Growing Up Twins!!

Let's Do The Twist, Throwback Thursday, light orbs, Do The Twist, Twins ...

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Twins Birth Video

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Well, it's been over 8 years since the girls were born so I thought I would share their birth video for those who are interested.

We've posted it on YouTube, you'll find the link is just above their baby picture. You'll also be able to view videos of the girls and see how they've grown.

Thank you for following!

Twins Birth Video on YouTube

Happy 4th of July 2017

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_d-fZFqZNk

Twin Tag Tuesday

2015-08-31T15:14:00.001-07:00

We're doing a Twin Tag in this video. We're answering questions about being twins.

These Boots Are Made For Walking, Throwback Thursday Video about 2013

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nTQ5oRiIGE&lc=z12vvxwi0lfujz1yl04cidmbywmrhz1hpiw

Kindergarten Went By Way Too Fast!!

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The girls were in Kindergarten last year and it seemed to fly by. They were in the same class and did very well together except for the occasional times when one would get into trouble and the other would follow right down the same path but otherwise they did good. I had the choice to have them in the same class for kindergarten and decided to do that. At their school you have to request they be placed in the same classroom and then it goes to a board and they decide if it's in the students best interest.
Our state does not have the "Twin Law" as of yet, as least I'm not aware of it. They've always been independent of one another and able to play separately with other kids. They don't depend on each other, not that they aren't close because they are. It could be because they have older siblings to play with....just a thought, at least for our situation.

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Our Little Twincesses Are

Four Years Old

I can't believe how fast time is marching on. Kindergarten is around the corner already, 18 months to be exact.

I love every minute of the day with these little ladies and their big brother and big sister.

Sometimes I want this earth to stop spinning for just one day!!

A Poem for our girls.......

My Twin Sister Is Part Of Me
And I'm A Part Of She

From the day we were formed, we did see

A wonderful bond that was meant to be

We laugh, we share, we love, we care

We do funny things that make people stare

If it weren't for the love that we share

My life and heart would be so bare

Our bond is as deep as a bond can be

For our love for each other is shared equally

Not a day goes by that we're apart

I love my twin sister with all my heart

LMC

Twin to Twin Transfusion, Twin Loss

2012-05-18T13:41:00.001-07:00

My cousin's girlfriend was 27 weeks pregnant with their identical twin girls. They had been having problems with twin to twin transfusion for the past month or so. When she was being monitored, she was given the steroid shots to prepare for a preterm birth. This took place last Friday (May 11, 2012), she was due to return to the hospital on the following Monday to decide what to do. When they returned to the hospital they found that Baby B had parished in the womb. The doctors performed an emergency C Section to deliver Baby A, she survived for 12 hours and was called home to be cradled in our good Lord's arms along side her sister.

Please if anyone reading this is pregnant with identical twins don't hesitate to insist on constant monitoring of your babies so they may have a fighting chance. Constant care is vital when dealing with twin to twin transfusion.

Next week they will be laid to rest together. Bless you babies!!

Great website for information on Twin to Twin Transfusion.... http://www.tttsfoundation.org/ on Twin to Twin Transfusion, Twin Loss

In Loving Memory...............

"The tragic loss of the twin girls of Larry Sutton and Dorothy Wilson,

“Natica Saige Sutton”
Born and passed away
May 14, 2012

And
“Nikita Fae Sutton”
Born on May 14, 2012
and passed away 12 hours later on May 15, 2012.

The tragedy of losing a child is something no parent should ever have to go through and yet these two loving parents lost two children within one day before and after an emergency C-section. Having to hold and look into your child’s eyes and hear her breathe her last breath is the most horrible thing you would ever want to imagine.

Soaring Twin Angels Above

God Bless You Natica Sage and Nikita Fae

Your memories we'll carry with us each and every day

Two beautiful baby girls the Lord sent us to love

Too soon he called you to join him above

Two little angels so precious and sweet

Two little angels will forever in our hearts beat

Too little time to hug and carress

Too little time to hold you to our chest

Now soar our beautiful twin angels to heaven above

And take with you Mommy and Daddy's eternal love

LMC

In loving memory of

Identical Twin Sisters

Lost due to

Twin to Twin Transfusion

(27 weeks gestation)

Three Year Old Twins.....keeping me busy!!

