23 Weeks

The past two weekends we have been working on projects around the house. We are starting to get the house ready for the twins!

The nursery has been our main focus. As always I didn't get to take a good "before" picture. However, this room was previously used for Clay's office- but more realistically random storage.

Here's the room before we started painting:

I am so blessed to have Clay and my mom give up their Saturday to paint the room.

Since the twins will be in the same room, we wanted to walls to be gender nuetral. We selected a paint/primer that was light grey and dark grey. (Thanks to the Memorial Day sale we got an extra $10 off the paint).
Here's a picture when they finished painting:

Here's a picture once we added the rug and curtains. We got a deal on the curtains- they are brand new in the package from Ikea for only $8 at Goodwill. The rug came from Home Depot and I love it!

We are hoping to get the cribs this week! I will post more pictures as we add more.

This week I am 23 weeks pregnant. It is so crazy to me that I am already that far along. Time is sure flying by! One of my best friends gave birth to a perfect baby boy last week! It's been so wonderful to go through this journey with close friends in the same stage. Another close friend is due in July and then the twins will be here sometime in September! It will be so great to share in all the stories together. I am already blessed by those close to me that already have little ones. It's amazing the support and encouragement friends can give.

Here's my picture from this week:

 I also always found it interesting to read friends blogs when they answered questions each week. So I am going to give it a shot too. :)

How far along: 23 Weeks
Total weight gain: 19 pounds
Maternity clothes: It's all that fits now. I really like the dresses because they are light weight and comfortable.
Stretch marks: Not yet
Sleep: This week I started waking up every night to have to go the bathroom. I guess it isn't so bad seeing I made it 23 weeks without having to do that. The leg cramps still come and go but not as frequent.
Best moment of this week: Texting with all my friends as we waited for our friend to give birth. We didn't know the gender before so it was a super exciting day!!
Miss anything: Energy- still so tired. A glass of wine on the weekends.
Movement: The movement has really picked up this week. Clay hasn't been able to feel it as much but today after lunch two co-workers got to feel them move.
Food cravings: nothing in particular.
Anything making you queasy or sick: still the smell of ovens/toaster ovens.
Have you started to show yet: oh yes.
Gender: Girl and Boy
Labor signs: Nope
Belly button in or out: It's kind of just flat right now.
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or moody most of the time: Usually happy! There have been some moody moments (I am sure Clay or my mom would say more then a few "moments").
Looking forward to: Our first shower this weekend in Jasper with friends and family.

Here's to another great week!