Thud Thud Thud

So my papa bear came out here on Monday to help with our rental property. After the first day we determined to hire out the work, so Papa spent time with us! It's so nice to have family out here, so comfortable to know when I come home I'll see him :).

So, an update since my face met the bathroom floor. I have not been eating as much as I should... big surprise! hehe I just cannot get into the habit of eating ALL the time! As long as I eat I feel okay... but if I go a long time (2-3 hours) I will feel horrible... unexplainably horrible. But I need to eat between those 2-3 hours to avoid feeling bad at all. It's so hard!

We went to the doctors this morning and my dad came along. That was nice... now if you know us, keeping it quiet, appropriate, and focused is not our strong suite. So we decided that I had both these men with me to do a paternity test... and the rest of the guys are on the way! We got a few laughs. All my sats are good and we got to hear the heart beats. Both are at least 150 b/m. So anything between 120-160 is great! I will meet at this office one more time and then go to the fetal medicine place at the hospital for the rest of the time. They have better technology, but I will keep my regular doctor and visit her in-between visits as needed.

So Papa Bear got to hear his grandchildren's heart beats! They are positioned kind of one on top of the other. Once I get around to it, and figure out how I will put the pictures of ultra sounds up.

I have lost weight... just about a pound or half a pound, but still at 10 weeks I should be gaining some weight! I hope I get this appetite and eat like it's going out of style!

We'll keep updating as I keep growing. So we're at the end of 10 weeks, my doctor feels I should stop driving (I drive around 100 miles/day for work) around 28 weeks (last week of January), and will probably deliver around 36 weeks (March 22nd). So I'm willing to accept bets on when these two will make their appearance! Wish us luck!

Bumps and Bruises

So Saturday morning I woke up like usual for my millionth bathroom break from sleep. Apparently my body had other ideas and my face met the bathroom tile floor. I passed out and got a nice lump on my forehead and banged up my nose pretty badly. I called the doctor and she told me to up my fluids and as long as I felt hot before I passed out I should be okay. She told me when to call back, if this and this happen... but I never had to! So I will begin to take pictures of my growing belly soon because today is the first day I feel my skin actually stretching... it's so weird and awkward feeling!

Who's who?

So I've been thinking... maybe I'm suffering from "not hearing the heartbeats and thinking they're gone" syndrome. But thankfully I am not there yet! I have been blessed with having two ultrasounds by my 8th week. The babies are 6 weeks old and growing at a healthy rate! My pregnancy is 8 weeks along and we have 8 more weeks until we get another ultrasound! AHAHAHA what will we do?!?!?!

So today was our second more detailed ultrasound. It was amazing. Thank God Jared was there to experience it with me. This was internal, just like the first, but the picture is more detailed than the last. We were able to see the babies and the sacks they are living in. And so it began. Very easily we saw two babies, a dark line in between them and two separate sacks. So that means that they share a placenta, and are thus IDENTICAL!

Now I find this to be ironic... seeing how I grew up with nearly 10 sets of twins around me... some more similar than others but none that I know of were actually "Identical". I STILL COULDN'T TELL THE SAME SEX APART! (Yea, I added the same sex in there... since some were boy/girl lol). So now God is giving me the chance to not be dumb anymore. lol...

Continuing... we had two healthy heartbeats, Baby A rang in at 179 beats/min and Baby B rang in at 181 beats/min. (I think this is how it's stated). As we were looking at everything and going through the boring, "ovaries and other stuff is healthy routine" I noticed something moving. Now the babies we're moving at all... that I could tell at least. But their hearts were (duh, there was a heart beat!). But it was amazing to see. I remember one time when I was in high school I had a friend who was born with a "hole in his chest" and you could see his heart beating... it was freaky/creepy/ and amazing at the same time. We just stared mesmerized at the images watching their little hearts beating away! I wish we could have gotten video of it.

So here we are. 8 weeks pregnant and have 8 weeks to go until we see a doctor again (fingers crossed). We are so blessed to have everyone's prayers and good wishes throughout this process. Jared and I never thought we would have twins... a funny thing to think about, but an amazing this to plan for!

Stay tuned as we update this with pictures, sound clips (if allowed), and other stuff relevant to our process of the process!

-Love Momma x 2

Double the fun

So on August 10th I took a pregnancy test and it came up... PREGNANT!

And so began... we only told a couple people. But during the week when it began hard to talk to my parents about anything without spilling the beans I decided it was time. I bought Smokey and Ninners (dog & cat) shirts and painted on the "Big Brother" "Big Sister". We took a picture and emailed it to my parents, Jared's parents, and my brother. We got immediate responses and everyone was thrilled (It's now Friday 14th).