2012-05-18T13:20:00.001-07:00

Two Too Cute......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nTQ5oRiIGE&lc=z12vvxwi0lfujz1yl04cidmbywmrhz1hpiw

They're growing way too fast. I'm loving every minute of it. When these pictures were taken, they kept saying they're "big boys". I guess wearing Grandpa's hats made them feel like boys. They say the funniest things sometime. Some days they love each other, some days they dislike each other, but most times they love and dislike each all in the same day.

On the subject of dressing twins alike I've always said, when they get old enough to choose what they want to wear then they can do so. So far, they want to wear the same outfits. When one puts an outfit on, the other one wants to wear the matching one. It could be they want to be dressed alike, or they just want what the other one has.....just like any other kid!! My babies are growing up......Two Too Cute!!

Two Year Old Twins!! Wow, how time does fly!!

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I can't believe my little ladies are already 2 years old. They are so precious, I've enjoyed every minute of it, even the times I can't remember due to lack of sleep. It's just a wonderous site to watch the two of them interact. I laugh and laugh and they way they play together. They play, they laugh, they fight and they hug, sometime all within a few minutes.

Ally (on left) has major attitude and Baily is laid back. They are "both the same, but different", if that makes any sense. During this photo shoot, Baily was posing for the camera like crazy and Ally threw an "Attitude Fit" and almost didn't cooperate at all. We're lucky we were able to get a few shots of them together.

I can't wait to see what this year will bring. Last years big milestones were, walking and talking. This year so far they've been trying to use the potty. Oh boy! This is going to be fun x2!! I've already gone through many loads of towels cleaning up their little accidents on the floor. They're getting it though, I'm hoping this is the last year I'll have to buy diapers!!

Looking forward to the love and joy you two will bring this year!!

Awww......Poor Little Baily

2010-09-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

Three visits to the doctor's office in one week for Baily. I think she'll be okay now.

The other day my Mother and I took the babies to the mall along with big brother.

We stopped to get a drink and big brother was holding Baily's hand and she was twisting

herself lose and trying to drop to the floor. My Mom told him not to let go of her arm and

to help her drop herself to the floor so she wouldn't hit her head on the floor. Well when she

got up she complained about her arm hurting. By the time we put her in the car she couldn't

move her arm without crying in pain. I rushed her to the hospital and it seems she had pulled

her little elbow out of place and the doctor had to pull it back into place. She felt so much better

right away. She was playing like normal after that.

All was well, until yesterday. My Mom and I took the girls to Baskin Robbins and my Mom was holding the babies hands when Baily tried to free herself. She pulled and twisted around and tried to drop herself to the floor, in doing so my Mom could feel popping in Baily's wrist. Of course my Mom didn't want to just let go because she was afraid Baily would hurt herself. She tried to help her drop to the floor, but her wrist pulled anyway. I took her right in to see the

doctor and sure enough, she pulled her wrist out of place (on the opposite arm this time). The

doctor told me it was pretty common with little ones, in fact his children had done this a few

times. He sent us home and told me to keep an eye on it and if it didn't get better, bring her back in the next day. It didn't get better, she cried and fussed most of the night. She didn't use her arm at all, she was too uncomfortable. By morning she was still babying her arm and saying owie, owie, it hurt. I took her back to see the doctor and he ordered x-rays, so we went in for

the x-rays. I had to help hold her arm and she kept pulling and twisting trying to get her arm free from me. By the time we went back to see the doctor after the x-rays (about 30 minutes), Baily was playing with her arm, at least a little bit anyway. The x-rays didn't show any fratures or breaks and it looked like she was doing okay, so again we weren't sent home and told if she is still babying her arm and not using it then bring her back in and they would do more testing.

The girls were wearing their harnesses and as we were leaving I made a comment about Baily goind back on her harness instead of holding their hands and the doctor commented back, "it could help to keep her from coming back here, they are handy little contraptions."

Just when I was feeling like all was good, I get a voicemail from the doctor and he said the radialogist felt there was something of question in the x-rays, but the doctor and consulting doctor felt that Baily would be okay. He did state that if she still shows symptoms that it isn't healed, bring her back in.

