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I used to get so nervous before my ultrasounds during pregnancy that the nurse would have to take my blood pressure before and after the ultrasounds because it would be so high, and then as soon as I saw the twins wiggle on the ultrasound it would immediately go back to normal. I had ultrasounds almost every visit and I'm so thankful for all that time I got to see Madelyn and Jackson

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I think that a big part of any healthy marriage (but ours especially considering what Denton and I have been through together in the last eleven months) is time together. We took a Twins Parenting Class when I was pregnant and the instructor flat out told us that the divorce rate for parents with multiples is higher than average. As much as that was no fun to talk about in a room full of women

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It's rare that I will have to work outside of our home more than one day a week, but last week was one of those rarities and so my parents came down to help with Jack on the days that our new nanny isn't here. It was a very busy week and I'm still exhausted, but thankfully won't have to go into the office or to any work events until next Monday. While they were here, my Dad bought a new pair of

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I started Weight Watchers on August 10, the day after Jackson's three month birthday. I weighed in yesterday, five months later, and have lost 26.8 pounds since joining! I have lost 20.4 pounds since writing this post here.I have the picture on the left from the day before I found out I was pregnant (it was taken for this post here), a picture taken a week (at 31 weeks) before I gave birth, and

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Hey Mister! This week you've been out in the world longer than I was pregnant with you. That' s sixteen months total that you've been in our lives. That's a crazy thought.This month you have done a lot of growing. You have big monkey feet and long, long toes. You are about to bust out of 6-9 month outfits but are still in a medium gDiaper, though, because you are a long and lean little

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by JCMHey guys! One morning about two weeks ago I woke up at my Grandparent's house and there were presents EVERYWHERE! I mean, that's usually how it goes during a Grandparent visit, but there was also a tree and lots of lights. I'm a seven month old so I love shiny, breakable looking things - bonus! My favorite ornament was the one one the tree for my twin sissy Madelyn. About seventy

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Jackson's first Christmas came and went, and we spent it at my parent's new home in Seattle. I tried to stay in vacay mode and not get on the computer a lot, and time spent away from the computer was exchanged for time spent snapping a thousand pictures of Jack (which isn't an exaggeration between me and my Dad). After I take a quick vacation from my vacation and relax today, I will post some

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On Christmas Day last year I was 13 weeks pregnant with twins and in Barcelona with my parents and brother. I knew it would be my last Christmas before I had my own family - Denton and I's wedding was planned for February and I was expecting the babies over the summer. We were about a month away from finding out if we were having boys, girls, or both. We went to the Montserrat Shrine for

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There was a time not too long ago where Jackson was only one of four places - in someone's arms, in his newborn napper, in his cosleeper, or briefly on the floor for his prescribed 10 minutes of tummy time. Now, Jackson is semi-mobile and our world looks totally different. Jackson is all over the place and likes to be "on the move," as I like to say. He can play independently for a small

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This is a long post about breast feeding, which you may or may not be interested in reading (and I totally understand if you don't). There are pictures of Jackson all over the post so just scroll on through if you'd rather just see pictures of Jack when he was a tiny little 5 pounder.I've seen a counselor for six months now, and one of the best nuggets she's given me about new motherhood (in

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So, Mummy blinked and you turned seven months old, Jackson!You are over 17 pounds (17 pounds, 1 ounce at your last pediatrician appointment about three and a half weeks ago), are 27 inches long, and have graduated from us calling you a "little peanut" to a "walnut." Walnut is one of your many nicknames, Love. I'm worried that when you are 18 we will still be calling you Cheeks and Tiny

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I want to begin this post by saying that I hope that no one takes this as if I'm speaking to them personally, but rather that I'm using this as an outlet for me to talk about the very difficult and complicated feelings I have as a mother who has lost an infant. This post is not intended for anyone in particular and I hope that if you see pieces of yourself in what I'm talking about, rather than

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Baby's First ThanksgivingHave a full, happy day!(Jackson's favorite side dish: Sweet Potatoes)

