Growing by leaps and bounds!

Here are the babies at 13 weeks! We were not scheduled for an ultrasound that day. Our doctor is a little crazy, but in a very good way. We went in for our 13 week check up and when they went to check the heartbeats (listen to them), we could only here one. The doctor said that was completely normal because of the twins. As our doctor was listening for the heartbeats, I got so emotional that he (our doctor) started laughing and told me how adorable that was. He asked me if I wanted to see them and I couldn't say anything, so I just shook my head to say yes. As I was sitting up he was telling us where to go to wait for the ultrasound machine to come open. I left everything in the room (i can't remember ANYTHING these days!!). I was talking with the doctor in the lobby, I asked Justin to go back and get my stuff in the room. The doctor walked back to make sure Justin found his way back and stopped Justin. He saw Justin with all of my stuff and said to him "Get used to it man. This is your role from now on. Your role is to carry the shit. So, go carry the shit!" Justin didn't tell me this till after we left and I laughed so hard I couldn't breath. Like I said, he's a little crazy. I don't think he can help it since he is from Barbados but lived in England almost his entire life.

The picture can not even capture what the ultrasound was like at that moment. I, of course, cried some more when we heard and saw the heart beats again. Music to my ears. Then I cried some more when the tech told us that both babies heartbeats were identical at 162 beats per minute. The baby on the left is our "chilled" child. I say this one takes after Justin (lol). The baby on the right can not stay still. Hmmmmm, I wonder who this one takes after. The baby on the right is facing towards the screen as if he/she knew there was a camera on her/him.

Other than me crying and my memory fading, all four of us (I have to include Justin) are doing great. My labs are perfect and I'm in great health, as are the twins.

I have to brag on my wonderful husband and give him the credit he deserves. Justin has been so amazing through all of this. He has cleaned, cooked, done laundry, and yes he has even driven all over the city for me to get me what I crave! I am very blessed to have him as my husband and can't wait for him to be a daddy. He is so excited!! I am just now showing to where it doesn't look like I have a beer belly and getting bigger everyday. Justin comes home everyday and rubs my belly and every morning he will text me to see how I feel. Every night before we go to bed, he rubs my stomach and talks about how excited he is. He is going to be such a great Dad!!

And more crying as I type this.

Good Days and Bad Days

I was aware of the changes that would happen and very aware that my body would be changing. I wouldn't change any of it for anything in the world. There are days where I think I'm not going to make it through the day because of my being sick. The only time i seem to feel better is when I'm either asleep or in the shower/bath. Yesterday i was in the grocery store picking up some stuff for Justin (he's a little sick) and I haven't had any serious problems with smells until yesterday. I practically ran through the poultry, seafood, and other meats sections. People were looking at me and tilting their heads wondering what was wrong with me. As if it couldn't get any worse, i ran into someone from work and they wanted to talk. I didn't know whether to cut her off mid sentence or say excuse me and run the the bathroom. I finally hurried the conversation and made it to the "safe" zone........the check out line.
There are good days and there are bad days. Unfortunately, this was a BAD day. I was talking to my Mom over Christmas and told her that some times it's so hard to believe that there are two actual babies growing inside of me. Some days I scare myself and think to myself somethings wrong. I have been assured that I will know if or when something is wrong. I see now why my mother and all mothers worry about their children. It doesn't start when they are born. It starts when they are itty bitty. I won't ever make fun of my mother again for being over protective!! i completely understand what she feels like.
We have 9 more weeks until we find out what our babies are going to be. YAY!!! I know our families are tired of waiting on buying baby clothes and we are ready to put our nursery together. Keep your prayers going for us and have a great NEW YEAR!!!!

8 Weeks

Well, the appointment went well today. We found out that even though my projected due date is July 20, 2010, since we are having multiples it looks like we will be delivering on or around June 15, 2010. This will be the week after my best friends wedding in which I am Matron of Honor. WHEW!! I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make it. Everything else is good and we are tracking my size by taking little snapshots every four weeks. The one just posted is at 8 weeks. Thanks for all of your prayers and continue to pray for us please.

BIG NEWS!!!!

