Life's a Trip with Little Monsters

[Spankopita]

I'm not going to journal everyday or even promise once a week but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in as far as being a step dad with 6 kids. In a word it's hard. My wife wakes up as Monster and goes to bed as My Lady. She's like a gremlin. After midnight there's a transformation.

I can't say much about my stepdaughter because she keeps to herself. She's the quiet type. My twin daughters are different. Loud children like the rest of my family that speak in a yell. All day long either they're yelling or laughing. I have my daughter Grace as my ringtone.

We're now at 16 weeks along in the second pregnancy and every day I have to roll Monster out of the bed. Her ankles go from skinny to elephant in 2 hours if she doesn't watch what she eats. But I still find her beautiful. She smells different, it's good. Kind of like a cream pie. If I can keep her off of her feet her Dr. says getting to 30 weeks will be a breeze. Monster probably has you thinking I don't want any more kids but that's the farthest thing from the truth. I'd like to keep her pregnant forever. I want 10 kids. But she chopped my balls.

Goodnight Girrrrrrrrrrls :no_mention:

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

I cracked up reading this. Monster.:laugh2:


Edit: I just realized this is Smurf's Nick. YAY!

[Smurfette]

I cracked up reading this. Monster.:laugh2:


Edit: I just realized this is Smurf's Nick. YAY!
Oh brother. :gurn:

I'm going to actually stay out of his "thread" so that he doesn't
complain. Thankfully, if it doesn't have anything to do with hand-
saws and hammers, it won't hold his interest... so this thread may
be short-lived. :no:

[Qtpie]

LoL, this is great. Made me laugh. Hope Nick comes back and writes some more for us. This should make for an interesting journal. LoL.

[Smurfette]

LoL, this is great. Made me laugh. Hope Nick comes back and writes some more for us. This should make for an interesting journal. LoL.
Don't encourage him! :urgh:

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Hehehehehe. I would be so upset if Shane made a journal about me. Though I would TOTALLy be in there reading it!:laugh2:

[Smurfette]

Just thought I'd add a little update since Knucklehead is still in Greece and just buried his grandmother on Monday.

18w 4d today.

PAIN: Not too much. I woke up with very sore thighs this morning. The soreness subsided within a few hours though. Tripp and Chase, our Mo/Di twins are chilling sideways on a diagonal left:right plane. It's a little weird to feel a baby lie in this position however it's given me more room to breathe. They don't have much room though and have nestled underneath my floater ribs which causes them to be sore. Not painful, just a little sore when I switch positions. Dahlia has much more room than the boys and is sitting upright at the bottom to my right. She's Baby A. Her movements are very distinct and when she rolls around it stimulates my bladder. Back pain is constant. It never ends. It's all concentrated in my lower back where my muscles are overcompensating for the shift in gravity. I hated the jet tub in the master bath when we moved in here, I thought it was dated and tacky but it has been a blessing on my lower back. Also sitting in a chair and leaning forward eases the pressure on those muscles. I'm doing it now. Ahhh.

EATING: I can only manage about a cup of food at one sitting. As a consequence, I'm always hungry and constantly eating. My tongue has become quite rough from the irritation of foods and spices. My intestines are squished beyond recognition and about 4 forkfuls into my meal, I get really bad indigestion. I stand up, walk around a bit and try to continue eating. It's gotten so that I eat most of my meals standing up at the breakfast nook.

MY BELLY: It's not as big as it was last week due to the position of the babies. I take that back. I'm not as high as I was last week, the top of my stomach has flattened a little because the boys are lying sideways. They hate when I sit down. I know it cramps their quarters but I can't stand all day. Lying down is the most comfortable position but I can't drive lying down on my side and I can't care for the twins lying down... on my side. The dark line appeared - la linea nigra. I'm not sure when but I noticed it this morning.

MY SIZE: I'm the size of a woman that is almost 7 months pregnant with a singleton.

SLEEPING: I have to sleep with a pillow between my knees. Not just any bed pillow either. I use a firm cushion from the couch. I'm not sure why but sleeping on the couch is very comfortable for me. More comfortable than my bed. Maybe because I have back support. In bed I have to create a wall of pillows and blankets that will hold my back up so I can lie semi on my back/left side. I'll be glad when DH returns, I usually use him. I also use an old lady tripod cane to get out of bed. Otherwise I'm stuck like a turtle.

