Baby's size: Eggplant, 12 inches long weighing about 1.2lb.
Baby's Development: The babies' brain cells continue to develop and will control all of the baby's movements and sensory as well as basic life functions like breathing. Major changes are underway with the lungs in the next few weeks which is why they are so critical. Surfactant is being produced, a substance that enables the air sacs to inflate and the lungs to fully expand.
Gender: It has been confirmed, (2) girls, Ali & Sadie and (1) boy, Ray.
Weight gain: 41lbs on track to meet my 50-60lb weight gain.
Maternity clothes: My; shirts are now barely covering my belly. Thank goodness for those tank tops that extend the length.
Stretch marks: I have some pink vein kind of looking things on my lower stomach. I am not only lathering with lotion every morning but with baby oil every night. My cousin said oil really helped her and I'm up for anything!
Belly button in or out: Out for sure now. It is progressively looking more un-human by the day. I don't think I have ever seen an outie that looked like mine!
Wedding ring on or off: Half on, I am wearing my wedding band.
Wedding ring on or off: Half on, I am wearing my wedding band.
Sleep: Again, I don't really know what good sleep is anymore. Kyle bought me some breath right strips and I try to stay up as long as I can so maybe I can sleep through the night better. Last night I slept straight for a record 4 hours!
Symptoms: Belly stretching is a good one this week. It feels just uncomfortable but that means babies are growing. My legs are swelling by the end of the day. Heartburn is still fun and the ligament pain is probably the worst. It makes walking undesirable so I kind of stay put. I can say Sunday was the first day that I think my discomfort effected my socialization. Several people asked me if I felt ok.
Food cravings: Most everything tastes delicious at this point.
Food cravings: Most everything tastes delicious at this point.
Food aversions: Nothing specific.
What I miss: Being a busy body. I can not compete with my husband in this category however I am not able to move about like I used to so I miss the simple things. I would like to be able to hang out with my friends as late as I wanted and get up from a chair as many times as I want to go get things for myself. Kyle calls me stubborn and I have to agree. I hate asking people to do things for me.
What I miss: Being a busy body. I can not compete with my husband in this category however I am not able to move about like I used to so I miss the simple things. I would like to be able to hang out with my friends as late as I wanted and get up from a chair as many times as I want to go get things for myself. Kyle calls me stubborn and I have to agree. I hate asking people to do things for me.
Movement: We still have lots of movement. They have been kind of in a pattern at certain times and when one gets going they all do which is good for me in the future. I can knock it all out at once!
Mood: My mood has just recently been affected by my discomfort however I refuse to complain about it on a daily basis. Yes, you can read about it in my blog but I don't want to dwell on it. We prayed and prayed for these babies so my aches and pains are worth it.
Best moment this week: Baby shower of course! Saturday was the Pass/Russell shower and I don't think I can even write enough to do justice to the planning skills of my sister in law. She worked so hard on all the little details of the zoo theme. It was darling!
Looking forward to: My third shower! The next one is hosted at Mom's house. It is Thing 1, 2 and 3! Should be super cute if it all comes together. This shower is childhood friends, neighbors and a few of dad's side of the family. Best moment this week: Baby shower of course! Saturday was the Pass/Russell shower and I don't think I can even write enough to do justice to the planning skills of my sister in law. She worked so hard on all the little details of the zoo theme. It was darling!
Also get to do our Labor & Delivery/NICU tour on Thursday. Being the planner, I can not wait to learn more about how these babies will be brought into the world. That seems so crazy. This whole time I have just been taking it day by day but in just 6 days they will be of viability and can survive if born! That is just wild, we are really going to have three babies!
I ordered a shelf, thanks to Sheila & Brad Hardesty's gift card to organize the diapers that have taken over our spare bedroom. We really don't have anywhere else to put things in there besides stacking them higher and higher.
We also have all three car seats from Mamaw & Papaw Russell. That in itself seems strange that I need three of those things. We have not tried them in the car yet but that is next on my list. We need to see just how desperate we are for a new vehicle.
Another item on the list is drawing a tree in the nursery so we can paint above the cribs and get letters hung before I am incapable of moving.
Oh yes and I saved the "free" baby stuff list and template letter so when the babies are born we can send out all the letters to get free formula, diapers etc.
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