Twins are Twice the Fun!

Can you tell they were not overly impressed?!

Photo essay

Emily's first mail



William's first mail

On the way to the doctor

Getting ready

William is a little wiggle worm

Our House

Is now filled with sounds we've never heard before...grunts, moans, whimpers, laughs, chuckles, cries, puppy noises and bird noises...then we hear our own laughs at this amazing situation. We went from a family of 2, just me and Billy, to a family of 4 in a matter of minutes, and we are left to care for these 2 tiny creatures that now live with us! They are our children!!!!
OURS!!!!
I'm still not sure reality has totally set in, that these kiddos are ours, no one will take them from us, they will be with us forever, and we are in charge of making sure they have what they need.
They are both so funny and so different. Emily is just hilarious, we laugh at her all day. Her faces and noises she makes are priceless. William is much more laid back, he just does his thing, smiles occasionally, but normally just "is."
But they are very both sweet and I can't wait to see how they unfold as they days go by.
All of that being said, caring for them is very hard work, and I wouldn't trade it for anything...but it is VERY hard. I'm not sure what I was expecting....but it's harder than I thought.
William threw up on me yesterday and yes I know many moms have had this happen, but this was my first actual throw up down my skin...my shirt was pulled up and down it went, over my chest, down my stomach into my pants.
Both of them go crazy when it's time to eat, they root around, turn their heads, and once they start eating...right to sleep they go. It's amazing they can be SO awake one second and then just like that, their little eyes close, and it's a miracle to get them to wake up again to eat!
They have been home with us for 2 weeks and one day. People keep asking me what they need, what I think, and all I can say is " I have no idea." I don't know if they need more to eat. I don't know if we should check their diaper again. All I can do is guess. It might be wrong, it might be right. But I believe that if we are doing everything the best we can, and doing it in their best interest, and just loving them with all of our hearts...we will be Ok.
Today is a new day. Last night was a rough night, and I said several prayers that I would get through it, in one piece, and so would they. I had to enlist help from Billy, which I didn't want to do, but I sucked it up and did it anyway. And it worked out fine. So now they are sleeping peacefully, about to be woken up to get ready for the doctor...but I will accept this time to look at their little faces and say Thank you God for giving them to us.
Happy Tuesday!

3 week Update

Yes, this post is very very late! Sorrrrry! Since the last time I posted, our twins arrived ( which all of you already know)!
They arrived very unexpectedly on Saturday, December 27, 2008. We had a normal day, and about 4pm, my water broke. For no reason, it just broke, and my 9 pm, they were here!
I still think we are in a bit of shock, lol...
I will post about the actual birth, and leading up to it another day, but here are a few recent pictures of the babies.

From Friday, 33 week appt

We had our ultrasound today and everything looks good with the babies, and with me! Baby A is measuring about 5 pounds and 1 ounce, and Baby B is about 4 pounds and 12 ounces, so they're about 1/2 pound apart, which is fine. As long as they are within 1 pound of each other, that is good. Both babies have good fluid around them, and seem to be progressing and growing just as they should be. Baby A is still head down, and it is stretched out and up, it's back/butt is up toward the top of my stomach, on the right, along with its feet. Baby B is still head up, and exactly the opposite way, it's butt is down the left side, and right now, it is folded up with it's feet up and right near it's head. so basically, both of their feet are toward the top of my belly, which is right where I feel most of the movement. I am definitely swelling, and it's not going down too much at all. The doctor said that whatever I decided to do about work, they would support, and it would be completely fine and normal if I decided to quit work early. I'm going to just play it by ear, work the next 2 weeks, since I have 2 days off anyway, and then after the first of the year, see how the swelling is and see how uncomfy I am. Driving is not an easy thing right now, and having to drive 45 mins each way can be a bit much at times. They told me again that the babies probably would not move much more at this point, due to space constrictions. So unless a miracle happens and Baby B really decides it wants to completely flip, the likelihood of having a c-section is pretty high, since both of them will not be head down. I'm sure stranger things have happened, but the chances are decreasing, that's for sure! So in a nutshell, everything is still going just fine! They said the babies look good and healthy, and I am doing good. I am def. having contractions, I had 3 while I was there in the doctor's office, and I just have to watch them and be mindful of them and try to count if I can. I still dont' always know exactly when I'm having one, but I'm going to try to be more conscious of it. Since we've had some computer probs, my scanner is not hooked up anymore, but I'll see if we can hook it up again, and I'll scan a few ultrasound pics over the weekend and send them. You can see Baby B's face really good, Baby A's is all crunched down in the pelvis area, so you couldn't see it's face very well at all. Anyway, something is better than nothing! Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, it's getting close! :-)

Playing catch up

Not too much has been going on for me to blog about, and I really have to be in the mood to sit down and do it. Everything is still going just fine with us and with the babies. I saw the regular OB today, not much was said, and then we go to our favorite doctor for the ultrasound on Friday morning. I know we'll have much more of a statistical update then!
Pregnancy is still going well, though I have many more aches and pains than before. I'm not sleeping still which has been a tough adjustment. I have now permanently moved to the couch and though every once in a while I try to start out in the bed, I only last about an hour. I can't lay on my sides at all, so I sleep pretty much sitting up, propped up on pillows. I'm getting used to it though and the other night, I slept for a whole 6 hours!!!!

I've started swelling a little. I have prided myself in not having many of "those" symptoms, but I can't be in denial any longer. My feet/ankles are def. swelling and I guess it just goes with the territory.

My belly has also taken an unexpected turn down. It used to be out...but now, after taking my last set of pictures, it looks...weird. It hangs down more, not to be gross or anything, but it def. looks different, and I didn't even realize it until I looked at the pictures. It looks more like a beer belly to me right now, lol...which by the way, I never ever want to have. Ever.

We took our last trip to WR before the babies came, last weekend. It was nice to see everyone, and I'll just leave you with a few pictures to enjoy! Happy Monday!

Was this me?

I've always admired pregnant people and their bellies. I've always enjoyed looking at pictures of pregnant people and how much their bodies change. I think it's neat and natural and beautiful.
Now that I'm pregnant, I find that people stare at me, which is slightly weird. Anywhere I'm going, at work, at a store, anywhere, people politely smile and their gaze travels down to my belly. I can see it move, and I'm like wait, where are your eyes going?!
And they settle on the belly.
I wonder if I used to do that too? I think some if it is natural, you don't really mean for it to happen...but it's still slightly strange. So from now on, once my pregnancy is over, I am going to attempt to look at the person and NOT the belly. Unless I can do it in secret, lol...