Introducing Baby Girl A

Adam and I had a little bit of a small scare on Thursday 

night, but before I mention anything, everything is just

fine and the babies are doing very well.

Just before going to bed on Thursday I noticed a bit of

bright red bleeding.  I wasn't totally alarmed because I

know it happens, but I also know that the bright red is

the bad kind to have.  So, I called my sisters to see if they

had anything like it and Bess was the only one home and

she advised to go in just to be safe.  I called the Telecare

line they have in Canada which is a registered Nurse who

takes your info and symptoms and history and helps you

determine your best course of action.  She did not think 

it was anything to worry about, but also advised us to go

into the hospital just to make sure, especially where I am

carrying twins.

So, at 1030 at night, Adam and I drove the long minute or

two up the road to the hospital.  They do not mess around

when you come in pregnant past 20 weeks.  We were up

to the labor and delivery right away.  Actually, they left 

Adam to register me while they wheeled me away in a 

wheelchair.  They immediately set me up with those

fetal assessment things, though they had a really hard time

getting much from them because they were SO active.

Lucky for me the Labor and Delivery Doctor on call at the

hospital is one of the multiples specialists.  So after a bit of

laying there with the monitors on, having played Eye Spy,

and a mean game of 20 questions, we were off to see him.

We ended up getting a full ultrasound that night.  He really

was just to check the heartbeats and cervix but since we 

were already there he asked if he could do the 

measurements as well.  We certainly did not mind.

The babies were SO active that they actually completely

traded places by the time he finished the ultrasound.  It 

was to watch on the TV.. He confirmed 98% that one of 

them is a girl, but the other kept opening and closing their

legs, and they were faced away from us towards my back.

So far one of them is breech but obviously since they have

been moving so much he is not concerned about that at

this point.

To our surprise he was trying to find the membrane 

which would separate the two but after an extensive 

search he was unable to find one.  It does not mean that

there is not one there, but both ultrasounds they had a

really hard time and this time nothing, so there is a very

high possibility they will be identical twins if they can't

somehow find the membrane.  Also, it means higher risk

for the girls as they progress and closer monitoring for 

me.

I am glad we went in, even if I felt like I was being the

super paranoid first time mom.  They gave us many 

reasons for the bleeding but their most likely solution,

as it stopped, was a broken blood vessel.  It makes sense

as I had a bit of a coughing spell just before going to bed.

The Doctor was not able to get a great shot of Baby B, 

but he did give us a nice profile shot of Baby A..

So... With no further delay..

Introducing Baby Girl A

She is the slightly bigger of the two at 1 pound 2 ounces

over her sister at 1 pound 1 ounce!

It is still early as we are 23 weeks today, but it was a 

nice peace of mind that they are growing healthy and

in the 33% for a uno as they call it.  So yes they are 

somewhat small if there was just one, but normal for

the fact there are two.

We are getting more and more excited as they days

and weeks pass by.  Though we really don't have 

anything ready, not even the room painted yet, we 

are very much looking forward to them getting here,

but are in no hurry as we want them to stay in there

as long as possible.

I Just Keep Growing

I really feel like there should be something else I can find 

interesting enough in my life to post about, but to be honest

since I am still not feeling 100% and I am not back to work,

nor will I be before I go out on Maternity Leave (thank 

goodness for a really GREAT sick leave program at my 

office) I have little to report about life except my ever

growing belly and baby prep.

So.. Here I am at 22 Weeks..

I know I have a long way to go yet and I feel quite big, 

but I suppose there are two "Somethings" in there.

We still have not had the next ultrasound which should be

in the next couple of weeks to determine if she was right

in saying they were two girls.  We hope to be able to let 

everyone know VERY soon.  

We are thinking of getting the 3D-4D ultrasound done.

I would not normally but we think it will be super fun

where there are twins.  Have any of you had this done 

and been disappointed???

So seeing how we have not yet found out the sexes of 

the babies we have not really done a lot in the way of

preparing except for trying to get the house more 

organized and empty out the room which is now the 

guest room which will become the Jazzy/Playroom and

move her from the room she is in (the larger one) and

put the nursery in there. 

We have also been trying to teach Jazzy more about

sharing toys and time and such.  It should be interesting

with TWO babies, but she seems excited for them and

she seems to understand what is going on.

