How far along? We are 24 weeks this week, woot woot
How big are the twins? Getting bigger and bigger every day. Luke (Baby A) is measuring at 1 lb 9 oz and Leia (Baby B) is measuring 1 lb 10 oz! At this rate they could be 7/7.5 lbs babies by the time we deliver! Fingers crossed.
Total weight gain? Probably 13 lbs - my weight fluxates a lot and I don't ever agree with the Doctor's scale when I'm wearing shoes and so much clothing... 😉
Maternity clothes? Ohhhh baby. Yes please. I love wearing skirts and loose shirts all the live-long day. Really need to go buy maternity garments... Heh, it's on my to-do list. Right now I am measuring as if I was 35 weeks pregnant with a singleton so that's just awesome. If you see me in person tell me I look small and healthy please!
Wedding ring on or off? Wedding band is still on and I am probably dumbly optimistic about being able to wear it through the rest of my pregnancy. It's finally getting cold outside so any swelling in my fingers has started to reduce!
Sleep? I am quite proud of myself for sleeping so well for as long as I did. This last week was not so fun, I had a few really restless nights but I seem to have gotten back to only waking up once again the past few days. I definitely see a trip to go get a snoogle (pregnancy body pillow) in my near future though just cause I have tried sleeping with a pillow between my knees a few nights and it was very pleasant
Genders? Still a boy and girl! I had them double check at the ultrasound today just because it still seems a little surreal. It was really hard for the ultrasound technician to keep up with them today and I felt quite validated that they were so squirmy for her. Luke is ALWAYS kicking up into my ribs and I was so surprised at how much Leia was moving. She has an anterior placenta - meaning it almost acts as a barrier between me and her, so I don't feel her quite as much. She was full on punching Luke and we even got an awesome picture of Leia practically sitting on his face. 😂
Best moment this week? So the past few weeks have involved quite a bit of excitement with our dog Charlie. He is a 7 month old puppy and unfortunately found some rat poison and had to be hospitalized. Luckily he is perfectly fine but then he got neutered not even a week after that. I felt so bad for him and made sure to give him plenty of snuggles between two very dramatic vet appointments. Matt doesn't think there has been any change in Charlie's behavior since he was neutered but I think he has calmed down a little bit and I hope that by the time the twins arrive he is much more obedient...
Symptoms? My biggest complaint at the moment is heartburn. Oh my goodness I eat Tums like candy. My doctor recommended taking Zantac in the morning and at night so I think I'll be going to pick that up today. I haven't quite figured out what sets it off necessarily - pepperoni pizza is not my friend - but I have to make sure I don't lie down too early after eating or its guaranteed to be horrendous.
Food cravings? I think I love to drink calories. Working at Jamba Juice is definitely the best possible thing for that. I make orange juice from concentrate a lot, drink smoothies, love juice, and love soda. Soda is a special treat for me since it's really not healthy but when we go out to eat... Yum.
Food aversions or anything making you sick? Nope! I love food!
Labor signs? No, thank goodness.
Belly button in or out? Belly button is still in - but I am shocked at how close it has gotten to being flat. I kid you not I am so sure it'll never pop out... But my family is convinced otherwise.
Stretch marks? Not really? I don't know really, I can hardly see the underside of my belly even in the mirror. My hips are what I think will get stretch marks first, I put vitamin E oil and cocoa butter on them every night and that is really helping with how itchy they have gotten.
Movement? These children will break my insides I swear. I think I am permanently bruised on my right side from Luke's legs and now that they are getting bigger and into each other space I think it's going to get worse. I feel them a lot after drinking something sugary and I think they just love when I eat in general.
What I miss? I miss not having to hold my breath when I tie my shoes, or putting pants on, or bending over in general. I want to paint my toes nails and do stuff around our house to get ready for these babies but there's only so much I can do when Matt isn't here! So frustrating...
What I'm looking forward to? Painting! That's our next big project before they get here and so we will need to find colors and pick how we want the twin's room to look and whatnot. I'm not a big fan of any bedding I have found so far so feel free to send me anything cute you find!
Happy or moody most of the time?
Happy most of the time. Especially if I get lots of sleep. At night when Matt gets home is unfortunately when I start to get tired and grouchy so I feel bad, but luckily we have had a few good weekends where he has seen the happier side of pregnant Rachael 😉
