I had a really awful week last week and was hoping this week would be better. It really didn't start well at all on Monday.I was due to be at the hospital at 8:30am and I wanted to go the bank first as I needed some petrol. Unfortunately, the cash machine wasn't working, so I couldn't get any petrol. I then had to go a different way to the hospital, whilst on the way a driver in front of me broke sharp, which obviously caused me to break, luckily I wasn't too close to him, but the driver behind me was pretty close to me. Thankfully, he didn't hit me but ended up swerving and hit the pavement. Everything was ok, but it did freak me out a litle.

I then ran into a lot of traffic as there is a lot of roadworks around the area due to a new flyover. I was getting really frustrated and anxious, I really hate to be late for an appointment and especially one as importnant as this.

When I finally arrived, I couldn't find a parking spot, so I was really really tense and stressed. I tried to calm myself on the walk into the hospital and I was only about 5 / 10 minutes late.

I had my glucose tolerance test which I am waiting for the results, and Paul met me later for the scan and consultant appointment. The sonographer was great, she chatted to us all the way through and really relaxed me. She said that everything was fine and she took two pictures of the babies for us. She said it was hard to get a very clear picture because they were so big now. We saw the heart beats of the babies which is great, but I would love to hear their heartbeats and I'd like Katie to hear it too. She told us that one of the babies heads was down, which is good news for me, Im hoping that means I will be able to have a natural birth.

We saw the consultant and he was happy with everything, he said everything was okay and the babies were growing nicely. I asked about the birth and he was happy for a natural birth, provided that the babies head stayed down. I lay down and he felt the babies and said everything felt okay too. He didn't check the heartbeats, but I think next time I will ask him to just so that Katie can hear them. He asked if I was feeling tired, which I'm not, I seem to have an abundance of energy, he seemed surprised. I asked him about having a support belt for my ever growing bump, I've got to see my midwife so that she can refer me to the physio, apparently it has to be an outside referral - daft I know. I'm due to go and see him again in 4 weeks, so my next appointment is 2 Oct. I was happy that everything was going well so I did feel better after the appointment.

I also spoke to my boss this week about changing my working hours. Katie is due to start school full time on Tuesday, I currently work 30 hours over the four days, but my boss has agreed for me to to work from 08:00 - 1:30pm every day including Fridays. I am only working 5 hours a day and I lose my day off, but I don't feel like I will be rushing around as much. I just need to make sure I stop at 1:30.

I've been really stressed at work and I know I need to slow down but I am really concious of making sure all my loose ends are tied up before I go. I suppose that's why I haven't given work my leaving date as yet.

Katie started school on Tuesday and she looked so grown up, I couldn't believe my baby was going to school. She wasn't phased by any of it, I think I was definately more nervous than she was. I took her into school and she was happy to go off and play with her new friends, me on the other hand, I wanted to cry so I had to get out of there before I did. I was worried about her, but I didn't need to she said it was a really fun day and she loved every minute of it.

The week improved a lot and I have started to feel less stressed out about things, well most things anyway. I've worked more hours than I should have so I'm going to be really strict next week. Katie has gone really well at school so I am really happy about that.

I've been out buying this week too. I've got my wall paper for the nursery and the lounge is coming along nicely now. We just need to sort Katie's room out now and then I will feel like we are well on way to getting things sorted.

Katie started back at ballet at the weekend and we've had a really nice weekend together. Paul was due to go out Saturday night, so I wanted to make sure that Katie and I spent some quality time together, even if it was shopping for the babies and her bedroom. It must have worked because this weekend, she went to bed with no tears, finally I think we have sorted that problem so I gave her a lot of praise on Sunday morning.

I've also bought a new camera this week as Katie broke our other one, so next week when I've finally sussed it, I will attach some new photos of us all and you can see my ever growing bump.

The babies are constantly moving still and I am constantly eating ice cubes which seems to be my craving and has been for a number of weeks, its the same craving I had with Katie. My other craving is the fresh smell of bathrooms or even better Dettol, so I am constantly filling up the kitchen and bathroom sink with red hot water and pouring in Dettol so that you can smell it all the time. I've always loved the smell of Dettol, but at the minute, I would quite happily sniff it constantly. I used to add Dettol to my bathwater, but since being pregnant I haven't just in case.

Paul is fed up of me crunching the ice, I think its annoying him now but he's used to it. I took a trip to Asda to pick up a bag of ice and I don't believe it they had sold out. SOLD OUT I couldn't believe it, I can't produce the ice fast enough. I suppose its better than eating sweets all day. I've recently weighed myself and Ive put on 10lb which isn't too bad for saying I have two little ones in there. Everyone has commented on how I have lost weight in other areas such as my face and its all front with the babies. I've not tried to lose any weight, I have tried to eat well so something has paid off.

I read somewhere that you should be able to hear the babies heartbeats if you put your ear to my stomach, Paul keeps trying but each time he tries, he gets a good old kick from the twins.

I can't believe I'm 29 weeks, I have another 11 weeks to go, but potentially I could have them within the next 7 weeks, it seems pretty scary when I say that but at least I've calmed down a lot now and don't feel as tense.

Well I hope next week is pretty stress free, so I will keep you updated and will send you in some pictures. So speak to you all soon.

Take care

Anita

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