what you don't expect, when you're expecting {part 1}

hi ladies! i'm about to get real with you on this here blog. these are my opinions and my words. i am by no means saying any of these things will happen to you. every pregnancy is different. i have been pondering over this post for a few weeks. trying to think of the best way to go about this and how i want to share these things. not all are "bad" things because, when it comes down to it. i LOVE being pregnant. it really is the best!

i am going to share somethings i have experienced or learned so far through my pregnancy. i will split it up into two parts. so come back thursday for the rest! 

you will be sicker than sick

i knew all about morning sickness or as i call it anytime sickness before we saw that + sign. i don't think i was fully aware of how sick i would get. {lo and behold it was because there are two babies in there. two babies=twice the sickness} every time i  got sick i would cry because, i hated throwing up so much. it lasted about a month and i lost about 10-15lbs. i couldn't cook dinner, i couldn't walk in the kitchen, or watch certain commercials without getting sick. it was terrible.

once i hit the 2nd trimester it got so much better. i was so relieved! if you are currently experiencing morning sickness/anytime sickness know it will get better and there a few things you can do it ease it. here a few things that helped me before i got zofran from my dr. i went a long time without the meds {i like to tough things out if i can. haha!} anyways, back to what helped me. sea bands-can be found at walmart, lemon heads, lots of water, plain white bread, sleeping, cool wash cloths on my head, and lots of resting. there are vitamins you can try too like, ginger pills and  b6. they didn't help me at all. just made me more sick. 

you think you get tired now

i know we all know the tired feeling but, when you are baking a baby or babies the tired feeling is SO different. i was so exhausted all the time. no joke. i napped every single day for 2 hours and even would get plenty of sleep at night. still, so tired. 

the only thing you can do here is sleep and keep chugging along during the day. if you are able to take naps like i was. girl, you need too! again, this feeling went away for the most part when i hit the 2nd trimester. 

watching your belly grow will amaze you

going into this pregnancy i didn't know how soon i would show or how i would feel about getting bigger. yeah, i am only 17 weeks with twins so i still have a TON of growing to do but, i still love watching my belly grow everyday. i started showing around 10 weeks again because there are two babies. i love it. i love that i have a belly and people can tell i am pregnant. best feeling watching this belly grow. 

pregnancy induced carpal tunnel is a thing

who knew? not me. when my hands started tingling and really bugging me i asked my dr. she suggested wearing a brace at night and seeing how it goes from there. it helped a ton. i still wear it {when i remember....pregnancy brain. see next point} if i feel the tingles coming back. this is something that is very common. again, who knew! ha

feeling your baby/babies for the first time
will make you cry and bring the biggest smile to your face. i thought i could feel them for a while but, wasn't sure. it wasn't until last week {at 17 weeks} when i felt one and knew it was for sure. i rushed to the other room to have dan feel and he felt it too. i started to get a little teary eyed. it is amazing. i love feeling them move around so cute! they seem to like my in laws house. we go over there every sunday for dinner and the last two weeks after dinner they both start moving like crazy. my mother in law and niece even felt one this week! so exciting! 

come back thursday for some more "what you don't expect, when you're expecting".....