Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
it's a...
BOY!
and a...GIRL!
and that's what almost everyone guessed in the poll! crazy. y'all are so smart. :)
tyler and i are so stoked to be getting one of each. we've begun the baby-name-hunting process, which is looking like it will be harder than we thought.
with this boy, the jeffs name will be carried on. which, to this point, hasn't happened yet. and these two will the be the first weidmer grandchildren/great-grandchildren (aside from Brynnley). carrying on the weidmer name from my family is left up to kevin. can you say pressure? just kiddin'.
and i know, i know, i need to start the belly pictures. i now look pregnant and not fat, so i'll work on it. maybe i'll take one today before church and post it later. (we have church at 2:30pm now - gag).
go team BLUE and team PINK!
:)
and a...GIRL!
and that's what almost everyone guessed in the poll! crazy. y'all are so smart. :)
tyler and i are so stoked to be getting one of each. we've begun the baby-name-hunting process, which is looking like it will be harder than we thought.
with this boy, the jeffs name will be carried on. which, to this point, hasn't happened yet. and these two will the be the first weidmer grandchildren/great-grandchildren (aside from Brynnley). carrying on the weidmer name from my family is left up to kevin. can you say pressure? just kiddin'.
and i know, i know, i need to start the belly pictures. i now look pregnant and not fat, so i'll work on it. maybe i'll take one today before church and post it later. (we have church at 2:30pm now - gag).
go team BLUE and team PINK!
:)
Sunday, August 14, 2011
poll time!
all right y'all, start guessing what you think these babes are going to be! poll on the right sidebar. voting closes at midnight labor day.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
whole different ball game
i knew that having twins meant that i was going to get huge.
never did i image it would happen THIS quickly. my pants are already not fitting!
and i'm only 12 weeks!!
in fact, i'm positive i'm already bigger NOW than i was when i delivered brynnley at 21 weeks. i think that goes to show how small she was and how much room twins take.
tyler and i headed over to target last night to remedy the situation. i bought one of the famed "belly bands" for pregnant people. i still fit into most of my pants/skirts, but the belly band will make them much more comfortable. i was looking at the size chart on the back of the box when i realized "wow, i really am in a whole different ball game having twins."
let me direct you to the sizing chart:
translation: i will be huge.
:)
(and don't forget to read my other new post from today below...)
never did i image it would happen THIS quickly. my pants are already not fitting!
and i'm only 12 weeks!!
in fact, i'm positive i'm already bigger NOW than i was when i delivered brynnley at 21 weeks. i think that goes to show how small she was and how much room twins take.
tyler and i headed over to target last night to remedy the situation. i bought one of the famed "belly bands" for pregnant people. i still fit into most of my pants/skirts, but the belly band will make them much more comfortable. i was looking at the size chart on the back of the box when i realized "wow, i really am in a whole different ball game having twins."
let me direct you to the sizing chart:
translation: i will be huge.
:)
(and don't forget to read my other new post from today below...)
get your fill
...because the ultrasound tech said this is probably the last time we'll get both twins in one image. i guess i hadn't really thought that they wouldn't fit together in one picture, but now that we're all getting bigger, they won't. makes sense.
this image is from my appointment with the perinatologist at UVRMC - who I really, really liked. the babes are still doing well. one is actually about 5 days ahead of the other, due-date wise, but even the smallest one is ahead of my due date. i'm starting to think i'm cookin' up 8 pound twins here.
i guess it's good news that the babies are fraternal (not identical) and each have their own sac and placenta. it gives them a better chance of growing without the one stealing nutrients from the other. (they're learning to share already. how cute.) we go back to the perinatologist after labor day to see how they're doing, AND we get to find out the genders! we're SO excited!
that was about the extent of the appointment. everything is fine thus far and i get to continue all of my medications. one of the babies performed for us by doing a flip during the ultrasound. it was pretty cool. maybe that one will be the gymnast.
i'll leave you with a close-up of each:
more posts to come...i have the highly requested "belly pictures," but i'm still self-conscious about posting them. i'll get to it soon enough.
:)
this image is from my appointment with the perinatologist at UVRMC - who I really, really liked. the babes are still doing well. one is actually about 5 days ahead of the other, due-date wise, but even the smallest one is ahead of my due date. i'm starting to think i'm cookin' up 8 pound twins here.
i guess it's good news that the babies are fraternal (not identical) and each have their own sac and placenta. it gives them a better chance of growing without the one stealing nutrients from the other. (they're learning to share already. how cute.) we go back to the perinatologist after labor day to see how they're doing, AND we get to find out the genders! we're SO excited!
that was about the extent of the appointment. everything is fine thus far and i get to continue all of my medications. one of the babies performed for us by doing a flip during the ultrasound. it was pretty cool. maybe that one will be the gymnast.
i'll leave you with a close-up of each:
more posts to come...i have the highly requested "belly pictures," but i'm still self-conscious about posting them. i'll get to it soon enough.
:)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
god sure has a sense of humor
i keep telling people that.
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!)
:)
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!)
:)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
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