I recognize that we really aren't that far along into our pregnancy. We are half way through the 13th week. My uterus is measuring at 19 weeks (if it were a singleton) - but I suppose this is normal since the babies crown to rump length are the size of peaches (two instead of one!) this week and that one of my fibroids is the same size. One of my sisters (who has 4 children) just started laughing when I told her this. I think she is glad that I'm getting larger by the minute! But - as uncomfortable as I am starting to get - the reality is that it is just the beginning. Sitting too much hurts. Laying down too long hurts. Standing too much hurts.... what else is there? But - despite this paragraph I am trying very sincerly not to complain. We prayed and fasted (as did others) to be in this situation and we are very grateful. And - complaining won't make it feel any better and my discomfort doesn't need to be everyone else's problem. This is my lesson from Lula Sargent Call and Joy O. Romrell.
I've started looking on-line for the pregnancy pillows to help make you more comfortable at night while sleeping. There are so many options - does anyone have any suggestions as to which one really is the best? They are not inexpensive and there are a dozen choices!
This week the babies fingerprints have developed and are visible and external genitalia is developing (so we can hopefully find out if we are having boys or girls or both soon!). My nephew (he is 4 years old) says that "Twin A is a boy and Twin B is a gril". I love that he says "gril instead of girl" and that he (at age 4) refers to them in medical terminology - "twin a and twin b".
Shane told me last night that we will need to get two rocking chairs for the nursery. I'm hoping that means he really will be helping in there as often as I am - so we would need two rocking chairs! And hopefully we can work two rocking chairs into the nursery theme (Good luck Nana Anna in doing that!)
Also - yesterday during Sacrament Meeting it occurred to me how difficult it will be to get the babies to church on the Sundays that Shane has to work. I'm not concerned with being at church - there are so many kind and helpful people I wonder if I'll ever get to hold my own babies in the building! But getting from the car into the chapel - how do you do that? Shane said, "Don't worry - your dad will help you. He is very conscientious about that kind of stuff"." And I suppose/hope that is right. Van just put in for another 30 months at the Bishop's Storehouse - which will hopefully get me through the babies first year of life before my parents leave for a mission!
The second trimester starts in the next few days. We are hoping to find out in the next month if we are having girls or boys so that we can start officially thinking of babies names and nursery decor. What a responsibility - giving someone else a name!!!
Sara, You will quickly learn how to hold two babies at the same time while opening doors, carrying groceries, loading them into carseats, strollers, carts at the store, etc. Getting from the car into the church will not be a problem...trust me! And you're right to not worry about the three hours you are in church. We always had people who wanted to hold the babies...I think it was months before we had them both in our bench during Sacrament Meeting. People are so great about helping out.
ReplyDeleteAs for my opinion on a sleeping pillow. I didn't invest in an expensive one. I started with a basic body pillow from Wal-mart. I could push it anywhere I wanted/needed it...which changed a lot throughout the 9 months. In the end, I was using the body pillow and a few regular pillows to help support when I could sleep in bed. I spent a lot of time between our bed and our recliner or on the couch, just trying to get comfy. Maybe a more expensive pillow would have been a good idea but my little body pillow worked okay.
Keep smiling!
Natalie