Perinatologist visit

My dr. sent me to a Perinatologist as the ultrasound technician thought there could be low amniotic fluid in the sacs last week. I saw the specialist today and she does think that Baby A (boy) does have low fluid and one the arteries in the umbilical cord had normal flow but the other looked like it had restricted flow, which could explain the low fluid. I basically was told I have this week to wrap up work and will be going to the dr twice a week now to monitor the babies through non-stress tests. Also, she recommended pool therapy. The goal is to keep the babies inside as long as possible. My doctor would like to get to 36 weeks (I'm a little over 33 now) and if things are still okay then get to the scheduled c-section date on 2/25. The babies are measuring 4lbs 9oz and 4lbs 5 oz. And, I don't have any signs of pre-term labor which is good.
I headed to Target today to get a swimming suit that would fit and then to the rec center. The rec center is about 2 or 3 miles from the house and has a therapy pool. The therapy pool is warmer than the regular pool and smaller. It felt really good once I got in the pool and floated around with a noodle.

Babies R Us Shopping Spree

Andy and I headed to Babies R Us today to get some things we needed for the babies arrival, such as a pack n' play, car seats, bouncy seats, diapers, etc. We spent close to two hours in the store and we were able to use our Registry Completion discount, some coupons I had, and the twins discount on a few items. Babies R Us will do a 10% discount on items over $50 in which you purchase 2 or more of the same item. So, that is nice. The car was pretty full!
Hard to believe the babies will be here in a month or less! I guess we are as ready as we are going to be.

Another shower

I had another shower today at Dana's house. We have known each other since freshmen year at Carolina, so it is great we are both in Denver. The shower went well and I was so happy to be able to celebrate with my friends in Denver. We received lots of items off the registry. Thanks to Olga for going with me to Babies R Us to get registered as she just had her baby in October. Andy was able to come towards the end to say hello and get everything loaded in the car. He leaves tomorrow for a conference in New Orleans, so I will be busy get everything organized and doing thank you notes.

Work Shower

I had my shower at work today. The decorations and flowers were very nice and there was a great turnout. I couldn't believe how many gifts there were to open. The babies got a lot of cute outfits. And, one of my co-workers crocheted the blankets below to match the bedding in the nursery. We also received a gift card to Babies R Us, which will be put to good use when we go to get some of the items we still need for their arrival.

Nesting

Andy and I have been nesting. We have cleaned out all the closets and have been getting the house ready for the babies. We had a productive few days over the Christmas holiday working on the nursery. We managed to put in a ceiling fan/light fixture, shelves, and a curtain rod. We were pretty impressed with ourselves. I'm working from home this week as January will be a busy month at work. We are planning a low key New Year's Eve as I probably won't make it up until midnight.
Our friends, the Carlson's, had their baby boy today via emergency c-section. They welcomed Benjamin William into the world just in time for the tax deduction. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 21 in. Congratulations and we can't wait to meet him! It will be great that our babies will be close in age to Ben and his big brother Jack.

Dr appt update

I had an ultrasound and dr appt today. They checked the cervix and growth of the babies and everything looks great. Baby A is now 2lbs 12oz and at the 56%ile and Baby B is now 2lbs 15oz and at the 63%ile. The percentiles are not specific to twins, which means we have 2 good sized babies. It is great knowing they are closing in on 3lbs at 28 1/2 weeks into the pregnancy. I didn't see my normal dr today as she is on vacation. The dr I saw today confirmed that everything looks great and that boring is a good thing. The next appt is in two weeks and they will just check my cervix. Then, they will look at growth again in 4 weeks from now. Can't believe the babies will be here in 2 months or less!

Andy and I are looking forward to a quiet Christmas tomorrow and will probably venture out to see Marley and Me. We are going to attempt to install a ceiling fan/light in the nursery tomorrow. We will see how that goes.

New Bedroom Furniture

Our furniture arrived from Vermont last weekend and we really like it. We sold our other bedroom set on Craig's list in November, so have had a makeshift bedroom for a while. We are loving the king size bed - there is now enough room for all five of us! We moved the queen mattress upstairs and now have 2 guest rooms until the babies are older and each get their own rooms.