37 weeks and then some

How far along? 37 weeks 4 days

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles, tired more and harder to move around. Add in the headache (for almost 3 weeks now) that hasn't gone away completely (some days are better then others). More heartburn type feeling... I now avoid pizza and spaghetti sauce type food cause both have made me throw up the last week : (

Stretch marks? I don't think so

Weight Gain: I think still close to 30...I keep trying to eat more but I worry about throwing up or it makes me sick to eat much

Sleep? sleep is a joke now. I told Jeff that I look at our bed and sleep as my own personal hell HAHA I just never know if I will be able to sleep (some nights are okay enough and others are miserable). I have found and reinvented new ways of propping myself up or sleeping on my side and always have a heated rice sock close at hand for my head/neck.

Best moment this week? watching the girls move, having my parents in town now and watching my little three year old nephew talk to my belly and say hello to the girls and introduce himself and try to feel them move.

Movement? they still are moving pretty good...I can feel them from my ribs to my pelvis so they are definitely longer/bigger.

Food Cravings? nothing : ( hehe I'm basically on eat because I know I should mode

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am but man I hope the headache leaves when they get here (Dr B isn't willing to make any promises though he says that tension headaches usually do)

What I'm looking forward to? at this point probably just finally meeting the girls (skipping over the labor and delivery hehe) and having them home.

What I will miss? feeling and seeing them move. Being able to care for them simply by eating, sleeping and doing my usual stuff (I'm more scared and nervous of caring for a baby much less two).

Milestones: I have an appointment tomorrow with Dr B and if I'm still moving in the direction of labor on my own (last appointment I was dialated to a 2 and 50-75% effaced --I can't remember--) then he plans to schedule to have me induced for the 30th. I wanted to go until January before but I am definitely ready to be done now at this point.

*hoping to add pictures later today or tomorrow*

36 weeks

How far along? 36 weeks 1 day

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles but not bad, tired more and harder to move around. Add in the headache for the last week too (still no sign of it going away).

Stretch marks? It looks like we have lucked out in this area

Weight Gain: I'm thinking close to 30

Sleep? as long as I get to sleep before the pain meds wear off I'm pretty good...I try to do this so I take less of them in the long run. I usually wake around 3:30 am wanting to take another but depending on the night I can sometimes get back to sleep or sometimes I will take one. I think I need to pay attention to when I turn over though as I think this may be part of the culprit for my headache (tweeking my neck)

Best moment this week? I think this week I've just enjoyed watching them move in big jutting out movements. I think we're wrapping up the shopping. Still need to pack a hospital bag HAHA

Movement? They are more alien looking movements as Jeff calls them and he can see them from across the room if I get his attention at the right moment. Very cool.

Food Cravings? I got my slurpee but no cravings since then. I still just like all the regular food I usually ate before.

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am

What I'm looking forward to? at this point probably just finally meeting the girls (skipping over the labor and delivery hehe) and having them home.

What I will miss? feeling and seeing them move. Being able to care for them simply by eating, sleeping and doing my usual stuff (I'm more scared and nervous of caring for a baby much less two).

Milestones: 2 weeks left at the most. We set up our two last appointments with Dr B and I asked him if the 38 weeks was still his "end goal" and he said "yep...your days are numbered" with a little laugh. Still no actual set time or day though for this. I am only dialated to 1 cm (I think he just said that to make me feel better) and Dr B also said "it looks like we'll have to take action to get them going as it doesn't look like they plan on going anywhere anytime soon". Both girls are head down now though. One is 5 lbs and one is 5 lb 5 oz. Hopefully we can put some more weight on them before the big day.

Headache...

I have had a headache since Friday afternoon. It has made getting things done around the house (cleaning, organizing, etc) and things for the girls (bumpers, laundry/organizing, etc) come to a grinding halt. It is annoying me in that way and just causing pain in general the other way.

It started out mild on Friday and I slept for a few hours and it seemed to go away. It was back later that night though and worse. I slept little that night and tried various methods (heating pad, hot shower, sleeping, etc) to get rid of it but it stuck around. By Saturday morning I decided to take a tylenol and see if that helped...it didn't. I resorted to staying downstairs in the dark, mostly lying down for that day. Saturday night came and it was worse. I had taken a couple of tylenol and they didn't seem to help but I gave it one more shot. This time it seemed to make things worse and I ended up throwing up. I tried to sleep but didn't get much rest. Jeff had asked me if I wanted to go to the doctor and I stubbornly said no. By Sunday morning though with no relief he basically told me to get dressed and we were going to Instacare. I agreed. The doctor there was nice (I was worried I'd be made fun of for going to the doctor for a headache) but didn't have much to offer. He prescribed a sleeping pill and felt if we could knock me out it might help with the headache. He also said I could increase the tylenol dose I was taking and see if that helped. We went home and I took an extra tylenol pill and it seemed to do the trick and Jeff and I slept for a few hours. Once again I took to the couch or bed in darkness for the day though with occasional tylenol relief.

