Blue abby is so darn cute that pic made me smile, I've only met one german pointer before and she was a ball of energy.
Rena sorry I'm no help I just took a bunch of tums. I'm with your DH you are working too much for a third trimester pregnant with twins woman, hopefully the doctor was able to help. Time sure flies I can't believe you are 30 weeks already soon we'll have brand new baby pics. 
rcr Hopefully your appointments go well tomorrow and give you clarity on how to proceed.
Blue, I echo everyone. I laughed out loud when I saw Abby on the treadmill. SO CUTE!!!
Keria, that's a lot of help! The doctor said the same thing. I guess I'll go stock up on some tums! I am still trying to stay away from taking drugs but I guess once in a while, especially when i'm up late at night suffering from heartburn, a tums will be welcome relief. The doctor was very quick to agree with DH that we could get them to stop making me work so hard but I think that it's more me than anything...I don't want to stop working...I just want to work less. I am moving forward with my plan to get them to stop pushing as hard in a couple of weeks but I'll just deal until then. The doctor says that everything is going well, babies are growing well, so DH doesn't have to worry but we'll just keep watch anyway. :o)
Yesterday, I was sitting in a meeting and I got a really hard kick from the little girl, I think. I jumped up, everyone looked at me and just started launching. That was a little embarrassing but it was fun. I hope I get used to the hard kicks because I know that they are only going to get harder!!
Hope everyone is doing well!! 
Renavoo, I always jump/gasp at the big kicks. I think it is really funny :) I think I have been able to resist in meetings, but maybe I'll see what everyone would do next time :) I haven't had much heartburn this pregnancy, but I just always take a couple tums and call it good.
rcr, I need to go check out the other thread to see how it went today!
Blue, thinking about Abby's picture still makes me smile!
Bungalow, I hope everything is going well with you and your family and you have the time to check in sometime.
Praying/Tenzi, how are you guys doing?
Kewpie/Lyndi, thinking about you two too!
AFM, exhausted sums it up! We finally finished our small renovation, but I still have lots of re-organizing to do in several rooms :( I think we have most of what we need for babies, but I'd like to get the final touches in the nursery done and get the rest of the house organized, oh and freeze some meals...I should have several weeks left (hopefully 8) but I am starting to feel the time and energy crunch. Also, we had an u/s last week and I noticed some of the measurements for baby B were like 10 days behind. It was only the femur and humerus, so that really freaked me out because it could be a soft marker for Downs, but I wrote my OB and they said the twins are only 6% different in growth, and both within "normal" range. Still a little worried, but trying to trust them :)
blue - that pic of abby is hilarious! hahaha
rena - tums tums and more tums... sorry friend.
belly - yes!!! freeze meals!!! I still have 4-5 left in my freezer for night that I don't have the energy to cook. LOVE freezer meals! I would make some for you if I lived close.
AFM - um... so I can't remember what my last update said... so in a nutshell... We spent the last weekend in the hospital with Liam again. They fit him for his eye conformer. They basically made a mold of his eye so they can get a perfect fit. The conformer will stretch his eyelid as his face grows so he looks uniform. Because he's so young, they put him under general anesthesia. And because he's a preemie, he had to spend the weekend in the hospital for observation. Apparently there is an increased risk of apnea in preemies. Last time he ended up throwing up a lot (he was 2 weeks old at the time) but this time, it went very well and he was babbling and smiling within a couple hours after coming out of anesthesia.
He will have to have this done again in 2 months.... and again several times before he's a year... and then again multiple times before he's an adult. Poor little guy! He's SUCH a super happy little baby, though. He smiles constantly even when no one is around. I will walk into a room and he'll be smiling at a picture on the wall. He's such a joy!
Maisie is doing really well with tummy time now and she is hilarious. I think she is going to be a riot when she gets older. I accidently dropped a small stuffed toy on her and she laughed and laughed. So I did it again and she laughed again. I did it again today and again she laughed. She cracks me up. She also is SUCH a flirt. I hung a Simba stuffed animal over the changing table and EVERY diaper change, she turns her face sideways, looks up at simba out of the corner of her eye and smiles really big at him, like she's being coy. She has her daddy wrapped around her little finger too.
They are starting to get really fun now. They are just about 4 months old and have just started to grasp toys and put them to their mouths. I'm rediscovering all the old kid songs I knew as a child cause they sure love me to sing to them. I need to brush up on the words to some of them...
Easter
Maisie after bath
Liam picking up a toy for the first time
I was entertaining her with a jack in the box at the hospital and it freaked her out a little bit
Kewpie, AWWWWWWW! Those cheeks! I just want to nibble on them! And I love love love your stories about Maisie. haha of course she has her dad wrapped around her fingers. She has ME wrapped around her fingers and I haven't even met her! :o) As for Liam, what a trooper! Will the eye conformer permanently fix his eye through the years? With that smile though, I forget that he has anything wrong with his eye but I'm sure that he'll appreciate it as he grows!
