I made it! (and 35 weeks!)

I am tired, but I made it!

Slate Run hosted a social-emotional learning conference in the brand new building that ran from last Saturday night to the this Saturday afternoon. I was a ""helper," which means a little bit of everything. Setting up, tearing down and attending dinners and lunches while also attending the conference and presenting a break out session on conflict resolution in the classroom. I was honored to be chosen as a helper and super delighted to present at the break out session. It was pretty awesome I also met a ton of people including other helpers and people attending the conference that were just as excited about learning and listening as me. It also helped that I had at least 160 other people looking out for me and my babies, all in one big room! Seriously, there could not be a more caring, supportive, and helpful group that BIG- to make me feel like I could handle anything (including stairs and public speaking)! There was only one day that my feet swelled up and I neeeeded to sit or lay. Other than that, the week was smooth and fun. A really cool, personal thing about this conference is that I also attended it (in Orlando) when I was pregnant with Lucy. It's the best feeling knowing you are around the positive energy and I just know the babies are soaking it in like Lucy did. <3 The conference was also kind of like my final obligation before the babies get here. I have doctors appointments every week, but nothing else I MUST do. :)

    My last doctors appointment was Wednesday of the conference and I am telling you- I could feel the well wishes. I did not pass out during the ultrasound, yea! And I was totally composed as the tech delivered the news on how big these babies are right now..... So the ultrasound is an estimate- but right now we are looking at Miles weighing 7 lbs 2 oz and Callie weighing 7lbs 11 oz. Which is why I struggle with stairs and talking for more than a couple minutes at a time. Haha! The ultrasound tech admitted she has never seen twins so big at this point (35 weeks) and sincerely wished my good luck making it until the c-section we scheduled. My doctor was not as surprised as she compared it my first giant baby, hehe. She actually said she was glad I had such big first baby to make room for these two! She also said, big doesn't mean developed and that they need to keep cooking. We didn't change any of our plans. If they decide they want to come earlier, I'll just meet my doctor at the hospital and we will make it happen.....except she's out of town until July 15th. Sooo anytime after that is fair game.
And still no good pictures of them. I think they are exactly squished enough to not have good profile pictures, which makes me want to see them even more!!! They are moving and grooving like crazy- they push so hard it hurts! So I know they are strong! :) 

There is just no sugar-coating it. I am as big as a pregnant lady carrying twins that weigh over 7lbs each. Which is to say, I am ginormous. I'm totally okay with it as long as we aren't sitting in a booth at restaurant.... ha! I am still addicted to Zesto's ice- 3 cups a day at least and I have zero hesitation about it!
Huge thanks to my sis (who also attended the conference) for bringing me a cup daily, thanks to Matt for doing basically everything ever at the house this week because I was almost never home and thanks to Gran for keeping Lucy  - that was really tough because I missed her a ton and she missed me like crazy too.
So today, after the conference and a nap, we got to hang out at the pool for a little bit and enjoy each other's company after missing each other all week!

Thirty three weeks...almost thirty four!

   

 
    I am scheduling appointments EVERY WEEK now! So I feel as if I'm living my life waiting on the doctor to ask me if I have any questions. Luckily, summer break for me means I can easily schedule these appointments and chill out while I wait. It's a good time to sit too, because apparently my idea of summer break is to make a to-do list of at least ten things to get done every day. (And I conquer it every time!) The rain is holding me back slightly on the outside chores, but other than that- I am getting stuff DONE. And wearing myself out at the same time because my personal assistant is too short and her attention span is about 2 minutes.....

    I've had two appointments since the last update, we haven't measured again yet (thats next weds) so they have been pretty uneventful. We listen for heartbeats and then talk about delivery and discomfort. I can assure- without a medical degree- that these pumpkins are growing!! I am growing like Violet on Willy Wonka! I am measuring 43 weeks- so basically the biggest I was with Lucy. But I still have more than a month to go...... no joke, this is getting uncomfortable. And passing out if I lay on my back is new too....
    I love being pregnant. Especially after our struggle. I love that I can feel them- basically any time of day. I love that I can tell which baby is which, that is the neatest! I do not love that my belly runs into things and it hurts soooo bad when it does. My skin is amazingly elastic but man, so much is growing that I do not even understand how it keeps stretching. It also leads to constantly being uncomfortable. 
     So five more weeks to be exact. If I can make it that long, we have scheduled a c-section because that is what is safest for me and my babies. I know lots of people have intense beliefs about delivering babies...yay for having something to pursue! My doctor has the knowledge and skills to keep me and my babies healthy- so yay for c-sections! :) 
   I wish I had updated pictures but the ultrasound tech is super serious about listening to heartbeats only and never even checking out their cute little faces or printing pictures of their sweet profiles. :( Maybe I will have a different tech next week...

  Next week will be pretty eventful, as the Conscious Discipline Conference comes to town in our brand new building! I will be helping with the conference- it is the satellite version of the conference I attended in Orlando the summer I was pregnant with Lucy! I feel like that makes it extra special. Starting these babes out with the same social-emotional start that Lucy got! :)   
Huge thanks to Beth for helping my unpack and organize about 80 boxes that were moved from our temporary school site to our new building. I have been making sub plans and materials as well as setting up my new classroom- as if things weren't exciting enough, right? 

    Lucy has been super helpful too. I mean, a little taller and she'd make a great personal assistant. She is living up the "summer break" life and having me slow down has actually given her more chances to be independent- which she is rocking! She's swimming like a fish (with puddle jumper floaties) on her own, she's buckling herself into her car seat, she helped clean windows and doors today, she will be starting a once a week preschool program in August- she's big stuff, just let her tell you.