetes appts to keep on top of all of that, and biweekly appts with my obgyn. That's 6 appts a month, I think I need to get an apartment out in New West! Jamie said I could take Holly with me at least, haha. My Dr told me at the end of my appt that I'm a really 'double whammy' - type one diabetic (high risk) and pregnant with twins (also high risk). I pointed out that they're also mono-di identical twins and he laughed and agreed that it's a whole extra level! I'm confident things will be fine though, and it's more than worth the extra follow up this entire time. I think I'll be seeing the MFM, my Dr was saying he might want to take over my care for a while as well. Lots of things happening!

Okay, survey time :)

How far along? 15 weeks, 4 days
Total weight gain: I think I put on about 2 pounds this week? I keep forgetting to weigh myself in the morning.
Maternity Clothes? YES! I love them. I am either wearing sweatpants, or maternity pants. I bought a couple pairs, and got a great deal off of craigslist - 8 pairs for $40! I have a few maternity shirts and I love them, I can't wait to buy more. The belly looks soooo much cuter in maternity clothes! I officially packed away all of my 'I can't wear these anymore' pants, my drawers feel empty. Going to do the same with my shirts this week. The Dr said I'm measuring at 20 weeks though, which is right where I should be, and explains the belly.
Stretch Marks? Nothing yet, hoping hoping hoping it stays that way. I cocoa buttered after my bath on Friday night, but I usually forget.
Sleep: Still not great. I find I wake up several times in the night on my back which isn't comfortable, but I keep rolling that way. I think I need to try putting a pillow behind my back so I can't move as much.
Miss anything? Not really this week!
Movement: I am starting to feel little kicks I think! It's right where they are and it feels like a tapping sensation every once in a while. I'm a mean Mommy and poke at them all the time, and get a little tap back every once in a while now. I know it 'could' be gas, but I've never had gas that feels quite like this, it's definetly a different sensation. I had Jamie poke at my stomach before he went to bed tonight with no luck, and I got a little response as he was walking up the stairs, sneaky little things!
Food cravings: hmmmm, honey garlic pork, pizza minis, nectarines, strawberries, and I really want raspberries and blueberries!! Hurry up summer. I am going to live at my parents house picking blueberries in their backyard haha.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Well, I threw up twice yesterday, but I'm not convinced if it was a return of morning sickness or if I was just feeling sick.
Gender: NO clue. Beyond excited to know though
Labour signs: Nothing of course, however I had my first braxton hick contraction last Thursday! I was sitting on the couch and as I moved it felt like someone had put one of those 'Dr Hos' muscle tighteners right on my stomach. It was actually really surprising. I asked my Dr the next day and he said it's totally normal to feel them now every once in a while. I have had a few more, usually while getting up, but nothing quite like that first one.
Symptoms: Baby brain! I am feeling slowwwww. And feeling BIG. It's funny cause I know I will get a million times larger, but I groan getting off of the couch already, haha. Other than that, I feel pretty good though!
Bellybutton in or out? In, but starting to flatten out.... I lost the top ball to my bellybutton ring last night, so I officially retired it. I kind of like my new naked bellybutton!
Wedding rings on or off? On, fingers are still the same size.
Happy or moody most of the time? I've been in a great mood lately!
Looking forward to: The next ultrasound on March 5th!!! The tech seemed pretty confident at the last one that they'd be able to tell us the gender at the next appt we had, so hopefully we find out!!! I am soooo beyond excited for it, one week to go - I don't think I'll sleep the night before the ultrasound at all.

15 weeks pregnant!

uuuugggghhhh!

Short update today, just on the frustration of diabetes and pregnancy! I've had some great days so far, where everything is all fine and near perfect and then there are evenings like tonight.... Where my after dinner tests (without eating anything else) have gone from 8.8 (158) 1 hour post meal; no need to correct, still have lots of iob on board... An hour later we're up to 10.4 (187) where I can correct a little at this time.... And 1.5 hours after that, I'm at fricken 15.9 (286)!!! Whyyyyy!!! So frustrating. I haven't had a problem with this infusion set since putting it in today, but now I know I'll be up late making sure that my blood starts to finally come down. So so so annoying. Anyone want to borrow my T1D until August when the babies are here? I will gladly take it back at that point, but am really sick of it when it could potentially effect my twins!

On a happier note, I am starting to pop, and I love it! Hoping to feel them start to move in the next few weeks... Bigger update coming later :)

But seriously diabetes, pull it together. Stop being such an asshole! You were sooo nice all weekend!

So far so good...

