Saturday, October 2, 2010

The end will not be pretty

We are well into the 16th week of the twin pregnancy... I posted a picture below of my ever expanding belly. I can't believe how much I am showing already. The end is not going to be pretty, and I am pretty sure that I will never leave the house after 30 weeks because I am going to be quite an amusement for strangers.

Only nine more days until we find out what we are having, I can't wait. The spotting has been gradually decreasing each day, so I am hoping that by my ultrasound it will have stopped completely. That would be awesome!

Will has been growing leaps and bounds. He started walking Wednesday night at church to a family friend of ours. It was pretty cool to watch. He hasn't really walked as much since we came home, but I know it is only a matter of time that he will remember his newly acquired skill.

I have been thinking a lot about how crazy it is going to be when the twins are born. I am really worried about my ability to breastfeed them, and also how strained my relationship with Will is going to be during those first weeks at home trying to get re-adjusted. I take some comfort in the fact that there will be other people around to care for him, but I still feel that it needs to be me because I am his mother. Maybe I have some fear that he will reject me after the babies come, I don't know.

Will is officially weaned. We had just been feeding at night and sometimes in the morning, but it slowly tapered off because he was biting me, and I didn't really feel like it was being effective anymore. In some ways I am glad to be done. The thought of tandem nursing never crossed my mind because its going to be crazy enough trying to feed two. I need to work in some more times to bond with Will though into our day to day routine.

Ok, here is the picture as promised: Me at 16 weeks with baby A and baby B....

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