What a week!

Wow, what a week!!

We found out the genders of our pumpkins on Monday..... team pink! I still can't believe it! I also had a very busy week at work. Today was our annual Take Your Kids to Work Day/volunteer activity. It went really well! I brought my cousin's Kennedy and Alexis, Christy brought her nephew, Andrew, we knocked out our activity in record time, and CD101's ice cream truck paid us a visit!! Overall a great success!

However, the day was bittersweet as I had some issues with my boss as a result of an internal survey we completed. What a mess. I feel sick about things and am mad at myself for letting it take away from the amazing week we had!

Let it go, this too shall pass.

Far along: 16 weeks, 5 days
How big are the babies: Almost 5 inches long, crown to rump; 7, including legs!
Total weight gain: I haven't weighed myself all week, but I'm feeling like I gained a lot this week
Maternity clothes: Still maternity pants/reg shirts
Sleep: I sleep pretty soundly until about 5 am and then the tossing and turning begins
Gender: Team Pink! (what?!)
Movement: None that I can tell
Food cravings: Root Beer floats have been good this week
What I miss: Wearing flip flops. Really, will it EVER stop raining?!
What I'm looking forward to: After the toll this week has taken on me..... the weekend
Milestones: We are expecting two beautiful baby girls!
Symptoms: I get a little short of breath when I lay on my back

15 w/6d

This week has gone by so fast, I almost missed my check in!



Far along: 15 weeks, 6 days
How big are the babies: 4 inches long!
Total weight gain: I'm up about 2 lbs now
Maternity clothes: Still maternity pants/reg shirts
Sleep: It has been awful this week. Both Chris and I have been tossing and turning all night.
Gender: Not yet
Movement: None that I can tell
Food cravings: None really, I'm still just enjoying the fact that my appetite is back!
What I miss: The sunshine and warmth!! Will it ever be nice out again?!
What I'm looking forward to: Our vacation in Myrtle Beach!!
Milestones: My appetite is back!
Symptoms: None really, except the sleeping issues.

When life gives you lemons...

This week has truly flown by! I know I may regret saying this, but I almost want things to slow down. It took so much to get here and now I feel like I'm going to blink and it will be over. Granted, that means I get to hug and kiss the little pumpkins, but I have wanted to experience pregnancy for so long, I just want to savor every moment.

Far along: 14 weeks, 5 days!
How big are the babies: Lemons!
Total weight gain: I thought I had gained a bunch this week, but I'm still only up a lb.
Maternity clothes: I have officially said goodbye to non-mat pants. My regular shirts still fit.
Sleep: It's been pretty good until about 5:00 am when the tossing and turning begins.
Gender: We're getting closer... just a few more weeks!
Movement: None that I can tell.
Food cravings: Nothing in particular. Even milk isn't as delicious as it once was.
What I miss: Belt loops!! Maternity pants don't have them and I have no where to clip my work fob.
What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the genders!
Milestones: We painted the nursery.... twice. The first color wasn't working for me, so we tried again and I absolutely love it!
Symptoms: My appetite is back! My nausea is finally gone. However, my sinuses are stuffed up all the time. But hey, that I am used to.

Good Bye First Tri...

According to several baby sites, I am officially in my second tri! Whoop! According to other sites, it doesn't start until Saturday.... We are ignoring those sites.
Far along: 13 weeks, 3 days
How big are the babies: The size of peaches!
Total weight gain: I think I'm holding steady at a pound or two.
Maternity clothes: I should really be in all maternity pants, but I'm still clinging to my normal pants- just unbuttoned.
Sleep: If my husband would stop snooring, I may be able to get a solid 8 hours...
Gender: A few more weeks. Lindsey- take a deep breath.
Movement: I still don't know.
Food cravings: Milk is still delicious. Fruit is also.
What I miss: Binge drinking.
What I'm looking forward to: Painting the nursery.
Milestones: After 2 1/2 years of wanting a nursery, we finally starting working on ours!
Symptoms: I was pretty sick last week with what I think ended up being a sinus infection and tonsilitis. I'm still pretty congested, but am feeling better. I'm still naseous, but I think that's more from all the drainage. My appetite is slowly creeping back, I think.

This time last year...

On April 1, 2010, it was my mom's 52nd birthday, and the day of IVF#1's negative beta result. After a year and a half of trying including, 7 months of Clomid, 2 IUIs and a three month long IVF cycle, we still weren't pregnant. I felt like the earth was crashing down around me. It was the lowest of the low, the bottom of the bottom. It was hell.

But, would I do it all over again if it meant I got to be a day away from my second trimester in a pregnancy with twins.... HELL YES- a million times over. Every hurdle that was placed in front of us, every ditch we had to climb out of, led us here.

In between IVFs 1 & 2, someone asked me, "How many times could you put yourself through this if you had to?" My response: As many times as it takes. And I meant that. If money was no object, and a doctor told me I still had a chance, I'd do it. And I'd continue to until it got me here. There was no thought of quitting in my mind- there was no room for it. Now don't get me wrong, on occasion I let the "what if I never get pregnant" thought enter my mind. But I quickly chased it out, because I knew in the very depths of me, that I would someday experience pregnancy and I would someday be a mom. Call it future mother's intuition, but I just knew.

I guess the moral of this tangent is that the hell and the suffering we had to go through to get here was 1 million percent worth it... and it only gets better from here.