Anyway, we've determined since Baily tries to pull away from our hands, she will have to be on her harness for awhile instead of holding her hand. It's hard when your trying to old both their hands and they both start trying to pull away from you.

I can't believe they are 18 months old already!!

2010-07-21T23:29:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my baby girls are 18 months old already! It feels like yesterday that they were newborns. They amaze me daily. They have gone from tiny little babies to toddling toddlers in the blink of an eye.

Baily began walking first, at about 13 months, then Ally followed a few weeks later. Their teeth started coming in around 4 months. Baily now has seven teeth and Ally has six. They seem to be coming in the same order, but Baily's comes in first and Ally's follow shortly after. Baily says more words than Ally so far, but Ally's catching up with her. Developmentally, they are doing great!!!

These two little ladies are just so cute to watch. I've noticed one is more affectionate, and the other one not so much. One seems more independent than the other.

Lately we've been taking the girls out of their stroller and letting them walk. We've decided to use harnesses for when we are out in crowded areas. I know harnesses aren't for everyone, but they are working for us. When I saw people using them I used to think, "they aren't dogs, why are they using a leash on him/her?". I didn't think I would ever use them on my kids, but so far so good. The girls are loving their independence and I love watching them explore.

Am I the only one.......

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that doesn't get the comment "I want them to have their own identity" when referring to not dressing twins identically. No matter how they are dressed their identity comes from within. Not having their own identity lies within the individuals whom address them or by those who label them as "the twins" and don't know each of them as an individual.

No matter how I dress my girls, they will be referred to as "the twins" by some people. Some people will know them enough to tell them apart and treat them as individuals and other people won't. In my family, they are referred to by their given names, I rarely hear anyone call them "the twins". My Dad sometimes calls them "the twinies", but he also knows them individually and he can see their different personalities even at their young age now (17months old).

I dress my girls the same, day and night. So far it hasn't given them "one identity". No matter how I dress them they will develop their own identities, that can't be controlled by the way I dress them. I realize they will start to have their own opinion as to how they want to dress. When this happens I will let them pick their own way of dressing and clothing, with limitations of course. (I've already been through this with my older son and daughter.) I can't see dressing my twins identically when they are older, that will be their choice to do so or not.

This statement isn't meant to offend anyone. I just wanted to put my opinion out there about what I think when it comes to dressing twins alike and their not having their own identity.

First Birthday!!

2010-02-13T15:25:00.000-08:00

Ally and Baily are one. I can't believe how fast the past year has gone by. All in all, they are really good babies. There were a lot of sleepless nights and stretching myself really thin at times, but the are good natured and not too hard to take care of. Don't get me wrong, it's a job taking care of two babies at one time. The work its hard, but the payoff is priceless. I love seeing two little smiling faces looking up at me as they reach their arms out to be picked up by Mama. They are so sweet most of the time, but they can have an attitude at times. They are as precious as can be.

Happy 1st Birthday Ally and Baily!!

Here's how we spent part of our Christmas Day....

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First the Fire Truck showed up.....

Then the ambulance came......

Next out came the EMT's with the stretcher!!!

Ally after she was given a clean bill of heath and feeling much better!!

Poor Ally, this was before we realized she had something stuck in her throat.

You can see in her eyes something is wrong.

That little lady will put almost anything in her mouth....gotta watch that one real close!!

Big Brother Moe and Big Sis Emi ready to rip into their presents.

Ally and Baily having fun checking out their new toys!!

Happy New Year to all!

Christmas was good for all of us. The girls first Christmas started out uneventful until around noon when we noticed Ally had something in her mouth. I reached over and pulled out some wrapping paper that she was chewing on and I checked to see if there was more in her mouth. It didn't look like there was anything else in there so I put her down to play and kept watching her. She looked like she still had something in her mouth so I picked her up and she was having a hard time catching a good breath. Every time she tried to swallow it looked like she couldn't catch her breath. She kept gagging and chocking. I decided to call 9-1-1 and soon we were sharing part of our Christmas day with EMT's. Just before they arrived her Daddy could see something toward the back of her throat at which time he reached in and pulled out a 1/2" by 1/2" piece of scotch tape. By then the Fire Department showed up and right behind them was the ambulance. She was checked out by the EMT's to make sure her vitals were good and she was breathing well. Poor baby, I felt so bad for her, she is always finding something to put in her mouth. After that the rest of the day went really well. We started out the day at our place with my parents, then off the the in-laws for lunch, then another set of in-laws for dinner. It was one busy day, we were all wiped out by the time we returned home.

