Twin Pregnancy Week by Week: 20 (Feeling the Babies Kicking)

I feel kicks now ... sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes high, and sometimes low. It looks like a little "jump" in my skin right by my navel, like someone in there is saying, "Let me out!" with a little punch. Kinda like one of the cowboys or Indians from Night at the Museum was mad and trying to escape.

The problem is that they don't seem to kick at the same time. This can be frustrating because I am not feeling that "Oh, the babies are fine" feeling because I can't tell one from the other.

With my singleton pregnancies, I had a great sense of relief with each kick, knowing there is surely life inside. Now, when I feel a kick I am hoping that they both are doing some kicking.

The feeling is the same when I use the doppler my SIL let me use. I hear a heartbeat, then another heartbeat somewhere else, but I don't know for sure that I am hearing two different ones. This can be scary. I get the most comfort from my OB visits because I have an ultrasound to SEE the heartbeats every two weeks.

We were able to see kicks for the first time this week. It was amazing. I was sitting on one couch while all of the boys and my DH were on another. I said "Oh, wow!" Then my husband said, "I saw that!  Was that a baby?" I was shocked he could see it from so far away.  We had a little show for a couple of minutes ... and nothing like that since.

The boys are all so different. Garrin (9) is the most interested in my belly. He hugs it, kisses it, and is always trying to feel his sisters. He talks to them sometimes, too, but often says "Hi, little guys!!" (We are so used to boys.)

Casey (7) doesn't seem very interested. He just tells me that I'm Big Momma. He comments that his hands aren't fitting all the way around me when he gives me a hug. Oh, and that reminds me, I don't have a "lap" anymore.  He is now saying that he didn't want two sisters, he wanted one of each.  A 'lil stinker, that one. Gotta love him!

Logan (21 mos) doesn't have a clue. He does know there is a baby in there. He says "Two babies" trying his best to hold up two fingers. He does have a baby of his own and loves the baby -- all babies. My SIL had a child in July, and Logan just loves when they visit. I can't picture him being as happy when these babies get here and don't leave. Just like any mom, I worry about him getting jealous. He runs this house. He has four of us who jump whenever he needs us. Times will change ... I just hope he adjusts well.

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