Week 37

It's all just odd anyway, so to call this post odd things just seems redundant.

M keeps asking if I'm in labour. Whenever I sit up in bed, pause while walking, or move from one sitting position to another...so about 30 times in a 24 hour period. I'm not sure he's going to make it through his next on-shift set!

Did I tell you I broke my toe? Oh yeah. I'm that awesome. I was sitting on a stool and tried to hook my foot and only my baby toe took hold. The rest of my foot tried to leave my baby toe behind while it fell back to the floor. That felt awesome. The odd thing is not that I broke my toe, I broke my other baby toe last summer, I really am that awesome. The odd thing is that my foot is already so swollen that the toe couldn't get any bigger! It just points in a slightly new direction now.

You know how you sneeze and, if it's a really good one, you see stars? I see stars all the time. When I look to the left, or right. Sometimes when I breathe. It's pretty.

M's sister had a baby two days ago! Little guy came about 3 weeks early, but everyone is happy and healthy, so it's fabulous!!!

I had my second NST appointment this week. When I was waiting to check in the lady behind the desk looked up and in a very terrified voice asked if I was in labour. Bahaha. I assured her everything was normal and she calmed down and asked a few questions. She seemed very disappointed that she isn't on duty next Monday when I go in to have my babies.

The best part about the NST appointment was that M and I got to talk to a nurse who is actually the mother of twins. And she nursed them! She had great advice and stories. Obviously she was way more helpful than the public health person that directed me to a website. I was actually able to ask specific questions and she had some great answers, as far as I could tell anyway.

X is learning sign language at school. Here is a series of signs I hope he doesn't learn!!

Started packing the baby bag for the hospital yesterday. Will probably get around to packing a bag for me in the next day or two. My sister asked me if I was afraid at all, I told her about my brain being constantly 15% terrified. She says she's terrified and she's not even pregnant. Today I realized it's only 10 days until I have twins to take care of. If I could curl up into a ball and rock, I would. But I can't. I'm sort of a walking ball at this point.

And Air Canada better not strike. That is all. I have people coming don't you know!!!!

Odd Things - Week 36

WoooHooo! Do the happy dance! We made it to week 36! This means that they won't just ship me down to Edmonton if I go into labour. Nothing like a 5 hour drive home with newborn twins while recovering from giving birth! I am now 36 weeks and 2 days. The counter over on the side of this blog says I have 26 days to go. It lies. My c-section has been scheduled for 14 days from now. So two weeks from this moment I should be not pregnant, but possibly way busier!

Other odd things...hmmm, let me think. A while ago I came across an article online that was about what you should NOT say to pregnant women. Most of the taboo comments revolved around the size of the expectant mother. And one comment that you should never utter apparently is "Are you sure it's not twins?" That is actually something I heard a lot when I was pregnant with X. Granted, he was big enough to be twins! But that didn't really bother me. The comment that bothered me the most was when I would ask question of a mother, not mine, about pregnancy, or their own labour experience and their answer was "oh, you'll know." Fabulously unhelpful.

My doctor went out of the country. I knew this was taking place, and he is scheduled to be back before my delivery date, but a couple of odd things have happened because of his trip. First, before he left, he took my file home with him and locked it in his car. That's odd. Because my file is unavailable, the doctor I saw this week had no history to go on. My blood pressure was up 12 points from last Tuesday to this Wednesday. My temporary doctor didn't care. In fact, he said I don't need any more appointments between now and delivery. I'm sort of glad he has not been my doctor from the beginning with this. Instead of going to the doctor, I am now going to the hospital every week for NSTs. That's where they put the heart monitors on the babies and make sure they are behaving as they should. That's it. If something should go wrong however, then I am to make an appointment. I've decided this doctor is wrong. If something goes wrong, I'm still going to the hospital! By the way, I went for an NST on Friday and my bp had dropped back down 17 points into way healthy margins. It was just the heat and the waiting.

Speaking of heat. It's odd that the three hottest days of summer happened last week. 31 and 32?! That was a little much I think!

Oh yeah, when I was leaving the hospital after my NST people stared at us like I was too stupid to realize I was heading the wrong way. I'm sure they thought I should turn around and go have the baby immediately.

My Friday appointment was the first baby appointment that M has been able to accompany me to since that one time we ended up at the hospital and found out I was having twins. I guess that's just what happens when there's already a child at home that needs constant supervision! He's in school full time now, so M gets to come with. Isn't that exciting!? He played Angry Birds the whole time.

M set up the crib a few days ago. That's not really odd, but it is exciting!

I'm starting to worry about the individuality of my daughters! Ok. I say starting to...I've actually been worried about it for at least 6 weeks. I don't have a twin A wardrobe and a twin B wardrobe. I have baby girl stuff and whoever I'm holding when I grab an outfit is who gets to wear it. Even if her sister wore it last time. When do you think this becomes not ok?

I know I'm all over the map with this post, but my brain just is not functioning in a straight line.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to drive. I am relying more on my mirrors now than I ever have before! I just can't turn at the waist! It's impossible!