She and I were playing the other day and our 

conversation went like this..

Jenny:  Jazzy do you think my belly is getting really big?

Jazzy:  No Jenny its not!

Jenny: Really?

Jazzy:  Because it is enormous!!

I laughed at that one for a while.  She is such a funny

kid and extremely smart.  Too smart for her own 

good sometimes.

She had her hand on my belly when we were telling

her about how the babies are moving around and

stretching and kicking and one of them kick right 

where her hand was.  The look on her face was 

priceless.

What a difference a couple weeks make!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

I know I am a little bit late in saying that, but better

late than never.

I was reflecting on my year of 2008 and it was such a

crazy busy, wonderful year.  My life has been blessed

in 2008 with so many wonderful things.

Highlights... (brief highlights!)

Got engaged..

Got married..

Took Honeymoon to Hawaii

Got pregnant with TWINS

Not sure how 2009 will top this year, but with the 

TWINS coming I am sure it will be right up there 

maybe even pass.

I have been feeling like I have been growing by the

minute and my belly tells the tale.  My sister and I 

were out to dinner on Saturday and our server was

pregnant but due a month and half before me and 

she barely had any belly.  Me, on the other hand, 

can not believe how much my belly has been getting

bigger. 

I am 20 weeks right now... compared to my post two

weeks ago.. Crazy how much bigger I am!!

Christmas Gift for DAD

My father is a wonderful man, and always had done so 

much for us kids.. Especially me this past couple of years..

He has been wanting a new TV so badly!  A flat screen 42

inch LCD TV.. 

SO my husband and I decided to do something my family

never had done for Christmas... Get a big GIFT!  We worked

hard at making sure it was a surprise... Mom worked hard

at telling him to wait for the TV and finding out what he 

wanted, and I rounded up my siblings to make everyone

involved.

It was the perfect surprise (of course a close second after

tell them we are having TWINS the day before!) and we 

caught it on video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO3_xwsnpp8

CHRISTMAS SURPRISE......TWINS

Some of you may already know the surprise, since word travels

fast, but I figured it was also very blog worthy our news.

Monday, the 22nd of December, Adam and I went in for our 

first ultrasound at 18 weeks.  We were both super excited as

most parents would be....

Comfortable on the table with the fun blue gel on my belly,

the ultrasound lady started doing her thing.. Nonchalantly she

said, "Well, there is two in here"!  Both of us I think close to the

exact same time said "WHAT?"  She continued to show us that 

there are indeed two little babies in my ever growing belly.

We are quite certain she assumed we knew we were having twins

as she was just so matter of fact about it..  What a shock that was.

I immediately went into a bit of a worry seeing how sick I have 

been, that feeding one baby would have been hard let alone two.

However, she calmed my fears and told us everything looked 

great, and they were both the same size and weight.. Each at 

8 ounces right now.  

So the question most people have, is what are they???

Well we don't really know 100%, and that is the truth.

She took a good look between the legs and did not see anything

on either one of them, but they are quite small still and she said

the next ultrasound in January we would be able to tell for certain.

The other question in mind is if they will be identical twins or not.

Well they are in separate membranes, but there is only one

placenta, so the chance of having identical twins is quite high still.

We will find out more with our next ultrasound.  With twins I will

be going for an ultrasound at least once a month for the next little

while, until they see how things are progressing.

It really was a shock for both of us, but we are very excited in many

ways.  We walked around that say and for that matter, still just 

looking at each other and saying TWINS!!

On another very happy note....

I am feeling SO much better.  I think I am over the worst, and it 

would make more sense seeing how I have been carrying two that

I have been that much more sick!  

It was entirely exciting to be able to eat Christmas dinner, 

and keep it all down.

It was all I wanted for Christmas, and I got so much more.

Mine is a life truly blessed.

Forever

I know it has been a long time since I have posted, and I would say
I have not had time, but that certainly is not the case, it is more
that I do not do anything at all... It is rare I leave the house, and
when I do it is not anything too exciting..

I have been put off work since the end of Novenber and unless
I start feeling better it will be until the end of my pregnancy.
Thankfully I have a great sick program at work for short term
sick leave, so I am not left high and dry and am still bringing
home money.

