12 weeks, 1 day!

All I have to say is THANK GOD! My babies are ok. We went two days ago to the doctor's office for our 2nd prenatal appointment. I was so nervous and scared! I thought for sure that something would be wrong... vanishing twin syndrome... no heartbeat! I thought of every bad possible thing! My husband kept telling me, "it's going to be ok, honey." But I did not believe him for a second. The appointment setter said that we were going to be listening to the heartbeats today, so I just kept thinking... "Please, God!" When the appointment finally started (it felt like it took an eternity) I expected the doctor to pull out the doppler and listen to my babies but instead she pulled out the ultrasound machine! She said that it would be a lot easier to tell if they were ok by looking at them. The second that camera was on my stomach was the second I started bawling my eyes out! There they BOTH were, kicking and punching and moving around like crazy kids. I was so overwhelmed with feelings! I swear that I can feel them sometimes, I know that it is probably just gas but when I saw them moving like that, I realized that I could seriously be feeling them. They were so big! They looked like real little alien babies! I am so in love and can't wait to see them again, JULY 9th! Supposely we will find out if they are boys or girls at this ultrasound. Our daughter gets to come also and she is very excited! I am finally halfway convinced that everything is going to turn out alright. We are already pretty much past the miscarriage stage and as a long as I don't go into extreme pre-term labor, my babies are going to come out perfect!
This is going to be a busy week! My brother is graduating from high school so my grandparents are coming up from California. We only get to see them once a year or longer so I am going to spend as much time with them as possible! This is also the last full week of school for my big girl! I can't believe that after the summer she will be in 3rd grade! Time flies! My husband graduates with his master's degree in less than two weeks as well. I am so proud of my smart hubby! Life is going great right now! I am very excited to start our next chapter.

Here's a tummy pic! Well, actually right now it is not letting me upload the pic! I will try later...

10 weeks, 6 days

I can't believe how fast time is passing. It seems like just yesterday I was taking a pregnancy test to find out if I was pregnant or not. Now I am going to be 11 weeks pregnant with twins. It is crazy. I am not having so much morning sickness which is nice. But I am having a lot of indigestion, bloating, and exhaustion. I am really scared for my 2nd prenatal appointment next week. I am just hoping that everything is going well, both of my babies are doing well and that we get to hear both of their heartbeats. The doctor says that there is practically no chance of me having a miscarriage because they saw such great heartbeats but I don't really believe it until I see my little ones. 1 more week...

Everything else is going well. My husband is going to graduate with his master's degree in 3 weeks. That is going to be great! My daughter only has a couple weeks left of school also. I can't believe that she is going to be in 3rd grade! Time just flies. We are going on our first official camping trip of the season this weekend. My whole family is coming and we are going up to Mt. Hood. I am excited for that. We did go camping just Josh and I for 1 night last weekend and I really enjoyed that. I am looking forward to this summer when we have a lot of family time. My grandparents are coming into town for my brother's high school graduation on June 5th! I am so excited!

8 weeks 5 days

This weekend was crazy busy and I am still exhausted from it. On Saturday, we drove down to Salem for a wedding reception. It was nice to see my husband's family and know that they were very excited for the twins as well. On Sunday we had to drive to Salem again for a cousin's birthday party. I was so exhausted after church and making it to the party that last night, I fell assleep in about 5 seconds flat. Being pregnant is tiring work...

On another note, I am still sick mostly everyday. I have felt a bit better today and I think that I realized why. I ate toast this morning and bought some strawberries and grazed on them throughout the whole morning. Making myself eat might be a good thing. Even though I haven't vomited yet, I have lost about 2 pounds. It's amazing though that while losing weight, a pregnant tummy just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I'm only going to be 9 weeks and I am already bigger than my aunt who is 16 weeks pregnant with one. It is crazy when I look at myself in the mirror. With my first daughter I didn't even show until I was 7 months along. Maybe it is that this is my second pregnancy and also there are 2 growing in there. I will post a picture when I can.

Thanks for reading.