16 weeks!

It's been a while since my last post and so much has happened since that time. I think the last time I blogged was right before I hit 13 weeks. I did at that time take a picture of my belly. It is the first and last time I will be showing the world my belly uncovered. (You know, before I started looking like a big fat pregnant women) At that time I just had a cute baby bump.

See how cute! (Ok world that's all you get for the uncovered skin.)

A few days after that Cory and I went to my Obgyn and got our next ultrasound. Both the twins are doing great and are healthy and happy. Great news for a worried mom.

I know they are hard to see, but if you can make it out, this is Baby B. That day Baby B was far back in my uterus so it's even harder to make out. Baby B's head can be seen facing left. Above the head again to the left is Baby A. It just looks like a circle.

This is Baby A and he/she was much easier to see. You can see the head and the body. If you look at the head you can see the eye, the nose, the mouth, and the ear. Down where the legs end Baby A is pushing his/her legs into the placenta. It is that clump of material that is being pushed up against the uterus wall. At this point the doctor only sees one placenta, but he did say that it could be two placentas pushed up together. So still no answer to wheather they are identical or fraternal.

Baby A on the bottom (you can see the hand) Baby B on top (and yes that is his/her butt)

Which leads us to today. Today I am 16 weeks! Yeah!

Belly finally sticks out farther then the boobs, and now I finally look pregnant not just fat.

We are supposed to find out what the sexes are in a week and a half. So everyone give me their guesses now. I can't wait!!!

Christmas

I know that it is almost two weeks after Christmas and I should have blogged about this a long time ago but, well, I'm pregnant! I not feeling good all the time, and when I get home all I want to do is sleep. So, better late than never.

This Christmas was the best and worst Christmas of my life. Confused? Let me explain . . .
First of all, Cory and I woke up early in the morning to go over to Cory's mom's house for their gift exchange and Christmas breakfast. While I was getting ready my face and the toilet met a couple of times. Not a big deal, that happens.
When we got there the food looked great, it smelled great, and there was so much of it! I however could only eat a beagle because my stomach was acting up again. Cory's mom's toilet and I met a couple times too. The gift exchange was so great. The presents this year were so sweet and funny. We laughed until we cried a lot! Before we left, I went to say good bye to the bathroom one more time.
When we got to my mom's house everyone was up and waiting for us. This year the presents were smaller but so much more meaningful. Every gift was bought with that person in mind and we tried to stay away from cash or gift cads. It was so enjoyable to watch everyone open a gift instead of money. I loved it.
This is what Cory and I got!

OK, so it was not all we got, but in almost everything we opened there was some kind of baby thing in there with it. As we opened more presents we would say, "I wonder what it is? Could it be diapers?" I loved it. I worry all the time that we are not going to have enough of everything we need by the time the babies come. We have nothing because we have never had a baby before and now we need two of everything. So, getting this kind of stuff was great.
Toward the end I started not feeling well again, and so I had a short meeting with my mom's toilet too.
Cory did have a big surprise for me. He got me a diamond necklace. I had no clue he had got this for me either.

He said it was going to be the last real Christmas we were going to have with just each other so he wanted to get me something nice.
We then left my mom's house and came home. I spent much of the rest of the day either in the bathroom or in bed, but the day was great. I felt so loved by all my family and my husband. I can't wait until next year when I will have two little 6 month old babies crawling around everywhere enjoying this amazing holiday with us.
Best Christmas ever! Until next year!

Food Cravings

I don't understand it myself, but, wow, we women who are having babies have some of the weirdest food cravings. These four items I can eat at anytime : Ramon, Cheetos, Peanut Butter, and my fav, Gummy Snacks!!!
Most of my cravings are weird for me because I don't normally like it. Example: ketchup. I have not liked ketchup since I was seven years old and learned what french fries taste like in ranch. I hate ketchup!, and now . . . . . well, I think I have already eaten a whole bottle of it.
Anytime Cory asks me what I want for dinner and I have a craving that I tell him, he looks at me with one eye raised, and says "Where did that come from?" My response is always the same: "Da babies"
Right now at this very moment chips and salsa, and peppermint gum(I know that not food) sound like heaven. I think that maybe I have such weird combos because each baby is sending a different craving. Maybe that is just normal. What do you think?

Morning Sickness

oh my! . . . . morning sickness go away, come again never!!!!

Yes, I have been really sick. When people find out I'm pregnant one of the most common questions I get asked is "How are you feeling?". Well, I am not feeling so good . . . . x 2. They say that when you are having twins your morning sickness can be double hard as well. Because this is the first time I have ever been pregnant, I have nothing to compare it to, but I can say that I have had to call in sick to work two times already and I hate calling in sick! I am trying to lead my life as though I don't feel like barfing on everyone's shoes, but really I wish I could just close up shop, set up a little bed/house in my bathroom and not leave for two and half more weeks. (this is when my morning sickness is suppose to stop, the best Christmas present I could get)

My venting begins:
To all of you that think you smell nice because you are wearing nice perfumes or colognes: you are my mortal enemy!
To anyone who smokes: please don't smoke around other people. I hate it when I get out of the movie theatre or leave a restaurant, and I CAN'T walk to my own car without smelling your smoke. If I can see you, I can smell you!
I hate to say it but the smell of soaps and cleaner send me over the edge. Please still take baths and showers, but calm down on the smell.
To those of you that wear hairspray in your hair: I can smell it. At this point I can probably tell you what brand you are wearing.
If you have plug in "smelly things" in your house please do not invite me over.
And not that this is a smell thing but, To all of the stores that have locks on their bathroom with keys that I have to check out: Next time, I'm just going to pee on your floor.

