Getting Stronger Everyday...

...and everyday I keep getting bigger.

I'm a few days shy of 18 weeks with the little twinsies and feeling it!  Between being 5'2'' and growing at an alarming rate, thanks to our children, my body seems to be having a hard time keeping up with them.  I expected to have tons of pain but did expect it to be this bad for a while.  I currently am wearing a maternity brace on and off through out the day and trying to stay off my feet as much as possible as to help with some of the pulling pains.

Through it all I love that even when I'm having a low day I can pull out my doppler and listen to their little hearts beating away.  They already have their own little personalities in there.  

• Baby A is normally the one that is moving around all the time.  They are also the one that is active on the ultrasounds and when we try to listen to them they move around so much we have to chase them with the doppler wand.  This morning was no different.  I was listening to them and then they were gone.  Mommy got to play hide and seek this morning.
• Baby B is normally the one that is hiding.  We've never seen anything but their back and they are always the one that it takes a little while to find their heartbeats.  We have been calling them Jared Jr. the whole time seeing as they are going to be our trouble child :)  This morning was no different either except with one HUGE difference!!  They weren't hiding, they weren't difficult to find, and they were extremely active.  In fact in between counting beats I would hear a strong thump, thump even though I wasn't moving a thing.  We remember that sound from our last doctor appointment and we remember what the doctor told us it was.  Our shy little babe was fighting back!  They were punching and kicking the doppler wand.  We are still calling them Jared Jr. as it appears they like to fight.  Daddy was so proud!

So even though I feel like my body is going to be ripped apart before these babies are ready to make their appearance, which we're hoping won't be for another 4.5 to 5 months, I will duct tape myself together if that means I can finally hold my two little angels.  Squirms, kicks and all.