24 weeks

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Size of Babies: Their growing and so am I!!! haha As of our last specialist appointment which was last Friday....Brayden is 1 lb. 9 oz. and Bailey is 1 lb. 8 oz.

Total Weight Gain: I've reached over the 15 lbs. mark. I've lost count.

Maternity Clothes: I can still get into some of my old clothes but not many.

Gender: It's a boy and a girl!!! Brayden Benton Wayne Yarbrough & Bailey Marie Yarbrough

Movement: Their moving all the time now. Brayden is starting to kick more. One of the girls at the office did an ultrasound last week when we weren't that busy and Bailey was head up turned sideways towards her brother (that's a first for her!) and Brayden was head down facing my back. They both like to curl up and stick their bottoms out right near my belly button. You can actually see them moving now. It's sooo weird. You can see something just roll across my stomach. These lil babies are sooo active!

Food Cravings: I'm trying to do better about all the sweets since I have to take the glucola test next Monday. We'll see how long that lasts. haha I was extremely proud of myself today....a rep brought Smithfield's for lunch and sweet tea. I didn't drink not one sip! {Do ya'll know how hard that was for me?!?!}

What I Miss: Sleep and Sweet Tea.

Sleep: Still getting up once or twice during the night to use the bathroom. Still sleeping on the couch. Brandon will not sleep in the bed without me. I'm still trying to get use to sleeping on my left side. I would rather sleep on my back.

Symptoms now: I had my first dizzy spell last Sunday night in a convenient store. I had to use the bathroom and Brandon had to come in and walk me out. My feet haven't really started to swell yet except for last Friday night...but I had worked all day, then drove 2 1/2 hours to my parent's house and then walked around Wal-Mart. I think that was to be expected. My bottom gets sore here and there. It can be uncomfortable to sit sometimes. My back seems to be holding up but will hurt really bad sometimes. I've had a little knot on the back side of my left forearm that won't seem to go away. It's been there for a couple of weeks and today I noticed I have one on the front side of my arm. It's looks and feels the same as the other. Who knows what they are and where they came from. I guess it's just a part of being pregnant.

The specialist has officially taken me out of work as of Friday. This was to be expected. We knew it wasn't going to be long. I am working all this week and Thursday will be my last day. I was a little bummed when he told me. My goal was to work through the end of the month. He said I'm doing great he just wants to go ahead and take me out of work for precautionary reasons. He said there's alot of pressure on my cervix and he wants me off my feet and lying on the couch. He didn't put me on bedrest but he doesn't want me up on my feet as much or getting stressed out at work. He said if I continued standing and walking around as much as I am now, it would cause my cervix to open and there's a huge chance of pre-term birth....so ya'll will probably see I will be blogging a whole lot b/c I'll probably be bored out of my mind just lying here.

What I'm looking forward to: Spending the day with my hubby on Friday.

Best Moment this week: Our babies' showers turned out great. We had one on Saturday with my family and another one on Sunday with Brandon's family. We got sooo much stuff for our lil munchkins and it was sooo good to see people we hadn't seen in a while. Also, my parents came down this past weekend and we all got to see the babies on Friday. They've grown so much! {p.s. We think Bailey has my nose....haha}

Next Appointment: I go for my glucola test next Monday. I'm not really looking forward to that. Pray I pass it with flying colors. I don't want to be on a strict diet. I see the regular doctor after my glucola test and then we see the specialist the beginning of next month.