Everyone keeps telling me that my second trimester is going to get better…Well, so far, I’m not that impressed. This past week has somehow gotten worse. My nausea has gotten worse than it has ever been. With no warning at all, my meals are being tasted twice… I’m sorry. I know that is not a good image to think about, but it is so true. I know that these are all great symptoms that my pregnancy is moving along well, but can I please get control over my body again??
I have been feeling especially guilty this week too. With every complaint that comes to my mouth, I think to myself “Melissa, you have been through heck and back for 4 years to be able to get pregnant. You should be thankful and not complaining.” It is so true, but it is hard to be thankful and appreciative when you feel so bad. So, I decided to take a different positive approach to this…
My “eyes are on the prize.” This is all just short term. My focus is on bringing my precious babies into this world so that they can meet all of the wonderful people in my life who have been waiting for 4 years for them to arrive. If having two happy and healthy babies means that I have to be uncomfortable for a couple of months, then so be it… It is just short term. Then, I will have a lifetime to spend with my babies and I can have control over my body again (hopefully).
An update for you all as well…We get to find out the sexes of our twins on 8/23. I have posted a quiz so that you can all vote on what you think we will get. Enjoy! Let’s see how many of you are correct!
Thank you all for your prayers as we go through this process. I am so grateful for each of you. I can’t wait for you all to meet our precious little ones!
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
A "Shout Out" to my "Baby Daddy"
This week I want to say a special thank you to my wonderful husband and all of the awesome dads out there! This past week was up and down for me. I wasn’t sleeping well at the beginning of the week and then when I finally got sleep, my stomach started acting up. I am praying that the famous second trimester ease would start any moment now…
Throughout all of this week’s ups and downs, my husband has been just amazing. He has brought me flowers, cooked me breakfast and even went to the grocery store last night when I was just too exhausted and sick to go…
Yesterday was kind of eye opening for me as well. We went to church and I had so many people come up to me and say congratulations and ask how things were going and Chris got a couple of handshakes and 1 hug. I think the dads so often get put in the background of pregnancies when they are really the ones that keep us going and support us the whole time.
I know this is not true for all dads out there, but I am blessed to have one of the good ones!
Throughout all of this week’s ups and downs, my husband has been just amazing. He has brought me flowers, cooked me breakfast and even went to the grocery store last night when I was just too exhausted and sick to go…
Yesterday was kind of eye opening for me as well. We went to church and I had so many people come up to me and say congratulations and ask how things were going and Chris got a couple of handshakes and 1 hug. I think the dads so often get put in the background of pregnancies when they are really the ones that keep us going and support us the whole time.
I know this is not true for all dads out there, but I am blessed to have one of the good ones!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Ultrasound today!
The best part of the day though was noticing how different my two babies are... :) One of them was wide awake and partying like a rock star. The other one was fast asleep with their ankles crossed. To all my family members out there who know the differences between the McDowells and Langdales, which do you think is which?? For those of you who don't know my families... While both parts are equally busy and active, the McDowells tend to be the hyperactive always going type and the Langdales tend to be active, but laid back. I think it is absolutely hilarious to be able to see such differences already.
Get ready for an interesting ride!! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Vacation and the BIG 12 WEEKS!
This past week was great! I went to Bald Head Island with my family and had a blast. I think my family was a little disappointed because I pretty much slept the entire week. I often took a short nap after breakfast (since my stomach was often what woke me up). And, then I would sit out on the beach for a couple of hours and come in for lunch. Then go back to the beach for a couple hours and take another nap around 3:00pm.
We first arrived on Bald Head last Friday and since it was such an eventful day, I didn't take a nap. I decided to go upstairs shortly after dinner for a short power nap and ended up sleeping until Chris had to wake me up at 10:00pm for my injections. Crazy!
So, needless to say, my entire vacation was sleeping. But, that was a big week of growth for the babies. Each baby should be the size of a large lime by now! The pircture above is my first official belly pic. This was taken at 11 weeks at 4 days. Enjoy!
This next week is going to be a big week for prayers. I am officially taking my last injection on Monday. So, now we have to count on the babies to produce the hormones for themselves. We have been giving them these hormones since day 1. So, big prayers that they will be able to handle things on their own now. We also have our first trimester screening on Monday (bloodwork and ultrasound) and then our 12 week checkup at the doctor on Tuesday. That's where we get to hear the heart beats for the first time too! So, prayers for their strong heart beats would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much to everyone for your prayers this far! This next week is going to be critical for the babies. Our risk for miscarriage luckily goes down pretty significantly after Monday, but with the hormones not being injected any more, we are a little nervous. Thanks again for sharing this journey with us!
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