Week 14... when life gives you lemons

I am officially out of trimester number one. I feel so blessed to not have the typical morning sickness most women experience, especially with twins. I will say that the exhaustion is really taking its toll. I came home from work last night and couldn't even stand. My body is changing so fast that my poor muscles and joints can't keep up with it! A singleton mom would be carrying a baby the size of a lemon this week, so count that as two lemons for us. I am already starting to feel like a fruit basket.

Sometimes I forget that I am expecting, then the reality of not having clothes that fit, and not being able to eat reminds me. I am so excited though. The idea of bringing two new little, wonderful lives into the world makes me feel like I am floating.

We found out that this pregnancy is special... yet again. Not only are we having twins, but we are having mono-mono twins (monochorionic-monoamnionic). This means our little ones are about as identical as it gets and are sharing everything! This is actually the rarest form of twin pregnancies and makes it a little more high risk. We are not worried though. Our OB is very confident, and we will be consulting with a perinatologist to make sure everything goes smoothly.

I will be having more regular appointments than the average mom, and at each one I will be having an ultrasound. How special to be able to watch my babes grow each time! Here is my favorite of the ultrasound pictures so far. Maybe because they are part of me it melts my heart... but I bet it will yours too.

13 weeks

Being the planner that I am, I cannot help but start collecting and creating things for out little ones. I love the idea of "two peas in a pod". These are the newborn beanies I have made inspired by that theme. Depending on gender I may add a little pink flower to each.