Sunday, September 18, 2011

21 weeks

How Far Along: 21 weeks
 
Size of Babies: Baby girl is 13 ounces and baby boy is 14 ounces.

Total Weight Gain: Around 15 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: I can still wear some of my old clothes...just a few though.

Gender: It's a boy and a girl!!!

Movement: They kick all the time. The little girl kicks more than the boy. The girl kicked the mess out of me at 3:00 this morning. It sorta scared me at first. Brandon woke up....and he put his hand on my stomach and she did it again. They really like to kick during church. It's funny. This morning during church he kicked and then she kicked. Their kicking and moving around as I type!! I get these really tight knots in the front of my stomach.
 
Food Cravings: Still not really craving anything. I like to have ice-cream here and there but it's not something I feel like I have to have. I haven't ate orange sherbert in a while so I think I've had my fix on that. I just told Brandon last night I'm impressed I haven't really craved anything. We always thought I would eat us out of house and home when I got pregnant. haha

What I Miss: Sleep in general!!!!! I can not get comfortable.

Sleep: I'm still using 4 pillows and would use more if Brandon wouldn't kick me out of the bed. lol! My sleep is not that great. I just can't get comfortable. I'm suppose to be sleeping on my left side but the doctor told me I could sleep on my right side too if that would help. Unfortunately, neither side is comfortable. When I turn on my side, I can feel the babies adjusting too. I think they like it better when I sleep on my back. Last night, I tried to sleep in the recliner. That lasted until 3:00 this morning and then I got on the couch with Brandon.

Symptoms now: I'm still feeling great!! I hope it lasts the rest of my pregnancy. My feet ache just about everyday. It's bearable though. I did break out with some sort of rash the week before last. Brandon noticed it on my chest and arms. I got these red spots all over me. I asked the doctor the next day at work and she said it was normal to have them during pregnancy. Sometimes they go away after you have the babies and sometimes they don't. She said it had something to do with the liver. Anywho....I still have them and they show some days more than others.
 
What I'm looking forward to: Our baby showers in a couple weeks. :) We can't wait!!
 
Next Appointment: I go back to the regular doctor on Tuesday. They'll just check the babies heartbeats. We will see the specialist again in a few weeks.
 
We are sooo thankful that the babies are doing great and so am I!
We give GOD all the praise!

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