I saw my kids

Yesterday I was able to see my kids!!!!! YEAH!!!! We were all excited about that news. On Saturday I made some friendship bracelets for my girls to wear so they knew that I was still thinking of them. It is hard to explain to a kid that their parents are still thinking of them although I can't see them everyday. Yesterday when they came in, my oldest had hers on and they were both excited that I made it for them. My youngest had left her bracelet at home and her eyes popped out of her head and she had her sad face on. She was worried she had lost it. I told her I could make another one for her and the relief she felt was great to see. I missed my girls. They were so cuddly and my youngest perched herself on my lap and leaned against me to cuddle. She tried to suck her two fingers but she had a face mask on so that frustrated her a little bit. My oldest sat beside me and cuddled. She also hated the face mask. They could barely keep them on because the girls are so small and the masks are so big. We did keep pulling it up though. I was a little peeved because at the beginning of the visit my daughters mask had fallen down over her nose. At that precise second some nurse on a power trip saw it and said, "you better put that mask back on, they will kick you out. I am not kidding, they will kick you out, put it back on." My daughter was freaked because the lady was not nice about it and I was peeved because we had been trying to keep them on their faces. If they want kids to wear masks then they need to provide kid sized masks that they have downstairs in the pediatric unit. I think a little bit of courtesy goes a long way. You can't be that mean to people who are cooped up here all day and haven't been able to see their kids in a week. I just glared and Doug rolled his eyes. I was mad. Yes I understand everyone is freaking out about the swine flu but honestly, them wearing masks around me won't help me because I still kiss my kids. We weren't in my room because I am still sharing a room, so my room mate wasn't at risk. Whatever though. Some people feel the need to be mean but what they don't realize is that we (who are here on bed rest), have very little tolerance for mean nurses and we will go talk to the supervisors about it. :)

I can't wait to get my own room. Now that I have been here for a week (no it has not flown by), I am now able to wait for my own room. My nurse said there wasn't really a turnover last week so that means that this week there will be a ton of women having their babies. Yeah for me. It just puts me a little closer to my own room. Since there is a lot of irony in my life, that means I will have these babies either right before I get my own room or right after I get my own room. Then, I won't be up here any more, I will go to the postpartum. :}

Other than that, nothing really interesting happened. Although yesterday while I was waiting for my family and minding my own business, this random girl, who was sitting across the room, looks at me and says, "your belly is so huge. Are you having your baby today?" Yes, I rolled my eyes at her and said no, I have about 9 weeks left. She said, "wow, your belly is really big." Not like it was any of her business but I did tell her I was having twins. She said, "oh good, then there is a reason your belly is so big." I was peeved!!! I don't know why strangers feel the need to express their concern for my big belly. It was really irritating. Earlier in the day Julie and Courtney came by to visit. I felt great after they left because they told me I looked great and that I wasn't really that big. I felt all warm and fuzzy inside. Yes, I know there are 2 babies in there who are both growing. Yes, I know I will be getting bigger. Unfortunately, one of the babies is making too much fluid so that means I am bigger than I should be. But still, I love my friends who say I look great. I don't really appreciate random strangers who don't know me but feel the need to express their concern for me. :)

Really, other than that, not a lot has happened. :) I get ultrasounds 3 times a week and the techs also print out pictures of the babies' profiles. Actually, they can only get Baby A's profile. Every tech says that since they are identical one profile works, but they do keep trying to look. Baby B doesn't have the room to move around so he is always with his face toward my spine and balled up a little bit, like babies normally are. I have seen him once during a 3d ultrasound and he looked cute. They both look the same on the 3d ultrasound though. I really can't wait to see them. I don't know why I am so excited about that though....they will look like Doug!!! If you can imagine Doug as a baby then that is what these boys will look like, I know it. The girls already favor him, so will the boys. I do keep hoping for the blue eyes though. You can't see me, my fingers are crossed...so here's hoping. :)