'Tis the season!!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

No crying, no fussing, they all did pretty good!!

A Poem Written For Me By My Mother.....

2009-11-11T13:05:00.000-08:00

With Love To My Daughter Who's Been Doubly Blessed

(and to all Mother's who have been blessed with twins)

Two Times Blessed

Two little hands

Two little feet

As a new Mother she will greet

Hugs and kisses she will have galore

For now her heart will greet one more

Two little hands

Two little feet

Two little hearts make a joyous beat

As you can see, she's been doubly blessed

For she will have two babies to hold close to her chest

To those who may say, you got your hands full

She will reply so calm and so cool....

Four little hands

Four little feet

Two little hearts make my life complete!

LMC

Thank you Mom!

Something New!

2009-10-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

We decided to submit Ally and Baily to local talent agents a few weeks back. We sent their photos and a cover letter to about 6 of them. We got calls right away from two of them and we are starting to get responses from the others. The two that called right away were very interested and the others that we heard from sent their pictures back with letters stating either they don't handle babies or they are not taking on new talent at this time, but please resubmit after 6 months.

We met with on that is closer to home and she asked for their information and a copy of their work permits. The other one is in San Francisco which is about 40 miles from us. We were basically happy with the local agent and then we had a meeting with the one in San Francisco last week. We have decided to go with the agent in San Francisco. We signed contracts last Friday and now we have an agent for the girls. I'm not sure where it will go from here, but I'm willing to give it a try. Since I don't work I will be able to devote the needed time for auditions, etc.

I went to an orientation Friday and learned what is expected of us. In a couple of weeks we go back for a photo shoot. These will be the photos that the agent will use to promote the girls. She told me I will have to buy them new clothes for that day and she will be picking them out. Oh boy.....I have a feeling it's going to get costly before it starts to pay off. At least I'm hoping it will pay off. Of course I know my babies are beautiful, but as we all know....."beauty is in the eye of the beholder". And it all depends on what the client is looking for.

The day we met with the agent she took pictures of the girls for her files. The girls were in a real good mood at the time, but for some reason Baily would hardly smile, she almost cried a couple of times. I was really happy that Ally was all smiles, usually it's the other way around.

More Pictures!!

2009-10-17T22:49:00.001-07:00

The kids can't wait for Halloween!!

Ahhhh......Autumn!

2009-10-12T23:03:00.001-07:00

How wonderful is this time of year. Oh such beautiful colors all around us. The air is smelling like fall here. The kids had a great time at the Pumpkin Farm. They love picking out their pumpkins by themselves. It's such a fun place to take the kids, they can run and play until they wear themselves out!!

Just have to share.....

2009-09-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

Our first trip to get family photos done all the kids were in a bad mood or something. The pictures reflected their attitudes that day, needless to say, I didn't buy the pictures. We went a few weeks later and tried it again. Everyone was in a good mood and had smiles, smiles, smiles! I was so happy and the pictures reflected their attitude for that day. We spend a lot of money on pictures that day and we are pleased with our purchase.

Are They Really Identical?

2009-09-06T21:00:00.001-07:00

Ally and Baily

(they really look different in this picture)

I was told by the Pathology Department where I gave birth to my twin daughters that they shared a placenta, therefore they are identical. As they age they seem to look different. Is it that I can easily tell them apart? Or is it because they aren't identical? Maybe they are fraternal. I'm beginning to wonder sometime. Their eyes are the same color, their hair is the same color, they both have a cow lick in the same place, their mouths are shaped the same, their noses look the same, but they look different from one another. Is it just me? Or are they fraternal after all? I still believe they are identical, but there are days when I wonder about it. I'm thinking it's just their weight difference that makes them look so different from one another. Ally weighs almost 2 pounds less than Baily. One would think that two pounds wouldn't make a big difference, but when your total weight is no more than twenty pounds, I guess it would be a big difference. I'm thinking when they start to get bigger and gain more weight they will appear to be more identical. I'm not complaining about this because after all, they are two separate individuals.

