We're 24 weeks... almost done w/ the 2nd trimester!!! I feel like my belly has been growing so fast! Very quickly day to day tasks have gotten more difficult but I'm not complaining. Guess its time to slow down??? The last week has been very difficult and scary.
My mother came out last weekend to help my hubby paint the nursery and help me answer some final registry questions i had. We had so much fun but I may have pushed myself a little. I felt pretty good again by Tuesday night. On Wed night Mike was off so we ran some errands and got some diner. When i got home my ankles were GONE!!! When i went in the bedroom to change i saw my feet for the first time all day. My feet were so swollen they felt like they would explode. I ran/waddled (hahaha) into the room that Mike was in and just pointed to my legs. He dragged me down stairs and told me to get on the couch and not move. He put ice packs on my ankles, propped them up as high as i could comfortably get them and he proceeded to rub them trying to get the fluid back up my leg. While i drank bottle after bottle of water. I proceeded to be up 1/2 the night in the bathroom, but by the am the swelling had gone down a little. I was exhausted and felt like a truck had hit me. My feet were killing me, i was tired, my head ached and my eyes were swollen from all the crying i had been doing for 1/2 the night as well! But i had a deadline at work and against Mikes wishes went in anyway. When i got home that night the first thing Mike did was look at my feet/ankles. They were still pretty swollen so again he planted me on the couch with water in hand, ice on my legs and he rubbed away! Friday my ankles were much better but still swollen. I got through the work day and came home and just layed on the couch for the rest of Friday and spent all day Sunday 1/2 asleep on the couch. I am MUCH better today thank God!!!! A few days of rest was exactly what the babies and i needed.
I have realized that carrying twins can be much more stressful on my body than i originally thought. I need to start taking things slower and delegate more work when i am in the office b/c if i keep pushing myself i will end up on bed rest which is the last thing Mike or i want.
But good news... my mom and Mike did a ton of work and the nursery is ready to be filled. We were very blessed to get 2 hand me down cribs and a changing table so we just need to add the fun stuff! While my mom was in town we bought Baby A's bedding on clearance!!! Its perfect and the best part is my mom is so creative she came up with a great way to use the valance which we wont be using as well as how to turn the diaper holder into something creative for the wall. Now i just need to get Baby B's bedding. I cant wait to get the nursery together after the shower to take pics for everyone!
We had our 2nd ultra sound yesterday it was sooooo nice to see the babies again. I will scan the pics at work tomorrow and post them ASAP. Both babies according to the tech are doing great! I am looking forward to my next appointment on Wed. to hear the good news from the doctor.
More later in the week after the doctors visit!!! Off to eat some ice cream and cuddle with the pups!
xoxoxoxox
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