I am the mom of twins.

I carried my beautiful twins full-term and delivered two healthy, full-size babies that didn’t spend one second in NICU.

I had a horrible time getting pregnant, had two IUIs, battled PCOS, had gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, placenta blood flow problems, and was on complete bed rest for three months.

Delivery Day

I tell you this because to this day… 3.5 years later… when I tell someone I have twins…

They immediately look at my belly.

And, you would think it would be the women that are the worst… no, its the MEN.

It pisses me off.

I have even had a few outspoken individuals tell me that I need to “respect” myself and “take better care” of myself.

You know, I would lose weight and do sit ups if I had time.  Don’t judge me.

You have time because either you don’t have kids or your only have one.

My super power is having babies two at a time.  What can you do?

Do I wish I was a size 10?  Well, yes.

Do I wish I could wear a bikini?  Well, yes.

Am I overweight?  Duh.

Would I like to lose weight?  Yes.

But, I have two beautiful kids.

There is no trade off.

I have stretch marks and a rather large belly.  But, that belly kept my babies safe for 8.5 months and cooked me up some healthy, beautiful babies.

I think I look pretty damn good for carrying twins full-term.

I earned my belly.

And, I am damn proud of it.

 

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Julia
Julia wants to live in a world where Hogwarts is real, dark chocolate is packaged with good books, and houses clean themselves. Until then, she is the divorced mom of twins, blogger, sometimes crafter, traveler, napper, cooker, snail mailer, geocacher, and corporate bean counter.