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I was totally remiss in mentioning in my last post that Jackson had Baby's First Major Football Weekend. It was HUGE.There is an old Texas legend that if a child's parents went to opposing universities, the very first football game where those two teams meet determines where that baby's allegiances will lie. Okay, I completely made that up, but how CRAZY that the very first Baylor (I'm a proud

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It's been many, many, many months since I posted just a regular old post about what we'd done over the weekend, and with my parents in town recently we got out and did a lot of fun family things worthy of a weekend blog post.My parents had re-routed their flight itineraries from visiting my Mom's family in Illinois to spend the weekend with Jack (and presumably me, Denton, and Lou as well, but

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I have always been shy about discussing my job on the blog - I just think that those things aren't meant to be discussed on a public, personal forum. Talking about raises/compensation, complaining about a work situation, and just talking about work here on my blog in general seems unprofessional. Even if I'm not sharing the name of my workplace, I just wouldn't want anyone to come to this blog

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My Grandfather passed away this past Sunday, November 13th, which was also the six month anniversary of the day we lost Madelyn. We didn't have any idea when we booked our trip to Illinois three weeks ago, or even when we were traveling up there, that it would be Grandfather's last good weekend. Where he would be able to walk, stand up, and give a good, strong hug. Where he would still have

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I love Parks and Recreation and since seeing Aziz Ansari last year at the Hotel Zaza valet line (I am SO MAD I didn't sneak a picture, or even just ask him for one) I feel very close to Tom Haverford. I BUGGED OUT after watching this episode a couple of weeks ago, because it featured Aziz singing a made up theme song, and I love me some made up theme songs.I realized that lately, my Treat Yo

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Happy Six Months, Love!I don't know how we got from May 9th to November 9th so quickly, Son. We have lived a lifetime in these six months it seems like. You and me and your Dad make every day together count and the time we spend as a family is precious. I just know in my heart I'll remember so many wonderful things about the early months of your life, despite the unbearable pain that took

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I knew when I was pregnant that one of the first trips I'd take after the birth, if not THE first trip, would be to Illinois. My Grandparents haven't been able to travel for awhile now, and the year and a half we've had with my Grandfather since his lung cancer diagnosis has really felt like borrowed time. As I've shared on the blog before, my Grandmother and I developed a special bond during

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I found out I was pregnant almost a year ago, and since it was right before Halloween one of the things I got immediately excited about was that this time the next year I would be taking pumpkin patch pictures. I mean, doesn't every baby-wanting woman long for the days of taking pictures of their children in the middle of pumpkins (that is not sarcasm - I'm serious)?I didn't want to take Jackson

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Hi my Love! You're five months old today! At your four month visit three weeks ago you weighed 14 pounds, 3 ounces and were 25 inches long. You are a few pounds away from tripling your birth weight and have grown seven inches. That's a lot of growth, little one. You are doing great, which we are so thankful every day for.This has been a big month as far as you learning new things. As of this

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I wish that I had a professional photographer around constantly taking pictures so that I don't miss a thing, but my Dad can't be here all the time, so I try to be intentional about taking lots of pictures. Denton has a thing about over-exposing Jackson on the internet, so I don't always post them, but when I get a good series for the baby book I really want to document them on the blog as well.

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I am not shilling for Johnson & Johnson (my favorite baby bath products are Mustela), but this commercial just touches my mother's heart and is so true.We're either very busy, or trying really hard not to be busy, which probably makes no sense unless you've had a baby around. The weekdays I'm home with Jack go by so fast, so we really try and slow down on the weekends when Denton is home all day

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When babies cry you check their diaper, look at the clock to see when the last time they were fed, and watch to see if they rub their eyes and are tired. Sometimes all these needs are met and you are still holding a baby that is pulling a what we call "being a baby." And that's okay. But it's kind of exhausting sometimes, and I do everything I can to make him happy including but not limited to

