Happy Wednesday! I have to say, I loved hearing all of your kind words about our maternity photos from yesterday’s post. Even more, I loved hearing your predictions on when you all think the girls will arrive! Most of the responses were for late August or very very early September. I actually have always thought they would come in between August 28-September 7. My sister shared with me the other day she thought they would be here August 15 (which some of you guessed!), but I had the most VIVID dream the other day about when they would arrive. I dreamt that I had a c-section on August 30 (a date that at least five of you guessed!!). Not only that, but I dreamt that Baby A was 5 lbs 11 oz and Baby B was 6 lbs 1 oz – talk about specific! Both girls were blondies, but Baby B had a little bit darker hair and she had a LOT of it. Needless to say, it was a crazy cool dream! Now we’ll have to see how that one pans out. 
Yesterday was a good day overall – a nice even mix of activities and down time which I loved.
Breakfast 6:30 AM
I ended up waking up with John yesterday, which was around 5:15 – I was not a fan of that one! The only thing that meant was I got to eat an early breakfast.
2 eggs + 1 egg white – topped with ketchup!
cottage cheese + pineapple + blueberries + cinnamon
(I had the most unusual craving for cottage cheese when I was shopping the other day!)
tall iced coffee + soy
Snack – 10:30’ish
Yesterday my mom, brother, and I took advantage of the kids and used them so we could have an excuse to go see Monsters University. Granted, we would have gone without them (I love kids’ movies!). It was really cute! During the show I had a few handfuls of my mom’s popcorn and a few handfuls of Raisinets.
Lunch – 1:30 PM
Apparently Tuesdays have become the day for Buona Beef – can you tell I’m obsessed? I picked up lunch for myself on the way home from the movies and enjoyed it while sitting on my couch.
Snack – 4:15 PM
On the way to my (last for the summer!!!!) grad class, I ate an apple. There were a few bruised spots, which I hate, but overall it was a nice crisp one!
I got a nice surprise when I got to class last night! My graduate program is a cohort, so I have been with the same 12-15 people since last fall (and will continue to be in classes with them until next summer). Needless to say, we’ve all gotten pretty close – they’re all so much fun! They surprised me with a little mini baby shower since we’re not meeting again until August 27. They purchased these ADORABLE cupcakes – seriously, how cute are the decorations on top – and showered me with some love for the girls. I was beyond surprised.
I didn’t share with them that I could really eat the cupcakes because they weren’t GF, so I took one and just ate the frosting off the top. Sugar Overload!!
Dinner – 9:00 PM
When I got home from class, I wasn’t really hungry but I was craving a big bowl of veggies. I made a chopped salad with romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, chickpeas, and poppyseed dressing. It hit the spot!
After, I curled up in bed with a book and hit the hay!
Today I don’t really have much on my agenda, so I’m hoping to get some thank you cards written, some laundry done, and some cabinets cleaned out. Unfortunately it’s supposed to thunderstorm today so there will be no outside time!
Question: I’m in a breakfast rut – what’s your favorite breakfast right now?
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Oooh that salad looks so good!
(and I was always guilty of swiping the frosting on the cupcakes and tossing the rest. It’s a good plan, I think.)
Ohh, I am allllll about the cottage cheese + fruit + cinnamon combo!!! I eat it several times a week…usually with diced apple.
My favourite week day breakfast is an oatmeal concoction. Weekend = protein pancakes!
Hope you are enjoying your downtime.
I’ve never tried apple + cottage cheese! I’ve always done the pineapple combo.
When I was pregnant I craved french toast. I made it almost every morning for weeks!
I am on a cereal kick right now - Oatmeal Squares - yum!
Aside from pancakes…I’m back on an overnight oat run! Chilled, chewy, fruity and topped with lashings of nut butter!
Well, you did say that for years you thought you were going to have twins, which obviously turned out to be true. If that dream you had came even close to being accurate that would be absolutely crazy! And awesome
hahahaha! I’m telling you - I would be shocked!
I’ve been enjoying French Toast quite a bit lately and overnight oats.
I would always use my nieces as a way to see cartoon movies too - but then they got too “old” to go to them! Now I just have to wait until my son is old enough to go.
Boooo - how old is too old? My niece is 12 and still loves them!
How sweet of them to throw you a little shower! The cupcakes are adorable too!
Lately I’ve been eating sauteed chicken apple sausage with Kabocha squash, and spinach topped with an over medium egg. Either that or a smoothie bowl with granola! As it get’s hotter that’s all I want most days but the eggs hold me over longer
Oooo the sausage + squash combo sounds so good. I’m all about savory breakfast right now. I just can’t ever seem to find kabocha!!
