I can't wait to see our lil ones wearing these!!
A huge thanks & hugs to a special friend for the gift :)
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Hatched
Seriously, these may be the most amazing onesies ever!!
I can't wait to see our lil ones wearing these!!
A huge thanks & hugs to a special friend for the gift :)
I can't wait to see our lil ones wearing these!!
A huge thanks & hugs to a special friend for the gift :)
Monday, April 1, 2013
Busting at the seams
HOLY HECK - it has been an amazing few days.
Literally, busting at the seams for a few reasons:
1) this growing prego bump!
2) the over indulgence in Halloween candy (HAD to leave that typo - Halloween? Really? How about Easter? to my brain - you are missed)
3) the excitement over finding out the GENDERS OF OUR BAMBINOS!!!!
We are beyond psyched ... it still feels surreal. I have to wait a few more days to post on here what the genders are as we have a few more friends we need to tell in person. I'm sorry for the teaser but the excitement is over-whelming so I had to mention that we found out. I have spent over 24 hours on etsy planning out the newborn photo apparel and loving every onesie I come across!
We had an u/s Friday and the babes are doing great!!!! Both measuring a half pound and look healthy and perfect! I was slightly worried that the babies would be too small - Maybe because I have not gained that much weight yet and according to the books I should have gained a good deal more than I have but all is good - thank baby jesus!
During the u/s the doc switched to a 3D ultrasound which we were NOT expecting and it was beyond words amazing. One of our babies was doing the sprinkler (getting dance moves from his Mama Erin) and the other kept covering and uncovering their eyes. So wonderful.
Another u/s in a few weeks and a doc appt check up this week.
We were 18 weeks yesterday which is basically our half way point...time to focus on keeping these babes cooking until mid-August!
Baby bump!
And here are our lil ones at their u/s on Friday (17 weeks 5 days)....I am still in amazement!
Literally, busting at the seams for a few reasons:
1) this growing prego bump!
2) the over indulgence in Halloween candy (HAD to leave that typo - Halloween? Really? How about Easter? to my brain - you are missed)
3) the excitement over finding out the GENDERS OF OUR BAMBINOS!!!!
We are beyond psyched ... it still feels surreal. I have to wait a few more days to post on here what the genders are as we have a few more friends we need to tell in person. I'm sorry for the teaser but the excitement is over-whelming so I had to mention that we found out. I have spent over 24 hours on etsy planning out the newborn photo apparel and loving every onesie I come across!
We had an u/s Friday and the babes are doing great!!!! Both measuring a half pound and look healthy and perfect! I was slightly worried that the babies would be too small - Maybe because I have not gained that much weight yet and according to the books I should have gained a good deal more than I have but all is good - thank baby jesus!
During the u/s the doc switched to a 3D ultrasound which we were NOT expecting and it was beyond words amazing. One of our babies was doing the sprinkler (getting dance moves from his Mama Erin) and the other kept covering and uncovering their eyes. So wonderful.
Another u/s in a few weeks and a doc appt check up this week.
We were 18 weeks yesterday which is basically our half way point...time to focus on keeping these babes cooking until mid-August!
Baby bump!
And here are our lil ones at their u/s on Friday (17 weeks 5 days)....I am still in amazement!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Mango
As I have been bitching about explaining, I have not been craving much this pregnancy. It has more been about what I am not craving as opposed to what I am. We will be discussing what to do for dinner and most things trigger an automatic gag reflex however, spring has arrived and that means Rita's is back in season.
I have been a Rita's addict since my high school days working there sporting the white baseball hat and red Rita's golf shirt. A mega-bonus (on top of the $5.25 minimum wage salary) was that at the end of every shift, you were allowed to bring home a quart of whatever water ice you wanted. My parents freezer was stocked from March through September with quarts upon quarts of every flavor.
Maybe I should go back to Rita's part-time to reap those benefits again? It definitely would save us some $$. Who doesn't want to be served water ice by a knocked up chick who is more concerned with eating a mango/vanilla gelati then serving you a misto??
Once again, I am beyond lucky that Erin encourages my addiction and this past weekend we had our first Rita's of the season. It was freakin delic. Of course while eating it I commented how they really need to make size small gelatis as medium is just too big and I will never be able to finish this. Fast forward 10 mins and I am asking Erin for a bite of hers as mine has disappeared.
And tonight, we have another Rita's date planned...cheers!
I have been a Rita's addict since my high school days working there sporting the white baseball hat and red Rita's golf shirt. A mega-bonus (on top of the $5.25 minimum wage salary) was that at the end of every shift, you were allowed to bring home a quart of whatever water ice you wanted. My parents freezer was stocked from March through September with quarts upon quarts of every flavor.
