22 Weeks & Daddy Feels Kicking!

First, my week started off sadly. I received a call Saturday morning from my mother stating that my Uncle Scott had passed away. He had been struggling with health issues for a while, but it doesn't make his death any less painful or shocking. Being stuck in California due to my pregnancy during this time of mourning is truly upsetting. He was a wonderful man, who has always made me and my brother laugh--someone who was fun to talk to. Overall, a great uncle to have. I just wish I could be at home with my grandmother and my aunt during all this. Please pray for them and that God would give them peace and healing.

The Eddins side of the family at our wedding. My last picture taken with my Uncle Scott.

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This past week saw Veteran's Day. A day that should be celebrated daily in my opinion. Everyone posts on facebook and every other public forum about how thankful they are to those who have served or are currently serving. It certainly is nice to applaud our servicemen/women, they deserve it more than we realize. Being married to a Marine allows my heart to swell with pride more than it did before. Though Kyle hasn't deployed, nor is in any kind of infantry MOS (job), I see what he has to sacrifice to be employed by this nation. I am very proud of him, to say the least. :)

One super exciting thing that happened this was, occurred Nov 10, about 9:45pm. I was lounging in our recliner, my hands resting on my tummy, and all of a sudden, I felt something move from under my hand. At first I thought it was a muscle spasm, but it happened again... and again! I called Kyle over and he placed his hands on my belly (his freezing cold hands, mind you) and finally was able to feel them! At first he said, "I can't tell if it's the babies or my finger throbbing." Hehe - it certainly could easily be confused for something else...the babies are still small. I felt those little kicks/jabs for the rest of the evening. I was beyond excited. Our little babies are getting stronger!! Since that day, that's all I feel: their little jabs. Kyle has been able to feel them a few more times, too. :)

Kyle and I also went to Buy Buy Baby this week and picked up a few pieces of furniture that had arrived for the nursery. Nothing significant...just toddler rails for the bed as well as the changing station for the top of the dresser. The big items haven't arrived yet. I'm very anxious for them to arrive, but will be glad they don't until after we move into our new place. We bought a few things while we were there, but not too many items.

Symptoms:

• I gained 1 lb this week. One of my pregnancy apps has described my weight gain as excessive. Wow, way to make a big girl feel worse! Of course, I realize this app is for singleton babies and I have two.... but still. Prior to this week, I hadn't been using my pre-pregnancy weight to figure out how much I weight I had gained - I was using a weight during my pregnancy so I am opting to correct that for everyone! My official weight gain is about 11-12lbs right now.
• Dry hands from constantly washing.
• Less appetite. I feel full for longer periods of time and I don't feel the need to eat every 2 hours. 
• Deep breath struggling. 
• Baby moving more strongly (as previously mentioned)! 
• Bloody & Stuffy nose
• Eye Sensitivity

My doctor's appointment went well. It was really short though. Kyle was able to come see the babies on the ultrasound. The doctor checked for heartbeats in both babies and was able to find them. It took him a minute to find the top baby, and it worried us but thankfully he was able to find it!! 

At my next post, I will be one day away from being completely settled into the new home!! I am so excited and cant' wait for Monday when we can officially call it ours (until we're out of the military of course). :)