Another week has come and gone! Things are just awesome. Unfortunately, after my last post, morning sickness DID choose to return. I've had a few bad days, but a couple good ones in there too. Hey, at least I'm getting an ab workout through all of this with the constant dry heaving :) Okay, so what happened over the last week? Well, diabetes wise, things are pretty good. My average for the past 7 days is 5.4 (97), and my most recent A1C was 5.6%!!!! I'm pretty happy with that. I've still been having a ton of lows, but it seems like those are almost unavoidable at this point. I'm starting to cut down on the after meal highs, which is comforting. Some lows are hitting me worse than they normally do though. I had my OB appt last Friday and as I was walking out I was thinking 'did I sound kind of stupid while in that appt?' and as we got towards the truck I stumbled into a little garden and that was a pretty big clue that Momma needed some sugar. I popped a candy in my mouth and we went to a thriftys which was about a 45 second walk away. It's funny how HARD it is walking while low. We grabbed a grapefruit juice and I was nice and sweaty while waiting to pay for it. Gotta love when lows come with clammy, sweatyness. Ew. I started chugging it as we walked back to the truck and by the time we got in and I tested (after downing almost half the bottle) I was 1.6 (29)! I have to say, I am sick of dropping into the 1's so easily now!! It was one of the lows where I came up fairly well, but still FELT low at least an hour later, boo. I have my next appt with the diabetes clinic tomorrow, where I'm sure we'll be cutting everything back once again!



How cute are they???

Last week was also our NT scan at the hospital which was amazinggggg. My Mom was able to come too, and we were expecting her to have to sit in the waiting room and maybe come in for a peek at the end, but luckily we had a big room and she was able to come in with us for the entire thing. They had a screen for us to look at the entire time and it was amazing to see both babies squirming around like crazy. She had a starting shot of both of them where the membrane showed up instantly, yay!!! I think we have an official 'mono-di' diagnosis! I'm pretty happy with that. It would be great if they were di-di and had separate placentas, but this is much much better than what I was emotionally trying to not have to prepare myself for. They were lying sideways in my uterus, one on top of each other. She described them as being in little bunk beds, awww! NT measurements looked great, and they both have little nasal bones as well. Everything seems to be going great. They're both measuring the exact same date, another good sign. A was a little sleepier, but B was moving like crazy in there! Kicking, rolling, squirming, elbowing, yawning - pretty amazing to see. Probably because it's not the one on the bottom bunk, haha. Overall we were in there for close to an hour, it was awesome.

On Friday at the OB appt, we didn't really do too much. Confirmed that the first part of my bloodwork for genetic screening looks good, but we really need to tie it with more bloodwork in a few more weeks before we have any 'real' results. He used his little ultrasound machine again and one was sleeping, the other one was sitting up so we could see a face profile shot. I guess they still have a fair bit of room to move around in there! My uterus is measuring about a month ahead, so the top of it is about an inch below my belly button. I found the HB's with the doppler again this weekend, and they are still so LOW in my tummy. I'm sure they'll be moving up soon though. So what's up next? I have my diabetes appt's likely every 2 weeks as we've been doing so far - I see the OB next in 2 weeks - I think he wants to start checking my cervix at appts to make sure that all looks okay. After that I have a growth scan in early March and we will start doing bi-weekly ultrasounds to make sure no-one is taking too many nutrients. Hopefully we can 100% avoid TTTS. At this ultrasound in March we should be able to find out genders!!! AHHH! Less than a month and we will know! I seriously don't think I'll sleep a wink the night before that ultrasound. At 20 weeks, we do a detailed heart scan to make sure everything is looking good in there.... And then we'll be half way done. Holy crap, I swear it feels like I'm going to wake up tomorrow and have two babies already. Time is going by soooo fast! Okay, quick video and survey time!

 

How far along? 13 weeks, 4 days
Total weight gain: No change this week.
Maternity Clothes? I really need to start shopping for those... Clothes are getting kind of uncomfy and I don't think I can show up at work in the jammies I tend to wear all weekend!
Stretch Marks? Nada! I really need to start bio-oiling it up though. I just hate feeling greasy!
Sleep: Ahhh... Starting to get a little uncomfortable, already. I woke up on my stomach at about 5AM the other day and it didn't feel too great. The constant peeing in the middle of the night is fun too of course. I think it's time to get a body pillow!
Miss anything? Ah the usual I guess. Not really too much though, haha.
Movement: Still nothing, although I'm hoping I'm one of those lucky ones who can start feeling the babies early! I know I have a posterior placenta so that should help at least a little. Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll start feeling a little something.
Food cravings: Strawberries and nectarines this week. Soooo excited for summer fruits though, blueberries and raspberries and peaches etc. Yummy! For 'bad' cravings,I think I could have eaten 100 pizza minis last night, now that was a craving!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing in particular, although I've had my sick days over the past week!
Gender: At the ultrasound I kept saying 'look, HE'S kicking' and Jamie was convinced he saw a 'twig and berries' (lol) but I have this super naggy feeling of girls still, which I've had since the day we found out they were twins. AKA I have noooo idea. Pretty excited to know though.
Labour signs: Nothing!
Symptoms: Pukey, headachey, and tired. I think my brain isn't quite working like it used to either.
Bellybutton in or out? In still, but you can see my bellybutton ring through all of my shirts now.
Wedding rings on or off? On, and I'll get them sized up a little if need be in the future :)
Happy or moody most of the time? I'd say happy!
Looking forward to: I look forward to all of my appts, although the diabetes ones are a little boring. At this point I would say the next 'big' thing is either feeling early kicks, or the ultrasound in early March.

There is a bump starting for sure :)