Good morning readers! I'm so sorry that it has been soooo long since I last blogged but there really hasn't been much going on! That's how pregnancy usually goes! You get pregnant and then you have to go to a ton of appointments but they really don't tell you anything new except things look good and the babies are growing.
I am now 22 weeks along and since they will induce at 37 weeks, I only have 15 weeks to go! So I guess that's exciting! Trust me, if they were my babies I would be much more excited and nervous but they're not and I've done this a couple of times now so I feel prepared! :)
Like I mentioned, they will induce at 37 weeks which means Monday, February 20th is the magical day. However, my doctor likes to do "high risk" inductions on Tuesdays so that puts estimated delivery on February 21st! I know I said high risk, don't panic, I'm only considered high risk because it's twins...everything else is fine! I also say estimated delivery because they can always change your due date through out a pregnancy.
The twins are doing great! They are growing as they should be and are very active! They have found my bladder which isn't very nice but that's just part of it! I work 50 miles from home and one day on my way home they decided to use my bladder as a trampoline. I had to pull over 1/2 way home to literally run into Best Buy to use the restroom! Then I had to call Daryl when I was exiting the highway to get home so he could open the garage door so I could get to the restroom faster. That day has been the worst so far but now I try to stop drinking water about an hour before I leave work so hopefully I can make it home!
I have had 2 vaginal births with my boys and I'm hoping I can have a vaginal birth with the twins. Baby A, the little girl, will be born first. If she is breech they won't be able to flip her and that means a c-section. This really has me concerned. I know that women have c-sections all the time but the biggest surgical procedure I've ever had is a tonsillectomy and it's a lot to accept. So everyone please keep your fingers crossed that she cooperates and is head down and ready to go come February!
Now onto a not so happy conversation. I have been having an issue with my IP's. It's almost as they are non-existent. I hardly ever hear from them and when I do it's very brief & to the point. This is VERY frustrating for me. If you have met me in person, you know I'm very opinionated, loud, outspoken, & not afraid to share my feelings. I understand that some people are more reserved than I am but it's really strange to me. I don't understand how you can have a girl carrying your unborn children and not email or call at least once a week to see how she and the babies are doing. People try to make me feel better about the situation and say "well, maybe they're busy?" but I have something to say about that...I'm having YOUR twins and if you think you're too busy now, what's going to happen when they're here??? Life isn't going to get any less busy when they arrive! It's only going to get worse! I mention this because I want anyone who's reading this, a potential surrogate or even potential IP's, please keep this in mind when you decide to carry someone else's child! I don't regret doing this and yes I want to do it again but I want to make sure that my future IP's understand that I expect them to be more involved. I understand that my IP's have moved out of state and it's not as easy as jumping in the car and coming to an appointment. However, they missed the most important appointment of a pregnancy. My appointment in October was the anatomy scan. This appointment determins, for sure, the sex of the babies, their size, etc. and they didn't come. My IP's had plenty of time to make an effort to come to the appointment. They knew 5 weeks in advance when the appointment would be, they could have been there.
I do have to say a HUGE thank you to Gayle East my agent! She is amazing and I'm so glad I have had the chance to work with her! She drove up to go to my anatomy scan with me and she has always been there for me if I just needed to talk! I don't know how much F&J pay her but it needs to be more than what she gets! Trust me, she's worth so much more!
My next appointment is December 1st and I will get to do the exciting glucose test...yay (sarcasam).
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!
Much love! ~Melissa
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