Yay, the boys are home!!!!!

Today is the first day of our new lives with Jin and Cloud. They arrived home today after spending 40 days in the hospital. So far so good but the sleeplessness is going to be killer!!!

Cloud and Jin - birth stats

Cloud

DOB - 1st May 2006
Time - 4:14pm
Weight - 1455gm / 3lb 3.5oz
Length - 39.5cm
Head Circumference - 30cm

Jin
DOB - 1st May 2006
Time - 4;13pm
Weight - 1580gm / 3lb 8oz
Length - 41cm
Head Circumference - 28.5cm

Our bunnies have arrived!!!

Welcome to the world, Jin and Cloud!!!

Borderline Glucose Tolerance Test results

Yes, this is us :( We've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes...borderline case, but nevertheless still have to do all the annoying things that other people do. Such as 4 times daily blood glucose monitoring, in other words, needle jab (down to twice daily now thank god). Changed diet so we're not eating 3 big meals a daily, but rather 6 smaller serves. Cut down on sugars and simple carbs...not much fun, but hopefully after pregnancy it will all revert back to normal and we can forget about it!

25 weeks!

woo, we're at 25 weeks, time has not gone fast, but it doesn't seem that long that we were are 12 weeks! Hopefully the next few months will be the same :)

All tests are OK so far and everything is normal...except yesterday we had the short Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT), drank the glucose liquid and then blood glucose level test an hour later. The result was 0.8, 0.1 above normal range, so borderline. B had toast with marmalade in the morning so that probably increased the reading...midwife is saying we should book in for the long GTT now, which involves fasting from midnight then going into Gribbles and getting blood taken several times for 2.5 hours! Not happy Jan as this test sounds stressful, inconvenient, time consuming and possible not necessary! I'm going to ring tomorrow and ask to do the short GTT again and whether the long one is really necessary...

Been to the antenatal twins class at WCH the last 3 weeks and they have been great. Tina Bode is the educator and she lives in Stirling as well! She is great, informative, funny, easy going, light, non-judgemental, helpful, caring and a whole lot better than Carol Bennett at Ashford! Would be good if we became friends!

Pregnancy update

We're at 22-23 weeks now! Had our 19 week morphology scan and it's all good. They are growing at the right pace, all limbs and digits accounted for :)

We've bought 2 cots that convert into single beds, so they should last quite a few years. We've got 2 carseats that are convertible also. A Maclaren Twin Stroller, which is a highend stroller. Heaps of clothes, nappies and blankets. We still need bassinettes (probably hire them?), maybe rockers, a bath/change table...and that's about it for the basic necessities. I'm sure there are plenty of other things we'll need, but for the first few months, we're nearly set. Picking most of this stuff up from Your Child's Nursery (YCN) tomorrow with the help of Dylan (he owes me a favour from the time I helped push his broken down car).

Emotions:
I don't feel like I'm going to be a dad. It hasn't hit me. I have no real tangible evidence that it's happening. Obviously I know it is happening, but on some level I am not accepting it. I have no bodily changes like she does. All I am doing is spending money! LOL. I'm sure that when they are born, or soon after, it'll all fall into place, but right now I can't imagine it! This is all normal I'm sure.
I feel scared too, mostly about when they are babies and how we're going to cope looking after them. The first 12 months will be tough. After that, when they can look after themselves somewhat (go to toilet, not cry all the time, basically not FULLY dependent), it'll be better. I'm sure we'll cope and it'll be all over before we even know it, but right now it's pretty scary!

Bunnie: she's been getting a fair bit of aches and pains, so we've been seeing Jenni Doubell, a masseuse in Stirling who specialises in Neuralign. A technique that is very gentle and aims at aligning the body by massaging certain points on the muscles. This seems to be working, after treatment B is no longer in severe pain. As a bonus, Jenni is a nice person that B gets along with, she seems to genuinely be interested in her well being :)