Pregnancy Retardation (Mush Brain)

All you Moms out there know about the horrible mental condition that comes along with being pregnant. Please tell me it eventually goes away! :) It is incredible to me how I can know something one moment & then be completely clueless the next.

I am thawing chicken out in the microwave while working on other projects/household chores as well. I get side tracked, Ian and I head out to run some errands, and go to his Mom & Dad's for the evening. By this time, 3 chicken breasts have been in the microwave for the entire day. We walk into our home and are greeted by the putrid smell of something incredibly nasty(even then, I didn't realize what it was...duh!). I'm washing the dog bed, dumping the trash & scrubbing the dishes trying to figure out how to get rid of the overwhelming stench. It took us a while to track down where the odor was coming from. Finally found it when I went to warm something up the next day. SO GROSS!!! We're not having chicken for a while :)

I have since learned that pregnancy & multitasking is a bad combination when food is involved.

35 weeks

3/30/10 Briefing:
Twin A - 5 lbs/4 oz. HR - 138 bpm
Twin B - 5 lbs/9 oz. HR - 137 bpm
Mommy - Tired & swollen; thankful & anxious to meet them
Daddy - Working hard; anticipating their arrival

We're all just hangin' in there, trying to make it as far as we can...day by day, week by week. We are very blessed!!

We had our 34 week appointment on the 24th & things are still progressing perfectly. No contractions. I know it may sound a little odd, but I guess part of me was anticipating 34 weeks as some momentous occasion; as one would anticipate a birthday or grand event. "The day has arrived...where's the climax? Isn't something amazing supposed to happen?". Part of me was hoping that the end was in sight. Well, 34 weeks came & went. Of course, I share this feeling with Dr.Z & he understood, but reminded me that the twins will come in God's time. It is difficult to imagine my skin stretching beyond what it already has & being this uncomfortable for who knows how many more weeks. I think I still have a while yet. Perhaps they will be 7 pounders? WOW! Few things comfort me at this stage...sweat pants, Ian's t-shirts, and getting in the pool to float the 3 of us. I spend most of my time in a reclined position. My feet are huge & sore, but I still try to stay mobile for as long as possible. We go in again for an extensive check up on Tuesday the 30th. I'm anxious to see them again!

I know that I am blessed and have a lot to be thankful for!! Pray that I will focus on these things as we near the last few weeks. I praise the Lord for His perfect plan!!