Third Trimester!!!!

Thursday will be 28 weeks!  How exciting that we are in the 3rd trimester!  I am feeling good overall.  I had a doc apt. last Friday and my doctor gave me an A for the visit!!  Blood pressure was good, weight is doing good (Ive gained 25 lbs so far - I'm proud of myself for that!) and swelling seems to be a normal level.  I am having some circulation issues.  The extreme swelling I had last week and the nearly passing out when sitting straight up and down - my doctor said both are because of so much extra pressure from having 2 babies in the middle of my body and blood and fluids are having a hard time getting up and down!  To help with this I have ordered compression stockings, and must keep my feet up when I can.

We are moving to Victorian Village Resort in Elkhart Lake April 7th ish and will live there until June 17th.  We are both excited about that.  We will have the movers come and get everything on April 15th and hold it until we get to Maine.  We will just take our clothes and the babies stuff pretty much. Also Im going to start swimming for exercise at the resort pool and am looking forward to that.

Last week I went to Southern IN to visit my mom and family and had a beautiful time and a wonderful shower.  Here are a couple pics.

Mom & Mamaw made me this diaper cake!

My mom prepared this gorgeous table, especially with these two cakes as the centerpiece! 

 

Mom & Mamaw have been working on these matching afghans for the twins! Aren't they sweet!            

Almost 26 weeks!

Thursday will be 26 weeks!  Then I will start month 7 of my pregnancy!  I am trying to get to week 35-36 with the babies before I need to deliver.  I had an appointment last Friday and everything was great!  It was an ultrasound apt.  So at 25 weeks the babies looked great!  Twin A is now the boy and Twin B is the girl.  A&B have everything to do with which one is "presenting" or further down and closest to the birth cannal - or in other words going to be born first.  So baby B decided to be head down and in that position and moved into baby A spot.  Previous Baby A is head down too, although the dr. said there was time to move still, but baby A should stay the boy now.  It all really doesn't matter - just a way for the doctors to keep track of each baby and which is in which position.
Girl: her head was 2.5'' across, heart beat was 155 and weighed 1lb 10oz
Boy: his head was 2.5'' across too, heart beat was 144 and weighed 1lb 7 oz

Im headed to southern IN this weekend to spend some time with my mom and her family.  I will be there for about 5 days.  They are having a shower for me there - the first shower for me and I am so excited!! 
Marc is in Virginia again for another training school for his new job.  He will be there for 2 weeks.

After 3 short weeks we sold our house!!  We cannot believe it and are super excited!  We will move out around April 10 and into a furnished rental until mid June.  From there I will head to Valpo for a few weeks and then to Maine!  Poor babies will be a little gypsy like for the first couple months!  But I am excited to now know where I will be when I bring home the babies from the hospital.  I can set-up a little area for them as soon as we move in - and that makes me happy!!!  Also to know we do not have to pay double mortgages - well one and then rent thru the summer is such a relief!!  Now on to sort what gets taken with the movers to Maine and what goes with me for the rest of the pregnancy and after!!

Here is my 24 week pic.