22 Weeks

How Far Along: 22 weeks.  Our babies’ eyebrows, eyelids and fingernails are fully formed by now, but their irises lack pigments at this stage.  Their hearing is getting sharper everyday. 

Total Weight Gain: 155 lbs (so about 22 lbs gained). 

Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants. Some of my regular tops still cover my belly, but mostly wear maternity tops now as well.

Sleep: Some positions are starting to get uncomfortable for me or the babies, so I end up rotating alot in my sleep.  And I'm still waking up at 2am to take my medicine.

 

Best Moment This Week:  Well, my cervical length went from 25-27, so at least it's improving.  Baby A is 1lb 1oz and Baby B is 1lb 3oz...so about a week ahead of schedule.  I love being able to see them every week.  Baby A is always so docile and barely moves around, while Baby B is always active and doesn't like to sit still.  Dr. Paul told me no more heels and flats/flip flops are allowed only for short periods of time.  So I'm looking pretty classy in my business suit and sneakers these days. He also told me that I need to have a hospital bag ready in my car in case he ever has to admit me during one of our appointments.  Hopefully that doesn't happen though!!

 

During our Multiples class this week, we learned about breastfeeding twins and putting them on the same schedule.  We also talked about some of the things to include on our registries.  

We also cleared out the spare bedroom so hopefully so we can start working on the nursery!
 

Movement:  The boys are actively kicking -- mainly during the evening and early morning.
 

Looking Forward To: We have our fourth Multiples Class on Tuesday and then my weekly appointment with Dr. Paul on Thursday.  An electrician is coming out next weekend to install the ceiling fan in the nursery!!  And hopefully, we'll buy a SUV this week to accomodate our growing family.