31 weeks, a new start next week

Hey Auntie Sophie,

poor mummy hasn't had a very good week at all this week. so she's written this one off and has said she will start her maternity rest/leave next week.

Mummy's cat Jessy got sick on Tuesday morning and mummy has been ever so worried about her all week, on Friday Jessy cat went to heaven which sounds like it might be a nice place as mummy told Jessy she would be able to chase as many gerbils and birdies as she liked and there wouildn't be any glass tanks in the way and no one would shout at her when she catches them. mummy and dadday said it was terribly sad that we won't get to meet Jessy cat as they think we'd have all been really good friends, but they still have Flashy who is just going to have to get used to the doubled up attention.

so, what have we been up to this week? well, we've tried to be nice as we can tell mummy has been upset, but we have had to practice our wiggling and stretching to make sure we're strong. we're piling on lots of that squishy baby fat that mummy and daddy are looking forward to kissing and blowing raspberries on and we've made our bump to make 125cms now!

we are both a bit more than 3lbs and will be adding to that quite a bit over the next couple of weeks, so can expect to make our bump even bigger... mummy said today that she hopes we don't go mad as the tape measure only goes up to 150cms!

On Monday mummy stayed in for the shed base to be built and the boiler to be serviced, then she went for a walk with daddy in the evening, and they saw this little bunny...

it wasn't frightened and stayed there for ages. mummy and daddy said they think we're all going to like going for walks in the woods together.

on Wednesday mummy had to go and see the midwife, even mummy is in daddy's camp now and is annoyed with her.  mummy was there on time and a lady who turned up over half an hour late was still seen before mummy. once in there mummy told the midwife which way round we are after the scan (heads on mummys left, same way we've been for the last 10 weeks) but the silly lady still thought that Bean 1's bottom was the head... mummy wonders if the midwife might be a little bit deaf, she said that would be better than being plain stupid. there was a trainee midwife in there too, she couldn't find either of us and then kept losing our heartbeats. honestly we kept nice and still for that bit but she still swooshed the recorder stick thing all over the bump, she's as silly as the real one!  mummy's poor feet and hands have swollen up a bit more, her blood pressure was very high and she has been really, really itchy this week. daddy said he'd get a bear post in the garden and she can just go and scratch against that, mummy said she'd like that very much please. so the midwife decided mummy had better have her blood tested to make sure there was nothing wrong.
mummy says that even that was a cock up. apparently the lady didn't tie the strap around mummy's arm tight enough so thats why the trainee stuffed up the first blood sample. and then dropped the vial on the floor anyway, so even if it was a good one, it was going in the bin. so over to the other arm, strap a bit tighter, ok, 2 goes at getting the needle in, fair enough she was probably nervous (the trainee not mummy) and then finally the bloods were taken. hoo flippin ray mummy was thinking.

so mummy's bloods were ok in the end, and she thinks that the blood pressure was because she was worried about Jessy cat and the swelling and itching is because she wasn't really taking it easy this week, no need for the stupidness after all. but mummy does have to go and have her blood pressure checked next week at the doctors.

so on Thursday mummy got up and Flashy cat was sick, she had blood in her wee, which mummy only noticed because Flashy cat went for a tiddle behind the tv unit! so back to the vets mummy went. Flashy has another bladder infection, becuase she's fat and also because the different food she's been on. 2 big injections later mummy was able to bring her home again. daddy bought some fancy food for her, and they have to give Flashy a tablet every night as well. today she seems to be better which is good. mummy said at least she was home this week otherwise they might never have known what the cats were up to.

