First Trimester of Pregnancy

6 Weeks Pregnant

My pregnant belly sure was growing fast with the two little bambinos in there.  I could not believe at 6 weeks pregnant my belly was already starting to push out!  I lucked out during my first trimester and did not have any vomiting.  Morning sickness is supposed to be worse in women who are carrying multiples due to the high levels of hormones surging through your body.  I did, however, have nausea.  I craved a lot of protein... loved some beef jerky.  I also loved cheese and crackers, and I wasn't too big on sweets.  Which is quite weird for me since I have quite the sweet tooth.

I felt tired all the time!  I remember coming home from working 12 hours, and I could not keep my eyes opened.  I fell asleep on the couch while sitting up a lot!  Topher would try to have me stay awake but I couldn't do it!

At the end of December Topher and I made a trip to Cabela's.  Topher was so excited and wanted to explore the entire store.  I was just so tired that halfway through I had to sit in a chair while he walked around.

Topher and I had so much fun walking around the different baby stores.  We got our babies their first present: two Sophie the giraffe chew toys.

We also got an ornament!

I ended up writing A and B on the belly of the snowman.  My parents also got me an A and B ornament for Baby A and Baby B.

11 Weeks Pregnant:

This was the time of the pregnancy where I looked like I looked chubby.  I also liked to lounge around a lot in sweatpants and t shirts.  At 11 weeks pregnant I announced my pregnancy to social media- Instagram and Facebook.  This is what I posted:

Make a wish,

say a prayer,

sometimes miracles come in pairs!

At 12 weeks pregnant I got to go in for an ultrasound.  I had not had an ultrasound since I was 8 weeks pregnant... after that time my care was transferred from the fertility doctor to my OBGYN, which meant no more weekly ultrasounds to see my little sweeties :(  Here are some of the pictures:

Baby A

Baby B

When I saw these two little cuties on the television screen I began to cry.  The last time I had seen them they looked like little blobs.  In just 4 weeks they had transformed into looking like little tiny babies!  It really hit me that I was pregnant!  And there were two babies in there!  So long I had waited to be blessed with a baby growing in my belly, and it was finally here... with not only one but two babies!  Baby A was really active during the ultrasound, so we got a couple of cute ones.

Baby A's feet:

Baby A's hands:

Before our appointment Topher was pretty sure that I was carrying two little boys in my belly.  I wasn't sure what sex the babies were but was hoping that at least one of them was a girl. During the ultrasound Topher asked the ultrasound tech if she could tell if they were boys or girls.  The ultrasound tech told us that she thought they were both girls.  She said she was about 90% sure, but told us not to go painting the room yet.  I could not believe it!  Not one but two girls!  I was so excited!  We kept this a secret from everyone for a few weeks.

Since my belly was growing so fast, at 13 weeks I decided it was time to go hit up the maternity stores to get me some new clothes.  My mom was still living in Utah at the time, so she asked me to send some pictures of me modeling the new clothes that I had gotten.  I'm so glad that I snapped some photos of this.  Although the lighting was horrible.

Altogether my first trimester was great!  I didn't have any growing belly pains or vomiting!  Just nausea and tiredness.