bouncing about...

the babies have been taking on a world of their own this week...and that "world" is in my belly! these little ones have truly come into their own since my last posting. the little plink feelings we felt 2 weeks ago that signaled our little ones first movements have grown into a mixture of plinks, plunks, and an occasional whacks!

i could be completely involved in doing anything (and i mean anything) but the world stops for a moment if i think a twin is moving. i immediately stop and put my hand on my belly to see if i can "catch" the baby's next move. sometimes, these little sneaky kiddos play with me and give me absolutely nothing. other times, they want me to know they are moving and growing about and will kick the absolute tar out of my palm. i love it when that happens:)

the only problem i have had thus far was an obnoxious honking car behind me when i got so engulfed in detecting a twin's next kick and didn't see the red light turn to green. oops!

i would have said something out loud to my obnoxious friend behind me such as "i'm over 5 months pregant you stupid man driving an ugly car and i am trying to feel one of my two baby's kick my hand....back off..." instead, i just smiled at him as he threw his hands up in the air and gave him a nice wave.

i am so glad i didn't yell anything at this gentleman. once i found out the information about these babies as of this week, i will be watching what i say when i run into walls, when i ding my car mirror on the garage, when i somehow get stuck between the grocery cart and the strawberries section at kroger, etc.... i have 4 ears that can hear! bye-bye, potty mouth!

Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. That little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.

besides feeling these little ones move, i can definitely tell they are growing. evidently other people can, too! the fascination with twins (how my twins got in there, how far along i am, other people's thoughts on my size, etc) has been an adjustment for me. i know that when you are pregnant, you better be equipped to handle some interesting conversations; however, i have heard some comments over the past few months that i will make sure to NEVER say to people in the future. for entertainment value, i decided to share them with you. after sleepless nights wasted away in analyzing each and every one, i have hand-picked the top 5....enjoy!

THE TOP 5 NOT-SO-SMARTEST THINGS SAID TO PREGGO MAGGIE...

1. "Are the babies yours or are they fertility babies?"

2. Two teachers passed by me within minutes of each other. One says "you are not showing enough. I am going to force-feed you brownies." The next one moments later says "you are really showing now. your hips are already spreading". Wow.....I simply cannot win.

3. "How much weight exactly have you gained?" I wanted to ask her, how much weight exactly have YOU gained, cow?

4. The minute I shared my news, I heard this wonderful comment. "YOU are pregnant with TWINS???!!! I hope you enjoy walking around now because you are going to be put on bed rest sooooooo early. You are going to have to be in bed all summer and will be so high risk because SO many twins have SO many problems. I hope you realize that. With your size, there is NO way your doctor won't send you to bed super-early in your pregnancy." Hmmmmm....I don't ever think I have been "sent" to bed even when I was bad as a child.

Bedrest+ possibility=sure...but let's think positively scary person. Yikes!

5. I'm saving the best for last because it was truly worthy of a 5-star stupidity ranking. The winner is....

"Since you went through fertility in order to get pregnant, I hope you don't mind me asking you something. Were the doctors up front with you in the beginning? Did they tell you what your chances are of your twins being messed up?" I told you, comment 5 was a doozie.

what i HAVE to remember is that 99% of the comments said come from a good place. i know i have definitely needed to insert my flip flop into my mouth quite a few times. when a sweet person says something i might not be completely thrilled with, i have to think i have more than likely said something ding-dong-like to them. when a typical mean girl says something that really tugs at my heart, i have to pray not to throw a papaya at them! i still might throw one at person #5.