21 Weeks- Update, YO!

How far along? 20w,6d- tomorrow is 21 weeks!

Babies are the size of: Bananas or Carrots, depending on your liking :)  About 10.5 inches each and about 3/4lb each. That seems large to me!

Total weight gain: 5lbs!  I've finally started to gain some weight.  5 months along and 5lbs gained- I think we are doing pretty good.  I was getting worried for a bit but I keep telling myself that at the anatomy scan both babes measured dead on and we couldn't have asked for more, so I must be doing something right!

Maternity Clothes: If it's not maternity I just won't wear it.  Comfort is a must have!!!

Stretch marks: Nothing yet, and I am so thankful!

Sleep: I have good nights and bad nights, but nothing too terrible yet.  

Best moment this week? It's Christmas today!  Our last Christmas before the babies come and I've been pretty emotional about it all.  We spend Christmas Eve with hubs' family at his Grandma's house every year.  We open gifts in order of great-grand kids, grand kids (our generation), and then the kids (hubs' dad and siblings).   The twins had special gifts for them under the tree- keepsake hand/footprint kits.  I blubbered.  Then today we opened the gifts my parents sent over.  Inside was the book "The Night Before Christmas" that my mom read to us every year, that my grandparent's had bought.  It's from 1987 and has a beautiful message my my parents, now grandparents, and was signed by MY grandparents back in 1987! Holy moly I lost my shit and cried and cried this morning.  It is the sweetest thing ever and I cannot wait to read it to the babes every year.  

Miss anything: Wine... oh the wine.  I've had a couple sniffs of a glass of wine and man did that smell amazing.

Movement: YES!  It's started within the last two weeks I guess and it is the weirdest thing ever.  If I sit at my desk and push my belly just slightly against the desk to get some pressure I can feel them (in the afternoon) and then usually after dinner they go crazy.  Hubs still hasn't been able to feel them from the outside yet but I've laid my hand on the belly and felt them once or twice.  

Food cravings: I was going through an oreo and milk phase (cookies at 8am anyone?) but not much now.  Just more food, all the time.  

Have you started to show yet? It's getting bigger and bigger every week, I swear!  

Gender: We have a baby boy and a baby girl!  We couldn't be more excited!!! 

Belly button in or out? It's in, but stretching out... it's very strange.

Wedding rings: on or off? ON, and I don't plan on taking it off!

Looking forward to: Picking up the crib and dresser in the next few days.  I've been getting clothes and all sorts of things and I have no where to put them, so I have everything just scattered all over the nursery floor.  I'll be able to wash everything and get it set up!  

Right now we have prime rib cooking in the oven for Christmas dinner so I am realllly looking forward to that in an hour or so :)

I hope everyone has had an amazing Christmas!  You know you did good for someone else when they haven't put down their gift all day long.  Hubs got an iPad this year... Santa must have put him on the nice list!

The night we put up our tree- so freakin pretty!

A few weeks ago, 49ers vs Seahawks- I look big here!

Ruxin enjoying the fireplace.

We ordered the stroller right after Thanksgiving- it's a biggen!

Hubs' co-worker sent him home with a HUGE bag of baby girl clothes,

there has to be at least 50 items PLUS towels and hats! We feel very blessed.

Ruxin again by the fire- he loves it!

At my company Christmas party two weeks ago.

(Large, thick stripes are NOT preggo friendly just FYI!)

Ruxin sportin' his Santa outfit!

Our beautiful tree this morning.

(If you can't tell I'm obsessed with Christmas)

Little bit of the snow we've had so far, although it's pretty bare today.

  

Obligatory holiday photo- I must have one every year!

Gifts the twins got this year!  That is the book my mom read to me and my brother

every Christmas Eve, and now I'll get to read it to my kids.  

21 weeks tomorrow!  Only 15-17 more to go... dayum!