17 weeks

I feel like I always start these weekly blogs with "I can't believe it is (fill in the blank) weeks." But it is totally true. It seems the weeks are flying by. Hoopefest, 4th of July, and now B-E Blaze at Liberty Lake. In 2 weeks we will get to go back to Spokane and spend a whole week at the lake with my family and Jake's family. I remember trying to decide what week to vacation at Coeur d'Alene back in January...before we got pregnant. And now here we are, into our 17th week.

It just seems amazing that we are almost 1/2 way to meeting these little babies! 1/2 way! Still can't believe it.

At 17 weeks our babies are each about palm-size. About 5 inches long, crown-to-rump. And weigh as much as a turnip, or about 5 ounces. I read some place this weekend that during the 17th and 18th week the go through quite growth spurt. They are forming body fat but still pretty skinny little guys. The What to Expect book says they are practicing sucking and swallowing this week.

The exhaustion hasn't gone away. I always hear that once you get to the 2nd trimester your energy returns. Yeah right. If it is going to happen, I can not wait. I am so ready to have some, even just a little tiny bit after I am done with work. Saturday afternoon I went with Jake to watch the Blaze play a few games. We left Mt Baker high school and I was asleep in the car within 15min. Jake woke me up when we got home, I made it to the couch just in time to fall asleep again. I don't remember eating but remember waking up in the middle of the night to go pee. I was extremely tired to say the least. So...energy, where are you??? I am ready for you to come back.

Heartburn, oh my goodness the heartburn! 3 times in one night. And the worst part about that is that is not out of the ordinary. Actually, I feel it starting right now. It is getting to the point where I just take a tums after eating. Heartburn is one of the things I am going to talk to Dr. R about when I go in on the 20th for our next ultra sound. The other day it was sooo bad my teeth hurt. No joke. Not a fan of this part of pregnancy.

Another thing I thought would have completely disappeared in the 2nd trimester...nausea. I was extremely lucky and never had any "morning sickness" other then an upset tummy now and then. During the first trimester, and before getting pregnant, I have taken my prenatal vitamins religiously. Now, I can't. I take them every other day. The reason for this...they make me feel like I am going to loose my breakfast. No matter what time of the day, if I have had some thing to eat or not, they always make me feel like poo. Today happened to be a prenatal day. It was a ruff morning. I am not sure how long I need to be taking these and I will surly ask Dr. R about this as well. I know I am going to hear from a lot of people that I need to take them the whole time. On days I don't take the prenatal I still take a multi vitamin. And if the doc says I have to take them the whole time then I will.

July 28th, two weeks from today, we get to find out what our little ones are! Boys? Girls? One of each? I am really looking forward to knowing. Not just to know...but so we can finally decide how to decorate the nursery. I am toying with a few ideas but nothing that Jake is really excited about. I would love to do a 100 Acres Woods theme with a big maple tree in the corner, falling leaves around the room, Pooh characters around the room, and so on. But Jake, not so much liking that idea. Jake thinks it is to "little kid-ish" We will probably end up doing blue, cream and brown for a boy. And pink, cream and brown for a girl. And I do like that idea too, dots around the room, 100's of ways to do the bedding, and so on. Who knows. We still have lots of time.

Anyone have any guesses?? My mother-in-law and my two nephews have a small bet going. Noah thinks we will have one of each. Nathan thinks two girls. And Chiere, my mother-in-law, thinks two boys. I guess there is a 5 cent bet between the 3 of them :O) I personally am hoping for one boy and one girl!

This afternoon, I was talking to one of the girls at work and I just stop talking and grab my belly. She gets a crazy worried look on her face and asks if I am ok. I think the only thing I can get out is "I. Think. So." There was a feeling. Kind of a bomp. And then, maybe 30 seconds later, another one. I have heard from sooo many people that feeling the baby kick can feel like so many different things. From butterflies, to a tummy grumble, to gas. But when I told Nicole, my co-worker, what I felt she screamed "It was a baby!!" Apparently the bomp is exactly what she felt the first few times. I was a little surprised to feel that, if it was what I think it was, at 17 weeks.

I can not wait for Jake to be able to feel them. He is over in Spokane with his basketball team this weekend so I couldn't just come home and jump up and down and tell him. When I called they were playing a game and I wanted to tell him right away so I left a voice mail. He called me back an hour or so later. I could hear it in his voice that he was extremely excited. He will get to feel them soon enough :O)

Oops, its almost 10pm and I haven't made lunch for tomorrow. Better go get that done and then get off to bed. I need all the sleep I can get. On to week 18. And only 20 or so weeks until we get to meet our twins!