Well it is Tuesday now and I still have a headache. It's not as bad as it was on Saturday I suppose but maybe that's because I've learned to cope or work around it (ie I've seen very few lights for the last five days...I feel like a vampire). I have been cutting back on the tylenol and hoping my body will do it's own thing. I haven't taken any in 14 hours and I consider that an accomplishment (especially since I really really want to sometimes) but I'm worried about the girls despite the doctor saying it would be okay. I will probably call Dr B's office today and see if there's anything else I can do. I've asked him about painkillers before so I don't feel out of line with tylenol but I am worried that with my head pounding that I haven't been much of an eater either and that the girls won't have gained weight this week. I really want them to put some weight on but I don't think or imagine they have. Anyway hoping like crazy that this headache will leave me soon.

Just here...

Just here to say it keeps getting closer. Some days I think I'll still stretch this out til the end of December for the 38 weeks Dr B will allow me to go and some days I think the girls will definitely be here before Christmas. Really it's just a matter of weeks either way or which way you look at it. I dream more about having them here. I had a dream the other night I was telling someone they'd be here in a couple weeks and apparently Jeff says I was talking in my sleep and he heard me say the girls names.

We've had fun watching and feeling them move more lately. Not that they are moving more (although they've stayed pretty active even in close quarters) but that they are bigger and we can feel body parts and see them "popping" up. Jeff says that I pick on them still when I'm trying to see them move. Baby A (right) is still the more calm or at least harder to feel or see one but she moves more when I lay on that side or even just at bedtime. I can also almost always feel a foot or something in my ribs on that side too. Baby B (left) is the one who is more active or visibly active anyway. Lately we've seen a lot of rolling knees sliding back and forth from her. It'll be interesting to see how their personalities play out when they are here and how they behave then.

We finished putting up lights and decorating the tree this weekend. I haven't really bought the girls any presents but I had a toy set I plan on them sharing so I wrapped that up and put it under the tree for them (just in case it is before Christmas).

34 weeks

How far along? 34 weeks 1 day

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles but not bad, tired more and harder to move around

Stretch marks? crossing fingers that they don't happen still

Weight Gain: I'm guessing around 24 or 25 lbs...I feel like I should be gaining more but I have a hard time eating when I'm not even hungry.

Sleep? well after three nights of not sleeping good I finally slept really good last night to make up for it.

Best moment this week? I've started washing clothes and organizing the nursery and sewing more bumper pads (hopefully finish a set of them today) so that has been nice to get going on.

Movement? I did some video of the girls moving (okay mainly the left one...the right one usually moves more at night and during the day I can feel her in my ribs but can't really see it). I was sitting there after (without the camera on...dang) and the left one made a huge roll with a knee or elbow and it jutted out like crazy. First time seeing a BIG movement like that. Definitely getting crowded in there I guess.

Food Cravings? new one this week was a slurpee. I saw a couple of people with them last night and they looked yummy. Of course when Jeff and I stopped on the way home the 7-11 we went to only had banana flavor frozen :P yuck...so maybe I'll find one today among other errands.

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am

What I'm looking forward to? at this point probably just finally meeting the girls and having them home.

What I will miss? feeling and seeing them move. Knowing I can protect them now. We were watching Chronicles of Sarah Connor on Netflix and their landlord was pregnant and talking about how she can protect her son from rejection, bullies and heartache for now but that it wouldn't be long before those things could happen. It made me kind of sad to think of all the tough things that could happen to them and the limited power you can have as a parent at times to protect them.

Milestones: 4 weeks maximum left and honestly probably less. Wrapping up loose ends and contemplating putting a hospital bag together at this point just in case.

