23 weeks!

I continue to suck at blogging. I had all these grand plans of posting a nursery update but then we ran into a problem over the weekend that resulted in holes in the nursery walls. You see, I decided that I wanted a simple little chandelier hung in their room. Dan told me no big deal, he'll be able to re-route the wire through the attic. Sweet!

We went out and bought the chandelier on Saturday and Sunday morning Dan set out to get it installed. After a whole lot of swearing, a couple of holes in the nursery wall, and a hole in the bathroom wall, it was decided that an electrician needed to be called. It's not all Dan's doing though.. we have really old wiring in our house and apparently the old owners cut some serious corners when they did an upgrade to some lighting. sigh.

So, hopefully we'll have an electrician out this week, it won't cost us an arm & a leg, and we'll get those holes patched and painted over quickly. Fingers firmly crossed.

I'm starting to get frustrated though because I'd like to get the nursery at least 90% complete before my shower (April 3rd) and time just seems to be flying. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect dresser, I need shelves for the walls, whatever art/decorations that will go up on the walls, and window treatments. It would probably help if I wasn't so indecisive about what I want. :)

So that's my non-update to the nursery. Hopefully I'll be able to post some progress pictures within the next week or two.

In other news, I'm seriously getting huge. The girls had a growth spurt within the last week or two.. it's so noticeable! All of a sudden I have people asking me when I'm due and mouths dropping when I tell them I still have a few months. My tax guy actually told me yesterday that he was expecting to hear that I was having the babies in a week or two!! For reals.. I'm getting big.

Here's some proof for you:

How far along: 23 weeks!


Size of baby: Two mangos

Total weight gain/loss: I've gained about 6 lbs.. that was after losing a couple lbs from the flu, but I can almost guarantee I've gained a few more lbs since. We'll find out next week.

Maternity Clothes: Yep.. almost all bottoms are maternity, tops & dresses are a mix of maternity & non-maternity.

Gender: Two sweet little ladies

Movement: I'm feeling both babies now! I can't get enough of it. I feel them the most in the evening when I'm lounging either in the recliner or in bed. And especially after dessert :)

Sleep: ugh.. getting more & more uncomfortable. Lots of flip flopping, and my hips are starting to feel sore from sleeping only on my side. I think a big body pillow might be in order.

What I miss: not much, but I had my first real craving for a glass of wine over the weekend. Dan and I went to a fancy dinner and play for his birthday, and I was drooling over his glass of wine. It smelled so delicious. For Valentines Day I cracked open the non-alcoholic bottle of red wine my sister-in-law gave me, and while it was tasty.. it obviously wasn't the same. ::sadface:: That's ok though, these growing babies are obviously worth the small sacrifice.

Cravings: Sweets.. like whoa. I need to cool it since my diabetes test is next week. Specifically I've been craving Girl Scout cookies, with no girl scout in site. I even had a dream that someone hooked me up with 2 boxes of thin mints.. it was like a drug deal, I'm not kidding you. Sad, I know. And then guess what happened? On my way out of the grocery store on Monday I hear this sweet little voice "Would you like to buy some girl scout cookies??".. my panicked response "Do you guys take checks??" .. queue the chuckle from the man walking by. Ahhh, hilarious.. the pregnant lady is so desperate for her cookie fix that she's asking if they take checks. :( Sadly, they only take cash and OF COURSE I didn't have any cash on me. I'm going to eat a girl scout cookie by the end of this week if it kills me.

Symptoms: Acid reflux, aching hips..

Milestone: hm.. does having people ask me about the pregnancy count as a milestone? It just started happening this past week so I think it's obvious that I'm pregnant now.

Best Moment this Week: Dan feeling the babies kicks & punches, more & more. I love when he waits there for something to happen, they give his hand a huge kick, and his face just lights up. :) It's the best.