22 week belly, but looking much further along!

Well it has been quite a busy week in all aspects of my life.  Physically I feel like my body is changing dramatically every couple of days, mentally I feel drained, and life in general has just been packed full of events and appointments this week.

The week at least started off relaxing and I spent Monday lounging in the lazy river at the pool with my friend Melissa.  It felt great and was really nice to feel weightless for a couple hours.  My back has also been hurting really bad on the left lower side due to some muscles that are locked up, so I decided 2 visits to the chiropractor this week were necessary, so I saw her Monday and again on Wednesday. She also continues to work on my feet and they seem to be stabilizing.  They still hurt, but the pain isn't getting worse.

We had our last multiples class on Monday evening, which I said in my previous blog we weren't really anticipating learning anything worthwhile, but made ourselves go anyway just because we had already paid quite a bit for the class.  And I am actually glad we went to the last one because it was the most informative and the scariest all wrapped into 3 hours of fun!  The first half of the class we talked about epidurals and multiple births and we learned that no matter how you want to deliver your babies, if you are carrying multiples, you HAVE to get an epidural even if it is never activated.  This is for the safety of the babies and me.  But don't be confused, I WANT an epidural with all the pain medicine they can give me no matter which way they are delivered!!  I have been through enough pain with this process as it is.  We then watched 4 birth videos.  The multiple births were both c-sections.  Ok, wait let me say the class watched 4 birth videos, I sat with my head down most of the time, because I just couldn't watch!  I did look up at one point, and the 2 seconds I saw were enough to scare the crap out of anyone! Let alone someone having multiples, who knows they have to go through the process twice!  I mean come on why put those scary scenarios and pictures into my head, no thanks!!

The second half of the class was the best part of the entire 3 weeks! They had a neo-natal pediatrician who has her own set of triplets come in and talk to us.  She was very upfront and mostly talked about ideas and suggestions for when the babies get here.  (This is what I thought the entire class was going to be about!!)   She said get a system set up ahead of time, with people, your home, meals, and a schedule for the babies.  She suggested having a point person who can help organize your helper people, and instead of me having to organize everything, that person can do it.  The reason being is if I am spending all this time organizing when help is going to come, it will take so much time I might as well just do everything myself, which I DON'T want to happen.  I want as much help as is offered!!  I don't want or think for even a second that Justin or I can do this on our own.  It's going to take a village!!  So for the first time in my life I am admitting that I will not and can not do this on my/our own, so I am asking and hoping for lots of help! Wow, you have no idea how hard it is for someone like me who always just does everything herself to admit that! Big step!   Other very helpful things the doctor talked about were color-coding each babies things, being flexible with sleeping arrangements for them, feeding at the same time always, sleeping blocks of time for husbands and wives, and yes she said if you can afford a night nanny, GET ONE!! We are definitely going to look into this for the first couple months.

Tuesday morning I woke up at 530am for no reason and couldn't fall back asleep.  Then at 7am, I had this overwhelming feeling again and I ran into the bathroom and threw up.  Ugh!! What the heck? So random! I spent most of the day Tuesday laying in bed, feeling very tired and crappy.

Wednesday morning I babysat for my friend Maggie's baby Charlie for a couple hours.  I was a little scared at first, but realized it was pretty fun and easy and I am capable of taking care of a baby for a couple hours at least by myself! Ha!  Wednesday evening I had my monthly girls dinner, which I get very excited about because I don't see my friends as often right now.  It is great to just get together and hang out and chat.  I look forward to it every month!!