It's obvious that others can tell them apart because there are some who have said, "Baily's my favorite, she's so beautiful". It breaks my heart to hear that. I tell them, "Ally is just as beautiful, I don't know how you can pick favorites, I can't and I won't". I've told these people I don't want to hear them say such things in front of my children, but there are times when I still hear it. I know it's because Baily is the chunkier one and a lot of people say they love chunky babies, but please keep it to yourself when you're with my babies and if you're going to give attention to one, you need to give attention to the other also.

I feel so blessed to be a Mom of Twins! It's just so different when there are two babies. Sure it's tough at times, but it's wonderful most of the time. I had a woman say "wow, twins, double trouble!" and I responded with, "no twice the enjoyment!", she looked at me and said, "you're right". I know I was and I'm loving every minute of it. I know there will be times when they will give me trouble, but hopefully that won't be for some time, if at all. I'm looking ahead at the pre-teen and the teen years......there's where I may have some of that "double trouble" every refers to. I'm just afraid "double" will come from a "double" barrel shotgun and the "trouble" will come from "Daddy". That puts a whole new meaning to "double trouble"!! Our twins are four years younger than our oldest daughter, so it's going to feel like the teen years will go on forever!! Then again, maybe we will sail right through without any problems.....wishful thinking, I know!!

Being Ridiculed About Twin Pregnancy Symptoms

2009-07-23T10:31:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry, I just have to post this. I hope I don't offend anyone by it. I apologize if I do.

I recently have been the subject of ridicule on a twin forum site, I no longer am a member of this site needless to say. The ridicule had to do with a blog I had on how to conceive twins, I have since deleted this blog because of the ridicule. I started the blog mainly for those women whom have been pregnant with multiples but only delivered one baby or no babies at all. From reading the many twin/multiple forums I realized that some of these women that suffered such lose were and are still hoping and praying to become pregnant with multiples again. I have the utmost compassion for these woman, especially since I know how special it is to carry, deliver and raise twins myself. I would not suggest to anyone to try anything that would put them or their babies lives in jeopardy, I was only suggesting natural ways to conceive twins. I researched the many ways that are believed to contribute to conceiving twins and I relayed these ideas and/or suggestions on the blog.

It's one thing to ridicule or belittle someone for supplying a blog of sort, but to ridicule someone about the symptoms that they had while pregnant with twins is another story. I have never belittled any woman for sharing her twin pregnancy symptoms and I honestly didn't think that I would be treated this way for sharing my symptoms with others. My symptoms were real and true, at least for me. What these woman must have forgotten is that every pregnancy is different, even for the same woman.

Here are some of the responses by these women to some of my symptoms and my response to them:

1. Morning sickness at five weeks was very severe and intense (intense migraines, multiple times daily for 3 weeks straight)

Their responses..........

1. I HAD SEVERE MORNING SICKNESS W/ MY SINGLETON SON STARTING AT 5 WEEKS

2. Okay my m/s sucked ass but so did my friend's who was having one baby.

3. Nope, in fact my m/s is a lot better this time around. I'm queasy but have only run to the bathroom 1x and then it was dry-heaving (sorry if TMI); with DD I was throwing up before I was 5 wks pg.

My response to them:

That's great, those were your symptoms during your twin/multiple pregnancies. Mine were severe earlier in the pregnancy, that being totally different from my singleton pregnancies.

2. Migraines starting at 5 weeks and lasting 3 weeks straight (1-2 times per day)

One of these women is a nurse and she made light of the migraines I suffer while being pregnant saying "TRUE MIGRAINES DO NOT COME AND GO 1-2 TIMES A DAY"!!!

To this I respond....I have suffered migraines since I was 6 years old (and don't tell me you can't have them that young, as I was diagnosed by my doctor), so I do know what a true migraine is and I know what a true migraine feels like! While pregnant (all three of my pregnancies), I suffered migraines. They were different with every pregnancy that I had. The migraines started in my 3rd trimester while pregnant with my son and with my daughter the migraines started at the end of my 2nd trimester. The migraines continued in these pregnancies until I gave birth. Medication worked during my pregnancy with my son, but not so much when I was pregnant with my daughter. With my twin pregnancy the migraines began at 5 weeks and continued during the whole pregnancy. I know what it feels like when a migraine is coming on and I did have 1-2 migraines on some days. When I get the signs before the migraine (numbness, tingling, aura), I know a migraine is coming. This did happen more than once a day, and it wiped me out for days on end! Explain that nurse! Oh since you aren't a neurologist I don't really think you have the answers, so I'll stick to the specialist on that subject, thank you. During pregnancy all rhyme and reason goes out the window concerning the frequency and triggers for migraines.