Maybe I should go back to Rita's part-time to reap those benefits again? It definitely would save us some $$. Who doesn't want to be served water ice by a knocked up chick who is more concerned with eating a mango/vanilla gelati then serving you a misto??
Once again, I am beyond lucky that Erin encourages my addiction and this past weekend we had our first Rita's of the season. It was freakin delic. Of course while eating it I commented how they really need to make size small gelatis as medium is just too big and I will never be able to finish this. Fast forward 10 mins and I am asking Erin for a bite of hers as mine has disappeared.
And tonight, we have another Rita's date planned...cheers!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Seventeen! Addendum
As I mentioned in my post earlier, today is chili making day and lately my brain has been on vaca.
Perfect example occurred this morning...I spent a while chopping up green chilis, jalapenos, garlic, onions, corn..browning the meat...straining some tomatoes...throwing in a ton of spices - cayenne pepper, chili powder, white pepper, red pepper flakes...the usual. (and voila! now you have my chili recipe!) I keep thinking to myself how delic this smells already. I turn the crock pot on high and begin the tossing together of the ingredients into the pot.
I do some dishes - give the chili a good stir - and leave the kitchen to work on grad school crap and I realize that I cannot smell the deliciousness of my chili in the living room, so I pop back into the kitchen and give it another stir.
20 mins later - get up to stir again. Is it just me or is it near impossible to just leave a crock pot alone?? Granted I am aware of its function and that is the beauty of a crock pot to not have to tend to it every 20 mins but I can never resist.
I walk into the kitchen..tripping over fat-bags Reebok on my way in - and the delic chili scent is completely gone! I give it another good stir and go to sample a bit and it is ice cold.
Genius - next time it probs would help to PLUG IN the crock pot. Simply turning it on high does not do the trick.
Brain - I miss you but I'll deal with you being MIA for the next few months as long as Erin agrees that we can order out every night because my cooking skills seemed to of left with you.
Perfect example occurred this morning...I spent a while chopping up green chilis, jalapenos, garlic, onions, corn..browning the meat...straining some tomatoes...throwing in a ton of spices - cayenne pepper, chili powder, white pepper, red pepper flakes...the usual. (and voila! now you have my chili recipe!) I keep thinking to myself how delic this smells already. I turn the crock pot on high and begin the tossing together of the ingredients into the pot.
I do some dishes - give the chili a good stir - and leave the kitchen to work on grad school crap and I realize that I cannot smell the deliciousness of my chili in the living room, so I pop back into the kitchen and give it another stir.
20 mins later - get up to stir again. Is it just me or is it near impossible to just leave a crock pot alone?? Granted I am aware of its function and that is the beauty of a crock pot to not have to tend to it every 20 mins but I can never resist.
I walk into the kitchen..tripping over fat-bags Reebok on my way in - and the delic chili scent is completely gone! I give it another good stir and go to sample a bit and it is ice cold.
Genius - next time it probs would help to PLUG IN the crock pot. Simply turning it on high does not do the trick.
Brain - I miss you but I'll deal with you being MIA for the next few months as long as Erin agrees that we can order out every night because my cooking skills seemed to of left with you.
Seventeen!
Yesterday we hit our 17th week of pregnancy! Well technically we are in our 18th week because week zero was technically week 1..I suppose. Erin continues to explain it to me but it goes right over my head...not a huge shock these days...my brain has been on vacation the past few weeks.
Our lil bambinos are getting much bigger this week - building fat on their lil bods which is beyond exciting as I love smuggling chubby lil babes!
To help them beef up I am trying to pump up my red meat consumption -gag! mmm yum! Homemade chili is sizzling in the crock pot right now because what else is there to do at 7:30am on a snowy Monday when the wifey has to leave for work and I am determined to procrastinate on writing papers? Make chili, of course!
Speaking of the babies beefin' up, I definitely am too - yay! So far I gained probs about 7ish pounds. It is so freakin hard to track because every scale is diff and I lost weight in the beginning with the OHSS but now I am up to 144ish so thats 6-7 pounds over my norm. It must be the weekly milkshakes, inhalation of nilla wafers, and 2 bowls of cereal daily that is contributing to these lbs.
Our lil bambinos are about the size of onions crown to rump this week and according to "the books" (which I read way to much of) I should start feeling some little flutters soon of them dancing around. This is a feeling I am beyond excited for!!!! I keep thinking I feel something then realize it is just my stomach growling or some indigestion that is rumbling around but hopefully soon!
Per my usual ranting about the wait between u/s appts, Friday CANNOT get here soon enough!!!! Luckily, this week is busy so HOPEFULLY time will fly. I am beyond anxious to find out the genders but I think I am even more excited just to see them and hear again that all is going perfectly.