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Hey Mister! Happy four month birthday!You have a lot going on. You just found your hands, and that's been exciting. If you had told Mummy in September 2010 that I would type that last sentence a year from now, I would have rolled my eyes. But it's true! Your little "this is AMAZING" face you make once you have gotten your hand from in front of you to your mouth is hilarious and I just cheer

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Jack turns four months this week and I realized that I never shared our pictures of Jackson's newborn photo shoot that we did when he was a wee three weeks old. They were done by the same photographer that did my maternity pictures, the lovely Kim Greater. I'll use her forever, she's just been wonderful.Denton's vision and my vision for the photos were totally different. Denton said "No weird

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I don't have any sisters, but at some point along the way I picked up a ton of what I call "faux aunts" for my children. I'm using some online photo book software to make Jackson's baby book, and I realized that I had enough pictures to make an entire section of just Jackson and my girlfriends. The section, naturally, is called "Where My Girls At?!" Tara is Jack's "Cool Aunt Tara" or "CAT," and

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As you can tell from the title this is a post about baby weight loss. I'm not discussing the following things: How much I gained during pregnancy, what my highest weight was during pregnancy, or what my weight is now. I gained within the range recommended to me by a prenatal nutritionist that I saw through the Program for Mulitples for twins and I don't regret a single pound because it helped

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The last two weeks have gone by so fast, but have been really great because my Mom is in town to get some quality time with Jackson and, more importantly, to stock our fridge and fix us meals. Poor Grandma T is on vacation and probably does more work here than at home. But we appreciate it, and our guy loves his Grandma! She was there to witness an important milestone over the weekend -

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Jackson Carl, you've been out and about for three months now! What are you up to? You are in size 2 diapers/medium gDiapers and just moved up to size 3-6 month clothes. I have no idea how much you weigh - which is a first. I knew how much you weighed for most of my pregnancy! That just means you are healthy and growing, and you aren't scheduled to go to the doctor until your four month

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I've been trying to come up with a non-Jackson related post, but quite frankly, Jackson is my world and I have little to nothing going on that doesn't involve Jack in some way. I think this is totally healthy considering I have a twelve week old, but if I start a paragraph like that when Jackson is three or in college please stage an intervention.Since it's a stretch, I thought I'd just list

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Alternately titled An Essay in Diapering Options That Took Me Over a Week to Piece Together.Disclaimer: I hesitate to post anything resembling advice, because I feel like a tool doling it out when I am a super new mom who has only been cloth diapering for several weeks. So think of this post not as advice, but as me just sharing what is working for us! So, Denton and I discussed and researched

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To supplement the cloth diaper manifesto above (here) about why we choose to cloth diaper during the day (I don't have anything to say about the debt ceiling but I'm obviously very passionate about diapering my son), here is my stash of gDiapers, and what we have that's working for us.We chose gDiapers as our cloth diapering system, and here's the obligatory picture of our "stash" of medium gPant

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There are a countless number of things wrong with losing a child. One of the worst things is that there is nothing you can do about it. Nothing will bring them back, nothing will close off the pain completely, nothing will make you whole again. Although there are things that can help make life a little brighter, I'm still in the stage of grief where sometimes I think more about the painful day

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Jackson Carl,You are two months old today! I don't know what to say. I'll still probably end up writing at least five paragraphs anyway.You are my Buddy. We are together all day, and I am being totally honest when I say I love it and that I am fighting hard to stay home with you as long as possible. I think it's what is best for both of us for the time being. In addition to constantly

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Don't be fooled by Jack's sour face (or as it's widely known amongst our families, "The Face of Consternation"). We've actually had a pretty good week. Although it's been busy with visits from family, lots of laundry (how does such a little guy produce so much laundry?), and finally getting out of the house as a family. This is all I can crank out - it's time to feed and love on Jackson (we

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There's nothing cuter than a cloth diapered baby booty......or a baby with a Wubbanub dog paci and a popped collar......or a peek into the future of what my son's hands will look like when he's grown..Jack's fav Uncle Dave, whose hands and fingers looked just like that 26 years ago.To me, there's just nothing cuter!

