Week 16

Yay to another pretty good week!

Last weekend was fabulous. We met J's mom and husband for lunch. I was able to fully act like a normal human being. I wasn't tired or dryheaving (and pretending it was just a cough), and chomped a lot of food. Afterwards we went to Babies R Us to oogle some cribs. Naturally I really liked the million dollar set (ok, slight exaggeration - $600 crib, $550 dresser). We have no plans to get it what so ever, though.

In fact, the crib I really wanted ($250 at Target) has apparently come in at their warehouse. It's been "Will be available in 2 to 6 weeks, order now!" on their website for a long time. There's also a great dresser/changing table thing for like $200. I just need to convince J that we really should pull the trigger on buying something before I'm sporting a 3-ring tent size. Putting together an entire room full of furniture while I watch won't be fun for anyone.

After saying bye to J's family, I decided I was on a roll. We stopped by a furniture store to check out king size beds. They. Are. Expensive. Maybe we can just put our two queens side by side or something... They had our bedroom set but have changed both the color and the style, so an exact replica is out. We also discovered we know nothing about mattresses. Much research is needed before we step back into a furniture store.

THEN we got some dinner at home and went out to a movie with friends. J's back on his low carb diet, so all he could do was watch as I pretty much did a face plant into the bag of popcorn. He chewed some gum.

We also decided that after 2.5 yrs of living in our house, it might be cool to have towel racks in more than 1 of 3 bathrooms. It's always something with a new house. The last one didn't come with gutters, so I consider this an upgrade. We put a double-bar rack up and have done rigorous testing all week to verify complete towel dryness before installing any others. It worked great, so expect 2 more to show up this weekend.

While I have yet to go completely dryheave-free for an entire day, I do have getting sick down to a once-a-week occurrence, usually involving brushing my teeth. I can handle that, no problem.

Last night we went to our first Mothers of Multiples meeting at the YWCA. J was the only dad there but that didn't phase him. At 6pm was the Babies and Bellies (pregnant to 12 mo. olds), with Breastfeeding as the topic. J and I were the only people that came - the other 4 girls were there to do the presenting. That might seem awkward but it was really great being able to meet some other moms in a one-on-one setting. One of the moms brought her EZ-2 Nurse pillow, hoping someone might want to buy it. Score! A $60+shipping pillow only cost us $30. You can't even get one for that cheap on ebay - I've been watching. We also "won" the drawing for a $10 Kids R us gift card. hehe

At 7pm the rest of the moms showed up for the main meeting. Apparently it's kind of potluck with some moms bringing snack-type dishes and drinks. The guest speaker was there to talk about setting realistic goals for swimsuit season. hehe My goal is to gain about 30lb more. The lady passed out cards for her personal training business. I got J one. He now knows where to go to "Release Your Inner Diva".

All in all, the meeting was quite excellent. Everyone was super friendly and chatty. I was the only pregnant one there, but another mom brought in her boy/girl 4mo old twins. There's also a consignment sale sponsored by the club coming up in a month or two. It's open to the club members one day, then open to the public the next one. When we left the meeting, I laughed at the parking lot full of minivans.

Tonight we have a daycare tour scheduled for 5pm at the Goddard School in Five Forks. While we've been leaning towards me staying at home, I think we both worry that my "please, I must get out of the house!" nature might not be stay-at-home-mom material. We're exploring our options. We have a Kiddie Academy tour next Wednesday. The third place we're looking at is in construction, to be finished in August, 2009.

We've also pretty much decided on a pediatrician. I just need to call and make an appointment to meet them. It's also in Five Forks and we've heard a lot of good things about the practice.

Lastly, I've been working on signing us up for various baby-related classes. So far we've got the 4-day Multiples class at Greenville Hospital scheduled for March. J's also going to do the free Just for Dads class. I've declared with 100% certainty that we're doing the child/infant CPR class, too. That leaves some various baby care and preparing for birth classes that I'm wishy-washy on. It's one thing to be prepared. It's another to spend money and time on things you might already know, have someone teach you for free, or not really apply to your particular babies.

Ok, really lastly... I've gained a total of 11.5 lbs so far this pregnancy. About half of that has been in the last month. I think I'm doing pretty well so far. My belly has been sore a lot this week, so I'm hopeful that means the babies are growing. I'm starting to peek out from under a number of my non-maternity shirts, so that might be my next shopping trip. Not next week, but the week after we'll find out what we're having. A mom from last night (who has 6 girls) wished us luck! hehe