Ramblings and 32 weeks!

Let's see... things have been moving along quite uneventfully. :)

I haven't been feeling too great lately... just exhausted (no, really!?), a little dizzy, just "off". Walking is excruciating. I'm thinking it just so painful because I spend so much time OFF my feet, so any time I have to be on them is awful. I've only gained around 30 or so (maybe a few more) pounds, so I don't think it's an excessive weight thing... many people with only 1 baby gain much more!

I'm having lots of Braxton Hicks that are downright uncomfortable. Not painful, not crampy, just not comfy. They make me feel dizzy and hot and I'm not crazy about them. I try to keep count, but I haven't had more than 6 in any hour, and usually fewer, so I'm just getting through it. I'm still on the lookout for blood, painful & regular contractions, lower back pain and broken water. Until then I'm taking it day by day and loving that I know that these babies are still doing great. :)

Yesterday we had another high risk appointment at the ATU-- 32 weeks 1 day. Both babies were wiggling and practicing breathing and had heart rates of 137bpm. We still don't know what they are-- though Johnny enjoys trying to figure it out at every ultrasound appointment. :) We also had an NST and the babies looked great for the 30ish minutes.... though the nurse was a little annoyed when she couldn't get them on the monitor easily. I miss the nurses on the antepartum floor!! :) She had the toco set directly on my bellybutton so I don't think it was picking up anything at first because my bellybutton wouldn't tighten for contractions. So about 15 minutes in I realized and I moved the toco and it picked up a few minor contractions, but again, nothing painful and nothing unexpected. Back in another week.

Other than that... things have been pretty uneventful like I said. I'm thinking we should order cribs soon. I've put off doing most anything simply because I've been overly cautious about getting too excited. Now I'm pretty sure that we'll make it long enough to limit a NICU stay and that I will be taking home TWO healthy babies in just a few WEEKS.

At most it will be 6 weeks- June 20th- that the babes will arrive as my doctor won't let me go past 38 weeks. Likely though, it won't be that long. (I mean, really, how long can membranes stay intact when they're hanging out against a stitch??)

Either way, I AM so excited to meet these two. Boys? Girls? One of each???? Weights? And we'll actually have a CAMERA this time! :) It's so nice to be on this side of things and to know what a happy pregnancy can be like! :)

Here he comes!

He's ready to go!

March for Babies... the walk is on!

And they're off to walk!!

Our team has raised well over $8,500!!!!!

Thank You!!!

You guys are absolutely amazing!!

Now my biggest challenge is going to be to decide on which brand/type to go with!

I think I will stay away from the All in Ones. Maybe I'll get a few just to make it easier for Johnny when he's in charge, but I like the idea of reusing the covers.

I like the idea of pockets simply because then I don't have to fold... but I figure that I'll get used to folding. :) How do you get the folded diaper to stay put? I've seen these "T" shaped things that hold the prefold together before the cover goes on, but are they necessary? (yes, I know it would help if I knew the real name! I saw them on "What the Blog"s post about diapering triplets)

And I didn't know about the liner idea, but that's pretty tempting for when Johnny will be in charge. His biggest reservation is having to shake off the mess-- he doesn't do well with diapers even now! So I'm thinking those might be helpful for him!

Now to cost-compare and figure which kind to go with! :)

Again-- you guys are amazing!!!

Cloth diapering questions...

Okay, you guys are awesome, but my head is still spinning. I guess I have to start with terminology first.

I'm not sure if terminology is brand-specific or cloth diapering related? So, let's see...

thirsties?

prefolds?

bummis covers?

contour prefolds?

soakers?

boosters?

pockets?

Then a few other opinions/questions...

1. Do you prefer snaps or velcro?

2. Do any brands you've tried leave marks on legs?

3. Do you use a toilet sprayer? Or what else do you do?

4. Cloth wipes vs. regular wipes? Which do you use or prefer?

5. Washing... you have to wash each load 2 times, right?

6. How do you manage the dirty diapers? I'm thinking I'd need a diaper bag up in the baby room, in the living room, and in the basement.

7. Diaper creams... I've heard they cause problems by reducing the absorbency of diapers, so what do you do? But then again... I've also heard that CD babies get less rashes, so maybe it's a nonissue?

8. Am I crazy for thinking of using cloth diapers for twins?

9. Has anyone used cloth diapers and then put their child in day care? I've read that some daycares will only accept all-in-ones.

10. Can someone just treat me like I'm an idiot (I really don't mind) and explain the entire process of assembling a non-all-in-one diaper, piece by piece? If someone could maybe post a photo-assisted post about this, I would be eternally grateful. I find info on sites, but they don't act like I'm an idiot so they still throw around the terminology that makes my head spin...

11. How many would I really need of each piece (if I did non-AIO)? I really want to start as soon as the babies come home... but I realize that might mean extra pieces that are grown out of quickly.

Cloth Diapers

I've been trying to figure out cloth diapering and I'm beyond confused.

Right now I'm between the all-in-ones of bumgenius and the pocketed ones of gDiapers.

Can anyone shed any light on cloth diapering and point me in the right direction?

:)

Newest Weights

31 weeks 1 day... also four weeks later than the boys were born!!

Baby A: 4lbs 3oz

Baby B: 3lbs 10oz

That's almost 8 lbs of baby!!!!

In total last time I had 4lbs 12oz of itty bitty squishy baby in there.

It's such a weird place to be now... in a very good way.