I am 31 weeks pregnant and.......

The party in my belly is a rocking!!  The babies activity level seems to have increased and they are moving and kicking harder and more often.  Most times it doesn't bother me except for when one of them moves or kicks so hard it feels and looks like a body part is going to pop out of the front of my belly!!  And most of the time the movement isn't painful, but there are also those certain movements that just hurt.  

I have also been noticing tightening in my belly more frequently throughout the day.  It seems to be happening about 5 times a day on average over the last 6 days but nothing close together or painful.  

Oh, and holy swelling!! The last couple days my feet and hands are super swollen!  They feel somewhat arthritic as well which is just annoying.  My belly also feels bigger the last couple days and I'm finding it even harder to get up if I am sitting down.  The only way I can describe it is if you aged from 30-80 in a month!  But I know it is all part of the process and these things will subside, so I'm dealing.  

Thought you would like to see a picture of my left kankle!! It is the worse of the two.  Gross!!

On Friday I took 2 of our dogs, Annie and Pickles, in for some routine shots and checkups.  The vet checked a little lump on Annie and said it was cancer and it needed to be removed and tested right away.  Well, I lost it!  Annie is my baby girl and the first dog I got on my own when I lived in San Diego.  I still remember the day I adopted her so clear like it was yesterday.  She is a child to me and so I was devastated.  The vet insisted we schedule surgery right away to remove it and have it tested.  The scary thing is the vet reminded me that Annie has a pretty severe heart murmur so putting her under anesthesia is risky because her risk for heart complications during surgery is much higher, which means she could die on the table.  So, I was torn about what to do, but decided we should do the surgery because I want her around as long as possible and I know she is a fighter.  But that still didn't help my emotional state, I was still a mess.  Justin has also grown very close to Annie so he was pretty upset when I told him.  

Justin and I spent the weekend just hanging out at home most of the time, spending time loving on Annie.  I did go to a friends baby shower for a couple hours on Sunday which was fun, but other than that it was all about loving on her.  Monday morning Justin and I drove Annie to the vet and as soon as I got out of the car carrying Annie, I went into the hysterical ugly cry.  We walked into the vet and the nurse tech Anita, immediately said I was going to make her cry and I just couldn't stop crying!  The vet came out and I continued to cry and couldn't speak.  The vet, who is as pregnant as I am, joked and said "no pressure on me this morning, but I'll just chock some of this up to your pregnancy hormones.". And I knew she was right somewhat, but I couldn't respond because I was crying so hard.  We said our goodbyes to Annie and told her to be strong.  The vet said she would do her surgery first and call me right away.  

And I went home and cried some more, and wait for what seemed like the longest hour ever!!  The vet called 1 hour later and said Annie had made it through surgery like a champ.  Big deep breath!!!!!  But, she said we needed several more hours to get the anesthesia out of her system to be in the clear.  In the meantime, I went to lunch that day with some girlfriends from my previous job to get my mind off of things and it really helped make me feel better.  So thanks girls!!  Also my friend Jessica made me these beautiful burp cloths and taggy, soft blankets for the babies which are so awesome!  After lunch I called the vet and they said Annie was doing great and we could pick her up around 4pm. Yay!!!! Another big deep breath.

I headed to the chiropractor with Justin at 3pm and then we headed straight to the vet to get our baby girl.  She was pretty out of it when we arrived, and I wasn't prepared for how big of an incision she was going to have! Wow, 14 staples and a 6inch incision is huge on a 10lb dog!  

Ouch!!  Poor girl!!

We took her home and she cried and whimpered most of the evening which broke my heart.  I think it was the meds wearing off, but whatever it was it made me feel guilty and sad.  Anyway, we carried her around all evening and snuggled with her on the couch and in bed.  She was a little restless, so I didn't sleep Monday night.  I was too worried about her.  Yesterday, Tuesday was better and her pain meds seem to be working, and she is starting to seem like Annie again, so I am relieved for that.  I am just staying at home all week to take care of her and make sure she is healing and ok.  Whew, what a traumatic couple days for me, and her!  

