We were released from the hospital around 3pm on Sunday and I was excited but nervous about leaving. To be completely honest, I can't really tell when I'm having a contraction. Occasionally I'll feel something tighten in my stomach but sometimes I feel that and I'm not contracting at all! I figure that when I go back for contractions, I'm going to make sure they are the kind that you see in movies, wife gripping husband's hand, clenching teeth, screaming curse words, the works.
Sunday evening was pretty tame, I took my vistaril to help me sleep and had some crazy crazy dreams.
Yesterday was second official day on bed rest at home. The last time we tried it was last Tuesday when I was sent to the hospital after my doctor's appointment. I was pretty bored and tried to enjoy the calm but didn't want to nap because I wanted to go to bed at a reasonable time. I was a pretty good patient and stayed in my pjs all day. I went a little stir crazy yesterday evening and jumped on the opportunity to help Jay cook dinner. It's been forever since I've been in the kitchen and I miss it sooo much! We had chicken and bean burritos from this month's Cooking Light. I even got Jay to try substituting greek yogurt for sour cream. My other sister, Bo, stopped by to show me all the cute clothes she bought for work (she starts her big girl job on Monday!) and I am so jealous! I want to be a normal person size!
Jay has been busy working around the house trying to get things perfect for when these babies arrive. I'll admit that it has got to be tough to be married to be. I don't know when I became a perfectionist (borderline OCD) but my standards are high and I'm not the happiest person (to put it lightly) when they are not met. Jay is trying really hard and I'm trying really hard to learn patience. It is truly hard to sit back when laundry needs to be done, paperwork needs to be filled, dishes cleaned, etc. Jay completed one of my project requests last night and I'm really happy with the result. In the past we had a semi gallery wall in our family room. It never quite looked right and I was so ready to say good bye to it! I told Jay I wanted to move it to the basement stairwell. He was nervous about doing the arrangement all by himself (remember what I just said about being a perfectionist) but he did an awesome job and it makes me happy every time I open the door to the basement. I can't wait to add to it with pictures of our babies!!!
I also had a special treat last night when my bff, Mary Clare stopped by with a frozen meal for Jay and I. I was so nice to hang out for a little bit and catch up. I've become quite the hermit now that I am so pregnant and appreciate these little visits so much!
On the pregnancy front, last night was a bit rough. I started having the same extreme side pains as I did when we checked into the hospital on Friday evening. After about an hour and a half they subsided. During that time I tried to lay in every position possible, squeezed Jay's hand, and yelled like a crazy person. At one point I was on all fours on the ground and Jay asked if it would help if I tried to "go potty". He immediately realized he had said it in the exact same way he does to Boomer and we both died laughing. We think the pains are just babies moving around on my round ligaments although they feel like little midgets are tearing my muscles apart.
I also had some CRAZY dreams last night and wish I would remember more of them. I can't tell if it is the vistaril or what but I would like them to stop so that I feel like I am actually getting sleep. I'm also having really bad night sweats. Jay thought that my water broke last night it was so bad. I'm just ready to be back to normal....
Here are a ton of pictures from the past week:
33 weeks 1 day
My favorite hospital breakfast and watching Desperate Housewives. So thankful I got an iPad for Christmas this year!
Dad to be after checking back into the hospital on Friday night
labor and delivery room
labor and delivery room
monitoring
feeling absolutely miserable with pains in my sides
ready to go home on Sunday, June 3rd
33 weeks 4 days
comparing bellies
Jay cleaning- the gallery wall I was talking about is to the right of him with the black frames
I don't know if I mentioned this before but when we checked into the hospital on Friday night, the "iv lady" was unable to get my iv started and poked me 6 times. These are some of the bruises left over. I also have to mention that I NEVER bruise. I can run into a table corner at full speed and nothing will ever show up so these were pretty bad.
comparison pic
on the left I was 20 weeks in the hospital with kidney stones
on the right I was 33 weeks in the hospital with high blood pressure
I thought I looked big at 20 weeks!
yes these babies are creepy, BUT I am so proud of my mom. She just got a monogram machine and is learning how to embroider! These are the first things she's done. I asked her to put them on these old dolls my sisters used to play with so that I could get the full effect :)
"Emma Cate"
twinsies
Boomer
I have missed this little booger so much! I think he was happy to have me home. Evidently while I was in the hospital he wouldn't eat or use the potty. I am nervous about what will happen when we bring the twins home. Poor guy.
new gallery stairwell
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