22 Weeks

I'm super excited to be 22 weeks along! I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow to find out if my placenta has moved upward at all. We are hoping that it is at least 2cm from the cervix so that there is a chance that I can still deliver vaginally, but I'm preparing myself mentally for either situation. I cannot believe how much my belly has popped. I feel like it looks like I'm having twins :) It's so weird to have none of my clothes fit. I have these belly bands that allow you to keep your pants unzipped and they still hold your pants up. I am desperately trying to avoid spending money on maternity work clothes, so we'll see how long these belly bands work for me. Thank goodness that leggings and long shirts are in style right now. I'm loving that I have this amazing miracle to look forward to and find myself reading up on the baby's progress everyday. I read yesterday that at 24 weeks a baby has a 50/50 chance of surviving outside of the womb if in a proper NICU. That is so crazy! It seems way to soon to even have a chance. I feel her so much inside me, it's nuts! There are times at night where she kicks so hard that Luke wonders if she's hurting my organs. I feel like she is reminding us that she is in there throughout the day. I absolutely love talking to my pregnant friends and seeing their bellies grow as well. Tarren has been kind of enough to send me some of Ava's clothes which are absolutely to die for. I'm horrible because I never want to buy anything she actually needs, only fun stuff like beachwear. It's so funny because Ella already has 3 swimsuits and one is a bikini from Lindsay (Luke swears it is too sexy for a newborn :) And so it begins...