Today is now Wednesday and I had another sleepless night watching Annie.  I wasn't sure what was wrong, but she wouldn't lay down and she just kept staring at me and Justin all night.  Then she started panting somewhere around 3am.  Oh, I guess I should say up to 3am, we had already let her outside, offered her food, water and treats, petted her, basically tried everything to get her to relax.  This morning about 7am I tried moving to the couch with her and she laid down for about an hour and then started panting again.  So, I called the vet and they had me bring her up just to make sure she was ok.  And....everything checked out fine.  The vet said she is just in some pain and is going to be for a couple of days.  

Justin and I talked this morning and we think Annie is just trying to prepare us for what is coming very soon!!  No sleep!  Well, it's working, cause I am exhausted!  Ha ha!  It does make me realize though that I am capable of getting up every hour and functioning to take care of something that I care about and that needs me.  I just always assumed with how heavy of a sleeper I am that I would just sleep right through everything.  

Well, I think that is all for now.  We head to the doctor again Friday for our weekly appointment.  Until then here is my weekly photo:

How far along?  31 weeks 3 days as of Wednesday the 29th

Total weight gain/loss:  +20lbs as of last Dr visit

Maternity clothes?  Yep, and growing out of them quickly (they are just getting too short)

Stretch marks?  Nope, thank goodness!!

Sleep:  Not this week.  I am still pretty sore and uncomfortable along with the Annie situation doesn't equal sleep.

Best moment this week:  Annie making it though surgery!

Miss Anything?  High heels, Moving faster

Movement:  Oh heck yea!  The babies think I am a punching bag!

Food cravings?  Tombstone pepperoni pizza has been my go to this last week or two

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Food commercials, the discussion of food  

Labor Signs: Yes, some tightening in my belly on average 5 times a day for the last several days; no pain or anything close together to be worried about

Belly Button in or out? I have no belly button left, it is just this nubbin that sticks out of the end of this huge belly.

Wedding rings on or off?  No rings or bracelets or watches, everything feels constricting because I am swollen

Happy or Moody most of the time:  Cried a lot this last week, due to well......everything and anything

Weekly Wisdom:  The universe will try and prepare you for what is next in life whether you want it to or not.  And....sometimes crying just feels really good and honestly you have NO idea why you are crying! Ha!

Looking forward to:  The long holiday weekend with my husband and furry kids relaxing, Annie getting better, SLEEPING, and wearing scarfs and boots (meaning I'm looking forward to cooler weather).

Love to all!!

Jenny & Justin +5

30 weeks pregnant, Wahoo!!! Oh and Anxiety, Questions and Nesting...

The last 2 days (20th & 21st) my mind has been racing.  I feel like I have anxiety about everything...I'm not ready, I don't have everything perfect and done, I don't want my husband to go out of town for fear that I will go into labor while he is gone and the thoughts go on and on.  And the anxiety leads to a million questions, how the heck are we going to do this?  Are there really 2 babies in there? Do I have enough love to give them both? Am I going to be a good mom?  Do I have enough clothes in the right sizes?  Do I have all the gadgets and gear I need for when they arrive?  C-section vs Not? (yes, I am back to not knowing what I want again)  And so the anxiety and questions have led to frantic nesting.... Running errands, buying more baby clothes and gadgets, craft projects, laundry, organizing, making lists and lists and lists.  Yes, I know I was like this before, but now my mind is racing while I am doing all of these things, so it is starting to make me a little crazy!!

And now it is Tuesday night the 21st and by the time everyone reads this I will be about 30.5 weeks pregnant.  I just couldn't get myself to sit down and post on Sunday or Monday, so I guess I'll just catch up as I go.  And I must say today felt like I finally got most of my issues that were giving me anxiety completed, but I also felt like a boulder was put in my path because my belly felt significantly heavier today and I felt like my body is saying.....well if you won't slow down then I will make you slow down.  

