The girls are sleeping as great as ever! They go to bed around 7pm (sometimes staying up playing until 8) and wake up around 6:30am. Evy is seriously teething right now and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. I hate just leaving her, but the the crying usually stops in about a minute and she falls back asleep.
I, on the other hand, am having a terrible time sleeping. I keep having these weird dreams about having a singleton instead of twins, etc. I'm sure both babies are just fine, but those dreams just freak me out! I've been trying to go to bed early as well. Work starts on August 15th and I will have to actually get up at 6am not not take any naps until I get home. I might make it a point this year to try and work only my contracted hours and not stay late at school very often. That way I get to see the girls and Brian more before its bedtime.
Some of our good friends are also having some troubles so our friend John stayed over at the house last night. He could be staying for up to a week or two and I just don't sleep right when someone is staying at the house. I don't mind that he's here because I know he needs a place to say so I just hope I can get a better night's sleep than I did last night. Today I will be taking a nap when the girls do.... that I know for sure.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Super Exhausted
Wow, have I been tired lately. I feel like I could just sleep all day.... but I obviously cannot. I don't remember being this tired with the girls, but I probably was. I am just thankful that the girls still take a couple of amazingly long naps right now so I can nap too.
I go back to work in 2.5 weeks and the beginning of the year is by far the most exhausting. I will get up at 6am or earlier and get home around 5 or 6pm and then have to make the girls dinner and get whatever else done around the house. I'm sure I will be going to bed when they go to bed at 7pm ha ha.
Charlotte has been doing the cutest thing lately.... if you sneeze or just say "ah choo" she will imitate you! Its pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. Evy was pretty cranky last week and cut another tooth on Tuesday! I think there is a 4th one there as well, but it hasn't quite broken through yet. They are right on the top. She has a lot of "tooth buds" or whatever you want to call them that look like they have teeth right behind so I think she's going to have a full mouth of teeth before we know it!
I go back to work in 2.5 weeks and the beginning of the year is by far the most exhausting. I will get up at 6am or earlier and get home around 5 or 6pm and then have to make the girls dinner and get whatever else done around the house. I'm sure I will be going to bed when they go to bed at 7pm ha ha.
Charlotte has been doing the cutest thing lately.... if you sneeze or just say "ah choo" she will imitate you! Its pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. Evy was pretty cranky last week and cut another tooth on Tuesday! I think there is a 4th one there as well, but it hasn't quite broken through yet. They are right on the top. She has a lot of "tooth buds" or whatever you want to call them that look like they have teeth right behind so I think she's going to have a full mouth of teeth before we know it!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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!
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!
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