29 Weeks

I'm starting to feel the pressure.  The baby pressure that is.  Literally... I'm pretty uncomfortable, folks.  As of now, I have over 6 lbs of baby packed into my belly and I'm pretty sure it's growing by the minute.  I had two doctor appointments last week, and I left both with a thumbs-up from the doctor.  Not a whole lot to report other than I'm sure I've gained a whole lot of weight.  Ugh... the joys of pregnancy!

Dr stats:  

   actual weeks pregnant at dr visit:  28 weeks, 4 days (measuring 32 weeks)

   baby A's weight:  3 lbs 1 oz

   baby Bs weight:  2 lbs 14 oz

   actual weight gained:  nonya-business :D  Actually I don't even know.  I don't look at the scale -- I get on it backwards.  I figure if it's any of my business, Dr. Shimer will let me know. 

   Dr. Shimer continues to think we'll make it to 37.5-38 weeks

   her  nurse says 34-35 weeks is a little more realistic

One of the questions I get asked most frequently (other than "when are you due?" which is a loaded question!!) is whether being pregnant with twins is any different than being pregnant with a single.  The short answer is no.  It's not like I can feel all eight of those limbs (although at times I'm quite certain they're duking it out in there) or all 40 fingers and toes, or all eight elbows and knees... at least not all at once.  

I noticed the biggest difference in the beginning - - when I first learned we were expecting.  What most people don't think about (and I've never heard anyone talk about) is the sudden surge of hormones that take over your body in the beginning of pregnancy.  It's the same surge that is experienced after delivery (i.e..  moodiness, craziness, etc) that is often times referred to as postpartum depression or the baby blues.  Is it normal?  Umm, yes.  Does it go away?  Yes.  For most people.  

So back to the twin question:  Is being pregnant with twins any different than being pregnant with a single?  As far as the hormones go, YES... x2!!  I was a complete wreck those first several weeks.  Intellectually, I knew it was hormones talking, but it's still hard to put on a happy face when the "task" at hand seems so daunting x2, all those hormones are kicking your butt x2, you're experiencing fatigue like crazy x2 and you already have heartburn at 6 weeks pregnant x2.  (sorry for the drama)

So, in some ways, I can tell that symptoms are exaggerated in my twin pregnancy and in other ways I still feel pretty normal.  I'm choosing to go with "normal" on most days :)

Here's to a few *SHORT* weeks left before we meet our sweet boys.  I'm hoping we actually have a little longer than shorter.... only because we still don't have a crib assembled (among many other necessities!) and I just found out this week that the company we ordered them from only sent us ONE crib instead of TWO (the box has been in our garage since the beginning of November, but I only looked inside this week).  Like, who needs two cribs, right??