Thursday morning was our doctors appointment with the big ultrasound at the hospital first.  Ummm, let me just start by saying, it was awful!!  The ultrasound tech was nice enough and we started like normal but for some reason I couldn't get comfortable on the table and kept getting dizzy and nauseous like I was going to throw up.  We had to stop the ultrasound like 3 different times because I had to either sit up, walk around, or lay on my left side to avoid puking.  Then to make matters worse, this tech was so compulsive about getting everything so precise, it ended up taking 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the ultrasound.  Man, was I glad to get out of there.  But our results were.....everything looks perfect! The babies have all the parts they should have, and they are big and healthy.  Their estimated weights are: Baby A, 15oz and Baby B, 1lb 1oz.  So baby B is 2oz bigger than Baby A which is completely in the normal range.  That means I have about 2lbs of baby in there! Wow, can't believe they are that big already!  Ok, on to the doctor appt....and since we were late from the ultrasound the doctor bumped us and we didn't get into a room until 12:20pm!!  He finally came in at 12:40 and said everything looked great with the ultrasound results.  He said I had gained 2 more pounds, so I am at a total gain of 8lbs.  He said he isn't happy that I haven't gained more, but that he wasn't going to say a word because the babies are so big and healthy.  He just said keep eating as much as possible and the throwing up was normal and maybe take one of the pills from the prescription he had given me earlier to avoid throwing up. He also said the swelling in my ankles and feet looked normal.  He measured my belly and it was......29inches!! Holy moly! That means my belly is measuring over 7 weeks ahead or 29 weeks along.  I told him I was traveling to Denver to visit my mom the next day and he did not like hearing that.  He gave me some tips for flying on the plane which included taking 400mg of ibuprofen before flying to prevent contractions and drink lots and lots of water.  He said Denver was not on his favorite list of places for pregnant women to travel because of the altitude.  More on that in a minute.  The last thing he mentioned was that we should have my bag packed for the hospital at 28weeks.  So I have 6 weeks to get that together.

Whew!!  I spent Thursday afternoon with my hair goddess, Trish, who made me super relaxed after my stressful 4 hour morning ordeal.  Thanks Trish!

So it is Monday now and I flew to Denver Friday morning and had no issues on the plane and when I touched down I felt fine.  But.....I woke up Saturday morning and it was a whole new ball game.  It is really dry here and super hot right now so I woke up with a  super dry throat and chapped lips, a stuffy nose, and wow, swollen swollen swollen from my toes to my lips! I now understand why the doctor doesn't like pregnant women traveling here!!  My mom and I went and got massages that morning and it made me feel a lot better and this massage lady was amazing! I hate to say it, but even better than Gary and she did the massage laying on my sides which I really liked.  I only wish she lived in St. Louis!!

Sunday we took my aunt to the New Age trade show and honestly I wasn't feeling good from the moment I got up that morning.  Not sure if it is the altitude, the swelling, the heat or a combination.  My left side had an ache in it all day that wouldn't go away, and I was swollen and tired.  I feel like I have jumped from my first trimester to my third trimester overnight!  After a couple hours of walking around the convention center I was done.  This morning I went to my step-sister Caroline's horse riding/jumping lesson.  It was super cool to watch but the enclosed arena was pretty stuffy.  After about 20 minutes I looked down at my feet and hands and felt my lips and I was SO swollen and swelling more by the minute, so we left right away and came home.  We have decided to just take it easy the rest of the time I am here and try to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid the heat which I am sure in some way is contributing to my tiredness, swelling, aches and pains.  Learning to take it easy is my new lesson to be learned.

Well I hate to complain so much this week in my blog, but already having a belly measuring at 29 weeks I honestly feel like I only got a week or so of what you would call the good part of the 2nd trimester and basically jumped from the first trimester to the 3rd.

I will be in Denver till Wednesday and then I head back to STL to my hubby and my furry babies whom I miss!

Whew, that was a long week to recap!  I am exhausted from just typing all that and my fingers are swollen from typing so much, he he!!

Below are my belly pictures and ultrasound photos:

Thanks mom for taking my picture! Wow, look how big that belly is!!  Babies are the size/weight of papayas and the length of spaghetti squashes

Here is one with the "belly hand hold"

Baby A profile hand by face

Baby A sucking thumb?

Baby A lips (directly in the middle of photo, top lip on right)

Confirming Baby A is a girl

Profile of Baby B, not sure what that other stuff on the left is, maybe hands or legs?

