I am officially feeling very full with babies these days. The tummy is quite taut now and is probably going to actually start stretching beyond my days-of-fatness-passed. Still no popping belly button, but it’s very shallow, could go any day. So you think you’re tummy’s feeling pretty tight and then, whoa, it suddenly gets tighter and fuller and harder. I felt this once a couple weeks ago and just thought the babies were moving strangely. Then it started happening more and more often and I really didn’t know what to think until it was described in my twin book. Yup, around this time those Braxton Hicks contractions will start up. I guess I didn’t really know what to expect of these contractions but the tummy hardening thing wasn’t really it. But that’s what it is, your uterus practicing to expel those babies. But the OB says, hey, don’t worry about it now, they are just going to get harder and more painful... grrrreeeaaat. I wish I could tell my body that all that fuss is unnecessary. Hey utuerus, don’t you know we’re probably going to have a c-section so take it easy would ya. Haven’t seen our true OB yet so they have yet to give us a plan for delivery, but the kicks tell me that little girl has yet to spin around and I really doubt she will. I am back to being ok with the whole delivery thing. You know it’s just better to not over think such things. It’s gonna happen either way, so don’t worry about it.
Other than feeling like an ever expanding pumpkin I am starting to feel like my pelvic/groin muscles/tendons have gone through some super intense work out regime and have fallen apart overnight. I am forced into an awkward waddle for most of the morning until everything down there decides that they have to hold it together so we can get through the day. So my pelvis in general is pretty sore... Oh well.
I have been babysitting the puppies this week and I’m pretty sure I am the least fun person in the world right now. I told Ty he couldn’t climb on top of me anymore (don’t need a 70 lbs fur beast on my tummy). And I told them that sleep was so important I was going to sleep with the door closed and ear plugs in. Well, at least they haven’t been getting me up at 5am. Also, the walks are less and slower when they do happen. Poor puppies. I have been trying to compensate with extra treats. Might be the last time I babysit them anyway. We’ll have to see how life is once babies come.
The babies this week are cabbages. They are storing more fat, developing better taste buds and since 'space' is at a premium they are moving lots. Things are just gonna get tighter over the next few months so appreciate while you can babies. Had a couple people try to feel the babies but they are not really wanting to move when people want to feel. Besides most of the movement is down in my groin area and ain't nobody gonna get a feel down there! Sometimes baby girl kicks so hard I wonder if she'll kick her way out and I'll find a little foot sticking out of me. Matt says this is unlikely to happen. That's good, still have 6 weeks of work to get through!
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