Right now, I am 8 weeks and my belly has already started to pop out a little. I got my final ultrasound and appointment with our fertility clinic this week. Our sweet babies are growing right on target! Their little heartbeats were strong and the sweetest little flickers ever. My heart could've bursted with love! Even though this aint my first rodeo, it is just as exciting! How blessed am I that I get to experience twins again? I cannot get over it. Everything was so exciting with H and P, because they had each other. I think every sibling should have a twin ;). My poor Daxie Poo may be my only singleton. But, don't worry...he'll have lots of siblings to keep him company. And he may be a little extra spoiled. He is 15 months tomorrow and he STILL takes a bottle. Go ahead. Judge me. You know you want to. He also hogs our bed in the middle. No sleep training for that little dude. Did I mention everyone in this house spoils him a little too much? :) Anyways, back to my story. Last visit with Nashville Fertility. Bittersweet. I love all of our doctors and nurses there! Especially the crazy blood draw lady, who always gets it on the first stick. I assured them that we would, indeed be back for our other 4 embryos in the future. They are awesome, but expensive babysitters for our little frost babies. I am going to be getting a plan soon on weaning off of my intramuscular shots in the next month. WOOHOO! My hips will be so glad! They are so sore lately from being poked and prodded nightly! The hubby was also happy to hear that the "no sex" rule had finally been lifted. The one thing that is supposed to "get you pregnant" is a "no no" often times in the world of fertility treatments and early pregnancy thereafter. The staff said they'd miss me and they were even so sweet to give me a "going away" gift. Another large medical bill. How sweet of them! :) I am glad that all of those countless Nashville trips are now behind us. I think I could get to Charlotte Avenue in my sleep. I like the drive to my OB in Bowling Green much better.
January is one of my favorite months. Everyone thinks I am crazy when I say that. It is one of the only times of the year I slow down a little with my photography. I love my job, but being with my kids is my favorite. I have awesome clients who I love, but you won't find me at my studio from 9-5 during the week. That's not the most important aspect of my life. Being a momma is. We love to be home in the winter time. We stay in our jammies, do lots of cuddling, play in the floor, work on our handwriting, and make lots of messes. Life seems to slow down in the wintertime...and I like it. We are homebodies around here. It is also hitting me that this is our "last January" with H and P at home during the day. Next year, they will be in school. That statement is a hard pill to swallow. I have cried at the thought of it more than once this week. I know I will still have Dax at home and TWO newborns to keep me company...but they are my first babies. And I will miss them terribly. Homeschooling is still in the back of my mind...even though Cody and my mother think that's simply a terrible idea on my part. I guess they want them to learn something. ;) When you are at home all day, believe it or not, it is HARD to keep your house clean. I have been taking it one room at a time. Thank God my sweet friend, Jennifer came last week and helped me with my Christmas mess. Mom also came on Sunday and we gave my cabinets a good cleaning and threw away 6 garbage bags full! I read one of my favorite Christian blogs this week about stay at home mommas. It clearly stated that you should be a faithful servant in your home and should be doing your wifely/motherly duties by keeping your house tidy. That's a nice thought...but it is crap. Sorry Proverbs 31, I do not agree with you. Though, I agree you should have the happy heart of a servant...it is not sinful to have a messy home. It happens. In fact, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to keep your house tidy when you have more than one child at home playing and demanding snacks and zippy cups around the clock. As mommas, we do the best we can. But, your kids should always come first. Laundry can wait. If you don't believe me, FaceTime me tomorrow and I'll show you my whopping piles ;).
There is never...EVER a dull moment with a 1 year old and 2 4 year olds. Today we had a little drama and break down, that was quite amusing. If I had caught it on video, I have a feeling we would've had yet another viral video...I'm not kidding either. All day, Dax has tried to dump plates and cups AND tried to get into the potty to splash. Tonight, he thought he would "one up" me. Our little dog, Gidgit, has been inside due to the cold temperatures. So tonight, I thought Dax was crunching on spilled Cheerios, but I was wrong. He had a huge handful of dog food he was crunching on, and he loved it. I tried to unclench his teeth to get it out, but it was impossible. I tried my best, all while Hudson was bawling his eyes out and screaming at me to do something. He is a tad overprotective and freaks out if he thinks Dax is in harm. He threw a huge fit and told me "I was a BAD...BAAAAADDDD MOMMY!" All because I "let" Dax eat Dog food and I didn't scream and freak out along with Hudson. I didn't call poison control. It was one handful, I know it wasn't gonna hurt him. Every kid needs a little dog food now and then...good protein. Kidding. I hope you hear the sarcasm in my voice. Atleast he worries and is protective. Gotta love him.
I could BLOG another hour, but I tend to be sicker at nighttime, and I've had to take a couple breaks already to go hurl. Atleast we know those sweet babies are healthy! We are so blessed and I will take every symptom that I get. Next week I will be blogging about our second IVF cycle that as unsuccessful, you won't wanna miss it. Thanks always for reading faithfully and SHARING! LOVE you all! :)
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