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.