(This photo is from 18 weeks. The left is current and the right one is from my last pregnancy. I did not look at the old picture when I made the new one, so apparently at 18 weeks is when my appetite really kicks in LOL )
Food cravings/aversions: I love eating fruit and cereal like last time. One new craving is that I love buffalo wing flavored things (I may have ate Buffalo Chicken Dip for lunch, but don't worry, I ate a salad and 2 mandarin oranges too) The only down side is that spicy food immediately gives me heartburn. As far as food aversions go I can NOT eat sweet potatoes for the life of me even though I usually love them. I also can't stand biting into onion chunks even if they are cooked. But for some reason on a sandwich red onion is ok. It is weird I know...but I really have no control over it.
Morning sickness: This has been the biggest difference between the 2 pregnancies. With E I felt sick off and on until about 15 or 16 weeks and if I ate something I usually felt better. My sickness would also get better as the day went on. This pregnancy, I started feeling sick within a week of finding out I was pregnant (which should have clued me in that it could be twins). The Dr. put me on Diclegis at night and that helped but didn't take it away. I also felt sick all day every day and it seemed to get worse as the day went on instead of better. Luckily, I am THRILLED to say that at around 17 weeks I was able to come off of the nausea meds and even though I have had a few short moments of feeling sick it is pretty much gone.
Belly Bump: My stomach is definitely getting big faster this time around! And due to that, I've had more back and ligament pain that before, but not really anything too bad yet. I know the picture above doesn't look like much of a difference but I can tell a big difference in the thickness of my waist, the spread of my hips, and the size of my stomach compared to last time. I've already gained 15 pounds so far (I only gained 25 with E the whole pregnancy) and I am always worried I'm gaining weight too fast, but so far the Dr. has said I'm on track for a twin pregnancy (she said should gain somewhere around 35 pounds).
Thoughts and Emotions: I am definitely more emotional this pregnancy. I know there are a lot of extra hormones floating around in my body right now so that explains a lot. I also think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I am adjusting to the change headed our way and dealing with a sweet, loving, but sometimes cranky almost 2 year old. Plus being pregnant and preparing for these babies makes me reminisce about how little E was and how fast she is growing and learning new things.
David is adjusting well to the idea of twins. He is such a planner and go getter that he was already talking about what we needed to buy/get rid of/ move around to fit these babies into our house the very same day we found out we were having twins! He has said that it still seems surreal that in a few months we will have 2 more babies here. On a side note, if he keeps calling me Big Mama or asks me again if the furniture is creaking when I sit down (he isn't being mean, he likes to joke) then he may spend the rest of this pregnancy on the couch ;-)
E's view of the pregnancy: E knows that there are babies in my stomach, but that is about all she understands right now. Some days she doesn't say anything about it and some days she wants to lift my shirt to talk to the babies multiple times(sometimes she tries to in public lol). She is such a sweet little girl and has done so many cute things lately but I'll just mention my 2 favorite so far:
1. the other night I had stickers out for her to play with and she insisted on putting some on my stomach "for babies" as she said. She had the best time sticking them to my belly and saying "share" to tell me she was sharing with them.
2. My back is usually sore by the end of the day lifting her, but the other day it was extra sore and so I told her Daddy would have to lift her in and out of the car because momma's back hurt. The rest of the night she kept talking about how my back hurt and then she would hug, kiss, and pat my back. It really was the sweetest thing! I know she is going to be such a great big sister to these boys and a big help to her momma.
Well there you go! We are slowly adjusting and preparing for these twins and we are very excited about the adventure ahead for our little, soon to be much bigger, family!
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