Homemade whipped belly/body butter and other random pregnancy stuff

 I have had these raw cocoa butter wafers sitting around for quite a while so I decided to try and find a recipe I could use to help relieve the itching I am starting to feel on my growing belly (and I know the itching will only get worse!) as well as hopefully help diminish stretch marks if that's possible with twins!

I found a really simple recipe online for homemade whipped body butter using 3 ingredients that I had on hand:

1 cup cocoa butter wafers
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup olive oil

Basically I slowly melted the cocoa butter and coconut oil together on the stove then stirred in the olive oil. Then I put it in the refrigerator to cool for a couple of hours until it was starting to solidify. I whipped it for a minute or so and this is the result. I am very pleased with it and excited to have such a healthy thing to put on my skin every day.

In order to get 2 servings of fresh greens each day, which is always hard for me in the winter months, I have started having a green smoothie every day with the girls as our afternoon snack. It has been something I actually look forward to even though it makes me cold.

To make enough for the three of us here is what I use:

1 1/2 c. water
2 large scoops plain yogurt
2 scoops Shaklee vanilla protein
1 over ripe banana
3/4 c frozen fruit
2-3 large handfuls of spinach

So yummy and my 3 year olds love it too!

In other pregnancy news, I am definitely feeling like I have less room inside lately. I have to be sure to sit up straight otherwise it's more difficult to breath. I am pretty sure I am feeling the babies move, but since this is my first pregnancy it's hard to know for sure. I am excited to begin to feel more movements in the coming weeks. It will be especially fun once Shaun can begin to feel the babies because I know it will make them more real to him. 

I am feeling good about my diet and weight gain thus far. I have gained about 10 pounds and when we went out to a church function on Wednesday night I left the house in full maternity garb for the first time. I can't say I love how my maternity jeans fit but they are more comfortable now than any of my regular jeans! All in all I am enjoying the second trimester, which I am thankful for because it may be the only enjoyable trimester:-)

Next update will be Monday evening when we reveal the gender of each baby. Can't wait!