Tummy Talk

Everyone says that your baby can start to hear you at some point during pregnancy, hence you should read, sing, and talk to your baby. I had some nice chats with my babies last night. Some of our conversations included me saying,

"Hey, listen up in there, quit making mommy throw up! you need to be nice to mommy."
"Hey, if you two would stop pushing on my bladder, mommy would really appreciate it!"
"Hey, baby boy, did you just kick your sister? You're too young to be fighting already. play nice in there."
"If you could stop making mommy so gassy, daddy would REALLY appreciate it."
"Oh, and PS...love you both."

Why Me?

So ever since I found out I was having twins (boy AND girl), I've been asking, "WHY ME?" Not in that complaining/whiny sorta way. Just really, why me? Why did my Heavenly Father choose to send twins to me? It doesn't run in me OR mark's family at all. We weren't on fertility drugs. In fact, we got pregnant the first time we tried. (which I am SO GRATEFUL FOR). So really, there must be a reason WHY on EARTH I'm getting 2 babies for the price of one. My theories are...

*I've always had the attitude of "If I can handle 10 kids with autism at once, having one tiny little baby can't be THAT hard." to which God smiled and said, "Oh, yeah, well, let's see what happens when I give you TWO babies at once. hahahaha" (God REALLY DOES have a sense of humor!)

*I have been in utter turmoil about work. I love my work. I LOVE teaching. It's something that I'm VERY PASSIONATE about. It's something I've done for so long, I felt like it somewhat defined me. I feel like it's a talent of mine, and if I quit teaching, then I lose a big part of myself and who I am. I was trying to convince myself that I could still teach part-time and be a mom. Yeah, um, there's just NO WAY I can do both now. Maybe sending me two babies is God's way of say, "You're done. Discussion over!"

*In actuality, my work has really truly prepared me (somewhat) for this...or at least has given me a head start. I've learned how to work with multiple kids at once who have so many different needs and learning styles. I can do two babies...right?

*Before Mark and I even started to try to get pregnant, I had a VERY REAL dream about a little baby girl...saw her face and knew her name and everything. I was SO SURE I was going to have a girl with this pregnancy. Um, there was NO SETS of twins in my dream. My only conclusion is that I was suppose to get a baby girl, but apparently she had a best friend in heaven she couldn't live without. I could see her up there saying, "It's ok, best friend, you can come play too. I'm sure my mom won't mind."

*God gave my such a big body for a reason. Perhaps He thought, "Yeah, she could fit two kids in there no problem." (In fact, when my dad found out I was having twins, after he got over the initial shock, he said, "Well, you have the body for having twins. You've always had big hips!" Thanks, dad...)

*For those of you who truly know me, know I have way too much sass for my own good. It'd be way to much for one baby...now I can spread it out between the two!

*I'm going to be such a rockin' awesome mommy, babies are fighting in heaven to come to my family and couldn't wait to be here. ....yeah, that's got it be it....

The Verdict is in...

I had my ultrasound on Tuesday. We were excited to find out we are having a boy!!!! ...and a girl!!! We are having twins!!! Definitely explains a lot about my size. Although we are overwhelmed, we couldn't be happier! We are doubling our family all at once! ....now, anyone wanna babysit? :)

Boy or Girl?

December 1st is my 20 week milestone...which means ULTRASOUND!!!! So lets take a poll...

Am I having a boy or girl? (and for fun, tell me why!)

cute classroom conversations

Me: VJ, did you know I have a baby in my tummy?
Student 1: No!
Me: Yes, I have a baby growing in my tummy. That's why my tummy's so big.
Student 1: Can I see!?!?! (He starts to try to look under my dress)
Me: Nope sorry! (quickly moved away)

Me: Look! I have a big tummy!
Student 2: Yeah, and I have a little one!
Me: Do you know why my tummy's so big?
Student 2: Well, I have short hair.
Me: (laughing) Yes, you do. My tummy's so big because I'm having a baby.
Student 2: (Patting his tummy) Yeah, I have a baby tummy, too.

Student 3: Mrs. Ahrens, you're having a baby?
Me: Yes I am!
Student 3: Is your baby a boy or girl?
Me: I don't know yet!
Student 3: What's your baby's name?
Me: It doesn't have a name yet. We have to wait to see if it's a boy or girl.
Student 3: How old's your baby?
Me: My baby isn't born yet...it doesn't have an age.
Student 3: Does your baby walk yet?
Me: um, no.

I'm HUGE!

I know every pregnant women feels huge...but I really am! I'm only 18 weeks but already I've got a massive baby bump. Just today, 2 people asked me if I was having TWINS! and this isn't the first time that people have commented on my abnormally huge bump. I always thought I'd be tiny cuz I'm so tall, my baby would have plenty of room to move around without me gaining a lot of weight. (I've gained 20 lbs so far! AHHHH!!!!!)

I've come to 3 conclusions...

1. I'm have a 6 foot baby (don't put it past me!)
2. I'm having a 19 lbs baby (like that lady in Indonesia)
3. I'm having twins. (Heaven help me if that's true)

None of these theories have been confirmed...but it will be when I go in for my ultra sound, which is coming right around the corner.

So let's take a poll....why do you think I'm so big?

Cancun Pictures

Here we are at the ruins, Tulum. It was GORGEOUS. The ruins are right on the beach. There was definitely a special spirit there. Next time, I'd love to take a Book of Mormon tour to get the church's viewpoint on it.

We also went to a natural aquarium, Xel-ha. (Pronounced Shell-ha). It was all inclusive with food and drinks. You could snorkel, float down the lazy river, swim with dolphins, etc.

Check out my baby bump in my swim suit! Sexy, I know!

The View from our Balcony at night. GORGEOUS!

My favorite pastime...sitting on a balcony overlooking the ocean and reading!

I was so excited to see towel animals in our room when we got there. It reminded me of our cruise!

Our, HUGE AMAZING balcony! When we first got in, our room didn't have an oceanview. We were staring at an ugly building. Well, that will not do! We are oceanview type people. (Is that snobby to say or what?) We immediately went and got an upgrade. With good old Mexico, you can always negotiate, so we got a STEAL OF A DEAL PRICE! It was SO WORTH IT, especially since it was cloudy/rainy the whole time we were there...at least we could enjoy the storm from the comfort of our balcony!

The view during the day. There's nothing quite like the Caribbean Ocean.

*Side story...Mark and I were walking down to the beach and I totally biffed it on some stairs and fell about 4 stairs. I have A HUGE BRUISE on my tush. Now, when I say HUGE, i mean GIGANTIC! It covers almost my whole cheek! Plus it looks like a fish. It looks awesome...to bad it's inappropriate to take a picture of it. When I fell, a worker came over to see if I was ok. When he noticed I was prego, he started freaking out. (I'm sure he kept thinking "LAW SUIT! LAW SUIT! LAW SUIT!") I feel ok, though, so I figure our baby is ok too.

Our next goal is to go to Aruba. We'll see when that will actually happen....