31 Week Belly Pic

Here's a new belly picture taken today -31 weeks and 4 days. Less than 45 days left before these babies arrive!

New Hairdo & Belly Pic

I finally got my hair cut and highlighted last Thursday. It had been way too long! Here's a picture of my new 'do:

I have now began my 7th month of pregnancy! Since I'll be induced if I haven't delivered by about 8 1/2 months, that means I have less than 2 1/2 months to go. WOW! I am still feeling great. My biggest difficulty is sleeping at night. I've had a hard time with that my whole pregnancy, but now I'm definitely at the stage where I'm having trouble getting comfortable. I am having a lot of lower back pain too when I sleep, so I've started to wedge pillows around me to help alleviate that.

I've also been experiencing a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions, but that is normal for me at this point. The nurse said that as long as they don't start forming a pattern, then I shouldn't worry. I go in for my 28 week appointment this Tuesday April 21st. I'll be very relieved to see the babies again and know that everything is okay. 4 weeks between appointments seems like forever! After this appointment, I should start going in every 2 weeks, so that will be good.

It's amazing how much I'm growing from week to week. According to what I've read, the babies should be about 2 1/2 lbs now, so that's 5lbs of baby in there already! We'll get to confirm their weights on Tuesday. Here is my latest belly picture:

23 Week Picture

Here's a new picture of me and the twins at 23 weeks!

As you can tell, my belly is growing and growing :) But that means the babies are too, so that's good! The questions when out in public have now started - like "When are you due?" - when I answer June, they kind of look at me funny - like WOW! You're huge if you're not due until June - at least that's what it seems like to me. Or even better "You don't have too much longer do you?" and then I answer "Three more months!" - again with puzzled looks. But when I tell them I'm having twins, I get the "Ohhhhh!" response. It's actually quite comical. Definitely an "ice breaker" when you tell someone you're having twins.

The babies are both moving around like crazy! Our little guy was wide awake this morning at 4AM doing what I can only imagine are his karate moves - and his sister did the same thing the night before! I think they're taking turns at getting momma ready for the sleepless nights!

Our next Doctor's appointment is coming up on Thursday. They'll do another full anatomy Ultrasound to check the babies' growth and development and I'll also have my Gestational Diabetes test. I hope all goes well!

15 Week Picture

I decided to be brave and post a belly pic for everyone to see. This was taken on Tuesday which put me at 15 weeks and 1 day. As you can see, the twins are trying to make their presence known! I have transitioned into maternity clothes - especially pants/jeans. Elastic is definitely my friend right now!!!

We are getting very excited for our next Ultrasound which is coming up on Thursday Jan. 29th. I hope the babies are doing well and we can't wait to see them!!!