Parasitic Aliens

First, I passed my 3-hour glucose test. Woo Hoo! (That means I do NOT have gestational diabetes). They stuck me 4 times in 3 hours, which is ridiculous, but it's all over now. Scott said he would never have tolerated that. Yeah. The things I go through to give him healthy, beautiful babies :)

It's been a good week. Well, it's been an uneventful week, which is good enough. I'm still torn about having to be here. I know it's for the best for these babies, I know it's working and they're staying put, etc, but I really miss my family. I wish I could just have a day-long pass to go home, hang out with the kiddos, watch movies, and have nice long snuggles with everyone on the couch. Do I get some of that here? Yes, but it's not the same. The twins get antsy in this little room, then they get rowdy and Scott has to take them home. If I were home, they could just come and go to my side and I could have one-on-one time with everyone. But, in the grand scheme of things, this is but a short phase in our lives and I, and we, will get through it.

I have probably mentioned before, just because it is still so shocking to me, that I have not gained much/any weight. I had another weigh in this week, and I'm actually back down a couple of pounds to my pre-pregnancy weight. My doctor's are not concerned; they just say that these babies are sucking up everything that I eat. Parasites, I tell ya.

Have you seen one of those alien movies where the aliens spawn inside of a person, and then you can see them squirming around until they burst out? (No? I know I didn't make this up in my head LOL) Well, that is what my belly looks like these days. It's really quite freaky looking. These little boogers are so active, usually at the same time, so it looks like something bubbling under the surface of my skin. I get monitored (for fetal heartbeats and contractions) at every shift change (so twice a day) and for some reason they always respond to the monitors by kicking at them. So my belly is literally bouncing up and down, and on the machine you can hear the Whomp Whomp of the kicking, as well as the Woosh Woosh Woosh of the hearts beating. It's pretty funny, and even the nursing staff is amused.

I've been admonished

Apparently, I'm supposed to update if I had a bad-ish blog post. Sorry. I did say that the bleeding had stopped. I'm glad to say there have been no other scares since and all is well. :)

I've had a couple more sonograms; all continues to be well. Cervix stable, babies looking good.

I had my glucose test yesterday for gestational diabetes. I "failed" by just a few points so tomorrow I get to have the 3 hour tolerance test. I have to fast in the a.m., draw blood, drink that nasty drink again, then have a blood draw every hour for 3 hours. Goody! Good thing needles don't bother me much :) My OB said that because my "failing" number was so low, the second test will probably come out fine. Let's hope so. Hospital food is bad and limited enough without them wanting to dictate further what I can and can't eat. If I'm only off by a few points again, we're going to be having a "discussion" before I let them put me on some restricted diet.

Oh, if you're local and reading this, I thought of something I could use. Magazines! Sometimes I just want to read/look at something quick while I'm falling asleep or whatever. Of course scrapbooking magazines (my subscriptions all ran out 4-6 months ago, so I haven't read anything in that time), and I also like People/ Us/ gossipy celeb stuff. Thanks!

Bleeding

So last night I started having some bleeding. They gave me a shot that stops contractions (I'm not having any, just a very little cramping, but it's just in case that is what's causing the problem) and it stopped within a few hours. I was really scared and am still really nervous.

My OB came in a while ago and wants the perinatalogist to come in and do another sonogram, just to make sure everything is ok. It's the only way to see what's going on in there, so I'm glad for it, but still nervous until I know for sure.

Prayers today please!!