bumpity.

today was the first day that someone asked, is this your first?

[usually they add the word pregnancy onto the question.]  i was able

to answer, no these are number 8 & 9.

that was fun.  after she recovered from her shock, we had a good talk.

people always ask how i do it, i've written about that before.  the truth

really is that i don't know.  trust me.  it's not like i was made for this.

i'm not the most patient person.  i'm not the most selfless person.

and, really?  i kind of dislike loud.  

yet, i adore our big family and cannot imagine it any other way.  i'm

growing in areas that i'm definitely weak in & thankful that our family

is a team to build & sharpen each other.  there is hard.  of course!

the trade off is totally worth it though.

the lady that asked the question was so surprised and encouraged.  she

said that one of her good friends was having twins & had a little girl already.

she is scared and feeling very unsure about having multiples.  she was going to

tell her our story to give her encouragement that this is definitely do-able.

[this is definitely do-able, right?!] smile.

i need to do a bump update because i'm really trying to savor this pregnancy.

the girls are moving all around and can be felt more as they kick.  no one else

has been able to catch them kicking yet, but it's got to be coming soon. 

twin B kicked clay in the head twice today, but he didn't feel it.  he did think 

it was pretty funny when i told him.  

i don't think i journaled about the ultrasound yet.  twin A is on my right.

the tech said that she didn't think she'd seen such an active baby in all her 10 years!

twin B was so sleepy and calm that she had to jiggle my belly all around the

whole time to get the measurements that she needed.  it was fun to watch them.

they are not in the same sac--there is a thin membrane in between them, so

we still don't know if they are identical or fraternal.  they don't have names

yet, but it sure is fun finding them. what fun this is!

21 weeks

22 weeks