Ready or Not...

Okay, they're not coming yet...but it just occured to me that they will eventually. It sounds silly, I know. It really wasnt until we got everything done that it really hit home that these little people will actually be living with us.

And it may be sooner than later. I got taken out of work last week by the doctor. Theres not anything specifically wrong. I called the on-call doc the night before complaining of contractions. He told me to drink water, take a shower (which has helped me every time I've been uncomfortable) and lay down. I didnt have any more problems so I just waited til next mornings appointment. They hooked up monitors to my belly to check heartbeats and contractions. Babies were fine and I didnt have any contractions while laying there, but the midwife was not thrilled with the uterine activity. In her words "I'm worried about the house, not the occupants". My cervix was fine though, if a little short according to the ultrasound tech. So I'm supposed to take it easy. In theory.

I've spent the last few days running around getting stuff ready for babies. Still needed nursery stuff and a vehicle! Oh, that drove me insane. I had to have a Double Snap-n-Go stroller because all the twin moms rave about them, so I had to get carseats that fit in it. I didnt consider that they also had to fit in my car. Which they didnt.

I had been kinda holding on to the hope that I'd be able to keep the bright "Performance Red" Mustang of my teenage years, but after trying to get those car seats to fit it was very obvious that I'd have to do what I said I'd never: drive an SUV. Ended up trading it Sunday for a "light pewter" Dodge Durango. It is so freaking nondescript it makes me cry. Dont get me wrong, it's very nice; in much better condition than my car and I was able to trade it straight across without paying anything, so I got a great deal. I'm going to miss my Mustang. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and it showed (I feel awful for the people that got it, but hey she wanted it). I guess it was just time. *sniff*

I also toured the maternity ward that day. I was pretty comfortable with it. My only disappointment was that with twins, regardless of c-section or not, I can labor in the room but I have to deliver in the OR. I also managed to get a private tour of the NICU and felt pretty good about it.