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Its ON!  My babies are six months old and I promised myself I'd start a healthy living/fitness plan when they were eight weeks old.  Woops.  I'm tired of being a bloated, unhealthy version of my former self.  Granted, my former self wasn't going to win a Miss Fitness America pagent anytime soon, but being overweight with the battle scars from a twin pregnancy makes me feel repulsive.  

Having GD and not being able to enjoy food at all (in my opinion) really rocked my eating habits after pregnancy.  All that junk I couldn't have on occasion during pregnancy, I ate in mass amounts post partum.  I am very frustrated with myself, there's no excuse.  What's done is done and now I get to work on shedding the post partum pounds.  

We've decided to revamp our entire system.  We're rearranging our budget to pay off our cars a couple years early (hopefully by January 2012).  We're rearranging our routine to include more cooking as a family, chores as a family and fitness as a family.  I'm working a bit more until the end of November, so we need to streamline our routines to ensure maximum output.  When you have two very active babies, a (close to) full time job, debt that needs to go, 30+ lbs to lose and a home that needs to be kept in ship shape, you REALLY need a plan that works.  

We're both motivated to make these changes.  We know it will be hard in the beginning, but we're hoping it becomes habit pretty quickly.  Our kids deserve healthy, organized, happy, loving parents.  They have all that, but we're kicking it up a notch.  Something clicked in me recently and I like my new way of thinking :)

Coach figured out how to do a fish face!  I'm trying to get a pic of it, but as soon as I pull out the camera he smiles :)  I'll take dimples and a gummy grin any day though!  Fancy has started to do a similar kissy face.  They're so funny!  They grow and change SO quickly its scary.  I'm afraid I'll wake up to teenagers tomorrow.  Seriously.  

Speaking of changes, I'm considering going back to using our real names.  I'm going to talk to M a little more about it.  Yes, the blog theme has changed again.  I can't find one I'm super excited about.  I like this one and it was a TON of work to get it up and running, so I'll probably stick with it for a while.  I hope :)

31 week update

Sorry, my life is consumed by twins, pregnancy and all things baby.  Most of my posts from here on out will probably be baby related...you've been warned ;)

31 weeks!  I cropped my head out because I looked horrid.

Had a Dr appt today.  GD is kicking my ASS.  I had some sugar spikes they were worried about, so I get one more week to get it all under control or I go on meds.  FUDGE.  It sucks, but I'll do what it takes to get these kids here healthy...since my body SUCKS at regulating sugars, meds may be the only way.  I'm losing weight, which is NOT good, so I have to find a way to eat more fats and less carbs.  Its a very tricky game.  

I got to see the squirts on u/s today.  Heart beats are good and they look awesome.  They are both pretty cramped right now, but they need to get used to that because as they get bigger, they'll be even more cramped.  I'm getting some massive kicks lately.  We had a meeting with our financial advisor and for like 20 minutes Little Girl was putting on quite the show.  You could see limbs and big exaggerated movements, it was fun!  

Dr W measured my fundus today, which they normally don't do for twin pregnancies-it doesn't tell them anything.  I asked her how big I was and she said, "we'll just say you're measuring over 40 weeks."  Typical for twins, so I hear.  I feel like a house and I know I must look huge, but its been confirmed by the OB...I'm as big as a house ;) and getting bigger by the day.  My belly button never popped, it just disappeared.  Here one day and gone the next.  I would post a pic, but my stretchmarks are pretty angry and might scare small children!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

Gestational Diabetes

Yikes. Yesterday I got the call that I failed my three hour glucose test :(. I'm the newest member of the dreaded GD mommas-to-be. After a good long cry, M picked me up, hugged me and re-assured me that we can manage this as a team and it won't be a problem. As always, he's right, so I got it together and we looked for GD friendly recipes and made a GD friendly grocery list.  I caught a good one ladies ;)

I was pretty upset, but I know that getting upset about something I can't change is the last thing my babies need right now. I'm the sort of gal that panics, pulls herself together, puts on her game face and goes to take on the problem.  Game face is ON and we've got this week's diabetes friendly menu planned out.  Its a small sort of accomplishment, but when your body is failing you, its nice to feel accomplished in helping it do its job.

My grandmother had GD when she was pregnant with my dad.  This is a very large contributing factor as to why I have it.  The other BIG reason is, the twin factor.  Since my twins are fraternal, they have two placenta's producing hormones that are confusing my pancreas into not producing enough insulin to break down the sugars in my blood properly.  So, I have GD.  When properly controlled, it shouldn't cause longterm, major problems.  I have to record my blood sugar before I eat and then two hours after every meal.  This means, a finger prick at least 4 times a day.  Fun!

If I can keep it controlled via diabetes friendly recipes and menu's, we're all good.  If not, I'll have to go on insulin.  Most cases of GD disappear after giving birth.  Some linger, most of the cases that linger are the ones who have to be put on insulin.  I also have an elevated risk of having type 2 diabetes later in life.  This freaks me out, but it is what it is.  With a good diet and exercise I should be able to keep that at bay...hopefully.

Again I ask for your prayers and good vibes.  I knew the complications of twin pregnancy and I hoped I would be one of the lucky ones who got to the end with no issues.  I did so well until 27 weeks and then all hades broke loose!  I'm doing great though and I'm confident that my cervix and my diabetes are going to be well managed and not be a problem :)  Think HAPPY thoughts!!!  What matters is that my babies get here healthy and after 34 weeks.  Thats the objective and with my game face on, I'll achieve it ;)

I hope everyone enjoyed the snow!  We didn't get much, but its -15 degrees (high) here today with a wind chill of -35.  Its bitterly cold!  Stay warm and keep those furry friends INSIDE.  Have a fab week!