26 hiccups...

strange noises, house creaks, bathroom runs....all of these are normal reasons for waking up in the wee hours of the morning these days; however, this morning truly threw me for a loop.

by the time i realized i was awake, i felt a jerk on the right side of my belly.  oh no....contraction?  wait...nope, that's not it.  jumping bladder?  wait...nope, not it either.  froggy in my bed?  nope...although i would welcome a frog OVER a contraction these days:)

all of a sudden, i remembered reading something about rhythmic movements and what they could be.  i reached over and just propped my hand up where i "thought" the movement was coming from.  what do you know, baby girl had the hiccups.

instead of counting sheep to fall back to sleep, i thought i might as well count the hiccups.  i missed the first 3-4, i think, so i started at one.....and got to twenty six!  i probably should have been a good mommy and gotten up to chug water on her behalf, but i was afraid she'd stop.  how mean is that!  i was a big nerd just smiling away counting hiccups while the little one inside suffered away.  i thought about yelling "boo!" to scare them away for her, but ben would have wet the bed or had a heart attack.

needless to say, i've been up since then.  i know, i know......"you better get accustomed to waking up early and getting no sleep".  i can't imagine what an adjustment that will be but PLEASE......do not say that to me anymore.  i have been very honest in saying i have no clue what changes are about to take place.  i am the first to say that everything will be new to me and that i have a lot of learning to do in the baby department.  the last thing i need to hear is a reminder about how little i know about my future.

while getting up at 4 a.m. is not the best way to start the day, at least it got me up and thinking about these babies.  they are 4 weeks away from their due date. yikes!  no pressure....only a few minor details are left to finish.....

• install lighting in nursery
• put bedding on/in cribs
• find changing table covers
• wait for rocker to arrive
• pick up rocker
• wait for dresser drawers to be built
• wait for dresser drawers to be installed
• put everything into drawers, cabinets, etc....but can't until they are here
• huge target run for necessities 
• wait for twins breastfeeding pillow to arrive...yes, 2 babies can't fit on a single boppy to feed so they make big rig pillows for mommy's with more than one baby...and no, they are not nearly as cute
• returns to be made/exchanges 
• monogram blankets
• monogram outfits
• pack my hospital bag (which was supposed to be packed and ready August 1st)
• pack bag for babies (which can't be packed until i get a few things monogrammed)
• buy a diaper bag
• wait for baby girl's boppy cover to arrive (no wait...pottery barn kids JUST sent me an email saying it's back ordered to september 7th....nice....way to keep a website updated)
• buy camera 
• figure out how to use camera
• get rug replaced in den
• cut down rug and re-bind to replace in front sitting room
• baby bathroom (finish up)
• and..........pray that at least 5 things off this list get done before the twins fall out