16 Weeks

How far along: 16weeks

Total weight gain: -15 lbs Gained a few of my lost pounds back, but its still slow going. I haven't thrown up in almost 2 weeks, but I still have some moments when I am sick to my stomach.

Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants, but some non maternity shirts I can still wear. I did clean out my closet and put up all of the non maternity clothes that I either can't wear now, or know that I can't wear much longer.

Stretch marks: No new ones that I know of!

How big is belly? Don't know. 45 in. Only up an inch in the last 4 weeks ( I attribute that to the loss of fat on my sides and back and I am sure that my belly is getting bigger.

Sleep:Sleeping somewhat better. Joey has been up more at nights, so that means I'm up too

Best moment this week: Not throwing up!!

Movement: I have been feeling some slight movement and a little kick here and there.

Food cravings: Cheese-Its. I know they will stay down and they calm my stomach too!

Belly button in or out: Innie and will be for a LONG time if not always

What I miss: Sleep. Its eluding me this week and I don't know why!

What I'm looking forward to: Feeling better and seeing the babies in a week!

How big are the babies? Week 16: Avocado Average size: 4.6 in, 3.5 oz

15 Weeks

Ok so not too late on this one. No pictures this week because I have had to work on Tuesdays when I normally take pictures and I was sick before that. I have been feeling better since I got my Zofran pump. We are going up to Girard this weekend again because Charlie is supposed to be born this weekend! Tara has a scheduled c-section for tomorrow (8/21) Yesterday was also Izzy's birthday. I can't believe she is 5 already!! Less than 2 weeks until we might be able to find out what we are having!!! I can't wait! Marc says its two boys and so does most of his family. His mom disagrees and says two girls. My mom says two girls and after the dream I had the other night, I have to vote for one of each. Oh well we will see shortly!!


Not much new to report. Haven't thrown up since Saturday!! Feeling a little bit better. Not back to normal, but who knows when I will feel "normal" again. Joey is being such a good boy. He is starting to listen and we are having so much fun playing together. I guess he is getting to that "fun" stage. He eats 99% table foods with 3 bottles throughout the day. He is such a little man already!

How far along: 15weeks
Total weight gain: -16 lbs Feeling much better this week. Still down alot of weight though.
Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants, but some non maternity shirts I can still wear.
Stretch marks: No new ones that I know of!
How big is belly? Don't know. Didn't get a chance to measure it, but it doesn't seem like its grown at all.
Sleep:Very restless at nights now. How am I going to make it at least another 23 weeks?
Best moment this week: Not throwing up!!
Movement: I have been feeling some slight movement and a little kick here and there.
Food cravings: Ramen noodles. I guess since I know I can keep them down, they taste great!
Belly button in or out: Innie and will be for a LONG time if not always
What I miss: Sleep. Its eluding me this week and I don't know why!
What I'm looking forward to: Feeling better and seeing the babies in about 2 weeks!
How big are the babies? Week 15: Naval OrangeAverage size: 4.0 in, 2.5 oz

14w (a week late)

Whoops! Well this post is super late. I have been really sick and haven't gotten around to posting. I went to the dr last Thursday and I had lost even more weight since my appt with the Nurse Practioner. Dr Rempe said that she wanted me to start on a Zofran pump and IV fluids because I was pretty dehydrated. I had an ultrasound when we were there too. The babies looked great and one of them even tried to hit the other one! We went up to Girard and I waited to hear from them to see if everything was approved through my insurance. I didn't hear back until Friday. We ended up going to the State Fair that day. It was fun, but I wasn't feeling the best, so I was a bit cranky and not wanting to be walking around in the heat. Joey enjoyed looking at all of the lights and he even petted a cow! We went home later that evening and a nurse came out to the house and got me all set up with my Zofran pump and IV fluids. It was a rough night trying to get comfortable with all of my new wires.

Saturday night at work was really hard. I got pretty sick and couldn't keep anything but a popsicle down. I got home and I was dehydrated and the nurse came back out and started a new IV (the old one fell out when I got home the morning before) and upped my dose of Zofran. After getting a few bags of fluids, I felt much better. Monday I had a dr appt and Dr Rempe. She said that I looked pretty good. No more checkups until 9/2. I also scheduled my ultrasound for the same day. Hopefully we can know what they are then! I will try to make a post with some pictures of Joey soon. Its hard to get time to do it when I am at home and he wants to get on the computer with me.

How far along: 14weeks

Total weight gain: -18 lbs Sick week, but got the Zofran pump so it should be helping!!

Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants, but some non maternity shirts I can still wear.

Stretch marks: No new ones that I know of!

How big is belly? Don't know. Didn't get a chance to measure it, but it doesn't seem like its grown at all.

Sleep:I have been waking up alot to pee. Also, Marc hasn't been letting me sleep much either. Dumb boys!

Best moment this week: Seeing one of the twins try to hit the other one!Movement: I have been feeling some slight movement and a little kick here and there. Marc swears he felt it from the outside, but I think it was just gas.

Food cravings: Corn dogs. Ewww normally, but the one I had at the fair was AWESOME!!!

