Week 17

How Far Along: 17 weeks with twins!

How big are the babies: Around 5 inches and 5 ounces. About the size of onions or baked potatoes.

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Weight Gain: 9-11.5 pounds, depends on the morning.  It really fluctuates.

Belly: My uterus is in the center of my belly button.  A week ago at the Dr.'s office I was measuring 19 cm, which is 19 weeks.  I imagine I've grown a cm and week since then.

Stretch Marks: None, yet.  My boobs are stating to itch, so I imagine I will get some there before too long.

Sleep: As soon as I can run and hide in bed.  I wake up 2-3 times a night to pee or just because I feel uncomfortable.  I guess this lack of sleep is my bodies way of starting to prepare me for the future.

Best Moment of the Week: For the first time, I was sitting and could feel the babies move. I usually have to lay on my back and poke around to feel flutters. They were doing jumping jacks. Zac and Abby could see my belly move a little on the left side. Not sure why, but they usually hang out on the left side. More comfy, I guess.  I can't believe how well I feel them now.  It's so fascinating and exciting!  I've never experienced this before.

Movement:  I just wrote about it.  It was my favorite moment of the week!

Symptoms: No dairy and I'm mostly better.  My empty stomach still makes me sick every morning.

Food Cravings: Pop tarts.  I've eaten 2 packs (4 pop tarts) this week.  And CHOCOLATE!  The Maple Leaf store in Camden has chocolate way too close to the checkout.  I ate way too many peanuts with carmel covered in chocolate.  How I'm not gaining a ton of weight, I'm not sure.  I eat healthy meals, but my snacks are not as healthy.

Genders: We will find out next week!

What I Miss: Not worrying about what I eat (deli, etc).  Sleeping through the night.

What I'm Looking Forward to: The moment when Shawn and the kids can feel the babies move too.

Weekly Wisdom: Not all puking is morning sickness.  Sometimes its the stomach flu.  It was not fun!

Milestones: Feeling flutters without poking around.

Emotions: I still cry easily. Especially when I'm tired, which is all of the time. Shawn is not allowed to say any slightly snide remarks.  They make me bawl.

~Sam