Do you have a Sprouts in your area? They have been on sale at ours for 88 cents a pound lately! Such a steal compared to the $150 at Whole Foods! I’d send you one if shipping wasn’t so darn expensive these days
My dad is DYING to go see Monster’s University, but says he can’t go without a “kid”. Guess I Still qualify as one and will always be his little girl to him
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What a crazy dream! If everything turns out the way you foresaw them, you could make quite the living as a baby whisperer
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It was so funny - highly recommend it!
I’ve been known to have some crazy dreams that actually come true, so this is blowing my mind. I better have all my crap together by then!
I’m kind of always in a breakfast rut but I constantly rotate egg white scrambles, Greek yogurt pancakes (my FAVORITE), and a messy yogurt bowl (Greek yogurt, raw oats, chia seeds, coconut, fruit, nuts, etc.)
this morning I made a feta egg white omelet w/ salsa. I really love eggs for bfast!
I’ve been in savory mode lately too!
Okay I’m putting my money on August 30th. You have a pretty good track record of always being right when it comes to all things baby related, so I’m going with that. And those cupcakes - my heart is melted.
I’m in a breakfast “groove” at the moment too. Oats with yogurt, honey, and almond butter for me.
I do have a pretty good track record - even if they come a few days before or after I’d be impressed!
Cute cupcakes! I bet the girls were moving after all that sugar
My favorite breakfast right now is to take half an avocado, break an egg into it, bake it in the toaster oven at 400 for about 10 minutes. Then sprinkle some grated parm cheese and Franks hot sauce on top. Yummy!
haha they totally were! They were moving all day yesterday.
When you cook that breakfast, are the eggs fully cooked or are they over medium?
Awww…those cupcakes are adorable! The salad looks yummy too!
I a big smoothie fan and have one for breakfast almost every a.m. I also like overnight oats and PB on toast with sliced bananas and honey on top.
Totally gotta bookmark this page to see what the babes actually weigh in at!!! Geez can August 30th just come already!?
I remember having a (not so) vivid dream a looooong time ago about having blonde hair, blue-eyed babies, but that was when I was with my ex-boyfriend (who had brown hair and brown eyes). THEN, I met my blonde hair, blue-eyed hottie and the rest is history
I loved that you guessed that! Ashley and Annette did too - isn’t that too funny? I’ll be shocked if they weigh/look like that.
Let me tell ya, if this dream comes out true you’re going to have a hard time convincing me that you’re NOT psychic
haha - I”ll have a hard time convincing myself too!
If you end up having those babies on August 30th, I am going to be seriously impressed!…and I might have to ask you to start predicting my future
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hahah! It usually comes in dreams!
those cupcakes are too cute!!
After ten minutes the yolk is still a bit runny. After 15 it’s solid!
Perfect - that sounds really good, but I can’t have runny yolks right now!
I just had a organic brown rice cake with fresh peanut butter from Earth Fare (the kind you grind from fresh peanuts right there in the store) and sliced banana on top! It was yummy!
ooo fresh peanut butter sounds so good!
Magic muffins!! I’ve adapted a recipe, to use honey instead of sugar and gf flours…i have some blueberry banana in the oven now
I’ve never heard of magic muffins before!
I tend to eat my cottage cheese with a sliced red pepper I use as the spoon
My breakfasts are always the same and it’s a couple egg whites with 2 eggs and a banana.
Those cupcakes are super adorable. Lots of time and details went into those!
That sounds good! I typically pair cottage cheese with sweet things, but the peppers sound good!
That is the craziest dream ever! I hope you are right. It’s all documented right here so you can totally prove it and then go on Larry King or C-Span as some future-predicting momma
Out of curiosity, did you eat really close to going to bed? Whenever I eat right before falling asleep I always get really really vivid dreams like the one you described.
What book have you been reading?
Nope, I don’t think I ate close to bed! I had that dream Saturday night, and I can’t recall eating too close to bedtime.
Oh, and I just started The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - it’s good!
I think you definitely have a little extra intuition in there than the rest of us!
I feel so bad when coworkers do things for me but I can’t partake because of dietary restrictions! They’ll have bday parties and things for me and I can’t eat so much of it!
For breakfast lately, I’ve been making a parfait with plain Greek yogurt, strawbs + bluebs + watermelon, and granola. So good! And so easy
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Those cupcakes are adorable!! I’ve been a bit rushed in the mornings so I’ve been doing smoothies quite often: 1 cup of almond milk, handful of spinach, a banana, some frozen berries and a scoop of protein powder (I’m loving Vega’s vanilla almondilla).
That’s so nice of your classmates! My favorite breakfast right now has been cold overnight oats. I’ve been lovin them every morning since its been so hot.
I’ve been having dinner for breakfast lately
My kind of girl!
I have been addictied to the biggest loser pancakes. Except I do not use any sugar/vanilla. They are made using oats, cottage cheese, egg whites and I add flax seed. At the end top with some almond butter. Keeps me full! Made a batch for the week!
