Thanks ladies!

Unfortunately, the fridge is awful here at work (we have 3 full size ones - but we have a HUGE office and I've heard to many horror stories about people eating other peoples lunchs, taking their tupperware, and setting stuff on the counter to make room for their own stuff. Plus each Friday night supposedly a crew comes in to throw everything out and wipe down the shelves - so I can't even keep condiments in there!

When I bring in fruit/veggies I usually toss them in a lunch bag in small plastic containers with paper towels to avoid getting moist/moldy. But that's a GREAT callout RBX! I'm totally going to get a bowl of bananas and maybe oranges for my desk. I should be able to go through a small bunch and 3-4 oranges a week.

My husband is a HUGE Fiberone fan - I think they taste too gritty. My boss does Sunbelt, and they taste good - but I'm not sure about their nutrition facts...

I completely forgot about instant oatmeal. Yum! That's a great idea for this bitter winter in Minnesota.

I need to make a shopping list and get serious about reigning in my snacking at work!

I love uncrustables! But I havent bought any even though they are so convenient! The grilled cheese ones are good as well, but I definitely dont buy those becuase I like to make my own with tomato and onion!

I am sorry to hear about the muscle tears for you ladies =/, I hope they get better for good! I have been having an issue and it is getting worst it seems, when I lay on my back at night and hubby rubs lotion on my belly, my lower back gets extremely stiff and I cant turn over...it takes so much effort and my muscles/joints just wont budge....I dont know what it is, but I feel it going all the way down my left leg...idk if it is my sciatic nerve possibly? It wasnt so severe with my last pregnancy so I didnt worry too much, but considering it happens every night, I am wondering if any of you ladies experience this as well?

Also I got the okay from my doctor to just walk, no swimming and no yoga =/, but its something so I am hoping to go to the gym a few days a week and walk on the treadmill. I went on Thursday night and felt great after, I lifted light weights but then I did a chest press and I dont think it was a good idea because I had to stop after that since my lower belly was hurting. But at least I can do legs and arms! I find it odd though that 10 weeks ago I was told swimming is great and now I am being told not to swim becuase I am so preterm with twins and to wait until 32 weeks to start swimming....but its doctors orders. The girls are crazy kickers, much more active than their brother, so thats been fun. It actually makes me laugh when I look at my belly and just see it push out randomly....especially since I am being kicked at the top more since the girls are generally head down now, whereas my son was breech the whole pregnancy.

My belly is getting huge! I wake up and it looks enormous and my coworkers will even tell me "you look huge today!!" Lol so its a lot of fun. We moved into our bigger place this weekend, we did it in less than 24 hours so it was a fast paced move, but I am glad it is over and it is so much more space for us! Which we definitely needed. We tackle our room tonight, which wont be fun at all, but we did the living room and kitchen last night which didnt take long so that was a relief and I slept much better knowing the house is almost in order! I have a regular ob appointment this Friday than back to the perinatologist on Wednesday to see how the girls are measuring and for (hopefully) my last cervical length.....

How is everyone else doing? Any new changes? When are your appointments or what has happened at the most recent?

Hello Fellow Mamas! Welcome to our newest members! It sounds like a number of us are starting to get big and a little uncomfortable from the effects --I know I am!

I just got back from our "babymoon." It wasn't anywhere particularly exotic (like Fiji -I wish!), but it was exactly the right vacation for me at this stage, just at the cusp of the final trimester. I'd never been to Florida before, and my husband's parents have a nice condo there. We did a great mix of athletic sightseeing (cycling and kayaking in the Everglades), relaxing at the beach or pool, and going to cultural sights. His parents are Italian and excellent cooks, so while I was getting a lot of exercise, I was also eating heartily!

Things are getting a little uncomfortable at night, and I'm sleeping with a pillow under my hips. This doesn't exactly help with heartburn, so I'm propped up higher at my head, with the end result being this weird suspension thingy that does not make it easy to turn over. My yoga instructors are recommending a body pillow. Has anyone used this and did it work? I feel like I am already spending so much on my own comfort (yoga, Bradley birth class). I don't know why I feel weird about it, but it seems like I'm "giving in" and babying myself too much when I spend money on maternity-related stuff. I think about women of past times who were pregnant for years and years, and wonder why I am such a wimp.

Thanks for all of the advice! What brand is your new body pillow, alibur?

And Tara --what does your doctor say about water walking? I have started adding this into my pool workouts and I LOVE it! It's gentler on my joints than even regular walking and I feel like I can get a really great workout in. I take my swim hand paddles and use those also to propel myself forward and get an arm workout.

Hey ladies!

How is everyone doing? I'm pretty good today (other than being sick again. I wish the cold weather and all the icky germs floating around would go away! I'm ready for summer!).

Just found out today that one of my husband's brothers is bringing is family out to see us in June and in the week after that I think his parents are coming. I'm pretty excited! We miss his family (he has 7 brothers and they are all very close). It will be good for him to spend some time with a brother and his parents.

Also - I upped my water intake again (getting over 130 ounces a day again). I have to pee like crazy, but my snacking has let up a bit. I'm getting stoked to start planning my postpartum workouts. (silly, I know, but planning things makes me happy). I've convinced my extended family to compete in a "Biggest Loser" type challenge, but each person's goal would be different - for example mine would be to lose X amount of inches, my moms would be to log her food everyday, my aunt's would be to attend her botcamp classes once a week, and we'd get points based on how well we achieved our goal and then there could be bonus activities like... participate in a 5K, or get X amount of vegetables in each day for a week. We still need to work out all the details but we'll all go in for a "pot" to win. We can donate money, gift cards, or whatever we can. Lots to figure out details wise, but I'm pretty excited