Clarification

Apparently, I need to clarify a little something...
I began this blog so that Jeff and Denises family could feel as much a part of this pregnancy as possible. I know all of them and see them occassionally as Denise and I are best friends. But OBVIOUSLY they are disconnected to this pregnancy to some extent because of its unique circumstances. So when I share small details of what is happening with me, my body, my appetite...whatever~its because these people WOULD have had the pleasure of enjoying those details with Denise, and so this is for THEM...so that they feel as connected as possible. Anyone who knows me knows that I could care less about what "happens" to my body during pregnancy, if I did...I wouldnt be doing this! So, as much as I like this to be a "pleasurable read", Im going to be honest...my intention with this blog was ONLY to keep the extended family informed and connected!

20wks!

I cannot believe that we are already at 20wks! This has been flyin' by! I have been feeling GREAT for several weeks now. My energy level has even been very impressive, I haven't been feeling tired during the middle of the day. I will still spend about an hour (when the kids are resting) JUST SITTING, with my feet up. Evidently, even if I don't "feel" the need for it, its suppose to help in the later part of the pregnancy if I do this now.
My belly growth has been slow paced for the last month, I feel. In the last week or so, I have been feeling the "stretching pains"...so, maybe I'm getting ready for a growth spurt. Cute story...we haven't told Griffin (my 2yr old) that there are babies in my tummy or anything like that, I don't think he'd really get it anyways & it's not as if we are preparing him for babies to "come home". So anyways, the other day he lifts up my shirt, touches my belly and says "Mommy...You got a 'berry big' tummy", gee, thanks Grif!
The babies have been very active and that has been fun to experience! I can feel when Justin has the hiccups or when Jillian is rolling around. At times, they kick so hard that my shirt moves! They are each in different "quadrants" of my belly so its been easy to differentiate between the two so far. I'm seeing a pattern in their active times...6am, Justin is always moving, both are active during the "typical" 9pm time & most nights at around midnight I can feel Jillian, sometimes both of them. Their movement is a much welcomed sensation, for ALL of us. Its something that I'll never grow tired of feeling and I'm sure something that Denise & Jeff will never tire of hearing about.
I've got some of the best friends in the world...my girlfriends (& their husbands) have been so supportive. They don't even care that these babies are not mine, they always ask about them, "rub" them (a couple will even "talk" to them!), are always concerned with how I'm feeling and always inquiring how Jeff & Denise are doing as well. One of my good friends has made mention that after the little ones are born I'll have to make an occasional "appearance" with them~everyone loves these little babies! They are gonna have so much love, they aren't gonna know what to do with it all!!! I need to say thank you to all of you who show your love & support during this very unconventional time!
Kurt and I were out the other day and saw a young couple with a little set of twins (so cute!), we were both like..."awww, that's gonna be Jeff & Denise!" & then we talked and decided we should have put something in writing in reference to a "visitation schedule"~Ha! I'm joking! But seriously, we love these little ones and look forward to meeting them and spending lots of time with them...like another set of "aunt & uncle"!

Half way there!!!

We cant believe that we are half way through this pregnancy!! Time has just flown by! Jill is feeling really well which can I selfishly say I'm so happy about. I have learned something......my role in this pregnancy is like the role of the husband. Except that I have been pregnant before and I have delivered a baby before so I know exactly (minus the, ya know 2nd baby in there!) what she is going through. Now I would also say in a non weird way that I love Jill as much a friend could possible love their best friend so now that she is feeling better, it makes me feel better as well. SUCH a helpless feeling to know she felt sick. We have our next appointment on the 15th and that is another ultrasound. So fun to see them moving around!
I was out walking the other day with my family and a friend from high school who knows only from facebook that we are expecting twins saw us walking. Later that night I got an inbox message from her saying how good I looked for carrying twins. She called me "one of those". I laughed and sent her a message back directing her to this blog. The reaction of others when they see that I'm clearly not pregnant has been pretty fun.
Jill and I and all the kids went to the zoo last week and Jill was walking in front of me. Just like a mac truck it hit me..........my children are in her belly! VERY surreal!!!!! Couldn't ask for a better place for them to be! A new belly picture next week! God Bless!

Pink and Blue and what to do! And Baby names!

We would like to share with everyone our sweet little peas names! Baby boy is........Justin Robert Patrick Seykora. Named after his two grandfathers. Baby girl is.......Jillian Ann Marie Seykora named after of course Jill and then also myself and Jeff's mom. So we are very excited to have begun calling them by name and it has been fun to just simply say "Justin & Jillian".
Well when your not the one carrying your babies, you find things to do to occupy the time that your not enjoying your growing belly and feeling those first kicks and rolls. For Jeff's and I, it has been beginning our nursery. We were having a hard time finding something we liked for a boy/girl room so it took some time to decide. We have found it and the changes have begun! Their crib bedding is the exact pattern just different colors. Jillian's is pink,tan and chocolate brown and Justin's is blue, tan and chocolate brown. They have matching cribs and changing table and we will need to still get a tall chest of drawers and a glider. We found a chocolate brown one that we both really like from babies r us. The walls will be tan on top with chair rail in the middle and tan/pink/chocolate/blue wide stripes at the bottom. It has been fun planning and we are excited to see it come together. I will be sure to post pictures when we are done!

Justin & Jillian................how sweet! Oh and don't let me forget............Jill has been feeling the babies for a while now but last night, she put her hand on her tummy and could feel Jillian kick from the outside!!! So you can imagine how excited we are to feel it as well!!! Jill is feeling well and growing perfect!! Couldnt ask for anything more!

Luck of the Irish?????

We are so happy to share that our 16 week ultrasound today showed two very healthy and active babies! It also showed that we are having a son and a daughter!!!!!! We feel blessed beyond words! Jill is feeling wonderful and as always looks it too! So all in all............such a fabulous day!!!!

15wks & not real hungry...weird.

Wow, 15wks already!
For me, time has been flyin' by! I'm enjoying listening to these little ones heart beats with the Doppler. It's been fun to watch them migrate from one area of my belly to another. The "books" tell us this week that they are about the size of a softball...that's pretty substantial, I think. I feel that my belly has adjusted nicely to the reality of there being 2 inside. I was a little nervous with the sudden, extreme, early growth! BUT, now believe that my uterus made a quick adjustment when it realized there were 2 and has now "stabilized" to a normal growth pattern. I've been holdin' steady at about the same size for a few weeks now. In fact, I think that as my uterus expands north it has found room to also expand backwards, as opposed to outwards.
All in all, I've been feelin' alright. I will still have episodes that come out of absolutely nowhere...like at the dining table immediately following dinner...bummer~but it's quickly over & then I feel fine. Food hasn't really been "wooing" me lately either. About the only thing that really tastes good is yogurt and hard boiled eggs...not together, just in and of themselves. Although, Jeff's sister and brother in law (the babies aunt & uncle) treated us to a really nice dinner out about a week ago. I'm not gonna lie~ I ate every last bite of my blue cheese crusted fillet mignon...that was incredibly good!!! But, that is the only meal I can remember in the recent past that has really tasted yummy. Anyways, no worries...I'm still eating, even if it doesn't taste good to me!
Before we know it, next week will be here & then we've got another check up...feels like we were just there!

Hello 2nd trimester........so nice to meet you!

March 1, 2010 is great for two reasons.............#1. Its the official start to our second trimester!! and #2. In 16 days we will hopefully be able to find out the genders of our little monkeys!!
Also happy to report that Jill is feeling well! WOOT~WOOT!!