Chica, I've definitely had to get new clothing. I think i needed new pants by the time I got the week 12. I was still able to wear my normal pants by then but they would bit into my stomach making it really uncomfortable. I tried the little trick where I tied a rubber band to keep the pants closed but the problem was that when I sat down, that part still rubbed against my stomach. I don't know if my skin was just ultra sensitive or what! If you're smaller than you probably can hold off on buying maternity clothes, at least the shirts. Up until about 3 weeks ago, I was able to wear my normal shirts, as long as they were long. My biggest thing is that the big belly makes things rise up so if the shirts were stretchy and long, I had no issue with wearing them. Sadly, most of my shirts weren't long enough and some weren't stretchy enough! so I bought new clothing anyway. I bought a lot of cardigans and such in hopes that I will be able to wear them after I give birth anyway.
YAH to a great deal with your midwife! That is fantastic! And it sounds like something wonderful to keep you busy with. That really stinks that you have to move at 6 months but at least you'll be completely mobile and therefore, the move and set up will be fine. Why are you moving there? As for progesterone, I'm so with you about staying away from drugs that you may not need. Unless there is a real reason you need it, why supplement with something that may make you feel tired? Did you get your progesterone level tested? And 
to hiding the thermometer!
Monkey, YAH to finding an apartment! I can't wait to celebrate when you have everything all signed! And double yah to reaching viability! I remember how excited i was to reach this milestone! it's an amazing feeling! Enjoy it! I love the little stories we assign to our little ones in the womb as we wonder what the heck they are doing in there. It's really amusing because in all probability, they have no idea what the heck is happening and in fact, they may be sleeping much of the time! But I always tell my DH that the little ones are playing with me and that I'm going to play with them back. i've always been rather introverted and i don't like talking unless I absolutely need to (I end up living a lot in my head) so I also attribute their punching hard to them wanting me to talk to them. haha or at least, it reminds me that i should be talking out loud to them instead of talking in my mind! Ugh to stomach issues. Seriously, between the reflux and heartburn, constipation and gas and I'm sure some other gastrointestinal issues in the future, pregnancy is definitely NOT NOT NOT elegant! haha not to mention the constant need to pee. Huh, I'm going to explore elimination communication. By the way, yah to grandma doing well!
Wissa, Gozal, K, hope all is going well!!
Definitely looking forward to being pregnant this Mother's Day!
So not exactly lots of lovey-dovey things. Oh, and the occasional reminders that, though he may be viable now, he is to stay in his womb! And yeah, pregnancy is not any more elegant now than it was to begin with. But I just bought some new antacids that are way tastier than the ones I had before (not to mention much less expired!). I wish I had done that earlier, because I think they could have helped earlier on, but choking them down was more than I could stand a lot of the time. Can't believe your little ones are so close to arrival!
I'm still waiting to see how my own individual baby turns out, as I'm sure he has some surprises in store for me! Anything big happening for your 16-week appointment? Will you be having/scheduling an anatomy scan? Are you going to try to find out gender? It's kind of crazy to think how far along you are now!
Hope to see you over here permanently soon! So excited for this cycle for you!
25 weeks! i mean seriously, time is just shooting by! That is so fantastic and i'm happy your having more good days than bad. As for talking to the babies, haha I do that a lot and just "check" in with them. My biggest issue is that I tend to be really introverted so I live in my head a lot and think about the babies constantly but forget to talk to them. But it's easier when they kick around in there. LOVE IT! I'm also playing music for them more because I hear it calms them down a bit now and into the future so when I remember, I'll definitely play something for them. How is packing going? Excited for your move!
I have found the liberally application of icy washcloths to be quite helpful, when possible. Thanks for sharing a little more about your church adventure! Is your husband currently a pastor or minister of some sort? I hope I'm not being too nosy, I'm just very fascinated by religion. I always like seeing how other people's beliefs and practices are similar to and/or different from my own. Especially in missionary-type endeavors, since I was a missionary in Romania for a year and a half.
I haven't lived anywhere longer than 14 months since I graduated high school 10 years ago. My driver's license has just had my parents' address on it for the past 8 years, since that's been more stable! (Okay, technically, it had my parents' address on there for all the years before that, too, but I was actually more or less living with them!) We are going to be birthing at the Bay Area Birthing Center in Pasadena. Ironically, where we are moving is just 2 or 3 minutes from a different birthing center (Reunion), but we didn't know we'd be living there when we picked Bay Area. I liked the midwives at Bay Area better, anyway, but if I'd known just how close I would be to Reunion, it might have tipped the odds more in their favor. We're about 45 minutes to an hour from the birth center at our new place, but it's almost all freeway driving, and on roads that rarely have bad traffic. The surface road part is honestly probably the worst for traffic.
And I wouldn't feel at all bad about telling your dh you need some down time. Growing babies is exhausting, and you will probably have a much tougher time getting down time once they're here, so take advantage while you can! Our schedule lately has been crammed, and I know I could really use some more time to just "be". I don't know what else you can do for the glucose test. I was really planning to refuse it initially, but I honestly can't remember where/what I read about it being not necessary/useful. So I just caved and scheduled mine for two weeks from now. But I found out at my last appointment that they just skip straight to the 3-hour test at my birth center, which I'm very not happy about. I wish I had had the backbone to decline, or request a one-hour test, but I was taken by surprise, so I didn't. I guess part of it is that they do so few tests, anyway, I kind of feel like I should go along with what they do ask. But I feel like someone, somewhere, talked about there being a non-fasting glucose challenge test. Not sure, but I would definitely bring up your concerns with your doctor and ask what the alternatives are. I do remember reading in Having Twins and More that elevated blood sugar is actual pretty normal in a multiple pregnancy, because you have to make sure to keep enough glucose circulating for you AND multiple babies. Anyway, hope you figure out an alternative!
I was tempted when I saw the contest, but I don't have any great pics, and I have an aversion to putting pictures with my face in them online for all to see. Yay for low risk results! Maybe your chill fetus will turn into a nice calm, chill baby?
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