The next year

So... We just celebrated anniversary number 4 on April 26th. It was a really relaxed evening. We went to dinner and exchanged gifts. As we sat at dinner we made ourselves reflect over the last four years. We wanted to make sure that we highlited over the bad, the good, the ugly, and the absolutely hilarious. We have had a blast of a time. Some of our close friends laugh with us as we go down memory lane. To name a few memories: the rat outside the back door in our old house, moving Mike up from Waco, burning the kitchen down and leaving mike in the house, to Chris: the tornado that almost came and we had to be in the linen closet. Good times! The life that we strive to build includes a lot of people that share our memories. I love our friends and my close family members that have made this journey worthwhile. I must say that even though we have had some pretty funny time, there was no moment like the moment that we found out that we were expecting our first child. Many laughs! Then there was no moment like the one when we found out we were having twins. My mom and aunt's reactions were priceless as they shared these moments with us. When we decided to tell our friends about the news the responses that we received were unbelievable. So many of our friends cried and said that they were happy for us but could not believe it. Many friends hung up on us after they told us to quit playing. The number one response goes to our friend Kendrea. I went to her home and showed her the original sono pic. After studying it, her response was oh my are these your lungs or your kidneys? Do you have tumors? Mike and I just looked at her and laughed then it clicked as she screamed, oh my God, it's a baby! Then she stopped and said no wait, blank stare, there are two! Then she screamed and laughed histerically. The second best response goes to my aunt. Her response was whoa! Then she looked at my mom and said I guess you are a nana now, but you are going to need plenty of wine! I absolutely loved telling everyone. Some responses were not so nice, but we overlooked those people. In the near future I will share some of the darnedest things people say to you while you are pregnant.

In the beginning...

My husband and I will celebrate four years of marriage on April 26. We dated many years before we married after college. On April 26, 2011, my husband and I celebrated our three year anniversary with a nice dinner at Ruth Chris's streakhouse and clearly other activities :). Weeks later we found out after an ER visit that we conceived our first child. I went to the doctor to see what I needed to do to make this process a great experience. My ob doctor did my first sonogram and to our surprise there were two heartbeats, and two little bean looking people present on the black and white screen. Yep, that's right, I was having twins. The funny part of it is that I have lived my life telling everyone that I was always going to have only one child, we planned for one and saved up for one (kinda). But as God would have it, there were two. A double blessing resulted in double praise. At first the news was overwhelming, but as my babies grew in their new little condo, I became overly infatuated with both of them. I had so many questions, worries, concerns, anxieties and thoughts. "What would my babies look like?" "Would they look like me or my husband?" "What little personality would they have?" Would I be able to handle two babies?" I was exhausted thinking about it. My husband and I took first time parenting classes as well as baby prep classes to help with my anxiety. Over time I got bigger and bigger. There was no denying that I was having twins. I found out while I was pregnant that people say the darnedest things to you while you are pregnant. I started wearing maternity clothes in the second month of my pregnancy. I was on strict bedrest for 4 months out of my nine months. It was a really hard pregnancy but the reward made it all worth it.