Sonogram 1/21

Here are the pics from our sonogram last Thursday. Nichole scanned them and saved them since I was having trouble and it was taking me forever!

This is Baby B being a stinker and curled up in a ball - didn't want to show his/her face for awhile.

These ones crack me up - Baby A is sticking his butt in poor Baby B's face. I am certain Baby A is a boy because he already is starting trouble!

And this is Baby B saying "enough already!". The Baby was moving its arms around while we were watching the video and the sonogram tech caught a picture. It was like he was trying to push Baby A's butt out of his face!

They are so little and bony which is good I guess b/c I don't want to carry around all of that extra weight this early...but I can't wait till they have some chub on them! I have no doubt they will because we have been eating really well lately...and not healthy well!

Hope you enjoy these...I am bummed b/c we didn't plan on having a sonogram this morning so we didn't have a DVD with us. It would've been a great one to have a video of because the sonogram tech just let it play on the video for so long for us so we could watch them. We are planning to take one next Friday and hopefully be able to get each one thereafter on DVD to keep.

Love you all...take care!

15 Weeks Down

So much has changed in the last week, especially the size of my belly. For some reason, we have a really hard time taking a picture on the day we start a new week. Tomorrow morning hopefully we'll get one and I can post it.

We had to go back to the doctors on Thursday morning b/c I was spotting again. We got right in for a sonogram and the babies were moving all around so they are fine. Bad news is that the hematoma has grown...in just two weeks. We didn't get a chance to see the doctor himself so that we could ask him what that means exactly but we'll see him in less than 2 weeks and will ask him our million questions. The nurse from the sonogram center who called with the doctor's results did say that I can basically only go to work and sit all day, then come home and lay around all night. No exercising whatsoever!! So I imagine my growth will be exponential from now on. I hate being so sedentary but will do it for the babies sake. We have some sonogram pictures to show...I forgot to scan them at work today but will do it and post them soon. I look forward to the sonograms, that is the best part of the whole experience - getting to see them moving and kicking around. This time the sonogram technician just let us watch several minutes of them in action rather than the still shots. I feel like they have personalities already. I can't wait till the 5th to hear the heartbeats again b/c that is so incredible too.

I did talk to the partners at work about the long hours and the rest that I'm not getting that I need so bad and how I don't feel like I'm really doing what's best for the babies. I was really stressed out about work and the hematoma and TWINS and had hardly been able to sleep. Well, I'm so glad that I talked to them b/c they were super understanding and they were convincing me that the babies and my health right now are way more important than work and they said not to worry that the work will get done. I just feel bad b/c this is such a hard time of year for everyone and I hate the thought of some of my co-workers having to pick up some of my work - but I'm going to try and keep up as much as I can. The night that I talked to them about decreasing my hours I slept the whole night through!! It relieved so much pressure and I have been sleeping sooo much better. And I feel like I'm so much more productive at work b/c I'm less tired and less stressed.

I just really want to do all I can so that when we go back in two weeks the hematoma is atleast shrinking and we get some good news. I don't want anything to happen to the babies and I do not want to end up on bed rest.

Yesterday my mom, sisters-in-law and I went maternity clothes shopping. Today I wore a pair of pants that Grammy K hemmed quickly for me and I was sooo much more comfortable today in elastic waist pants! I found quite a few things...had to do some real searching but we came up with some pretty cute stuff. It was a fun, but a super tiring day. It's tough work making maternity clothes look cute on a short girl.

Today I felt so sick again. I looked back and it was last Monday that was such a bad day for me too. I think the twins have already joined the rest of the world in hating Mondays:) They make it miserable for me. Luckily it's much more rare but it made for an awful day. I hate the tired, weak, lethargic way I feel. I can't wait to be back to my old self and not be so helpless.

I'm only 15 weeks and I already have a hard time getting out of bed and I get so out of breath going up the stairs. I wake up in the morning with pains in my lower stomach for the first few minutes and I can't stand up straight until I get going..I think it's my muscles and ligaments trying to stretch to compensate for my overnight growth! I do feel stretched to the max already and can't imagine what it will be like at the end. I started using cocoa butter with the hopes of avoiding stretch marks but I'm pretty sure I'll have them. I smell like chocolate the first few hours of the day - I'm sure everyone can guess that I'm religiously using it.

I feel like I complain alot! It definitely is not the most comfortable experience of my life - being pregnant - but I know the reward will be so worth it. I can't believe how much I've changed...from not being really certain if I wanted a baby (I finally just said "let's do it" b/c Eric was losing his patience waiting for me!) to loving these little 2 1/2 ounce apple sized 15 week babies soooo much. The weeks are going by so fast and I know it won't be long till they are here and we can relax b/c they've arrived safely.

14 week Belly pic

We've officially finished the 1st trimester!! Here's a new picture as of Friday. No hiding it

anymore, definitely showing now.

Sleep is still eluding me. Tonight I am so tired though I hope I fall right asleep for the entire night. I'm officially going crazy from lack of sleep and it's affecting everything in my life.

Eric has agreed that it's in our benefit to find out the genders of the babies. I was planning on finding out regardless, but I'm glad he gave his blessing! Our next sonogram is Feb 5th so we'll have to see if they can tell us or not....maybe we'll be able to give Uncle KC a little birthday surprise.

