We have confirmed that our twins are two little boys! We are very excited about the news and have begun trying to figure out names! I must say that this pregnancy has been pretty great. I expected morning sickness, constant discomfort, constipation, skin breakouts....but luckily I have had minimum symptoms.
Maybe my body has been prepped for the influx of hormones due to all of the IVF medications that I was on. I already flooded my body with synthetic forms of estrogen and progesterone and HCG trigger shots, so perhaps my babies production of these hormones didn't impact me? Whatever the reason I am very very thankful. I do have dry skin, some nausea and discomfort from my belly skin stretching out. But honestly that is nothing compared to what many women pregnant with twins have!
We have told friends, family AND Facebook about the pregnancy! So it must be real now! I am still in awe of this entire process. To see the babies growing and moving is completely amazing to me and there are times that I don't believe it is real - STILL! And I am now 15.5 weeks pregnant.
What is neat is that the babies already have their own little personalities. Baby A - I call him the wild one. He is always dancing and moving around, kicking and punching in the ultrasounds. I even saw him playing with his tongue and trying to interact with his brother. Baby B - I call him the peaceful one. Last ultrasound it looked like he was praying! Always calm, with subtle movements and he likes to turn away from the noise of the ultrasound.
Hard to really complain about pregnancy when you've tried so hard to get here! I just try to appreciate every moment, knowing they will be here before we know it and will have a new set of challenges and joys. My day revolves around making sure I eat enough of the right foods and drink enough water to keep the babies nourished. I pack a huge lunch bag of snacks to work each day and I now eat for purpose instead of pleasure! As my body changes shape, I get more excited about the big day! Hoping we make the full 38 weeks and deliver mid-August! Can't wait to meet our little boys!
