The Name Game

Help!!! Finding our baby girl's name is proving to be difficult. Devon and I cannot agree on anything...well, in my mind, he is the difficult one. He doesn't really come up with any names, he just sits there and negs every single one I think of. So we have a list and now I'm deciding that a name poll is going to help us decide...maybe. I'm at a loss, I just need Devon to agree on one of these. I know I sound like a pushy pants but I'm scared this babe is going to be born nameless.

Kick Me Please!!

Is this the first time in you life you ever said that on a daily and nightly basis? I love it. It's kickn' time and these little tots are kicking like crazy. I notice it almost all day now. For a time there, it was just Baby A or Presenting Baby Girl. Then Griffin, Baby B or Non-Presenting Baby Boy began chiming in. I feel them alot after meals and at night when I'm laying in bed. It's truly amazing and the most exciting and fulfilling part of pregnancy. Then you become obsessed with every movement...."was that feet or was that a punch?". I just cannot believe how big they are getting now. As of now, at 21 weeks, they are as long as carrots and almost weigh a lb. It's crazy! I just cannot imagine how big I am going to get as they grow to (hopefully) 6 or 7 lbs. each. I'm just praying all the food I'm eating isn't all going to my ass (even though that's the looks of it right now, sadly). I look in the mirror and the music starts to play in my head "Baby Got Back". It's partially dreadful. I'm trying really hard not to pay too much attention. I know once the babes are here, my life will change and so will my body (eventually).
Keep kicking babies! I love you!

Basketball and Ballet

These are two of the passions my husband and I have each had, separately, throughout our lives. And now, we will be able to share these passions with two more glorious additions to our family. We will have a new baby boy and a new baby girl to round out our crew. My ultrasound on Wednesday left me floating on Cloud 9...and Devon too. When the u/s tech announced a girl, I was sure I was going to be a mother of 3 girls....and then she announced that the second one had "Boy parts!!"...I almost fell off the table. I was so happy that I wanted to jump up and down (in fact I think I did later). I just wished deep down in my heart that one of these babies would be a boy for my husband. I know he really wants a son...what dad wouldn't? All along, he just kept saying..."happy and healthy..that's all I care about..". And of course, I know that this is true, but I also know my husband pretty well and his love for sports and the desire I see on his face when he sees my BIL or one of his friends play ball with their sons. He doesn't say anything, but I know.

I am so excited beyond belief that Lilly will have a sister. My two sisters are my best friends in the whole wide world. We call eachother almost everyday and have shared so many memories together; happy and sad. I always wanted Lilly to have that sort of soul mate that I have in my sisters. Now she will have her very own soul mate; her very own sister. The birth of these two babies will be the greatest gifts I will ever give to my daughter. That is why dh and I tried so hard to have more children. We were not going to allow infertility to stop us from obtaining this dream.

I want to thank God for the words that came out of the u/s tech's and the doctor's mouths..."Everything looks great to me!". That's all I needed to hear in order for my lungs to open and allow myself to breathe again. My babies are growing perfectly on target for 19 weeks. Their organs and measurments all checked out normal. Thank you thank you thank you, God. I know this is just a screening and they cannot guarantee anything 100%, but it's enough for me to know in my heart that these babies will be born healthy and happy. And I promise with my whole being that I am going to avoid worrying about it for the remainder of my pregnancy. I am adament now that since I'm halfway through the very last pregnancy of my life, that I will enjoy every kick, every ache and pain, every huff and puff and every tight pinch of clothing elastic that my next four months has in store. That is a promise I can keep!

I also felt my very first real kick the other night while lying in bed. It was amazing and poetic. It had to have been our little boy b/c he is the non-presenting baby and I felt it right up by the bottom of my ribcage. I'm sure he will be the active one of the two..ha..ha.

I just cannot believe I am halfway to meeting my next two children. I feel so incredibly blessed and I find it hard to believe I am where I am in life right now. It is a faraway place from where I was this time last year. And it's amazing to think what life will be like next year.
BUSY but happy! I'm sure. : )))