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When I was pregnant, I was so concerned with picking the perfect pediatrician, putting together the nursery, and choosing all the right baby gear. I think I did a good job with those things, but in retrospect, the best choice I made in all of this was to have Denton as my partner and the father of my children.Denton changing Jack's diaper for the first time - he did it before I did!The second

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I use my iPhone to take most of my pictures of Jackson - it's handy and I feel like I have to put down Jack in order to pick up my DSLR, and I'll choose holding Jack over just about anything. I've also had the benefit of my Dad coming in and out of town a lot, which means I have an experienced photographer taking pictures of Jackson often, and we've also had a professional photographer come to

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Hey Buddy, you're a month old!It's been a busy month (four weeks and four days, to be exact). And you've already done so much. You've met so many people that already love you to pieces. Daddy and I knew you were special from the moment we saw you as a tiny little bean at six weeks on the ultrasound, and now everyone else knows it too. Your Grandmother Teresa (Nana? GiGi T? We're still

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Everyone's life has changed lately, and that includes our beloved cat Louis. While I was in the hospital I had a friend go sit with Lou whenever she could, and Denton and my family would run home to spend a little time with him. Denton and I spent four nights in the hospital and another two nights in a hotel until we were ready to come home, and what really brought me home was Lou. He's still

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Jackson is three weeks old today, and has been home a little over a week. Having him home has been really great - he's a sleepy little baby for the most part, but when he's awake he's so curious and alert, and makes the cutest faces. This is usually how I answer people when they ask how I'm doing. And then they remind me that they didn't ask how Jack was doing, they asked how I'm doing (

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Denton and I decided when we found out the sexes of the twins that we were going to try and keep the names we had chosen largely to ourselves. This was mainly because I had seen people be weird with baby names over the years - there's nothing fun about sharing a name you had so carefully picked out and having someone scrunch their face or tell you a name that they might like better. So,

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Ifby Rudyard KiplingIf you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;If you can dream - and

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Early in the morning on Monday, May 9th I went into pre-term labor. I was 32 weeks, 3 days. We thought we had made it to the hospital in plenty of time, but they were unable to stop my labor. I progressed very quickly and delivering the babies became emergent.At 8:18 a.m. Madelyn Alice came into the world. Jackson Carl followed shortly after.The delivery was traumatic for our Madelyn. After

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Happy Mothers Day (or as I explained in a post last year, Happy Mothering Sunday) to my Mum.I look at this picture today, on what I consider my first Mother's Day, and all I see is what I'm in for with my daughter. If she is handful I know I'll deserve every minute of it because LORD KNOWS I sure was a handful (to my mother especially), and although I'll be complaining to my Mom on the phone as

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Louis has a new focus in life.Believe it or not, it's watching us use the ice maker on the freezer door.Our new refrigerator has an ice maker and water dispenser on the freezer door. Our old one didn't, and until recently, neither Denton nor I put ice in our drinks. But for some reason, I crave FREEZING COLD water, and so I started using the ice maker. This is the highlight of Lou's day. If

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I wrote this post about my favorite books to give as gifts for children for Kelly's Korner "Show Us Your Life" blog hop over a year and a half ago, and now that I have babies on the way I am even more enthusiastic about these books and have started a little library on my own. I have some of my childhood favorites in my parent's storage unit, but here are some that I featured in that post so long

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31 Weeks PregnantThe Twins are gaining half a pound a week each!This is probably going to be the last time I get dressed up for a night out for awhile! My 28th birthday was on Saturday and after a prenatal spa day, Denton took me to The Grove for dinner. I am living in my Tory Burch Miller sandals right now that I got last last summer, and I wore the plum Isabella Oliver dress I bought for my

