Week 25

I had to think for a few minutes in order to figure out which week I'm in.  This middle-of-the-pregnancy period all starts to run together!  (Kind of like my age -- I often have to actually subtract my birth year from the current year in order to figure out how old I am.  Maybe it's a defense mechanism!)

I'm getting bigger and bigger, naturally.  But although this might seem normal for most moms, it's quite a departure from my pregnancy with CC, so it's new to me.  I've gained about 32 pounds now, and I think I'm averaging a gain of about 2-3 pounds per week lately.  I've been told that twin moms often lose weight in the last few months (as the twins get so large that there isn't much room for mom's stomach), which is why it was so important for me to gain weight early in the pregnancy.  Time will tell whether I lose weight at the end, but so far my doctor is pleased with my weight gain.

My symptoms remain the same: only the carpal tunnel syndrome to complain about.  So yes, I'm lucky that I still have energy and I still feel good.  But the pins-and-needles, aching, and stiffness is irritating.  It has worsened so that in the last few days I've been feeling it throughout the day, instead of just at night and first thing in the morning.  But -- thank the Lord -- no grotesquely swollen ankles just yet, so it's worth it.

The babies are about 13 inches long now, and more than 1.5 pounds.  They are about the size of small eggplants.  Their bones are solidifying and their hands and feet are fully formed.  Their wrinkly skin is starting to fill out with fat, and they are starting to grow hair.  Apparently around this time twins will start interacting with each other, feeling each other's faces and limbs!

My next appointment is Wednesday with the MFM, when they will conduct a fetal echocardiogram to get a detailed look at both babies' hearts.