Their responses........

1. TRUE MIGRAINE A DOESN'T COME AND GO 1-2 TIMES A DAY...TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD MIGRAINES SINCE THE AGE OF 8...THEY TYPICALLY LAST FOR HOURS ON END...AND IF IT TRULY WAS 3 WEEKS LONG OF A REAL MIGRAINE I SUSPECT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THE DR.

2. Nope, no migraines at all

3. Nope, no migraines at all

My response:

I didn't say my migraine lasted for 3 weeks straight, I said I had migraines for 3 weeks straight. And yes I did see a doctor, lots of visits to the emergency room and to my neurologist. And they all confirmed I was suffering from migraines! I have suffered from migraines from 6 years old and they are more severe and frequent during pregnancy for me. I do know what a true migraine is and I have been diagnosed at a very young age. Unlike you, I feel for anyone who may suffer from a migraine. You are probably like the nurse I met in the emergency room that called my migraine "just a headache"! Apparently, SHE doesn't know what a "true" migraine is. I do!

For those of you who don't or haven't suffered from migraines, you are fortunate.

3. Extremely tender breasts.

Their responses..........

1. Not a sign of twins....just a sign of pregnancy

2. Nope

3. Yes, but so did my friends and family who had one baby.

My response:

My tender breasts early on was totally different from my singleton pregnancies.

3. Extremely Tired

Their responses..........

1. NOT A SIGN OF TWINS....JUST A SIGN OF PREGNANCY

2. What does this mean anyway? Is this just subjective?

3. Yes in the first tri. Feel better now that I'm in the second tri.

My response.....

I've read of many women who were pregnant with multiples say how much more tired they felt with their multiple pregnancy vs. their singleton pregnancy. I sure was.

5. Exhausted

Their responses..........

1. SAME THING AS YOUR "EXTREMELY TIRED"

2. How is this different than being tired? And yes this is true for me.

3. Hmmmm isn't this the same as tired?

My response.....

Here are dictionary definitions of tired and exhausted.

Tired: drainded of strength and energy: fatigued often to the point of exhaustion

Exhausted: to tire extremely or completely

Exhausted is taking tired to the maximum. So, yes there is a difference between being tired and being exhausted.

6. Constantly hungry

Their responses..........

1. NOT A SIGN OF TWINS....JUST A SIGN OF PREGNANCY

2. I actually have no appetite: same that happened w/DD (dear daughter)

3. I am always hungry, that explains my fat a$$

My response.....

Again, this was a symptom for myself and many women pregnant with mulitples that was more intense than with a singleton pregnancy. And again, every pregnancy varies.

As for #3's response, I wonder why she felt the need to leave such a comment.

7. Last but not least....I had a strong gut feeling I was carrying two babies

Their responses..........

1. SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT HAVING A STRONG GUT FEELING MEANS YOU HAD MORE THAN ONE IN THERE? HOLY CRAP- THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...BECAUSE I DIDNT BELEIVE I WAS HAVING TWINS...SHOULD I GIVE ONE BACK?

2. Nope, I thought I wasn't even pregnant.

My response......

I did have these feelings from the day I found out I was pregnant. As a matter of fact I kept thinking I was going to have twins at least 6 months prior to becoming pregnant with my twins.

I have read of many women who had strong feelings that they were carrying more than one baby and they found out that they were. These are unexplained feelings, but real nonetheless.

How can these women responding here take those feelings that we had and make fun or light of them?!!! Just because they didn't experience these feelings doesn't mean they weren't real for those of us who had them. I'm sure they must have had some strong feelings about their pregnancies one way or another. I wouldn't suggest that their feelings were meaningless.

And few more symptoms that may indicate twins/multiples:

1. Weight gain earlier in pregnancy

Their responses..........

