November 2013 Babies!

[mama.luv]

Protein in the urine can mean an infection or it can even mean the beginning of pre-eclampsia, or other health concerns. That's why at every appt, they check our urine. Now I have to do this 24hr urine collection where I have to pee in a container they give me for 24hrs. I don't know how I'm going to do that at work tomorrow.

 

[The Alchemist]

Mama - gosh, all these tests you gotta do! I just hope it turns out normal!

AFM - nothing new here. Today is my relaxing day as every Sunday, dd goes over grandparent's house from 10a-4p. My pelvic isn't bothering as much atm. I'm just gonna take it easy today, nap, and catch up tv shows. I'll try and post a Sunday bump day pic too.

 

[wantb502]

Alchemist: my cloth diapering guru friend recommends getting old wool sweaters from the consignment store and felting them (washing them in hot and drying). Then if you have a sewing machine... Whip some of your own diapers up and wash them in lanolin. Wool is suppose to be great! And you could get some cute stripe wool and they would be so cheap to make! I'm thinking about doing it myself...
Add that to my list of sewig projects!!!

Afm: we have our first Lamaze class today. I am excited and worried because I couldn't find the damn recommended book anywhere! Oh well.
Also I'm in the process of making a mobile. I'll post a picture when it's done.

I'll have to probably post a bump day photo tomorrow. I went to a party last night and everyone made me feel great because they said I was "all baby"
It's nice when you feel like your ass is the size of a cow!

 

[whittnie117]

Mama, I'm glad they don't seem too worried about the size difference. Like we all said, aren't twins supposed to be different cuz one is 'dominant'? Also good luck with you urine collection test. Hope it comes back clear.

I'm still unsure about cloth diapering. Well more so OH is. He isn't big on the thought of cleaning the poopy diapers still. I told him since I'm breastfeeding it shouldn't be as bad as if we were formula feeding. oh well. Men are funny.

I'll post my picture tomorrow. Pjs are staying on again today. OH said I'm a LOT bigger than I was. Way to make a girl feel good.

I'm going to sorts through the baby's clothes today and pull out what I'm going to want to wash to start out with.

Zulily has some good deals on shoes and toys today.

 

[mama.luv]

Today is supposed to be my relax day but I'm already busy doing things. I went to the lab and picked up my urine collection bottles, then went to the craft store to redeem my 40% off coupon on some baby shower games. Now I'm headed to the recycling center to cash in some bottles and cans for my son. I have many more to do like go to JC Penneys, Target and get my eyebrows threaded Let's see if I can get this stuff done in 2hrs so I can put on my pajamas and relax for the rest of the day.

 

[wantb502]

Here's a pic of the mobile..... It too bad my phone sucks. When I get the nursey totally together, I'll talk photos and post

I have it hanging from the ceiling fan for now so my cats don't eat it

 

[wantb502]

Rant: I am flipping out because I have done so much to try to prevent stretch marks.. Wearing a sports bra to bed, lotioning up twice a day with cocoa butter, exercising, getting new bras. I have stretch marks showing up all Over my breasts! They won't stop growing. They are completely out of control. Even my friends tell me that's all they can do is just stare at my chest! I am miserable. They say you gain about 2 pounds of extra breast tissue, but i would bet money that these girls are at least 10 pounds each. I know it can be worse, but I am so scared because I know when my milk comes in..... I'm totally screwed. I'm already busting out of my 34 G....

Anyone else having this issue?!?

 

[luna_19]

Ugh that sucks

I'm not as big but I have gone up 3 cup sizes and am scared to see how big they get after baby arrives. I feel so self conscious because I feel like they are gigantic! Don't worry about the stretch marks, just keep moisturizing and drink lots of water and hopefully they will fade once your boobs go back to their regular size. I used to have stretch marks on mine from when I went through puberty but you can hardly see them at all now.

 

[missjenn]

Rant: I am flipping out because I have done so much to try to prevent stretch marks.. Wearing a sports bra to bed, lotioning up twice a day with cocoa butter, exercising, getting new bras. I have stretch marks showing up all Over my breasts! They won't stop growing. They are completely out of control. Even my friends tell me that's all they can do is just stare at my chest! I am miserable. They say you gain about 2 pounds of extra breast tissue, but i would bet money that these girls are at least 10 pounds each. I know it can be worse, but I am so scared because I know when my milk comes in..... I'm totally screwed. I'm already busting out of my 34 G....

Anyone else having this issue?!?

I am with you 100% girl. Mine are huge and lots of stretch marks too . And some look like big indented lines . They aren't red but still look awful. Im growing out of all my new bars and like you...I'm freaking about how bad its going to be when milk comes in...omg! I cover myself in bio oil twice a day too.

 

[Rockinmomtobe]

Mama- Glad everything is going well with your twins Keep em bakin!

Want- Your mobile is adorable! Youre so crafty. Regarding your stretch marks...I already had tons of stretch marks from being heavy in my teens, but Ive read that there isnt too much you can do about them. Some women just get them when theyre pregnant, but I dont imagine lotion or oil and more water would hurt. Sorry Let us know how your class went! I dont have mine for a few weeks still

AFM- Exhausted. Its the only word. Got home yesterday afternoon and just crashed. The baby shower was wonderful. Ill try and get some pics up for you guys to see. We got mostly gift cards but OHs parents did get us a crib And now we have more clothes than we know what to do with....but it definitely made things seem....'real' if that makes any sense.

