How far along: 21 weeks
Size of babies: large bananas
Babies' size and weight: 7 inches and about 11 ounces
My total weight gain: 18 lbs as of last Monday so now probably closer to 20!! Twin pregnancy weight gain is no joke! I need to gain 24 lbs by 24 weeks to cut my chances of preterm labor! I am certainly on the right track! Lol.
Babies' development: this week they are able to taste what I am eating! So cool!!
Stretch marks: None yet!
Wedding Ring: My wedding band fits, but is difficult to take off so I don't wear it anymore. My big ring still fits just fine since it's a 5 1/2 and my band is size 5
Belly Button: In still.
Maternity clothes: I finally got some maternity jeans that I love and my mom got me two pair of leggings that go over the belly and they are heaven! Trying to just work with what I have for as long as I can.
Gender: handsome baby boy and beautiful baby girl.
Movement: I just started feeling light movement because of where my placentas are but holy moly they move like crazy!! Since we have twins and an IVF pregnancy, we get sonograms often and that's the first thing the dr says every time is how they are just wiggle worms!! baby girl is constantly on my bladder and I can definitely tell!
Sleep: now that my allergies are AWFUL it's so hard to sleep at night, When I lay down, I can't breathe through my nose! But last night rubbing coconut oil with a few drops of peppermint essential oil on my chest seemed to help a lot! My mom also got me a "snoogle" which is a body pillow that is shaped perfectly for the way I sleep, it's been such a good help for getting comfortable!
What I miss: only thing I can say I miss is fitting into my normal clothes, like I said I don't want to spend much money on maternity clothes so I'm extremely limited in my closet! It wouldn't be a problem at all if I could stay in comfy clothes all day but I have to dress professionally for work everyday, so it's pretty uncomfortable! Other than that not a thing!
Food cravings: Pizza!!! Haha!
Symptoms: nothing really. Haha I am lucky with this pregnancy. I feel pretty normal besides the fact that I get tired easier and my my hips, knees and ankles are definitely feeling the weight so they start to ache if I'm up for too long.
Nursery: Still just a blank room I have a bunch of baby stuff in there just haven't put anything together. We will do that next time Casey is home in December.
Casey is: so so so excited. He talks non stop about his babies. I can't wait for him to be able to feel them kicking.
What I'm looking forward to: the holidays, maternity pictures and the baby shower in December! Casey will be here for that and Christmas so I'm extremely excited!! Since he will be here, we're having a fun couples shower!
Best moments: feeling my babies move and shopping for them!!
