Afternoon ladies
Hope you are well. TPT measuring 11 sheets. Got weighed the other day amidst DH saying "no don't do it". I have put on 12 kg I am not converting it to proper money as it sounds horrendous enough in Kg which I don't understand. I was on a bit of a downer after this but checked in my twins book which said it is good to put on 11Kg by week 24 as this means the two babes should be a good size when they do pop out.
So obviously I had to have 4 pancakes for dinner last night just to keep on target .
Thank-you for all your kind words after T1s heart scare. It was much appreciated. We have now seen the letter from the heart surgeon via our consultant and she basically plays hell with them for putting me through such a trauma as well as reassuring us all is well. We were taken to a private consultation room last week and apologised to by the top bods within minutes of arriving. We also met the surgeon who will do T1s op and he seems lovely, we had another scan whilst he was there and the exomphalos is slightly larger than we had initially thought but it is still manageable, he hasn't ruled out a normal birth either he says we will just keep monitoring things. Unfortunately back again tomorrow for another scan as they think there is small patch of fluid on T1s chest but they just want to make sure and keep an eye on things.
On a positive note the barn we have been trying to buy for ages is now actually ours. The solicitor rang yesterday and we have now completed/exchanged contracts and monies. It has been a lot of a worry as we have paid the builder doing the renovation more than we had paid the vendor up until this point. (The vendor allowed us to start work last summer thinking the exchange would only be a few weeks) If the vendor had pulled out we would have been left in a right pickle and financially screwed. We have maxed our mortgage on our current house to be able to do this and we did not know obviously at the time that I was expecting or that it would be twins, so we are moving to a house which will be bigger than our current one downstairs but smaller upstairs, (we are losing a bedroom) and has no garage. Not sure if this going to work out now there will be 5 of us but will have to make a judgement when we can actually walk round the place and get a proper feel for it. It has been demolished and is now being rebuilt, we should be up to roof level in the next few weeks. Hoorah! Hopefully it will all be ready by the time all of us are out of hospital and due to be back home so we can sell our current house as we won't be able to afford the extra mortgage payments when I'm on my maternity leave..
We also now have a new car, we picked it up at the weekend it is a great big VW thing that will hopefully hold all of us and associated luggage. DH is going to be sat in the middle in the back and we have gone as big as we can without getting a 7 seater. Bless DH, he hasn't really driven since late 1980s after a couple of bumps and he confessed last night he has booked a course of refresher lessons as he is worried about me doing all the driving whilst heavily pregnant/after a possible C section. What a sweetie. I know he is really nervous about it but he is going to have a go. His first lesson is this afternoon, he was trying to keep it a secret but had to ask me where his driving licence was last night plus he can never keep a secret.
I've been sorting out items for my maternity bag as well, regular trips to Boots for various bits and bobs, I'm stocked up with Rescue Remedy, Arnica tablets, various pads for absorbing bodily leakage, bought a new dressing gown and put my flip flops in there to shower in. Not fully prepped yet though. I have cribbed my list (see below) from a fellow MNetter and added a few bits of my own They also suggested you pack your case into subsections labelled with name and contents to avoid DH/MWs having to route through everything to find stuff.
A thin dressing gown, Antibacterial wipes, Arnica, baby wipes, Babygros, Bachs Rescue Remedy, BFing pillow, Book, Breast feeding wrist band, Breast pads, Camera, change for parking and phone, cotton wool balls, Decaff coffee/tea, Drinks, Ear plugs, Eye mask, Flip flops, Hats, large mug, Lots of baby clothes, Maternity Pads, mittens, mobile phone, My Notes, nappy bags, newborn nappies, nighties, nursing bra/s, Old pants/disposables, picture of DD, raspberry leaf tea/tablets, Snacks, sweets, TENS machine, Toothbrush/make up/comb, Towels, vaseline/blisteze, Vests.
Gosh just realised this is an essay so will sign off for the time being. Have we been abandoned by the girls who went to the London meet up as it seems very quiet, I have even managed to catch up with all the posts. Hope you all had a nice time and choose somewhere a bit further up the country next time.