Babies....Babies...what can they be?

So, I must admit, I've known for several weeks what we are having. I decided to wait until I went back for another ultrasound to confirm. Well, the babies are GREAT, growing right on schedule and up to a whopping 11 oz and 12 oz respectively. I bet none of you are reading this, since you've all scrolled down to see what the pics say...

These are my babies!!!

This is my sweet baby A sucking ... thumb


This is my sweet baby B hiding .... face


This is Baby A again... do you see anything there?
NOPE!! I'm a girl!!


This is Baby B again... not shy one bit!!!!!!
What do you see under that arrow?
You guessed it!!
I'M A BOY!!


Blessings, blessings, we are filled with joy.
Blessed are we with a girl and a boy.
Answered prayers from our Lord.
A guarantee we will never be bored!
A bit in shock are we still,
Wait til we get that diaper bill!
The Lord never gives what you do not need,
4 children will fill our hearts indeed!
Thanks to all for your kind words,
now just sign up to come corral our herd!
Love to all from the clan mac,
our rapidly expanding pack!

Serious pregnancy brain...

So this morning I wake, exhausted because I am:
a. pregnant with twins
b. without my hubby
c. sick
d. going to bed too late
e. pregnant with twins!

As I make my way to the kitchen to start the ONE cup of coffee I am allowed (shouldn't I be allowed 2 since there are 2 babies?,) I notice there seems to be a lot of light coming from the garage. Well imagine my horror when I discovered I had slept the entire night with the garage door wide open, the door to the playroom and laundry room open! Thank God I live on base and on a quiet and safe street. Talk about a freak out. And the funny thing is, I could swear that door was shut last night when I went to bed. But unless there is some random phenomenon that makes your garage door open when you have the opener in your purse, I'm pretty sure I just forgot to check it. UGH.

In other mac family news: I am 20 weeks preggers as of yesterday and off to another ultrasound. Feeling good overall, just feeling HUGE already and I have a LONG way to go. I'm going to need a counterbalance weight just to stand up straight by the end. Maybe some ankle weights and some weighted undies will help. :-)

AND, I am currently seeking advice on cloth diapers (this does NOT include telling me I'm nuts,) as I've crunched the numbers and diapering 2 little butts for 3 more years is NOT in the mac family budget. I'm leaning towards Fuzzi bunz and kissaluvs with whisper wraps. ANGI & LUCIA: give me the scoop!!!!

Okay, off to the shower. Hopefully I won't forget anything today.

Love!
tiffers
p.s. pics and info from ultrasound will be forthcoming!!!!

My next 10 favorite things...

about our trip to Maryland.

1. Diaper Head (self explanatory, see pics below...)




2. FINALLY catching my Mom standing in a parking space so NO ONE else can get it and taking her picture (this was on the ill-fated trip to Gilligan's, where we dined with drunks...)



3. Sneaking upstairs and peeking through the crack of the door to watch Ivy patiently reading to Charley before bed. One of the sweetest memories!



4. Observing genetics in action as Joey and Eva become little cleaning people. What can I say, cleanliness is next to Godliness AND it just really gives me the warm fuzzies. (I know, there is help for people like me...)



5. Charley & Haley snuggling in the sunlight.

6. Eva & Laura's little Shih-tzu. I swear she carried that sweet little puppy around for an hour! Makes me feel bad that her getting a little dog got trumped by the twins! Maybe next summer...

7. JoJo "reading" a magazine during a particularly contentious moment...



8. Supermodel JoJo...



9. Mommy Love...



10. The sweet sight of children off to play...