It has not been easy being home every day doing nothing.
I sit and watch TV, watch movies, read, knit.. The less I move
the better I feel, which is hard. I feel like my muscles are
going into atrophy, just going up the stairs makes me winded..
Not a lot of fun.

I should not be complaining all the time, and I wish I could
say I am one of those women who LOVE being pregnant but
that is not the case. I have another appointment on the 19th
and we shall see just how much more weight I have lost,
hopefully I will have stopped going down too much more,
though from how I look and feel I can say I have lost more
weight, which sucks.. I am keeping "some" food down, but
not a lot of variety.

My 31st Birthday came and went without a lot of fan fare..
We did manage to get out on the night before. I had purchased
tickets for James Blunt months ago before I ever started getting
sick and was determined to go to the concert. My body was
kind to me and I made it through the concert and did not throw
up until I got out into the parking lot. The concert was so
Entertaining.. He sings with so much honest passion and I
loved it.

My husband has been wonderful and takes amazing care of me.
He does EVERYTHING around the house, including the grocery
shopping, dishes, laudry.. cleaning.. He does it all.. It is wonderful.

So nothing all too exciting to report..
I am home all day long...
Looking forward to enjoying the Holidays the best I can.

THREE MONTHS

I KNOW it has been forever since I last posted.

Here is what I have learned in my first three months

of pregnancy...

- You can be totally excited one moment and the next

wish you could curl up and sleep away the next 6 months.

- You can eat as much of something you have loved your

entire life and in a matter of 3 minutes later wish you had

never even known what the food was.

-You can loose close to 15 pounds and still have baby be

healthy...

-Walking into the kitchen can be very dangerous

-My cat loves me and stays close by when I am extra sick

-Watching my belly start to look pregnant is very exciting

-How wonderful my husband really is

-Some days showering is my highlight!

-No amount of distractions will stop your body from 

throwing up when it wants to!

-That having ONE really good 24 hours was completely

cruel to my mind..

-I can still live and throw up 15-20 times a day for weeks

(though some days I did not want to)

-It is possible to drive and throw up (just not easily)

-How quickly you can love something which makes you

so sick and acts as a Parasite (as my pregnant friend Angie

keeps saying)

-No matter how sick I am I love when my husband kisses 

my belly!!

-How amazing an IV feels when you are dehydrated

-A cracked rib is perhaps one of the most annoying and 

painful injuries I have ever had!!

-A night I don't have to get up to go pee is a little treasure!

-Just how crazy my sisters were to do this 7 times while 

being this sick

Here is to hoping that the next three months are a bit more

pleasant and my list can divert away from "sick" to happy and

excited and LOVING being pregnant.  I am excited to be

pregnant, but I certainly am not loving being pregnant.

I think that was one of the break downs I had... I've wanted

to be pregnant for so long and now that I finally am... well 

I think many of you understand.

Jazzy Turns TWO

I know I am really behind at posting, but I am lucky some days

to get out of bed, let alone take the time to post my daily

happenings, which are not too interesting these days unless

you find talking about sleeping and throwing up interesting.

So Jazzy has turned 2..  It is hard to believe she is only 2 with

all she says and does.  We just had a small get together with a

couple of her friends and some family.  

We also told Jazzy that I was pregnant.  She seemed to 

understand and said the baby was playing hide and seek.

We are going to try to prepare her for a baby as she is very

much the centre of everyones attention and I actually am a 

bit nervous for the transition.

Here are a few photos from her birthday...

She LOVES dragons, and absolutely loved her little people

castle...

Baby Update

So for any and all of you wondering how the little baby is 

doing.. According to the doctor today, much better than mom

is.  I am on a higher dose of diclectin, which might help me

throw up less, and sleep more.  I have not been sleeping well

and it is taking its toll on me.  I've lost 8 pounds since I got

pregnant, which I suppose is to be easily understood when 

most of what I am eating does not stay where it should.

However, she did tell me today that there is only one little

baby in there, so any hopes for twins is gone.

I won't have my ultrasound until 18 weeks, so we should 

know hopefully by Christmas what we are having.

She also put me on a regular schedule at work.  Right now I 

work rotation which has me all over the map for times.

Some weeks I work 8 am, some weeks 2 PM, other weeks like

next week, 6 pm.. So bascially every week is different.  So right

now, I am not to work past 5 pm in hopes that a regular 

schedule will help me sleep more and get me feeling better.

