24 weeks!! A milestone and a trip to L&D

How far along: 24 weeks

Total weight gain: -7

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 am sure that they are coming soon. How could they not be? I don't know if I am getting new ones or if I am just seeing some of them from Joey for the first time! They look like the older ones so we will just go with that lol!

How big is belly? 47 inches. I dont know if that is exactly right, but that is what I got when I measured today. My lower belly is getting bigger too. I measure at my belly button, so that might be the difference.

Sleep:Eh Not that great. I have been tossing and turning. I don't know if it bothers me or Marc more.

Best moment this week: Feeling the babies move alot more.

Movement: They are moving like crazy. Other people are starting to be able to feel them move from the outside too!

Food cravings: M&M's For some reason they sound sooo good right now. I try to only buy a little bag so that I don't eat a ginormous bag by myself (well Joey tries to get some, but I just try to eat them after he goes to bed!)

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: Being comfortable!

What I'm looking forward to: Just feeling the babies move more and more!

How big are the babies? 24 weeks: Babies are about 8 1/2 in from crown to rump and about 1 lb.



Well 24 weeks is a great milestone! If the babies do come, they will be treated by medical staff. Before 24 weeks doctors won't do any medical interventions to help the babies. Its sad that I celebrate making it to 24 weeks, but if something were to happen to me, the babies would be taken care of on the outside. Obviously I want the babies to cook as long as possible, but I can breathe a sigh of relief. Mom should start working on their quilts soon too! They are going to be the same pattern as Joey's, but using different fabric. Joey's is a camo print and a tanish/brown. The twins will be different patterns of camo and the same tanish/brown fabric. We have 111 days left until the babies due date. That really doesn't matter because my dr wont let me go past 38 weeks so if I go until then, I really only have 97 days left! That seems unreal! I go to the doctor on Friday so I will update about the babies then!

Baby A's Profile (above)

Baby B's Frontal Face Shot (above)

These ultrasound pictures were taken on Friday. On Thursday, I was at work and my blood pressure was elevated and I was cramping. I was seeing spots and not feeling well at all. My dr sent me to L&D to make sure everything checked out. When I got there, my BP was fine but I was still cramping. I was monitored for a little bit, but no contractions. The doctor came in and did an ultrasound and both of the boys were looking great. Dr Rempe came in and did an internal check and everything felt fine to her but she wanted me to come into the office and have a cervical check. I came in on Friday and they did an ultrasound and a cervical check. Again, both babies looked great and my cervix is locked up like Ft Knox. They told me that it was nice and long so thats a great start to keeping the babies in there for a while! I'll go back in a few weeks for another cervical check too!