Aw that was very sweet of your classmates! Gosh I miss college!
I’m in a breakfast rut too. I pretty much always have frosted mini wheats (I’m currently enjoying the blueberry version) OR whole-wheat toast with peanut butter and sliced banana.
Mashed avocado toast or dark chocolate Greek yogurt bowls with berries and nuts
Omg I’m never in a breakfast rut! Some days it’s oatmeal, other it’s eggs and a sweet potato! And I’m glad you wrote that dream down because you KNOW it will come true!
Now I’m glad I bet on a day after you, considering your track record with dreams!
Lately, breakfasts have been either green smoothies or oats and eggs. I did put together a good yogurt bowl this morning though!
Such a sweet surprise! My grad program was similar - very small group so we ended up being in all the same classes for 2 years. I was sad when it was over.
I’m all about cereal with fresh berries and granola or smoothies lately!
Crazy detailed dream! My husband remembers every detail from his dreams. I, on the other hand, swear I don’t every dream at all. It will be interesting to see if any of those details come true!
How precious are those cupcakes? Hope they tasted just as good! In college, I was also in elementary edu. and was in a cohort. It was great to be together for support and fun!
That would be so freaky if the details from your dream turned out to be true! Also that’s so sweet of your class to surprise you with those cupcakes. Such a bummer you couldn’t eat them though! I’ve had that same problem because of my nut allergies. I always feel so bad!
Man, I can’t even eat the frosting off a non-gluten-free cupcake. My system is crazy sensitive. So frustrating! But so sweet of them to do for you.
Ahh! I’m so interested to see if your dream pans out! How crazy would that be? I sometimes have super specific dreams too, with numbers involved especially. I’m a numbers person!
Yay for August 30th! That’s my b-day! Whenever it is though it will be a great and happy day!
For what its worth, both times I had dreams about my kids they came out exactly true. They even looked exactly like in my dream. It was kind of creepy.
PS - craving cottage cheese? Ew. No. The one food I fully loathe.
eeeeek - that is creepy.
And yeah, I don’t know where the cottage cheese thing came from!
CRAZY how vivid that dream was!!!! i can’t wait to see if itz true!! i mean you WERE right about getting pregnant with twins….. my breakfasts lately have been a lot of smoothies because they’re relatively easy to make and there are SO many different combinations you can do!
That stinks you couldn’t eat those cupcakes!! Your eats always look so delicious! My favorite breakfast right now, since it’s so hot, is a smoothie with a frozen banana, milk, chocolate protein powder and some peanut butter. Or scrambled eggs with a bunch of veggies!
Hi. I am speaking out of concern for you and your babies. While I dont know the calorie count of your lunch, I estimate that the other foods listed are approx 800-900 cals. If you continue to eat this way, you will NOT carry your babies much longer. I hope I am wrong.
Not to be blunt, but you are wrong.
Since I’m fully aware of the amount of ingredients/food I ate that day, I did you the favor of adding everything up for you for what is actually pictured - that total was around 1300. The lunch I ate was from a fast food place - a panini, french fries, and a house salad - all of which I think would add up anywhere from 1000-1200. That’s around 2500 calories for Tuesday.
And don’t worry about these girls - they have been weighing at least two weeks ahead since the beginning. They’re doing just fine!
Hi Chelsey
It doesn’t seems that you are eating enough to properly take care of yourself and thise babies. 14 lbs really is not enough weight to gain with twins and I want you to know that there is support to help you if you want it. I want you and your babies to thrive and not just survive, and I would urge you to think about your eating and exercise habbits with respect to your pregnancy. I know this isn’t what you want to hear, or even what you believe, but deep down I think you know that what you are doing isn’t good for you or them.
You’re right - it’s not what I believe. Because I know, even “deep down”, that my pregnancy is progressing just fine and my babies ARE thriving. I have gained more than 14 pounds, thank you very much - and while I don’t feel like I should have to defend myself to you or to anyone, you’ve given me quite a topic to discuss next week - so thanks!!
Let’s just remember that every pregnancy is different, not to mention the fact that even through the stress and grief of losing my father one month ago today, that my girls have been growing and weighing two weeks ahead and I have been steadily gaining weight.
Oh, and PS - I don’t know what blog you’re reading, but my exercise habits? If you call walking my dog 2-3 times a week for 20 minutes “over doing it”, then you’re outta your mind crazy.
Chelsey,
I must say that I’m very proud of you for your above comments to those extremely RUDE people. You know your body better than anyone, do not let them tell you differently! It amazes me that people can be so inconsiderate. You have nothing but the best intentions and are constantly doing what’s best for those lucky little ladies that you’re carrying. Keep up the great work! Those babies are lucky to have a mama like you. Take care!