Bumpdate 21 Weeks

Oh my word, where do I begin?!  Ok, so I got married.  It was lovely.  A couple more days and I don't think my wedding dress would've fit!  So, remember how I had to have an unexpected Root canal on one side of my face and then a tooth extraction on the other?  Well, my face was still pretty tender and sore which I just chocked up to having just been face molested by a drill.  But when I woke up Monday morning my face had blown up and I was having difficulty opening my eye so I went back in to the Root Canal place and they scurried me over to the Oral Surgeons to have an emergency I&D Procedure (I think it stands for 'incision and drain') because that is precisely what they did.  They sliced open my face (again, no anesthesia ya'll) and drained that sucker.  THEN, they put this 4 inch drainage tube into my jaw that I had to gag around for 4 days.  My poor boys were HUNGRY.  But they stayed active enough to comfort me that they were still doing well, and calm enough to let mommy sleep and rest.  I feel pretty much 100% now - although there's still a smidge of stiffness where it feels like there's a tunnel in my face where the tube was.

The hubby just had a birthday on Saturday.  Mine is a month from tomorrow, and the day after that is the wedding reception.  We are still house hunting (yes even on top of work, school, church obligations, reception planning and every other little thing in between) We've looked at 2 houses yesterday and are reallllllly excited about another house showing today.  We still have the option to buy where we are currently at, but are wanting something bigger.  I have no idea how we are getting it all done, but we are.  My life is BUSY - but it is also FULL and complete <3  I am grateful for all of the things I have...ahem, all of the things I GET to do and all of the people who are helping making it happen.  ​

Babies are the size of: 
A small doll....??  That doesnt seem very original.. What happened to the fruit?! lol  Im getting a LOT of different references as far as weight/length for this week, but on average it seems that the babes are about a whole pound each!  And approx 10-12 inches long.


How far along?   
21 weeks.  Only 3 more weeks until we reach our first really big milestone - viability!  So if my body gets real confused and thinks my Hugh-Jass uterus is full term sized even though my fellas aren't done twincubating yet and I go into labor, they will at least have a serious chance of surviving <3 <3

Weight Gain? 
I was averaging about 2 lbs a week (I know, I KNOW!) but with all of this oral stuff going on Ive only managed to gain 2 lbs total since the last Dr visit at 16weeks.  BUT, Im clearly still growing so Im a ok with that.  I was kind of ahead of schedule anyway.

Stretch Marks? 
Still none!  My old ones from being a former fatty seem to follow my growth perfectly and I really think I'm going to be able to get away with a whole full term pregnancy without a single new stretch mark.

Sleep? 
Oh glorious sleep!  I need more of it.  And once I pass the eff out, there's no waking this chainsaw.  Correction: YOU cant wake me up, but I will most likely wake up several times to toss and turn and tote around my wedge pillow to another "comfortable" position.

Movement? 
Oh yea.  And not just "hmmm, maybe that was baby?" But more like, "Holy sh*t! WHAT in the world are they doing in there?!"  I love it.  They aren't always on the same schedule.  If Joel is up, Leo is sleeping or vice verse. But they are mostly both awake and doing ninja practice at about 3 a.m.  Which to me, thats perfect because its nice and quiet and we get our quality time in.  Leo seems to always give me a good nudge right when its most inappropriate to make me giggle - that is sooo totally *MY* boy <3

What I miss?  
Being ache-free.  Something is always sore or uncomfortable. Mostly my back.

Food cravings? 
ish?  I really want breakfast a LOT these days now and I am just happy to eat anything more than soft foods.  MmMMm except my mango peach applesauce... I think I will go have some of that right now.

Food aversions?  
Not nearly like what it used to be.  I think having food restrictions and being unable to eat for over a week kind of changed my perspective. :P  Blessing in disguise!

What I’m looking forward to? 
I cant wait to see them again for our Level 2 ultrasound which is scheduled for May 15th,  I also can not wait to have a place to nest and put their cribs together and what not.  
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Growth comparison Weeks 17-21