Belly button in or out: Innie and will be for a LONG time if not always

What I miss: Not having much to worry about. I have to worry when my medicine is going to run out, not catching my wires on anything, how much I am drinking, etc. I know it will get better soon, but its just frustrating sometimes.

What I'm looking forward to: Feeling better and seeing the babies in about 2 weeks!

How big are the babies? Week 14: LemonAverage size: 3.4 in, 1.5 oz

Dr appt

So I went and had a dr appt on Friday. I saw the Nurse Practitionier and I am officially firing her. I do not want to see her again. She found one of the babies heartbeats, but didnt know that there was a second baby in there! She still couldn't find the heartbeat of baby B so I was sent down to have an ultrasound. Both babies were doing great! I go back to see the dr on Thursday because I have lost 9 lbs in 4 weeks since I saw her last. I will update on what she says we can do about it.

Joey is getting bigger and smarter by the day. He said Hello when the phone rang at mom's house today. He also loves his baby doll. He will crawl over to it and hug and kiss it. I hope he will be gentle with the babies once they are here!

There are so many things that I just don't know what to do when it comes to the babies. Do I move Joey to a big bed and use his crib for one of the twins? Do I leave him in it and only have one crib for the twins until he gets out of the crib? Do I have 3 cribs? (one of which I know he will be out of soon after I have the babies) Its all so confusing and I don't know what to do! Also, we are looking at a house and I really can't do anything baby wise until we know for sure if we are moving or not. (and are we going to move before the babies come?) Ugh its all just so confusing and I don't know when we will find out the answers!

I almost forgot....

Joey got another tooth last week! I looked in his mouth when he was laughing one day and I noticed something white near his left front tooth. I of course stuck my finger in his mouth (I still can't believe that I do that) and sure enough, there was a third tooth popping out! He looks so cute! The teeth are about halfway in and they make him look like such a big boy. He is trying so desperately to walk too. He practically runs when he is holding our hands, but he doesn't quite take off on his own yet. He stood for like 3 seconds the other day, but then he plopped on his butt! Thank the Lord for my big little man!

13 Weeks

Ok so I didn't edit these so they are a bit big. I am 13 weeks today! I can't believe that I am officialy in my 2nd trimester! I am feeling quite sick lately. I am seeing the doctor on Friday, so I will talk to her about it then .

How far along: 13 weeks
Total weight gain: -12 lbs Anotehr sick week! I will be talking to the dr about it on Friday when I go.
Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants, but some non maternity shirts I can still wear.
Stretch marks: No new ones that I know of!
How big is belly? 44 inches! Haven't grown this week. I hope I don't grow an inch each week!
Sleep:I have been waking up alot to pee. Isn't it too early to be peeing this much?
Best moment this week: I don't know if there is one. Its been a rough week!
Movement: I **MIGHT** have felt something late last week, but I can't promise anything!
Food cravings: Salsa and chips. I haven't gotten them yet, but maybe soon.
Belly button in or out: Innie and will be for a LONG time if not always
What I miss: keeping stuff down and feeling rested!
What I'm looking forward to: Dr appt on Friday. We get to see the babies then! Hopefully schedule our 15 (or 16) week ultrasound as well!
Milestone: In the second trimester now!
How big are the babies? According to the bump, the babies are the size of peaches. Average size: 2.9 in, .81 oz. I can't believe how long they are already!!

Joey is getting so big! I know that I say that every week, but he is! His vocabulary has grown it seems like over the past week. He says, Mom, Dada, Go, Done and a few others that I can't remember right now. The other day, he was done with his nap, (but I wasn't done with mine apparently) and I saw him on the video monitor and he was standing up in his crib saying, Go....Go....Go and then he got a little louder and said Done....Done...Done. I guess that he was done with his nap! He is just so cute lately except for the hitting. He occasionally hits. Its not hard, but he still shouldn't be hitting. We are trying to teach him to be easy with everyone. Mom bought him a baby doll today. Its a boy baby dressed in blue. (Marc would have freaked if it was in pink) We are teaching him to be easy with the baby. I am so scared that he is going to be really rough with the babies once they are here. I know he has like 5 or 6 months but I am still nervous! If anyone knows any tricks to help with this, let me know! I will try to post some new pictures of Joey soon. He is getting so big.

12 Weeks!

So I am that much closer to the end of the 1st trimester!

How far along: 12 weeks

Total weight gain: -10 lbs I was pretty sick this past week. The last two days I have been doing well though. I hope it keeps up!

Maternity clothes: Same as before. All maternity pants, but some non maternity shirts I can still wear.

Stretch marks: No new ones that I know of!

How big is belly? 44 inches

Sleep: Its getting better but I still sleep when I can. I'm in bed by 930 every night

Best moment this week: Um...not puking! Two days and counting now!

Movement: None yet. I hope that I feel some soon.

Food cravings: Lemonade shakeup and soft pretzel

Belly button in or out: Innie

What I miss: not having a sore back and not worrying about how much I am doing

What I'm looking forward to: a week and a half till our dr appt!

Milestone: almost being done with the 1st trimester!

How big are the babies? According to the bump, the babies are the size of plums. Average size: 2.1 in, .49 oz. They are growing so much already!

I will post some more tomorrow. I am super tired and my back is killing me!