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I've probably mentioned several times on the blog that I have seriously suspect taste in music. Despite a diverse upbringing with parents whose musical tastes ranged from Fleetwood Mac to The Doors, and my classical training as violinist, I still managed to develop a love for really trashy rap music. And it's not like a secret guilty pleasure that I only give into when I'm alone - it's widely

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I'm just giving you a head's up that all I have to post about this week is baby/pregnancy stuff. As if I have been posting about other things lately. So, I wanted to share some of my maternity pictures, which I got last week. First, I have to say how appreciative I am of my really excellent photographer, Kim Graeter. I had originally considered using my wedding photographer, but she's more

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30 Weeks PregnantOur Boy/Girl Twins are the size of a squashAs you can see, I look 40 weeks pregnant. Bless my heart. I'm still hanging on, although the pains and fatigue sure are there. I try not to complain, though, because it's not so bad that I can't work or am unable to get around, and getting to 30 weeks in a twin pregnancy without a medical need for bed rest is something to feel good

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Denton and I have been talking for awhile about doing something special to celebrate the last few weeks as a family of two (plus Lou). Rather than go out of town, we decided to have a super decadent evening and stay in the Theatre District downtown and have a "grown up" night. Essential to this Babymoon was staying in a hotel - I LOVE staying in hotels. I have no idea why. And Denton found

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29 Weeks Pregnant with TwinsAt yesterday's appointment Baby A was 3 pounds, 4 ounces and Baby B was 4 pounds, 3 ounces!Over 7 pounds total!Totally didn't take a picture this week - whoops!Yesterday I had a doctor's appointment and growth scan. I was really looking forward to it, and even though Denton had been at our last appointment two weeks ago, he hadn't seen the twins on an ultrasound in

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Denton and I have been married for two months! It already seems we've been married for-ev-er - kidding! It's actually flown by. I shared some of the wedding pictures of just D and I here, but I wanted to share a few more that our professional photographer took at the reception. I just love them and I look at them all the time, so I wanted them to be on the blog. Indulge me one more time,

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One of the most helpful things I have found on baby and twin blogs is where they share what was a "must have" to register for and do reviews of their favorite products. I thought I'd share my favorite website for that in the event that a future twin mom stumbles on my site, as well as list what we've picked out so far. If I can remember to in several months once they're here, I'll do a review

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On Sunday, two things that I am a total nerd for combined into one fun night that I got to photograph. The Houston Museum of Natural Science (which you all know I love) has Texas! the Exhibition open and they let a group of Flickr photographers wander around. This museum + Texas History = Nerdy Megan.So, here are some of my favorite pictures and parts of the exhibit!The exhibit took it way back

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28 WeeksI have no idea how big the twins are!So, I'm pretty proud because when my Mom took me maternity shopping in my first trimester, the saleslady told me that I'd probably grow out of my maternity clothes at around 6 months with twins. And while I can't deny I have an uber "twin-y" belly, I'm pretty proud that my pants still fit and my maternity shirts are still holding up. However, summer

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Last month I posted about picking out the linens for our nursery and ordering all the furniture. A month later now we are almost done! These are pictures I took for my Mother-in-Law to show her when we saw her in Dallas about two weeks ago, so some progress has been made since then, but here's our nursery update (last seen here).We've put the cribs back-to-back because it makes the most sense

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27 Weeks PregnantThe Twins are at least over 2 pounds each and getting bigger by the day!This week starts the third trimester! Here I was going into my second trimester (I thought the bump was so pronounced!):And here I am at 27 weeks and in the third trimester (THAT'S a bump!):This has been a busy, but fun week! On Saturday I took maternity photos (Denton was in some of them as well - I even

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My professional pictures from our wedding reception came in last week! I love them (and can't say enough lovely things about Serendipity Photography). I have several posts planned so that I can share more about our reception, but these are my favorites of Denton and I before we went down to greet our family and friends. These were taken in a pool-side at Hotel Zaza. Perfect location and they

