For this pink and blue haired pregnant girl, Washington, DC is like a tiny town.

Around every corner, I encounter people who I might not remember, but who know me and ask me how I am doing. I feel like I am living in Mayberry rather than a fast moving capitol city. The woman at the post office asks if I know what they are yet. I am taken off guard. A downtown direction-giver chases me down the street to ask me how I am feeling. A homeless man says, "hey blue, I haven't seen you in a while, when you gonna dye your hair a new color?"

Of course, this is all because I have been walking around town for over a year with a full head of blue or pink or green hair. And people wanna talk to me about it. And now that it is growing out, I have to tell them why I am not coloring it anymore which means I tell complete strangers that I am 3 months pregnant. This delights people. People love pregnant women. They all love to tell me how wonderful it will be for my kids to have such a cool mom. And I am stunned and touched by the ability of people to be so loving and sweet to someone they don't even know.

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On Saturday, Jeff and I met up with a set of 5 year old identical twin boys and their mom, Kristen. It was really interesting to spend time with the boys and see how while they were identical, they were very different. I never once couldn't tell them apart. They were charming and happy and wonderful kids. At one point, their mom told them to tell each other secrets, which resulted in them huddling together, all whispers. Brilliant! I put that one in my pocket for later.

Benn who likes and wears blue told us about how babies come out of your "'gina" and Dylan who likes and wears green liked to tell us who was who in the baby pictures that they brought with them. That was the second thing I learned. The kids will want to know who is who in baby pictures! I never would have even thought about it. Their mom really did a lot to quell my fears about giving birth and dealing with the first year. She also brought us all these books about twins, which Jeff and I are now reading through.

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I am now in full maternity clothes. Before I started to grow, I was horrified at having to wear them, but not now. It is such a relief to put on this huge flowy shirt. I feel so much better. Every night, twins girls continue to show up in my dreams. Last night, they were about 14 and one was goth and the other was dressed all vintage June Cleaver. The goth one was a happy goth who really secretly wanted to be her sister. The vintage one was very proper. Then I dreamed about two clear eggs with tiny full grown people in them. I cut the top off the eggs and pulled out these slimy people. Gross, but funny. It made me think about making gummy placentas with babies in them. I know, have a sick sense of humor.

This is what is going on with my passengers, thanks to ivillage:

:::Measuring in at about seven centimeters crown to rump, and weighing about two ounces, your baby-to-be (babies) will spend the rest of the pregnancy concentrating on growing and becoming strong enough to live outside the uterus. Your babys' intestines have now moved from outside the body to inside the abdomen. While your baby won't be saying "Mommy" for some time, vocal cords are now developing. Your fetus also has developed many reflexes and will squirm inside of you if your abdomen is prodded.:::

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It is official. I just bought all the food in the world. I have been battling dizziness for the past two weeks, so I am now trying to combat it with food, mostly protien. I just got back with my lunch which includes:

fruit smoothie with soy protien
roast beef sandwich with cheddar cheese and veggies
hard boiled egg
banana
apple
cheese and crackers
cashews
bagel with creamcheese

I just finished the sandwich and can't even think of eating anything else. But the goal is to finish it all by the end of the day. It was hard for this former fat girl to buy all of that food at once. It will be even harder to eat it all considering that during my weight loss journey, just months ago, I would have just eaten the egg and the fruit for lunch. What a change. Wish me luck.