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Saturday, October 10, 2009

22 Weeks

So I can't for the life of me get a post out the day that I change weeks. I'm lucky that I get one each week! Its been a busy last week. Joey has been starting to walk and he got his shots last Friday too. Between the shots and the 4 suspected teeth that are coming in, and the cold that the whole house has had, its been a long week. I had a dr appt yesterday (Friday) and it went well. I went in by myself (big change since Marc and Joey normally go with me) I didn't have to wait long in the waiting room and they took me back to the room. My BP is good (126/70) and I had gained 3 lbs since my last appt. I saw the nurse practioner and she said everything looks great! She measured my fundal height and normally a fundal height (with a singleton pregnancy) is equal to how many weeks you are pregnant. I am 22 weeks pregnant and I am measuring 30! Love it! I have another appt in 2 weeks and I have an u/s that day too. Less than 2 weeks until the babies could be considered viable outside of the womb. Dr's and hospitals normally won't do anything to try to save babies that are born before 24 weeks. I know that it sounds morbid, but I am looking forward to Oct 20th because I know that they could possibly survive and drs will try to help them if they decide to make their entrance then! Mom said she wasn't going to start their quilts until I hit 24 weeks. I told Marc that by the time mom gets done with the quilt tops, we have to have names finalized. Mom made Joey a quilt that has his name on it and the twins will have ones with their name on it as well. Since we are still undecided about the second name, we have to get on the ball before she gets done with the quilt tops.
How far along: 22 weeks
Total weight gain: -9 lbs Slowly but surely, the weight is coming on. I don't feel much weight gain, my belly just is getting bigger!
Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants and pretty much all maternity shirts now. There are a few that I can still wear, but not many.
Stretch marks: I found some stretch marks that I think were from Joey, but I can't be for sure.
How big is belly? 48 in. Holy moley! I grew 2 inches in the past week! I guess the babies are getting bigger!
Sleep:I have been sleeping better than I was in the past few weeks. Some nights are obviously better, but some still suck.
Best moment this week: Feeling the babies move alot more.
Movement: They are moving like crazy. Marc puts his hand on my belly in the middle of the night while I am sleeping and he can feel them. Both of their feet are on the left side so that is where I feel 99% of the movement or kicks.
Food cravings: Actually nothing this week. Just wait though, I'm sure something will pop up!
Belly button in or out: Innie and will be for a LONG time if not always but its getting more and more shallow as the days go on!
What I miss: Nothing this week. I am enjoying the pregnancy!
What I'm looking forward to: Having a few days off to just relax. How big are the babies? Week 22: Your baby has stretched to the size of a spaghetti squash and weighs almost a pound. (Length: nearly 11 inches.) (had to change my source of info because the bump now starts to group the weeks)

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