Amy is 10 weeks pregnant with the twins

Amy came out of the bathroom and looked at the time and groaned. She should be eating now, not now finishing her shower. She took out the blue dress she bought with Raj all those months ago from the closet and put it on.

All those years of living alone made her skilled in zipping skirts and dresses without assistance. It was a skill that never failed her until today, as she struggled to pull the zipper up.

"C'mon" she muttered as she tugged on it. 'Maybe if I suck in a little' she thought. She did a small happy dance when the zip finally went all the way up. She let out the breath she had been holding and noticed the dress was tighter than it was the last time she put it on. 'I wasn't pregnant the last time' she thought with a smile as she rubbed her stomach.

She looked at herself in the mirror. Did this look okay? Her stomach seemed so much larger. Maybe she should try a different dress. On her way to the closet, she got a glance at the time. 'It's too late to go through an outfit change now' she thought, as she grabbed the blazer and left the room.

"I was just about to come look for you" Sheldon commented from the dining table, "I wasn't too sure what you wanted for breakfast. We have no more soy milk, so cereal's out of…the question for you" he trailed off as Amy turned fully to look at him

"I know. Why'd you let me sleep in?" she said making her way to the fridge, while tugging on the hem of the dress to bring it to her desired length.

"You seemed tired last night" he said till staring at her

"I'm tired almost every night now Sheldon" she said with a chuckle as she took a bottle of lemonade out of the fridge. She didn't know why she was craving lemonade for the past few days. She turned to see Sheldon staring at her, "What?" she asked before taking a sip of her juice

"You look…big" he said, but he realized how wrong it sounded when Amy made a scowl, "I mean your stomach has grown considerably." Amy put a hand on her hip. Sheldon sighed, "You look beautiful" he tried

"Yeah, nice save. Does it really look that bad?" she asking as she put down the bottle. "Do I really look that big?"

"You do seem umm rounder as of late, but I won't necessarily call that big"

"That's not helping Sheldon." She groaned, "What if I button the blazer? Does that help"

"I don't see how buttoning a blazer would take away from your size"

"Sheldon" she snapped

"But your stomach isn't as noticeable"

"Alright. Buttoned it is"

He honestly couldn't care less. He was just glad she wasn't vomiting all the time.

"Aren't you going to eat?" he asked as she made her way to the front door

"I really feel for pancakes and eggs, but its too late now to make it and we don't have enough eggs, so I might just buy something at work"

"Fine" Sheldon said picking up his bag, "Just make sure it's something nutritious, no more boxes of donuts"

"I make no promises" Amy said as she opened the door.

She really tried to follow Sheldon's advice, she really did, but he instilled the idea of donuts and she really couldn't help it. After Sheldon left the car, she went to the nearest donut shop. 'At least I only bought one box' she thought as she munched on her donut on the way back to the university.

She didn't have any classes until two, so she tried to use her free time to grade papers. She shifted uncomfortably in her chair. The tightness in the dress she felt this morning was starting to get to her. She looked down at her stomach, the buttons on her blazer looked slightly strained when she was sitting. 'Maybe if I unbutton the blazer' she sighed at the slight relief. She rubbed a hand on her slightly protruding stomach, "No more donuts" she mumbled

Sheldon knocked and entered her office, "I thought you were buttoning the blazer" he commented

"I did, but I was feeling uncomfortable"

He nodded and looked around the room, "Did you eat donuts again?"

Amy froze, "H-how did you know?"

Sheldon pointed toward the trash can, "I can still see the box." He rubbed his forehead and sighed, "This is the third time this week Amy"

Tears pooled in Amy's eyes, "I know. I'm sorry. I was just craving them so bad." She sobbed

Sheldon groaned internally. Why did he have to question her?

"They're already making me fat" she continued to sob. This was like the 6th time she burst into tears this week and it was only Wednesday. Nobody warned Sheldon that pregnant women could cry at the drop of a hat. Yesterday Amy literally cried over spilled milk.

Sheldon helped Amy grab a bowl after watching her struggle for a bit. She gave him a smile as a thank you.

He watched her grab a box of Apple Jacks. He didn't even like that cereal and Amy never bought it before, but he couldn't handle her sobbing in the supermarket for cereal so he just picked it up.

He watched her nibble on some of it and paused, almost as if judging it. She poured some into the bowl, then went into the fridge to take out the soy milk and hot sauce.

Sheldon raised an eyebrow as he watched her pour a generous amount of hot sauce over the cereal. "Amy that can't be good" he said

"I told you to try it. It's actually pretty good" she opened the milk and picked it up but it accidentally fell on the floor, causing the white liquid to pool on the floor. "Oh no" she whispered as tears pooled in her eyes

"No, Amy. Don't cry. Please don't cry. It's just milk. We could clean it up" he said

"But that's all we had" she said as she started to sob, "And somebody worked really hard to make it and now it's all wasted."

'This is going to be a long night' Sheldon thought as he rubbed her back trying to comfort her

"Amy, don't cry" he said moving to comfort her, "You don't look fat."

She turned to look at him, "You promise?"

"Yes I promise" he said hoping she didn't see his eye twitch. He didn't think she looked that fat, its just that her weight gain was noticeable, especially when she wore tight dresses like the one today. Ever since they figured out what doesn't make her nauseous, she ate almost everything in sight. "I came to ask if you wanted to go for lunch"

"Okay" she said drying her eyes, "can we go for burgers?"

"We can go for whatever you want"

"Whatever she tells you, you get" Sheldon whispered the waiter as Amy scanned the menu. He couldn't handle another crying session over food.

She finally looked away from the menu, "I have a weird request"

"We get weird requests everyday ma'am" he said with a smile

"Well then can I get a BARBEQUE bacon cheeseburger, without the bacon and can you add onion rings, and deep-fried pickles. Oh, and do you have jalapenos no wait just put hot sauce, no no wait, put the jalapenos instead but can you deep-fry them? Can you add some coleslaw on it? And would it be possible to get grape jelly on it? Oh, and garlic sauce, but don't put it on the same side as the jelly. And can you toast the bread. Can I have potato chips instead of fries as the side?"

The waiter looked at Amy with wide, unblinking eyes, then slowly turned to Sheldon who looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you sure Amy?"

She paused then nodded hesitantly

"Alright" He looked back at the waiter, "I'll just have a BARBEQUE bacon cheeseburger, with the BARBEQUE sauce, bacon and cheese on the side"

He wished that he could say this was the last time he had to buy that burger for his wife during the pregnancy

A/N: A friend of mine actually put that on a burger while she was pregnant