Ellie loves to dance!

We got video of Ellie dancing tonight, and it was hilarious. She would copy anything we did and David was dancing with her. We'll probably be putting this one in dance classes!!

Twins: 20 weeks

Sorry no picture today. I didn't take one yesterday, and I am having an "I hurt too much to care about what I look like" day today.

How far along are you: 19 weeks 6 days

Maternity clothes: Still pants but I can get away with my long shirts.

Sleep: I have a hard time getting comfortable enough to fall asleep, but once I do I can sleep through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom (woohoo!) I sleep between 9-10 hours a night, and I need every minute I can get!

Best moment this week: Having a good Dr. appointment and meeting another Dr. in the office that is pro-vaginal delivery with twins instead of the younger Dr.'s approach of auto schedule c-sections for twins!

Miss anything: Being able to do anything I want without pain, limitations, lack of energy, and cookie dough.

Movement: Yes, but not tons still.

Food cravings: Comfort foods, sweets, foods that don't give me heartburn!

Anything making you queasy or sick: If heartburn counts as sick then yes. It showed up a few nights ago out of nowhere. Lame.

Have you started to show yet: Yes, and today when I had my appointment my big belly measured 27 cm, 7 weeks ahead of what I am! No wonder my body is thinking it's so much further along with TWO!

Gender: 100% confirmed two little boys!

Belly button in or out: It's all out these days. No signs of ever going back! hah.

Labor signs: Not that I have been aware of, but I have had some instances where I'm doing too much too fast and I start to hurt so I have to rest. Hoping I avoid pre-term labor, as this is what will put me on bed rest!

Wedding rings on or off: On. No swelling yet.

Looking forward to: My next appointment and the end...ha ha!

The babies both looked good today. Baby A wouldn't give us a shot of his face, so we'll have an ultrasound at my next appointment. They are both head down and I hope they want to stay that way to make things easier!

Ellie: 18 months

I can't believe my little Ellie is 18 months, but she is! She's getting to be such a big girl and is growing up more and more every day!

She's a busy little girl that keeps me on my toes 90% of the time and I just love her!

Here are some things about her at 18 months:

• She has 9 teeth now! One tooth came in right as we were going to Utah at the end of June, and she's got two molars coming in.
• She is addicted to her binky and has to have it everywhere. I was hoping to get it away from her by 18 months, but no such luck. Maybe after this round of teething is over?? She calls it her "ginky" and always knows where we hide them!!
• She has recently become a picky eater, but will still eat goldfish, grapes, bananas, cheese of any kind, turkey lunch meat, bread (sometimes), pretzels, peas, rice, pasta of any kind (except mac & cheese), watermelon, apples and sometimes bell peppers, cooked or raw. She won't eat much meat, especially not beef! I have no idea why.
• She is wearing size 4-5 shoes, size 3 diapers and 18 month clothes (though the few 12 month things I haven't put away yet still fit).
• She can say a big variety of words and is now especially good at saying "mine" since our visit to Utah. She and her little cousin who is almost 2 years older than her didn't always play super well, and she picked up mine pretty quickly! She loves to say "hewwo" when picking up a phone, remote or anything else she thinks is a phone. She jabbers all the time, and sometimes I can understand what she wants/needs.
• Her favorite show is Curious George (thank you, Netflix!) and sometimes it allows me to get some quiet time for 20 minutes/clean up uninterrupted, do what I need to do!
• She always wants to go "buh bye" and if we forget to lock the front door, that's exactly what she'll do!
• She loves giving hugs and kisses and isn't satisfied unless she gives you a kiss on the lips.
• She loves to sing and dance and twirl around the room.
• Her favorite toys are her stuffed kitty, her baby and the doll stroller. She will push that thing around forever, and also try to get inside it, too!

She is a silly girl and we love her so much! I still have to make her 18 month appointment, so after that, I can update with her stats as far as weight/height go. I'm guessing she's about 23 or 24 lbs.