We went to our doctor appointment on Thursday the 16th for our last 2 week appointment.  We will be going weekly from this point on.  And the doctor appointment couldn't have gone better.  We did the usual ultrasound first and my cervix still looks long and closed which is ideal.  She then looked at the babies and everything looks even more crammed than last time.  I had to lay on both sides and on my back for a brief time so she could get pictures and measurements of everything she needed.  Thank goodness I didn't get nauseous. So here is where the babies are as of Thursday the 16th:  Baby A is 3lbs 3oz and Baby B is 3lbs 4oz!!!  Can you believe how big they are!! Wow, crazy that I have 6lbs 7ozs of babies in my belly! 

The only shot we could get because everything is so crowded in there!!  A profile shot of Baby B with her hand.

After the ultrasound we had our appointment with Missy the nurse practitioner.  Yes, we haven't seen the doctor in a couple of appointments, but it isn't because he doesn't like us, it is just everything is going so smooth and good with my pregnancy, that we are ok just seeing Missy.  And we are totally fine with that, because we really like her. She said everything looks great, both babies are in the 49% and 50% when compared to a single baby pregnancy which is perfect and means each is growing at the same rate as a single pregnancy.  Also, both babies are in the 88% for height based on their thigh bone measurements.  Long-legged girls!!  She said it was awesome their weights were so close and asked if I was having tightening in my belly.  I said yes I had noticed it happening here and there, but nothing close together or more than maybe 2-3 times a day.  I said they didn't hurt it just felt like my belly had been pulled really tight.  She said this is normal and they are contractions, but just my body practicing.  She said if they got painful or I have cramps or I have several in a row over a short period I should take 2 ibuprofen and call her right away. 

Oh and I gained 4lbs in this 2 week period, so I'm up to 20lbs total weight gain and my belly is measuring 37cm or 37 weeks pregnant.  We also discussed with her how we (Justin and I) had been a little stressed and short with each other lately and she said that it was totally normal at this point because each of us is just trying to figure out what our new roles are going to be and each is stressed about different issues pertaining to that.  She also told Justin to be prepared that my hormones were only going to get worse after the babies come and that it wasn't anything I could control.  She said I wouldn't be myself for several weeks after the babies were born, so he just needed to be prepared, but not to worry his wife would return after a short while.  Ha ha ha!! Can't wait for that!  I mean after 2.5 years of fake hormones being injected into my body and then having real hormones while being pregnant, how much worse could it get?  She said actually it could get worse....awesome!!  I just can't wait to feel mentally normal again.  

After our appointment Thursday we had our 4th pediatrician interview. This doctor came highly recommended from my friend Jenny.    He was very personable and warm and oddly enough looked much like my pediatrician growing up.  We walked in and were greeted immediately by him, and just sat in the waiting room (it was after hours) and chatted with him.  He said it was a group practice, so many times last minute appointments or after hours phone calls would be dealt with by another doctor or a nurse practitioner.  I'm not sure how I feel about that. Yes, it is great that there is someone available if he isn't, but does that mean his interest in our girls won't be that personable?  The info sheet he gave us also said that their practice relies heavily on nurse practitioners, which also leads me to assume that.  I also asked about once the girls get to a certain age they might feel more comfortable having a female doctor and he said he has no problem with us switching to one of the female doctors within the practice.  He said it happens quite often with male and female patients switching to same sex doctors for the comfort factor.  Which leads to me then thinking, why don't we just have a female doctor to begin with?  I think I would feel more comfortable asking questions about breast feeding issues with a female pediatrician.  And then we wouldn't have to switch doctors down the road.  So, I think we are leaning towards doctor #2 that we interviewed.  Only problem with her is I can't pronounce her name, we' ll just go with what our nurse practitioner calls her, Dr. A.  She is a solo practice, so we feel she will know the girls on a more personal level.  That isn't our final decision, but that is just where I am at with it.  I'm just glad we have 2 good ones to choose from.  

