So far this is what I know:
I need somewhere around 2,700 calories a day (No idea if that is legit - it's what I have found on line - I was way too in shock to ask my doctor the important questions like weight gain) Mat has become my calorie hitler and I love him for it. He drove me to QT the other day to eat taquitos. Not just 1 but 2 cheesy gooey delicious tacquitos. He brought me the box of girl scout cookies and kept handing me cookies to eat. Literally forced me to eat them (okay, it wasn't THAT hard to enjoy them) Somehow I don't think that the research supports taquitos and girl scout cookies to make up the extra calories so here is the plan:
-make the calories count
-small frequent meals
-eat an extra serving of calcium, iron and protein each day (getting creative with the protein because I could go an entire week without eating meat)
-Add protein supplement to my green smoothies in the morning
-eat cottage cheese (high in protein AND calcium - 2 birds with 1 stone)
-Eat more veggies. I have been craving fruit like crazy the past couple months- but not so much the veggies. I need to get better at that.
-Surely that will be enough, right?
This whole thing has made for a crazy weekend. The shock is getting smaller and the excitement is getting larger by the moment. It wasn't THAT long ago that I really and truly thought we wouldn't be able to get pregnant. Most of our friends had a pretty easy time getting pregnant and I truly believed that we wouldn't be able to since it wasn't happening within my timeframe. And now we are pregnant with twins! Our type A personalities (those poor babies) have felt like they need to have this all planned out in order to be the best parents possible. I really felt like I needed to do 15 weeks worth of research in 1 weekend so that I was armed and ready with knowledge. (even though they HOPEFULLY won't be gracing us with their presence for about 4 more months) In addition to researching diet, I was working on nursery ideas, researching sleep habits, SIDS, how to raise twins - the whole nine yards. I don't know WHY I feel like I have to know all the answers right now. Knowledge is comfort? A plan makes me feel better? It's really becoming a test of faith - I am learning to let go of things...which I am sure is just preparation for the future=) If God has taught me 1 thing over the past year it's that I am definitely not in control=) We were finding that we were letting people's reactions shape our emotions. All of the "Get ready to not sleep; Ouch; OH MY!; It's going to be rough!;" really took a toll on me by the end of Saturday. (WE had TONS of excitement also - it just seemed like the random negative response really got to us). I needed a fresh perspective.
Every time I think of these two getting to have a sister and such a special relationship it brings tears to my eyes (ok-so I have been overly emotional lately - I even cried at the half time show at the KU bball game the other day...Crazy I know) Seriously - twins have a bond that no one can understand. They will always have each other. They will always have a playmate. (Yes I read the entire Sweet Valley series in elementary so I keep thinking about Jessica and Elizabeth and how much I wanted to be their friend) Yesterday morning when I got on facebook a friend of mine (who delivered beautiful twin boys late last week) posted her pictures. I wept - seriously wept hard. These two little guys were holding onto each other. One was even kissing the other. It was amazing. It was at that moment I knew everything was going to be okay- better than okay - fantastic:)
Okay - I am really sorry that this blog has been all about the babies. I needed a little bit of therapy this morning and running is out of the picture. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts - scattered as they are.
God is good and the babies are already so bonded to their momma and their attentive daddy. They're already responding to your voice (and I'm not sure HOW they feel about the one rowdy class of your's) I can't wait to hear what your students say tomorrow!!!
ReplyDeleteBethany, I love this post! This is your maternal side truly coming out. Love it, love it, love it! I was so excited for you this weekend, I already ordered a special present for little sugar and spice. I love the good ideas with your food too, but seriously, enjoy eating whatever you want. You'll burn it up quickly and breastfeeding is the best weight loss system out there.
ReplyDeleteget fatty girl!! your plan sounds way too healthy for me! by the way annalee and i were obsessed with sweet valley high! we actually read sweet valley univ. in high school. maybe you should name the girls jessica and elizabeth in honor!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite meals was baked potatoe with cottage cheese and salsa, sounds wierd but really healthy and plenty of flavor with the salsa, sometime potatoes and cottage cheese are kind of bland unless you add all the fatty stuff (sour cream, butter)
ReplyDeleteHow exiting to have twin girls! I must say that Lance and I get along so much better now that we are adults, but we are boy girl twins maybe that has something to do with it.
ReplyDeleteI believe that you are already doing what you should be. You know and will know what is best for you and the girls. Knowledge is a good thing, but can also be kind of scary. Be careful and try not to read to much into things that are on the web. Nate does this all the time and scares the poop out of himself. The week before we had Asher I had a SID workshop at work. It scared me and in the end Asher sleeps on his tummy(a big no no). But I ended up doing what was best for him and us. Lots of people will give you all kinds of "advice", but my best advice is take what you want from them and throw away what you want. You will know what works best for you. Anyway all that being said God will guide you guys and the two of you will be the best parents these two little girls could have every dreamed of.
By the way Lance and his wife Ashley are having their second girl at the end of May.
I have a tip for fatty achievement, which I employed during my last trimester : have you ever have Tippin's French Apple Pie? Warmed for about 30 seconds in the microwave? With a scoop or three of vanilla ice cream? And some caramel topping?
ReplyDeleteOoooooh.
I used to seriously zone out during rounds each morning thinking of ways to make that treat more fabulous...and since I gained half my preggers weight in the last 8 weeks of being preg, I think it worked!
Congratulations Bethany! Nothing is more precious than a baby girl except TWO baby girls!! You are going to be the perfect mama for those sweethearts!!
ReplyDeleteI approve of operation Get Fatty. The girls will appreciate it in the long run!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNow, eat up!
~Maggie~
Congratulations again! Try to take time to breathe & enjoy this time without worrying about "what's next". I know it sounds trite, but it really is true. Don't sweat the details right now.
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