23 Week Update

Annnnd, my 1st bump picture.
If it looks like I'm tired it's because I am! 

Where has the time gone? How is that I'm already half way through the 2nd trimester, 23 weeks, more than half way through this pregnancy??
I still feel like I have a long way to go, 4 more months God willing.

I'm still on a good momentum of keeping my cool, and only focusing on one thing at a time.
I finally finished my registries, and I'm pretty happy with both list's. Next is starting to organize things in the house, so that we can start on the nursery.

My last day at my 2nd job was a long one, but I'm glad it's over. And some of the employees donated and I ended up getting a 200.00 gift card! And I thought these people hated me after how they've been treating me all this time. And to top it off, there was girl scouts outside of the store and I finally got my thin mints!

This weekend will be the first weekend that I won't have had to work a shift in over a year. I'm almost giddy with the energy that's come flooding towards me. I'm in full nesting/ organizational mood. After an "exploratory" trip to IKEA I now have a lot of ideas for the nursery. I'll be sure to take before/after pictures. I think I've finally gotten to the fun part of being pregnant.

Babies -
Because I've been in to see the High Risk doctor every other week since week 12, they've been getting the anatomy all along. So I didn't have that "20 week scan." Today I had my 23 week apt and so far they are measuring 1.4 and 1.5 pound each, heart rates are great at 154 and 156. Everything is perfect. "Don't change a thing." ~ The doctor  :)

Currently they are on top of one another. Baby girl is laying head to the right with feet to the left, and baby boy is right on top of her.

I'm feeling pretty good these days. The occasional headache, that sometimes turns into a migraine. And the occasional heart burn that sometimes turns into a bad acid reflux attack. Not fun.
 

I am feeling the babies move allll of the time now. Sometimes enough to make mamma sore!
This past week and more so every day, I'm able to feel them through the belly. At first it was weird, like something is moving in there! But now I'm obsessed with following their movements so I can feel them on the outside. Its pretty incredible.

My how I've grown! I don't have a full length mirror in our house, so its sometimes a surprise to see how big I've gotten (and will get!).

My little monster - he's looking right at the "camera."
You can see the ear on the side of the head, the eye sockets,
and nasal bone that's highlighted in the white.

Baby Girl, looking as precious as ever

They both say Twin A, but its b/c the tech forgot the change the text (and we just had to stay longer so she could re-do the imaging for the doctor). 

I go back to the high risk in two weeks. They'll be doing a test called Fetal Fibronectin testing. Basically it's a test to see if the fibronectin (the "glue" holding the babies in there) is starting to deteriorate, meaning I would be at a high risk for pre-term labor. This time around I ask for prayers that I pass this test with flying colors! I want them here, but not that bad!

Oh! I have my 1st twin mommy's meeting tonight! Really the group is for 'moms with multiples' but I'm excited to meet other twin moms out there and such up all their knowledge on how the heck I'm supposed to do all of this!
Then tomorrow I meet with one of my good friends to talk baby shower stuff. I'm not really close with my mom's side of the family, and my dads side lives pretty far away. So it looks like it will be my friend (or two) and myself planning it. No big deal. I'm not very traditional in anything I do, so whats one more thing?

That's about it! I'm looking forward to going to sleep when I get home.

Until Then -  -