Friday was a bad day, mummy and daddy went to see Jessy cat for the last time and said their goodbyes and told her how much they loved her. Mummy says it wasn't really her catty anymore and that she'd probably had her last cuddle with her Jessy cat on Monday before she got really sick.

mummy said we're not allowed pets because it's too sad when they go, but daddy said we can because it's so lovely when they're here and a part of our family. we can wait a while and we're sure that Flashy is going to be enough cat for us all for a few years until we decide what critters are our favourites and what we'd like to take care of and love so much.


this is our bump today...

mummy has tried to hold her shirt in to show bump but says there are lots of things difficult these days, including trying to look small. she says she's not going to do so well at any games of hide and seek for a while.

we'll start proper, nice maternity leave next week and hopefully mummy will be nice and relaxed and we will be practicing all our wiggling and getting stronger for when it comes to us hatching.

write soon
lots of love
from
The Beans
xx

30 weeks, 2 days. no more work

Hey Auntie Sophie,

we've had a very exciting week this week and its been mummy's last one in the office

we've been sort of meeting people too.
On Monday we decided to be ever so wiggly and thats how we're probably going to be until we hatch!

Auntie Sammy had her hand on mummy's tummy and Bean 2 kicked her, then Auntie Nicky came around the desk to feel too. It turns out that Auntie Nicky has never felt a baby kick from the inside... she screamed and ran away. everyone laughed so we weren't frightened. Mummy met Auntie Annie for lunch and had a big cheese toastie, we couldn't her what they were talking about, but they laughed a lot.
Mummy and Amy had a lovely frappucino from starbucks on the way back to the car park, we liked that.

Daddy has been in London all this week so mummy got to pile all her pillows up like a big nest on the bed, it made her more comfortable, but we still didn't let her sleep as much as she'd hoped. sorry mummy.
Mummy met Auntie Rachel for a coffee on Tuesday, she's cooking a Bean too and  they're both looking forward to meeting for lunch once we're all hatched, Rachel's Bean is due out in August so we're all going to be lovely little summer babies.

On Wednesday Auntie Emily felt us kick too, that made her jump but at least she didn't scream like Nicky did! Mummy was so tired after her walk in from the car, it is a mile and a half you know, so she managed to get some parking at the office for her last 2 days, even if she still walks like a duck that rode a horse all the way to work! thats mainly because Bean 1 just scooches down onto mummy's bladder, its very comfortbale to sleep on, but not so easy for mummy to walk. Mummy met Auntie Clare for lunch, she had lots of shopping bags but said mummy couldn't see what was in them until we were out! mummy says Auntie Clare is naughty for doing so much shopping for us, but we know how excited she is to meet us.

On Thursday mummy was in lots and lots of meetings, there wasn't a single comfy chair until later in the afternoon. at lunchtime she went to starbucks with Auntie Amy and Auntie Sammy who had a bean seance! they both sat either side of mummy with their hands on our bump. And they were both freaked out as Bean 2 gave their hands different kicks. Auntie Sammy had warm hands so got more tippy taps and hiccups, Auntie Amy had cold hands so got the bigger kicks and rolls.

Friday was mummys very last day in the office before we hatch. she was quite glad of that because she's now ever so tired and her poor feet have swollen up like a hippo's. she thinks there is a hippo at marwell zoo wondering how on earth its meant to walk around on the silly little ankles it suddenly has!
there was a good luck balloon tied to mummy's desk and a washing line with lots of pretend tiny baby clothes strung across her desk. mummy made lemon muffins for the office and they were tasty, we're glad she managed to eat one for us yum yum.

at the end of the day all the office aunties and uncles gave mummy some lovely presents to pamper herself with before we arrive, then we all went to the Black Boy! it was lots of fun because the pub is so odd, there are lots of things all over the place and it's mummy's favourite because there is so much to see.
mummy got some more presents, inlcuding a book to read to us so we can learn our numbers up to 5, we like it when mummy reads to us, and a comforter each from the Auntie A-Team. one is a cow the other a sheep, they're really, really soft and we're going to like snuggling with those. Auntie Julie gave mummy and daddy a lovely bottle of fizz to celebrate our hatching with, mummy says that it will be nice to have something other than lime and soda but had better not have too much as she hasn't had anything stronger than a cup of tea since September so will probably fall over!

