20 weeks

Since I'm a day late in posting, you get photo project pics first.  20 weeks alone:

20 weeks comparison:

I'm surprised it doesn't look like more growth than that, because I really am big!  But, knowing I have a long way to go still, I'll take the (relative to other trip pics I've seen) smallness.  Yay for height, and yay for having a deep torso to hold this party of three.

We had a fabulous time with the babies' family over the holiday.  They got here Wednesday night and we went to dinner that night.  My family had a family birthday party early in the day on Thursday, so we went to that and then met M, N, and A for a movie (Despicable Me 2).  Then we went to a steakhouse for dinner and walked just a couple of blocks to the trail for fireworks.  Rick and M got bitten by fireants or something, but the rest of us had a good time.  :)

During the night Thursday into Friday, a HUGE tree in my front yard fell into the street (crushing my neighbor's car), so dealing with that yesterday morning delayed things a little.  Around 11 we headed to Barton Springs.  I will admit that I wimped out on the cold water, but everyone else braved and enjoyed it.  We had Thai food for lunch and went to Casey's for snow cones after that.  Then a quick trip so they could hear the babies on the doppler (heard them all, even though C tried to hide).  And then they were off!

So a full and fun couple of days!

Pregnancy-wise, all is well.  I weighed 185.5 at 20 weeks, which is +26.5 lbs. overall.  I guess that's only a 3 pound gain last week, which is the lowest since I started the mega eating.  Still completely on-track for the 24-week goal, so all is well.  Officially 8.5 lbs. short of Dr. Luke's 20-week recommendation, but I already knew I wouldn't hit that, since I had a late start.  I'm plenty happy with how things are going on the weight front.

Oh-- and I told N I would do a circumference measurement today, so I'd better do that!  I am 40.5" around, measuring at my belly button.  At this point with Leo, I was 37.5" around, and exactly 10 lbs. lighter.  At 36 weeks (the last time I measured with Leo), I was 43.25" around, so I guess I'm not actually as big as I was at the end with him... yet.

I'm feeling good overall.  Running a little slow, but I can't complain.  I am so thankful to still not have any restrictions, due to my padlocked cervix.

Here's the babycenter update for this week:

How your baby's growing:

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — about the size of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-20-weeks_1109.bc

And what they say twins look like right now (again, just go ahead and imagine a third in there, on the bottom, butt down):

 Oh-- the other milestone for this week: when we were at the movie, Rick felt Baby A kick.  Last night, Andie felt either B or C (someone up top).  So now, with the exact right timing, people other than me can feel them from the outside.  So that's exciting!  Hopefully when I'm in Houston next, they show off for Mom and Dad too.