My sickness is much better. It is mild now, and eating is a full time job. I've gained six pounds since my last visit, averaging out to 1.5 pounds a week. I'm half way through my pregnancy, and I'm supposed to gain 45-50 pounds. This is the only time in my life that I've tried to gain weight and couldn't do it! Is that normal?
Conveniently my OBGYN is leaving in June, leaving me in the dust a month and a half before my due date. When she leaves, I'll see my maternal-fetal specialist regularly and she will most likely deliver the babies instead. That means we're taking the 45 minute drive to Carmel's Clarian North Hospital where they have a NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) in case there are complications with the little ones. Clarian North is affiliated with IU and Riley...I think. So that is one burden lifted for us. For a while we were debating between Anderson and Clarian, and now the decision is made for us.
For all of you that think my belly looks too small for 18 weeks, I am actually measuring at 20 weeks. Ha! The twins are still ok as far as we know. Ironically we have boy names picked out, but struggle to find girl names we like.
The next extensive ultrasound is on St. Patrick's Day! That's the day Allan proposed to me. They'll have a better idea of what sex they are. They're also going to pay attention to the growth rate of each one. The babies are in a risky situation since they share the same placenta. One could get greedy and hog all the nutrients. I'm not sure if there's anything we can do about that. Tell them to share?
OH! And I think I felt the babies move at my staff meeting. They must have had a comment. Or if they are anything like me, they were throwing a fit because they were hungry.
I don't really have any funny stories to leave with you. I am noticing that, although I was born to be forgetful, no one was kidding when they said you lose your marbles during pregnancy. One day I sprayed bathroom cleaner all over my brand new maternity shirt because I thought it was wrinkle releaser. Thankfully the only thing that was damaged was my pride.
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seems like the pickles aren't meant to be! haha. awww. i especially like zesty dill pickles so you should try those. i'm so happy things are going well and thanks for keeping the blog. it will be so fun for the girls to read someday too! :) i love you and i want to see pictures!
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