In the most loving way possible: Duh!

I think comments are contagious or something.  You all are nuts, and I say that in the most loving and grateful way possible.  I really do love how concerned you all are and I’m lucky to have such great friends but I’m not sure what I said that made it sound like I wasn’t planning [...]

Yuko, redone

 
As much as I love having long hair, it gets very annoying after a very short time.  Specifically after any time spent trying to brush or wash or dry it.  I have spent the last few months wanting to get it cut but afraid to cut off the Yuko treated hair as it would then [...]

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Where does the story go now?

As much as I don’t want to kick the birth story off the top… it kinda has to happen, doesn’t it?  I’ll put together a surrogacy birth story page and copy it there though.
Today we finally made it out to visit Anily’s grave site.  It was nice that it wasn’t snowy and cold like it [...]

Emmett and Gabriel

Here are the boys! 
Now for the birth story.
Emmett and Gabriel were born Sunday, March 15th, at 12:39 (and 12:40) AM.  They were 34 weeks and 2 days, weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces and 5 pounds 13 ounces.  Emmett (baby A, the heavier baby) was 18 inches long and Gabriel (baby B, the lighter baby) was [...]

Surprise!!

So, the boys were both born Sunday March 15th.  (Juuuuust barely.  We almost managed to get them both on either side of midnight but not quite.)  They were 6 pounds 5 ounces and 5 pound 13 ounces.  I will give more details in a bit.  Everyone is very healthy and breathing/eating/maintaining temps all on their [...]

Room to flip still?

34 weeks!!  YAY!!!  Or – if I weren’t pregnant with monster twins, it’d be 34 weeks!  Only 6 more weeks to go.  I suppose to some extent that is still possible.  I have the nagging feeling that I’ve been in this state before… oh yes!  When I was giving myself PIO shots and I was [...]

When ‘maybe’ is the best you’ll get

6 pounds 6 ounces plus 5 pounds 7 ounces equals 11 pounds 13 ounces of baby.  At 33 weeks and 4 days, I have to admit I’ve impressed the OB.  Not too many 33 week preemies born at 6+ pounds, let alone twin preemies.
I also think I’m pretty in the clear for delivering at my [...]

Pants

My grandmother called them slacks.  Then again, she always used to admonish that we should keep our shoes off the davenport and as a kid I was never sure why she didn’t want us wearing shoes in her car.  (Ya, I know what it is now, thank you.)  Anyway, pants are kind of a requirement [...]

You know I just HAD to!

What is the PERFECT thing for two little twins with two gay daddies to wear?
Um, that would be this:

 
I am sooo right, aren’t I?  Ya, I got two of these.  The lady at the checkout asked if I was having twins (No, I’m just buying two identical onsies and my belly was standing at the [...]