27 week bumpdate

How far along: 27 weeks
How far along am I measuring: as of last week, 33.5 weeks.... but I think I look significantly bigger than last week.
Weight Gain/Loss: 30lbs as of last week.
How Big are Babies: both should be around 2lbs this week; approximately the size of a head of cauliflower
Major Achievement for Babies: They are now waking and sleeping at regular intervals. They are also opening and closing their eyes and sucking on their fingers :) Oh, and now they're showing brain activity!!
Maternity Clothes: YUP!
Sleep: Not very good.  We ordered our new recliner a few weeks ago, and I'm so excited for it to come in! Hopefully I'll be able to sleep a little better in the chair than I do in my bed. I've also had a cold this week which isn't helping my sleep any.
Movement: All of the time! I had my hand resting on my belly yesterday and all of the sudden felt Baby B rolling over from the outside! I've felt them both move and kick, but that's the first time I've felt one of them slowly rolling over; its kind of a crazy sensation. Also, I think Baby A has been trying to turn to lay on her side. Sometimes when she moves it feels like her little elbow is protruding out! I LOVE just watching my belly bounce around! :)
Food Cravings: Pizza and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
Food Aversions: Eggs, Fruit, Vegetables.... pretty much anything healthy sounds awful.
Genders: Baby A - GIRL!!!! Baby B - GIRL!!!!!
Symptoms: heartburn/indigestion, congestion, back pain. I've started wearing a support band to help my back and carry some of the extra weight.

Braxton Hicks are becoming more and more frequent. I actually called my Dr. this week because I started having them every 16 min for over an hour. They weren't painful, but I was concerned about how consistent they were becoming. She said unless I had more than 6 in an hour or they were painful, not to worry. She did say they may need to put my on bed rest eventually... which would be a bummer, but I've anticipated it all along; however, for now just keep doing what I'm doing.

Also, I now have cankles.... that's right cankles. I no longer have knee, calf, ankle, foot... it just goes from calf to foot. My wonderful husband has been giving me leg/foot rubs every night to help with the swelling :)

Best Moment(s) This Week: Bob feeling and seeing them move more and more.  

What am I Looking Forward To: My first Baby Shower is next week!! Also we're trying to pin down a date for our maternity pictures!! I know its still early, but I'm concerned about waiting too long and being a big swollen blob :) Our wonderful friend is taking them for us, and I'm so excited because I absolutely LOVE her work!! You can check her out on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Erin-Alies-Photography/131477813324

I also signed up for our hospital tour and pre-registered for delivery. We're still debating about whether or not we want to take any of the classes offered through the hospital. I know we don't want to take the "Having a Baby Class," I think my 12 years of babysitting experience have taught me tha basics of what I'd learn in that class... We are debating about taking the "C-Section Preparation" class and the "Twins, Triplets, and More" class. I've been doing a lot of independent research on both so don't know how much additional information they'll provide and each of them are two series classes so we'd have to come up with 4 different nights that the hospital is offering them and that Bob isn't working. We'll see what happens :)
Next OB appointment is next week (they're now every 2 weeks) and next ultrasound is at the end of the month (30 weeks) at which point I'll be scheduling my first, of many, non-stress tests, for 32 weeks.

B&B