17 week update

How far along: 17 weeks 4 days 

Weight gain/loss: My scale at home seems to be a little off from the scale at my OB office, but I'm somewhere around 160-162.

Maternity clothes: Nothing new here. 

Sleep: The first few hours of sleeping at night are comfortable and restful, but still waking between 4-6 am to change to a sitting up position. Still napping for about 1-1.5 hours per day on most days. 

Best moment this week: No appointments this week. We celebrated my birthday this week by going to dinner at Charley's Crab in Grand Rapids. I enjoyed a wedge salad, King crab legs, sweet potatoes and key lime pie! This is Markus' last week before both working and starting school, so enjoying the time we do have together now. I also forgot to mention that we decided on first names after our last scan, but we are keeping them a secret and will name each baby once they are born.

Miss Anything? Still wishing I could deep clean & organize! I cleaned our bathroom top to bottom -- felt really exhausted afterward -- probably will be my last time doing that for now. Not having my pulse beating loudly in my ears would be nice. I don't know if this has to do with the increased blood volume, but it is so distracting and annoying. Speaking of increased blood volume, I also got two very scary nosebleeds this week :( I really hate them. It's a normal occurrence in pregnancy, but it is very unpleasant.

Movement: Not feeling much this week. Felt a few pokes/tightness both on the right and left once or twice.

Food cravings: No strong cravings lately! However, I don't know that I'll stop having a sweet tooth for gluten free baked goods (cookies/cupcakes/donuts) & the occasional ice cream! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? It seems lately I really don't crave anything and no food sounds particularly good. I'm just eating because I'm hungry and know I have to, not due to cravings. I'm trying to focus on my protein intake and keep that up as much as I can (100 g + per day).  

Belly measurement: Biggest part of the belly is measuring 39" - growing! 

Gender: 3 Boys!!

Prayers: Have been praying for all of our babies, especially Baby B. At next week's appointment we won't be checking detailed growth, just heart rate and my cervix. I'd like to ask the tech if we can at least take the crown to rump measurement to get a sense of where they are in growth. Perhaps they will do that anyway. 

Labor signs: No

Stretch marks: No

Mood: Overall good! 

Looking forward to: Our 18 week appointment! Next week we also start our classes at the hospital. We are taking Baby Care; Twins, Triplets and More (2 sessions); and C-Sections. I'd like to take the breastfeeding class, but may wait to see what we learn in the Triplets class before I sign up. 

17 week belly pic (with my parents' kitty eating in the background)