Pregnancy Complaint # 4,372

It's basically the same complaint I've had for a while.. I do way too much around here. Lee and I did some cleaning of the Living room tonight while watching Forrest Gump and most of Good Fellas. Actually I did most of the cleaning.. Lee did some but he mostly watched the movies. I wound up taking the ornaments and lights off the tree, packing the ornaments away, taking down the tree, getting the box from the basement for the tree, cleaning off the bulletin board, reorganizing the Christmas boxes (after hauling them up the stairs from the basement), rolling up the lights from the tree. Lee packed the tree, brought the Christmas boxes back down to the basement (eventually) did some light mopping (swiffer wet) and a quick run through with the vacuum. Almost forgot about the videotapes.. we finally went through them and got rid of 95% of them since we had no clue what was on them and had no time to truly look at them though there are a few that I want to personally check out before making any decisions. I took some breaks and even had a quick bowl of Ice Cream and chocolate cake (Yum), but I feel as if I did a majority of the work around here tonight. I finally retired to the bedroom to watch the Patriots game, maybe get some knitting done and possibly go to sleep and guess what happened? Yup he followed me. He took over the bed and then when I went to the living room to come here and vent, all I heard was " Cheryl... can I have some ice water with a straw?" "Cheryl... I need you". I have needs too.. I need to be alone... I need to relax. Heck I need to sleep...

Oh and the Patriots won 38 - 35 while I was venting away. Go Patriots.. Perfect Season... :)

Quick update: Hope that I'm not coming off as a big complainer about the pregnancy. I just felt pretty much miffed last night that I'm 20wks PG and still doing quite a bit around the apartment. Lee has been more helpful lately with things like laundry (since it requires many trips up and down the basement stairs). Coupled with being manhandled all night (heck i used to beg for this type of attention from Lee) and the fact that I am sleeping so little lately due to bathroom trips at 4am and Lee's snoring and I was not a happy PG lady.

There's been a sighting of Shamu in our house

That's right... me... I'm absolutely HUGE... Even Lee (who has been so nice to me) has started to crack the jokes and make comments. If it doesn't stop he will be getting hurt.. along with my brother and anyone else who dares to cross the Pregnant Lady.

I've stayed upright and had no bleeding episodes for a whole week... are you impressed ? I know that I have. I did see Dr M this week but it was a scheduled appointment.. We now need to start thinking about Childbirth Classes and taking a tour of the hospital pretty soon. We'll be registering for gifts soon. Fun stuff....

I'm actually excited...

OK so here's last night's picture... 20 wks 1day pg... It was Lee's idea to do another one so soon. Not sure if I'll take another one in 2 more weeks or at the 24 wk mark.

Merry Christmas 2007

Ok so once again here I sit.. wanting to sleep (nap) before going over to mom's for Christmas Eve and guess who is SNORING his head off? That's right Mr Leland P Ringen himself. Ugh... I swear I am going to cause him violence but then Santa won't leave me anything.. trying to be a good girl..

Anyway.. Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and possibly Happy New Year to you all. If anyone is wondering I'm doing fine after Friday's mini scare. Lots of rest on my part though you wouldn't think so since I went to the mall Saturday afternoon to finish my shopping. Also, not totally sure but I think I felt someone move today.. I really have no clue what I am supposed to be feeling at all from these babies. I'll take it..

Lee was looking at my tummy today and was totally impressed by it. He thinks that it's time for another belly shot.. Ok but we'll do it on Thursday since all my other pictures have been on a Thursday and I'll be 20 weeks and 1 day PG. That's the halfway mark. Can you even believe that Wednesday is 20 weeks till May 14th is here? I so need to get moving.. though my mantra lately has been to enjoy every single moment of my pregnancy. I may never do this again so I'm not wanting to rush through any part of it.

Almost forgot.. the girls got a very sweet kiss from Daddy today.. as the McDonald's saying goes.. I'm Loving It..

Life with me is not boring..