lots of people had to go but Amy, Sammy and Annie stayed on with mummy and daddy and had dinner. we made mummy accidentally eat all Annie's cheesy chips so had to get her some more!

mummy and daddy can't believe that in 8 weeks at the best, we'll be here. how mad is that from so long ago and all mummy's injections and funny moods.

on Saturday mummy and daddy tried to sleep in but we had other ideas, daddy talked to us for a while which we really liked but it didn't make us go back to sleep. so they got up and went to Winchester, bought some breakfast pastries, went home and had a lovely afternoon nap. in the evening they went into Southampton to watch a street show, it wasn't very good so they went back to Auntie Lucy and Uncle James' house for a cup of tea. Bean 2 was extra wiggly so mummy put her phone on her tummy so Auntie Lucy could see it move, she didn't like it so we just had to wiggle without the phone. we like freaking out people!

Sunday was another early start, sorry mummy and daddy. Daddy tidied the garden, mummy did loads of laundry and then we all went to Auntie Mel's for her birthday party. it was lots of fun. Mummy is looking forward to starting her leave on Monday, but we're not sure that we're going to chill out much.
we like wiggling and it makes us nice and strong.

so this is our bump this week...

we are now the size of butternut squashes, about 40cms long, mummy's middle is now 123.5 cms.
And we could be here any time from about the next 5 to 8 weeks. hooray!!

speak next week
lots of love
from
The Beans xx

29 weeks, acrobatics and curry strops

Hey Auntie Sophie,

we've had quite an eventful week this week.
mummy was still a bit poorly on Monday so she stayed home and slept lots, even through all our moving and growing we've been doing. her spots on her arms have now gone but her feet still swell up lots, we think thats now more to do with us than cooking fish for daddy.

On Wednesday we went to see the Midwife Kate who listened ot our heartbeats and said they're very good, and then tried to work out where we were, she thought we both had out heads up by mummys ribs and feet at the bottom. after that we went over to Southampton to have our pictures taken.
we're both in the same bunk beds we've always been in, heads on mummys left, bums and feet on mummys right! 

Hello, it's me Bean 2! I got my picture taken first because I'm easier to see wahey!! it's a good job I'm at the top because I'm littler than Bean 1. The sonographer lady was able to get all my measurements and estimates that I'm about 2lb 7oz right now and I'm almost as long as I'm going to be when I hatch.
this is my photo, mummy says it's easier to see if you look at it on the side and then you can see my little face looking back.

I have really chubby cheeks and a little round head. the sonographer lady says my nose isn't really as wide as it is in the picture, it's just I was wiggly so make it look a bit blurry. mummy and daddy puffed their cheeks out afterwards to see who they think I look like, they don't know! but because I'm littler than Bean 1 I've still got plenty of room to move about.
also because I'm in the top front bunk, it means most of the wiggles mummy and daddy see and feel are me!

Hey! it's my turn... Hello, I'ts me, Bean 1. gosh Bean 2 doesn't half squish me, even if I'm the bigger one. I'm 2lb 15oz and I don't have so much room to do the crazy jerky moves like Bean 2 does. but I do like to make myself comfortbale on mummys bladder, it's like a big cushion, aah. and sometimes when I stretch my legs out a bit I push on on of mummys nerves and make her leg feel a bit funny. she doesn't mind too much unless she's walking down the road to the shops because she bends over a bit and gets worried that people might think she's having us in the street!!
this is my picture, it was much harder to get because of sprawly sprawlerson upstairs, what a camera hog. so poor mummy had to do loads of acrobatics again to be able to tip Bean 2 out of the way a bit so they could see me...

so this is my profile, mummy and daddy say I am definitely a thumb sucker as I'm at it again. what can I say, I'm comfy on this squishy bladder so I might as well chill out, I can't do much else down here.
the sonographer lady says I look like I might be thinking about getting into the right position to hatch, mummy and daddy are very pleased about that. they'll know better at the next scan on 8 July.

