Mini Baby-moon

This week Tidy and I had originally planned to go somewhere warm for 5 days or so to lounge in the sun one last time, sans babies. But after looking at prices and realizing that we had more to do at our house than we expected, well... sunshine, pools and naps were off the table.

But we did instead go for a quick overnight to a spa near by. We arrived early on Tuesday and both got a massage and enjoyed the hot tub and plunge pools. Tidy sat in the sauna and I put my feet in the hot tub. It was very relaxing and a good way to just tune out for a bit. We had intended to go out to a nice dinner as well, but Tidy's stomach wasn't feeling well, so instead, we ordered room service, sat in bed and watch cable tv (which we don't have at home... I'm "frugal" :-) ). I think we watched about 3 hours of "Deadliest Catch" from the Discovery Channel. I was hooked! And to top the evening off, I went down to the ice cream shop and ordered an chocolate gelato, brought it back to the room and blissfully sat in bed, savoring the yummy goodness.

Hey, if I can't indulge in wine, I guess gelato will have to do, right?

The next day, we woke up late, I went to a yoga class at the spa and Tidy sat outside, soaking in the cool spring sun (not the same as, say, FL sun, but it was better than nothing).

It really was a very nice and relaxing 24 hours, away from the chaos that is our house right now (due to my purging, and baby room nesting...).

So now it's back to reality and I can see my 30 week goal of getting most things done quickly creeping up on me. I'd better start making more lists.

In medical news, 2 very exciting things: 1) I passed my 1 hr glucose test that I took yesterday. YAY!! and 2) The marginal placenta previa that they had seen in the past ultrasounds seem to be gone! Phew... So, on we go, marching towards the third trimester with all things going well, so far. Just keeping my fingers crossed every day that they continue this way.

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And now, the stats and a bump pic:

Status: 27w1d

Weight Gain: Will weigh in again in early April.

Symptoms:  Itchy itchy itchy! All right up on the top of my belly, near my solar plexus area. 

Cravings: None to speak of

Aversions: None to speak of

Exercise:  Monday: 45 min prenatal yoga, Wednesday am: 1 hr power flow yoga at the spa, Wednesday pm: 1hr prenatal yoga, Thursday: 30 min walk with the dog.

Best Moment of the Week: Mini-baby-moon with Tidy. Simply being together with him makes me happy. We live such busy lives that when we take time to just shut the world out and be together, it always reaffirms to me how strong our bond is. He also is enjoying my laughter lately. For some reason, pregnancy has helped me re-find my laughter and it feels sooo good.

What I Look Forward to: More work done on the nursery this weekend! Here's a sneak peak at the color and the studio couch we will use for nursing and a spare bed in case either of us want to sleep in there. Next steps: Nail in the base boards, have new windows installed, change out electrical outlets to GCI and install the new overhead light. More pics to come...

Fear Balls

Not all of pregnancy is blissful.  I think that's an obvious statement, but I want to give it some credence here.

For some women, much of it is NOT blissful. Thankfully for me, much of it has been fairly easy up to this point (knock on wood).  Physically, I think that it just beginning to change. I am starting to feel the effects of carrying around 20 extra pounds. My back gets sore at the end of the day and my innards (love that word) are starting to feel a bit crunched up and achy in places. Yoga and exercise definitely help and remind me that staying strong in the rest of my body, to the extent that my body lets me, is very beneficial, since I usually feel my best after moving around.

Mentally, infertility messes with the bliss, too. But for the most part, I'm ok at refocusing, keeping in mind, that I may only get to do this once and I certainly don't want to regret feeling fearful and anxious the whole time. Oh, don't get me wrong, I have had a few freaks outs and it still taints my thoughts and sometimes interactions when relating to the fertile world, but in general, that "once in a life time experience" is at the forefront of my mind. Eyes on the prize, Tippy... Eyes on the prize.

So, as part of my prenatal "self-care" routine to help keep the physical AND mental bliss around, I am starting to get monthly massages.

In fact, I had one today! It was great and, oh, and they make these tables, with a big hole in it covered in a stretchy mesh that fits your belly! So I got to "lay" on my stomach and have a proper deep tissue massage, something I thought I was going to have to give up with pregnancy. I had heard that you have to lie on your side once you are pregnant but I just can't imagine that laying on your side allows you to truly relax into a massage.

He found a ton of deep knots in my back and worked on them pretty hard (which I needed!). But I think that let out some of the anxiety and fear that I have stored away in those deep pockets... For the rest of today, I just felt anxious... worried about how life is going to be with twins....worried that Tidy doesn't find me cute in my pregnant body...worried we won't take advantage of the remainder of our time with out these babies... worried about my body getting super huge... worried about having to go through birth, however that happens.... All normal worries, I'm sure, but all at once is a bit much.

Tidy of course had some of his wisdom to share on the matter: 

Me: "I think some of this fear and anxiety today is because in my massage, he really worked out some knots in my shoulders and back"

Tidy: "Yeah, It's a lot easier when your fears are in a nice tight little ball in your back"

I love my Tidy. He always helps to bring me back to normal again.

And now, the stats and belly pic:

Status: 21w1d

Weight Gain: I won't weigh in again until about 24 weeks. Start the guesses now!

Symptoms: Finally, daily movement! Little bubble, flutter feelings, but I can tell when it comes from Baby A versus Baby B. It makes me smile to feel their little nudges (or huge kicks...  but they feel like nudges to me). I especially like them when I'm sitting in a meeting at work and don't really want to pay attention. Other than that, nothing new, still some aches in my back and tender gallbladder from time to time.

Cravings: None to speak of

Aversions: Again, none to speak of

Exercise: Once again, a bad work out week. But I have a good excuse this week.... I got SMACKED in the head with a terrible cold. From last friday night through Wednesday or so, I was attached to a kleenex box. I even took 2 sick days from work. It was very nice to sleep a little throughout the day when my nose or cough didn't wake me up ever half hour or so. I did manage to get to my prenatal yoga class though, on Wed night.

Best Moment of the Week: Having a visit from my parents this past weekend and showing off my skills with the baby Doppler that I have so they could hear both of their heart beats. Pretty cool.

What I Look Forward to: Getting back into an exercise routine (we'll try this one again... )