I'm still crossing my fingers it is only for the first trimester,

in which case I am 10 weeks and do not have a lot of this left.

HERE IS TO HOPING!

OLD ROOMIES

So while I was down in Utah with my sisters I was really

lucky to be able to see three of my old roommates from

the wonderful, fun days of Ricks College.  It was so great to

see them all and get caught up.  I stayed out way to late for

my not feeling so great body, but it was well worth every

minute.

So I finally got around to scanning a couple of old photos

of the ladies and I.  I recall thinking about how little they 

all have changed, and realized aside from adding a husband

and some children, really we have not changed all that much.

I have so many fond memories with these girls.  I could have

posted 50 pictures which just make me smile and laugh.  

I think about how much I thought I knew myself back in those

days, and really how wrong I was, and how much these ladies

helped me learn more about who I was.. I am so grateful I 

can still call them a part of my life..

So Thank you ladies...

Before (and I have to warn my after photos are not the best)

JoJo, Christy, BKay,

April (in Front), JaNece

Well and then Moi!

Utah

So for all of you who might not already know, I am
down in Utah visiting my family. It has been an
interesting trip thus far seeing how I've been very
sick with this pregnancy. However, the pills are helping
quite a lot and as long as I get enough sleep (and by
enough sleep I mean like 12 hours a day) then I can
function.
I'm down in Springville now, so if anyone is around
drop me an email.. I no longer have my US cell phone
so just send me your number or email and we will
be in touch...

IT HAS STARTED

I was being very hopeful that I would somehow inherit my

mothers type of pregnancy... IE really enjoyable with no

sickness or nausea.   Total disappointment...

It has happened this week..

I have been nauseous for the past 4 or so days just about 

the entire day except for the mornings I feel great.

Yesterday I threw up twice which was actually a welcomed

experience, even if one of them was in the grocery store.

Today though, it is just the nausea ALL DAY long.  I have 

decided I would rather throw up a few times a day and not

have the constant nausea all day long.

Hopefully it will pass as time goes on.

My husband is wonderful and very willing to do anything

he can to help me feel better, or provide me with relief 

from typical duties.  I am so lucky to have such a wonderful

man in my life.

How long did your nausea last????

Changes

Its been very exciting thinking about being pregnant and 

thinking about creating a new little life together.  Though

the little baby is about the size of a bb pellet, my mid 

section says otherwise.  I've been talking to mothers at

work and anywhere I can because it just does not make

sense how much my normally mostly flat stomach already

seems to have become "visible to me" (like I have put on 

weight to anyone else).  I have not gained any weight..

Though I've already had to go out and get a new bra and

I have two pair of pants I can still wear because they sit 

really low.  So mothers out there.. Did you start showing

early (like hello I am only halfway through my 6th week)?

So far though I have been admiring the changes my body

is going through.  I never though it possible for a chest 

to be as sore without having been sick there repeatedly..

The fatigue is getting better, but the partial insomnia is 

not.  I get tired get to sleep, wake up about 4 am of course

to have to go to the washroom, and then that its.. I can't

get back to sleep.. I toss and turn for the next two hours 

until I'm so exhausted I get back to crappy sleep for 

maybe another hour or so..  Any suggestions??

All in all, it is exciting.. We know we are still really early

which is why my husband takes great care of me making

sure I eat really healthy and take all my vitamins.  

For those of you who don't believe my belly could already

be there ... Here is some proof..

BABY NEWS

OK So lets face it, I tried to figure out a way I could 

possibly wait to tell my friends near and far, but that 

is just not going to happen.  We are just too excited..

So yes, if you did not figure it out from the Title, we 

are PREGNANT!!!!

We really did not expect for it to happen this fast, 

but we are more than excited..

We have a long way to go, but we are enjoying every 

minute so far.  Even I am enjoying almost every minute.  

I have not been sick yet!  I am holding out hope that I am 

not.  My sisters were both really sick, but my mother 

was not for all 5 of us, so here's to hoping.  The only 

thing I have been having to deal with, is the crazy 

fatigue.  A regular day at work has now turned into 

what feels like 15 hour days. I am sure we will keep 

you updated regularly...

I am heading to Utah to visit my sisters Amie and Bess 

in October, so they will give me the ins and outs of 

what I can look forward to and not look forward to.  

