Week 24

If I look exhausted, it's not because I am pregnant. It is because we took this at the end of a very long day. Jeff asked if I really thought I was bigger than the last picture. I think I am MUCH bigger!

At my 24-week appointment yesterday my doctor told me everything is going well, so I should keep doing whatever it is I am doing. The babies are moving around a lot, especially in the evening, and a couple of nights ago I couldn't even get to sleep because they were having a party in my belly! Independent parties, apparently, because one would kick and punch for a while, and then the other, on and off for a while.

Belly at Week 23

February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines' Day!

It turns out I can't keep track of weeks. Only 23 weeks this week.

Belly at Week 22

Note also the snow up to nearly the level of the 1st floor windows at our neighbor's house!

Week 22

The babies like spooning, it appears! And Baby B, you better enjoy stretching out that leg for as long as you can! Real estate is becoming more and more of a premium every day!

One pound each, they say, though I guess sonograms are notoriously inaccurate in predicting birthweights.

The babies are "extremely active," says both the sonographer and the nurse midwife who attempted to listen to their heartbeats. They were moving around so much that the static obliterated their heartbeats most of the time.

I also got to watch Baby A punch outward as I felt a corresponding bump to my belly. Now that I know they are extremely busy I expect to continue feeling more and more bumps to my belly!

More Pics from the 18 week sonogram

Week 19

Week 19 was a mix of good and bad, with nightmares and contractions on day 1 of week 9 as I remembered our first baby who left us at this time last April. But I've been feeling the babies move here and there and I went to my first prenatal yoga class today. I'm still feeling good and very happy! Jeff is looking forward to feeling the babies on the outside of my belly, and continues to giggle when he looks at my big belly.

Thanks to Tara for taking this week's picture!

18 week sonogram and belly pictures