Happy Thoughts

This last week, we bought two matching cribs off craigslist for a great price. It is so fun imagining two babies......hoping they will actually get here to our family without any problems or complications, but then really having them to have and hold in our arms! Two cribs are the only thing we have right now....and two packs of diapers...we are trying to stock up. :) But we must be ready by Christmas...or we will be in trouble. Many of my friends who have had twins say to be ready anytime at 30 weeks. I hope to last at least to 35 or beyond....so they won't need to be in the NICU or anything. But still, we must be prepared. On the 21st we get to find out the sex of the babies...and that will be so much fun and a relief, so we can quit guessing....and prepare. I say we only have cribs...but that is not entirely true. We have girl and boy clothes from the last 6 kids! :) We just need to know which ones to get out and get washed and tucked away for their arrival. :) We  have names picked out for two boys and a boy and a girl.....I am so positive that it isn't two girls, we don't even have names. (No I am not saying until I find out in 2 weeks! :) My pregnancy has been very boyish...I'd bet for sure there is at least one! We are happy for anything though and so excited to just know.

Today I saw one of my friends at the store who has 10mo. old boy twins. We talked a lot about having twins ...and I have realized, it is so fun and exciting and really part of the fun is just the expecting. At least for now, while I am not so miserable. Don't get me wrong....I am almost 16 weeks and feel like 25....so I am bigger and quite less mobile than normally at 16....but at least I can take solace in the fact that there is no way I will go past 38 weeks. They won't let me. :) I also feel like in the end, and so I am told, I will be miserable and it will be hard to do much....well, that is not new...that is always how I feel, but  am sure it will be doubly worse! So the sooner to prepare the better.

I am still feeling sick. Off and on throughout the day and mostly at night...STILL! Again, I am told, it lasts a little longer....and should be feeling better by 18 weeks! Lets hope so. I also got sick sooner....right at 5 weeks I was sick instead of the usual 8. So perhaps that is an indication if there are multiples. :)

The kids enjoy telling everyone we see that we are expecting twins. It is actually entertaining for me too, esp. when we are in public and people ask..."Are those kids all yours?" We smile and say yes and then in no time the kids say, and there are two on the way! Oh the expressions are priceless. :) I love it.

We are currently in the market for a big van. Yep....our lovely suburban only seats 9 and we will be a family of 10...so we must upgrade. We will miss our suburban...it is so wonderful...I wish we could keep it forever, but I'll take twins over the suburban any day. :)

And so we keep waiting, hoping, and dreaming of what the future holds. It will be busy, sleepless, very large and bloated, and lovely! :)