Is that a double chin I see? Yes, yes indeed it is. Ugh.
Well, the weeks just keep on ticking by, and while in some ways it seems to creep by, in other ways, it is FLYING. I think that the back aches, exhaustion, uncomfortableness, and the frequency with which I pee…makes it seem to go by slowly. But then I realize that I only have 8 weeks to my 36 week goal!!! Yikes! How did I get to the single digits already???!!! The best news is that I’ve made it to Milestone #2!
I had a perinatologist appointment last Thursday…Baby A weighs 2 lb. 6 oz. and Baby B weighs in at 2 lbs. That’s only about one pound shy of how big Henry was at birth!!! And don’t forget that I have TWO placentas and TWO amniotic sacs, so it’s actually overall more in my tummy now at 27/28 weeks as I was at 37 weeks with Hen Ben. Yikes. I am going to be H-U-G-E.
Even though I am likely measuring more than a full term singleton by now, I still constantly hear “you don’t look like you are carrying twins!” Which is funny, because numbers don’t lie. I started thinking about this phenomenon…that while people think my friend Kate looks “so big”, she and I measure the same…yet I’m told that I look “small”. And we’re the same height…maybe it’s because my butt is bigger? :) But really, I was thinking about it today and I came to the conclusion that people have a distorted sense of what a twin pregnancy should look like. I think they expect this over-the-top gigantic, special effects movie look. That’s not to say that I won’t be gigantic by the end of this journey, but in general, I think people expect a much more dramatic sight. And I think they expect it from the very beginning of the pregnancy…whereas, the time when I will likely look the most like I’m actually having twins will be towards the end. Otherwise, I just look like a normal pregnant person…except that instead of saying that I am due any day, I still have 2+ months to go! Anyway, that was random, but just a thought…
In other news, I think it’s only a matter of days before my poor little belly button pops out…it is soooo sore. It hurts. And the skin on my belly is starting to ITCH. I slathered it in Vitamin E oil today, so hopefully that helps a little…sigh…just eight more weeks…eight more weeks…(now watch, I’ll be that 1% who goes to 41 weeks…)
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My mother-in-law (Noonie) went 40 weeks and 5 days with her boys. At the end of August. In San Bernardino. Poor, poor woman. I’ll pray you go early.
i meant being at home and not working.
Only 8 weeks until 36 weeks? !! That’s so fantastic–keep up the good work. How’s homelife?
41 weeks with twins is UNFATHOMABLE and more than a little admirable in this age of inducing, but I admire you no matter when your daughters arrive.
Keep up the great work!
I’ve been out of town and am just now catching up – you look GREAT!!! You seriously do look small to me, for someone carrying TWO babies! Congrats on making it to milestone #2 – won’t be long now before you’ll be holding those girls :)