Belly Button: it is more of an outtie now

*Baby B (again) looking cute and more chubby...Baby A was still head down and wouldn't pose for the camera*

As for the appointment. All went well. The girls were both measuring in at 4 lb 12 oz which Dr B says is in range for twins (I'm still going to work on eating more). Baby A is head down still and pointed in the right direction for delivery (I love that Dr B talks with no hesitation for a regular birth happening) and Baby B is still head up. Both good heart rates and my cervix is still great with no sign of doing anything. Just "icing the cake" now Dr B says...as in the girls would be fine if they were born now so just getting the lungs and other little things 100% ready to go.

*34 week side shot*

*34 week front shot*

Child Birth Prep and Averages

We went to our child birth prep class this weekend. We were late because we had forgotten the pillows they told you to bring and stopped in the store to buy some (which by the way we never used in class and ended up returning...kind of annoying). The class was somewhat helpful and informative but I can't say that I honestly feel a lot more prepared for the big day. It gave us a better idea on the c-section idea and made me feel a little more confident try a regular birth if possible. They had videos of childbirth and surprisingly Jeff and I both agreed this was our favorite part of the class...seeing the babies with the parents after they were born and they were all squirmy and crying. Jeff and I both were a little teary eyed over that.

They gave us a Similac sample pack and some magazines and a educational book too. In the book there was a calendar of growth/development and expectations for pregnancy. At 35 weeks it said this was the average week that most twins were born. Okay what? hehe I know this shouldn't come as a surprise as they do come earlier on average (4-6 weeks is what I've heard). But when that is less then two weeks away...35 weeks seems far too soon. I still don't think the girls are coming that soon but it makes me nervous cause I know I'm not in charge of the time frame.

Jeff and I have taken our own bets on when we think the girls will be arriving. Jeff thinks December 21st or at least before Christmas and I am going for December 28th if it's up to the girls and January 2nd if I still haven't gone and Dr B decides to start me. Goodness...less then a month away. We're definitely excited.

33 weeks

How far along? 33 weeks 1 day

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles, tired more, harder to move around and indigestion if I eat too much.

Stretch marks? I haven't noticed any and hoping it stays this way

Weight Gain: I'm guessing around 24 or 25 lbs

Sleep? sleep is getting worse or I've just had bad luck the last few days...when I lay down I can feel my lung capacity is getting a little smaller. Also indigestion/heart burn after Thanksgiving yesterday.

Best moment this week? mostly I just enjoy looking forward to meeting this girls and having that with Jeff. I can't think of a specific moment this week.

Movement? I can feel bumps and sometimes big movements but mostly just sliding body parts around under my skin.

Food Cravings? I don't know...I still love milk and hot chocolate and ice cold water was really good this week.

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am but it'll sure make cleaning the house easier when I can bend over again.

What I'm looking forward to? still looking forward to the holidays...I've been decorating a little today. I've bought a couple books for Christmas that we can read to the girls (whether they arrive early or not). The smell of babies...I was putting stuff away today and the baby smelling stuff was yummy.

What I will miss? feeling them move, sleeping through the night (mostly) and doing laundry for just two ;)

Milestones: 5 weeks or so before the girls will be here...HOLY COW!! intimidating.

Belly Button: just barely starting to pop out a little bit.

The C-Section vs "Down-There" delivery debate

I was all settled in with a plan at the beginning of this. Have a doctor who allowed for twins to be delivered vaginally if possible. And then if the babies agreed to it with their position I was all 100% for trying to have them vaginally. Now I'm in debate and not sure where to lean and goodness only so much time to decide.

At my last appointment the girls were head-down and head up side by side. Baby A (presenting twin) was head down and has been the last three appointments or more. Dr B doesn't think that she will change position between now and delivery. Baby B is head up but more side by side and less uterine hogging then she was last time. So I asked Dr B what the factors were between a possible vaginal and c-section delivery. He said that with his patients if the presenting twin was head down then he was okay with allowing for a "down-there" delivery (yah I know...what ob/gyn can't say vaginally?) He also went on to say that quite a few women with twins would just automatically do c-sections due to studies showing it puts undue stress on the twin that comes second. I asked what his opinion was on the studies and his experience and he hasn't seen problems with the second twin in his practice. But he said there's always the chance of problems or the chance you get one "down-there" delivery and still need a c-section for the second. He believes and supports the right or ability to try for a vaginal birth and didn't seem worried about the possible outcomes. He also just said to trust the mother's intuition and knowing what is the right choice.

Definitely need to read up and feel it out a little more now though. Big decision to make. Jeff is willing to support whatever I want to do but with the possible study suggestions and other information I think he's leaning more to the c-section option (truth is I'm a little more leaning there too now). Still a little time to decide though.

