Size of baby: The babies are about 10.5 inches (the size of a banana) and weight about 12.7 ounces.
Maternity Clothes: This weekend I actually wore regular clothes again! Maternity pants are not really comfortable anymore because my belly is so sore, so I’ve been wearing cotton dresses. Target makes these really comfy dresses that fit me perfectly, and the good part is that I can also wear them after the babies come.
Sleep: Getting comfortable continues to be a problem and I’m waking up about 3 times to use the bathroom. Every time I have to get up or turn it’s a big, painful production. I hope I’m not waking up my husband too much with my grunts and groans!
Best Moment of the Week: Having my first baby shower at work and feeling my babies kick me for the first time!
Movement: Finally, I have something exciting to report!!! Yes, without a doubt I am feeling movement! I definitely am feeling kicks, and can also feel the babies shifting around in there. Unfortunately, one of the babies (I think our little girl) loves to kick my ribs. As much as that hurts, every time I get that pain I know she’s okay, and that is so reassuring. It’s really cool though, because I can actually feel her through my skin. She’s so high up that there really isn’t much fat there, so my skin is painful to the touch from being stretched, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling her all the time! Baby A is so low, so I haven’t really felt anything down there from him. But Baby C is my side kicker, and I’m pretty sure that’s who I felt the first kick from!
Symptoms: I’m feeling pretty good as long as I lay down a lot. Even if my doctor didn’t tell me to start taking it easy and resting more I would be, because my body gets too tired. I’m very sore, feeling stretched out, and my back still hurts. But I have no swollen feet, no nausea, no headaches, and no contractions, so I’m happy with my symptoms!
Food cravings: Still none.
What I Miss: Being able to bend down! I never realized how many times I drop things throughout the day until my body stopped being able to bend that way!
What I'm Looking Forward To: I’m looking forward to my last day of work on Tuesday, meeting a triplet mom and her 3 baby boys on Wednesday, and getting to see my babies on Thursday!
Milestones: Making it to 21 weeks!
Emotions: Excited! I had so much fun going through the gifts I received at my work shower, and seeing so much baby stuff in my house is making me so excited for these babies! I have a feeling this will quickly change to feeling overwhelmed once I realize I have no place to put this stuff, but for now I’m going to enjoy it and be excited.
Babies A, B, and C have something to say: Happy Birthday Aunt Betty! We hope you have a great birthday. Next year we'll have slobbery birthday kisses just for you!
I'm soo excited loll ; icant waitt too see yur bigg belly <3 lovee youuu - emm
ReplyDeleteDEAR MARYFRANCIS,
ReplyDeleteYOU LOOK SO CUTE IN THE DRESS. I LOVE IT! THAT WAS A REALLY NICE SURPRISE TO GET BIRTHDAY WISHES FROM THE BABIES. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT! IT ACTUALLY MADE ME TEARFUL.
YOU ARE ALWAYS SO THOUGHTFUL AND I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU. NEXT YEAR I WILL LOOK FOWARD TO THAT SLOBBERY BIRTHDAY KISS. THANKS AGAIN LOVE, BETTY
Son nice to hear that you are starting to feel the excitement! You'll find that using your toes to pick things up becomes a must. By the end of this pregnancy you'll be able to pick anything up with your toes! xxx
ReplyDeleteP.s ' your belly iss sooo friggin cuteee :)
ReplyDeleteYayy.. finally kicks!! Can't believe I haven't felt one yet. Next time I see you, one of them must kick for me! Now you're all done with school. Get lots of rest so my niece and nephews get big & healthy.
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