Things We Bring to Mommy's Attention

We are back for week 7 shennanigans! We have been busy this week. We let mommy have 6 weeks of leisure, now it's time to get this growing started. To do that, we must cause mommy some necessary grief, we're afraid. The two of us have come to make mommy realize a few things about growing 2 little people. We may highlight some new things each week that mommy (and maybe even daddy) are starting to realize, but this week is when things are starting to kick in for mommy. These by no means are in any particular order:

1. It is perfectly acceptable to go to Sonic at 10:45 pm for mozzarella sticks and popcorn chicken if that's what we want.
2. Daddy is really amazing! He will go to the store at 3 am to get mommy chocolate milk and donuts to feed us.
3. Daddy is really, really amazing! He takes such good care of mommy. He does the cooking and even cleans up for mommy. Whatever mommy needs, he takes care of her. We are 2 very lucky jelly beans because we know he will do the same for us when we arrive!
4. Saltines and Ginger Ale are 2 very important things to keep in stock these early weeks.
5. Sneaking saltines in church is better than running to the bathroom to throw up during worship service.
6. Speaking of the bathroom, keeping the toilet clean is of the utmost importance since mommy visits it way more often than she would like.
7. Uninterrupted sleep is a thing of the past, and it won't happen again for a LONG time.
8. We will wake mommy up every night to use the restroom, and even require food at times.
9. If we are not fed every 2-3 hours, we will make mommy sick!
10. Mommy is becoming re-acquainted with her teenage complexion-lots of make-up will be needed to hide this!
11. Sports bras should be worn every day.
12. Are we making her tummy big already, or is it the combination of her previous tummy with constant bloating? (mommy will just claim baby belly:)
13. Things with buttons and zippers are a thing of the past. Mommy will not be wearing anything requiring these two things for quite some time.
14. The most unflattering clothes are also the most comfortable.
15. Browsing the baby stores and realizing mommy will need 2 of just about everything is VERY overwhelming!
16. Baby Liam and Baby Gavin gave mommy and daddy the twin baby juju! (But at least we will have twin friends that are only a year older than us)
17. How will we treat mommy when she goes back to work next week?
18. How much food and ginger ale will fit into a mini fridge?
19. When mommy wants to know if we are still lurking, we are happy to oblige and show her just how relevant we are!
20. We are so unbelievable loved already! We can't wait to get here and meet everyone!

Granny and Aunt Nuh-Nuh came to visit this weekend to help mommy in her classroom. We were kind and let mommy have an easy day so she could get her work done. We decided to wait until Sunday to give her difficulties. We gave her an upset stomach all day. She even had to sneak a few saltine crackers during church Sunday morning to keep from getting sick. Daddy made spaghetti for dinner. It was good, but we didn't let mommy keep round 1 of it! However, we did let her eat another helping later and we left her alone. We even let her sleep most of the night, waking her only once to potty. We didn't make her feed us until daddy left for work a little before 8:00. We've been nice to her today so far, but the day is still young.

Mommy has been cheating. She has already started browsing the baby stores. She has picked out our stroller, car seats, pack n' play with bassinets, and even our bedding. She is going to be really good and wait a couple of months before purchasing anything. We can't wait to let the world know what we will turn out to be! We are going to be so stinkin' spoiled!!! Here is a picture of mommy 7 weeks preggo with us beans:

Mommy is pretty convinced that her belly is mostly previous belly combined with bloating. But hey, it looks like a baby belly, so she is milking it while she can:)

Stay tuned for week 8 shennanigans next week! Until next time,

Jelly Bean #1 and Jelly Bean #2