mummy and daddy are quite surprised at how quickly all the appointments are stacking up now, we'll see Kate again before the end of May and then the consultant a week later, then a week and another scan and it's just a whirlwind. mummy says its a good job she's finishing work next Friday otherwise she'd never be there anyway with all the appointments she has to go to now.

so we've been doing lots of growing, we're still like big cauliflowers so you can see us when you do your groceries. we respond to light when mummy shines her phone at her tummy and generally we just do a lot of moving.
poor mummy had a couple of nights of good sleep and now we're back at it stretching and kicking and wiggling about. daddy says the feet wiggling comes from mummy and the rolling around all snuggly is from him.
on Thursday evening Bean 2 went for a mental stretch, arms and legs out in all directions made mummys tummy stretch out wide and not forwards like it usually does. after about a minute all bump shape went back to normal. phew!

Friday mummy and daddy went for a naughty curry, it's what mummy fancied for dinner, but we didn't. boy did we let her know about it too. Bean 2 kicked and pushed back on mummy's stomach so she couldn't get any more in, and Bean 1 rolled around on the bladder and the leg nerves to make it nice and uncomfortable for her. then we kept her awake for most of the night with our moving around. well what does she expect sticking all that rice and spices in here with us, it's not like she didn't know on Wednesday that we're short of space in here.
so even though it was a Saturday morning and we all should have been having a lie in, we woke her up at 5.30!! we couldn't really hear as we were tucked up under the duvet but we think she might be booking in an afternoon sleepy today. Daddy did speak to us for a little while and asked us to play nicely so mummy could have some more sleepies this morning, we did, for a bit.

so thats us this week. we're moving around a lot more now and sleep for just a couple of hours at a time, in fact we're having a wiggle right now!

P.S..... This is our outside this week, all 119cm's of it!!

have a lovely week and we'll speak to you next week
bye for now
lots of love
from
The Beans
xx

28 weeks and cooking

hey Auntie Sophie,
we're only writing a little bit this week as mummy is poorly.

we haven't really been up to a lot, except keeping mummy awake, which keeps daddy awake, layering up our squishy baby fat and learning to blink.

mummy and daddy met their consultant on Thursday,  mummy didn't think much of him as he didn't even know we were twins, but he told daddy to make sure mummy takes it easy and rest up in the evenings. We're going back to see him in 4 weeks.

even though we're only 28 weeks, we've made mummy's tummy measure as if she's 32 weeks!! and we've still got maybe another 10 weeks in here.

mummy and auntie sammy went to the shops and mummy bought 2 little outfits for us, they're lovely and summery and we're going to like wearing them. mummy folded the arms and legs in towards the tummy bit when she showed daddy, they're going to fit nicely!

mummy and daddy went to a class this week, save a babies life. they knew some of the other mummy and daddy's there too. they learned how to give us cpr if we stop breathing and what to do if we're choking. apparently mummy used to fall asleep with sausages in her mouth and grandma used to have to fish them out, yuck, we'll try not to do that but what if we like sausages and sleeping too?

so thats been our week, when you're next in the supermarket, pick up a couple of cauliflowers... thats about us!!

so the reason mummy is poorly and why there isn't a picture this week...
mummy made daddy a delicious salmon and asparagus tart for dinner on Friday. she didn't eat any because she's allergic to fish and eggs, but it turns out that handling the ingredients was enough to make her sick. not enough like last time, so she hasn't had to go to hospital, but her poor feet and hands are really swollen and itchy and she has a rash on her arms. she's not very impressed. she phoned the midwife just to make sure we'd be ok, and we are, phew!

so mummy is resting up for a little bit, and hopefully its just her tummy thats going to stay swollen up.
we're having our picture taken on Wednesday and mummy is going to have to give the midwife Kate some of her blood to check, we'll let you know on Friday how we are and what we look like too.

speak soon
lots of love
from
The Beans
xx