Justin and I spent the weekend busy as ever!!  We went to the baseball game Saturday and had dinner out with some great friends after.  Then Sunday we spent some time with his family, ran errands, installed the car seats, worked on nursery stuff and on and on and on!  It was a long productive day!  And yes I turned 30 weeks pregnant Sunday!  Wow, what a milestone!  

Probably my last baseball game this year.  Hey, at least it was a beautiful day!

My 30 week belly photo

Monday my awesome friend Katie came over to help organize and evaluate all the baby stuff I have to see what I still need and where it should go for best use.  In 2.5 hours I feel like we got a lot done, I learned a lot and realized I needed some more things before the girls arrive, mostly clothes in smaller sizes.  She said I am super organized and if the babies came today I would be fine, so that made me feel better.  Thanks Katie for your help!  I'm thinking all this running around and organizing and realizing I need more stuff contributed to my anxiety on Monday and Tuesday?? Hmmmm, whatcha think!!??

The closet is almost organized!  And getting very full of clothes!

Today (Tuesday 21st), Justin and I took our cars and car seats to the chesterfield city hall to have them inspected by a certified officer and make sure we know how to install them in both cars.  It was super informative and I feel much more confident about doing it myself.  

I also worked on another craft project for the nursery this afternoon and got it completed, whew!  Cross it off one of my lists.  I have one more craft project to finish this week, but here are a couple pictures of what I have completed so far:

This was a tutu made by my great aunt or maybe 2 greats?  My aunt had it and I brought it back to life with a little spray paint, new bows, and mounted it in a shadow box.  Love the vintage look!

My headband holder I created out of a paper towel holder, a roll of paper towels, a glue gun, and some fabric.  Love it!

The thing I love most in the nursery is the tissue paper corner mobile my mom and I made!  I am obsessed with it and can't stop looking at it every time I walk into the nursery!

Justin and I went to a paint your own pottery place and hand painted these 2 little banks for the girls!  I think they turned out super cute!

So like I said earlier, my belly started feeling heavier today and now I am at a very very slow waddle.  We are headed to the doctor again tomorrow (22nd) for our weekly check up.  So I guess I'll just wait to post this until after tomorrows appointment...............

Well it is now Wednesday the 22nd and we are waiting to go into the ultrasound and I have already had quite a funny morning.  I couldn't sleep last night.  I am trying not to take the 1/2 unisom tablets every night, because I just hate taking medicine if I don't have to, but I'm realizing if I don't that I can't really sleep at all because well.... I am very sore and it hurts to turn over or move, my mind is racing, I have acid reflux pretty bad (it doesn't hurt it's just annoying), and if I start to fall asleep I wake myself up because I snore REALLY loud!  Something I have found really hilarious during the last couple months of pregnancy!  I mean it is an all out deep mouth breathing snore that could wake the neighborhood.  You know it has to be loud when you wake yourself up constantly! Ha! (btw the doctor said it is totally normal because my sinuses are clogged.  Just another pregnancy thing). 

Anyway, I didn't get to sleep until after 2am and then woke up at 6am when Justin left for work and couldn't fall back asleep.  So I had some cereal and decided to whip up some pumpkin instant bread mix around 730am and pop it in the oven.  I walked back into the bedroom and next thing I know..............it's 1130am and I wake up to a nice smell of pumpkin.  I mean I haven't gotten out of bed that fast in weeks!!!  I run in the kitchen expecting it to be filled with smoke.....but nothing.  So I barely opened the oven expecting smoke and all I see is the bread pan and a black shriveled mass.  I pulled it out, turned off the oven and have now banned myself from baking anything! Baby brain is in full effect!!  Here is the final product: 

4 hour baby brain pumpkin bread, Yum!

So after an eventful start to my Wednesday morning, Justin and I headed to our weekly doctor appointment and ultrasound.  The ultrasound was just the same as last week.  Baby A is breech and Baby B is transverse.  My cervix looks good and babies look good.  Our visit with Missy the nurse practitioner was pretty short and sweet as well.  I did not gain any weight since last Thursday's appointment but my belly is now measuring 38cm.  I told her my belly felt like it had dropped and felt heavier.  She said this was normal.  I also mentioned my night time issues and she said the unisom is perfectly ok to take every night and I should spread my vitamins/meds throughout the day and start taking this anti-nausea med they had given me in the first trimester because I have noticed my nausea is coming back slightly and it should also help with the acid reflux.