Another Baby B profile

Baby B's foot

Confirming baby B is a girl

Alien face of Baby A, Ahhh!!

How far along?  22 weeks, but measuring 29 weeks!!
Total weight gain/loss:  8 lbs
Stretch marks?  Nope!  Yay!
Sleep:  This last week yes, but not so much now that I have been in Denver
Best moment this week:  Finally getting some real, helpful information of how life is going to be with twins and how to take the best care of them possible
Miss Anything?  My ankles, rolling out of bed with ease, eating large meals
Movement:  Yes, all the time.
Food cravings?  Oh, I wish!
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Same as it has always been, more things make me queasy than sound good
Labor Signs:  No, and hopefully not for at least 14 more weeks!
Belly Button in or out?  The top part is curling out which makes it look as though it is sticking out through my shirts. Darnit!
Wedding rings on or off?  Off, and the fake one I bought is super tight here is Denver!
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy, but tired.
Weekly Wisdom:  Ask for help!  It is ok to!
Looking forward to:  Hopefully, my swelling goes down when I return to STL, and hoping I am not too big and immobile by the time the furniture arrives and it is time to decorate the nursery.  Might have to ask for help, Mom!!??

Jenny & Justin +5

21 Weeks!

Another week down!!  And another week to be grateful that I am pregnant!  I can't say that I have many exciting things to tell you about this week.  All was pretty quite and normal.  Chores around the house, and errands (yes, I am still limiting myself to a couple places a day), ya know stuff like that.  We went to our second multiples class last Monday and again there was lots of useful "general" information, but I still feel like, for a class that is supposed to be about pregnancy/birth and caring for multiples, the nurse instructor doesn't seem to talk much about scenarios with 2+ babies.  Sooooo, we were debating going to the last class tonight, and after some discussion we decided we will just go and finish it out.  Oh, and I just have to mention, 2 of the girls in my class are 30 and 31 weeks along, and both have been to the hospital already a couple times they said for early contractions and labor, which obviously the hospital stopped with some sort of drugs.  I am really hoping this doesn't happen to me because it sounds scary, but the nurse instructor said it is quite common when carrying multiples.  (Oh, so she did say one thing about multiples, there you go!)

The nurse instructor also took us on a brief tour of the labor and delivery floor.  (we are scheduled to take an in-depth tour in a couple weeks)  I think we learned the most useful information there about the process of birthing twins, and where they will be born and so on.  Multiples are a little different because they are not born in a regular labor room.  They are always born in an operating room because there is more room for the 2 teams of people and in case of an emergency it is better to be prepared for anything in there.  We also learned that Justin is the only person besides medical personal allowed in the delivery (no matter if it is c-section or vaginal delivery) because there are just too many other medical people in the room.  I should mention again, we still haven't really figured out with our doctor how these babies will be born, and it seems to me he likes it to be a last minute decision, so I am learning to let go and just go with the flow and not have a plan.

On wednesday, Saturday and Sunday this past week we had things to do outside and it is quite hot and humid here right now, and before I even step foot outside, actually when I wake up in the morning and it is this hot and humid I am already swollen in my feet, ankles, and fingers.  And the swelling continues to get worse the longer I am out in the elements.  Ha ha, actually as I am typing this I just looked down at my fingers and they look like sausages!  Yes, it is hot and humid again here today.  Oh well, what are you going to do right?  I continue to soak my feet in the foot spa bath thing I have and I think it helps, but who knows.

This week I did cross off a couple things on my list of things to do before the babies get here.  One was put the stroller together that was sitting in the massive box in our front entry way.  (thanks mom and Bruce!!)  Justin dumped it out for me and on thursday when he went out of town I began the task of putting it together.  And I was shocked at how user friendly the instructions were and how easy it was to put together.  Thank you European stroller makers!  I will post a picture below of the final product.  It is so pretty and makes me really excited!!  Justin and I were pushing it around the front room the other night, ha ha!  The other thing I began doing was making a playlist of music for the hospital.  Most of the songs I have added to it so far are happy mellow songs, and many from the 80's that I remember my mom singing to me.  We were told by the nurse instructor that we can have music in our labor room and can probably request to have our music played in the delivery/operating room where the twins will be born no matter if it is vaginally or c-section.