Oh, how wonderful pregnancy is!

Um . . . . What do two pink lines mean?

About one month ago Cory and I thought I might be pregnant so we went down to the store and got a at-home pregnancy test. Good news: I'm pregnant! We have been so excited and really wanted to scream it from the roof tops! (After 7 years of marriage we finally figured out what went where) Not really, but still, this is huge for us. We have been really happy with our life together with just the two of us and I am still happy that we took our time to decide we were ready to start a family. Still though, that last couple of months have been lonely, and I know that feeling has been because my life is ready for a child. I can't wait!

We went to the doctor on Wednesday for out first ever pregnant doctor's visit! I was told, by the books and several people, that I would be able to hear the heart beat and everything. I could not wait. The morning of that day I had butterflies in my stomach and I felt as though it would not get here soon enough. Cory only worked half the day and then got off at lunch so we could go down together. As we rode, we hoped for good news. "I just hope that the baby is healthy" we said over and over.

When we got to the doctor's office I spent a great deal of time filling out paper work. Then we went into the doctor's room and spent a great deal more time asking a answering questions. Finally, the time we had all been waiting for came! I got up on the table.

Both my eyes and Cory's were fixed on the small computer screen that looked like a big black hole with static all over it. Somewhere in there was our baby and I was only a few seconds away from having it pointed out to me.

"It looks like there are two"

(baby#1 in the middle of the black hole, baby#2 on the bottom)
"It looks like there are two"
The words that have changed my life upside down!

I felt like I was having an out of body experience. This is not happening! Twins? This is not happening! I can't do this. This is not what I planned for! Twins?!?
I remember coming back down to earth when I felt my husband's hand grasping tighter to mine. He was saying "Oh, wow! How neat! Wow!" I started crying for many reasons: I was happy, I was scared, I felt like I had somehow lied to my husband because I told him we were going to be having baby and now we were having two, and yet he was happy about it, and I was the one terrified. Twins????

Five days have gone by and my mind is still blown away every time I think about. This is going to be the biggest adventure of my life. I will cry. I will laugh. I spend more money then I thought. I will smile. I will get really big! I will hurt. I will enjoy. I will be excited. I will be thankful. I will think. I will grow. I will understand. And I will learn of love that no other experience in my life will teach me. I will be a mom.

Sincere Gratitude

Tonight we had a Relief Society meeting at church. As this month is the month of giving thanks, we talked about sincere gratitude. What it is to be grateful, and how to show love to one another. It was so nice and I needed it in my life right now.
I am so grateful for this time of the year, when people start to think differently. When we look at each other as brothers and sisters and not strangers. When we reach out to people in need and show love that we should have been showing all year.
I can't began to list all the things that I am grateful for. I have the best husband in the whole world. I am thankful everyday to have him in my life. He is my rock in so many ways. I love my family. Each one of them has had a hand in molding me into the person I am today and will continue to teach me. Thank you Mom and Dad for raising me and I hope you are proud of the person I have become, because I am proud to have been raised by you! I am grateful for my sisters. We have so much fun together, and I know that no matter how old we become, we always will. I love the one brother that the Lord blessed our family with growing up. Not only does he blow me away with his talent, but he has shown me how to care for people and love. My brother is the most caring person in my life. Never have I heard him say one mean thing to me growing up and even now that we are adults. He has never put me down or made fun of me. A lesson that I need to learn from my younger brother.
I love the family that I married into as well. They are the most excepting group of people. Take you just the way you are and then love you for it. They thank me all the time for finding Cory and becoming a part of their family. I am so grateful for the best mother-in-law I could have ever asked for. Thank you Mom for loving me and making me smile and laugh every time I need it.
I am thankful for my church, the gospel, and the peace that it brings into my life. I can't put into words how thankful I am for my savior. I love him so much. I am grateful that my savior, Jesus Christ would die for me. For me. No matter how much I serve him I will never be able to pay him back for that.
I am thankful for life. This life, right now, with all its problems and hardships. It is mine and I am thankful to have it.
Thank you . . . . . to everyone, Thank you.

I am Sick!

I am so sick!

I have this nasty cold that wont go away. I have eaten nothing but soup and fruit for the last four days and drank nothing but Orange Juice and herbal tea (blah :(). Last night my wonderful "Honey" went to the store and got me a vaporizer so last night I finally did get some sleep. Anyone Got any ideas? Worst part is I can't afford to take any more time off work, so somehow I have to brave the idea of making myself pretty and driving off to work this afternoon. On the up side I started watching the "Lost" DVD's. It's a good show.