Another shot of the top of their heads is all we could get of both of them.  This is kind of a repeat of a couple weeks ago.

Another profile shot of Baby B, which seems like the only shot we can ever get anymore.

Phew!  Ok, I think I am caught up to this moment.  And I swear I am going to start slowing down!!  Well I kinda have to cause my belly isn't going to allow anything different.  But no bed rest, so I'm thankful for that! Here are a couple pictures of the nursery.  It isn't quite completed to perfection, but I thought I'd share anyway, because who knows if it will ever be as perfect as I want it.

Walking into the nursery

The left crib and wall of the nursery.  The photos and art work that goes in the frames hasn't all arrived yet.  And don't worry everything is double mounted and velcrowed to the wall.

A head on shot

The right crib and wall with the LOVE letters my mom and I made and hung.

And finally:

The furry babies trying on the tiny sunglasses I got in the mail today!  

Movie star! She wouldn't quit moving.

Love it!

Going to bed!  Love to everyone!

Jenny & Justin +5

29 weeks pregnant!

You know when you are 29 years old and you are just dreading turning 30 (well at least I was) because it made you feel like you were really getting old.  Well..... being 29 weeks pregnant I am feeling NOTHING like that!  I can't wait to get to 30 weeks!

I spent this last week (my 28th week of pregnancy) running errands, working on the nursery, trying to relax a little, having lunch with friends, and working on 2 craft projects for the nursery. (I will take pictures of my craft projects once the nursery is complete.)  Mostly just nesting stuff.  I can't say that it has been too exciting and I get tired super fast, so everything takes 30 times as long to accomplish because I have to stop and rest a lot.

I went to the mall one day and I had 4 stores I needed to go to.  OMG!!!  After 2 stores I was so exhausted, old people were lapping me I was waddling so slow!  And you know what is funny, there isn't a damn thing I can do about it.  It isn't like I can try and speed up, I am just this slow moving barge, ha ha!!  Needless to say I paid the price that night for walking so much because I was so sore once I laid on the couch for a bit, that I could barely get back up.

How am I feeling at 29 weeks pregnant with twins?  Overall, pretty good.  I still have the stiffness, swelling, and joint pain in my hands and fingers.  The worst thing at this point is my groin, inner thigh, pelvis soreness.  I have kinda grown accustomed to it, and even though it is pretty painful I am just learning to deal with it.  Yes, it makes walking, sitting, standing, getting up, and getting out of bed difficult, but I guess I just assume things could be worse.  I am NOT on bed rest, the babies and I are super healthy and there are no signs at this point that they are coming anytime soon, so the pain and soreness seems tolerable.  Oh, I forgot to mention I also can't breathe very well anymore which more than anything else is just annoying.  The babies have moved up so high that Baby B kicks my rib cage and gets her foot caught underneath of it.  I know, yes, breathing is important, which is another reason why I can't do very much before I am winded and exhausted quickly.  One set of stairs knocks me out for a good 15 minutes.

I continue to go to the chiropractor every week which seems to be doing a lot of good because I don't have much back pain at this point.  I have also continued to get massages every 2 weeks, which feels amazing and I think helps my sore bones and muscles.

Justin had his annual boys baseball trip this past weekend to Philly.  I think he had a great time and it gave me time to get those craft projects done and well as lots of stuff around the house.  Funny thing is, I usually don't mind if he is gone out of town for a couple days, but this time I was a little panicked.  I kept thinking all these bad things were going to happen, or I was going to go into labor while he was away and it was freaking me out!!  I guess it is just my pregnancy brain on overdrive.  But I told him I am hoping he doesn't have to go out of town anymore before the babies come because the anxiety is overwhelming for me.

