Week 23: Chaos! Twin Class, Doctor's Visit and the Big Move!
After a few missteps I’m finally sitting down to get some writing done!! We don’t have any Wi-Fi at the house yet so I had to get out to be able to get some computer work done. I meant to get over here earlier in the day but I had to wait around the house all day for a guy to come from Lowe’s to measure all our windows for blinds and after he came and left I had to walk the dog which wore me out so I had to lay on the couch for a while and then I got hungry so I had to make some food! And then once I got here, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet so I couldn’t pay for my tea but the sweet barista told me that I could just pay for it next time which just totally tickled me because he has no assurance that I’ll come back and actually do that but of course I will and I appreciated the gesture so much.
I’m slowly trying to process all the events of the last week or so which have been plentiful!! We had the second half of our Twiniversity class last Wednesday evening. It was lovely and my overall reaction to the class is that it’s more catered to someone who doesn’t have much, if any experience with pregnancy, labor, birth and caring for newborns. Hubby took copious notes so I think he learned A LOT which is fantastic but a lot of this class covered things like how to make a formula bottle, burping, paced bottle feeding, changing diapers, supplies you’ll need and how much of each item, etc. I was texting with a friend, who is a twin mom, after the class and we had the following exchange which I loved:
Contents of our Swag Bags from the Twiniversity Class |
Me: My plan is mostly just to wing it. I’m feeling pretty good about that tactic
Her: Anyone who says they aren’t winging it is lying anyway
Me: So true! I think I’m just embracing it more wholeheartedly and sooner than most
Her: Totally and I love it!!
Changing pad that we won in the raffle at the end of class! |
Last week we also had another ultrasound and surprise, the babies are still absolutely perfect!! Everything continues to be right on track: their growth, blood flow in their cords, biophysical profiles, whatever else they’re checking at all these ultrasounds. The doctor and tech both expressed being extremely pleased with how well these babies are doing. My mom and aunt got to join us for this appointment and we got such a great view of the babies. One of them was very obviously drinking and swallowing amniotic fluid. They were kicking around and encroaching on each other’s space as always. We got a 3D look at each of their faces which are just beyond perfection and Baby B decided to give us a great big smile!! They have the most amazing little jawlines and button noses. Their darling little cheeks are even starting to fill out. It was really unbelievable. Another interesting milestone was that for the first time I could actually feel the movements corresponding with what we were seeing on the ultrasound! For me it was a very surreal experience to be feeling the movements that we’ve been watching on the screen for 10+ weeks now. We will have another check up this Friday (9/21) and we will also finally go check out the area of the hospital where I will be living! I chatted with a lovely nurse from the unit today and she said we should pop by and someone would be more than happy to tour us around and answer all our questions. And we scheduled the rest of our visits up until I will be admitted to the hospital which is now less than 2 weeks away. So we’ll go for ultrasounds on 9/25 and 9/28 as well before reporting for duty on 10/2!!
Maisy enjoying her new front porch :) |
I work with your husband and love your blog! I love infants and newborns and am looking forward to seeing pics of your babies :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Happy to have you here sharing in our journey!
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