Belly, I wouldn't worry about the measurements. i'm sure there are variations anyway so I'm sure things are going well! Yah for getting so much done! i'm so with you about feeling the time crunch...see my AFM. Can you believe how time has flown? it's really amazing! I'm definitely going to buy some tums. The heartburn has been better these last few days because i'm making a concerted effort to eat earlier and to take my pills earlier. I'm also eating less.
Hope everyone else is doing well. A late night tonight for me because of market research. I'm going to be in a dark room eating a lot of M&Ms to stay awake i'm sure! Baby shower this weekend, which I'm also dreading because, seriously, I hate being the center of attention! After that, it's going to be a whirlwind...next week is going to be insane with constant late nights because of the final push for the presentation, which is on may 8th. May 5th and 12th we have our child birthing classes and i'm sure the 6th, I'll have to work in preparation for the presentation on the 8th. May 19th, I have an important work dinner. And we STILL have to get the room set up, even though, geez, our weekends are eaten up with so much stuff. And I need to start interviewing for nannies! I hope i'm still mobile by end of May. My legs are feeling like lead and my fingers often are sore, probably because of the edema. sigh. And my ankle is a bit sore too, probably because of the edema as well, but it gives me a distinctive waddle. I just had someone comment on that recently. Ah, the wonders of being pregnant. ;o) But overall, the babies amuse me a lot because I can feel them move so much more. I do love that feeling!
hi to everyone!
Kewpie awww love those cheeks! Those litlte ones sure look happy.
Hi everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend! I have a question for you...I have this burning sensation on the top of my bump, right between but under my breasts. it's really uncomfortable, especially at the end of the day but this morning, while I was blowing my nose, it burned too. It feels like i have a sunburn but considering i haven't been tanning or even wearing light clothing, I'm guessing an actual sunburn is out of the question!
Did anyone else have this issue?
I'm dreading this week and having this issue during the week since it's going to be a busy and long one! But I'll get through it, as we have all gotten through everything!
Big hugs!
Renavoo, maybe it's your skin stretching super tight, or does the burning feel like it's inside? I haven't had any of that yet...but I do have a super itchy belly :) I hope this week goes quickly for you and you can say something about working a little less as you get closer.
Kewpie, love the pictures of Liam and Maisie! I can't believe how big they are getting! Time has really flown by this year!
Keira, how are things going with you and your family?
Bungalow, I hope everything is okay with you, I think about you often and wonder how you and the boys are.
Tenzi, how are you doing?
How are the other recent grads doing? You guys still lurking around? :)
AFM, We spent the whole weekend reorganizing 2 of our rooms and finding a new home for things since the purpose of the rooms have been changed to make space for the babies. I also did some painting of our downstairs baby furniture. And had a small "shower" of sorts with a few close friends (really just got together to enjoy each other's company). Today was catching up on chores that I didn't do on the weekend because of all the other projects, and I can honestly say I am exhausted. My body starts to ache after a few hours of "physical" activity. I thought I might die after all the work we did on Saturday, but it has to be done, and the sooner the better! Oh, and I ordered some more things for the babies which makes me even more excited to meet them :)
ren - I never had that. I agree with belly that it's probably your skin getting tight. Is it on the surface or deeper?
be;;y - you certainly are doing better than I was at this point in the pregnancy. ...I suppose that's cause I was on bedrest from week 22 onward... It's difficult to keep any sort of muscle when stuck in bed for so long. Good luck on getting it all finished!
AFM - Not too much going on other than Liam is getting his conformer put in on thursday finally!
Rena - My skin was so itchy when I was pregnant. It got red from all the itching. It was really uncomfortable. I even used to itch it in my sleep.
kewpie, I LOVE your new photo of Maisie! SO ADORABLE!
Yah for Liam getting his conformer. how are you feeling about it? Does he have to go under again or will he be awake? I hope you're not too nervous!
Belly, Wow, you are getting so much done! I'm jealous! haha poor DH says that he's going to try to get a lot of stuff done today because we're so behind. I want to help but we have our child birthing class this upcoming Sat (all day, oye!) and then I have to work on Sunday. My week itself is shot because of work. So i think poor DH is going to do the brunt of it. What color did you paint your room? I don't think DH and I are painting but I did get some of those wall decals (all animal shapes!) to decorate. I am starting to get excited too. I can't believe we're so close! I'm excited to see them this Friday. When is your next visit? As for getting tired, totally understand. Just had my shower this last weekend and by the end of it, my legs were swollen and I was limping everywhere. I guess I should have sat more during the shower but I was trying to be a good hostess and talk to everyone. Bad idea... ;o)
Rcr, I'm so excited about your next try! Your schedule made me dizzy though...it's such a different protocol than your others, isn't it? That gives me hope. I wanted to ask you whether you're doing any monitoring here or whether everything will be done at the Sher institute? I monitored in a clinic near my home and only traveled when we were getting close to the retrieval time (and that still took 2 weeks because I ended up being a slow responder!) Anyway, can't wait to follow you! Come on, mid June! You're taking too long to come!
