Frog #2's gender was not visible.... This has become somewhat of an annoyance to me for the past few weeks for a few reasons 1. I still cannot plan anything for the colors of the nursery or anything else really, (and I LOVE planning things) 2. We already have one girl name and one boy name picked out and me and The Manimal are having a hard time thinking of another girl name just-in-case, and 3. When people ask me what I am having, there is always an awkward pause after I reply with "A girl!!" because they are waiting to hear what the other one is. I can't blame my little one though because he/she was fully cooperating with trying to show us the goods. He/she was all stretched out with its hands behind its head and legs spread open wide, but the dang umbilical cord was just chillin right in the way. Dr. Southern tried to get the baby to move around and try and look at it from a different angle, but of course little frog didn't move. Which is too bad... because it was really weird to have my doctor jiggling my belly around and pressing the ultrasound thing in weird places. Oh well...
This last week my belly (The Belly) has noticeably grown larger and I think its obvious that I'm pregnant now.. This is a picture of me in Cancun a couple of days ago! I will write a post all about this vacation as soon as I am allowed to talk about everything that happened there! We did some things there that can't be shared on the internet until I get clearance... Que twilight zone theme song.... nu ne nu nu, nu ne nu nu...
Anyways, The Belly is a weird thing to get used to. I can't bend over all the way, or sleep very well, and I don't know how I feel about people looking at me and then staring at my belly.... BUT I have felt tiny little movements every now and then and I am just filled with so much joy and love each time. They are just faint little movements for now... but oh how I love them!! When I cross my legs and sit a certain way, the baby on the right side starts squirming around... probably because they are annoyed with me because it limits their space even more, but I keep doing it anyways because I love it.
So far The Manimals parenting skills are frightening. When he notices my belly, he palms it like a basketball, shakes it around, gets two inches away from it and yells,' "HI BABIES!! I'M YOUR DAD"... Their little ears are just developing, so I don't know if they can hear him yet, but they are probably a little stunned when this happens. I guess its good to start conditioning them to get used to the energetic father they are going to be fully exposed to.... OR I suppose they could be just as energetic as him, as they are his children, and I'm the one in for a ride...
Overall I am loving a lot of things about being pregnant, and The Manimal is doing well adjusting to my hormone flares (I love you, darling). Our lives are still quite crazy with switching employment and trying to find somewhere to live, but we thank Heavenly Father every day for our two beautiful blessings!