I went to the chiropractor on Monday and Friday for my leg/feet issue and it seems to be helping about 50%, so I am going to continue to go.  I have also started to get an annoying back muscle pain on my left side (which is an old problem that has resurfaced).  I am assuming it is because I have this huge belly pulling me forward and because I sit/stand and sleep in very weird positions now.

The best news of the week is that I think (crossing my fingers) that the nausea is completely gone!!!  I have not been nauseous at all this past week and I have been able to eat dinner every night!  Hurray!!!!!  You have no idea what a relief it is and how big I am smiling right now while typing that sentence!  I will trade nausea ANYDAY for swollen ankles and a backache!!

One other thing I have to mention because it was the coolest part of my week.  We went to a friends daughters 1st birthday party on Saturday and immediately after we walked in the door this girl comes up to me and says, "I know you don't know who I am but I just want you to know I follow your blog and it has been very helpful and insightful in my own journey, so thank you."  Umm, I wanted to cry!  Good tears of course, but I refrained since I didn't want the people at the party to think I was a hormonal emotional pregnant lady!  But honestly, HOW freaking cool is that!  I am helping and affecting people I don't even know with my little rambling blog.  I never imagined that is what this outlet would do.  I have no words.

A little later in the party I ended up sitting and talking with her for a little while about her "trying to get pregnant" journey.  She asked me lots of questions and it is funny how it was hard for me to even remember some of the things she was asking about from early on in our infertility journey.  I'm not sure if that is just how the mind works, or because I have major forgetful pregnancy brain, but it seems like soooo long ago already that we couldn't get pregnant.  It is like my mind is trying to block out those bad memories and focus on the present.   Either way I told her I would email her the info I had once I went back and re-read a couple of my own blogs to refresh myself.  So thank you (you know who you are)  for making my day/week/month!!  And I hope I can help you on your journey as well.

Oh and congrats to our friends Natalie and Dane on the birth of their little girl Aubrey on Friday!!  She is super cute!

 Well I think that about sums up the week.  Here are some pictures from the week and my belly picture.

Babies are the weight and size of pomegranates but the length is a carrot this week

Another one with the "belly hand hold"

The before picture

All put together, yay me!!

Very cool!  Can't wait to use it!  Justin wanted to test it with the chihuahuas, but I said NO because of the dog hair, ha ha!

I am not going to do the milestone questions this week.  I will do them next week after our doctor appt.

Jenny & Justin +5 girlies!!

I am 5 months pregnant with twins!!

Wow! I still have to keep repeating those words and still they don't seem real, well....except for this massive growing belly makes it a little more real.  

Again, I had quite a busy week and lots of exciting and not so exciting things happening.  

Last Sunday evening while I was putting my nightly tummy oil/lotion regimen I noticed that the "vertical line" they talk about that runs down the center of the belly is starting to appear.  It was kinda cool to see and I immediately called Justin into the bathroom to make sure I wasn't seeing things.  He said he noticed it too and ask what the heck it was.  I think it is some hormone thing??  I acted like I totally knew in front of Justin, but honestly I don't know why you get it and after some googling I realized I was right. Cool.  

Monday I had my second pre-natal massage (my first was on our baby moon).  And I must say it was amazing!  The masseur's name was Gary and he is the best! I told Justin I am now in love with a man named Gary, and he said if Gary can keep me happy for the next several months he is totally ok with that! Ha ha!  Gary also told me he has 2 sets of fraternal twins!! How cool is that! He gave me a ton of positive information about twin pregnancy, birth, and taking care of them.  I will continue to see Gary about every 3 weeks, and I can't wait! It makes my hips, legs, feet and lower back feel so much better.

