Being pregnant is super weird because lots of the symptoms of pregnancy are also the symptoms of other things. For instance, I was always convinced I had Covid during my Lilah pregnancy because I couldn't breathe deep. Turns out having a baby take up all your lung space makes breathing hard. I knew twin pregnancy would be hard and so for the last few weeks, when I had zero energy and was out of breath walking up stairs, I just assumed this was how twin pregnancy goes. After all, I only have 6 more weeks, and at last check I have two 3.5 pound babies growing in there.
Luckily I had a somewhat random blood test and it turns out I had very low B12 in additional to low iron levels and low iron stores. Last week I started getting B12 shots - six over the course of two weeks - and I am already feeling better. I'm hoping that I continue to get more energy and less winded, and I'm thankful that the NHS was able to both pick up the problem and treat me so quickly.
On Tuesday it was my last day in the office before maternity leave. My leave doesn't start until 11th October, but I cannot really make the 2 hour journey to the office right now, so I'll be 100% working from home until then. A number of big projects are wrapping up and my maternity cover is learning quickly so I do feel like I'm floating towards the finish line. Well... not floating... maybe surviving.
My planning is still blah - I haven't made any goals for September at all. And it's half way done! How did this happen.
Isaac has started school now and I've realized there is a whole world of people on schedules that I never knew about. The school schedule is everywhere. We are adjusting - Isaac is doing great - but the simplicity of dropping two kids off at nursery is gone and now we have two kids going two separate places. Hopefully only for a year, but it's definitely a change.
I have managed to see more friends recently as I feel like this is my last chance to get out for a while. I've had lunch dates (yay working from home!) and next week I have a lunch time walk scheduled. It's started to get dark earlier (8pm) so evening walks may have ended for the season. I'm trying to get excited for halloween - my favourite holiday - but it's a bit hard to consider with the twins looming. I can't focus on the scary holiday because of the scary twins... oh shame
Also, a blog I like seems to have disappeared off the internet. Weird!
