Double Trouble

Well the mystery is finally over...We are having TWIN BOYS :) After a two hour ultrasound appointment in which I nearly fainted from laying on my back too long before they rolled me over we have two healthy boys. Both have strong heart beats and are head down at this point. They are 1.1 pounds of energy in my tummy right now. Baby A has his head buried into my right hip and Baby B is applying pressure to my bladder that will send me running to the nearest bathroom several times a day. We only got one 4D picture and he looked exactly like Rob.

Little Rob Face :)

So I am thinking the other must look like me ...We have another appointment in a month from now to see the hearts when they get a little bigger. I hope to add another 4D picture of Baby A who hopefully digs his head out of my Hip. Thankfully now I know why I have been waddling lately from the pain of it all. Next step is the baby room and I will start putting up pictures so you all can see the progress. I am thinking of going with a Nautical theme. Oh and for names yeah don't ask I will have to get back to you all on that one...You wouldn't believe all the negative things you remember about boys you met while growing up :) Nobody wants to name there son after the mean kid on the playground.

Spaghetti Squash

Our babies are now the size of spaghetti squash and if you eat that sort of thing then you know how big they are...We have NO idea...thank goodness that next Wednesday we have our BIG ultrasound :) Ok on to better things...the actual title of this post should be...

Things that people NEVER tell you about being pregnant. (Proceed with caution entering the mind of Amy)

I AM LOSING MY HAIR- nobody said that one day I would enter the shower do a little hair shampoo brush the teeth and bam hair is falling out. I am glad that I am starting out with some thick hair cause I would be worried if I wasn't

I CANNOT FIND WHERE MY BOOBS END AND AND MY STOMACH BEGINS- OK and the problem here really is comfort...YIKES I have no room for them to grow up wards please start going outtie...I am losing space daily. While it might seem kind of convenient to prop things on your belly I find there is more dribbling down the front of my shirt unnecessarily. NOT ATTRACTIVE.

KICK THE BLADDER GAME- While I do find that having my babies kick me kind of precious...not while I am at work and I have held out a little too long to go to the restroom. That is right I got a little worried when they started kicking me a little low...please say they stay in there right ...nobody is going to have a leg fall out PLEASE!

BELLY BUTTON - I know now that getting my belly button pierced was the WORST idea I ever had. First off your belly is never and I mean never going to stay looking like it did when you were 22. Plus have a fake diamond hanging from the middle of your stomach benefits you ...HOW? Oh yeah and my favorite as your stomach stretches and so does that once tiny hole that held that lovely fake diamond..AWESOME. I do hope that when I get that tummy tuck and boob job they can some how fix that little mistake from my earlier years. That once cute innie belly button is closer to being an outtie by the minute and boy does it HURT.

So nobody tells you this stuff when your talking about getting pregnant.....but I guess its better that way...I have so much time left..Thankfully I get my first prenatal massage today....

The BIG Surprise!

Last week was a whirl wind...We were very ambitious and started painting the babies room on Memorial Day. Of course since we were painting over the Seahawk blue Rob had chosen for the office the room definitely needed a second coat. We worked on the babies room all the way to Wednesday. Finally I get a night to rest...NOPE...Rob is still cleaning like crazy. My mom is scheduled to arrive on Saturday morning. I know that I should want an immaculate house but there is a voice inside me (well two voices rather) telling me that I have had enough. I start getting cranky and finally plop down and throw my hands in the air. I AM DONE! Rob continues this way up until Saturday morning when I hear my moms car honk in front of our house....hmm there is a second honk?!? Rob sends me out to greet my mom and to my surprise all of my beautiful Aunts are there in my driveway with my Grandmama and Mom :) I of course I cry and feel awful that I have been the pregnant lady from you know where for days now. There is to be a Shower at my house with my family. AWESOME husband knew the whole time. SO I was pleasantly surprised with a shower all about me :) I got new maternity clothes...I HAVE SHORTS that I can fit in...SO amazing cause it gets HOT HOT here in the summer. I have a baby hugger which is suppose to support my belly here in a little bit (I have no idea how to put it on) ****note to self ask Mom next time she is up***I got a Boppy and I even know what that is....I got this fabulous pillow wedge thing that has brought endless hours of sleep ...so nice. I have to say the "A" and "B" cupcakes were so YUMMY! The perfect day! To top it all off my sister and brother showed up. The weekend was so good that I got my first kick on Sunday night :) Either the twins where hopped up on red velvet cupcakes or they were as excited to see my family as I was. I have the BEST family EVER! That day will go down in the pregnancy history books...

SO I have little movers and shakers now :) I get to bring my kids to work everyday and they distract me all day long! I LOVE IT! Today I had one hitting me on the top of my belly and the other on the bottom. I know this will probably get old but for now it makes me giggle out loud. I cannot wait to see the little monsters on the BIG screen in 15 days. Count down has officially begun for our BIG ultrasound on June 22nd. Maybe there is a little Annabel Grace in there or a Boy name that we are not aware of yet :) Either way these two are already very well loved!

P.S. to the Aunties that took the scenic route home via Yakima I LOVE YOU!

