Here are some videos from Christmas.
Opening presents.
My mom had this reindeer that August loved. Uncle Damon gave him a ride on it.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
monster #2...and #3!
It's true. We're having twins! Their due date is August 5th, but we are expecting their arrival sometime in July.
Here is the money shot.
The last few months have been crazy, to say the least. Here's the story...(for you aunt jill ;))
About a week before Thanksgiving, I thought I might be pregnant. Being the impatient person that I am, I purchased a home pregnancy test and tried it out the earliest possible day of detection (which is like 4 days before your missed period, I think). It was negative. I still thought there was a chance I was preggers (since the accuracy of those tests goes way down the sooner you take them). I decided to take another one a few days later. It was the morning before Thanksgiving and we were leaving for Texas. I took the test when I woke up and it was negative again. This one I thought for sure was accurate since it was the day before I was supposed to get my period.
Off to Texas we went for a great Thanksgiving with Justin's extended family. I was super duper moody, but I thought it was just the usual PMS. I got my period for half a day on Thanksgiving and then it was gone. That seemed strange to me, so I took another pregnancy test when we got back home and this time it was positive.
Since we found out so close to Christmas, we decided to tell our families then. We wrapped up a little note like a gift and put it under the tree. I think they were all pretty surprised, and everyone was definitely excited.
A few weeks went by and things just started to feel weird or just really different from my last pregnancy. Besides exaggerated pregnancy symptoms (super nausea and exhaustion), my belly just felt strange. My uterus felt really hard and I couldn't remember it being like that last time. I thought maybe something was wrong, but my midwife kept assuring me that things were fine. That was until around 12 weeks. My belly just popped and continued growing pretty quickly. I started feeling movement already and I remember reading that those two things are usually a sign of multiples. I did a little more research and, after measuring my uterus, determined that I definitely was way too big to only be 13 weeks along with one baby. I was pretty confident that I knew exactly when I got pregnant, so I thought for sure it was twins. I had to wait another week for my next midwife appointment.
So, week 14, I went into my usual appointment hoping to get some answers. My nurse and midwife both commented on how big I was, but attributed it to it being my second. That was until my midwife actually felt my uterus. I told her how I was feeling...that I thought it might be twins and she said, "well, you're definitely bigger than you should be. let's get you an ultrasound." Yes, finally!
Unfortunately, the earliest ultrasound appointment that was available wasn't for another week. I hate waiting!
Ultrasound day, Thursday, February 10. The ultrasound tech said something about my due date being off and I pretty much stumbled through some kind of sentence suggesting that wasn't possible and it was twins (I was nervous). She had me lye down on the table and as soon as she put the wand on my belly, there they were! Two little round heads! Of course I began to cry immediately. Somewhat astonished, but mostly relieved to finally know for sure...really excited, and completely overwhelmed. Justin and August were there and they both grabbed my hand. We continued to watch as the ultrasound tech checked the babies and their environment out. They seem to be developing well so far. She tried to look for the gender, but she said it was hard to tell this early (15weeks), but she did say she was leaning towards girls! And she said they were identical.
So that's pretty much it. I had to switch to a Dr. from a midwife, but I haven't seen her yet. I guess since everything looks good it's just business as usual for now. I'll have another check up at 18 weeks and then another ultrasound at 20 weeks (where we will hopefully find out the gender for sure). I need to get started on the nursery asap, which also involves moving the guest room to the bonus room. And we need to upgrade to a bigger car. Not to mention all the baby things we need to acquire! July is a long way off, but the last few months are going to be hard (or I could be on bed rest or something).
I was looking forward to having another baby because I thought it would be easier (postpardum was super hard for me for many reasons). I learned so much from having August and I was so excited to take my new knowledge and apply it, but having twins is like starting from scratch. I really wanted to have a natural birth this time and become a breastfeeding pro, two things I am very unsure are even possible now. Being pregnant, labor and delivery, adjusting to a new baby; so much is out of your control when there is one, but it's even more so when there are multiples! I guess I need to learn to depend on God and not my new "knowledge" or "experience" and definitely not my own strength. It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that I cannot do this on my own...it's out of my hands...I just need to trust Him. He is good!
p.s. aunt jill - i've already done the make/get food i really want and then throw it out because it repulses me. eatting was hard for a while, but it's slowly getting better. i am hungry 24/7 now!
Here is the money shot.
