18 and 22-week bump pictures!

The long-awaited new bump pictures...I should have stood facing the same way in the 22 week picture, but you get the idea. I've gained 20 pounds so far and probably have about another 20 to go. The girls are growing like little weeds, just the way we want it!

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22 weeks

"She's gonna be a soccer player. She is...SHE ISSS!"

If you've seen the movie Billy Madison as many times as I have, you'll recognize the quote. If you haven't, just know that I'm not totally nuts :)

Last night, our little one-pound Baby B officially made her presence known. After getting in bed, she started turning, punching and kicking. I felt her at least ten different times. While I'd felt little movements here and there, this was the first time I really felt one of the babies. It mostly felt like little thumps on the right side of my abdomen (A's on my left and B's on my right). At one point, it felt like little bubbles rolled across my right side (which is when she probably rolled over).

Baby A has an anterior placenta. This means that the placenta is implanted on the front of my uterus so it stands between the baby and me feeling her kicks. I will feel them eventually but with an anterior placenta, it just takes a little bit longer. Baby B has a posterior placenta so it is implanted on the back of my uterus. Therefore, nothing stands in the way of me feeling her kicks.

Anyways, it was pretty amazing to finally (officially) feel one of them! Even though I clearly look pregnant, I knew that once I started to finally feel them, it would become even more real. Stay tuned for more bump pictures - an 18 week and 22 week pic!

Our giant Shrek-puppy and skinny mini

The boys went in for hair cuts; Riley on Tuesday and Finn on Wednesday. Both of them were extremely shaggy and in desperate need of new 'dos. I was reluctant to take them in because it's been so cold and snowy, but there was no way we could have waited for another month.

Here are the boys before their cuts...adorable and shaggy (and slightly homeless-looking), yes. Easy for me to keep clean, no. Finn on the left and Riley on the right.

So, I've been a very neglectful dog parent when it came to keeping the boys brushed and mat-free. Growing up with Wheatens, you'd think that I would have learned by now that they need to be brushed regularly, especially when you have two hooligans who get themselves wet and dirty constantly. I got a major lecture from our groomer about the importance of brushing and combing them regularly. This is what happens when you neglect your grooming duties...Riley on the left and Finn on the right:

Riley got completely shaved down (and is shockingly not cold at all - I get asked why he's not in a coat by almost everyone). Finn did not get shaved because at 7-months he's still too skinny and doesn't have a ton of body fat, so he would probably get cold. He looks like Shrek because his ears had to be cut super short (a result of mats behind them). Also, please note how HUGE Finn now looks next to Riley. He is officially taller than him. 

I'm sorry boys. I've learned my lesson :(