30 weeks

How far along? We are 30! At the most we have 9 more weeks to go! I will probably either be induced or have a c-section during my 38th week so I'm rounding up. 

How big are the twins? They are such good babies. They are a very healthy 3 lbs 5 oz EACH. I have close to 7 lbs of baby in there right now. What. Well when I'm measuring 42 weeks I better have a lot of baby in there to justify that.  

Total weight gain? We have hit 21 lbs gained. I know that a lot of women don't like to answer this question, but honestly I am EXTREMELY proud of that number. I was told at the beginning of my pregnancy to expect to gain about 50 lbs. I have tried to stay as active as possible while still being safe and I know that these last few weeks will warrant quite a bit more weight gain with each baby gaining 1/2 lb a week. 

Maternity clothes? Oh brother. We have moved from maternity clothes, to husbands clothes, and are now onto no clothes. I have about three outfit changes during the day depending on what I am actually doing. When I get up I readjust my garments (underwear) as best I can and then put a robe on. I might be in the robe until my dog Charlie needs to get walked in which case I go put on my sweats and a sweatshirt, though I will be wearing my husbands sweatshirts soon. Then if I have anywhere special to go I'll dip into my rotation of pregnancy tops with either my maternity jeans or maternity leggings. Shoes consist of Sperry's or Uggs. Church clothes are getting harder to get creative with. 

Wedding ring on or off? Off for good. My wedding band got tight when I had swelling after thanksgiving dinner (soooo yummy) and I decided I didn't want to risk it getting stuck anymore. I have a fake ring that I was wearing for a while, but it was turning green, so nah. I feel naked on that finger now. 

Sleep? I have good nights and bad nights. Luckily more good than bad though! On bad nights it usually means I didn't take my Unisom/B6 combo (aka anti-nausea concoction) which the Unisom part is a sleep aid. I end up waking up to my babies' dance parties at 5am and can never get back to sleep. Naps during the day don't happen anymore either because of the constant movement. And a goodnight of sleep includes only getting up for the bathroom a maximum of 3 times. 

Genders? Baby A is our boy and Baby B is our girl! We had another ultrasound yesterday and had close to a 3D quality glimpse of baby girl's face! It was awesome. Of course the picture just turned out creepy because of the eyes but my MIL Debbie was there with me and we got to watch both babies drinking lots of amniotic fluid and move around like crazy. Baby boy has the cutest profile and baby girl already has very squishy cheeks. It's getting more and more real!

Best moment this week? OK so this is supposed to be a week by week thing that I haven't updated in 6 weeks. So definitely the highlights that I have had since I last posted have been my first two showers! I am getting very spoiled and had a shower with most of the women from the ward I grew up in where we played ridiculous games to guess what the twins would look like and learned about crazy rituals that happen around the world during childbirth. Hooray for western medicine. And then over thanksgiving we had a huge STAR WARS THEMED PARTY for the twins where all the cousins on my mom's side got to participate and I had family travel just to see and celebrate my growing family. It honestly was so amazing to feel so loved. Matt and I are so blessed with the best people around us that make this next step seem feasible. 

Symptoms? Well Zantac is my best friend and I only get heartburn when I forget to take it. I had to quit my job a couple weeks earlier than we had planned though. I was not able to stand during my whole 8 hour shift because my heart would randomly start to race and I was struggling to get it back down. My doctor warned that I could end up at the cardiologist talking about PAT and a diet change if I didn't find a way to sit at work. Unfortunately Jamba Juice is not a sit down job so I have been home nesting and resting. I just feel out of breath quite often. Sitting at church is super uncomfortable and there is no more room in my body for my stomach or my bladder! Getting my calories is a chore. 

Food cravings? Bread. I ate a lot of rolls over thanksgiving. And hot dogs are a new craving. Luckily since Matt and I meal plan I am able to have healthy leftovers for lunch instead a hot dog, but I think that I'll let myself indulge in one today. 

Food aversions or anything making you sick? No, I just can't eat as much as I used to. And if my dog Charlie is ever chewing on a bone and starts to gag it definitely makes me nauseous. 

Labor signs? Well kind of? I don't really know if this qualifies but I had my first contractions yesterday. We were driving to Target down a super bumpy road and it became uncomfortable really quickly. I then had the dumb idea to continue to walk around Target which I think just made it worse but as soon as I went out and sat in the car they went away. 

Belly button in or out? Would you believe me if I said it's still in? Haha, success! 

Stretch marks? Oh heck yes. It started out as kind of a bulls-eye shape around my belly button and has turned into this hurricane swirl ever expanding from that point. Luckily it hasn't covered my whole belly but I have a feeling that it will just continue to get worse. Oh well. 

Movement? Ha. I would pay my twins to stop moving for a moment if I could. I swear they take turns. The weirdest part is when one of them sticks some part of the body so that it stretches my belly, and then they draggggg it across so I can literally watch them move. Unfortunately with all this moving baby B is no longer breech and is now transverse. My babies are making a giant T in my belly and my doctor says if she doesn't move before delivery that I am more likely to need a c-section. Cross your fingers and pray that she is cooperative!!

What I miss? Sushi. 

What I'm looking forward to? Continuing to set up the nursery and get all our gadgets and clothes all put away so that it's functional when they decide to arrive!

Happy or moody most of the time? Oh the pregnancy hormones are starting to rear their angry head. I was so good until this third trimester and with the flip of a switch I have gotten so moody about the most pointless things. The worst part is that in the moment I KNOW I AM BEING CRAZY. Like I have said, my husband is a trooper. He might not be completely understanding but he is really good as just laughing at me when I am like this and making sure we find a solution. 

Speaking of crazy and husbands... guess who's husband is ditching her for TWO WEEKS?! Haha I can't get too mad. Work is sending him to Orlando for training next week and then the week after that he will be working on site for a client about 2 1/2 hours away in Washington. Matt is such a hard worker and we never anticipated twins who would throw off our whole plan for expecting in February and instead make the holidays crazier than they already are. They always say to be on stand-by from 30 weeks forward but luckily these babies seem like they will be staying put for a while longer so I am not too worried about his trips. I will be heading to my parents home to crash for the majority of the time anyways so my mom and I plan to prep lots of freezer meals!