15 week bumpdate.

15 weeks. 

 

Gah.  Whoever said the second pregnancy flies by LIED.  Sorry, I don’t mean to complain…I really DON’T, I have ZERO reason to besides you know…I’m ready to meet these babiesJ (wait a minute, maybe I’m not quite ready to meet them…but more just ready to be a little further along…way too much to do still before they come!)  But, seriously.  I feel like I’ve already been pregnant forever.  Why does it have to take FORTY long weeks??   I am also pretty much saying around the 18 week mark is going to be my halfway.  Yep, I’m a doctor now and decided that all on my own.  No, my doctor said average twin delivery is 36 weeks and since I had Collins at 38 weeks and it went so well, my doctor pretty much told me I probably wouldn’t go past 37.  HALLELUJIA! 

 

SIZE OF BABIES:  According to ole’ baby center, these little munchkins are about 4 inches…or about the size of an APPLE.  No wonder I am showing already….TWO apples in my belly that didn’t use to be there?!?

 

SIZE OF MAMA:  Growing, growing, and growing.  I think the part that terrifies me most is thinking about WHERE IN THE HELL THESE BABIES ARE GOING TO GO come this summer?  As in …like where in my body?  I am SO short and have the shortest torso known to man….i guess my belly will just stick out like three feet?  No way am I going to avoid stretch marks this time :-(

 

HOW I FEEL:   Great.  I’ve got a pesky head cold that won’t seem to go away, but other than that I can’t complain.  I am still amazed at how much pressures I already feel in certain (ahem) areas of my body.  *See again, why I am terrified for the last couple of months* But, seriously don’t let my bitching get in the way…I feel good.  Don’t even know I’m pregnant most of the time.  I’m praying this continues for a while longer as I just know that WON’T be the feeling during the last trimester. 

 

Lastly, just want to say (even though I do complain) Mikey and I feel so incredibly grateful to be given this opportunity.  Yes, it will be CRAZY and CHAOTIC and life will be different than what we had “planned” BUT we are EXCITED.  Scared, but excited.  This is going to be one of the most challenging things I do….I still have constant worries about having a good pregnancy, delivery, having healthy babies, being able to be a good mama to THREE little ones, making sure my big girl doesn’t feel left out, etc.  BUT, I just have to have faith that GOD knew what he was doing and we WILL SURVIVE AND THRIVE.  We had to and are going to have to make life changes/dream changes for the next few years (we were never expecting to have THREE daycares at once, ouch!...or you know pay for TWICE the diapers at once) but it will all be SO worth it. 

xoxo