29 Weeks

I've decided to start doing my pregnancy update weekly because things are starting to happen faster and faster, and I'm really having trouble remembering what's happening from one week to the next!  Sadly, I haven't been able to do my fruit/veggie picture yet, both because I forgot to buy it when I was at the grocery store and because my personal paparazzi is out of town this week.  But rest assured, I will have it up in next week's update!  

Instead, I'll share with you this little sneak peek of the nursery.  Colby and I had a real come to Jesus moment after our appointment last week--thinking about our little beans arriving in 6-10 weeks freaked us both out, especially when faced with the state of our nursery.  I should have taken a before picture, but it was that awful blue grey, it was packed with carseat, swing, Rock n' Play, crib and stroller boxes that weren't yet unpacked.  Buckets of clothes and diapers were piled up in the middle of the room along with miscellaneous furniture and clothes that didn't even belong in the nursery.  It wasn't good.  So, Saturday, we made our Ikea pilgrimage, and though there were a couple of times that tears threatened, we bought all of our nursery furniture and got it all assembled by the end of the day on Sunday with minimal drama.  It was like nursery boot camp.  So, we still have a ways to go in terms of decorating, but we're pretty close to having all of the necessary basics.
I mentioned in my last update that I had my one-hour glucose test on last Thursday, and my doctor warned me that I would probably fail since I'm carrying twins.  So, I was all excited when no one called to tell me I had failed, and assumed since I was told no news was good news that I had passed.  Except that my doctor called me yesterday--that would be almost a week later--to tell me that I had failed by 9 points.  Cue sad trombone.  So, I'm going in again tomorrow for the 3 hour test, this time with the added bonus of fasting for at least 8 hours beforehand.  Le sigh.  I guess if this is the worst that I have to deal with, I shouldn't complain.

I still can't get over what a strange process pregnancy is.  There's the obvious weirdness--you're growing a human (or humans!) inside your stomach.  That's just... nuts.  Then there are the strange ways that it changes you.  I was expecting my cup size to go up and my hair to get thicker--instead, I just barely went up a cup size and the only difference I've noticed in my hair is that it's much dryer.  It used to be that if I didn't wash it daily, I was a greasy mess, but now if I'm not trying to look cute, I could easily go three days and my hair is still not oily--it's not pretty, but it's dry!  My skin has also given me the treat of being clearer than it's been in years.  My adult-onset acne issue is a thing of the past, and I haven't had a zit aside from one cystic acne spot on my chest that cleared up around 14 weeks.

My belly button is either completely flat or it pokes out, I've been rocking the linea negra since about 24 weeks, I get these weird little red dots in various spots mainly on my arms and chest, and I can't believe how slowly the hair on my legs grows now--plus I'm reasonably sure it's lighter now.  Then there's the pregnancy rhinitis--I'd never even heard of that before, but I'm really looking forward to the day that I don't have to blow my nose 17 times and don't wake up completely blocked up.  It seems like every day, there's some new, bizarre symptom that I never would have expected.  It's like everything in me is different now.

I've been a little concerned because I haven't gained any weight in the past month or so.  It's a little alarming, because everything I've heard and read says that this is when the girls are really needing the nutrients to put on fat.  I know they each gained over a pound between my 22 and 28 weeks appointments, but they also went from regularly measuring ahead by 5-7 days to measuring 1 day behind.  I think I'm going to start drinking a protein shake every night before bed, but I'm not sure what else to do.  I eat when I'm hungry, until I'm full, and it seems like there's getting to be less and less room for food in there.  But neither the nurse nor my doctor mentioned it as an issue, so I'll wait and see where I am at my next appointment and bring it up with my doctor if I'm still not gaining.  Maybe my body just piled on the weight early and they're feeding off of those caloric stores now... I don't know.

But other than that, I'm still feeling pretty good.  I went and walked with a friend for almost two hours today, and as long as I have a couple days a week to veg out, I'm still able to get out and about and be social on the rest of the days.  This weekend, I'm hoping to wash and organize all of our wee baby clothes, and on Saturday we're going to the birthing class at our hospital, the highlight of which will be the labor & delivery tour.  And here's hoping that the glucose test tomorrow returns better results--I just don't even want to imagine a life without desserts!

Comments

[Kim]

Pregnancy without sugar is the worst!!! My GD was discovered at only 2 months in with Sophia because there was an ungodly amount of sugar in my pee and I went 5 1/2 months with no sugar. A lot of people fail the first test. A tip for your 3 hr one is walk around in between blood draws. Walking/excercise brings down blood sugar. Good luck!

[Janet]

Great update! 2 hours of walking? Bravo, lady!

I agree things are starting to move fast. And things are getting weird. I have a whole new layer of forehead hair fuzz (like the shark-teeth of bangs), and stretchmarks, but hardly any linea nigra. My cankles are a daily battle. And oh, my hip/pelvic pain! Ouchie!

Can't wait to see a final nursery :)

[Karen]

I can't wait to see more of the nursery. I hope you pass the 3-hour test with flying colors!

[stephanie]

I love that I get a preview of my next few months from you albeit I've only got one. but knowing the anxiety before the appointments won't go away and the absolutely weirdest feeling of growing something inside you is NoRMAL makes me feel a little more sane and not so alone :) thank you for your honesty....those two girls are going to be so darn lucky!!

[katelin]

So yeah, pregnancy symptoms are quite weird, ha. And your nursery will be so cute, I know it! Hurrah drama free bed assembly :)

[Brittany]

I think what excites me most about a future pregnancy is the fact that I will get to design a nursury! And I just cann't wait to see yours! I love the walls a lot! Plus you picked out the sweetest southern names :)