The nursery isn't quite done yet, but I am hoping to have it completed by this week.  Details, details people!!  It has to look perfect before I photograph the final thing and show it to everyone.  And remember I don't move very fast.

Well, it is short and sweet this week!  Here is my belly picture for the week:

Babies are the size of Acorn squashes.

We have lots of exciting stuff going on the rest of the week, so I can't wait to update when I turn 30 weeks next week!  Until then!

Jenny & Justin +5

Maternity photo shoot

I forgot to share the link to our maternity photo shoot slide show.  I think the pictures turned out really well!  We just love our photographer!  She is also the one who did our wedding and will do all of the newborn-1 year pictures for the girls.

http://brandibrownphoto.com/clients/naber_maternity/

Hope you like them as much as we do!  These were taken when I was 26 weeks pregnant.

Jenny & Justin +5

7 months pregnant!

Unbelievable! Can you believe it!? I can't.  Seems like a dream or some alternate universe.  I was walking through Target with my mom a couple days ago and she just looked over at me and said, I never imagined that I would be walking through Target with my daughter who was pregnant carrying twins.  I felt the same way.  I could never imagine this reality in my head, and never could see myself with a huge belly.  Life is crazy!

This past week has been a whirlwind home/nursery makeover thanks to my awesome mother.  She came in town for both of my baby showers, but also to help get our house and nursery organized and set up, so that I can relax these last several weeks.  And I must say she blew me away!  Not only did she help throw me an awesome shower that I talked about last week, but she took my to-do list and just went to town.  Painting, spraying painting, crafting tissue paper flowers, hanging a wall photo collage, hanging a TV, installing a gate, organizing all the shower gifts, rearranging our bedroom and living room to accommodate and make more space, and the list goes on and on.  This woman never runs out of energy!  We also ran errands, shopped, and treated ourselves to a massage one day.  Whew!  I tried to help her as much as I could, but I have to give her 95% of the credit for how awesome our house and nursery looks today. 

Every evening by the time Justin got home from work my mom and I were exhausted from our packed days, so we spent most of the evenings she was here just relaxing, ordering in and watching the Olympics.  It was nice.

I continued to have pain and soreness in my inner thighs and butt all week that honestly feels like my pelvis is going to split in two.  It continues to make it hard to walk, and forces me to waddle, and even makes it hard to stand up after sitting.  More on that later.

We headed to our 2 week doctor appointment on Thursday and my mom got to come along.  She was super excited because she hadn't seen the babies on ultrasound since they were like 7 weeks, just tiny little beans.  We did the ultrasound first with Shana and I laid on my side so I wouldn't get nauseous.  She checked my cervical length first and it is still long and closed which is awesome.  Shana made a comment about these babies are never coming out.  Ummm, yea.....ha ha! Anyway then she started doing her usual inspection of each baby and just watching my moms face was priceless.  She was so excited and Shana was being super nice and telling her what everything was, which baby was which, how they were positioned, and tried to get some good views of them.  Unfortunately, the babies are running out of room in my belly and it is very tight quarters in there, so everything is now looking really smushed together and it is hard to decipher what is what on the ultrasound screen.  We couldn't really get any good pictures this week except for a cute one of the top of their 2 heads together.  See below.  Oh also I should mention they are both still in weird positions which are not good for a normal vaginal birth.....and yes I'm totally ok with that. C-section here I come!  Baby A is butt down breech and baby B is transverse or horizontal across my belly.  