Erin is becoming a pro w/ the doppler and amazes me at how she locates the 2 heartbeats within minutes...it really is an amazing purchase and Erin is almost ready to admit that too ;)
Here we are @ 17 weeks - semi-hard to see the bump w/ the lighting but you get the idea. We do take belly pics without the shirt to see how much the belly is really growing (and oh how much it is!) but lucky for you and just in case you are eating while reading, I'll spare you those images.
Have a great day all!
Our lil bambinos are getting much bigger this week - building fat on their lil bods which is beyond exciting as I love smuggling chubby lil babes!
To help them beef up I am trying to pump up my red meat consumption -
Speaking of the babies beefin' up, I definitely am too - yay! So far I gained probs about 7ish pounds. It is so freakin hard to track because every scale is diff and I lost weight in the beginning with the OHSS but now I am up to 144ish so thats 6-7 pounds over my norm. It must be the weekly milkshakes, inhalation of nilla wafers, and 2 bowls of cereal daily that is contributing to these lbs.
Our lil bambinos are about the size of onions crown to rump this week and according to "the books" (which I read way to much of) I should start feeling some little flutters soon of them dancing around. This is a feeling I am beyond excited for!!!! I keep thinking I feel something then realize it is just my stomach growling or some indigestion that is rumbling around but hopefully soon!
Per my usual ranting about the wait between u/s appts, Friday CANNOT get here soon enough!!!! Luckily, this week is busy so HOPEFULLY time will fly. I am beyond anxious to find out the genders but I think I am even more excited just to see them and hear again that all is going perfectly.
Erin is becoming a pro w/ the doppler and amazes me at how she locates the 2 heartbeats within minutes...it really is an amazing purchase and Erin is almost ready to admit that too ;)
Here we are @ 17 weeks - semi-hard to see the bump w/ the lighting but you get the idea. We do take belly pics without the shirt to see how much the belly is really growing (and oh how much it is!) but lucky for you and just in case you are eating while reading, I'll spare you those images.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Name change.
Over the past year we have been discussing what we would name our future bambinos pretty much nonstop.
Granted the convos have gotten more intense over the past 4 months since we found out we were prego and even more in the past 3 months since we found out we are having twins.
There have been many a nights where we sit on the couch facing each other - one of us on the iPad (usually me - I know, Erin, I don't share it well) and the other on their iPhone looking up names for hours and hours.
**broken record alert**
It still feels unbelievably surreal that I am actually prego and cooking TWO babies...how freaking lucky can I/we get!?!? Un-BELIEVABLE!!!! so so thankful and lucky!!
Also, a part of the name change/selection discussion is what will our babies last name be? We discussed hyphenating but, in our opinion, that is a lot to put on any kid and eventually in school or just in life, the latter of the names would probably be dropped purely due to length. So we decided on my last name which also means my Erin will be taking on my last name which is beyond a compliment in itself that she is doing so. Gives me chills to think about how we all will have our family name soon.
So, we have spent hours dreaming about our bambinos names...but it did not dawn on me until a few days ago that my name is changing too. In a few months, I am going to be called Mommy. What a freakin amazing feeling this is! I cannot even explain how out-of-this-effin-world this feels.
Sitting here with tears streaming down my face at the thought of this perfect little voice looking up at me (thank you pregnancy hormones paired with being a sap to begin with) and saying, "Mommy" Beyond amazing.
I get a new name..and it is the most beautiful name I have ever heard.
Granted the convos have gotten more intense over the past 4 months since we found out we were prego and even more in the past 3 months since we found out we are having twins.
There have been many a nights where we sit on the couch facing each other - one of us on the iPad (usually me - I know, Erin, I don't share it well) and the other on their iPhone looking up names for hours and hours.
**broken record alert**
It still feels unbelievably surreal that I am actually prego and cooking TWO babies...how freaking lucky can I/we get!?!? Un-BELIEVABLE!!!! so so thankful and lucky!!
Also, a part of the name change/selection discussion is what will our babies last name be? We discussed hyphenating but, in our opinion, that is a lot to put on any kid and eventually in school or just in life, the latter of the names would probably be dropped purely due to length. So we decided on my last name which also means my Erin will be taking on my last name which is beyond a compliment in itself that she is doing so. Gives me chills to think about how we all will have our family name soon.
So, we have spent hours dreaming about our bambinos names...but it did not dawn on me until a few days ago that my name is changing too. In a few months, I am going to be called Mommy. What a freakin amazing feeling this is! I cannot even explain how out-of-this-effin-world this feels.
Sitting here with tears streaming down my face at the thought of this perfect little voice looking up at me (thank you pregnancy hormones paired with being a sap to begin with) and saying, "Mommy" Beyond amazing.
I get a new name..and it is the most beautiful name I have ever heard.
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