Week 24- I'm 6 Months Pregnant!!!!

I've finally reached what I think is a monumental month - - month 6. I'm over the half way mark and I am really glad. I cannot say that I am yet ready for my twins to enter the world, but I am really getting excited for the next few months and all that it contains (ie. our baby showers, decorating the nursery, etc. etc. etc.) All the fun stuff.

Today, Tyson joined me for my 24 week check up. My doctor allowed him to use the hand held fetal monitor and told him to find the heartbeats. He was really into it. He found the first heartbeat instantaneously. Rather impressive, I think. My doctor had to find the other heartbeat because Ty wasn't tall enough to reach it. One baby had a heartbeat of 150 and the other had a heartbeat of 132 - - it's perfectly normal for the heartbeats to be so different.

My doctor said I have only gained 20 pounds. Not too bad for having twins, I guess. I am still feeling quite PLUMP, but what can I do about it - absolutely NADA.

My next sonogram is January 6th. Darren and I plan to pay out of pocket for a 4-D DVD. This DVD will allow us to have a memory of the twins swimming my belly. That ought to be a real interesting post and you know I will share.

Clumsiness has really struck and comes as no surprise when you consider what my body's going through: I'm carrying more weight, my center of gravity has shifted with my growing uterus and hormonal changes can cause my joints to loosen, including those in my fingers and toes. I'm not at the top of my game when it comes to muscle control and coordination. I remember when I was pregnant with Ty, I fell going UP the stairs, not down. How does that happen? Today, an even more embarrassing story took place. Let me help to set the scene....

So, I am done with my doctor visit. I tell Ty that we have to stop in the bathroom because I have to go "pee pee in a cup". Ty replies, "Why do you have to go pee pee in a cup mommy!" I explain, "Well, the doctor likes to make sure that my pee is okay!" He says, "I never seen you go pee pee in a cup before, can I watch?" Of course, I have no choice, after all, who's there to babysit him while I do this! I say, "Yes honey, you have to come in with me." As we walk into the bathroom Ty starts talking about and describing the colors of each person's pee that is already sitting there. "Whoa mommy, that pee is orange!" Ah, gross. I proceed to write my name on the cup, strip down, and start to tinkle in the cup. Now, here's where the story gets funny, picture this, squatting, peeing in a cup, and having your three year old get close enough to the other end of you (from behind) saying aloud "There's no pee coming out yet!" AHHHHH.... You loose all of your dignity with children. I'm sure the people in the hallway were really getting a laugh out of this. I finally fill the cup half way and finish emptying my bladder in the toilet, when all of the sudden, SPLAT, my cup of pee spills everywhere. Oh my gosh! Talk about clumsiness. The pee went all over the floor, in the box of tampons that is provided for anyone to use, in the box of surgical gloves, and to be honest, I believe a small portion of it drizzled into the three other cups of urine sitting on the shelf. I was mortified. Meanwhile, Ty says, "Oh no... the doctor is going to yell at you mommy!" He must have said it over and over 10 times. I think it might be time to put the high heel shoes away. And needless to say, I didn't tell a soul. I know that's horrible. I couldn't bring myself to do so. I just cleaned up the mess as best I could. Moral of the story, beware when you are in the doctor office's bathrooms. You never know what just happened right before you walked in there. Gross!

Be on the look out for some belly pics tonight or tomorrow.

I hope you enjoyed the story and it wasn't TMI.