Twice the Fun Plus One

My fFN test results are negative so I should be in the clear for another couple of weeks. I will still go in on Tuesday and have a sonogram just to make sure everything is still looking good. I am so thankful to be able to spend another week at home instead of in the hospital!! Speaking of hospital--I was hoping to get some help from any of you who have been put on hospital bedrest. I am trying to get prepared, but I don't even know what all to prepare. I have my laptop and movies, lots of magazines, books and puzzle books, but other than entertainment materials, what would you suggest taking? I want to know the little things that you were so glad you had while in the hospital. Any ideas are welcome!!

My appointment went pretty well today. Things have stayed pretty much the same. They did a fFN test today and we are hoping the results are negative. If not, I will be admitted to the hospital tomorrow. As of right now, I am planning on spending the next week in bed. I will go back in next Tuesday for another sonogram. Right now it is just a waiting game. We had our first baby shower on Sunday. Unfortunately, I was stuck at home while Dave went up to church to mingle with everyone. We are truly blessed to have such thoughtful, loving, and supportive friends. Even though I couldn't be there, they did everything they could to make it special for me. I have a few pictures so you can see for yourself how cute everything was. All the tables had a stack of these boxes. All the stacks had different verses attached. I got to keep all the ribbons and verses. Aren't they so cute!?!?!? Dave and I are so thankful for everything that has been done to make the arrival of our prec...

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Have you ever had one of those moments when you see a scripture for the "first time" even though you have probably read it a hundred times before? I have read these verses too many times to count, but they never touched my heart like they have in the last couple of weeks. They just held a message that was vital for me to learn in light of all that is happening in my life at the moment. I read these verses a couple of weeks ago in a Bible study I was doing and then in a book I was reading a few days later. I really got to thinking about it and it has stuck with me ever since. It is important for me to remember that, while there may be events in my life that could cause anxiety, all I need to do is pray about it and be thankful f...

It has been a crazy week and a half with these girls of ours! I have been having contractions, spent 4 hours in the hospital last Thursday being monitored, bedrest Friday, spent the night in the hospital Friday night, bedrest all weekend and went to a specialist today. I was sure Dr. Thigpen was going to give us some good news because I have still been feeling so good. The contractions haven't been painful and the meds I am taking have seemed to slow them, but the news was not good. My cervix is shortening--it is at a 1.1 as of my appointment today. So, strict bedrest for me for the remainder of this pregnancy. I am 26 weeks tomorrow and we are really, really hoping to make it to 30. I have another appointment with Dr. Thigpen next Tuesday and if my cervix has shortened anymore I will be in the hospital for the duration. Sounds exciting, huh? I have been very emotional. I am very hopeful, but the reality is definitely setting in. I am trying not to think about all the things...

So, I am walking down the hall at school this morning and my principal, tactful man that he is, says I look like a pumpkin. (And, this was definitely NOT the first comment he has made about my expanding belly!) Granted, I am wearing an orange shirt today but does that seriously seem like a good thing to say to someone? It really didn't bother me but it just really got me thinking about all the inappropriate things people say to pregnant women. That has probably been the most surprising thing about pregnancy for me. In my case, it has been mostly men making these, "Whoa, you're getting huge!" (or some equivalent) comments. But, sometimes women make them, also. I have been guilty of it myself. I can't wait until I am really huge. Oh, the comments I will get then!

Here is my first belly pic. Dave and I were headed to a football game on Saturday and had the camera with us. We have been meaning to take some pictures for a while but just never got around to it. Hopefully this won't be the last one we take.

Someone told me that if you are pregnant and you have a dream about the sex of your baby, that is what you will have. Well, needless to say, I was a little skeptical. I did have a dream, however, and that dream was an accurate prediction of what our sweet babies will be!! That's right, we found out the sex of our babies today and my dream, when I was about 8 weeks pregnant, was right. So here is the first outfit I have bought our babies. Yep, two girls! We had our 20 week sono today and our little girls were kicking like crazy! The sonographer couldn't believe that I can't feel them moving. There was an RN training to do sonograms so we got the normal stuff and then got to watch for about 10 extra minutes as she looked around and practiced. It was really neat to get that extra time to watch our girls kicking each other in the face! It was so reassuring to see them "bonding" at such a young age. I guess we have to work on those girl names now. We have had a long ...

Well, there really isn't much to update. We had a sonogram today. I am officailly 16 weeks and 5 days. We were not able to find out what we are having--bummer! Dave and I knew the chances weren't very good. My dr. said they don't really look very hard until my 20 week sono, but we were still hoping. I guess we will have to wait a while longer. I wish I had a scanner because we got some really good pictures. We even got a pic. of baby A sucking his/her thumb. It is amazing to me that I have these two little people growing inside of me. It is such a miracle! I am still feeling really good. My doctor told me I am about the size of someone (carrying a single) who is 21 weeks pregnant. If that gives you any idea??? I haven't taken any pictures. I don't really know why we haven't done that. I guess time has just gotten away from me. I will have to get better....Anyway, I will post again when we have more news.