Friday, September 29, 2006
 I am 34 weeks today. If you are keeping count, which I'm not, I have exactly 26 days until my c-section. I feel great most of the time. Bedtime is the hardest because every muscle in my back tenses up as soon as I lay down and I toss and turn most of the night. On the rare occassion that I find a good sleeping position that doesn't hurt my back, the top of my belly starts to burn (just like rug burn) which is more unbearable than the ache in my back. My ankles have started swelling and resemble large tree trunks by the end of the day. And my feet look like balloons with little piggies sticking out at the end. It's so attractive. I currently weigh 50 pounds less than Mark which is really quite shocking considering he's eight inches taller than me and I never dreamed I'd break 200 pounds. Okay, well I thought I might when I found out I was pregnant with twins but secretly hoped I wouldn't. I don't know how much the twins weigh right now because I don't have another ultrasound for a few more weeks, but my guess would be somewhere around four and a half pounds each. That's equivalent to a nine pounder plus a lot of extra baggage. They are very active and according to all of the doctors' assessments, doing very well. According to Dr. S I'm measuring like I'm 41 weeks pregnant and I can definitely feel it. I'm starting to get sleepy and have a hard time making it past eight o'clock without some sort of nap. But, with four boys around, naptime sort of looks like this:
So, I make do with what little naps I catch here and there and am fully planning on firing up my Netflix account this next week. My goal was always to make it through September and then consider October my month to put my feet up and relax. Chris got me a Netflix account which I've been saving just for this especially and anyone that's interested in watching movies and eating popcorn and snugging lots of attention deprived boys, you are more than welcome to come over and join us. I guarantee you, that's all we'll be doing. Mom hired me a little bit of help for the next few weeks and I'm really very grateful because bending over is next to impossible at this point and it's nice not to have to worry so much about the housework. Matthew and Anita (who is pregnant herself and due in just 24 days) sent us pizza this week so I wouldn't have to cook and it was once again, so nice to not have to worry about cooking dinner and cleaning up the mess that always results. And Nathan brought dinner over last week with a gift certificate to a spa--something I've never done before but can't wait to try out. Prenatal massage, here I come! The school nurse has offered her services whenever I might need them and the Lollipop lady sends her daughters over on a regular basis to play with the kids or sit with them while I run and pick up Hunter and Noah from school. And Johnette Lopiano is coming every Tuesday to sit with the kids while I have my NST done. Everyone has been so quick to offer us help and support--I've never felt so spoiled and loved. Thanks so much for making these last few weeks not so awful afterall.
posted by Shana # 3:41 PM 
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