Monday night we went for our first of a 3 week class at the hospital called Multiples and more.  There are 5 other couples in the class besides us and everyone is having fraternal twins.  I was surprised that out of the 6 couples only us and one other couple used infertility methods to conceive twins.  The rest were just natural twins.  One other couple in the class is actually due the same day as us with twin boys, so we were laughing and saying we could set them up!! They are both anesthesiologists too, so hey, might as well set the girls up with rich doctors sons right!?  Most of the information in this first class was pretty general, but we did get to ask questions amongst the group and it was nice to see what other women in my position thought or felt.  We will go to this class for the next 2 Monday's, and we are hoping we get lots of new helpful information.

I have also started making baby headbands and decorating knit caps as well.  It is so much fun and relaxing for me.  I found a tutorial online and I can make the headbands in different age sizes with all kinds of fun colors and flowers.  I will post a picture of some of them below.  

Wednesday late morning I had a very cool moment!  I felt Baby B move or kick for the first time! It was so amazing!  And in that moment it made it a little more real that there is something in this growing belly of mine.  I felt her again kicking Wednesday evening.  Justin tried to feel it by putting his hand on my belly, but he said he couldn't feel anything.  I feel like I can feel it on the inside and with my hand on the outside.  I was disappointed that he couldn't feel it because it is such a cool feeling, but I asked another one of my friends husband and he said the same thing happened to them and he really couldn't feel any movement till like 22 weeks.  On Friday I felt Baby A move and kick for the first time which was another very cool moment.  It seems like she is harder to feel because she is so smooshed down at the bottom.  And once I felt each one move I now feel them several times a day and I am still in awwww every time it happens.  I can't wait for Justin to be able to feel it!  Ok, update!!!  We were just laying on the couch and i had him put his hands on my belly and he totally felt Baby B kick like 5 times!!  It was awesome!

Thursday we had a doctors appointment and ultrasound.  We took Justin's mom with us because she really wanted to see the babies on ultrasound.  I think from her reaction she really loved being there and seeing them on the screen.  We had a new ultrasound tech named Shana this time and I was not impressed with her.  She sped through the ultrasound and only gave us 2 pictures of baby B and none of baby A.  We are used to getting several pictures of each one so I think Justin and I were taken back by her, and we will say something at our next appointment.  But the good news is the babies look great and healthy.  She did not do growth measurements this time, but next appointment we will find out how big they are.  

The doctor appointment portion was pretty quick and I only had a few questions I had accumulated over the last 2 weeks.  We discussed my weight, which overall I have only gained 6 pounds, which is much less than the doctor would like, but the babies are big and healthy so he isn't too worried, but instructed me to eat lots of fats and carbohydrates to try and put on more weight.  He said everything I eat is just going to them, but he understood because I have been nauseated a lot.  And I just have to say how much it sucks that so many people told me how awesome pregnancy was because you were hungry all the time and could eat whatever you wanted and lots of it.  That has NOT been my experience, and just getting enough food in my body is an uphill battle daily.  

We also discussed cord blood banking, which I must say is a much more complicated decision for many reasons when you are having twins.  We did get the information we needed from the doctor in order for us to make an informed decision.  The doctor also suggested floating in water is really good for my body and the babies because it takes the pressure off of everything.  So, yes I will be at the pool a lot this summer with my rafts and noodles floating away!  The last thing we did is the doctor measured and poked at my belly.  He hit 2 spots down low on my abdomen that made me jump because they were very sore/sensitive. (I hadn't noticed before he did this). He said this soreness tells him that I am having tiny contractions.  But don't panic, this is totally normal! Phew! Yes, it made me freak out too until he said that.  Then he measured my belly and it measured 26 inches.  So I am measuring at what a woman carrying a single baby would be at 26 weeks.  Wow!!  This means I am about 6 weeks ahead which is totally normal for twins.  

