Busy Day

Today I have a doctor's appointment for a big sonogram-- the "growth scan." This will see how big the babies are now, whether they're both growing at the same rate, etc, etc. I'm taking a video tape with me because supposedly you can get them to record it for you. That'll be very cool if so. I can drag it out when the kids are 16 and bring over their first boy/girl friend. Look-- there's little Sean's testicles-- see how they're descending at this age? I expect this to be the only view you have of them till marriage.... And look at Maia, she's got her daddy's overbite already... how much do you think we spent at the orthodontist? awwwwwww....

I'm also going shopping. Whee! Maternity shops tell you to "buy your pre-pregnancy size." Which has generally worked till now, but my pants are getting pretty uncomfortable. So I need some new ones. And I have yet to find a pair of maternity jeans that wasn't awful. The one pair I have slides down and I have to hike them up every three seconds. I look like a crazy person. Last time I forgot and wore them, I ended up keeping one hand in my pocket trying to keep the pants from descending to my knees. It was awkward, very hard to grocery shop. I'm sure people thought "Oh, look, the mentally disturbed are reproducing. How lovely."

There's leftovers for lunch-- chicken cacciatore that I made last night. Yum. And then a trip to the hospital (which is 40 miles away-- argh! but at least I get to see downtown San Antonio!)

I'll try to think of something clever & intellectual to write tomorrow. But most likely you'll just get stuck with sonogram scans and a gushy pregnant person's description of the babies wiggling on camera. Lucky you. :)

OOh, and thanks to a friend's idea, I am putting together weekly "menus" which plan out my week's recipes and generate a shopping list so that I can try to teach myself to go to the grocery store once a week, instead of my daily trips now. I know that will be really really hard to do with twins, so I am trying to learn how normal people do it. But if you should be interested in receiving a copy of said menu, in Adobe PDF format, let me know and I'll send you week one in an email. It's all "light" recipes-- but not diet. It just means you use lowfat milk instead of heavy cream and stuff like that.