I'm really looking forward to no heartburn! Also, no swollen feet. And baths. I can't wait to relax in a tub again!

I got mauled at Walmart today. True story. The cashier who was looking after the self checkouts came over to chat. That meant there was no belt or register to act as a barrier. She was very disappointed to learn that I do in fact have family here, so I didn't need her babysitting services after all. Free or not. She informed me that she would love to have another baby of her own, but her baby is 20. M tried to stop the mauling, but our station was not co-operating so she kept wandering over! Oh well.

I'll try to be on here more consistently over the next few days, and I will do my best to get belly shots! Promise!!

Odd things - Week 35

Oh boy things changed this week!! We moved, X started grade one, I got my delivery date, my sister and her husband moved into the same house as us. It's continuing to be a crazy adventure for sure.

I did forget to tell you though, while on vacation I found out for sure that I'm huge. We went to Swiss Chalet, which I was TOTALLY looking forward to, and I didn't fit. Really, all around it was a comical experience. When I told the hostess we needed a table for 10 she seriously stared her little table map for about 5 minutes. The restaurant was empty, but they didn't want to open extra sections, so she was trying to decide which booth built for 4 would work best. She ended up putting us in 3 separate booths, then the entertainment started. The old people (for that is who frequents Swiss Chalet the most) stared at me as I tried and failed to sit in the booth. I could fit sideways, but that would have meant eating over my shoulder! Not so great. So I asked for a chair and became a fire hazard at the end of one table. Nothing like feeling demanding! The next large party that came got the tables with chairs in the other section. Awesome.

On another note, here are some things I am looking forward to! Sleeping on my stomach! I have no grand illusions of getting more sleep, just more comfortable sleep! Stretching and cracking my back! Being able to look behind me without standing up to turn completely around! Being able to get out of bed without plotting 3 or 4 movements ahead. I have 3 weeks and a day until my c-section. I'm already looking forward to getting home.

Speaking of home, I love our new place! I don't hear the highway anymore, and so far there are no neighbours pressing their noses up against my windows! We're obviously not totally unpacked yet, there are still boxes everywhere and laundry to be done, but I really like it. Also I'm excited to hang pictures! We weren't allowed anything on the walls in the last place. Boo to strange rules. I felt pretty useless during the move of course. M kept telling me to sit down, but that's just not the way I am usually when there's stuff to be done! I'm happy to be slowly doing things here though! I have finished a few loads of little girl laundry, next is laundry for people who are already born!

My lap top is on the fritz still, so no pictures, but I'll get some up soon! Promise!

Odd Things - Week 34

So I'm a little behind. You'll have to forgive me. When we got home from vacation my laptop took a hissy fit at being left behind and refused to work, so until M figures it out and has time to fix it, I have to borrow his. Boo. I'm trying not to have a mental breakdown over the pictures and files on my laptop right now. M says he can fix it, I believe him, we've just got a lot going on right now so it's time that's the issue.

We're moving today and tomorrow. That's odd. My sister and her husband are moving up from Calgary to have a go at living with us. I've warned her that she is entering my inner circle of oddness and so will most likely become a main character in this blog. Especially when it comes to how much X wants to be like his Auntie M. So since her name also starts with M, we'll call her AM from this point on.

I'm 34 weeks, 2 days along. That's odd. Strangers no longer have any doubt about my current state and EVERYONE asks if I'm due "any day." No. I'm not. I'm due in 6 weeks, but the babies will be here in 4 weeks. The first day back to work for M though, he spent 12 hours not with me, then came home, looked at me and declared that he does not believe they will wait 4 weeks. Awesome.

X started grade 1 today. That's totally odd. Once again my poor son is in a new school. Because we're moving 6 blocks west, he's in a different zone. I feel bad. 3 schools in 2 years, but I did that sort of thing too. Hopefully in the future we'll be a bit more stable. As in only moving every few years rather than every few months.

People have odd reactions to my pregnancy. On my vacation I made a stranger cry, created a scene that gathered a crowd at Fabricland, I get pitying looks, knowing smiles, stares, and the pastor at the church we attend keeps mentioning the two new people that are expected to join the church very soon like they're late for an appointment or something. The crying stranger was actually a neighbour of a bff I got to visit while on holiday. She touched my belly and both babies kicked her, so she cried. The scene at Fabricland? All I did was say "there's two" when asked if I was going to birth right away. Suddenly everyone in the store came to look. It's odd.

If you're a woman who has had children, you know that "I'm totally done" feeling? I don't have that yet and that's odd. I can't walk, I waddle. There is constant pain in my hips, knees and feet. If I stand for too long I feel like gravity will pull my forward to fall on my face. I'm averaging 3 hours of sleep at a time. I have to sleep with at least 4 pillows, sometimes 5 if M's on night shift and I can take over the WHOLE bed. But I'm not done. On the other hand, I do feel like I might be pregnant forever. And ever. There is no end to this.

By the way, the hiccups have totally happened. The one on my left gets them everyday and they shake me. The one on the right gets them less frequently and they seem to be smaller, but that could just be the positioning.

Well, M thinks I'm writing a novel, so I'll sign off for now! Next post will come from our new crazy home!!

