The Twins: 18 weeks pregnant
As you have read in the photo below, I am stuck at a hotel in Denver. Snow is falling and the roads are really icy, so there’s nothing like a forced day of rest! As far as a pregnancy update, I’ve been doing really well! I am so very grateful for good health thus far, and pray that the next few months stay the same way! It’s been SO awesome and exciting to be able to feel the babies move; there is nothing that compares to that sensation.
Now that I am a little over halfway through (what?! where has time gone??!), we’ve been starting to put together plans for their nursery, purchasing some newborn clothes, and preparing our registry. Doing these things definitely makes the fact that we’re having two babies feel more real!
I scored the perfect dresser for the nursery at the West Bottoms last weekend – a HUGE thanks to my friend Julie’s encouragement!! I wouldn’t have purchased it if it hadn’t been for her agreement of how great and practical it is :)
My next appointment is coming up in a couple days, and I cannot wait to see our little babies on the ultrasound again! Part of me wishes we could invite all our friends and family to these appointments to share in the joy, as they are SO amazing!
Weight gain during pregnancy has been such strange thing…a topic I might write a post about if I have the courage. I’ve gained a large amount of weight for being only 18 weeks along, and it’s been such a strange mental dilemma…it’s both very welcomed and scary all at the same time. Maybe more on that topic later :)
Friends in Kansas City: Enjoy the beautiful, spring-like weather for me! I wish I was doing the same in Denver right now!
Gail - Allison you look SO beautiful! Love that you’re doing this (I totally spaced documenting my pregnancy well…I just didn’t have the mental energy for it!), and just wanted to encourage you not to worry about that weight you’re putting on! As active as you are and as health-conscious as you are, that weight is for those babies and will melt off after your little guy and girl enter the world! Just try not to focus on the number, eat sensibly as much as you can, and go easy on yourself :)
So excited for you guys!
Jacinthe - I couldn’t agree more with everything Gail said. My thoughts exactly. :)
Aunt Susan - Allison,the picture is beautiful….and your comments are just precious. What wonderful parents you are to your twins!!!
Tina - From looking at you, you’d never guess you’ve had a lot of weight gain! I can’t tell at all. Like Gail said, you’re so healthy and active I’m sure it will melt right off after the babies:)
Grace - Honestly I’ve been following you for a long time and I see no noticeable difference except in the baby belly area! You are probably just a little more sensitive to it since you’re the one going through the changes.
Julie - Can’t wait to see the nursery come together as we anticipate the arrival of baby boy and baby girl! Stay warm and safe in Denver!
Becky Hart - I would love to read a post about your thoughts on pregnancy weight. I’m 5 months prego and I struggle with the same critical thoughts! It would be interesting to get your take!
Amanda - Oh, I know exactly how you feel. As someone who has always been naturally thin and never concerned with my weight, it was really hard to watch the numbers on the scale go up and up and up. It is mind over matter the further along you get. You just have to know that you are doing right by the babies and that it WILL come off after they are here. I lost 30 pounds between delivery and my six week follow up visit, so that was fun!