I've still been feeling relatively well. My back hurts, my belly is stretching, and my legs KILL sometimes... but my energy level is okay and I haven't had an upset tummy or many headaches. I had a little cold for a week or so, and that was terrible, but it's gone now!
Jonathan and I have started on the nursery over the past few days. We painted the walls and put together one crib. This week we're going to finish putting the furniture together. My baby shower from my family is this weekend, so now we'll have a place to put everything. Adele from Valley ES is also throwing me a shower (soooo nice of her) and that's in November.
Walls painted, crib number 1 assembled
I can't believe it's already autumn, and already time for baby showers! I guess time is flying even though I feel like I've been pregnant my whole life. My belly is probably the size of a regular belly close to full-term. It's scary how I don't fit in maternity clothes anymore!
My belly at 22 weeks
My belly at 24 weeks
My belly at 27 weeks (we missed 26!)
I still get to feel the babies kicking all the time. I guess it's a little more regular now... they're on a schedule. I think Baby Boy is kicking me a lot more, but Baby Girl is in there kicking and punching too. A few times, I've been able to feel a little foot with my hand and push back on it. The little foot will then kick me back or move to the side. It's like a little game!
For a while, Baby Girl was head-up, Baby Boy was head-down. Our last ultrasound showed two head-down babies. I went to the doctor yesterday and Baby Girl is flipped back to head-up. The doctor said not to worry though, they'll have enough room to get to the right position up until 34 weeks. So I guess we'll hope for Baby Girl to go back to head-down. We'll see :)
Baby Boy's face
Baby Girl, all curled up
Yesterday, the doctor also told me that for twins, the average delivery happens at 35 weeks. Of course, that's just average... I could go the full 40. 35 weeks is the beginning of December though, so I think my goal is to be finished with the nursery and be ready to leave school before Thanksgiving. That way I'm prepared before the holidays, even if I still go until January 11th. The doctor yesterday said she doesn't see any reason to tell me to be prepared for bed rest, but it's also hard to tell what could happen in the coming weeks.
I'm getting really excited to see the babies and hold the babies. I'm also getting really nervous about everything that's going to come along with it. Mostly financial stuff, but also the responsibility of two human lives. The excitement outweighs all that though :)
