Wow Kelly and HM, I wish you had come to my house for valentines!!!!! Just leaving the food however and taking your beautiful bodies and sexy underwear ( of the heavily pregnant) elsewhere!
Cricket, it seems that once you have twins (or more) and they are about a year old you turn into super-cook! All the mums here seem to be fantastic cooks. Maybe its something to do with surviving the pregnancy and the first year means you can do everything fantastically well afterwards!
Kelly, at least your dts have each other to bite and aren't biting other children instead. I have been very, very upset more than once to see the bite marks ds has left on other children at the nursery. He seems to be over it now though and is the one that comes home covered in bites and scratches from other children.
Welcome Jess and congratulations on the pregnancy ! I also panicked at the advice to put on loads of weight in the first tri, I actually lost 3Kg. I think the books say you should put on 18Kg by 20 weeks ! I am now 36+ weeks and have gained about 12Kg. The babies are growing perfectly well and I am very healthy. People also tell me that my belly doesn't look huge, but they should try carrying it around for a while !
My advice, take good care of yourself, eat well and often, rest, rest, rest when you are tired and realise a twin pregnancy IS tougher than a singleton pregnancy. If you have other children make sure you organise help with them, you will need to rest. And finally, make sure the hospital you are going to has experience with twin pregnancies and birth so they know what potential problems can arise and the care that this special pregnancy needs.