This is not unusual for those who follow our blog, but I have not been keeping up with it like I had intended to. So, here it goes! The news is out and is a little old but as most of you know Justin and I are expecting a miracle. Not just any miracle but two miracles. We were expecting three to begin with but sadly lost one in the process. We know that we have our third miracle in heaven and are so thankful for the two that God has decided to give us.

Justin and I want to thank everyone for your prayers, concerns, phone calls, emails, texts, and cards. Most of you know by now that we kept our getting pregnant a secret for a long time (about 2 years). We saw different specialists and finally moved on to a different fertility medication and tah-dah....here we are. We were so shocked to begin with and didn't expect any results the first round, but after countless prayers and positive thinking, we our with "children."

Our "projected" due date is July 20, 2010. I am doing fine other than the constant fatigue and nausea and Justin is on cloud nine. He has been AMAZING throughout this entire process and I couldn't ask for a better husband. I guess all that we have been through has made us more aware of what we are able to do and accomplish .

We go back to the doctor on Friday, December 18th for an ultrasound. We have been traveling to Montgomery every week for the past 8 weeks in a row for ultrasounds to make sure everything is okay and we have been let go and turned back over to my regular doctor in Dothan. Though we will miss seeing those awesome ladies at the satellite office in Montgomery, the drive is a killer and we have had to miss several days of work. We are 9 weeks this week and everything is right on track, as of our 8 week check up last week.

The babies have very fast and strong heartbeats along with arms, legs, and BIG heads (they take after Justin...hehehe). We also got to see them move for the very first time last week. I'm tearing up now just thinking about it. We can not tell you how much we appreciate your support and love through this stressful and trying time. Please continue to pray that everything continues to go well with the pregnancy and our lives as we enter the journey to parenthood.

I will post pictures and updates weekly from now on!! I'm so sorry about the delay. Have a great week!!

Life

Okay, so we have not posted in a while and we are sorry yet again. I had no idea that my time would be so scarce this summer. Anyway, on to today's post. Justin and I have been going through a lot of things lately, some good, some not so good. We were biking the other day and had a long discussion about everything. I love those talks. We discussed how life changes for the good and the bad and sometimes you just can't control everything. Most of you know that I am OCD and have to be in control. This bothers me when I can't control something. I know that i'm not alone in this and that God will see me through the things that i can not control. I have come to the realization that if you pray hard enough and put ALL your trust and prayers to God, He will do what is best for you, even if it's not what you want. We are at a place in our lives right now that we need God the most. Not only do we need God, but we need prayers from all of our friends and family. Please pray for us. I have not told you what to pray for and i'm not going to. Just know that Justin and I are happy and healthy and we need you to pray for us through the next month or so. Whether it be a quick thought or a long 2 hour prayer during the day, please remember us in your prayers. Thank you all.

Another Year

First, I must apologize for not updating our blog in so long. Things have gotten VERY busy lately for Justin and me. I was an announcer for my 6th graders at our awards day ceremony about a week ago. This year was a very exciting and challenging year for me. Not only because it was my second year, but because I was teaching advanced classes and was given a TON of new responsibilities, such as POD leader, cheerleading coach, and a ton of other committees. Most all awards day ceremonies are the same. You have your opening, guest speaker, recognition of students, etc. This year I was thrown for a loop. I was given the biggest honor in our school. I was given the Teacher of the Year award for the 2008-2009 school year. This was a BIG shock to me. I was very excited to say the least, though. As some of you know, our school has been going through some big changes and I would like to ask all of you to keep our school in your prayers, as well as our principal. On a little bit of a different note, I was sent a text message last night at about 11:30 from Justin's Mom. For those of you that don't know Justin's family that well, they have a cousin named Colt and he has a rare disease that slows down his growing. (I hope I put that in the correct way.) Justin's mom said that Colt's family found out yesterday that Colt is totally deaf now. He is having a CT done today to see if he is a candidate for cochlear implants. Please pray for Colt and his family. If you don't know Colt, he is an amazing 16 year old that loves life. He is the coolest kid I have ever met. Hopefully, the CT scan will allow him to be a candidate.