it's SO true! and i LOVE it. it makes me smile. and happy cry. :)
tyler and i lost our first little girl back in december and little more than 6 months later, i'm pregnant again - with TWINS, mind you. we were not pursuing any kind of fertility treatment and twins don't run on my side of the family (the side genetically-linked twins come from). this pregnancy is, quite literally, a miracle.
now, in all fairness, tyler's grandmother is a twin. in fact, i believe her mom had two sets of twins. but WOW. TWINS?! i am going to be up to my eyeballs in diapers and formula. the ultrasound tech who did the ultrasound (and has twins of her own) told me that the first year is quite literally a blur.
holy. cow.
the tech also told us that they are not identical. because they each have their own sac (and subsequently their own placenta), they are not identical, but fraternal. i guess identical twins would be in the same sac. interesting, huh? who knew. i sure didn't. but that means i could have one boy and one girl. or two of one or the other. the odds of certain combinations are actually rather funny: 75% chance that one will be a boy, 75% chance that one will be a girl, 25% chance that it will be two boys OR two girls, and 50% chance that it will be one boy and one girl. don't worry - we'll be starting a betting pool soon enough. ;)
this time around, my doctors have me on lovenox (a blood thinner) and baby aspirin in hopes of prevent any complications with this pregnancy. and with double buns bakin' in the oven? you bet i'm more sick this time. lucky me, though, i still haven't tossed my cookies (maybe thanks to zofran). *knock on wood* i'm always tired, but that's not new. and i've gotten bigger faster - which leads me to my next point.
WHERE are these babies going to FIT? i'm crossing my fingers for relatively small but healthy babies. no 8 pounds each, please. that would be awful.
my "official" 40-week due date is february 25 (of which both babies are measuring on time), but with any luck they'll come between 34-38 weeks. i would be lying if i said i wasn't TOTALLY EXCITED with the thought that i don't have to go the full 40 weeks.
lastly, THANK YOU so much to all of your thoughts and love and support!! please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we embark on this double-trouble adventure...
(love these onesies - SO funny!! thanks, karen, for the laugh!)
:)
