All my good intentions to keep this blog up to date during pregnancy were overshadowed by pure exhaustion! We are winding down, with only about 8 weeks to go, at the most! Time has flown by and I can't believe we are this close. I am hovering between being anxious and excited for them to get here, denial that we are this close, and sheer panic. Usually it is a combination of the three.
So far, we have been so blessed throughout this pregnancy. There have been no major issues, and I've mostly felt pretty good. Exhausted, but good. We found out we are expecting two baby boys! We are thrilled! I was so impatient to find out. At our 16 week appointment, we were so excited to find out genders... but both babies were neatly tucked away and it was impossible to tell. All we could see were the tops of heads. Before our next appointment, we were planning on going to Texas and having a shower, so I wanted to know so we could plan accordingly! (That's what I told myself, anyway...) We went to Fetal Fotos that week. At the appointment, we found Baby A immediately! We have a boy! He was kind of a little show off, really. Wherever the technician moved to look, Baby A was always trying to get in the picture. He was flip-flopping all over the place! Baby B was very shy. In the 30 minute appointment, he would not open his legs once. He must have been too sleepy or embarrassed or something. Either way, we were not finding out that night. Even though we only knew one, we were thrilled. Luckily, if they can't identify the gender, they will let you come back once for free. We went back as soon as possible. Baby A was showing off again... but thankfully Baby B showed he was a boy too! (for about 30 seconds, then promptly closed up again and went back to being our little shy guy.
It is pretty amazing- through every ultrasound, this has been the pattern. We can already see their little personalities coming through. If they are true to what we've seen so far, Baby A will be outgoing and goofy, and Baby B will be more subdued. We love them so much already.
I'd always thought it would be so fun to have two little boys, and I can already picture Ethan and the boys on motorcycle rides, fixing cars, gold panning, and all the other things I'm sure Ethan already has planned. :)
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We had just about everyone fooled- most people thought it would be a boy and a girl.
Ethan knew best. :) |
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| My awesome Texas shower! Thanks Lynn and M'Kaylee! |
The boys are doing great. They are growing just the way they should, and so am I. I've never been so happy to be so uncomfortable and slightly miserable. They are very active, and kicking allllllll the time. I wouldn't have it any other way. Watching them kick and trying it feel it all is like playing a game of whack-a-mole on my belly. When I feel it in one spot, it always starts in another. I can't get enough of it, although I wish they would choose other times than the middle of the night to practice their kick-boxing on each other.
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| This was sometime in July (I think). I haven't taken many bump pictures. They were always hard for me to see when we were struggling to get pregnant, and I just can't bring myself to do them most of the time. I had a few friends begging for a picture... so I caved. I felt huge then... You should see me now! |
Because we are having twins, we are considered a high-risk pregnancy. I am mostly at risk for pre-term labor, but there are other things that could easily go wrong. I take it very easy, on doctor's orders, mainly to avoid the babies coming too soon. Ethan has been a gem and is so helpful, as well as my family. I feel so grateful to have so many people willing to help out when I am too tired to function or needing to rest. My doctor told me I need to be resting whenever possible, which means I don't get nearly as much done as I'd like to. Thank you to all of you who have helped me out. It has been much needed and appreciated.
One really nice thing about being high-risk is that we get an ultrasound just about every time we go to the doctor! I absolutely love getting to see my babies so often! After waiting so long for these babies to come, it is so nice to get to see them at every appointment. After so much heartbreak and having so many things go wrong, I need so much reassurance that it will all be ok. Those ultrasounds get me through! Here are a few recent ones.
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| Baby A's face. Baby A ALWAYS has his hand up by his head somewhere. |
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| Baby A's little legs crossed at the ankles... ah!! I die! So cute. |
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| One of those rare moments when Baby B cooperated and looked at the camera. |
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| B's cute little arms. |
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| These next ones are from our most recent ultrasound. Baby A has flipped around (they were both head down before) and he has his head up by B's feet. |
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| They were both in a weird position and it was hard to get head shots. This was the best we could do with B! |
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| A's face. Just as hard as B. They are starting to pack on the chub though! Look at those little cheeks! |
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| We found out they have tons of hair! They take after their daddy! It also explains my massive amounts of heartburn! |
Aside from being over the moon about these babies, we've had a great summer. We've seen Ethan's family a lot! They've come here and we've gone there.
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| S'mores in the canyon! |
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| At Jonathan and M'Kaylee's sealing |
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| Such a beautiful day. I love my family! |
I got to have another shower!
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| My family threw me a beautiful shower! |
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| It featured all the foods I craved during pregnancy... especially fancy drinks! |
Thinking back on the summer, I feel so grateful and blessed. We have so many people who love us and are happy to help us. Ethan and I have the best friends and family, and we are so lucky. We love you all, too!
Until next time....