Today I did not feel well all day. Hopefully it was just a one day thing b/c I can't go back to being sick. The extreme tiredness and stress I feel from work doesn't help, it made for a very long 12+ hour day. I called my mom on my way home from work b/c I need her constant reassurance that everything is going to be fine...and I'm not crazy! Then, I got home and Eric had organized our pantry and done the dishes and folded a load of my laundry...he's been an all star lately and I'm glad he's been helping me so much b/c I can't get anything done when I get home from work.

We are so excited for the babies to come but enjoying the ride along the way. I thought I'd have a hard time and feel bad about gaining weight and growing a belly but can't believe how much I love it knowing my babies are inside. Eric loves to rub my belly too and Barkley snuggles close while he still can.

Thanks so much for your emails and prayers and for sharing in our excitement. It means so much to have support and know that people are thinking of us.

Since when does the first trimester end after 14 weeks?

I'm so clueless. I thought 12 weeks was the end of the first trimester - read today it ends after week 14. I've thankfully only told a few people that I'm finished with my first trimester (as I thought I was) and so only they think I'm dumb. So I guess I'll finish my first trimester on Monday.

I've been feeling better the past few days. Still a little yucky here and there, but so much better than I had been feeling since forever. I was telling Eric's cousin Jessica how the prenatal vitamins make me feel even sicker and they leave this nasty taste in my mouth. She told me to ask my doctor if I can take Flinstone vitamins instead and he gave me the thumbs up! What a difference.

What I do feel often is...hunger. I can't wait to read this to the twins and let them know how hungry they make me!! They are already waking me up in the middle of the night b/c they're stealing all of my food. Luckily it's not every night, but often enough I wake up starving and can't fall back asleep until I get up and eat. I'm starting to worry that I'm going to have two 10 pound babies...one more worry.

Even if I'm not waking up hungry, I'm waking up. It's getting really annoying and hopefully soon I'll be back sleeping through the night. Eric is having trouble sleeping too. I don't feel like I'm waking up worrying about twins, but I'm sure it's subconsciously related.

I got to babysit Emily's new baby Lucas last night. Laurie came over for reinforcement for a while b/c I wasn't sure how it'd go by myself with the baby and Barkley. It was so fun having him but it makes me realize how much work it is going to be with two. I'm sure I held him more than I needed to (but I wanted to! and Emily said she didn't care) and I likely won't be able to do that with two. Barkley was really good but he's just so curious he wants to be right in the middle of everything until he sees what's going on and then he'll go lay down. I don't know how I'll take care of twins and keep him out of the way while I'm home by myself on maternity leave. I'll be ready to go back to work!

This has turned into a book but I want to write everything b/c my memory is so bad and I want to save these and read these through the years because I'm sure I'll forget so much of it if I don't have it written.

I'll post a new belly pic soon...the past week I have really grown - everywhere! But especially in my belly. Hopefully the everywhere growth slows down and the belly stays on track!

If you think you see two...

You do!!!







Baby B is a thumbsucker!!! Hopefully he/she doesn't keep it up as long as I did, but I can't help but find it adorable.


We are still surprised by the news but definitely feeling very excited. Twins is something that I've NEVER wanted but now that we're having them I'm so happy about it and pray that everything goes well over the next several months.

We actually found out Thursday morning because we had to make a trip to the emergency room and that's where we had our first sonogram. I think we were so happy to hear that we weren't miscarrying that it helped us be more excited about the prospect of twins.

It was the most amazing thing getting to hear the heart beats at the doctor's office on Friday for the first time and to hear from the doctor that everything looks great. I do have a hematoma but we were told by the doctor (and a friend who also had one during her pregnancy) that I Just have to be really careful and follow the doctor's restrictions, and it should dissolve on its own. The only positive thing about having the hematoma is that I get extra sonograms on top of the extra sonograms that we get for having twins so I feel like we'll have pretty constant reassurance that everything is fine.

We didn't want to find out the sex of the baby when we were having only one baby...but now I really want to know since we need to be as prepared as we possibly can be! Eric needs some convincing though so I'll be working on him b/c we could potentially find out at our Feb 5th sonogram.

We've had so much support and encouragement from family and friends. I'm still overwhelmed and haven't hardly slept since Thursday, but I'm starting to feel convinced that we can do this! We've gotten lots of offers for help and baby sitting - offers that we were worried would be retracted once they found out there were two!! But it seems like I'm the most concerned about the multiples and everyone else doesn't appear scared.

Keep us and the babies in your prayers please, whenever you think about us. Thanks!

Belly pics

Here are some belly pics. I didn't realize when we were taking them that I'd be blogging and posting them online - from now I'll take some with my shirt down.

5 weeks






















10 weeks 4 days

12 weeks, 5 days!

My sisters in law helped me set this blog up so that I can update how I feel and how the baby is doing and then my friends and family can see how we're doing. I'm really excited about it since I'm starting my busy season and have a hard time keeping in touch with everyone during those months.

Eric and I are super excited! I've been so sick with nausea and dizziness, and so tired for so many weeks, but I have been feeling slightly better the past few days and hear it's going to get better. It's great to have family and friends that have been through this and are giving me advice and encouraging me though.

It was so exciting getting to tell our family and friends over Christmas - I think people were beginning to wonder whether we'd ever have kids! Finally telling people...and my growing belly is making it all seem so real.

We have our first sonogram at the doctor's office this afternoon...we are excited to hear the heartbeat and see how everything is going and hear from the doctor that everything is fine. I'll have to post a picture of the sono this weekend so you can see our Baby Bubba!