13 weeks with twins on my belly!

My 15th week twin belly!

My belly has grown! It's so exciting to see them grow. I'll be having my next check-up this coming week and would like to see the twins on ultrasound.

My son kisses my belly when he sees me and says "Hello babies... come out, come out wherever you are!" It is so cute and so loving that my big boy adores his babies. :) I'm so blessed to have such a sweet boy. He's very sweet and so excited with the babies. I'm already having dreams of making him sleep at his grandparents house for days when I deliver the twins, and it makes me feel so sad already. 3 days ago, his dad rearranged his bed (which used to be beside me since his birth) and placed it on his bedside. I felt a separation anxiety that I cannot hug or kiss my Ice in the middle of the night anymore. So, I asked my son to sleep in the middle of the bed for 2 more days then last night, he fell asleep on his own bed. I still wake up in the middle of the night just to check if my Ice is cold so I could cover him with a blanket which he detests so much. Just this morning when he woke up, he went to our bed and hugged me... he's having separation anxiety too, I guess! haha... My sweet boy!

I felt so loved when I hug Ice, and feel the twins moving inside as well. As if we're group hugging!

I can now feel the twins move, like tapping on my belly especially when I sleep on my side. Been having sleep problems at night now. It's a bit harder to find the most comfy spot. It helps a lot to prop 3 pillows on the beds headrest and sleep on a reclining position. Giant plump pillows are very cozy. But, after awhile... I would slide down and sleep on my back which makes my left leg numb. It is not advisable to sleep that way because it blocks a major vein on my leg - the vena cava. If I sleep on my sides, the twins start to move and kick... which is a lot of movement that I feel so much.

Still love corned beef in the morning, my husband is sick of it. Morning sickness diminishes a bit. Working for more than 6 hours a day gives me a really bad lower backache and an aching uterus. I still hate the smell of a cabinet, the car and too much perfume.

Still on flats or at least, a 1 inch high heels. But, I'm missing my high-heelped work shoes.

The best book for Twin moms & moms of multiples!

During the past month, I've lost 4 pounds already. It alarmed me because I never want to lose weight during my twin pregnancy. I've been reading a lot about twin pregnancy and found out that morning sickness (times 2 for twin pregnancy) could be a great factor why I'm losing weight.

The book!

Finally, my book I ordered from Amazon.com - When you're excpecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein arrived 3 weeks ago. I've been devouring every bit of it. It was a very, very, very good book for moms expecting multiples. It teaches so much about what to eat, a lot of tips and even delivery and raising twins.

It's not the usual pregnancy book or not even a usual twin pregnancy book about the basics. When I bought another book Twins: Pregnancy, Birth and the first year of life, I just read it for 2 days because a lot of the facts there are readily available on the web or even singleton pregnancy books. Maybe, because during my 1st pregnancy (this is the 2nd), I've read so many books already about pregnancy and there's not much of a difference as to what I really need to expect, nutrition, delivery of twins in a more detailed manner. The book by Dr. Luke is the best book, which you can't find on any website. Not even my own OB can advice as good as how she explained twin pregnancy.

It is a must have, now after 3 weeks following Dr. Luke's advice on nutrition, regularity of meals, and knowing your body well, I've finally gained back my lost weight (eating 6 meals a day or every 2 hours at least), decreased my worsening morning sickness (by not making myself hungry) and even her positive approach of twin pregnancy complications that moms of multiples worry about too much. Now, I'm more focused on my babies and making sure they will have an optimum weight when I deliver them.

I give it 5/5 stars! A must-have for twin moms to be.