I spent Thursday afternoon floating in my friend Jenny's pool and it felt great!  And overall I have been feeling great this whole week including evenings and night time.  I have been continuing the Prilosec Unisom combo and it seems to be helping.   But wait..........Friday morning I woke up at 530am and couldn't sleep, so I went on the couch to watch TV.  I made a cup of decaf and an English muffin, took one sip and one bite and jumped up, made a beeline for the bathroom and threw up.  Ummmm, it totally came out of nowhere.  And the entire rest of the day was ruined.  My stomach hurt all day, and I could not eat anything.  5 steps forward, 1 step back.  

I also saw the chiropractor again this week and I think that is helping my lower body pain, so I will continue with that.  I have just realized I can't run 20 errands in one day.  2-3 places is my limit, and then my legs and feet don't hurt so bad.  

Today my husband took me to brunch and it was so good except for the fact that I have to eat like a turtle and was pretty uncomfortable.  It seems like my uterus has taken over my entire abdomen and is trying to take over my lungs and rib cage, so I feel like everything is crushed in there, which makes it uncomfortable to eat.  I feel like I want to be put in a taffy pulling machine and stretched out to make my abdomen longer.  Oh Willy Wonka, where are you when I need you?  

I have been working on ordering things for the nursery this week including curtain rods, curtains, the dresser, and closet re-organization brackets.  I think I have everything ordered and in motion, which makes me much less stressed about it. I have heard our doctor is the king of putting his patients on bed rest (which is understandable because all of his patients are high risk), so I want to get everything done sooner rather than later in case this happens to me.

I think that is all for this week.  Still can't believe we have made it this far and that we are having 2 babies!! I pinch myself daily to remind myself that, YES this is really happening.  And even though I complain and they make me throw up, I am grateful for every moment, whether my complaining makes it seem that way or not.  

My mind seems to now be shifting to not being so concerned with the pregnancy and panicking about what to do with them once they get here, because I feel clueless!!! Help! More on that next week and after our second multiples class.

Here are the pictures from the week:

Only 1 ultrasound photo this time of Baby B sucking her thumb!  Pretty cute!

My 5 month/20 week belly photo.  Babies are the length of bananas.  We didn't get a fruit/weight comparison this week, only length.

Here is one without my hand in the way, so you can really see how big it is getting!  Ahhh!!

Here is my self-portrait attempt in the bathroom mirror.  Not too bad.  

Here is the first half of the hats and headbands I made.  Pretty cute, huh!?

This is the second round I made.

Thought I would include a picture of my handsome husband and one of our 3 furry friends since we only had 1 ultrasound photo this week.

And last but certainly not least are my 3 furry girls posing for their mama!!  Love you girls!

 

How far along?   5 months or 20 weeks!!!  Beyond half way in the twin world!!

Total weight gain/loss:  6 pounds total gain/loss

Maternity clothes?  Yes, but still loving my victoria's secret boyfriend sweatpants as well

Stretch marks?  No thank you

Sleep:  Sleeping better, but also going to bed early and waking up earlier

Best moment this week:  Feeling the babies move and kick!  One of the coolest feelings I have ever had!  

Miss Anything?  Smelled my husbands mimosa at brunch this morning and I miss it!!  

Movement:  Yes, finally!  So exciting!  Can't wait for them to get stronger!

Food cravings?  Unfortunately, no.

Anything making you queasy or sick:   Most things still.

Labor Signs:   Apparently I am having tiny contractions which I was unaware of, but they are totally normal??   Weird!!!

Belly Button in or out?   Top part is starting to flip out a little.  Bummer, thought I was going to maintain my innie!!

Wedding rings on or off?  Off, fake on one

Happy or Moody most of the time:   very happy this week, but I still have my random crying episodes at really weird things

Weekly Wisdom:   Slow down, take it easy and everything will get down when it is supposed to.

Looking forward to:  More movement and kicking from the babies, our next multiples class, and hopefully an appetite???  Please please!!