32 weeks

How far along? 32 weeks 1 day to be exact

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles, tired but not exhausted (taking more naps) and still some of the heart burn type feeling.

Stretch marks? I don't think so still...yeah!

Weight Gain: 22 ish pounds still I think...maybe more. Dr B says that I'm doing good though.

Sleep? sleep is pretty good but starting to feel like I can't get enough.

Best moment this week? I finished one bumper pad (that's right ONE)...only 11 more to go :) Still love feeling the girls move too. I read How the Grinch Stole Christmas to the girls one day...I think they liked it.

Movement? Yes but not as frequent it seems. But when they do it's definitely noticeable and stronger. I also feel the baby on the right more often now which is good.

Food Cravings? I love milk...it tastes so good lately (we went through a gallon in like 2 days). I like anything really though and still haven't had anything I have to have or really really want.

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am.

What I'm looking forward to? the holidays...I don't know if the babies will be here for Christmas but I am excited to go through the holidays with the possibility or even just knowing they'll be here shortly after.

What I will miss? feeling them move, sleeping through the night (mostly) and doing laundry for just two ;)

Milestones: 6 weeks max to go....ahhhh! That's crazy. I get emotional when I think of them being here and the responsibility and making decisions for them and other things. Goodness I hope they are okay. They are doing well at the last appointment (yesterday) too. They are basically both 4 lbs and doing great. Dr B says I am doing great and the "ideal twin pregnancy so far".

Belly Button: still an innie.

Early leave...

Well I have basically been put into early maternity leave. Everything is fine medically, it's not by doctor's order but it's not by my choice either. I still have this week and next left with my retail job. I gave notice there due to not wanting to work through the busy holidays and also getting more uncomfortable with all the bending and stooping that is pretty much required there. But I was planning to work my on-call medical records job until mid-December because it's in the morning and only part-time. Unfortunately my plan did not go along with their plan I guess. They have been over budget for a while and had to cut back on PRN/on-call hours. So I am strictly on-call now and shouldn't plan to come in unless I am called (which they don't expect much of either). They said they hope to have more hours when I'm ready to return or if nothing else I'm sure they would give me a wonderful reference. They also threw a wonderful surprise baby shower for me the last day there.

So now in less than two weeks I will pretty much be on "leave". I don't like the idea of it honestly. I think I will go a little stir crazy. It also cuts into the money that I had planned to use for Christmas shopping and basically be "extra" for us. Jeff is fine with it and says it's probably better for the girls and me to keep them going. I agree that it won't hurt to kick my feet up a little and push for these kiddos to make full-term so I'll keep that in mind and as the goal. I also have little things to work on still...finishing my school work, exchanging some duplicate baby stuff we've gotten with showers, finishing crib bedding, Christmas shopping and decorating for Christmas (I'm pretty excited about that this year). So all in all I'm sure I will find ways to keep stir-crazy at bay.

Internal conflicts...

I have probably posted about this before when we were considering or pursuing donor egg IVF. Jeff went to a family dinner on Saturday while I was working and it somehow gets brought up again. His brother-in-law is now in a church calling and has/had access to a church handbook which has statements of standings of the LDS church leaders on different types of things. It includes opinions on regular IVF and also on donor egg or donor sperm being used. There is apparently no problem with regular IVF but the LDS church is opposed to or strongly discourages donor egg/donor sperm being used. I don't know the exact wording.

Jeff and I don't feel bad or guilty about the decisions we made. We thought about it and talked about all the different angles of donor egg IVF versus adoption for months and months and had two years to really decide for sure when you think about it. We wouldn't change a thing about where we are now or how we got here. We know and believe these are the children we are meant to have and we're so excited to have them here.

And I guess you really can't say what the exact opinion or advice we would get would be without asking a church leader (bishop or stake president or something). Still it is hard for me to put two and two together. Jeff and I have been going back to church and attending sacrament meetings most Sundays unless I have to work. We've talked about having the baby blessings for the girls and I wonder about who will bless them, whether Jeff would be allowed to because of our prior inactivity, etc. I don't know how to feel about it all. I want the girls to be involved with church and I want us to be involved with church more but I feel like there is this internal conflict due to all of this. After all, how do you resolve something that possibly means involving your children with a church that "discourages" or doesn't agree with how they were created?

No sure things...

