Week 23 :: Feeling better and back to work!

The past five weeks have been a long haul! Bed rest, bleeding, gestational diabetes and this past week the flu! Yuck!

The good news is that I haven't had any bleeding in the past two weeks. The flu is starting to subside and after using up an entire box of tissues, I'm still not germ free, but am starting to feel better!

I met with the team of doctors at the diabetes clinic this past Tuesday. Both Steve and I feel so much better now that we know it's very manageable and that the babies should be unaffected because we caught it early and are treating it now. We're thankful for our doctor - most doctors don't test for gestational diabetes until 28 weeks! It's looking like my gestational diabetes should be manageable through diet for the time being. I'm keeping track of carbs and calories and it seems to be working well. While I don't need insulin yet, the endocrinologist said that with twins the hormone levels produced by the placentas increases over time, so it is likley that I'll need to be on insulin at some point later on. I have another appointment at the clinic on Tuesday.

I also met with Dr. Acker and I'm heading back to work this coming week - but don't worry - our living room couch won't be lonely. I'll be working 4 hours a day from home. I'm looking forward to the distraction, feeling more productive, and to (at least virtually) getting out of the house!

Steve and I got out and went shopping for the babies yesterday and bought a few outfits, organization stuff for the nursery closet, etc. It was fun to start really getting things in place for them! I feel them moving a lot these days which feels like a miracle. We're almost to the 24 week milestone! :)