How far along?
14 weeks, 3 days!
Trimester?
2nd!
How many days until my due date?
178
How big are the babies?
The babies are the size of a lemon!
I have probably gained around 8 pounds?
What milestones did the babies reach this week?
Hair is starting to sprout on their heads, which is now the size of a gumball. The head is now in better proportion with their bodies. They are 3 1/2 inches long this week! Simple facial gestures may now be visible on an ultrasound; such as: grimacing, squinting, and frowning. They can now pee and suck their thumbs! Thanks to brain impulses, the twins facial muscles are getting a workout as tiny features form one expression after another. They can grasp now too! They are both starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy layer of hair, called lanugo, that covers their little bodies! Their liver starts making bile this week-a sign that it's doing it job! The spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells.
Pregnancy symptoms?
Tired.all.the.time. I don't know if this is a symptom, but I get weird tastes in my mouth after I eat and it literally makes me sick sometimes. So my go to and oddly enough makes me feel better is chewing cinnamon gum.
Cravings/Aversions?
I have craved and was able to eat a greek salad from Panera! Along with a turkey sandwich and two cinnamon crunch bagels. lol. I haven't really craved a whole lot this week. It's kind of random. I will just have a fleeting thought of, "Oh that sounds good!"
Aversions...roast beef, pork, hamburger. Just not feeling it!
Best moment of the week?
The best moment this week was def. cooking the first meal I've cooked in 14 weeks...well with the help of my husband! Also, seeing our little twins...nothing better than that!
What I'm loving?
I love just thinking about who they will look like and what their personalities will be. I'm loving shopping for baby clothes!!! I love walking past the nursery and just looking in and imagining what my life will be like in months from now. I actually really love wearing maternity clothes. Not only are they comfortable but they are cute (if you buy them at the right place!) But I'm also loving still being able to wear my jeans and most of my regular shirts! I'm loving the fact that I'm feeling a little better and I love the anticipation of wanting to know for 100% sure what we are having!
What I'm looking forward to?
I'm looking forward to going to the doctor in a week!!! And of course going shopping for maternity clothes and baby clothes!
What emotions have I experienced this week?
Not to many emotions this week. I've been the most relaxed and feeling better than I have been!
Boys, Girls, or Both?
Wait & See
Movement?
A little. I have felt flutters here and there.
Stretch marks?
None yet! I'm hoping it stays that way!
Nesting?
Still buying clothes!
Devotional from the book, "Expecting Praying for your Child's Development Body & Soul": Sexual Identity: Sex Organs "But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female." -Mark 10:6 Lord, the twins' sexual organs are fully differentiated now. Boy or girl?--one of pregnancy's most exciting questions. You chose our sex before the beginning of time, and our gender defines so much of life for us. It's an honor to be a woman, and my sexuality has never been as evident as now, when I'm blossoming with child. I pray that my twins will grow up to be completely content and confident in their sexual identity. If I'm carrying boys, may they embrace their masculinity and seek to become a strong but gentle man who brings honor and glory to his savior. If my twins are girls, may they rejoice in their womanhood and see it not as a burden or a weakness, but as a blessing and a joy. I will be thrilled with either one. (or one of each) Help me never to stereotype or put my children in a box, but lovingly encourage them to be exactly who you created them to be!
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