Intelligent Life

Something very cool happened last night that warrants an extra blog entry. I was lying in bed at 4:00 am, our first breakfast time, with my hands on my tum thinking about how much energy I needed to exert for breakfast. Could I get away with a glass of milk and a piece of fruit or was this a French toast kind of morning? As I was deep in thought, BAM a strong kick out of left field. It was the strongest one I have felt and with my hand on my stomach I was at the right place for what seemed like a whole foot. I immediately poke back to see if I could feel more and then another kick. I wondered if it was just a fluke so a poke again and then another kick. It was a little game that we had going for about five kicks. I was so excited I forgot about breakfast. As I lay there in the dark with a glowing smile of how cool that was a kick came out of right field. I thought Baby-B had just joined in the game but he only gave me a once back and I think it was to get me back on task with breakfast.

Learning What We're In For

The babies are growing and so is Ardis. I think the babies are hitting an exponential growth spurt. It seems like every morning Ardis's tum is visibly a little larger. Preparations have begun. We've had two baby classes; Life With Baby (changing diapers, bathing, etc) and Breastfeeding. Both have opened our eyes to just how much we don't know. The classes are certainly helping us learn fast. Ardis has joined the local twins club, and we visited their baby garage sale this past weekend. Despite the 6am wakeup on a Saturday, it was well worth it. We came away with two like-new cribs complete with mattresses; based on our trip to Babies R Us the day previous, we figure we saved quite a bundle. Daddy's thrifty cravings were well fed. Assembling the cribs turned out to be less difficult than imagined, despite the choice picture Ardis snapped of me looking well over my head. The reality of what all must be done to prep for their arrival is sinking in. Daddy is up to code Orange on the clench-o-meter. The two little guys are getting more active and keeping Mom informed of their presence on a regular basis. We're still not able to feel them from the outside, but hope to soon. The latest doctor visit was a success. Dr. P made our day by offering us another ultrasound to see the babies despite the fact that this technically wasn't an ultrasound visit. Their growth is right on target and they're getting big enough that we can really see some good detail not only in their exterior appearance but their internal organs and workings: functional heart valves, spinal column, fingers, toes, boy parts, etc. I'm amazed every time at how the doctor is able to manipulate that little device running along Ardis's stomach to view so much. Everything is still looking good; the journey continues....