20 weeks!

Can't believe we're over half way now. Very happy to report that all is going well with mommy and babies. 

The new development this week (besides a huge belly growth spurt) is that I feel the babies moving around a ton more. And (I think) I can tell them apart. Our little man is really low in my belly and it feels like he curls up in a little ball. He also likes to twirgle (yes, I made that word up) his little toes which tickles. Meanwhile, baby girl is up by my belly button. She's picking up a funny little habit of (what feels like) head butting my belly button. I must admit that it kinda hurts!  Imagine someone stretchin your belly button out from the inside... My dad told me that I used to pull similar shananigans. My mom would put a ice cube where I was bothering her and I would move away from the cold. I tried it last night while at dinner with friends but the ice made me more uncomfortable than the head butting. 

Speaking of dinner with friends... Scott and I made a pilgrimage to the Upper West Side last night to one o my favorite restaurants, Josie's. Josie's is amazing and serves all organic foods. I'm obsessed with their black bean dumplings!  Wish I'd had the foresight to order some to go... I could eat another 10 right now!

15 weeks

I keep wondering if I'm feeling the babies move. I feel little bursts and pops but then I think maybe it's just digestion. Really looking to when I feel real distinctive movements.

It's been really fun to tell our friends and family our happy happy news!  Tonight we went to our favorite restaurant, Bistango, run by our good friend Anthony, with our other great friends Sal and Liz. Anthony was the sweetest and gave me the tightest, longest best hug! (thank god the boobie tenderness has subsided otherwise I could've been seeing starts!).  He offered to make me what the babies wanted. They were craving steak :)  Liz and Sal are role models in life!  They've known each other since they were wee little kids and now have 4 amazing hardworking children of their own.  When they talk kids, we listen (and take lots of notes).

14 weeks!!!

The bump is out but if you didn't know me before this blessed miracle (Hello, New York!!) I just look chubby. If I catch someone staring at me, I rub my belly and arch my back in pain. That's the universal sign of pregnancy. 

I've officially delved deep into the world of twins, researching everything from prenatal development, optimal nutrition during pregnancy and surviving the first year with twins.  Some of my favorite resources include:

www.twiniversity.com

it's a community of parents of multiples.  There are great articles, charts and boards.  I've learn so much from all the folks on this site who are so opening and willing to share their hope and experience

www.alphamom.com

This chick has some seriously funny posts on her pregnancy calendar page, Zero-to-Forty.  I really enjoy her humor

My Pregnancy HD app

I love this app because it actually mentions some information specific to woman carrying multiple babies.  It's the only one I've found that does.  Makes me think that Baby Zone NYC needs to develop something to meet this need ;)

What to Do When You're Having Two, by Natalie Diaz

The Creator of Twiniversity wrote a great book about surviving pregnancy with twins and an informational practical guide to surviving your first year 

Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates

I may be biased since I've known and loved the doctors at this practice since I began nursing at Mount Sinai's Labor and Delivery Unit but these guys are the best!  I've been their exclusive childbirth educator since 2011 and I'm now happy to call myself their patient :)