Surprise Mommy! We're Here!!!

Hello! We are the Browning Twins! We are new to this whole "life" thing, but we are going to share our experiences and thoughts. We will also attempt to give you some insight to what Mommy and Daddy are thinking. There may be some comments from Granny and PaPa (mommy's parents), Nana and Granddaddy (daddy's parents), aunts, uncles, and other assorted friends and family members. So sit back and enjoy. This is OUR story!

So, mommy and daddy have been married for three years and decided in June it was time to expand their family. From what I understand, mommy and daddy were worried that it may take some time for us to come about. Boy were they WRONG! We decided to go ahead and show up when they wanted this first time around. Why make them wait? Mommy and daddy prayed and prayed for a baby and God gave them us. However, they weren't expecting both of us at once! That's the funny part. We were able to hang out with mommy in New Orleans. Fun times. We were really good and didn't disturb mommy too much. We gave a few minor hints that we may be lurking about, such as bloating and a smidge of heartburn. Mommy simply thought it was just the Cajun food she'd been eating. When she got back home, we hit her with symptom #2: the sleepies! All mommy wanted to do was sleep and sleep and sleep. Her and daddy were getting ready to go on another vacation when mommy started to suspect we may be lurking. We thought it was a good idea to give them an anniversary present. So, on July 17, 2013 we let mommy and daddy know we were here (well, at least one of us).

We do believe mommy and daddy were shocked that we decided to come the first try around. Mommy didn't believe at first. She actually took 5 tests before going to the doctor. The doctor's visit proved to be uneventful for mommy and daddy. We were still too small to be seen, but we were there. Mommy had some blood tests done, and the doctor let her know things looked great and she could come back in 2 weeks. My goodness! Those two weeks mommy was such a crazy person. She was so concerned about us growing, wondering if we were even there. Mommy is really weird about wanting to know everything right here and right now. Patience isn't one of mommy's strongest traits. I wonder if that will rub off on one of us??? But on the upside, mommy is super organized and such a planner. We know she will be prepared when we finally arrive!

We were pretty nice to mommy for these 2 weeks. We gave her some slight tummy cramps and some queasiness, but nothing too major. We can't help making her sleepy. I mean, we're growing two in here! We hear mommy joke about how the first 6 weeks we are daddy's precious babies because we've been so kind to her. She was beginning to think she was going to have it easy, wondering still if we were really even here. That brings us to yesterday, August 5, 2013. Mommy and daddy go back to the doctor. We decided to ease mommy's mind and let her know we were here and doing great. We wanted to make mommy and daddy happy, so we let them hear our little heartbeats. We could feel mommy relax quite a bit after hearing jelly bean #1's beating heart. (oh by the way, until we decide to reveal what we will become, we are jelly bean #1 and jelly bean #2...according to mommy and daddy) Now, at this time the doctor was looking around making sure everything was all good when mommy makes a joke about her checking to make sure there is only one us lurking. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA SURPRISE MOMMY! THERE'S 2 OF US!!!!! Here is what they found:

Daddy couldn't believe it. Mommy thought he was going to faint. He kept saying: "No way! No way! Twins? Twins? We're having twins? Are you sure? Oh my goodness, I'm having twins!" The receptionists at the doctor's office said it looked like daddy was going to have morning sickness. Mommy was shocked and couldn't believe that she was going to have to tell Granny that she was right all along. (You see, Granny has been telling mommy for a long time now that she was going to have twins.) Of course, mommy didn't believe her. Even though they do run in the family, mommy thought there was no way those kind of odds would favor her. After all, mommy was surprised to be pregnant at all, much less with two of us! The doctor said we had 2 good heart beats and we looked great. We want to make mommy and daddy happy, so we are going to do our best to grow and grow for them. Of course, that means we will be giving mommy some additional complications. We made mommy sick for the first time that night. Poor mommy! We didn't let her keep her pancakes, bacon and eggs. We also kept her awake all night. Apparently, we make her have to visit the bathroom a lot. We also have now made her want to eat all the time. At first, we didn't make her hungry. Now, we are growing double here and need energy. If mommy don't feed us every 2-3 hours, we let her know! Mommy says now we are beginning to act like "her" children because we are being little toots and making her sick. We are simply letting her know we are still here and growing!

Other family reactions to the news: Granny thought mommy was joking. However, when she found out that mommy was serious she started laughing and saying "I told you so!" PaPa started laughing too when he found out. He just thought it was funny because Granny was very insistent on it being two of us. Our great PaPa was happy to hear the news too. He couldn't believe there was two of us either. He, too, found it a bit funny. Aunt NuhNuh (mommy's sister, Amanda) was very excited. Aunt Lizzy (mommy's sister, Elizabeth) screamed at work and was asked what she broke! Nana screamed a little when she found out and immediately started telling other family. Granddaddy was excited, too. They are really happy because we will be living so close. Uncle Chris (daddy's brother) was in shock, but happy. Uncle Chris' wife, Aunt Michelle, claims she spit coffee out of her mouth upon hearing the news. We like to go for the shock value! We are related to mommy....hehe! Aunt Kelly (daddy's sister) was also excited. We love that everyone is so excited about us! Here is our mommy at 6 weeks preggo with us little jelly beans:

We plan on giving weekly updates on what we've been up to and what we think mommy and daddy are thinking. We think we know them pretty well....So stay tuned for more shennanigans from us jelly beans! It's going to be a fun ride:)

Until next time,

Jelly Bean #1 and Jelly Bean #2