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When I was in Austin in January and went to the milk + honey spa, which was great in and of itself, but I was talking to the manicurist about using more natural products now that I'm pregnant, and she gave me all these great recommendations. One of them I picked up in their boutique - Whish Body Products.I got the shave cream, and it smelled so delicious and was so awesome that I ordered the

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This past weekend I had my first shower, hosted by three lovely college friends in Dallas. Knowing how much I love a monogram, it was a "monogram theme." The twins' initials were all over the place - on the invitations, the cupcakes, the decorations, etc. - and a lot of guests brought some beautiful monogrammed baby gifts. It came together beautifully - my friends are really amazing.As I share

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26 Weeks PregnantThe Twins are each the size of an eggplantThis week's picture was taken before we left for my father's retirement dinner on Friday night, so I'm kind of fancy. He's retiring early after 33 years and six months of hard work and Denton and I were so proud of him on Friday night! The second floor room at Backstreet Cafe was filled with both people that had worked for Dad, and

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This weekend, because I realize all I have to blog about is dinners out with my husband and how much bigger my belly is getting each week, I went to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is no goat rodeo. It's the largest in the world, and a pretty huge deal in Houston every March. I go almost every year, but this year I was kind of apathetic about it since I wasn't excited about any of

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25 Weeks PregnantM & J are about the size of an eggplantWe officially have 12 weeks left, since I won't go past my "delivery date" of June 10th (my estimated due date is July 1, but the longest my doctor wants the twins cooking is 37 weeks because the way things are looking there might be 14 pounds of baby in there at that point). Denton and I got a lot done this week. We've fully assembled the

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It's YouTube Symphony Orchestra week! That means my brother is in Sydney, Australia (thanks in part to some of your votes, I'm sure, when I launched a guerilla campaign here on the blog). We've spent quite a bit of time in Australia as a family (and spent Christmas in Sydney a few years ago), and keeping up with Dave on the Symphony Channel makes me miss it so much! I would so be there if I

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24 Weeks PregnantBaby A is 1 pound, 12 ounces and Baby B is 1 pound, 14 ouncesI HAVE FOUR POUNDS OF BABY IN THERE!I had a doctor's appointment earlier today - first I had about an hour-long growth scan where a sonographer and radiologist looked at the babies and my cervix to see what's going on, and then I met with my doctor for an appointment. Every other appointment from now on is going to be

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Yesterday I had a doctor's appointment with my endocrinologist (I did not see the twins - I will on Monday!) in the morning, and since it's been awhile since I've had nothing to do on a week day and I've been lucky to have been so healthy that I haven't needed an unscheduled sick day in who knows how long, I decided to hang out and be a stay-at-home-cat-mom the rest of the day. I think Louis

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I mentioned in my 23 Week Post that I had gone crazy, decided to start working on the nursery, and ordered the cribs and fabric samples. Since then, the swatches came in, so I ordered our bedding (it's on the delivery truck today!), found a great deal on two mattresses (those are being delivered today as well) and the cribs have shipped and will be here tomorrow. There are some more things that

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One of the many places in the world that Dad's job has taken him is Doha, Qatar. He lived there for a few months about four years ago, and during that time he picked up a carpet buying habit. I don't know how many he bought, and I know he traded some, but for a man who is known among family as staunchly frugal, he bought an awful lot of oriental rugs. He gave me one when he came home that's a

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Denton and I holed up in Hotel Zaza for our Honeymoon weekend, affectionately known as the "Mini Moon." We had a gorgeous suite that we did not want to leave! We stayed Friday, right after our wedding ceremony, through Monday morning of our wedding weekend. The suite was honestly the size of the apartment we just moved out of in January. We were very comfortable there. The bedroom mini bar is

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23 Weeks PregnantThe Twins are a little over a pound each!Denton and I took the weekly picture on the patio per usual, but were having a hard time with the lighting since we took it mid-morning before going out to breakfast (I needed pancakes). I am wearing one of Denton's OU shirts that he has had for at least 10 years, and it's in the past week that I am completely unable to wear regular

