Here's a little background on my pregnancy so far because I know you are all so interested in the details. Humor me though! Maybe some of ya'll reading this are pregnant too and want to follow my journey. I know I love hearing about other people's pregnancies. Although I have to admit before my pregnancy, all this "pregnancy" talk made me roll my eyes and honestly throw up in my mouth a little bit. My how things change....
So, my journey began on May 12 which was the date of the first preggo test. This is when Adam and I got our first shock. I had no clue I was pregnant. Didn't "feel" pregnant at all. Thought I was late because I had been teaching crazy Body Attack and Body Pump classes at the gym and working out like a maniac. Nope, not the reason. The due date as determined by the doc on my first appointment is January 12, but since I am having twins, it will probably be sometime in December. I have to admit my first trimester was hard! Luckily I never had terrible nausea (just here and there) and some food aversions, but never physically got sick. I was able to eat. This may have been what saved me. Oh my goodness did I eat! I always had something on my tummy. I would be starving all the time too! Probably because I was trying to grow2 babies. The thing that made the first tri so hard was the fatique. I mean there's tired but I'm telling you, this tired doesn't compare. I honestly thought I was on my deathbed. I had no energy at all! Yes, I'm a bit of a drama queen, but trust me coming from someone who is very active, I didn't know what hit me. Well, I did but I had a hard time coming to grips with reality. Yes, I had to say goodbye to my crazy active lifestyle and slow it down a bit. Even if I wanted to keep it up, I couldn't. I would wake up and be tired and go to bed at like 7 or 8 and if I was lucky to have time I would take a nap too. I really didn't want to leave the couch much, so my DVR was my (still is actually) best friend. Real Housewives to be exact, ha ha! :) Other than the terrible fatigue, first trimester was fine.
We did have a little scare after our 2nd Dr. appt. The same week I was abruptly called back in for another ultra sound, which scared me to death. They called me while I was teaching a class at the gym and when I called the nurse back she said to come in today right now. Of course I was so scared. Everything imaginable went through my head. Turns out, they had to find out if the twins were sharing a placenta or not before they got too big. The pics they had gotten earlier that week weren't clear enough. They are sharing a placenta, so it makes my pregnancy a little more high risk. The big long name which I can't even pronounce is Monochorionic Diamniotic (Mono/Di). They are in 2 separate sacs but have one placenta. This could cause a problem if one baby is basically taking all the nutrients, blood supply, etc from the other. We are praying this will not be an issue. The plus side is I get more ultrasounds. :) Now we are up-to-date for the most part.
Here are some pregnancy highlights:
How Far Along: 16 weeks
Size of Babies: The size of an avocado (4.5 inches)
Maternity Clothes: Have bought some maternity items but have not crossed the line into maternity clothing land yet. I have a lot of summery dresses with a lot of room in the belly so I have been wearing those. I did buy a bigger pair of denim shorts that ride low on my hips (not maternity btw, very trendy from Express). A lot of styles right now are baggier, which is good. It won't be long though.
Gender: Hopefully August 2nd but will probably be the end of August at 20 weeks.
Movement: Felt something but not sure if it's gas or not. May be some baby flutters. :)
Sleep: I'm a stomach sleeper, so it has been hard trying to sleep on my side and getting comfortable. I wake up on my stomach though, oops. Probably need to quit that. I also get sooo hot!
What I Miss: WINE!, Sushi (the raw stuff), having energy to workout like a maniac, being able to run at a decent pace (I am a slow ass these days) and not get so out of breath.
Cravings: It differs but red meat, carbs, cheese. Not sugar surprisingly since I had such a sweet tooth pre-pregnancy.
Aversions: I had a bad reaction to some steamed mussels while on vacay, again it varies.
Symptoms: Still tired a lot! It's better but still have to take it easy. I can't do a lot at once. I have good and bad days.
Best Moment of the Week: Well, I hope to find out the genders of my babies on Tuesday. This has honestly been a long, exhausting week between work and teaching classes, so I am looking forward to some downtime this weekend. :)
So, this concludes my book of a blog post. You are all up to date on my pregnancy. I will try to post each week on the happenings of the Vicars Twins.
So, this concludes my book of a blog post. You are all up to date on my pregnancy. I will try to post each week on the happenings of the Vicars Twins.
Baby A
Baby B
P.S. Baby B is sucking his/her thumb. :)