Getting closer and so ready to have these babies out of me! Don't get me wrong, I love to get to feel them kick and squirm (honestly it's what's keeping me going), but the lack of breathing/eating room is really taking its toll... not to mention, I'm exhausted carrying them around! It's much harder to do little things like bend over to pick something up, go up stairs, sit comfortably.. in fact, it's been really hard to get a full night's sleep. I'll wake maybe 6-7 times a night and be wide awake and have to convince myself to go back to bed so I can function like a normal person when I get up- which is a joke since I can't remember anything anyway.
Both babies are very active at different times of the day/night. Baby girl likes to wake her mommy up right about an hour after I fall asleep at night and then again around 3 A.M. with kicks and jabs. Baby boy prefers to twist and turn in the later morning and afternoons on the drive home. I absolutely love feeling them move around and just reminds me why I'm going through this torture!
Can you tell I've hit a wall??
Continuing to have braxton hicks contractions which are irregular and painless. They are somewhat interesting because it's as if my stomach turns into saran wrap and like I can make out every feature of each baby!
Oh, and I noticed I now have stretch marks...
Had a mini meltdown on Sunday over the fact that nothing fits me anymore (including the maternity clothes I have) except for Michael's clothes. We wanted to go check out the park on the lake which is by our house and I looked through every single clothing piece I own and there was not one thing that was cool enough that fit. Michael was so sweet to calm me down and tell me how beautiful I am which meant the world to me at that moment. Then, to my surprise, Debbie called us later that night saying she was a block away with a bunch of new clothes that ALL FIT!! Ahhhh... shorts that fit over my belly and aren't short shorts- it's a miracle she found some! I'm soooooo grateful for that pick-me-up after a rough ego hit. I have such an amazing family!!!!!
I get a kick out of the weekly cartoon on a blog I follow for a pregnancy 'calendar'... they usually sum it up pretty well:
What's Happening In My Body?: The babies are now processing information, tracking light, and processing signals from all 5 senses! They are both headed for a growth spurt and will start to plump up and look more and more like newborns!
Each Baby Is The Size Of: A coconut. Estimated weight of 3.5 lbs and 16 inches long (no wonder I can't breathe).
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