I went to an interview today and left at quarter of 12 (noon).. and am justing getting home now at 9pm.. reason.. I wound up in the L & D unit.. I had a really bad BM this morning that had me in the bathroom for 90 minutes (tmi).. I figured that anything I saw was from that but once at my interview I felt like I really needed a bathroom and had a bit of blood in the bowl and on the paper.. Had my interview and acted like nothing was wrong.. went to visit some old co-workers and used their bathroom before I got back on the road and it was still there.. I calmly called my OB and talked to his nurse and she told me that he's left already but to drive myself to our local hospital and go straight to L & D. I practically cried for the whole trip imagining the worst case scenarios. Thankfully everything was ok but they kept me for 2.5 hrs and then I went to my mom's so I could see my brother. So now I am finally home and under orders to rest and relax and let Lee pamper me silly. BTW the interview seemed to go well (though I did have a couple of moments where I felt like I couldn't focus at all). I'll hopefully hear at the end of next week / beginning of the week after.

19 weeks Today

Here's a picture from last week (18wks 1 day)... the girls got their first Christmas presents today.. a set of 5 bibs (to share) and a 5x7 frame each that is magnetic from their Uncle A and Aunt D in CA.

Daddy got a great book from them too... The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion.. Lee loves it..

I usually Love Snow

But today it is really not making my day... I was supposed to go to church this morning and then out shopping with a friend and then much later out scrapbooking.. None of that happened today.. Instead I got up at 6am and sat listening to the news waiting to hear news about church (1st it was delayed due to weather then cancelled) then I got an email that my crop was cancelled too.. I called my friend and left a message that I wouldn't be leaving the apartment today. Instead Lee took me out for a walk down the street to get some treats and then back home. I took a well-deserved nap and am now sitting here doing laundry and trying to figure out dinner.. at least I got some knitting done. I am not a happy camper. At least tomorrow I can TRY to leave here and go to work. Hold on did I just type that I wanted to go to work? Quick take my temperature I must be delusional since we will be packing up the office this week and moving to the Corporate Office on Friday.

At least I have stuff to look forward to later this week.. D is coming home on Friday. I can't wait to see him and get his reaction to what I look like right now.

Oh I watched the girls last night.. we had a really fun time together.. D was adorable as most 2 year olds are and even told me that her belly was big like mine. I asked her what's in her belly and she told me "Soda and chicken" (I swear I only gave her a sip of the soda). S on the other hand decided to draw a picture of Santa for Santa and put it in the fireplace for the elves to come and bring to Santa. How cute is that?? So glad that I didn't stay over at S's house last night.. I would have gotten stuck there today. Not a bad thing.. I just wanted to be in my bed last night with Lee and the kitties.

Big News

We had the Level II ultrasound yesterday plus an OB appt and we are very proud to announce that we are having not one but TWO little girls in May. I am so excited and once again my mommy instinct was correct (I had an inkling that they might both be girls).. This also makes me freak out a little.. quoted from my HS yearbook, " I, Cheryl Sarno, see myself teaching Kindergarten and raising a family consisting of twin daughters". Insert Twilight Zone music here.. Ok so I'm not a Kindergarten teacher but you never know.

Oh a special note to Jen and Aunt Sue... It is safe to call or email S... He should know by now (I told J last night and asked her to tell him).

Lee and I celebrated last night with Sparkling Cider... darn that stuff is good and addicting.. If it weren't snowing right now... I'd be at the store buying more.. it was that good.

Down she goes

Oh my gosh what a day...

I knew that it was going to be an icy day out.. I just wasn't prepared for how icy.. I went to go out to the car this morning to go to work and I got no further than our neighbor's fence and boom down I went straight down on the belly.. Realized what happened and got myself up and returned to the apartment. Lee heard me come back in (since I was crying) and had me sit down.. Called Dr M and let his office know what had happened. Dr M called me back and asked if I had any vaginal bleeding (nope), is my belly bruised (nope). Told me that I was most probably ok but let's get you in for an u/s today to double check on the kids. So I spent the day at home mostly except for a quick trip out for the u/s. Everyone is fine.. plenty of fluid that protected the babies. I have a scrape on my hand though.

The most stupid part of all of this is that Lee had just ordered some cleat like overshoes for the ice the other day and had them delivered to my mom's. They arrived today. I really SHOULD go pick them up but I'm too wiped out to go over.

Oh btw, when Lee left for work today, he almost fell too but he made it to our car and started it, de-iced it and then moved it closer to our apartment for me.. wahoo.. I am loving him so much right now..

