35 Weeks

Its crazy to think the girls have been alive almost as long as I was pregnant with them. It seems to have followed the same speed curve, too: The first 12 weeks of pregnancy are a mess - you are so nervous that something will go wrong, especially when finding out it is twins, it makes each week seem to move like molasses. The first 12 weeks of newborns are awful - you just want a few uninterrupted hours of sleep, and maybe some recognition of your hard work in the form of a smile. 

Honeymoon phase, weeks 12 - 24, are great - no nausea, your energy comes back, your fears are somewhat abated since you are in a safer zone. Your friends and family know you are pregnant so its fun. 3 month to 6 month old babies are a blast - they aren't moving yet but they are smiling and cooing. They are still only drinking bottles, no need to wash dishes or make purees. They are sleeping better hours. The time seems to fly by. 

So that puts us in the third trimester. While pregnant, this is the trimester you start feeling "done." The end is near but anticipation and excitement make time seem to stand still. I remember those 2 weeks at home near the end were so boring, even though we had Christmas and New Year to break up the monotony. 

My back is definitely as sore as it was in the 3rd tri, now that I am regularly carrying 2 20lbers (not sure if they are 20 lbs, but it feels like it) and having to scoop Josie up from her crawling adventures and put her back in her play room. We are in a weird in between phase where they are still "babies" drinking formula and needing to be carried. But they are doing toddler things like crawling and eating solids. Now that we are looking forward to having toddlers, and we are in this weird in between phase, time does seem to have slowed down. 4 months until their first birthday!