21+ weeks and counting

Ok, so we're 21 weeks and 5 days today. Yesterday, we went to see my OB who will be following my pregnancy here. For now, we're going to Fort Belvoir Army hospital. We are still considering changing our insurance and switching the civilian sector, but haven't decided for sure yet. Anyway, all seems to be going well. My weight gain has been slow and steady and I guess that's the best way to go. I have some blood work that I need to get done, the routine kind. We had a quick ultrasound and both babies have good heartbeats and seem to be on track. We couldn't tell the sex from this one though. One of the babies was camera shy and wouldn't open his/her legs. The other one was too hard to tell either way. So we plan on making another appointment to find out for sure. What we could see was that one of the babies is way more active than the other one. I always feel one more than the other, but it was really amazing to see it on the screen. The active one looked like it was just dancing around and using the other twin as a punching bag. The other baby is less active and more laid back. I suspect that is because it is on top and just hanging out. The bottom baby is the one kicking and punching. If they're already fighting for space now, I don't want to think about how it's going to be outside the womb. Last night Javier felt the active baby for the first time. He said it felt like a gas bubble, but I assured him that it was the little kicker.

So the pregnancy is going fine. The nausea is almost totally gone. Only now and again do I feel sick to my stomach. I still get a lot of indigestion. I feel the babies move a lot more, except for the sluggish one. I'm still pretty tired a lot. I try to take naps when I can. My blood pressure is good and low with nothing to worry about so far. I'm eating a little better, but still not very much. I just don't have the room.

Javier is doing well in school. We are going to a picnic that his school is putting together to get us all to socialize with each other.

The house is coming along, albeit at a snail's pace. There just always seems to be other things to fill my day than unpacking boxes. At least the kitchen and living room are done.

Hmm..... I think that's about it for now. Hopefully, we'll get the next ultrasound very soon and have more interesting news to report. I'm very anxious to find out so we can finally start buying things.

~Latrice