Sorry I was MIA for a few days...
Barbara: I know you were disappointed, but sometimes things can progress quite rapidly!! You are almost there, Brooke is almost here....cabinets--blah--I like Rio’s idea (but I have been on pelvic rest since this pregnancy started so any activity sounds good to me!
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Anna: So sorry that your cervix is opening, but I am praying the meds work and that little Paul stays inside a bit longer. Hang in there. You are doing a wonderful job.
Amanda: LOVE how you rocked your bump!! I am so looking forward to getting out of this bed and into a pool of water..ah...sounds so nice...
Lou: Hope that your trip goes smoothly...drink extra water as flights can dehydrate you to begin with.
Kjm: I am loving my fruit as well! And, yes, we are seriously considering cord banking--my OB said he has recently been convinced that it can be quite useful (and he had a hefty discount coupon to give us). Might ask your OB if they have any offers like that.
Alisa: Fabulous HB and, yes, one perfect little bean!
Osi: Good to hear from you!! 23 weeks..you are sure getting there! Glad to hear you are able to work from home--I tried requesting that but my employer won’t allow it.
They even took away my blackberry so I am totally out of touch with everything at my job.
Chris: Glad you dodged the nasty drink...2 weeks until big u/s-yeah!
Rio: Sorry no pics at last u/s
Glad baby girl was putting on a good show...you will be making those milestones!! Just like you made the ones behind you....Contractions staying away? Thanks for the idea about baby gates for furbabies...we were starting to think about that ourselves. And thanks for keeping up with the cute list!!
Leora: Since I am stuck on bed rest it is only DH that is able to ooh and aah at the stores with baby stuff. We haven’t bought anything yet (although we are Jewish, too, especially with twins, it would be nuts to not be prepared!! IMO). Probably around 24 weeks I am thinking as well. And mmmm...Cherries....and I am having a growth spurt myself. I am on a twin board and many of the women say they had one around 20 weeks...I guess I am a little early! But I gained 4 lbs this past week.
I was worried and DH thinks I am a nutjob--”first you worry you don’t gain enough weight, then you worry you gain too much?” And? That is my job--and being on bedrest makes it easier to obsess I think. Oh, well.
Stephanie: Hope that things are still ok..Tuesday will be here before you know it!! Wow...Brady and Jaxon are about to make their entrance...I am so excited for you!! (or maybe they want to give DH a
very special Father's Day?
Blair: Glad that all looks well--babies look adorable on u/s!! Glad to hear you are starting to gain weight. I too had cysts and an ovary the size of a grapefruit--took weeks to go down and feel better. Hope yours goes down soon.
Ryann: Hope you get some advice from your OB about your tailbone pain. Sounds awful.
But congrats on being an auntie!! That is exciting.
AFM: Not much to report. Bored on bed rest, but starting to feel movement which is really exciting and reassuring!
My anatomy scan with MFM is coming up on the 23rd. I need everything crossed that my SCH is shrinking--or better yet--gone! My bleeding has pretty much stopped except for a bit of spotting, but from the SCH board it seems like they are so unpredictable it is really hard to know if they are shrinking or not until you peek with the u/s. I meet with my OB after the appt so we will discuss my plans (bed rest? work?) from there. It would so be nice to have a "normal" pregnancy--whatever that is!
Hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend and fabulous Father's Day!!!!
) but until these contractions get some timing going, I'm just outta luck. 
It's so nice to have them home and not hooked up to anything.