1. Nope

2. Nope

3. No, I am not even sure I've gained enough yet.

My response....

Again every pregnancy is different. This was different with my twin pregnancy vs. my singleton pregnancies.

This symptom was reported as being different with their twin/multiple pregnancy.

2. Feeling movement earlier than expected

Their responses..........

1. NOT A SIGN OF TWINS! FEELING MOVEMENT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED JUST MEANS YOU ARE IMAGINING THINGS- FETAL MOVEMENT ISNT FOUND UNTIL THE SECOND TRI- SOMETIMES IN THE 12TH WEEK

2. Nope

3. I've felt nothing yet (about 16 weeks)

My response....

I felt fluttering early with my twin pregnancy vs. my singleton pregnancies. Many women pregnant with twins/multiples have reported feeling movement early on. I don't believe these women were imagining things. Just because you (#1) didn't feel movement earlier doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

3. Family history of twins

Their responses..........

1. Yes, but I was on Gonal-F as well.

2. Yes and I also took clomid. OB never suspected twins!

3. You are correct on this ONE thing.

My responses.....

To #1....I can't believe twins or multiples didn't cross your mind since you were taking a "follicle stimulating hormone".

Here's a link for more information on "Follicle Stimulating Hormone"

To #2....As well, you were taking a drug to stimulate ovulation. I can't believe you or your OB didn't even suspect a multiple pregnancy could be a possibility.

Here's a link for more on "Clomid type drugs"

To #3...And once again, every pregnancy is different for each woman. These symptoms are mine! My twin pregnancy symptoms were very different from my singleton pregnancies.

I just don't understand why some people feel the need to leave such rude comments about symptoms someone else may be experiencing.

And here is a response by someone that is just plain ridiculous (the part about "or maybe mine just aren't real twins?"

"The only thing I really had was fatigue. But I had been pg before and it wasn't any different than those times (with singletons). ALL of these symptoms are for PREGNANCY and aren't an indicator of multiples.

Or maybe mine just aren't real twins?"

I realize that every woman has different symptoms with each pregnancy. I just wanted to share the symptoms that were different with my twin pregnancy vs. my singleton pregnancy. I'm in no way trying to say that these symptoms indicate that you or anyone IS/ARE pregnant with twins/multiples.

5 Months Old Already!!

2009-06-29T15:27:00.001-07:00

Photo 1........Ally

Photo 2.......Baily

Photo 3.......Daddy, Ally, Moe, Emi and Baily

Photo 4.......Ally and Baily (hmmm reminds me of when I was carrying them, except Baily was on the top)

Photo 5......Ally and Baily talking to Grandpa on the phone (talking on the phone already, what am I in for?!!)

I can't believe they are getting so big already. They both are rolling over, they both jabber up a storm (that's where the phone comes into play), they kind of sit up, they are eating cereal at least once a day and they sleep more hours at night.

Now with summer here we are spending a lot of time at the pool, so hopefully the babies will be real comfortable in the water. My son took to the water really well, it only took him two days at the pool before he was jumping in and putting his head under water, now less than two weeks he's already swimming under water. My older daughter does well, but she is afraid to put her head under the water yet. She'll get there though.

We already bought them walkers since they like to stand, while being held of course. The only problem is, they are way too short to touch the floor and the walkers can't be lowered any more. They will probably be walking by the time they can reach the floor in the walkers. Oh well, they do like to sit in them anyway and we can feed them in there also if we want to.

Soon we will have to shop for gates since we have stairs! It won't be long before they will be mobile.

Ally (top)

Baily (bottom)

First Swim!!!

2009-06-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

Today was such a nice day, we decided to take the kids to the pool. It was warm and then breezy but it was still nice. The older kids had lots of fun. The babies seemed to enjoy the pool, but they got hungry and tired soon after they went in. I put lots of sun screen on everyone, I'm

hoping it was enough. We didn't keep the babies out in the sun for very long though. We forgot about swim diapers for the babies this time, we will make sure we have them for the next time. I've never used them before, so we'll see how they do.

We are hoping to take the kids to the pool at least twice a week so they can all get used to

being in the water. The two older kids actually did fairly well. There is a large area of the pool that only goes up to 3 1/2 feet, so that's good for them since they can stand in it with their heads above water.