This is me and my friend Jordan!! She's pregnant as well with a little boy and she's due in February! I can't wait to meet our three boys!
Here is my 33 week Bump on the Sunday before Christmas!
How far along?
33 weeks, 5 days today!
3rd!
How many days until my due date?
16 days to 36 weeks!!
How big are the babies?
The babies weigh as much as a durian fruit!
I gained about 2 pounds this week.
What milestones did the babies reach this week?
This week the twins have passed the 17 inch mark. They are rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look. Their skeleton is hardening. The bones in their skulls aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap. This makes it easier for them to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as their brains and other tissues expand during infancy and childhood.
Pregnancy symptoms?
Sniffles still. I get up quite a bit at night to use the bathroom. I'm a little more hungry some days but I think that's because of my medicine. I've been having Braxton hicks some.
Cravings/Aversions?
Panera bread's greek salad and turkey on sourdough bread, Red Lobster's Cesar salad, coconut butterfly shrimp with pineapple sauce, and grilled shrimp skewer over chicken, California Pizza Kitchen's avocado chicken egg rolls.
Sleep?
Sleeping pretty well. I actually sometimes don't even want to wake up to start my meds.
Belly Button?
In!
Wedding rings on or off?
On some days, off some days.
Swelling?
My feet swell some if I'm on them or walk quite a bit.
Labor signs?
None that I'm aware of.
Dreams?
I had a dream I was on the tv show "The Chew" and was talking with Daphne Oz about being pregnant (since she's pregnant too). Anyway I tweeted about it and she tweeted me back! It was pretty cool!!
Best moment of the week?
CHRISTMAS!!!! My family coming from Kansas City and St. Louis to spend Christmas together!
I can't believe Christmas is over...but I'm looking forward to my Grandma's retirement and then the twins' will be here!
What I miss?
Bending over.
Putting lotion on my legs (poor Jared has to do this every night)
Being able to roll over in bed and not feel like I weight 300 pounds.
Wearing my old clothes.
Being able to put on and take off my own boots.
Being able to drink coffee or soda if I want one.
Not worrying about how much fish or rice I'm eating because of the mercury content.
Being able to get off the couch without breathing heavy.
Being able to do housework and every day tasks without feeling breathless and my heart palpitating out of my chest.
What I'm looking forward to?
BIRTH!!!!!
What emotions have I experienced this week?
Emotional quite a bit. It's overwhelming to think we only have a couple weeks left!
Boys, Girls, or Both?
BOYS!!!!
At night and during the day. Pretty much anytime I sit down to relax or be quiet they go crazy!
Stretch marks?
None yet!!! I'm hoping lathering up with this tummy butter and cocoa butter lotion will work wonders!
What has daddy been up to this week?
Jared has been a huge help to me this Christmas. He helped my grandma decorate our house, and her own house. He waits on me hand and foot.
When do I think I will go into labor?
My doctor told me that he will start weaning me off of my medicine at 35 weeks. And we will have some things to start doing to get labor progressing. So the way it looks Jan. 11th is the hopeful time the twins will make their arrival.
Nesting?
We are packed up and ready to go! A couple more weeks!
Devotional from the book, "Expecting Praying for your Child's Development Body & Soul": Sexual Purity: Testicles "So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel saying, "Because I asked the Lord for him." -1 Samuel 1:20
Father, thank you for the little babies growing inside my womb. These two boys that I'm carrying have a big week ahead. Their testicles are descending into their scrotum from inside their bodies where you formed and fashioned them. I don't pretend to have any idea how you create our bodies with the capacity of reproduction. What evidence for a Creator! Lord, I pray for sexual purity for our sons. They are being born into a world that has cheapened sex. You created it as a pure and precious gift for them to share with their wife someday, and our culture has twisted and abused it. I know it's going to take a lifetime of prayer and wisdom on my part to help them stay pure. Will you fill their hearts with the desire to honor you with their actions? And God, I pray that you will bless them with the ability to father children. I want them to experience the joy and amazement of parenthood.
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