All 3 of us then headed to the exam room to meet with the nurse practitioner, Missy.  She said everything looks super normal and great!  Yay!!  She said she can't believe how long my cervix is for being this far along with twins.  I said thanks, like it was some sort of compliment, ha ha!  She said I had gained another 2 lbs for a total of 16lbs gained.  She said though that they had not accounted for any weight gain while I was at the fertility clinic for the first 10 weeks.  If I remember correctly I didn't gain any because of nausea, but I had gained about 10-15 lbs during our fertility treatments over the last year.  So anyway, with that all being said, Missy said I am fine and should just continue on the path I have been on, but that an extra milkshake wouldn't hurt.  I told her my inner thigh, groin, tail bone, pelvis, butt, ass or whatever you want to call that whole area was really sore and it felt like I had worked out those muscles for days and that I felt like my pelvis was going to split in two.  She laughed at me because I was so blunt about my description and then said yes it is completely normal and that stretching, icing and continuing to get adjusted at the chiropractor were the only real solutions.  She also told me to take ibuprofen for a couple days to see if that helped.  I did, and it helped a tiny bit, but not much.  The last thing she did was measure my belly and it is............36cm!!!!  That means it is measuring at what a single pregnancy would be at 9 months along! Wow, so basically I look 9 months pregnant at 7 months.  What the heck am I gonna look like in a month?? Not sure I want to know.

Last but certainly not least I had my second baby shower thrown by Justin's family on Sunday.  It was held at this eclectic little restaurant in their private room.  His family decorated super cute with tissue flowers and little tutu's on the backs of the chairs.  Most of Justin's female family members were there and it was great to see everyone, and it didn't hurt that they had the best French toast I have ever had in my life! Yum!  It was really sweet of them to throw the shower for me and I am very appreciative!

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy experience has gone that my baby showers are already over!  I just kept telling myself at both showers to take in and enjoy every moment because these were the only ones I would ever have.  

So now that almost all of the nursery decor and assembly is complete (thanks mom!), I can now relax quite a bit and just slowly work on little things and final errands before the babies arrive. Do you hear the big deep breath and sigh?  I am also going to spend this week organizing all the stuff that is still in boxes in the nursery, so I can get it looking perfect and take perfect pictures to show the final nursery product.  One more week and I promise I'll share with you.

Ok, I'm exhausted and my mom left this morning, so I'm headed to start relaxing.  Below are a couple pictures from the week:

The only decent picture this week.  The girls have their 2 heads together.

Celebrating 7 months with my mom

Wow, can it get any bigger??

Naber Baby shower 

My sister-in-laws

How far along?   28 weeks or 7 months

Total weight gain/loss:  16lbs gained

Maternity clothes?  Ummm, I'm starting to wonder what I will wear in a month because my maternity tops are getting too short.  Guess I'll live in my maxi dresses

Stretch marks?  No, no, and no....Hoping my concoction of revitrol, burts bees belly butter and mamma mio tummy rub stretch mark oil is helping keep them away!!

Sleep: Some nights yes I sleep like a baby and don't wake up till like 10am, other nights the babies are kicking me all night and I am uncomfortable and I wake up at 6am wide awake and starving

Best moment this week:  Feeling this huge relief off my shoulders that the nursery is 98% complete and I can relax and not panic anymore

Miss Anything?  Mimosas, being able to buckle my own sandals, to get right up off the couch or bed with ease

Movement: Constantly!  If it isn't A it's B or vice versa or both

Food cravings?  Still waiting for this to happen

Anything making you queasy or sick: I used to eat these Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches for breakfast every morning and I tried to eat one this morning and I almost threw up

Labor Signs: Nope, no where close

Belly Button in or out?  I don't even have a belly button anymore, it is just this weird nubbin thing that sticks out 

Wedding rings on or off?  Fake one gets tighter by the week, I give it another week or two and then I am done

Happy or Moody most of the time:   Happy but exhausted, and speaking my mind when ever I feel necessary

Weekly Wisdom:   Wow, I am surrounded by such a wonderful group of friends, family, doggies and a loving husband.  And if I am surrounded by that, then that means these 2 little girls will be as lucky or even luckier to feel the love I feel from everyone around us.  That love and support was very apparent at both of my showers and I just count Justin and I as 2 of the luckiest people in the world!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that my swelling is back in full effect ever since it rained here last week and the humidity started to rise again!  Notice the swollen face in my shower pictures above, yuck!  So anyway I am taking my sausage fingers and toes and my rickety pelvis to bed, he he!

Jenny & Justin +5