16 WEEKS

I LOVE BEING PREGNANT! As you can see I've reached my 2nd trimester and they don't call it the babymoon for nothing! I really feel great and have for the last few weeks. I have my energy back and even though I'm not super hungry I can almost finish a meal now. I have also felt the babies fluttering about when I go to bed at night and it seems one is moving a bit more then the other. The shock of having twins is starting to fade a bit and is being replaced by excitement but I know that will change when it gets closer to delivery time.

I receive weekly updates on the babies growth progress and this week I learned they are the size of an apple and approximately 4 inches. I can deal with 2 apples right? Here's what freaks me out a bit. We cleaned our garage this last weekend and went through boxes and Sloan rediscovered her bitty baby from American Girl. Bitty baby is about 2 pounds and is about 16 inches long. Sloan put the baby across my stomach and I thought those babies are going to weigh more and will be longer, how in the world are those things going to fit in there? Maybe that explains the pulling I feel in my stomach when I go for walks in the evening.

Another thing that is on my mind is my weight gain, I lost about 6 or 7 pounds the first trimester with Sloan and only gained about 18-19 pounds with her for the entire pregnancy. I'm 16 weeks and I have gained 6 pounds so far and I eat waaaaayyyy healthier this time around then I did with Sloan. I am convinced your body is going to gain and do what it needs to do regardless of what you put in your body!

I have a doctor's appointment next week and another ultrasound on July 2nd which is the big day we find out what Baby A and Baby B are and then finally I get to do some REAL shopping, because I'm getting really bored buying white onesies and white booties!!!

Rant Too Long To Tweet

I've been done with school for about 3 weeks and since it seems to rain everyday I find myself watching more television then normal. I tend to get fixated on shows and I will watch them and only them. In the evening Sloan and I watch, "What I Like About You" on the N. During the day when its just me I usually watch Snapped, which is a show that basically profiles a woman that has snapped.

My two favorite shows are Dress My Nest and Clean House. Here's my big complaint though, why is that only people with bad taste and are big fat sloppy slobs get brand new designer rooms? I'm thinking I need to become a way bigger slacker in the hopes of getting brand new pretty things!!

Whew Sloan Passed 5th Grade!

Today was Sloan's last day of 5th grade. As you can see by the title, she passed and she's officially a 6th grader now, I know you were all probably as worried as I was! She did an awesome job this year. I know you are all saying she has always done great but this year I'm especially proud, there was more homework, more projects and I barely helped her at all. She has proven herself way more responsible then I ever was at that age. I have caught her up at midnight working on homework and she's also gotten up early by herself to study just a bit more for a test. With each year my heart swells a little more at her accomplishments!

I did feel bad for her during mass this morning, the principal handed out certificates and when she named high honors for both semesters Sloan's name was not mentioned and instead she was presented with a high honors and an honors certificate. Most would be proud of these two certificates, honors means A's and B's and high honors is a GPA above 95%. Sloan's eyes teared up and my heart broke for her and I couldn't help but wonder what had happened this semester because her progress report this semester was the highest it ever had been. Well needless to say when we got her report card I looked over her grades her GPA was a 97% so we went back into school and Mrs. C felt horrible for the mistake. I told her it was fine but Mrs. C is wired like Sloan and I because she said no it's not right I would've been miffed if I didn't get recognized in front of the school! Talk about a bunch of overachievers!

In the end justice prevailed and Sloan was awarded her deserved certificate! Good thing, because we don't want that getting in the way of her entrance to Notre Dame in 6 years!!

(The first photo is Sloan's first day of 5th grade, the second photo is Sloan's last day of 5th grade and the 3rd photo is Sloan throwing away all her white uniform polos)

Being Sweet to the Wife????

Drew, Sloan and I went to dinner last night and afterwards went grocery shopping at Marsh. When we got there we noticed a few Expectant Mom parking spaces and Drew and Sloan got totally excited and proceeded to park in one of the spots. I told them there was no need to park there and I was perfectly capable of walking an extra 10 feet. But noooooo they wouldn't have anything to do with that! Personally, I think these spots are going to come in handy once I have 2 babies to cart around!

So I ask you, good husband and daughter or lazy husband and daughter????