Blue, Just thinking of you 
Keria and everyone else
Oooh i forgot to say...thanks everyone for chiming in about the pain. It's actually more external than internal, i think, so it must have something to do with the growth. i expected the itchiness but i guess not the burning pain. And the fact that it is right above my ribs is also weird. initially, i thought it was because my bra rubbed against the top of my belly but for the last couple of weeks, I've been wearing underwire free bras. So that probably isn't it. Oh well, I can survive anything for 7 weeks. It still boggles the mind that possibly by 7 weeks, we will have our babies in our arms! time really does fly!
Rena my skin is still super sensitive in some areas like it stretched too thin or something.
Belly yay for getting things ready
Kewpie Maisie looks like a little doll.
AFM My babies were 3 month old on sunday sniff snff. Things are going very well. After 12 weeks it was like someone flipped a switch now they can be comforted by other things other than the boob and they are so much fun, We are going out quite a bit and they usually just fall asleep in the stroller.
Yesterday I put them both on the bed and Lucia noticed she has a brother she kept laughing and wanted to grab his head it melted my heart.
here are some pics
ren - I've got mixed feelings. On one hand, I'm glad that he will have it and that it will help him to look more normal. His eye isn't very noticeable now, but when he gets to be a teenager and an adult, it'll be a big issue, so I appreciate the need for it. BUT I am really squeemish about things having to do with eyes. I can put my own contacts in and stuff, but seeing problems or touching other peoples' eyes... not so much. I actually had to turn off the movie Kill Bill cause of the eye scene... ugh! From what I've read, the conformer is removed and put in using a suction cup, so that helps... but still...
babies are up...will write more later
Keria and Kewpie: Your little ones are absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing your pictures!
Renavoo: It sounds like you need to slow down. Does your boss not realize that you are less than two months away from giving birth to twins??? He needs to ease up a little. Try to rest and take care of yourself.
Belly: Glad that you have been able to get some stuff done around the house, Can't wait to see your pictures when the girls arrive!
AFM: Still feeling pretty good. If I let myself get too hungry the nausea sets in. Very, very tired. I don't remember being this exhausted with DS. Of course, when I was pregnant with him, I did not have an infant to take care of too LOL! I am still seeing the RE because he is titrating me off my meds. I see him tomorrow, which will hopefully be the last visit. I like him, but he is a bit of a pain. He has limited hours in the office becasue he does surgeries in the afternoons a lot. They switched my appointment time for tomorrow twice because "something came up". Just a little annoying. Also, I am still asking for my refund and getting no where. I paid for IVF, but I ended up converting to IVF because of very little follicle growth. Now I would like some money back. I have asked and asked. I don't want to get nasty, but this is ridiculous. I have been asking for 6 weeks now! UGH! Like I need just a little more stress in my life! 
Praying, I bet it's difficult having to worry about a little infant while being pregnant! I'm always impressed by people who can do this...I can't imagine being pregnant and having another child to take care of! Did you tell your DS about his baby brother/sister to come? As for getting a refund, UGH! I hate how quickly these people are to take your money and when you need a refund, how slow they are to give it back. it really is quite ridiculous! Maybe your DH can go and take care of it? haha when I get really stressed about something, I make DH take care of it because I just don't want to worry too much!
Kewpie, I'm sure many people are squeamish about eyes! I couldn't watch most of the Kill Bill movies. haha but as for Liam, I'm sure he'll appreciate it when he's older although like you said, it's not too noticeable now. He's still a cutie pie, along with his sister!
Keria, Oh my gosh, I love that smile! That smile says, Mom, don't you think i deserve a hug? I wouldn't be able to pull myself away. haha. Your babies are so adorable but wow, I can't believe how time flies.
AFM, Ok, I've gotten into the role of waking up poor DH at night now. i mean, I snore like crazy because my nose is all plugged up. And I don't sleep well because my hands and sides get numb so I'm tossing and turning. And DH is a light sleeper. I feel awful about it but I also kind of feel annoyed because I also work long hours, I also can't sleep, I have physical issues like the burning pain, soreness and numbness of my hands, and lots of stomach discomfort and I'm carrying 2 human beings which is sucking all the extra energy out of me. I didn't have many mood swings during my early months of pregnancy but boy, the 3rd trimester seems chock full of them. Did anyone else experience that? Ok, enough whining. I'm going to get ready for work.
BIG HUGS EVERYONE!!
Praying I didn't know you converted your cycle that's awesome you got your BFP. I hope you get your money back.
Rena Thanks they sure love hugs. They are really happy babies as long as someone is holding them.
I had a very hard time sleeping at the end and I was definitely more emotional I think it's because I was so uncomfortable . Tell your DH you are getting him ready for the sleepless nights when the babies come.
Sometimes Dh is not quite there when I wake him up. A few weeks ago Oliver peed out of his diaper so I woke up Dh and told him that the baby was wet so he could go and change him. He felt the baby and told me Nope that's just from the water park and went back to sleep. I woke him up again and told him hey he hasn't been to the water park just get up and change him lol. He didn't remember any of it in the morning. Now every time it happens which for some reason happens around 3 times a week we say looks like Oliver went to the water park again.
Keria: The story about DH was so funny. I just had to laugh out loud! 
keria - LMAO!
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