The last few months have been crazy, to say the least. Here's the story...(for you aunt jill ;))
About a week before Thanksgiving, I thought I might be pregnant. Being the impatient person that I am, I purchased a home pregnancy test and tried it out the earliest possible day of detection (which is like 4 days before your missed period, I think). It was negative. I still thought there was a chance I was preggers (since the accuracy of those tests goes way down the sooner you take them). I decided to take another one a few days later. It was the morning before Thanksgiving and we were leaving for Texas. I took the test when I woke up and it was negative again. This one I thought for sure was accurate since it was the day before I was supposed to get my period.
Off to Texas we went for a great Thanksgiving with Justin's extended family. I was super duper moody, but I thought it was just the usual PMS. I got my period for half a day on Thanksgiving and then it was gone. That seemed strange to me, so I took another pregnancy test when we got back home and this time it was positive.
Since we found out so close to Christmas, we decided to tell our families then. We wrapped up a little note like a gift and put it under the tree. I think they were all pretty surprised, and everyone was definitely excited.
A few weeks went by and things just started to feel weird or just really different from my last pregnancy. Besides exaggerated pregnancy symptoms (super nausea and exhaustion), my belly just felt strange. My uterus felt really hard and I couldn't remember it being like that last time. I thought maybe something was wrong, but my midwife kept assuring me that things were fine. That was until around 12 weeks. My belly just popped and continued growing pretty quickly. I started feeling movement already and I remember reading that those two things are usually a sign of multiples. I did a little more research and, after measuring my uterus, determined that I definitely was way too big to only be 13 weeks along with one baby. I was pretty confident that I knew exactly when I got pregnant, so I thought for sure it was twins. I had to wait another week for my next midwife appointment.
So, week 14, I went into my usual appointment hoping to get some answers. My nurse and midwife both commented on how big I was, but attributed it to it being my second. That was until my midwife actually felt my uterus. I told her how I was feeling...that I thought it might be twins and she said, "well, you're definitely bigger than you should be. let's get you an ultrasound." Yes, finally!
Unfortunately, the earliest ultrasound appointment that was available wasn't for another week. I hate waiting!
Ultrasound day, Thursday, February 10. The ultrasound tech said something about my due date being off and I pretty much stumbled through some kind of sentence suggesting that wasn't possible and it was twins (I was nervous). She had me lye down on the table and as soon as she put the wand on my belly, there they were! Two little round heads! Of course I began to cry immediately. Somewhat astonished, but mostly relieved to finally know for sure...really excited, and completely overwhelmed. Justin and August were there and they both grabbed my hand. We continued to watch as the ultrasound tech checked the babies and their environment out. They seem to be developing well so far. She tried to look for the gender, but she said it was hard to tell this early (15weeks), but she did say she was leaning towards girls! And she said they were identical.
So that's pretty much it. I had to switch to a Dr. from a midwife, but I haven't seen her yet. I guess since everything looks good it's just business as usual for now. I'll have another check up at 18 weeks and then another ultrasound at 20 weeks (where we will hopefully find out the gender for sure). I need to get started on the nursery asap, which also involves moving the guest room to the bonus room. And we need to upgrade to a bigger car. Not to mention all the baby things we need to acquire! July is a long way off, but the last few months are going to be hard (or I could be on bed rest or something).
I was looking forward to having another baby because I thought it would be easier (postpardum was super hard for me for many reasons). I learned so much from having August and I was so excited to take my new knowledge and apply it, but having twins is like starting from scratch. I really wanted to have a natural birth this time and become a breastfeeding pro, two things I am very unsure are even possible now. Being pregnant, labor and delivery, adjusting to a new baby; so much is out of your control when there is one, but it's even more so when there are multiples! I guess I need to learn to depend on God and not my new "knowledge" or "experience" and definitely not my own strength. It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that I cannot do this on my own...it's out of my hands...I just need to trust Him. He is good!
p.s. aunt jill - i've already done the make/get food i really want and then throw it out because it repulses me. eatting was hard for a while, but it's slowly getting better. i am hungry 24/7 now!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Christmas
It's been over a month, but better late than never, right?All three of us got to spend Christmas in Florida this year. Since my sister, brother-in-law, and brother weren't going to be in town on Christmas day, we had Christmas on the 21st with my mom and siblings. Here are a few pictures from that.
Here's August opening up some gifts. He needed some encouragement, but he did a pretty good job ripping them open. 
Here he is showing off his dance moves with his fun new keyboard. 
We spent Christmas day with my dad. It was just the four of us since everyone else was out of town.
Here are a few more pictures from our week in Florida. August loves spending time with his Nanna, Papa Bill, Grandpa, Sissy, Uncle Damon, and Uncle Tommy! We always have so much fun!
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