FETAL ACTIVITY: They're so active. It worries me. I hope they don't have ADD or anything. My baby book mentions 5 months as the time when the mother begins to notice a distinct awake and sleeping pattern in her baby. Not me. They are rolling around all day long. I'm so worried about the boys because it feels like they're rolling inwards towards each other and I'm concerned about their cords. Imagine a hand held mixer and the blades turning in. That's what I imagine them doing. But I can't tell hands from feet yet. It's all the same. They definitely know how to stretch though. I worry about Dahlia kicking them in the head or them getting wedged underneath my ribs and my ribs leaving a permanent indentation on their skulls. Oh my, the things I fret over.

WHAT I DO ALL DAY: Normal stuff that includes nursing the twins, teaching them baby stuff, sleeping, eating, peeing. Rinse. Repeat. I can't sit for more than 30 mins because my butt gets tired. Or my legs go numb. So I stand, walk, swim. I love swimming. Floating in the pool alleviates all of the extra weight. Like a cat, I'm napping like 5 hours a day. Most of the time I can get away with napping with the twins. The rest of the time I take a morning nap and evening nap. And then stay up all night. :laugh2:

MEDICAL: I still have PIH although the symptoms are controlled with my medication. I see my Peri every 2 weeks, more if complications arise. My appts mainly consist of taking my vitals, urine sample for proteins, finger prick to check my blood sugar, fetal heartrates, cervix check (to make sure it's still long and not effacing), usually an u/s to get a respiration rate on the babies and note development, breast exam, fundal measurement, Q & A session and then some scheduling for upcoming tests or labs. It's about a 90 min appt. I usually bring my Kindle or ipad otherwise I'm bored. I've noticed my Peri turns the u/s machine away from me because she wants to get the measurements she needs without me asking questions every 5 seconds. She likes to give me "a tour of the womb" (that's what she calls it) at the very end. My amniocentesis went well and the results came back good but this next appointment we'll be looking at kidneys and hearts.

I've learned so much as a Mom of Multiples I've decided to start studying as an OB/Gyn Nurse Practioner. I want to specialize in High Order Multiples. I know the idea is a little far fetched right now but in 24 mos or so I could go back to school. Granted, I'm a geriatric RN right now but 2 sets of multiples has given me a lot of technical OB experience, I'd love to share it with other expectant MoMs. But we'll see. I suspect we'll have our hands full with 3 infants and two toddlers come next Spring.

That's it. That's my update.

[Spankopita]

Just to update my Monster's condition. This morning she woke up wit ha stiff neck and a headache in her left lobe. She thought maybe it was meningitis and her doctors did a spinal tap an hour ago. She's resting now just waiting for the results. Her doctor said it seems unlikely to be meningitis since she can shake her head with no pain but he doesn't want any chances. Monster Doctor is pissed that she was discharged last week. He want her in a controlled environment all along but the other doctor signed off on her to go home. No one is allowed to her room but I can see her through the door. She's in a good mood. Being a wise guy and cracking jokes with the hospital staff. She texted me one million time that she has to watch a scary movie per day in October or she will break tradition but when I came the nurses said last night she got fiesty and stole a tv and dvd player from the conference room so they could watch Halloween. They like her and since Monster dubbed today as Freaky Friday all the nurses on shift are wearing black or orange scrubs.

She will stay there until November 29th or later. If they don't find the virus activated in her body she can have visitors again on Monday. We all miss her at home.

It takes me long tiem to write this because the girls are typing nonsense words to mommy on the keyboard.

[Ninedays9]

Thanks for the update!! I'm very glad they didn't decide to deliver the babies already.

[Salayia]

OMG! I just found this thread! This is hysterical! :laugh2:

[Spankopita]

No meningitis but she has cabin fever.

[Nekochanpurr]

I hope she feels better. Thank you for the updates. :)

[Smurfette]

:no: I feel so exposed. I don't even wanna read what he wrote. :bbredface:

[Spatch4Officers]

This thread is hilarious!