6 WEEKS | UPDATE {12.31.2015}

How far along:  6 weeks.

 

Size of babies: Sweet Peas.

 

Must have items: 

• Water! I am thirsty all the time! I probably drink about 8 to 10 water bottles a day. I swear, I drink water like it's going out of style.

Sleep: 

Sleeping comes naturally right now. I cannot get enough of it. Every night around 7-8pm, I get so exhausted that I have to go to bed. Just recently, I started having to sleep with my body pillow since the only position comfortable is one leg up.

 

Cravings: 

Not sure if this counts since I adored pickles before I got pregnant, but I can't stop eating them. I was watching a show on YouTube and they started eating pickles, as part of a challenge, and I literally had to stop watching it until I could get pickles of my own.

 

Babies movement: 

None yet, but I can't wait until I can feel both of them. I also look forward to E being able to feel them move and kick.

Genders: 

We won't know for a few weeks, but if I had to guess, I'd say one girl and one boy. Although, we could care less. Two boys, two girls, one boy/one girl, in the end, we just want them to be healthy.
 

Challenges this week: 

Being dependent. I am such an independent person, I hate asking others to lend a helping hand, but these past few weeks have taught me that I can't do it all, otherwise I run out of breath and energy very quickly. I have to learn to rely on others to do the heavy lifting so I can focus on doing  whatever to ensure that these two little miracles grow healthy and strong.

 

Best moment this week: 

Being pregnant. We are over the moon that we are expecting! It's such a blessing to be able to carry two babies and I'm so thankful to God for giving us these beautiful miracles. I have so much faith that these little ones will grow healthy and will be full-term. I look forward to every single moment of this pregnancy. After four years of trying, and to be blessed naturally with twins, it's just an absolute dream come true.

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*I plan on doing bump photos, but this week, I just didn't have time and since I am exactly six weeks today, I wanted to go ahead and just share this with you, but do plan on seeing my bump soon!*

Have a very Happy New Year!

BABIES BUYS {12.30.2015}

We are slowly buying stuff for these two miracle rainbows. After our first appointment, I told E that I wanted to buy one blanket for each of the babies. So, naturally, we headed to Babies R Us and I snagged two blankets that were on sale. Well actually, they weren't, but we still got the "sale" price because they were put in the wrong place and the manager offered to let us take the "sale" price since they were all placed incorrectly. So we managed to save $20, $10 per blanket. The day after Christmas, I wanted to run out and buy a few more things. I knew there would be some sales, so we ventured to Target and grabbed two more blankets as well as two Sophie the Giraffe's. E asked if it was necessary to have multiple blankets and I couldn't help but laugh and tell him that, with babies, you can't have too much of anything. He, of course, was thrilled when he saw that they were on clearance. Both Sophie's however, were not on sale.

 

 

In addition to their blankets and Sophie the Giraffe's we also have one pair of girl shoes, one pair of boy shoes, a sound machine lamb for their nursery, about five onesies, and two pacifiers. All of these items are sitting in a little wicker basket which will be used in their nursery for plush toys. Thankfully, we have plenty of time to stock up. I figure, after our next appointment, we will probably go out to get more. It never hurts to start early, right?

 

NAME CHANGE {12.29.2015}

I decided a long time ago, that once we were pregnant, I would change the name of the blog. I figured once pregnant, my blog would be more focused on pregnancy and life after. When we found out we were having twins, my mind started racing and I knew the first thing I wanted to do, with the blog, was change the name to something that would flow with our new life. I thought long and hard about what we would change the name to. Nothing seemed to fit, until someone mentioned that these miracle babies are my double rainbow after a four year storm. What a wonderful truth and thus, our new blog name has been formed.

 

 

 

This blog will follow our lives with our miracles, our little Double Rainbow! Everything from pregnancy, birth, and all throughout their lives. I figured now would be the best time to make the change since we will be doing more posts, updates, ect. about these two little miracles.

 

Hope you enjoy the new look as much as we do!

 

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FIRST ULTRASOUND {12.29.2015}

Thursday, Christmas Eve, was the "big day!" It was the weirdest thing because it felt like forever waiting for the appointment date to get here, but at the same time, the days flew by leading up to it. I wanted to write this the day after Christmas, but I didn't have a chance, so here it is!