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So, this is another of several really long posts about our wedding that I have planned, the other being yesterday's two posts about our reception and ceremony. After this I'll ease up until we get the rights to our pictures from the photographer, at which point I'll be resurrecting this topic. And I have pictures and things to say about our "Mini-Moon," but that won't take up an hour of your

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Our beautiful receptionHere's a sneak peak at some of our reception decorations - they were absolutely gorgeous. I have a separate post planned where I essentially gush about our vendors because we worked with the absolute best in Houston. I had the chance to walk into the room on my own before everyone got there, and I looked around the room and just thought to myself "This is exactly how I

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There are so many incredible things about my wedding - both the day of the ceremony and the next day of the reception - and I want so badly to remember them all! How I excited I was to be marriedThe day of the wedding, I just felt so excited. And ready. I remember putting on my dress for the ceremony while I was at the salon, and I felt so pretty after just having had my hair blown out and my

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Denton and I are in what I call "Make It Count" mode - ideally we have about fourteen weekends left until D-Day (Delivery Day, that is) and we want to do as much as we can, without draining my energy too much. So, while I maintain that I did rest this weekend, I still made it count (and documented it all with the Hipsomatic app on my iPhone) starting on Thursday night.I never go out on work

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22 Weeks Pregnant"M2" and "Little J" (As Denton calls them) are each the size of a papayaDenton snapped the picture for this week before we left to register at Babies R Us and meet some friends for dinner on Saturday, so I don't have negative things to say about angles because I think Denton does a good job, and he's patient and takes 20 pictures until I'm happy. And I broke out my wedding

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Louis had a stay at the Cat Vet Clinic over the weekend, since we didn't want him to be home alone only to have someone check on him once or twice a day. He got home on Monday and was immediately demanding reciprocity in the form of his new favorite wet food, Tiki Cat.I documented this the other night. I got home, and went into the bedroom, Lou followed me, threw himself up against my leg, and

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My in-laws on their wedding dayMy parents on their wedding dayMe and my husband on our wedding day - February 18, 2011

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21 Weeks PregnantMagee and Magoo are each the length of a bananaI'm not a fan of this week's picture. It's windy, Louis is photobombing (although I'm happy to have him there) and I don't know if that pose is doing me any favors. Denton normally takes my weekly shot, but he was at work and so I used a self timer and a tripod. I did the same thing this week and am going to make sure Denton is

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I'm married!Our ceremony on Friday was perfect and we wouldn't have changed a thing. Saturday night was our dinner with family and friends at the amazing Hotel Zaza, and I was so proud of how everything came together and thankful for the people in my life who came to celebrate. I have so much to say about it and can't wait to share more pictures from our photographer when we get them. I swore

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Sometime in early 2008, my coworker Shon showed me a picture of her brother-in-law on a mountain with a dog. I told her he was really cute. I had no idea he was about to move to Houston, and I was in what I thought was a pretty happy relationship.In May 2008, after the relationship I had been in almost two years abruptly ended, I hear from Shon. We work in different departments now, but are

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Hey Shorty, it's your fourth birthday.That is, according to BARC, where I adopted you when you were just seven weeks old.Last year on your birthday, I wrote this:If I'm a parent one day, a good parent, it's because of lessons I have learned from "parenting" you.I didn't know that a year later I would be preparing to have babies. I look at you and think about how fast the years will go and before

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20 Weeks PregnantThe Twins are each the size of a cantaloupeThis is an important picture because I'm wearing HEELS. Long-time blog readers will know that despite being 5'8" I wear and love my tall, tall heels, but I can probably count on my hand the number of times in the last eight weeks I've worn them because my center of balance is completely thrown off. So yesterday, because it was

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This weekend I had my bridal shower, and I am so overwhelmed with how much my friends and family have rallied over the last three months that I can't even properly express how much it means to me. One of the most amazing parts of this wedding so far as that I have had the chance to bring several groups of friends that I've made over the course of my life together to celebrate their professional

