Beck Babies: Week 12-17

Miss me? Lack of blog posting was due to the fact that

a. These babies are literally beating me up from the inside.

b.I'm behind on life

c. I let negative comments about blogging get to me.

I do not have the toughest skin and it made me second guess my blogging. Why do I blog? To keep a living journal and baby book for my kids. Sure I take pictures and post to social media, but this is a cataloged collection of their growth and the special moments we've shared. I enjoy going back through these posts and seeing how everyone has changed, how I've changed as a mom and most importantly the girls love looking back at their baby pictures. I've received so many sweet messages asking me to come back and are curious how I'm holding up with this twin pregnancy-so here I am.

I'm Back.

Getting back to points A & B which are directly correlated haha

Starting at about week 13ish I became completely aware just how straining this pregnancy would actually be. I was blessed with two completely easy pregnancies with A+A. I mean, I was shooting weddings 9 months pregnant with both of them! Now granted I am measuring about 6w ahead- my insides are straining super hard to keep up with these growing munchkins. It's gotten sort of scary a few times this past weekend included when I completely OVERDID it. Fever and pain I cant even describe. It was a huge wake up call to stop trying to do everything and relax. Looks like I'll be staying near my couch for the remainder of this pregnancy.

In the gap I missed out blogging on, we found out that we are having

Girls

Identical twin Girls

We get to see them on Wednesday for our halfway 18week scan. This is the super long detailed scan of both babies to check anatomy and fluid levels. It's at this apt. that we will determine if I can continue to be seen at my doctors or be transferred to the high risk doctors. At this point I am considered semi high risk, as I am carrying mo-di twins.

Refresher course: The babies are in the same sac with a thin membrane separating them and they share the same placenta.

I will also start to be seen every two weeks for an ultrasound and doctors appointment. So we'll be getting LOTS of looks at these cuties-hopefully one of those ultrasounds will spark some creativity in the name dept. because as of today they are nameless. No maybe names. None we can agree on.

We had two girls names and two boys names picked out. I had zero girl names on the reserve.

In other news our basement is currently under construction as we're finishing it, so the nursery (which they will share) is on the back burner. I have a theme/colors/ideas but as of today, nothing has been done. I have a pile of baby gear in boxes stacked in the corner and a rainbow striped wall from when I thought all my lularoe would fit in a bedroom(big HAHA)

In case you are unaware, the first two rooms in my house are floor to ceiling lularoe. Hysterical I ever though that it would ever fit in the upstairs bedroom.

I could go on and on about the 6 weeks I missed blogging about but how better to explain it than to show you in pictures :)

Week 12