So this entire week I felt kinda icky... kinda depressed... and just off. Well the next week we went away to upstate Michigan (Glen Lake) for Jared's cousins wedding. The weather stunk for most of the time, but thankfully we "got away". Unfortunately, the entire time I was experiencing morning/day sickness. I would wake up in the morning... feel like poo... want to puke... eat... then go to sleep. Wake up around 4pm and feel OK. This lasted nearly the entire time we were away 19-26. After that I had on and off ickness feeling.

On the 27th we had our first doctors appointment. At this point I was only 6 1/2 weeks along. Since it took forever Jared had to get back to work (I told him to go). Well the doctor took me in and began the ultrasound/sonogram type thing (apparently this is early). Well it wasn't hard to find the peanut. This peanut had a strong heart beat and was appropriately sized for his/her age... Well... the doctor decided to look around inside there to make sure everything looked okay. LOW-N-BEHOLD what did she find??? Another peanut!!!!

So here I am, alone in the office with the doctor and seeing the biggest surprise of my life, another baby. Now if any of you grew up with me you would know that I have always said I was going to have twins first... well apparently I was right! AHAHAHA. So I took sound and the doctor printed off pictures of the babies... People have told me that they waited 3 months to tell anyone they were pregnant, and others didn't get an ultrasound until 22 weeks.

So next week Tuesday we will be getting another ultrasound to determine the risk level of this pregnancy. We feel blessed and loved from everyone's support that this may just be the best surprise I will ever experience! Stay tuned for more updates as they arise. Jared and I are obviously not good at sharing, so God is blessing us with two!

Recently recent

I've been coaxed to begin reading vampire novels... The Sookie Stackhouse "true blood" novels. I find them both to be very amusing and catchy. So I bought the box set and will still have to buy the others when I get to that point. Jared still reads his many books all the time due to working at a book store.
As the weather has been getting warmer Somkey has met some new friends "fireflys". Now picture our 115 lb dog looking at this bug as it coasts in front of his face... Then it lights up and Smokes jumps back like he got bitten by a tiger! We are still in need of getting him a doggie park pass.
A few weeks ago I took a week off of work to regain some sanity... Well that was fun. Jared and I spent some much need time with friends. We explored Indianapolis and went paddle boating and to Mortys comedy club.
Within this time jared and I have gotten hooked into the "crackberry" scene! We love the blackberry storms, but at times wed still like the I Phone!
Well seeing it is the fourth of July weekend we had a few things planned. Jared, Connie, Connies friend Ellen, and myself went to the Casting Crowns concert at Garfield Park in Indy. We had a great picnic dinner and enjoyed the show. One thing I least expected was the "pro-life" campaigns... Now I am personally pro-life, but I'm not an activist or world ever care to be. But when attending these venues I assume that's what you get. Today jared and I decided to check out some deals at some of the gyms in town. Well we joined LAfitness and it seems to have a lot of advantages. Now recently I have been told I have mild Osteopenia (joining the club!). I am also seeing a chiropractor a few times a week to help manage my pain. Well see how long I last! Jared is very excited!
At this point that's all she wrote!

Biography

So here we are. This will be our biography... where we are, where we want to be, and how we plan to get there!

It really all began in August of 2004 when Lorel moved to Muncie to attend Ball State. Lorel joined the fencing team and met up with Jared. Sooner rather than later they began dating, then engaged, then married. On September 2, 2007 Jared and Lorel tied the knot in NJ. They traveled long and far and had the best time of our lives! Jared and Lorel decided to buy a house in Indianapolis just on a lark. They fell in love with the deal and found a place they could renovate themselves! At this point they still had no jobs in Indy, but spent their weekends fixing up their home. Lorel graduated from Ball State in May 2008 with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences: Family and Child / minor: social work.

On September 22, 2008 Lorel took a position in downtown Indy as a Case Manager for adolescence aging out of the welfare system. In late November early December, Jared took a position at a book store in Indy (thank goodness no more commuting!) He really enjoys his job mainly because it gives him a lot of time to read things he may never of found otherwise! Since they have been in Indy they have been attending a non-denominational Christian Church. ( www.east91st.org ).

As many people know, Jared and Lorel enjoy investing in real estate, being land lords, and flipping properties. As stated above they bought a house in Indianapolis on a lark and

thankfully both got jobs near by! They did drywall, flooring, tiling, painting, fixtures, and basic homey changes.

Jared and Lorel have invested with Lorel's parents on a rental in Muncie. They all plan to create an LLC and expand their business with the help from Jared's mom!

So this is us for now. We will update with our new adventures as time goes on!

We're giving this a try!

Stealing this idea from Claire-epoo Jared and I decided to make  blog to keep all of our family and friends informed of what we are doing in our lives.

Please share this with others who want to read and see some photos of our adventures traveling through life!