 In
late July we discovered that we were expecting baby #2, and we're
sooo excited! We had actually been trying for a few months, so
this was planned (though not many people knew about it). I (Rachael)
told Chris about five seconds after I got the positive test results
(just couldn't play it cool), and about ten minutes later Chris
had to go to school. That evening, Eli and I went and bought
him a new t-shirt, and we came home  and
decorated it to say "I'm the big brother!" Eli was
sooo excited, and was ready to tell the world. We waited for
it to try, and made a drive to Granna's house at 9pm (just couldn't
wait) to tell them the news. Eli went in with his pajama robe
on over his shirt, and then announced he would take his robe
off. Granna slowly read the words of his new shirt aloud, and
then it finally dawned on her. They are all so excited!
We took pictures of Eli sleeping in
his shirt the next morning, and sent them out to all of our family
and friends. All the grandparents are very excited, as are we.
About the name... You see, when we
were pregnant with Eli, we called him "peanut." It was
only fitting that this baby should have a similar name, thus "cashew" was
conceived (no pun intended). Eli remembers daily to say hello to "baby
cashew,"
and he gives the baby (my tummy) kisses and listens intensely for
any noise the baby could make.
The morning sickness has set in with
me starting during the 6th week of pregnancy, and it's no fun at
all. I'm not actively sick (as of yet), but it's just that 24/7
nauseas feeling where I don't know what, if anything, I want to
eat. For some reason, all condiments (rather dipping sauces) are
off limits to me. I can't stomach them anymore, which is sad because
I used to really love Chick-fil-a's honey mustard sauce.
I've had bloodwork done three times
already to find out how my hCG levels are going, and they are looking
great. The first ultrasound is scheduled for this coming Friday,
August 18th, and we're excited to get the first baby pictures.
They will be posted here shortly, along with an update.
I plan to use this page to keep updates
throughout the pregnancy, so check back often!
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6 Weeks - IT'S TWINS!!! |
I've been slacking, and a lot
of time has passed since I last made an entry. Time has flown
by already! Well, at about 6 weeks, we had our first ultrasound,
and were SHOCKED to find out that we were having TWINS!!! When
we tell people now, they ask if we had any idea that it would
be twins, and we were clueless, except for a few women from church
kept telling us that is what it would be. Who knew? Thankfully
I was lying down when I found out, and Chris' face was priceless
as he started at that ultrasound screen...counting. We both cried
(I mean I cried, and Chris got "something in his eyes"),
and we were overjoyed and scared to death all at the same time.
Our family was completely amazed as well, and it took a few weeks
to sink it that there really are TWO babies in there!
At 15 weeks we had another OB
appointment and an ultrasound, and we found out what we're having...
11 Weeks - Twin A |
11 Weeks - Twin B |
A BOY AND
A GIRL!!!!! We couldn't be
more thrilled. That is exactly what we wanted, and luckily we
already had a boy and a girl's name picked out, so we're nearly
done with that too. I'm so glad that Eli will have a brother
to play with, and I'll finally get to buy something pink! :)
Now, here we are, at 17 1/2
weeks along, and still doing well. My morning sickness has finally
begun to ease up, but unfortunately has been replaced with back
pains and uterine stretching. The nurse told me that it would
feel like someone was stretching my insides apart. Lovely. But
all in all, we're doing great. The babies look wonderful, and
I can deal with some aches and pains if it means that they'll
be in there growing well as long as possible. We go to my second
Peri. appointment on Nov. 6th, and will get a more detailed ultrasound
at that time, as well as find out how I am progressing. I'm both
nervous and anxiously excited to find out. I just hope that I
don't have to go on bedrest anytime soon. I'm still learning
to take it slow, but I quickly realize that my body just don't
feel up to things like it used to. It's hard to say no when so
much is going on, but Chris is trying to remind me that the twins
are number 1 prioritiy right now.
14 Weeks |
Eli is EXTREMELY excited about being
the big brother. He still kisses and hugs them daily, and he fondly
talks about what he'll teach them when they arrive. He wants to
hold them and feed them, and share his room with them. We've also
made a pact that he and I will change the wet diapers, but save
the dirty diapers for Daddy. Sounds like a deal to me! Ha!
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Now here we are, at over 21 weeks.
Our next milestone is less than three weeks away, and it feels
like a countdown to 24 weeks, though that is in no way our goal.
The babies are doing great, and I feel them more and more every
day. It is amazing to feel them moving around, and to begin to
know their personalities even now.
Our appointment with my Peri. was
yesterday, and we got a very good report. The babies each weigh
over a pound, he is vertex (head down low), and she is breech (head
in my ribs!), but they both look great. Also, my body is handling
them very well, so no bedrest as of yet. Woohoo!!!
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2007
During the week of Christmas, I had to be put on modified bedrest,
which pretty much just means to take it easy. That's not the simplist
thing to do, but Chris tried to make sure that I complied as much
as possible. One week into my modified bedrest, my water broke.
You can read all about that on the Twins Blog. What a story! :)
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