Twins! Or, Maybe Not.

I'm pretty sure that my baby is already playing tricks on me.  I began feeling much better on Monday and was still feeling good yesterday.  Then, this morning, my head was back in the toilet!  I had another doctor's appointment today, and the doctor reassured me that I still have 3 weeks of misery remaining and not to get my hopes up for any sort of early relief.

My doctor also reassured me that the baby is growing.  Without going into too much detail, during the exam, she said "Oh yes, the uterus is certainly growing!", leading me to believe that my uterus is exceptionally large.  So, I figure that this could mean one of two things:  1) the baby has inherited my genes for height (I'm sure he'll inherit many other wonderful qualities from Jeff...a love of math, perhaps...or, those beautiful green eyes)  2) the baby is actually babies.  After all, my mom is a twin, and the "twin genes" filter down from the mama's side of the family.  So, this got me thinking...what if I have twins?

The way I see it, there are some really wonderful things about having twins and some pretty big downfalls to having twins.  Let's weigh the options:
Positives:
1. Fewer times I have to endur morning sickness
2. Fewer times I have to be in a hospital with a lot of sickly people
3. They could share clothes, therefore decreasing my expenses
4. There's a chance I could have a boy and a girl all in one shot
5. When you have two pets, they keep each other occupied...does that work with babies, too?
6. I can probably forgo a gym membership, since I'll be chasing two bambinos around
7. My nieces and nephew will have more friends
8. The more the merrier....right?

Negatives:
1. Two of everything is going to be expensive, and I will likely be living off of a diet of Ramen noodles and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
2. I could have to take leave from work earlier than planned (Should this be under the positives?)
3. I will undoubtedly be exhausted...all of the time
4. Ouch!

Well, doing a simple side-by-side comparison, it does seem that there are more benefits to having twins. I should find out in three weeks at my next appointment. Or, maybe I just have a really big baby...



Twins?



Big Baby?