Preggers II -- Twins: 24 Weeks

Oh my goodness, I have not blogged in forever, which is TOTALLY not like me.  I missed a few days before we closed on our house... and then we moved and our internet was supposed to be on as of last Friday, but it didn't actually turn on until Monday, so there were a quiet few days there.  I will write all about our move soon, but I totally missed a pregnancy post for 23 weeks, and I will be 25 weeks on Thursday, so I don't want to delay my 24 week post any more lest it might not happen either.

How far along?  24 weeks

How I am feeling?  Well, exhausted because of our move, but very excited to be settling into our new home -- our FIRST home that Hubby and I have ever purchased.

How big are babies?  The size of cantaloupes (oh my!)... between 1- to 1.5 pounds and 10.5- to 11.5 inches long

Sleep:  Not as well yet in our new house.  I'm still getting the hang of this new place and we're definitely still settling in.

Boy/Girl, Boy/Boy, Girl/Girl Predictions: Oh, I have no idea... frankly this has been the last thing on my mind this week.  I'm just excited that I feel both babies moving at the end of our long days when I finally get off my feet.

Babies Nicknames:  Babies, or Twins

 

Weight Gain/Loss:  Probably gained weight... but I'm not sure where our scale is at the moment.

Best moment this week:  Spending Saturday night in our home.  We slept in our house Friday night too... but by Saturday night EVERYTHING had been moved out of our old house, and Hubby and I knew we were going to sleep in on Sunday and we poured sparkling fruit juice in Tiffany champagne glasses, and we cherished the fact that we now own our very own home.

Food cravings:  Diet coke, which is horrible, but I have been craving it (and drinking a few)

Missing:  Endurance... at the end of the two moving days I felt like my body was put together wrong, and each day that I'm unpacking, I can tell when my body is spent for the day and I have to stop.

 

Movements:  Yes, I love them

Labor Signs:  No, thankfully.

Comparison:  Here I am carrying Tracey Ann at 23 and 24 weeks, since I missed last week:

23 Weeks Tracey Ann

24 Weeks Tracey Ann

And here I am with the twins at 23 and 24 weeks:

23 weeks Twins

24 Weeks Twins -- at our new home!!

General Attitude:  So happy that our move is over... we still have to unpack and settle in, but we have officially moved -- that is such a relief!

 What I am looking forward to this week:  Well, settling in to our new home... but also we have another doctor's appointment this week to check and make sure the twins did well with our move

Milestones:  Well, my engagement and wedding rings fit last Thursday, and they did not fit by Sunday.  Also, my feet had grown several sizes by Sunday.  Both of these milestones, I expected in the course of this pregnancy, but I think the move definitely expedited both of these milestones and was physical evidence that the move took its toll on my body.

So Funny

This video made me laugh so hard... I am so glad my Hubby puts up with driving with me.

Those Weeks

This is one of those weeks.  Today is Tuesday, and I know this is one of THOSE weeks.

Frankly, this week will be amazing, without a doubt.  This week is the culmination of one of the biggest blessings of Hubby and my life, and our life together -- this is the week we will, Lord Willing, close on our first home and move in.

It is also a week when we still have both of our very busy jobs, plus my extra college job, Hubby and the middle school will host a huge football game, we have a wonderful toddler who is not quite to an age where she could understand "Sweetheart, we are packing, could you please entertain yourself for awhile, and please do not get into any trouble?"  Furthermore, it is another week of twin pregnancy, and a week where every spare minute is spent packing...

I have never moved during the school year, and now I understand why.  I also have never moved while pregnant, and I also, now, understand why.

If I were not pregnant, I would be up packing and loading boxes until midnight at least every night without regard for food or sleep -- I can sleep and eat at the new house.  The fact I am pregnant -- and with twins, means I cannot ignore rest, food, or general aches and pains of my body.  I cannot pack and load boxes for 8 hours every night.

The plan as of now is to close on the house on Friday and pack, load, and unload all small boxes and items on Friday.  Then, wake up Saturday morning and move all large items in order to have a completely previous home by the end of the day.  Then, Sunday, we have people coming to clean the previous home from top to bottom so that new renters can move in on Monday.

One week from now, we will be settled in the new home and I will be unpacking every evening, but without a rushed time frame to the unpacking project.

This is a hard week, but it is such a blessed week and I know God will provide all the strength, time management, endurance, and help we need.

Denver Trip

Chris' sister and brother-in-law and our niece came to Denver last week for a conference and we were able to snag Friday and Saturday to go down and see them.

Tracey Ann and her cousin Zivah are 7 months a part, and the two girls had a blast!

 

1000 Words

1000 Words

 

Grateful For...

I saw this on facebook the other day, and I really needed to be reminded of this perspective.  We have so much going on right now with the move and work and general October craziness... but we are so blessed, and everything that contributes to our craziness is something to be incredibly grateful for.

The only one I would change is number 9 because my baby does not have homework at the moment... but 

Endless Trial and Error and Cause and Effect By My Toddler

 equals my child's brain growing!

Treasuring This Home

I can hardly believe that we will be closing on our first home in nearly one week.  That is mind-blowing for me.

While I am incredibly excited about our new home and to be a home-owner with my Hubby, I am trying to cherish our last few days in this wonderful little home.

Some things I am cherishing about this home, this first place where Hubby and I moved in together after we were married...

• It is small and cozy enough that Tracey Ann is almost always within earshot... actually, on that note, so is Hubby
• Our bedroom has two doors -- a door toward the family room, bathroom and nursery and a second door toward the basement, mudroom and backdoor -- it is very nice
• The house is small enough, that I can tell very quickly if a light has been left on anywhere around the house
• The house has a sun porch which is wonderful extra storage, and an added ice-box of sorts in the winter when I've done Holiday baking
• The built-in dog door and dog gates (which also work for baby gates)
• One bathroom makes things cozy... we probably had a much more close-knit for few years of marriage having to share a bathroom than we would have with additional amenities
•  One floor between our bedrooms and our washer/dryer (the new house has two floors between the bedrooms and washer/dryer)
• This home has SO much storage!  We have rarely had to thrown anything away because we have so much storage, which is possibly to our detriment now that we are moving, but the storage has been amazing.
• A large, shared master closet -- not a walk in per se, but long and shared... contributing to a cozy start to marriage
• The memories this house holds... in this home we were newlyweds, we had our first major arguments, our first times of making up, we brought home our first puppy, we hosted our first family Thanksgiving, we found out we were going to be parents, we brought our new baby home from the hospital, we watched our daughter take her first steps... all in this home