11 weeks

Feeling the bloat

I had my first official appointment with Dr. Anderson this week and everything looked great!  Much to my joy, they wheeled the ultrasound machine in once I got settled in the exam room.  I later learned that I will likely have ultrasounds at every appointment because it's significantly easier to find each of the babies' heartbeats that way than with the doppler.  Fantastic!  I am grateful for any chance I can get to see our peanuts! One of the babies was moving his/her extremities around like a little maniac and the other baby was sleeping (at first.)  Both heart rates were 170 beats per minute. :)  Both of their growth is consistent with our October 7th due date.

I have been feeling pretty well this week, my food aversion is subsiding a bit and the nausea is very tolerable.  I am tired most of the time, and sleep, unfortunately, has been broken.  I definitely have multiple bathroom trips throughout the night, as I did with the girls, but I've had a much harder time just going back to sleep.  It might have something to do with the rodent in the ceiling above our bed who has successfully evaded our pest control technician, or it might just be God's way of weaning me from sleep over the next several months.  I'm sure I will appreciate the my sleepless stamina when the babies are here, but for now, I am dependent on a nap while the girls nap in the afternoon.

Nick and I were able to sneak out on Saturday night for a date at the Maroon 5 concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.  It was AWESOME!  We had such a great time...We realized that after the babies come (and are old enough to be left with a sitter,) we will probably need to hire two sitters so that we can have date nights...For now, we are going to pack them in as best we can. :)