 

My appointment was amazing! I don't think I could have pictured a more perfect first appointment. Christmas Eve morning, I woke up around 6am, and took my time getting ready. I wanted to enjoy this day not just because it was Christmas Eve, or my first ultrasound, but because I wanted to take a moment to relish in the blessings that God has so graciously provided us. After taking about an hour to get ready, E told me it was best to start making our way. E's parents met us at our apartment and we drove together to the appointment. I was thankful they wanted to come for support. My appointment was for 9:45am so I tried to get there a few minutes early to have time to just relax and calm my nerves. Surprisingly, I didn't have to wait long to see my doctor. He managed to call me back about thirty minutes early. Once I got into the room, the nurse asked a few questions, and we started the appointment. 

 

He asked me about my last period, and calculated how far along I would be. Then, we began the ultrasound. It took him a few minutes to find the baby. E and I were starting to worry. But, next thing we knew, there were TWO gestational sacs! My doctor measured both little babies just sitting so comfortably in my belly, and said that they were measuring about 5 weeks which is right for me having such a long cycle. We weren't able to see the heartbeats yet, but just seeing those two little sacs brought my heart so much joy! Afterwards, I was handed two ultrasound photos and then my doctor sent me down to the lab to get blood work done. All in all, it was a very quick appointment but it also allowed me to relax. My HCG levels came back at 3,588 which my doctor said looked great for having twins. Right now, things are progressing wonderfully. We have our next appointment on January 6. I am so ready to see my little beanie babies. By that point, we should be able to see both of the babies heartbeats. We weren't able to get video of this appointment, but we will be getting video of the next one with the two healthy heartbeats.
 

We feel so blessed and so thankful that God has given these miracles to us. Life is good and I am eagerly looking forward to 2016!

 

God Bless and Happy New Year!

Our twin beanie babies

 

 

 

MIRACLES AFTER 1382 DAYS | THE STORY {12.28.2015}

Well, I guess it's time to sit down and write this blog about our little miracles. To get the full story on this whole four year journey, visit my History of TTC page.

Let me just say, these twin babies are absolute miracles! If ever there was a couple who could praise and rave about the goodness and promises of God, it's us. Back in September, I took my last round of Clomid that resulted in no pregnancy. We were upset and saddened because after seven rounds of Clomid only two were successful but both ended in miscarriage in the first trimester. We decided to call it quits on Clomid and just move on. I still wanted to keep track of my cycles and see if I was ovulating on my own, so I continued to use Fertility Friend and OPKs. To my surprise, October and November were on time, for me, at just thirty-two days apart. Ovulation was detected for both cycles even with the absence of Clomid. We were shocked! For years, four to be exact, we were told we would never ovulate on our own...but God had a different plan. Between November 23 through 25, I managed to get three positive OPKs, while visiting in Florida with my grandparents. We didn't plan on it, but on the November 24 and 25, we baby danced. There was no legs in the air for ten minutes, no planning, no prepping, nothing! It was literally just as easy as it should be.

December 14 rolled around and according to previous cycles, my period was due to show on December 15. However, about a week prior to my period's due date, my breasts were very, very sore, to the point that E couldn't even hug me. I started telling him that I thought there was a chance we might be pregnant, but we would just laugh at the idea. On my way home on December 14, I told E that I was going to stop by CVS and grab a few pregnancy tests, fully with the mindset that I wouldn't take them until Wednesday morning. Though, when I got home, instinct told me to just take it, so I did. Low and behold, a line showed up, within a few seconds. It was faint, but it was there. I didn't know what to do with myself so I ran it over to E to look at it and asked him if he saw the line to confirm that I wasn't crazy. He looked at it, and nodded his head with complete shock.

That whole night, we were speechless. We didn't know what to think. All I could do was thank God for these miracle twins. The only thing we were able to agree on that night, was that we wanted to tell family and co-workers early. We were able to tell E's parents a week before our doctor's appointment, just in case they wanted to come, but we decided that Christmas Eve would be the perfect time to tell everyone else! Every year, on Christmas Eve, we go to E's parents house and everyone gets to open their matching pajamas, so I figured it would be fun to make an announcement when we had an ultrasound in hand. Ironically, Christmas Eve was also my first ultrasound (more on that later). That night, we headed over to E's parents house and let everyone open their pajamas first. Then we simply said "oh, we have something for Chrysta." She looked at us with a puzzled face and we told her it wasn't anything big then handed her two boxes. The first with just one onesie and then the second box which contained a second onesie with a note that read "We'll see you in August 2016 Aunt Chrysta. Love, the Twin Beanie Babies". Everyone was excited and, of course, amazed after we told them the story of how this was all God's work.

