tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post5621239554121215388..comments2009-05-21T11:42:24.470-07:00nonlineargirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604nora@nonlineargirl.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-21538030758592047192009-05-21T11:42:24.470-07:002009-05-21T11:42:24.470-07:00So glad you're hanging in there. Shouldn't be too much longer - you might even make it full-term! I love your sister for being such a big help. Does SHE have a twin she could spare?MoDLinhttp://newsmomsneed.marchofdimes.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-65227583523802321542009-05-19T14:08:54.567-07:002009-05-19T14:08:54.567-07:00do not feel guilty -- you are growing TWO babies. even with one, I got away with a lot, and feel I deserved it. overall, women are not given enough credit these days for all they do for their families: work, household care, mothering, being a wife, etc. I find it exhausting with my two little ones, and can't imagine what it would be like to have TWO newborns right now. so take a break, rest and enjoy it. <br /><br />by the way, you look great.Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06087008269648725565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-80475889653157331442009-05-19T09:34:40.342-07:002009-05-19T09:34:40.342-07:00The last bit is horrid but taking it easy really does make all the difference in the world! Good luck. And ps, so far these two babies have been easier to bring home and care for than our one colicky baby was ;) (*knock on wood*)Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15430670344569781188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-25923788865715333512009-05-19T06:49:58.179-07:002009-05-19T06:49:58.179-07:00During the last month of all three of my (singleton) pregnancies, I was completely useless. Felt guilty about it most of the time, but not guilty enough to be useful.<br /><br />I'm on the edge of my seat, awaiting more news. Will you update here or on twitter?Lumpyheadsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15448242506597812607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-785416439792455172009-05-18T19:35:58.418-07:002009-05-18T19:35:58.418-07:00Pregnancy is a challenge and you are growing twins! You have every right to complain. It's great that the end is right around the corner and after you have two new babies I bet it will be harder to get a break so take it now! You have a whole lifetime to be productive.mama without instructionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034751367533504811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-53065748770475574242009-05-18T18:25:20.130-07:002009-05-18T18:25:20.130-07:00Hang in there! I'm psyched you made it this far! I must admit, I'm happy to have my body back although I'll be happier once I've lost all the weight.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16454515801817880703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-5142523702763006952009-05-18T17:02:36.734-07:002009-05-18T17:02:36.734-07:00I think you've done a lot through this pregnancy. More than I do, and I'm not pregnant. I know I would feel the pressure to be productive, too, that's an awful guilty feeling when you want to but can't. Hope you can give yourself a break. Your sister sounds like a dream.<br />I often think of the Woody Allen line from Annie Hall, about how there are two kinds of people, the miserable and the horrible. The horrible are the people you don't know how they get through life, they're blind, they have no legs. An the miserable...that's everyone else. So be glad you're one of the miserable.<br />For some reason, I quite enjoy reciting that line to myself. Not in a look-on-the-bright-side way, just in a dark-comedy-comforts-me way. I don't know that helps you, but I felt compelled to share.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-79705294631627263662009-05-18T16:37:26.435-07:002009-05-18T16:37:26.435-07:00Get in to a swimming pool if you can. Something about the pressure of all those gallons of water re-distributes the fluid that collects in your legs and feet. Hang in there!Cloiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305792996941185926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-82959533939962912812009-05-18T12:58:56.487-07:002009-05-18T12:58:56.487-07:00amazing, amazing, amazing!!!kristinhttp://prairiedaze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-22461527343435890902009-05-18T12:14:06.893-07:002009-05-18T12:14:06.893-07:00The race to the finish line. Just think of how much better your body will feel when they are finally here! :)Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418041735007521091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-11795422623638174122009-05-18T10:20:45.506-07:002009-05-18T10:20:45.506-07:00FINALLY! Now you sound like a normal pregnant lady. I wondered when that would happen. Complain away.......<br />The heat must be awful for you.<br />Watch those ankles especially in the heat. Oh ya, take off those rings before it's too late. Mine were never the same after being cut off.<br />Take care Nora!Natikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17052222654682853695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-56861636684049727212009-05-18T08:48:22.316-07:002009-05-18T08:48:22.316-07:00Yea, I'm sort of running out of normal existence as well, and my situation is less not-normal than yours (sorry to hear about the blood pressure). <br /><br />RIP, ankles, yours and mine both.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02864909952004392637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-11394936542099340322009-05-18T08:44:51.865-07:002009-05-18T08:44:51.865-07:00I was quite vain about my swollen feet and ankles too. I was swollen for 2 months. I was never so happy to see my bony feet again.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07378421551422918709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-68209381538572725112009-05-18T08:33:34.341-07:002009-05-18T08:33:34.341-07:00I am so glad to hear you have such support! It is a full-time job to grow two babies at the very end!LauraChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322568136833382134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-984273885903841962009-05-18T08:26:31.556-07:002009-05-18T08:26:31.556-07:00Although it may actually be nothing to complain about really, when you consider it on a scale of 1 to 10 etc etc, it is still miserable isn't it. I lost my ankles months ago but I'd had problems with oedema in the past, fortunately I've good very good blood pressure so it's only unsightly rather than a worry.<br /><br />My husband has been brilliant, cooking and shouldering most of the house work. It would have been nice, though to have a sister who could help too.Janehttp://janegoth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com