Memory Lane

Here's a video from way back to the 9 week point of our pregnancy. This was the first time Charles and I had gotten to see the babies moving. They both were dancing .... and looked just like teddy grahams. Charles laughed so hard and we just shook our heads in awe. Even in the womb, these babies have more coordination than their Momma.

32 Weeks - The Home Stretch

Can you believe that we've made it to 8 months? I can't!

At my doctor's appointment today, the babies weren't interested in the paparazzi....so no great pictures to share. The babies each weighed approximately 4 pounds 3 ounces. Mommy weighs slightly more. :)

But, I do have NEWS! Dr. Risinger scheduled our big day for May 20th! Of course, things could happen earlier, but I am excited to have a date.

That's a month from today!!

Charles has been doing a great job working down the list of things to get done. Plus he has been doing lots of housework, too. I have been amazed at how little I am able to do. My big ol' honkin' feet are holding me back. Plus lots of other fun pregnancy hurdles. You might see me driving around in those automated carts in the stores because my feet can't take it. It is crazy!

30 weeks - Nose to Nose

This picture amazes me! Hopefully you can see that the babies are nose to nose...face to face. The sonographer, Sylvia - who is SOOOO wonderful at her job, was excited to see them in this position. She said that she'd never seen twins in this position before and she printed out a whole lot of them! Very special day for 'us'. The doctor was also really interested because she'd never seen a picture like that either. I'm really going to miss my ultrasound visits!

At this point, the girls each weighed approximately 3 and 1/2 pounds. Their heartrates are strong.

We're amazed, humbled and thankful for each visit where we get encouraging news. That is putting it mildly!

Oh my goodness! I had no idea how much fun it would be to look at little baby clothes.
Thanks to family and friends, our girls have an amazing supply of clothes. We'll be changing outfits every hour! If the girls weigh less than 5 pounds, they'll be wearing these little outfits home from the hospital.

Our First Two Years Together

Hello to anyone who may check out this blog. It would be fun to have visitors, but at the same time, I wanted to create a journal to document our time together. :)

Charles and I were married on June 17, 2006 and had a fun honeymoon at both the mountains and the sea! The cabin we stayed in was PERFECT and our dear friend Sylvia Davis generously offered her home in Murrels Inlet for our trip to the sea.

Our first two years have been great and also dotted with tough times. My grandparents, Myrtis and Christie Brown, both died in the Fall of 2006, about a month apart. The next year, Charles' precious Mom, Mrs. Rene, passed away.

A few months after that we were thrilled to find out we were expecting a baby on October 21, 2007. Woo hoo! We floated around in shock and excitement. We had an ultrasound where we saw the baby's heartbeat and were relieved that things were looking great. Sadly, a week later, I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks and 5 days. We're still dealing with that loss which has been compounded by other difficult, related news.

However, the good news is, that we've grown closer together than we would be otherwise because of helping each other deal with these tough times.

Charles is a wonderful husband who meets my emotional needs and that means this man should get some serious world wide recognition and rewards.

The picture is from our 2nd anniversary trip on a cruise to the Bahamas. We had a fantastic time!

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