Friday, August 2, 2013

24 Weeks = Viability!

We've reached the long-awaited milestone: viability!  Though I know we are far from in-the-clear, this is an accomplishment and right now I'll take it.  Here's a quick recap of where I'm at:

Mood: Up and down due to the circumstances going on right now.

Food: Same old, same old.  I am finding it harder to eat as much at meals.  My dinner is pretty small most days, but I do snack before bed to keep myself from waking up in the night.

Sleep: I'm starting to wake up more frequently to pee, but otherwise sleeping like a baby.

Exercise: Took it pretty easy this week.  I did a few yoga stretches each day, but that is it.

Body: What can I say?  I am pregnant, no doubt about it!  I do feel fortunate that so far, I haven't had other crazy pregnancy woes like super sore back, heartburn, or other aches and pains.  I'm sure those will come in time!  There were a few days where Baby B seemed to be up higher than normal and I had indigestion and more nausea.  Now he/she has moved again, so it's not as bad.  Measured 30cm at my last check!

Movement: I'm starting to feel it more and more each week.  I can't wait till I can actually SEE the movement from the outside!  Last night Baby A was sooo active and gave DH the hugest kick I have felt this far.  It was awesome!

Notable Moments: 
- The best part of this week was finding out how big these babies are getting.  It makes it seem more real that there will actually be babies to take home.  
- We got our cribs!  We aren't setting them up yet, but they are in our garage ready to go.
- This week my brother, and his family are in town.  They have a 2-year old, and a 3-month old.  It has been nice seeing them, watching their parenting style (they are great parents!), and anticipating the fun our kids will have playing together when they are older.  I still can't believe that between my siblings and I, we will have 5 kids under the age of 3 by the end of this year!  That is going to make for some fun family get-togethers down the road.

Well, I'm off to enjoy the final moments with family and then cuddle up with a movie tonight.  I took some pictures this week, and I may post some of them later, but definitely will post a bump update once I get organized!  It's a long weekend here.  Unfortunately, I won't be taking in many of the festivities around this area but we have some friends coming to visit and I'm looking forward to chilling' summer style! 

4 comments:

  1. YAY!!! You're doing a wonderful job with those babies all things considered! Take care of you and how wonderful to have cousins so close in age for your babies....So exciting....

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