Odd Things: week 33

On location! We are still on vacation! Had some great times in BC with X's great grandmother and now hanging out with my sister and some wicked friends in Calgary! Heading back "home" on Tuesday, but we'll be pretty busy in the coming weeks, so I didn't want to fall too far behind!

Things that are striking me a odd this week? My feet are huge! Driving for 6 hours at a time will do that anyway, but add pregnancy to the situation and I've got boats for feet, cankles and sausage toes! Awesome.

I've realized that strangers touching my belly...well if I'm ever going to have people touching my mid-section, now is the time to do it. Never again will my abdomen be hard and tight, so really, go ahead! In 6 weeks it will be all squishy again...probably forever. :)

A woman (possibly a mental health patient) mentioned that I looked like I should be on my way to the hospital now, that I looked ready. X's great grandmother apparently thought this was the rudest thing possible! Me? I'm just happy people know for sure that I'm pregnant now and not just maybe pregnant, maybe fat!

Driving for 6-8 hours X had to entertain himself for a while. He made machine gun sounds and pointed things, like the DS, out the window toward trees and such. M was super impressed that he even included the cocking sounds.

I am having super weird dreams. The other night I dreamed that I had the babies, but I was unconscious for the delivery. When I woke up the nurses told me that M had named the babies, but they tried to talk him out of it. The thing is, everyone refused to tell WHAT he had named them! Oh, and they told me that one was born 6 weeks early and one was 3 months early. So one was super smaller than the other! My brain is crazy.

Oh yeah. I turned 34 this week. That's odd.

Odd Things - Week 32

Alright! I'm sort of on the ball this week! Actually, I'm looking for an excuse to stay seated a little while longer while M gets ready for us to leave for a little road trip tomorrow! Hooray!

As I hinted at a couple of posts ago, I had my first stranger-mauling this week. On Monday I was dropping off an application for a house to rent downtown, and a lady...not the lady I am dealing with, but her boss...greeted me by coming at me with an outstretched hand which landed on my belly. Someday I would like to be brave enough to rub the stranger back...

The community complex where the public library is reassigned some of the handicapped parking to mommy-to-be parking. For almost a week, the new signs said "Expected mothers only." So if you are a mother and someone is expecting you, you can park in the cool spots? Sadly someone noticed the error and changed the sign before I got a picture.

Once again, my doctor's appointment today was a barrel of oddness. I only had to wait about an hour and 15 minutes to be let into the second waiting stage. That was pretty quick for this office! Apparently over the last 2.5 weeks, the babies grew. Can you imagine?! The doctor seemed a little surprised. He kept saying "they got bigger hey?" I thought growth was what we were aiming for, but he actually spent over 5 minutes with his little ultrasound machine looking for a third baby to explain the growth. Then he measured the heads and realized my babies are just growing, not multiplying.

I found the perfect picture to explain the one ginormous fear that my husband and son share:
Last, but not least, I witnessed some true brilliance today. You might have seen the gist of the story on my facebook/twitter. I was standing in line at the post office, and not wanting to stare at the guy in front of me, I looked out the window. I noticed to people acting strangely around a car. One lady seemed to be trying to pull the window out with her fingers. As I watched, (it was a long slow line) I realized that she was trying to break into her car with a hanger. Sadly though, the only hanger available to her seemed to come from a clothing store. It was plastic. And fat. So this lady is stabbing at the interior of her car with a fat non-pliable utensil, and her friend is being very supportive by walking around the car repeatedly, I assume, looking for another weak spot to have a go at. Then they tried the other side. They worked together to wiggle the window down enough to fit the hanger in, and stabbed with the hanger again. I don't know if they did not understand the concept of what had to happen to gain access to the car or if they were just having some fun. Sadly, after 20 minutes of some great entertainment, my turn came and I did not see how they finally got in, but I did find out what happened. The owner of the car was in the post office, then she walked outside to give her car key to her friend, but the key was gone. Someone had taken the key off her ring while she was in the post office and stole it. Not the car, just the key. Rrrrright. Ten bucks says it's in her pocket, or she mailed it somewhere.

Good times. I'll keep you posted on the odd goings on as we take a little tour this week!

I'm Telling!!

The other day, Monday I think, something funny happened. M had the day off, so he was sleeping in a bit, and when he joined us for the day he seemed to be a little depressed. I asked him if he had not slept very well, but he said he slept all night, which is sort of rare, but that he was mad. I thought maybe we had woken him or maybe the neighbours had been knocking on the bedroom window looking for X. It could happen. No. He was a little angry that in his dream he had to break up with a girl. This girl:
That's right. While my husband is sleeping I'm competing with Charlize Theron, specifically, Charlize Theron dressed as Aeon Flux. But even in his dreams it's not meant to be. Apparently he had to break up with her because she was being unreasonable about something. He "can't remember" the argument, but the real issue was that she ignored him while he was trying to work it out, so he had to end the relationship. It was very sad. I think he's still angry with her. I may be a terrible wife to say this...but I feel confident that my position will not be usurped any time soon!!! Hahahahahaha!