Jenny & Justin +5 girls

19 Weeks

I have survived another week of this roller coaster adventure called pregnancy! We had quite a busy week again starting with a Memorial Day BBQ party on Monday.  Then on Tuesday I went with 3 of my girls (Osman, Katie, and Nat) to register for baby stuff.  Upon entering the store I was immediately overwhelmed and super glad that my support would arrive shortly to show me the ropes.  For 2 hours we made our way through each aisle, me with the scanning gun in hand looking lost as ever, scanning every barcode they put in front of me.  I made sure to ask what the heck each thing was for, and honestly some things I am still not sure what the heck they are for and other things look so much alike I'm not sure why you need 3 different ones.  Half way through I was exhausted and my brain turned to mush, so I had no idea what I registered for by the end.  I sure am glad I had all of them there to help.  Thanks girls! 

I decided to also register at another place, so Justin and I ventured to the other store on Thursday.  He was excited to go, but I soon knew he would get overwhelmed like I did.  I gave him the scanning gun and off we went.  We made it through 2 sections of the store and we were both tired and ready to be done.  But we soldiered through and after 2.5 hours we were exhausted, my feet were killing me and we were ready to get out of there!!  

Registering is done, and I am glad about that! 

We spent this past weekend just relaxing and hanging out which was so nice!  I love afternoon naps!  

Today I am 19 weeks pregnant! How am I feeling?  Well the Prilosec and Unisom seem to be working.  My nausea is getting better and better.  I still had probably 1-2 evenings where food just wasn't sounding good, and so I didn't eat.  The other evenings I had an appetite and was able to eat dinner which was awesome!  My huge u-shaped body pillow combined with the other 5 pillows I have cushioning me also seem to be helping my night hip and leg pain.  My feet are still pretty painful to walk on in the morning and after a long day on them.  I got an at home water foot spa that I am using nightly which feels great!  I also went to the chiropractor and she adjusted my back and hips, gave me some exercises to do, and I will continue to see her twice a week for the next several weeks which I am hoping will help.  Overall, I have to say I feel A LOT better than I have in a few months!!! Yay for that!!!

Ok, I spoke too soon!  I was having a good day today and even told Justin in the late afternoon that Italian food sounded good for dinner. (Which I haven't eaten in forever!!)  And then by 6pm, my stomach got the best of me, but this time I was hungry, but nothing sounded good.  So what did I do?  I started crying because I felt bad that I didn't feel like eating Italian food and felt like I let Justin down.  I was also crying because I was frustrated at not being able to choose something to eat, but I was starving!!!  That feeling sucks!!  Poor Justin just looked and me and asked why I was crying and hugged me.  Oh the joys of pregnancy and pregnancy hormones.  Well you are probably wondering if I ate dinner?  Yes I did.  Thank you KFC for the large order of mashed potatoes and gravy, because when nothing else sounds good I can still manage to eat them.

I think that is all for now.  We are headed to the doctor Thursday for our next appointment! Can't wait to see how big the babies have gotten on the ultrasound.  My belly picture is below.

Babies are the size of heirloom tomatoes or softballs

Funny how my face and arms are tan and my belly is so white!

How far along? 19 weeks today

Total weight gain/loss:  no update since I haven't been to the doctor since the last blog

Stretch marks?  Nope

Sleep:  Better this past week thanks to the new drugs

Best moment this week:  Eating dinner more times than not

Miss Anything?  Being decisive about what i want; I am very indecisive lately

Movement:  A little this week, but no kicks or anything major to feel on the outside

Food cravings?  I wish!

 Anything making you queasy or sick:  Just about everything 

Labor Signs:  Heck no!

Belly Button in or out?   Still in and hoping it stays that way!!??

Wedding rings on or off?  Off, but I got my new fun fake one

Happy or Moody most of the time:   Happy, but cried a couple times this week.

Weekly Wisdom:   Do not venture into a baby store alone, if it is unfamiliar territory for you.  It is a very scary place!!

Looking forward to:  Thursday doctors appt, more normal evenings??, kicking, and hopefully more cool weather like this past week??!!

Jenny & Justin +5 kiddies!!