Here Come the Cap Twins

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

22 Week ultrasound pics

Everything was still looking great at our perinatologist appointment last week. The babies are healthy and still measuring right on schedule, and there is no sign of me having any problems, either. As I had predicted, our little girl (Baby B) is transverse, with her head on my left side and her feet on my right. Our son (Baby A) is below her in a breech position, so he's kicking me where it counts! When the doctor tried to take pictures for us, Baby A was in a great spot, but Baby B was facing down toward her brother.

Here she is, looking down:

And here are two shots of our son - maybe he's looking up at her :)

Prenatal massage and other errands

Yesterday I had a prenatal massage at The Boston Bodyworker in Downtown Boston. I wish that I had asked in advance whether they had an actual table with a hole in it, for pregnant bellies, or if they just made you lay on your side - I ended up laying on my side, and it just wasn't as relaxing and comfortable as a regular massage.

I'm normally a back-sleeper, so having to sleep on my side during pregnancy has created some tension in my upper back. I think the massage helped to alleviate this a little bit, but not quite as much as I'd hoped. Maybe in another month or so I'll try going to the Edamame Spa at Destination Maternity... I'm pretty sure I can lie on my stomach there.

Alas, it has not been all massages and relaxing since I stopped working last week. I actually think that between yesterday (Monday) and last Friday, I was much more tired than when I was sitting at a desk all day. Between going for a nice long walk in the morning, then doing various errands, not to mention running up and down the stairs, I feel more active then when I was schlepping into work every day. We'll see if it lasts :)

This afternoon we have a contractor coming to take a look at our second floor bathrooms - we actually have three, one of which we would like to convert into a second floor laundry room. The other two, the master bath and the family bath, we'd like to completely redo. Not sure if we'll be able to do all three now that the only check I'll be getting is from unemployment, but at the very least we want to do the laundry room to make life easier once the babies arrive.

Monday, June 2, 2008

NEW CAT FREND

O HAI, I IZ WUNDERIN ABOUT THA SMALL PEEPLZ AGAIN. WILL I GET ANY MOAR ATTENSHUN?

TODAI I MADE A CAT FREND. HE CAME TO THA DOAR, AND HE SPEEKS MAI SAME DIALEKT. HE TOALD ME SMALL PEEPLZ IZ OK, BUT NOIZY. HE HAZ 1 IN HIZ HAUS.

GOTTA GO. SUNSPOT.

Friday, May 30, 2008

You mean the bad economy actually affects ME??

Yesterday I got laid off from my marketing job at a Boston-based social networking company. They laid off over 25% of the company - clearly things are not going well. While my feelings (and my pride too, I guess) are still hurt that I was let go, part of me sees this as a blessing in disguise. At 5 1/2 months pregnant, I'm not going to start looking for another full-time job (especially considering we had planned that I would not return to work after the twins are born - at least not right away).

It definitely hasn't sunk in yet that I'm "done" working for now; I know that we're going to have to tighten our budget, but I can't help but think about all the things I'll be able to get done this summer. Not to mention the fact that I'll be able to take it easy as I get bigger, and more uncomfortable. Hopefully I have enough projects around the house that I can work on in anticipation of the babies' arrival that I can keep myself busy.

Memorial Day Weekend

This year we were smart and took the Friday before Memorial Day weekend off from work - woohoo! We woke up, had a leisurely breakfast, then loaded up all our stuff -- and the cat -- and headed down to Chatham. We had a great weekend, full of nice walks, awesome meals, and much-needed naps. We spent Friday, Saturday and Monday with Larry's parents, and Sunday with my parents at their house in Osterville. We had a "clam bake" - I put it in quotes because there wasn't really any baking, but we did have lobsters, steamers and shrimp. It was so yummy!

Here are some pictures of us enjoying our excellent meal:

Last but not least, here is a picture of Larry and me, at the Caps' house in Chatham. I'm just over 21 weeks pregnant in this picture. I'm not loving the angle, but at least Larry looks cute! Of course, we had just eaten a wonderful barbecue lunch - cheeseburgers, pasta salad, baked beans, and plenty of Cape Cod chips - my current favorite...