A Totally Different Note

I've already had some morning sickness. I mean, I get ookey feeling when I haven't had anything to eat in a few hours or ... you know... I suppose that's to be expected when you're expecting twins! But last night was something else! I woke up for one of my middle of the night visits to the ... you know... and got myself on back to bed. Well, no sooner did I get in bed and I felt starving. I mean absolutely stomach growling, going to help myself to a little roasted brett's arm without roasting it STARVING. I thought, "I'll fall back asleep in a minute and forget about it until the morning time when I can get up and have some toast." HAH!!! My tum-tum had other plans. It decided that if I wasn't going to feed it, and I mean NOW, it was going to turn on me and I'd be sorry. Well! I got my retainer out faster than you can say "Jack Robinson" when my tummy started turning over. I woke Brett up with "Oh Gosh, Brett, I think I'm going to fluidate all over!" God Bless the man, he woke up! And then he REALLY woke up! We bolted to the special room and my tummy threw a tantrum, "FEED ME! FEED ME! FEED ME!!!" and threatened more bodily damage if I continued to ignore it. So, after the "episode-at-Toilet-Hill," Brett got me some crackers & I drank some Gatorade (thanks Connie for teaching me about the tub o' Gatorade) and we all went back to sleep. Even Lucy, who was walking around acting genuinely concerned for my health and well-being. Even my tum-tum who had forgiven me my indiscretion. Even Brett who was wondering what on earth he's gotten himself into. 

This is crazy. I'm constantly hungry, but I can't ever figure out what they want! For now, toast and mild food. But I've learned my lesson! When tum-tum says jump, I'll remember to ask how high! 

Go Team Beaker! ... straight to the refrigerator and get something to eat!

Sundays of Grace #5

... better late than never...

1. We got to go to the Braves game yesterday (which is why this is tardy & being written on Monday). It was a great game! The Bravos held the Red Sox to only one run, while they themselves scored two! So, while the fans were competitive, it was all great fun and high energy and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

2. We're SO GRATEFUL for the news that we're going to have twins! While we're being realistic and remembering that there is still a 30% chance that one will get absorbed, we're also feeling blessed! Imagine, we're getting a decent sized family all at once! 

3. Billy is moving his sweetheart up here today. It's a big day for him. He's so in love and we're very excited for him. We hope that everything works out for him according to God's Plan and that God's Plan will be that he and his sweetheart are very happy together.

I Know You've Been Checking All Morning

Today is a day that will live in our hearts for an awfully long time. Brett and I are in absolute awe at the miracle that is facing us. We're having twins! Two of them! At one time! Praise God! We've hardly settled into our excitement and certainly haven't processed it all, but here we are, laughing and crying and praying and just generally throwing our hands up in pure, unadulterated JOY. 

Two babies! Wow! I wasn't planning on posting these, but Brett suggested that "Inquiring Minds want to know." Here are the pictures of Thing One and Thing Two. 

I realize they might not look like much to you, but to us, they look like the most beautiful, wonderful, perfect Miracles that God has ever bestowed on anyone. We are so thrilled to know that these babies are in here. Billy will be happy to know that the official due date is between February 14 - February 24, but February 18 is what they're forecasting. February 18 is his birthday. 

Brett and I got to see heartbeats and see both little beans. The beans measured at 6 weeks 5 days today, so they look like little potatoes with sprouts coming out of them and they're about the size of small blueberries. We're pretty blown away by the fact that our family has doubled in size today - we are now four instead of two! How exciting and how terrifying! Team Beaker is huge now!

Keep praying and keep those fingers crossed for us and for Team Beaker. We're not out of the woods yet, (until July 10 or so, there is a 30% chance that one will be reabsorbed) and we still need those positive vibes heading this way!

Go Team Beaker!!

Team Beaker Head Count

Check back for full information Friday! (Our appointment is at 9:30)

See!

(perhaps) an Ultrasound picture!

Hear!

How many there are in there!

Read!

Our thoughts on how many we're having!

Go Team Beaker!

Absenteeism

I'm sorry I've been absent! I've been at school. How's that for an excuse?! 

I'm trying to talk Brett into writing once a week, you know, to give you people a break from my thoughts and to give you his perspective. I think it'd be fun! Otherwise, here's the scoop: I'm feeling good and pregnant. The baby/ies are making me have to go tee-tee a lot. I mean a LOT. I haven't slept through the night in a week, and I normally never wake up. I'm so swollen that Brett has to buckle my shoes for me if I've already put on pants. The swell is from the hormone shots. Remember they told me that I wouldn't get better if I got pregnant? They weren't kidding! 

There are three things that I'm really enjoying, though:

1. I can eat whatever I feel like, and what I feel like is normally good like fruit and protein (or fried chicken and chili rilenos)

2. My hair isn't falling out!

3. My fingernails are fantastic - strong, healthy and long! 

I am not unpleased with anything so far except the constant hunger and ookiness, but I'm not really even unpleased about that! 

We're getting pumped about Friday. That's when we'll discover how many stuck! I am fairly certain that there are those of you who are rooting for twins and there are a few more out there who are secretly hoping for Triplets. TRIPLETS! Who on EARTH would wish that on us? You know who you are.

As to school: it's fine. I'm not always certain that I'm smart enough to do this. I feel quite overwhelmed because it's so foreign and no one seems to back up and explain it better! I just keep hoping it'll come to me. I can't keep up with blogging so much because of school, but I'm trying to juggle it better. I sleep so stinking much now because the baby/ies are wearing me out! Speaking of which.... Good night! Sweet Dreams! I love you! God Bless you! Don't forget to say your prayers! (Right, Andre???)

Sundays of Grace #4

1. The judge on B.'s case awarded them summary judgement on Friday! Huge because he was going to be out of town this week and would have missed the first ultrasound. We're SO grateful for the blessing of time that we've been given!

2. Today is Father's Day. We're grateful for our fathers - who in their ways teach us so many things. We're thankful that today Brett is a Father-in-Waiting. JOY!

3. School is going great for me! I am really glad I'm doing it, even though it's really tough. I've gotten through two of the six weeks and I have a big presentation tomorrow! Wish me luck!

4. I'm so glad to be feeling "pregnant" finally. I know that sounds funny, but I've waited a really long time to have morning sickness and food aversions and uncontrollable sleepiness. I'm still in between clothes, and I'm fine with that. I got the Bella Band to hold my regular clothes up & that's wonderful. 

How are you?

Is this what it's like?

So far today, I've done nothing but sleep and eat. I guess that means that I'm pregnant. I'm feeling particularly "good" today - I've been totally and completely nauseous through the day, which I can assuage by eating something good for me and I've been so stinkin' tired! Oh, wow tired! Like, I slept a ton last night & then fell back asleep from about noon until 3:30. Good stuff!

We're getting pretty excited about our ultrasound on Friday. We got pretty lucky (read: BLESSED!) that Brett et al. won their trial in summary judgement on Friday so he doesn't have to go to Jacksonville all week next week! That means that he can go to the u/s with me on Friday. That's wonderful news! 

I'm so glad that I'm starting to feel something. I hope what I feel is pregnant and not just ookey. I'm luck to have a friend in the neighborhood who's also pregnant right now and therefore has a more vivid memory of early pregnancy. She's been making me feel a lot better about things about which I'm nervous.

Momma said that she's disappointed that I'm not writing more, so here you go! Sorry I've not been writing - I figure you don't want to hear about school, you want to hear about BABIES!

I think we'll know how many on Friday!!

Go Team Beaker!!!