Fat or pregnant looking?

I am almost 11 weeks now and my clothes pretty much don't fit.  I had to do the hair binder trick with my pants for work today and they still weren't very comfortable.  I have also noticed people looking at my belly at work the past couple of days. I'm not sure if they think I'm pregnant or if I just ate too much over the summer.  I think I might spill the beans after the NT scan on September 5th... I will be 13 weeks then. 

9 weeks 3 days

I don't know why I get so worked up about everything... because the babies are doing fantastic!

Baby A measured 9 weeks 4 days with a heart rate of 175!

Baby B measured 9 weeks 4 days with a heart rate of 173!

I guess I just got a very short lived bout of nausea and now I am hoping it doesn't come back.  I officially graduated from the REs office today.  Its always bittersweet.... they have taken such good care of me, but now its time to move on to the regular baby doctor.  I have my first OBGYN appointment on Monday and then the NT scan in probably 3ish weeks.  I think that it has to be done by 13 weeks or so.  

Appointment tomorrow

I go to the REs office tomorrow and will be done there!  Its crazy to think that I am "graduating" once again.  I can't imagine I will be going back any time soon.  We have 3 frosties that will be kept frozen for a long while.  It costs $350/year to keep them on ice, but its worth it.... I'd hate to discard them, want more kids later, and then have to go through another $12K fresh cycle.  Yikes.... that just doesn't sound like fun.  However, when these next set of twins come, I think more kids will be the last thing on our mind with 4 kids in diapers.  I am hoping that Char & Evy follow suit like I did and are ready to potty train at 2 years old.  That would mean only 7-8 months of 4 kids in diapers.  (Is there such a thing as a home-made diaper??? LOL)  Paper towels and those plastic pants perhaps? ha.

I always get so nervous before these appointments.  Remember how I was saying that I was super sick last week and had to take Zofran?  Well, I took it, felt awesome, and continued to feel awesome.  I got some energy back and haven't felt sick at all.  My first thought is that crap- something is wrong.  So I have been worrying for the last few days that the babies didn't make it.  I really hope I am just lucky and those icky symptoms just left.... I mean I wasn't sick at all, ever with Charlotte and Evelyn.  So, who knows.  I just need to chill out I suppose.  Brian went to every single appointment with me last pregnancy (except for one) and he can't come with me tomorrow either.  We couldn't get anyone to watch the girls so that means Brian is going to stay home with them.  We could maybe bring them with.... but I really don't like bringing the girls to the fertility clinic just out of respect for the other patients.  We brought them once when we had a consult with the RE but we knew we wouldn't be sitting in the waiting room for very long, etc.    I just hope all is well tomorrow and if it is, I will probably tell people at work next week.  I also have an OBGYN appointment on Monday.  I had to pack it all in before I officially go back to work on Wednesday.

By the way, the girls are 10 months old!! Pictures and the monthly post to come.... hopefully soon :)

The Symptoms

I was so hesitant to think that this actually worked so I didn't really want to write about my "symptoms" unless that's what they actually were :)

My first indication I was pregnant was that I could drink milk or anything with lactose in it. I am very lactose intolerant except when pregnant!  I had something with dairy in it during the 2ww and didn't get sick at all so that was a great sign.  Also, food has tasted very salty lately.  I generally put salt on everything and I haven't had to do that.  I even asked Brian if he thought it was too salty and he said no.... and he doesn't like to add salt to his food.  I've also been extremely tired (now I know why!)   I have been getting up in the middle of the night 2-3x to go to the bathroom as well.  Within the last couple of days I have felt a bit nauseated.  I thought at first maybe it was just in my mind, but its so not.  I don't feel like I'm going to throw up or anything but just have a general icky feeling.

The weirdest symptom so far that I've had is a stretching feeling in my uterus.  At first I thought it was my period starting, but that's obviously not the case.  It almost feels as though it vibrates for a few seconds and then stops.  I don't remember feeling this with Char and Evy but every pregnancy is different, right?

The cat also came up and sat in my lap a lot.... she doesn't normally do that and so that was another sign I was pregnant!

So, overall I am feeling pretty good! Minus the exhausted part (Seriously, why am I not napping right now while the girls are sleeping???) and the slightly nauseated part.  I hope I can stay a little bit more relaxed during this pregnancy than I was with the girls.  I would get so worked up before every single appointment because I was just so worried about them.  This go around I won't have the summer to go to appointments and just sit around.... and I'm going to try and work up until the end unless it becomes unsafe to do so.  I will also have to use my sick days strategically so that I don't run out.  I will have 9 sick and personal days to use so if I only use them in half day increments it should be okay.  I think I only have 2 left from the last school year that I accrued after my maternity leave.  So there it is! I am pregnant with twins again!  Char and Evy both get their own siblings!

Double the trouble, Double the fun!

We have twins again!!

Baby A is measuring 7weeks 2 days (I am 6 weeks 6 days) with a heart rate of 136!

Baby B was measuring 6 weeks 4 days with a heart rate of 124!

I am going to have to find new names for them since Charlotte is my Baby A and Evy is my Baby B :)

We are very happy and a little bit shocked!

The nurse practitioner asked us if we had any concerns and I said I was concerned about Baby B so she said we can come back in 1 week instead of 2!  I also scheduled my 1st OBGYN appt. for August 13th.  Woah!