Quiz : Are You A Typical Mom?

The above quiz result kinda surprised me actually. I never thought of myself as a 'typical mom'. Or am I?

small?

Amazingly, I still get comments from people saying that I’m ‘small’, especially when I tell them that I’m carrying twins and am 30 weeks along into my pregnancy. They normally try to justify my ‘smallness’ by saying things like ‘oh, maybe it’s because you have a small body’, or ‘oh, it’s because you’re so petite’. Isn’t it ironic? I’ve never been described as being small or petite before, and now, when I’m the biggest as I’d ever been all my life, people are describing me as that. Maybe I should get pregnant more often, to give people the impression that I’m actually a petite woman – while in actual fact I am, well, you know, definitely NOT that. If only they knew how I’ve struggled all my life looking for that perfect pair of jeans that could hide my big bum or getting into those tight-fitting t-shirts without exposing too much of my huge boobs.

Actually, this is one of the things that I like about being pregnant. I could wear anything and not worry about being called ‘fat’. Haha.

third and final trimester

I’m huge, uncomfortable and aching all over. Not to mention the frequent toilet visits – it’s every five minutes now. Worst of all, as I realise that my due date is drawing nearer, I’m getting all freaked out again. I have less than three months to go – or much less than that if the twins decide to make an early appearance, and I haven’t prepared anything! There’s still plenty of baby shopping to do, we haven’t even shortlisted the possible names for the babies, there’s the maid problem, and gasp! Am I emotionally and physically ready for this?

I think Ally is beginning to grasp the concept of ‘babies in mummy’s tummy’. I showed her the week-by-week fetal development pictures from babycenter.com and told her that those are the ‘adiks’ in mummy’s tummy. She seemed excited at first, but as I showed her more slides and talked more about it she became upset and started hugging me. Jealous la tu.

We went for our 27th week appointment last week. It went great, except for the fact that Dr. D started to scare me with the possibility of a preterm labour and c-sections. She also prescribed me with iron supplement to increase my blood flow (or something like that) because there’s a possibility that I may lose a lot more blood with a twin delivery. Just thinking about all the blood (and writing about it now) is making me dizzy. Of course I knew about all those possibilities from all my readings before, but it’s really different hearing it from your own doctor. It makes it more real somehow.

The greatest part of the doctor’s visit was of course, seeing my babies with the ultrasound. We even saw the face of Baby No. 1 quite clearly. Baby No. 2’s a bit shy, she was playing a game of hide-and-seek. Even Dr. D had difficulty locating her. Anyway, they’re both growing beautifully, and yes, they’re both still girls. Baby No. 1 now weighs approximately 867.0 grams, while Baby No. 2 is only 815.0 grams. As long as the Doctor says they’re fine, I’m happy enough. Can’t wait to see them and to hold them in my arms.

Yes, I’m actually having mixed feelings right now. Scared, excited and worried, all at the same time.