Monday – December 26, 2005 – 29.1 Weeks Gestation
Probably my last entry before the New Year! I am quickly approaching 30 weeks.
Time has moved so quickly that I’m a little concerned that the babies will arrive before I am truly ready. I have been telling myself that they really could safely come anytime from Feb 12th until the end of the month, but I am constantly caught up in the everyday duties of our family and don’t know how well that info. is really sinking in.
A lot of people ask me if I’ll have help and seem worried that except for hubby taking off a week of work I don’t have any consistent (or otherwise) help lined up. I still don’t know how we’re going to manage when I’m in the hospital. The kids really should stay at home and have as little of their routine interrupted as possible, but I don’t know how!
I know I need to just trust that it will all work out, but I really don’t seem to have any flexible and reliable people available to me. I’m working it out with neighbors to help me get childcare for my NST’s but I can’t ask more of them! My mom doesn’t seem very available because of my nephew and if she does come she’d be bringing him and my house is so small.
I am so huge. I can barely move. Some would say that shouldn’t be true, but my muscles are a mess. I believe most of it is because of how quickly I grow with 2, but I have that searing pain below my breastbone again, and I had the WORST cramp in a muscle in my lower abdomen yesterday – it actually had me in tears! The reason I don’t worry about these pains (even when worse than other pregnancies) is that they have been so comon during my pregnancies and there’s no contractions involved.
The heartburn and indigestion are awful! Even with my prescription medication (pregnancy safe) and Tums the worst part is that I’ll be fine all day and then right before bed start feeling awful (doesn’t that figure?). Like I need another thing keeping me awake at night!
We took away J-Man’s pacifier a month ago and he quickly decided he no longer needed the crib, so the combination has caused some sleep problems that we are trying to fix before the babies come!
I feel the babies move pretty often. They seem to be staying true to the positions on the last ultrasound – but who really knows? One on my far right side and one in the middle. I’m starting to get to the crazy “side show” stage where you can watch my stomach jumping around from across the room. The latest questions are mostly from family such as, “Are you as big as you were at the end with CJ?” (he was 10 lbs) and “How is J-Man going to react to the babies?” (I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA!).
I was sick with the stomach flu Christmas day of all things! J-Man was sick Thursday am and Christmas Eve after we got home I was up with Tater who was sick. Then I never was able to go back to sleep because I proceeded to start being sick. Trust me when I say that with this stomach so big and it so difficult to move and the stress that goes along with the holidays – this was VERY unpleasant!
My next NST is on Wednesday and then I have another NST and Dr appointment a week from Friday (Jan 6th).