Christmas Day, was just as exciting! This time, we got to announce it to the rest of the family. It was such a wonderful opportunity to spread the news with everyone that loves us. For Christmas Day, we tried so hard to keep it a secret. The hope was that we would take a group photo and say something like "on the count of three say "Megan's Pregnant with Twins," but half way through the afternoon, E's mom requested that we tell everyone because she couldn't hold it in any longer. See the video at the end of the blogpost. Everyone was so excited and started smiling and laughing. We passed around the ultrasounds, it was absolutely wonderful. I couldn't have thought of a more perfect way to announce it!

 

Needless to say, this has been the best Christmas gift ever! We are eagerly looking forward to watching both of our little miracles grow. Estimated due date for our twins is August 2016. I will be doing weekly bump-dates, so stay tuned for that. Here is how we announced it to our social media sites:

Our Facebook cover photo

 Our "official" announcement

 The onesies and note to Aunt Chrysta

Our Twin Beanie Babies First Picture (Ultrasound at 5 weeks)

 

  

 

WEEKEND RECAP {12.21.2015}

MICROBLOG MONDAY!

 

 

Once again, I'm keeping Monday's short and sweet for now. Friday was so great! I got home and we decided to try out this new restaurant down the street called Slim Chickens. It's basically like a Raising Cane's. E got chicken and waffles and I got a chicken basket. We invited E's parents to join us since they too had been wanting to try out the food. We had a great time catching up with them. Seems like we hardly ever see them anymore due to work and just being busy all the time. Thankfully over the next few days we will be seeing them a lot more. Saturday was great! We woke up early and went to check out a two bedroom apartment in our complex. We've been praying for a bigger place, but we aren't quite ready to buy a house. Afterwards, we headed to the grocery store to grab a few things and then we went off to one of E's co-workers houses for a delicious dinner. They were so sweet and kind, and they even cooked my steak just how I like it...well done. We ended up getting home later than usual on Saturday, so we ended up watching a movie and going to bed. Sunday, was church day. We woke up early and managed to get to church just in time to grab a few kolaches and relax before service. As usual, our church service was fantastic! Every time we go, we leave feeling so enlightened. Our church is just amazing! They have this beautiful, and huge, Christmas Tree and I just fell in love, talk about "getting into the spirit." I hope you all have a truly wonderful Monday!

 

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E's Chicken & Waffles from Slim Chickens

 Church Sunday - Community of Faith

 Loving the new Worship Center at our church, absolutely beautiful

 Sleepy Bear Brooks on Sunday *notice Chief in the background photo-bombing*

 

WEEKEND RECAP {12.07.2015}

MICROBLOG MONDAY!

 

I decided to keep this recap short and sweet! This weekend, we traveled to my home state, Louisiana. My company had a Christmas Party at our Co-President's house and E and I were invited to attend. The original plan was to drive to Louisiana Friday night, but we decided we were too tired to drive and stayed home to pack and rest. Saturday morning was amazing! We got up around 8am, made breakfast together, and then headed out for our four hour drive. Thankfully, this drive was no where near as long as the Thanksgiving drive to Florida. We got into town around 1:30pm and first stop, was my all time favorite place, The Best Stop. I have been going there since I was little bitty. My dad and I would always stop there on the way to Texas anytime we would visit family in Louisiana. It's a sweet memory and I'm so glad that I get to share it with my husband now. We only had to wait in line for about ten minutes to get our pound of cracklins and ten boudin balls. We didn't even make it home with leftovers, that's how delicious it is! Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed a nice lunch with my co-worker and her husband at Texas Roadhouse. We thought it was pretty funny that we were in Louisiana but eating at a place with Texas in the title. I can't help it, Texas Roadhouse is delicious! Saturday night was the party. First off, let me just say that the co-president of the company was sick, but he did come out to apologize and to pray with us. His wife was an amazing host and she is probably the sweetest person I have ever met. We had wine, delicious food, dancing, and fun. We stayed for about four hours and then headed back to the hotel around 10:30pm. Sunday morning we got up around 7:30am, had breakfast in the lobby of the hotel with my co-worker and her husband, and then headed home. E wanted to watch the Texans, so I took a nap and it was amazing! After my ridiculously long, three hour nap, I got up and started working on the house. Did the dishes, laundry, and managed to get the house ready for this week. So overall, my weekend was busy but I love these times because it's more time with my husband.

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 The Best Stop in Scott, LA - best place in the world to get meat, boudin, and cracklins

 Lofton Christmas Party 2015

My sweet little furbaby (oldest furbaby) Chief sleeping in his pillow fort on the sofa will I watch TV with E