Driving Lesson and a new scanner

I took Lee to the cemetary today to get him driving... He actually asked me to do this. He did fabulous after a small rough start. I kept asking him how confident he felt about driving (I know nagging wife routine). He must have been feeling pretty good since instead of switching places he decided to take to the real roads after 30 minutes of driving around the cemetary. He didn't last long... maybe a block or two before he pulled over and asked to switch back. Not too shabby and I don't blame him since he had two cars come at him from the opposite direction and there wasn't enough room for each other to pass (there were cars parked on our side of the street).





After I took over I asked if we could go to Staples and get a new scanner since the old one doesn't work and will never work with Vista. So we went, we found a nice one that does what we want it to do and took it home and set it up. I am so happy to be able to scan pictures again. I have a lot of learning to do on this one since I knew the old one rather well. Still need to figure out how to get and print the user guide...





So let's celebrate with a picture... This is me with my 15 week and 1 day belly. It's a little on the old side (almost 3 weeks ago) but that's what happens when your computer crashes and your new tower has Vista instead of Windows XP and your old scanner won't work with Vista. There will be a new one taken this week (18 weeks) along with the news of what type of babies we are expecting... boys, girls or one of each.

Careful.. I might crush you

The only part of the pregnancy that I don't like is the comments I'm starting to get from my mom and my oldest brother. I know it's good old-fashioned teasing but it's really starting to annoy me to no end. I used to be thin.. like 125 pounds thin. Then I got way bigger but was able to lose alot of the weight (heck I actually own size 8 shorts). I've really only gained maybe 10 or 11 pounds total since getting pregnant with the twins but I'm already starting to show in a BIG way. I know that I will be getting bigger, much bigger but I really don't like the comments. Then again maybe just maybe if I sit on my brother and crush him, he'll leave me alone.

A wonderful weekend

I love being an aunt... really and truly I do. I love S and D just as much as my own little ones to be. This weekend was so much fun since my brother and SIL had plans last night and it was easier to leave the girls with Mom and I. D is getting to be such a big girl.. I keep wondering what happened to the little baby girl that I could cuddle up with all the time. She's working really hard on Potty Training and even went on the potty at least twice over the weekend with lots of success. She took a nap on the bed that we have for S in my old room yesterday and then S took a nap on my bed in the guest room (formerly my brothers' bedroom) since her bed was occupied. It was so weird to see her little body on such a big girl's bed. After nap but before dinner we took down the Pack n Play that she was using. It felt so bittersweet since it was the second time it has gotten taken down (it's coming back for an encore in May). My old room looks big again. Mom and I then pulled out the new Twin Size Aero Bed that Mom had gotten for her.. It was a total thrill for her.. and for S (who is already planning to sleep on it next time). D 's hair is now able to do ponytails (ok pig tails) but not yet long enough to be braided. She looks so adorable in her pig tails. D is finally at an age where you can have a semi conversation with her and if you ask her to get you something, she will. Well not always but she tries.

S is getting to be so big too. It's amazing all the things that come out of her mouth comment wise. Where the heck did the last 5 years go??? She's looking forward (i hope) to her new cousins and helping Auntie with the babies. It still floors me that she goes to Kindergarten. She loved showing off her new Gymnastics skills (and it was cute to see D trying to mimic her).

Anyway we had a really nice weekend. S helped Mom and I put together and decorate the Christmas tree. Only one ornament got broken this year. That could be a record of sorts. I made sure to update a picture that we have of S and D from almost 3 years ago in March this weekend of the girls sitting in the pink chair at Grandma's house. I can't wait to print it off and include it in some gifts that I am putting together this year and of course include in their scrapbooks too. We played with Barbie for hours and watched some Holiday DVDs and lots of Wiggle Bay.

Feeling so Sad

I just got home from a really great weekend with the nieces.. I'll post about it in a moment but I needed to unload something first.. A friend of mine on a board that I frequent had her twin baby girls too early. She was due in December and the girls arrived in October at 29 weeks. They knew that one of the girls had a heart problem which got fixed through surgery but unfortunately her lungs weren't doing all that great and unfortunately they had to make a decision that was for the best. Baby Brooklyn died on Friday night.. I am so sad for my friend and even though I've been through death issues before with many family members I don't think I've ever personally known anyone who lost a baby so young. I don't know what to do or say for my friend. I was planning on getting her something for the girls off their registry and sending it to them in celebration of the births once they were home. Now I don't know what to do. The other baby is doing fantastic by the way and doing great for being born at 29 weeks. I just am at a loss though for my friend. Sorry if this post sounds rather rambly...