18 weeks

These pictures are from Monday at 18 weeks.





These past few weeks have been a little rough. Something hurts constantly...whether it's my hips, back or my stomach. Lately it's especially my stomach. It's like I can feel my belly and organs stretching as they're growing and it does not feel good.


I have still been working alot which is not helping. I am sooo tired when I get home which makes me even more sore...and cranky! Yesterday I was working with 3 guys who were cracking each other up all afternoon and I found them extremely annoying and I couldn't hide my feelings. Starting next week I am planning to cut back at work and see if I feel a little better. This can't be good for any of us and I really don't care about how I feel except it really makes me worry about the babies.


I cannot believe we are at the halfway point...maybe even beyond (assuming I don't go until 40 weeks)! The weeks are really flying by still, I think the busyness at work can be credited with that. Two weeks from today I have my next doctor's appointment and sonogram and can't wait to see the girls again and hear heartbeats.


I did go to the dentist this week and was expecting to have a cavity or two from the middle of the night eating I was doing during the first trimester...and this may sound gross, but I hate brushing my teeth THOUGH I STILL DO IT REGULARLY though just not as religiously as before b/c the toothpaste tastes awful to me now and leaves a gross taste in my mouth...but thankfully and surprisingly no cavities and he said my teeth were very clean! Little surprises make my day these days.


I thankfully don't have any weird cravings or obsessions with foods and most all of the strong food aversions I had during the first 15 or 16 weeks seem to be gone. I LOVE vegetables again and feel so much better about what I'm eating and feeding to the girls these days. I'm also happy to say that the extreme hunger that was waking me up in the middle of the night during the first trimester is gone!! I haven't been waking up in the middle of the night lately to pee either and it is WONDERFUL!! I know it won't last but I'm grateful now.


One fun thing I forgot to say on the last blog is that the doctor said there is a chance the girls could be identical. It's more likely they're fraternal b/c of how rare identical twins are but there is still a possibility. I had thought that because they are in two separate sacs that that would mean they are fraternal but that is not necessarily the case. We won't know until after they are born but will be fun to find out.


Fun weekend planned...Andrew, Emily and Lucas are in town for a visit so can't wait to see them and spend time with them and the family this weekend.