Nothing in life is for certain. There are so many times when I think to myself or find myself telling other bloggers that there is a "safe zone" in pregnancy. A time when you can stop worrying. When things can't go wrong. I guess it should be more considered the "relatively safe zone". Chances of problems go down drastically. It becomes more and more likely your baby or babies will come home with you. But as I started with nothing is 100% a sure thing.

A good friend and prior roommate of mine had her water break and went into labor yesterday at about 36 weeks or so. I remember thinking it was a little early but she'd probably be fine. Her little girl was apparently very sick though (I don't know all the details nor would I go into them if I did) and the baby ended up passing away a few short hours later. I feel so sad for my friend, her husband and their young son. I don't believe they knew of any problems so to be expecting a healthy baby and have something so devastating happen...I can't imagine. There are definitely worse things than being infertile.

I also have another close friend who has been through both infertility and a still-born baby. To her I admire and look up to her strength beyond words. I hope and pray that everything is okay with our girls but this made me realize there is no guarantee on anything. My heart goes out to anyone who has experienced loss like this.

31 weeks

How far along? 31 weeks

Symptoms: swollen feet and ankles, tired but not exhausted, sometimes I get sick to my stomach or like want-to-be heartburn if I eat too much but still nothing actually burning or coming back up thank goodness.

Stretch marks? still not seeing anything serious...let's keep it that way :)

Weight Gain: 22 ish pounds I think...maybe more (I haven't stepped on the scale lately)...I think I prob should eat more still based on how much I eat and the size of the babes although Dr B says everything is perfectly fine.

Sleep? I usually sleep good still and I slept in this morning because of my medical records job being "low census/over budget so take a couple days off" so that was nice.

Best moment this week? the baby shower was fun and my friend Lisa did a great job with it. I still don't like being the center of attention but it was okay. Lots of cute baby stuff and good necessities too. Also I had a dream that we had the girls. I was holding one and trying to decide on her name (we have two picked out) so I asked "Are you K___ or S___?" and this little girl whisper voice says "I'm S___" and I was like okay great (cause babies can talk and tell you hehe). They were both cuties too.

Movement? Yes a little less shifting and moving around but still mobile. Lots of hard bumps and body parts poking out too but I still can't figure out what body part they are usually. I was in bed last night and felt an elbow/knee/hand sliding back and forth on my belly...pretty cool. I wonder what they think when I play with them or push back.

Food Cravings? I really wanted meat the last couple days...both because it sounded good and I don't think I eat enough meat lately. So I bought a pork chop one day and then we had chicken the next day. I'll probably eat the other chop for lunch and then I'm going to meet up with Jeff after his work to go to one of our favorite local places. Milk is also still the best.

Gender? baby girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am.

What I'm looking forward to? working on the crib bedding (today maybe?)...hopefully actually finishing it before they get here. Another baby shower on Saturday.

What I will miss? feeling the babies move. Being able to keep an eye on them and order just because they can't do anything but chill in my belly for the next while. Probably sleeping and me-time too.

Milestones: feeling baby parts not just movement. We'll have our child birth prep class on the 27th. I am now supposed to go in for weekly appointments with Dr B to "keep a closer eye on things" but my blood pressure, weight and the girls are all reportedly doing great. One girl is approx 2 lb 15 oz and one is 3 lb 6 oz.

Belly Button: still an innie.

30 weeks update

How far along? 30 weeks 1 day

Maternity clothes? I'm pretty much 100% maternity now...unless I'm at home

Symptoms: We have swelling :P It's official...my ankles and feet have started swelling. They go down a little from sleeping but usually return by the time I'm home from work. They look kind of Flinstone-ish. No other real complaints or symptoms.

Stretch marks? I don't think so...nothing red or noticeable. The little white ones by my hips that I had before may have grown a little longer.

Weight Gain: ummmmm... around 20 or 22 now

Sleep? sleeping pretty good for being limited in my movement.

Best moment this week? finishing panting and the main part of the nursery...I love it!! I can't stop going in there to just look at it and admire. Can't wait to finish all the little touches now too.

Movement? Oh yah they are very active. It is more weird to feel them now. I can feel bones or hard lumps on my stomach and I'll press on them a little and they'll move away or sometimes move away and then kick or push right back. Jeff is funny and protective and says I shouldn't play with them like that but I think it's cute and I'm sure I'm not hurting them or anything. Still feel my left side more then right but some movement on right too just more faint.

Food Cravings? Nothing I would call a strong craving. I love milk. I love cold water. I love pretty much any food. I really need to go grocery shopping :P

Gender? two little girls

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am.

