Boom Boom and Pow's First Shower

Well, well, well. It's been so busy around here that I haven't had time to update lately!

The diabeetus is under control. For now. As I figured, my OB never did the referral to high risk like he said he would. So....I did it myself. I finally got in to see her yesterday, which was nearly three weeks after finding out that I failed my glucose test. Thankfully, Andy's dietitian has me on a diet plan and I have taken it upon myself to keep track of my blood sugar. She said that my numbers look good for now, and I am to start checking my sugar 4x/day and bring the values back to my next appointment in two weeks!

I was extremely impressed with this doctor and feel so much better now. It helps to know that someone is watching me closely. My OB is still seeing me every four weeks and I'm in the third trimester...my gut tells me that isn't right. Especially with a twin pregnancy. They did a very thorough work-up including genetic counseling, a 1.5 hour ultrasound complete with anatomy scan, a doppler to check blood flow to my uterus and through the umbilical cords, monitored me for contractions, and checked labs to see how well my blood sugar has been controlled over the past three months. The entire appointment took four hours.

The ultrasound went well, and they looked very healthy. However, Boom Boom is our horse weighing in at 4lb 5oz and measuring two weeks ahead with a little excess amniotic fluid in his sack. This is all due to the gestational diabetes. He already has fat rolls! She is not really concerned and will just keep a close eye on him. Poor little Pow is our runt measuring on time and weighs about 3.5 lbs. Still, they are healthy weights and we are just grateful that they are okay. Pow is still head down, and Boom Boom is breech again. The doppler showed my blood flow to them, and it looked good as well!

I had one contraction while on the monitor and didn't even feel it. F'awesome. I hadn't consumed much water that morning from being there, so she said it was just some uterine irritability which is normal at this point in my pregnancy. She is also going to monitor me closely for preeclampsia because my blood pressure is still creeping up a bit, and she said that I am at higher risk because we used an egg donor. Something about the foreign genetic material in my body. Who'da thunk it. Overall, we are very pleased with her.

We interviewed and chose our pediatrician today as well! He is very sharp, chill, and we love him!

I had my first shower over the weekend and it was absolutely perfect. I could not believe that it was actually our babies being honored at a shower...this whole pregnancy thing still doesn't feel real and I feel like I'm in some crazy dream. It's finally our turn! My sister and close friends of the family went above and beyond to make sure it was a special day that we would remember forever! The best part was that Andy's sister, mom, niece, and our sister-in-law were able to come from out of town, and my sister who lives in Chicago flew down and surprised us all! Our brother in law and some friends threw a "Diaper Shower" for Andy as well, so he was able to go hang out with all of the guys while the girls were doing their thing. We are so blessed to have such awesome family and friends who love Boom Boom and Pow already. Thank y'all for everything!

We also revealed their first names to our family while they were at our house over the weekend...I'll save that for another post!

Whew. I think that is it for now. I'm going to go drink my fruit smoothie and hit the hay. For now, I'll leave you all with some baby shower and belly pics! I'm going through another growth spurt!

 30 Weeeekkkkks!

31 Weeks!!!

See that bump towards the top? That's Pow's butt!