How far along?
24 weeks on 3/13/13
(6 months!)
(6 months!)
How big are the twinkies?
According to The Bump, the babies are approximately the size of:
How am I feeling?
I've
still been feeling really great! I absolutely love every single
movement I feel (which has been a LOT lately). I'm in love with my baby
belly (although really scared of what it will look like after the
babies arrive. lol!). So, this week, I've felt GREAT!
Weight?
+15
(SLOW DOWWWWNNN!!!)
I'd
love to think it's the babies growing and growing away. However, I
can't really help but think that I give in to waaaay too many junky yummy foods.
What do I miss?
I miss having my emotions under control. Things change out of nowhere! And it's really tough, sometimes, to sift through everything and level things out again.
I miss "me" time. Somehow, I think I got more "me" time before this pregnancy. I don't know how because I was working at home and still homeschooling. So, I don't see how I had anytime for "me" time. Although, now, I feel like I have absolutely none.
*Maybe it's that I'm making more of an effort to not tell KJ "mommy needs quiet time"; which normally got her to go play up in her room. I'm trying to get as much mommy and KJ time as I can right now. I don't want her memories of 'before babies' to be of mom always sending her to play in her room.
I really need to find a healthy, sane, balance —ASAP.
Symptoms?
Serious indigestion, heartburn, and acid reflux. I've also noticed nausea creeping back in. But I'm pretty sure it has more to do with the fact that baby girl is all up in my stomach area. She bumps, kicks, and wiggles against my stomach and it causes all this crazy stuff to happen. (have you ever had a belly full of water/liquid and jumped around or wiggled too much? You know that sloshing feeling? Yeah, that's what I feel, after I eat, with every movement she makes. And I know I need readjust the amount I'm eating —again. I need to eat less of a serving at once, now that babies are taking up more space.
The hip pain I I've been experiencing during sleep time is now creeping in to my waking hours. :( But I do manage to push through the pain, for now, because I don't want it to stop me from doing the little bit that I can.
What do I miss?
I miss having my emotions under control. Things change out of nowhere! And it's really tough, sometimes, to sift through everything and level things out again.
I miss "me" time. Somehow, I think I got more "me" time before this pregnancy. I don't know how because I was working at home and still homeschooling. So, I don't see how I had anytime for "me" time. Although, now, I feel like I have absolutely none.
*Maybe it's that I'm making more of an effort to not tell KJ "mommy needs quiet time"; which normally got her to go play up in her room. I'm trying to get as much mommy and KJ time as I can right now. I don't want her memories of 'before babies' to be of mom always sending her to play in her room.
I really need to find a healthy, sane, balance —ASAP.
Symptoms?
Serious indigestion, heartburn, and acid reflux. I've also noticed nausea creeping back in. But I'm pretty sure it has more to do with the fact that baby girl is all up in my stomach area. She bumps, kicks, and wiggles against my stomach and it causes all this crazy stuff to happen. (have you ever had a belly full of water/liquid and jumped around or wiggled too much? You know that sloshing feeling? Yeah, that's what I feel, after I eat, with every movement she makes. And I know I need readjust the amount I'm eating —again. I need to eat less of a serving at once, now that babies are taking up more space.
The hip pain I I've been experiencing during sleep time is now creeping in to my waking hours. :( But I do manage to push through the pain, for now, because I don't want it to stop me from doing the little bit that I can.
Endo
has been flaring up the most this week. Very similar to what it was
like before I was pregnant. The pain just comes out of nowhere. :( No
warning. No cause. Just horrible stabbing pain —in the same 'ol
areas. (I use those moments to focus on what I'm feeling and remind
myself that I can get through that pain —just as I have done for so many
years . . . like it's some kind of training, preparing me for my birth
goals.) I also remind myself that battling endometriosis, while
pregnant, feels so much more worth it. Like a big nasty slap in Endo's
face. ;) hee hee! Take THAT endo!
Cravings?
Sushi. Pizza. Milkshakes and fries (yes, together!).
*Why can't it be carrots, broccoli, and other healthy foods?!
Highlights of the week?
I
survived a [short] trip to Sea World. I never thought I'd be able to
handle the walking... but I did! Thanks to a great friend and her two
kiddos. :) Between feedings, snack time, diaper changes, potty breaks
(mine included), nap time, kiddie-ride time, etc., there was plenty of "rest time". It was the perfect way to survive Sea World!
Chris,
KJ, and I took another trip to Ikea. It was a much longer shopping
experience than I had imagined and prepared for. But I survived and we purchased the rest of the nursery furniture. :)
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| Chris, being Super-Dad, building more furniture for the twinkies' room! |
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| What we were doing while daddy built furniture. :) |
We had our very first prenatal appointment with Midwife R. It was perfect and amazing!
(look for the blog post [coming soon] to get more details.)
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| Feeling the positions of the twinkies. |
Belly watch:
Be proud of yourself! By 24 weeks, I certainly had gained more than 15lbs!! And I only had ONE baby on the inside!!
ReplyDeleteOn a second note, there are wonderful heartburn medications that completely took away my horrible heartburn with Tiernee, if you're willing to try a medication to help. Given that you've got about half way to go, I personally would be getting some meds but that's me!
So happy for you :)
Thanks Heather! :)
ReplyDeleteI do have some generic zantac that helps, when I remember to take it. (I also forget to take it with me, in my purse.)
What did you used to take?