What I'm looking forward to? working on the crib bedding...hoping to today actually. I keep putting it off too but it'll get done.

Milestones: 30 weeks...maximum of 8 weeks to go. Single digit weeks and honestly probably less than that. I have been thinking 36 weeks lately (yah right in the middle of Christmas :P hehe) but hoping to make it a little longer than that.

Emotions: Not crazy or super emotional I guess but not as even keel either.

Belly Button: It is so shallow and close to popping out. I think I will be "done" in time for Thanksgiving hehe

Getting there...

The nursery is looking good. I would be happy to show it off in it's current condition so I'm not too worried about the shower this weekend. Jeff finished taking down the painter's tape while I was at school and we moved the dresser back in, put the chair in and uncovered the crib. We also put the changing table I painted together and in the room (hehe I missed a few spots of paint so it'll need a little touch up). It all looks so good and cute. I can't wait to get wall decor up and the other crib up (even if it does get taken down again to go in our room for the first few weeks or so of the girls being here). It's going to look even better. I already catch myself just going in the room and turning on the lights to admire it. It's perfect. I'll have to post another pic or two when everything is up and totally finished but for now.

*playing with the idea of angling the crib so everything isn't straight against the walls*

*which looks better?*

We also got registered for our Child Birth Prep class at the end of this month and are going to a car seat and infant CPR class this month with my friend that is also pregnant. I had to put off a breastfeeding class until Dec 14th because of my school class schedule so I'm hoping that isn't too late...I will be 36 weeks at that point. I'm excited to actually learn a little more in depth about what to look forward to or expect.

Such a good daddy...

Jeff is going to be such a good dad. He is excited for the girls to be here and good to take care of whatever he can or is asked to make it a good welcome. The other day while I was at work he finished painting the nursery. It looks nice. It's more yellow then I expected but as we take down the painter's tape it looks better and better. When I thanked him that night for taking care of the painting he said "You're making them a nice room in there so I will make them a nice room here". He's the best. He has always been the one to brag about the twins...before we told any family he was telling coworkers, random people we didn't really know and he even told some random strangers when he interviewed in Boise with them (I think because he was bursting to tell others). He loves to tell his family about the girls and refer to them by name. I love to see him get excited and talk about them. It makes it more real to me. Sometimes I still feel like I'm in a fairy tale land and imagining all of this but I love it when we talk about the girls and make plans for them and us together.

Beautiful Baby...

I'm sure the other baby is just as beautiful but someone was playing shy again at our appointment so we only got a picture of the one :( Thought I would share just the same. She looks like a cutie to me. The second time Dr. B went in for a look she had her foot up by her head...too funny. I think she's sucking on her pinkie in this picture.

The appointment went well. We saw both of the girls (one was head down and one was head up this time). We weren't able to get a good view of the one who was head down. One girl was estimated to be 2 1/2 pounds and the other was just under 3 pounds. Surprisingly the girl with the two-vessel chord was the bigger baby this time. That was encouraging. Also Dr B said my cervix was still long and closed so no known risk of an early labor...YEAH!! Also update time...

How far along? 29 weeks 1 day

Maternity clothes? only wearing maternity pants now and starting to give up on regular shirts (usually not long enough to cover)

Symptoms: I get tired more easily and uncomfortable. I still have slight numbness in my right leg. My left hip is also having soreness issues lately (bring on the waddling at times)...I think mostly from all the squatty kneeling at work.

Stretch marks? nope not that I can tell yet. Trying to remember my lotions and stuff to help.

Weight Gain: ummmmm... around 18 lbs I think.

Sleep? sleeping pretty good. I have to have my body pillow and I've found that if I wake up asleep on my back that it hurts so I try to keep on my sides.

Best moment this week? I loved seeing the 3D u/s and just seeing that the girls are still doing good.

Movement? pretty active...I still feel the one on the left side more but Dr B said it is just because of position and stuff in the way. I feel less big rolls it seems and more jabs and kicks.

Food Cravings? Hot chocolate...I love hot chocolate. I love milk still. I can eat pretty much anything but bacon.

What I miss? Nothing compared to where I am...but I look forward to being able to walk normal again hehe

What I'm looking forward to? still the nursery stuff...painting, arranging furniture, crib bedding and decor (we'll see how much I get done before the November 6th shower). Oh...kind of looking forward to the baby shower but don't like being the center of attention either so we'll see hehe

Milestones: They are getting bigger. One week until first shower now.

Emotions: Nothing too crazy.