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I had a great (and expensive) afternoon today! Denton and I spent the most important $71.00 we've ever spent......and got our marriage license! We are now able to legally able to get married in the State of Texas in the next thirty days! It was not romantic going through the metal detector to get to the county clerk's office, but there was no line which made us happy and I am super relieved to

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19 Weeks PregnantMAM, Jr.* and JCM are both the size of mangos*MAM are our daughter's initials, but I promise I'm not naming her Megan Alice, Jr.Because I won't go past my 37th week of pregnancy with the twins, I'm officially on the other side! I feel good and make it to prenatal yoga at least once a week. It really helps with the random aches and pains I get in my back, but a good stretch

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One of the fun things about moving into the new apartment was seeing where Lou was going to make his little home. There were spots in the old apartment that Louis had adjusted to sleeping in, and he was pretty set there. He had his own little bed next to mine that he hadn't slept in since the old apartment was a new apartment, and he had a bed in the living room that was his. Now, I've moved

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I mentioned the other day on my Pre-Wedding Girl's Weekend post here that my friends had done something really special for me, that I absolutely loved. It's a twist on the "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" tradition. The three of them divided up old, borrowed, and blue and each got me something special to celebrate my new marriage. Emily did something old...The

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First, I can't say enough how much it means to me to hear from so many people on my blog, on Facebook, and in the gajillion emails I have gotten. I love it and am so grateful for such amazing friends in my life that get so enthusiastic right off the bat along with me! Second, here is my question and answer post! Like the title suggests, it's everything that you may or may not have thought to

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18 Weeks PregnantMagee and Magoo are the size of sweet potatoesWere you in the metropolitan Houston area and did you hear screams coming from Fannin street? That was me when they told us what we were having. Screams of joy, of course. If you get to the end of this post (or cheat and scroll down) I'll tell you!And if you're like "What the heck?" you might have missed my post below where I

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We are beyond excited to finally share that I am four and a half months pregnant......with twins!I am due July 1, but we are expecting an appearance by June 10. We could not be happier, and while the hastiness of the wedding was obviously precipitated by this news, Denton and I have been looking forward to starting our lives together for a long time and we feel blessed and thrilled to bring

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This weekend I flew to Austin for my Bachelorette Party, or as I like to call it, my Pre-Wedding Girls Weekend, because this wasn't going to be the type of wild weekend where I was wearing a sash and a crown and all my girlfriends were wearing creepy genitalia necklaces. No, this was a classy weekend. With personalized napkins.And bubbly drinks.And banners.It was hosted by my oldest friend

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Y'all, there is so much going on that Denton, Louis and I can't even stand it. We made the move this weekend to the new apartment, and I can't say enough how happy we are to have all this space. Before it felt like we were living in a postage stamp, and now we're in something so much more our style. To have all of this room and still be in the same complex where I am five minutes away from

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17 Weeks PregnantMagee and Magoo are each the size of a big onionA change of scenery for the weekly picture - the balcony of our new apartment!I cannot believe the bump. I may say that every week, but I can't believe the bump. It's so cool. I have really embraced maternity clothes, so much to the point that I really need to cut it out. I have enough cute empire waisted tops and dresses to

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At twelve weeks I visited the Fetal Center at Texas Children's and did their Program for Multiples Consult, which was my favorite prenatal visit so far. I had an hour-long, enhanced ultrasound, an appointment with a genetics counselor, a nutritionist, and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. The appointment went well, the babies looked great, and I was so thankful to have had this program in

Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10979137578304223613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121880053351836763.post-73711002621974234122011-01-19T20:15:00.000-06:002011-01-19T20:52:47.587-06:00

Our little household is in the middle of a really exciting and busy time. One month from today, we are going to be celebrating 24 hours as husband and wife at a reception with our family and close friends. We're getting married in a small ceremony on Friday, February 18th, and then the parents of the bride (alternately known as my Mom and Dad) are throwing us fabulous party on February 19th. I

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