A prisoner with a big tummy

Yes, I consider myself as a prisoner at this time since I am on house arrest. Last Monday, I experienced frequent contractions (seems like it lasted the entire day) and so I texted my OB and she replied and said I should take Isoxillan and recommended a bed rest until we meet up for our check-up in 2 weeks time. I panicked considering I still have a lot of work to do plus I have a manager (that I hired who is coming from Denmark next week) for a familiarization/handover before he officially starts mid-Nov. Althoug my boss and our Managing Director here approved my leave until Oct5, as requested by my OB a month ago, we may not be prepared yet for an early bed rest. But what could I do? I took a leave the following day and monitored my contractions. I went for a check up and OB confirmed I am having threatened premature labor due to the size of my uterus. It contracts when I am standing and relaxes when I lie down. She then said I should be on bed rest until delivery and will be scheduled for an injection on October 9 (with an overnight stay at the hospital) to speed up babies’ lung development in case I will be delivering the twins prematurely.

And so, here I am completely bored.

I consider myself more like a prisoner. I am staying now at my in-laws place considering it’s nearer the hospital and also for someone to accompany me. We have our temporary abode at the 2nd floor. Our room here is at the 3rd floor but since it’s an effort to climb another level, Che insisted we stay in a room at the 2nd floor (used to be a guest room then converted to an office and now back to being a guest room). I am not allowed to go and up the stairs so the helper or Che will bring me food.

OB said she would be happy for me to deliver at least on 34 or 35 weeks. Based on my 1st ultrasound due date, I should now be now on 31 weeks (initially I count today at 32 weeks based on my LMP and latest ultrasound results). I survived 5days now and I have some more days and weeks to go.

So this is what it feels like being at home with barely nothing much to do or repeatedly the same thing to do every single day.

And so I conclude... I am not a housewife material.

Name Game

I initially thought we will be having difficulty in finding a name for our twins considering the name trend of Che, his siblings and the nephews and nieces. They all start with R and ends with L (I believe I have blogged this before also). Aside from that, the 3 kids now have Japanese nicknames which are not related to their given names.

My favorite girl name before was Patricia Dianne and I was keen before on giving that name to my first daughter. However.,due to some 'rules' or should i say 'name trend' in the family, that is not really a good option.

I realized that having a good meaning to the names is also a plus considering that they will have to explain the meaning of their names.

I thought of the following names which Che fortunately agrees (no qualms whatsoever).

Reese Sophia - I initially thought of Racquel or Rachel but since both means 'second wife' in the Bible, i changed it. I heard good stories about her though in the Bible. And I find Reese cute and yes, even that means not getting a name that ends with an L. Reese means Enthusiasm and Sophia means wisdom. Her nickname will most likely be Sophie or Sophia.

Raniel Sean - I really liked Sean and I think Raniel is a good choice too (falling exactly the name trend in the family). Raniel means God is my happiness and Sean means God is gracious. Sean will definitely be his nickname.

I don't know if there will be some changes later on. Although frankly, I can not think of anything else. I'd like our twins to have the same initials also.

So about the japanese nicknames, I really don't know yet.

The boring weekend and a weird dream

Weekend was very boring. Saturday, my mom picked me up early morning at my in-law's place where Che and I stayed Friday night. Che had to work on a Saturday that's why he said it will be good for me to stay with my mom's. Mom and I then headed to Fairview to get the Avent bottles and sterilizer from Anne's mom. We had some small chat with Anne's elder sister and her mom about pregnancy and stuff. Then the entire day was spent watching tv, eating and lying in bed.

Sunday, Che still has to go to work (on duty at Market! Market! where they have a car display). I was left at home and mom volunteered to accompany me. Then again, it was a day of resting, eating and simply watching Desperate Housewives. Good thing I was able to go out and see the outside world again when we heard mass at Don Bosco.

I could not imagine how bored I will be when I will take my early leave next month!

I had the weirdest dream last night. We had a quintuplets! Yes, 5 identical girls! They were all pretty and healthy but I was disappointed in the dream. I was kinda furious why two of the big hospitals in the city, where I had my ultrasound, were incorrect when they told me that I'll be having a girl/boy twins. Funny, isn't it?!

The 4D experience

We had 4d ultrasound earlier today at Medical City in Trinoma. Unfortunately, our twins were too shy to show us how they look like. We had a glimpse of the boy. His facial features is clearly seen but not so well defined. We saw his little thing also. The girl, as usual, is still malikot. But yeah, it's sure that she's a girl. We had a good shot of her labia. But that was it. We'll come back again on Wednesday to see her more. Hopefully she will cooperate by then.

Both of them are growing at the same pace with the boy just slightly heavier. The girl weigh around 1343 g and the boy at 1376 g. I'm glad to know that they are growing about the same as that of singleton for their AOG. The girl at breech position and boy at cephalic position. The ob sonologist said they are positioning head to head. My funny remark with the sonologist, 'Naku, di kaya nagkakauntugan sila' :)

It was my first time at Trinoma and I seem to like the place with a lot of nice stores to do some shopping. But sorry, malling should not be my thing for now - but surely after birth. :)

Here's a pic of me having lunch at Sizzling Pepper Steak just right across Medical City before our ultrasound.

My top 3 wish list

Well, I've got nothing to do. Bored at home and yet too lazy (and easily gets tired) to go shopping. So I just thought of my top 3 'shopping' wish list in order of preference:

1. A house

- Yeah, now that we will be having twins, we (or I) have been contemplating on moving out. I wanted to settle in a house that we finally own. I have so many pictures of my home inspirations in my laptop plus tons of home magazine. I guess my style will be asian-inspired with neutral colors that matches our furnitures of dark wood and asian decorations. I like this model house. I prefer a bungalow house nested in a spaceous lot.

And a patio/garden at the back for an intimate breakfast or a small playground with our kids. I want a dark brown sliding door like this. Oh di ba, I already have a design in mind. :)

2. Cartier Santos

This is my second love while my first love is my two-tone Omega Constellation which I consider as one of my precious possession. The kakuriputan in me tells me not to give in but I am still in love with it after several years of fascination over it. It's classic. Che and I went to a watch shop and while he is fascinated with Rolex, my eye is still on this....

3. Technomarine Technolady

I liked this since I was working in Hong Kong about 4 years ago. It was something that I like and not something that I really love. So instead, I got myself a classic casual watch. I thought it would just be a fad, maybe yes, but I still 'like' it for casual wear. I like it with a black and white leather.

My babies are kicking, it's time to go to bed (again!). :)