Week 31 Update

This is my last week of school. Only three more days! While I will miss my students, I am really glad to be near the end. I have begun to feel really uncomfortable in the last two weeks. In the evenings I can barely walk because my belly hurts so much. I plan to take a lot of time off using sick days I have saved and 12 weeks of Family Medical Leave. I do not plan on returning to work until mid-April.

Our completed preparations:  Finished all baby classes: we went through infant CPR and a  breastfeeding class last week. Ordered organic mattresses and bedding. They have arrived and fit snugly! Go bag mostly packed. We had the car seats installed at the hospital by the Safe Kids people.

Still to do: Thank you cards. Baby books (Happiest Baby on the Block, etc.) need to be finished.

Babies: Lots of movement! They move the most when I am hungry, which is pretty entertaining. When I am done eating, they quiet down as if in some sort of food coma. We had a growth ultrasound today and Jackson is still head down. He weighs in at 4lbs 4oz and is in the 58% percentile. William is breech and weighs in at 4lbs 11oz and is in the 72% percentile.  The doctor is pleased and hopes we make it to the third week in December.

Symptoms: Back ache and hip pain are getting worse. Belly pain including tightness, ligament pain, and rib pain.

What I miss: hair spray! Heston.