Thankfully I have free long distance for the US because 

they might get sick of me calling them.

So for now Adam keeps me healthy and kisses the little 

baby inside me.  He is such a wonderful husband and 

person in so many ways.  I am so excited to share this 

experience with him.

Another wedding photo for you all...

Jazzy Dancing To show her love of Football

So today is when it all starts..

My am married to a man who loves football.

Thankfully for both of us, I too enjoy sports, though I was

never a Pro Football fan until last year after we went to a 

Patriots gave live at Gillette Stadium (with awesome seats).

Jazzy who also "loves football" (or at least wearing just the

little jersey around) showed us today her enthusiasum for

the sport.

This is my first time trying to upload a video to the blog and

we are on a Mac and things do not seem to work as easily as 

they should sometimes.

Enjoy

If anyone wants to share with me how to get the "youtube TV" 

in my blog great.. If not.. Please click the link for the 

VIDEO HERE

I LOVE BEING MARRIED

OK so I promise this is my last post tonight.

I just had to tell everyone how much I love my 

husband.  This is not to make up for having a good

laugh at his expense, it is really because he truly is

just that wonderful. 

I know there are adjustments to being married, and

for me the hardest (like most people) is having someone

in what used to be only my space.  The only place I don't

seem to have an issue with is how wonderful it is to be

able to wake up to a man I know loves me every morning.

What better way to start the morning and end the day..

So last week I had been rescheduled to nights at work.

So Adam would get home from work about 530 ish and I

would go into work at 530.  It certainly did not make the

first full week back to work for both of us very exciting.

We both really missed going to bed at the same time 

together, and seeing how I did not get off work until 2AM

he was not waiting for me.

We made the best of it though..

One night I decided to leave him a little note in magnets 

on the stove.. which simply read LOVE U

I got up in the morning to this....

                                                                                      

HONEYMOON PHOTOS

I wonder who had the camera the most???

Terrible With Food but Wonderful with Love

So my husband is one of the most "intelligent" book smart guys 

that I know, and aside from his charming personality, it was one 

of the reasons I fell for him from our first conversation.  

However, as the relationship progressed I realized that he was 

lacking perhaps a few skills.  I easily blame most things on his 

being an only child.. We have some good laughs at his expense, 

but he is a great sport. They seem to lately revolve around food.

Saturday night my friends Stephanie and Deborah and I went out

to the Opera Bistro and had a great evening.  My husband who 

was already uptown for an appointment joined us about an hour 

into the meal.  Stephanie had the Fillet Mignon which came 

with too much sauce for her delicate stomach.. So we all 

tried some.. 

The conversation went like this..

Jenny:  That is very tasty Stephanie, Adam try some.

Adam:  OK!  Wow! That is really delicious Sheep..

Jenny:  Thats funny and proceeds to laugh thinking he was being

              funny... 

Adam:  No really isn't fillet Mignon, Sheep.

Jenny:  Laughing too hard but realizing not everyone has had 

             fillet mignon, so really common mistake :)

Adam:  I thought it tasted a lot like beef

Jenny:  Still laughing extremely hard... 

He is such a great sport..

He has never knowingly had fillet mignon

Number 2

Tonight I decided to make Ham and scalloped Potatoes

Adam had a meeting after work and came home to all

the smells and said he is hungry and looking forward to

ham, scallops and potatoes..  I just giggled and thought it

was easily understood how he would think that...

Putting aside his perhaps small knowledge in the kitchen

thankfully he is not a picky eater and would have waffles

every night for dinner if I so choose to make them.

Presenting Mr and Mrs Adam McKim

Well at least here is a few of the wedding photos.

I will have them more organized and put on my facebook

or somewhere else at some point, but I know many of 

you have been requesting to see at least some of them.

So here you all go.

We have been given all the photos and I have been playing

around with some of them.  I am new to the IMac and I

am more familiar with Adobe Photoshop and I do not 

have it on this computer... SO my editing skills are not so

much skills as of yet.. Just having fun 

with them..

In no particular order...

SOON

Sorry I have not posted in a while..

I SORT of have been very busy...

I will post soon about the wedding and the

honeymoon... 

Just getting everything in the house organized.

Thank you to all who helped, and came to enjoy the

wonderful experience with Adam and I.