hello Jackie/Dagny
lovely to hear from you both! jackie, glad the scan went ok. Its a real milestone isn't it. I keep setting little targets in my head now, thinking, if I get to 24 weeks (which is only 2 weeks away) the babies are considered legally viable and have a 50% chance of survival. Then I think if I can get to 28 weeks, they have a 90% chance of survival and anything after 32+ weeks is a bonus!
My organisiation skills are practising for when these two arrive, because if I don't have some sort of organsiation I think I'll drown in a sea of nappies and feeds!! We still have lots to buy - we haven't bought the cots or the double buggy yet - so still lots to do!
We have our new windows going in next month and then the decorator can start on interior decorating - rapidly running out of time!!! Fortunately our attic is converted and we have two bedrooms up there that we don't use so all our baby stuff is up there until I'm ready to unpack.
I don't know how I stayed on my feet last weekend - I don't think I could do it again. I'm still managing to walk the dogs for two miles a day (even in this really treacherous weather!!), so I guess I'm staying relatively fit. Except compared to you two, I've put on much more weight - I'm now 2 stone heavier than before I was pregnant AND I had put on half a stone when I started the tmt, so I'm 2st 7lbs heavier than normal!!!!
When I went to see the midwife this week she measured me and said I was the equivalent to a singleton at 29 weeks!!! Lets hope I've got two big babies growing inside, just incase they have to be delivered early because the placenta praevia thing.
As for constipation, I can recommend a good curry - usually flushes my system out or a more healthy option - I eat loads and loads of grapes. They seem to do the trick too.
Don't you both feel like its going soooooo quickly. It only seems like five minutes that we were all congratulating each other and still in shock from being pg. Now we are talking about what to buy and what we will have and call them! Its amazing.
I hope you both have a great weekend and catch up again soon.
love nikola.xx