First or Second Time to Be a Grandma

My mom sent me an email telling me about how she told different people Amy is pregnant. I thought this part was funny:

"Then my big boss sent me email and said is this your first or second time to be a Grandma so I went into her office and showed her the book. She said--no wonder you couldn't answer my question."

Best Buddies

Today marked another day at the doctors office and another fun sonogram! It was a quick sonogram, but probably the sweetest of all of them thus far. The babies are literally right on top of each other, and they've turned to where they are facing each other.....so cute! Hopefully that's a sign that they'll be best buds and we won't have any sibling rivalry in the Case household!

Perinatologist Visit

Jason and I went to our 3 hour appt with the Perinatologist today! So exciting! Wanted to send you all a quick update: Both Babies are healthy! Their heartbeats are both 156 and they both measure 12 weeks and 5 days. One day ahead of schedule. They tested both babies to measure the fluid behind their necks. A measurement above 3 means that the babies are at a higher risk for Down’s Syndrome, a measurement between 1 and 2 is really good and means we have a very low chance of Downs. One baby measured at 1.5 and the other at 1.6 – both really good!! Phew!

On a personal, and somewhat selfish note, we talked to the doctor about my migraines. He gave me a new prescription for migraine medicine to help me out. It’s much safer than what my Neurologist had given me and he thinks it’s more effective. Hopefully, this will give me some relief from the constant headaches.

Also, we had some shocking news. The doctor said that his goal was for the babies to deliver at 5 lbs, 5 ounces or larger. Which means that he thinks we’ll have babies in hand by the third week of September. Also, he said that we should plan for me to be in the hospital at least once, if not multiple times starting in Mid to late August. I’ll see him again in 6 weeks, then every 4 weeks until we reach week 32, at week 32, I’ll start seeing him weekly. He says that most of his twins reach 36 weeks.

So, we have LOTS to do to get ready! I guess we’ll have to be ready in August.

Keep praying for healthy babies!

Hugs for Babies

When we were saying good bye to the Baker family over Easter, Ella gave me a big hug and said “Goodbye, Amy”...then she came back for another hug and said “Goodbye, babies.” How sweet is she? She's going to be a great big cousin! I wonder if she'll be able to change diapers by August? ;)

Shock and Awe

Amy and I are telling to tell more and more people about the news. This last weekend, we told everyone we spend Easter with. Throughout this week, we are planning to tell someone almost every day. Our ABC dinner group, our Bible study, friends from church, etc.

I have noticed that when we tell people our news, most people have pretty much the same reaction. I think it is like “shock and awe” in reverse. When we give the news that Amy is pregnant (where we start by leaving out the twins part), we typically get some sort of “awe” reaction. People are happy, they smile, say congratulations. Stuff like that.

Then, we break the news that we are having twins. That’s where the “shock” part of the equation comes in. The “awe” reaction quickly changes to an “OH, MY GOSH” look. This is typically followed by some sort of “you guys are in for a lot of work” comment.

And that is the “awe and shock” reaction combo our news generates.

A Conversation with Will

Here is a conversation I had with Will when Amy and I were visiting family in Dallas for Easter. To set the scene, Will went to the bathroom (door open of course), flushed the toilet, and exited immediately without washing his hands.

Jason: Will, did you wash your hands?
Will: Yes.
Jason: Are you sure?
Will: Yes.
Jason: Can I see your hands?
Will: (Holds his hands up to show me)
Jason: Why aren’t your hands wet?
Will: (Looks at his hands and with very little pause says) Huh, I must have dried them really well.

Man, is that kid clever. How did he come up with that so quickly?

Will’s Fourth Birthday Party

Amy and I went to Dallas for Easter and Will’s fourth birthday party. Will was very excited about his party. The day before the festivities, Will told me multiple times that he was having a party and he wanted to make sure I was coming. When I told him that I was indeed coming, Will then told me he was excited for me to meet his friend, Eli. Will was positive that I was really going to like his good pal Eli. (Eili is in the group picture below. He is the one on the far left with his head being partially cropped off.)

After a last minute change of plans, we ended up at the fine establishment known as Chuck E. Cheese Pizza. Will had a lot of little friends and their parents there to help him celebrate. Surprisingly, most of the kid’s parents somehow knew that Amy is pregnant. But how would they possibly know that? Everyone has been keeping the secret…right, Amy Su?

Here are a few of the pictures I took of the party.

Little Momma

We got a cute e-mail from Amy, my sweet sister-in-law this week. Just like most kids, our niece and nephew Ella and Will love to pretend. This week, Ella pretended that she was pregnant....with Twins! One was a boy, and the other a girl. Will was happy that someone else in the house would have man parts! ;) Here's a picture of Ella playing pregnant a few months ago. There's only one balloon in this picture. I wonder what it would look like if she had two? We're so excited that Ella, Will & Cal are anxiously awaiting the birth of their new cousins!

Two Little Figs

Every couple days, Amy looks at babycenter.com and tells me how big the babies are. Last week, this site said the babies were the sizes of kumquats. (I think they made that fruit up.) Here is what the site said about eleven week old babies:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

I have no idea what a fig looks but the size of 1 1/2 inches is also about the size of a fig newton. Here's to our two little fig newtons.