I got my results back from the dr about my glucose, protein and iron. All looks good! No gestational diabetes (which I was soooo worried about) and my protein and iron levels look great I might be gaining a lot of weight but baby and me are healthy Now we start going every two weeks! Home stretch!!

 

[mama.luv]

Want: Did you make that mobile? It's cute and so different, I like that.

My boobs probably grew 2 cups sizes and stopped. I have stretch marks on them too and I'm hoping they fade away. I have been focusing more on putting cream on my stomach and been neglecting my breasts. Maybe that's why I have stretch marks on them.

Rockin: I'm happy your baby shower went well. I can't wait for mine. I figure I will get tons of clothes too, which is why I'm thinking about taking some clothes back to the store that I bought already. That money can go towards other things. That's great your test results came back good. I was nervous about mine too. My iron was low but the Doctor wasn't concerned. I guess it's a normal level when pregnant with twins. I'm just happy everything was looking good.

 

[Co_Cowgirl]

Want - Did you sew that? I haven't thought about my mobile yet!

I finished sewing curtains for baby's room this weekend. Can check that off my list. A little touch up paint on the door and a shelf and the baby's room is ready for furniture!

I took it mostly easy this weekend. Went to a company picnic and just spent some time hanging with my OH. Watched the terrible Broncos game. It was nice to have a weekend with no projects that needed to be done.

This coming weekend is prep for the baby shower on Labor Day weekend. I am feeling REALLY good about how everything is coming along. I was really stressed about the baby's room being ready because my OH is such a procrastinator but with the help of my friends it should be finished 2 months before I am needing it!

I felt really overwhelmed about a month ago but I have been working my hinny off to make sure everything gets done. The last two months I want to be able to just enjoy spending time with my friends/family (Or laying on the couch watching movies because I am miserable!) and I feel like I am really on track for that.

I am going with disposable diapers. I know that there are a lot of pluses to cloth diapering but OH is going to have DD for about 5 hours a day and I am going to feel lucky if I can get him to handle the basic diaper change! I has a really weak stomach (like can't clean up after the dogs if they have an accident). Since I will have to be going back to work and everything else it is just going to be easier for us to do disposable.

Took my God Daughter to kindergarten today. Not sure how I am going to be ready for that when it is my daughters turn. This is her second week and she was still in tears. She is so darn shy! Went back and had breakfast with my other 3 god kids and took pictures to send my husband at work.

 

[Co_Cowgirl]

Last night my OH was holding our MinPin Gus. I told him I had been training Gus so that I can teach OH how to diaper using our dog (Poor Gus he really loves us though).

OH starts telling me how he would change a diaper on Gus and was pretending to go through the motions. After he took off the dirty diaper he put baby powder on and I laughed and said we don't use baby powder anymore.

OH said "Oh okay" and then started blowing on the dog. I laughed and asked him what he was doing and he told me he was getting rid of the baby powder. Gus finally got fed up with being messed with and jumped up and took off. I laughed SO HARD. I really need to get out more!

 

[mama.luv]

Lol, that is soo funny. I can't even imagine trying to practice on a dog. Maybe you should go to goodwill and pickup a cheap baby doll to practice on.

 

[Co_Cowgirl]

We aren't actually going to practice on Gus though I think all of our dogs would let us. We have 3 dogs though and we have done extensive work making sure nothing bothers them. They are ready for a child to do just about anything to them! We have 3 god children across the street in diapers if I need a practice child.

 

[wantb502]

Missjenn: my stretch marks are purple underneath and indents on the side.
I woke up in the middle of the night and had an epiphany... The ones on my side (right boob) are from laying on my left side with a bra that is not tight enough. Tonight I'm wearing two sports bras. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Rockin: fantastic news about your lab work!! Wahoo for no GD!!!!!

Mama: I made it. I saw it on pintrest and thought.. Shoot, that looks easy! It was easy but time consuming. It's cross stitch hoops at the top and cut out card stock circles and glued together. I'm happy with it.

Cowgirl: what kind of curtains did you make? I sewed some roman shades for the nursery when it was a guest room. I was very happy with the way they turned out. After that amount of time and effort, those curtains were staying! You should post a pic! Also,
What other kind of stuff have you been sewing for the baby?!?

 

[mama.luv]

Man you guys are really crafty. You are making me look bad

Here is my bump pic

 

[mama.luv]

And look what I received already. Thanks Whitt for the heads up on this deal. Now I just have to find a girly one for my daughter.

 

[The Alchemist]

Oh man, speaking of stretch marks, I've been lucky so far (so far!) I haven't seen any new ones. I still have my old ones trying to heal up, mostly on the sides and on top of my butt. I've been trying to prevent new ones or if they will happen, trying to lessen the marks by using Bio Oil. Last pregnancy, I didn't use anything.

I wish I could make something but I'm not that crafty. Oh well...

I'll try and post up a pic tonight. I've been lazy these last few days, didn't really care to take pictures.

Tonight will be the guest time in a long time to read a novel. I love reading. So while I have time at night after dd goes to sleep, I'm making use of it. It's called "The Golem and the Jinni", more of a historic, fantasy type.

Anybody love to read? What's your favorite and what do you suggest? I might as well read at might than making cookies and cakes. I've been on a chocolate frenzy these days! Ugh...

 

[mama.luv]

I like reading Romance and Suspense novels. The last book I read was called The Gone Girl, it's on the New York best sellers list. It was so good. I also read the Hunger Games Trilogy and The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy. I need to find another good book to read.