Reminder; It's okay to eat no matter what time of day it is!

For all my life I've eaten at the appropriate times. Breakfast which has been dry cereal in a bag while driving to work or a bagel. Lunch time...which consists of when I look up at the clock and realize it is 12 already. Dinner. That's a harder one. Considering there are 4 different taste buds in my house, I make ONE meal and take it or leave it is the rule.

This morning as I sit at my computer realizing I had forgotten my bagel and or cereal I found myself very hungry. Alissa, my assistant manager, says "Eat something!" What? I can't eat, it's not even 10:30 yet. But alas, I can't go on without feeding these two in my belly. I set off into the kitchen to split my lunch in half to eat part of it now and the rest later today. (Around the real lunch time!) Why this never hit me before I have no idea. I guess pregnancy breaks all the rules!

Revelation

Not the last chapter of the bible, but I had a revelation today. For all of you who have been through pregnancy this will come as no shock to you...but to me the light bulb finally went on.

As I went to the bathroom for the millionth time today I realized why my body is put through all the insanely gross things it now does with me having no control over it at all, just to prepare me to have a baby. I mean the physical baby that will blow out a diaper. I'll be changing those a million times a day, times two! The kicks at night that now keep me up is so I will be prepared for those weeks of sleepless nights. The hormonal crying fits I have that prepare me for those crying fits I will have as a new mom and wonder what the hell I was thinking. Without going through just the few things I've mentioned I realized that if pregnancy was easy, we'd never be ready for when these sweet little darlings come out!

All the symptoms I thought I might be sparred have recently attacked me. Leg cramps, restless leg syndrome, heartburn, swelling hands & feet, trips to the potty at least 5x a night, unmanagable hair, lest I go on. There are others I will simply spare you but yes...I have those too!

While I write this however I smile as Isaiah and Samuel give me little kicks here and there. How happy Jorge is when he feels his little boys kicking hard and how they kick when he talks to them through my belly. I smile thinking how this will be my parents first grandchildren and how happy and excited they are. All the blessings the Lord has given me are too many to name, and I am so unworthy of them all. So if I sound like I'm complaining about pregnancy well....yeah! I mean who wants to go through all of this, but the end result is so worth it. Looking forward to seeing Isaiah and Samuel this summer.

My new BFF....Mylanta

Last week I started to wonder if the old wives tale was true about pregnant women with heartburn meaning their babies have a lot of hair. Recent studies have found a link making this statement somewhat true. Considering I'm married to a hairy Hispanic, I thought for sure I'd have lots of heartburn. As of last week I really hadn't had much at all. It made me happy that this was one symptom I might be sparred! It's amazing what can change in a week's time. Today I busted out the "approved meds" list from my doc and found that Mylanta was on the list. After battling this for 3 days and like 4 million Tums (not really) later, I broke down today and headed to CVS for something stronger. I barely made it to my car before I began taking big swigs of this stuff trying to relieve the pain. By the time I made it to work, I felt so much better. Now I think I'm just going to have to keep a bottle in my purse. Let's hope Isaiah & Samuel come out with loads of hair and all of this isn't for nothing!

So Very Blessed

While sitting on the couch yesterday watching the Master's tournament with my hubby, I started to just cry. Calling it raging hormones because I'm pregnant, but I think it was more than that. I sat there watching my belly move, jump & roll all over the place as Isaiah was having fun in my belly. Since Samuel is so low, I can't see over my belly to watch him jump & move. It just amazes me that soon, I will have not one but two bundles of joy to love. And of course, all because I met an amazing man. It's been almost three years of marriage, ups & downs of course, but still I couldn't be happier. He has made all my dreams come true. Albeit none of this would be possible without the amazing love and grace of a truly Awesome God. You know how you have your whole life planned out when you're young? You make these plans and think how it's going to be, but God knows different. Never did I think I'd meet Jorge, build a house and expect two babies at the same time. Never did I think I'd live so far away from my family, but still feel so close to them. I never imagined the amazing church family we have come to know. So many wonderful little surprises God has granted me and I feel so blessed and unworthy at the same time.

Here is a photo from our wedding back in 2007 and the most recent on Easter Sunday with my growing belly!

Got the pollen blues!

I'm so over the spring pollen! The air is filled with a yellow dust that creeps into everything, including my car and most of all my nose. I've been sick now for at least three weeks with the sneezy, itchy, watery eyes & nose. Everyone else in the house is fine, but the preggo lady, who can't take much of anything, is the one with all the insane symptoms. Tomorrow we are expecting rain and it can't get here soon enough for me. I'm sure there will be rivers of yellow running down the streets of Greenville. All I can say is bring it on!