Well we are a partial TEAM BLUE :)

I had my 18 week check up this morning and both babies are growing nicely with a heartbeat of 140 for the both of them. I also caught my doctor in a real good mood and had him search for boy parts for me and YIPPEE SKIPPY we have a BOY :) The other baby is yet to be determined because all we could get a good glimse of was a cute dairy air :) So we are 50% ready to get the nursery started...I knew all along there was a little hockey player in there...Too excited for a little dimple faced mini Rob Oliver. Back to the nursery...we have picked out two colors and have painted them on the wall to decide and of course Rob likes one and I like the other ...moving on to crib shopping...is it really neccessary to have 50 billion cribs to choose from?!? I am not sure if you all are aware but Rob and I furniture shopping together is a NIGHTMARE. It took us forever to pick out our first couch. Now we are stuck deciding on what color and what type of crib and I all I want to do is buy a stinking CRIB already. So needless to say the twins are still without beds. Our next ultrasound appointment is on June 22nd so we should have a good solid answer on the other babies sex but I am making an early determintation and saying BOY..you all heard me I think we shall be having 2 boys...This weekend a trip to Eastern Washington University is a MUST I need Eagle gear for the little ones. I cannot wait to shop for BOYS :)

So ready for June

I cannot take the waiting..I am dying to know the sex of these babies RIGHT NOW! I know that back in the olden days you wouldn't find out until they were born but I can know now..but I have to wait. I had my first "flutter" on Saturday. I was laying down taking a nap when I rolled over I felt like I had suddenly trapped a bird in my tummy. It was the strangest feeling...I wonder who it was that was kicking me. I am anxious to name these little monsters as I am talking to them quite a bit more frequently these days. I ask them politely to be real nice to mommy. I definitely have a tummy now so the secret is out I am definitely carrying more than a beer belly it MUST be babies. I am however getting nervous about how LARGE I could possibly get by the end of this journey. Hopefully by next Thursday I will have more news. I go in for my next check up next Friday morning. Hurry up June 22nd I cannot handle the anticiaption. Oh and wish us luck we are crib shopping this weekend...These little ones are already expensive...get ready daddy :)

Dear Waist I miss you!

It has been awhile since I have posted a recent update so here goes...I had my 15 week check up last Wednesday which was uneventful after sitting in the waiting room an hour before heading back to the exam room. Ah the joys of quality healthcare :) I have officially gained 2 pounds although I definitely don't look like it. I look like I have swallowed a pony keg that unfortunately I am unable to tap at the moment. I also found out that instead of having our BIG ultrasound at 20 weeks like the rest of the pregnant women out there we get to wait until 23 weeks...yup June 22nd is our BIG day to finally find out what we have cookin' in the oven. Rob and I have to wait to see the specialist which wanted us to come back at that time to check for malformation which can happen with IVF pregnancies apparently...so hopefully that malformation dosen't involve the gender?!?! I picked out some color swatches this weekend for the nursery but I really want to know what we are having before I go hog wild. And I bit the bullet....

I broke down and ventured the mall scene this weekend in hopes of finding materniy clothing...I did finally find a pair of Jeans and some capri's...This nice lady helped my figure out what the hectic to do with this strange clothing and then looked at me...How far along are you anyway..me in the RED FACE oh 16 weeks but it's with twins if that makes sense of the belly :) Anywho I might stick to online shopping for awhile and send back what I hate ...our visit my friend Ali to beg for her collection of maternity wear...She was always better at the shopping scene than me....Ok so the doctor recommended us taking this birthing course this summer but everyone I have talked to said that it is unneccessary...I don't want to get freaked out by some nasty birthing video's and practice breathing methods...so I am trying to decide if I should just forgo the class and hope that I have a FABULOUS nurse to walk me through..I mean hopefully by the time I regret that I didn't take the birthing class the epidural will kick in right? hmm just a thought...

The Belly Band

We met our new doctor yesterday and to top it off it was Rob's birthday. There is no better a gift than to have him with me for an hour long ultrasound and a meeting with our perinatal doctor. We got to see the babies squirming away, happy as can be. The ultrasound tech was telling me about the placement of the babies...Baby A being towards my back and to the left and Baby B being forward and to the right. I asked her if that was why I had been having lower back pain lately and she laughed and said "No that is because your pregnant"....Right silly me :) It is amazing to me that next week we will enter our second tri-mester. It has gone so fast and they are doing so well. We have decided very confidently after spending the morning with them that it was time to tell the world that we are really pregnant with TWINS :) Thankfully I have been feeling better and my energy level is beginning to increase. I might actually clean my house this weekend which is so over due. Please let me introduce you to the belly band at this time. I had heard that there was a band that you could buy that would allow you to not button your pants but still wear them a little longer. I bought one a couple weeks ago but hadn't tried it on until this morning when the pants I really wanted to wear kind of felt snug...hmmm Belly Band?!? After a day in that band I have no idea why I waited so long...bloating and uncomfortable?!? Unbutton that top button silly and buy yourself a belly band...Whoever invented this high priced licra tube top is a genius. I will be enjoying it for many more days to come :) and having one more peice of Rob's Ice cream cake....I know I should be good but it tastes so right to be bad....