Friday, September 28, 2007

OK, why no votes??

So, I post this baby name poll thinking it will be fun. I check it every hour to see if anyone voted and I've gotten ONE vote! Thank you to whoever that was, it means a lot to me. Now to all you others.... do you just not like ANY of the names???

-Joelle

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

I got a present for my babies...

The Crest rep was giving away free toothbrushes today so I got a Disney princess and Winnie the Pooh toothbrush! Its fun getting kid stuff. I know it'll be a while before they'll need them, but you can never start too early, especially if its free!

I also met 2 mommies of twins this week. They are both patients, one has 2 1/2 month old boy/girl twins and the other has 2 1/2 year old boy/girl twins. They have both given me lots of good tips. After listening to them for a while I noticed something... neither of them gave me real good answers to questions about night time feedings or how often they woke up, or if they woke up the other twin when the first one woke up, things like that. Thats because both of them have night nannies (they both happen to have separate day nannies too!). The one I met today actually said "you mean you're going to try to do it with out nannies?!?" and looked at me like I had 3 eyes or something. I bet neither of those women have a loving, caring, HELPFUL hubby like I do!

They both mentioned the importance of joining a Mothers Of Multiples group. Apparently there is one for North Atlanta (www.NFMOMC.org) and there is also one for intown mothers, which would be easier for me to get to but apparently isn't as big (www.intownatlantapomc.org). Both moms said the best part about a MOM group is the Consignment sales. They say you can get matching outfits brand new! I think thats really cool. I want my girleys to dress alike as often as possible. I'm sure it'll also be nice to know other twin moms and maybe join a playgroup.

Well, thats all for tonight.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Second Trimester!

Woo Hoo!! This is so exciting! At first I thought I'd never get to the second trimester, and now here it is and it seems like just yesterday we found out we were going to be a mommy and a daddy. I can hardly believe it. God is so good!!

I feel great! I do have much more energy than I did a few weeks ago and I don't feel sick any longer. And, NO SCIATIC NERVE PAIN!!! I'm almost scared to type that because I don't want to jinx myself! These precious babies are going to be here in no time -- time is flying.

I *think* I felt the babies (or one of the babies?) move tonight. I know its a little early. But I've read that its easier to feel twins earlier because there is more baby to feel. We were at small group and we were watching a little video clip and I felt something in my lower belly that I've never felt before. I don't want to dismiss it and just normal belly rumblings just in case it was in fact one of our little girls. I want to be able to remember this as the first time!

So, this is how the babies look now: Pretty cool, huh? My 14 week update says that they can grimace, squint and frown now! They can also grasp and may even be able to start sucking their thumb, a habit that I think is adorable and will strongly encourage for a little while. And, they are about the size of a lemon.

Well, thats about it for now. I do want to post a name poll because we've narrowed it down significantly but David hasn't shown me how to do that yet. A few encouraging emails might help. :o)

Lots of love, Joelle

Thursday, September 13, 2007

A stranger knew I was pregnant!

Tuesday night David and I went with our friends to play trivia and a stranger commented on my belly! It was so exciting. I know I'm starting to show, with 2 in there I'm measuring about 6 weeks further than I am. It was so fun and exciting!

Monday, September 10, 2007

Daddy's Girls

Since Joelle's already let the [Female] cats outta the bag. I guess all I can do is comment... and I am SOOOO excited. Yea, I know I always said I was hopping it was 2 boys but I'm stoked that we are having twin girls. They'll still be Braves fans from the beginning when we get then their matching pink Braves onesies, but I'm not going to turn them into tom-boys (which would be hard to do with there mom constantly fueling their "girliness").
The truth is... they'll be daddy's little girls from the get go and I'll probably spoil 'em rotten. Just watching 'em move around on that ultrasound was enough to make any man tear up. What a wonderful experience it all was!

P.S.

Like the new blog decor? Pink for GIRLS!!

Ok, I'm going to start updating regularly now...

This is my commitment to you! If you feel I'm not living up to it, let me know! I want you all to share in our journey. Maybe I needed my appointment today to feel committed to writing about these precious babies on regular basis. I wanted to see them one more time, and see their little hearts beating again. Although I haven't been nervous, God does not give us a spirit of fear, afterall! I kept thinking this balloon would pop, that it was just too good to be true.

But there we were, this morning in the OB's office looking at our two perfect little babies. Their hearts were beating strong and they looked so beautiful!! You can already tell they have adorable noses.

Here are the photos from their latest photo shoot:

Can you make them out? If you can you will see that they are absolutely adorable!!!

The lower baby is baby "A", she (yes I said SHE) behaved so well, she spread her little legs and made it very clear she was a girl. She is a little harder to make out. The picture isn't quite as clear. Her head is in the upper left hand corner of the screen, she is more upright, her spine is the bright white line in the lower middle of the screen and her chest/belly is on top of that.

The top baby is baby "B", her (yes, I said HER, and we think thats right but aren't as sure as we are about baby "A") head is to the right facing up, her belly is on the left side of the picture. You can all pick on her for not giving us a better "money shot" like her sister. We'll know for sure in about 6 weeks if she really is a girl.

After our appointment we went to Target to buy something girly. We bought 2 pink burp cloths. We decided that was the safest purchase. We didn't want to buy 2 pink outfits just in case "B" turns out to be a boy. And, burp cloths are totally safe -- when spit up is involved I won't care if the color coordinates with the gender as long as it cleans up!

Well, thats all for now. But as I said, I will write more often! I'll start posting name ideas and bedding sets, so I can get opinions. Love you all!!