Quick sidenote.
If you like to laugh watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT-lgB_HGEE
Enjoy.
Thank you Mike and Meghan Kuyper.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Well, it has been some time since I have last written up one of these little thought dumps, and I don't want to hear any complaining. I have my reasons for delay. What have you been doing the last seven months?
Yes, that is right. Seven months have flown by in our lives. The first seven months of Benjamin and Emma's lives. I have become something entirely different. A sort of monster. A bottle cleaning, diaper changing, laundry doing, baby feeding, giggle inducing monster. And that is just between 6:30 and 7:30 each night. I am sure, however, that most of you already know of this transformation and are mostly just laughing at those of us just now finding the profoundness of it.
Ben and Emma are getting to the age now where interaction is fun for them and finally for me. It used to be just entertaining them, trying to keep them happy so they wouldn't cry. Now it is a smile back and forth as you tickle, or snuggle, or give a bath. That smile, that laugh are amazing things. It is hard being at work, knowing that my little children are just growing away without me there to experience it. But Meg is very good. She is a fantastic mother. During the day she will send me picture texts or even the occasional video bringing me into what is happening that day. It is a demanding day she goes through each day. Just getting them fed is a seemingly never ending process. I am so proud of the patience and love she has developed for them.
The children are developing too. They are both sitting up on their own and are both practicing their rasberries and grunts in anticipation of speaking. I am looking for to Dada and Mama, but really have no idea when that is supposed to happen. Tomorrow would be ok though. They are both sleeping really well and we are blessed to have that. Since about two months we have had both babies sleeping through the night. We have introduced solid foods the past couple months and the babies are getting to try all sorts of veggies and fruits at this point, with meat a few months away. Breaking Teague tradition, we are finding that mashed up potatoes are met with large amounts of yelling, spitting, and choking.
We are blessed. We have two healthy, wonderful children. We have awesome families who enjoy just giving us a quick break and just spending some time with us and the kids. We have awesome friends who have given us food and clothes for the kids. And we have so many people who prayed for us throughout the troubles with infertility and then throughout the pregnancy and continuing on. Your prayers have made a difference in our lives and we are thankful you took that time out to lift us up.
I hope the next time I sit down to do this will be soon.
Here's the kids at halloween. We do plan on abusing twin related costume ideas.
Emma getting ready for church
Maybe more some other time.
Yes, that is right. Seven months have flown by in our lives. The first seven months of Benjamin and Emma's lives. I have become something entirely different. A sort of monster. A bottle cleaning, diaper changing, laundry doing, baby feeding, giggle inducing monster. And that is just between 6:30 and 7:30 each night. I am sure, however, that most of you already know of this transformation and are mostly just laughing at those of us just now finding the profoundness of it.
Ben and Emma are getting to the age now where interaction is fun for them and finally for me. It used to be just entertaining them, trying to keep them happy so they wouldn't cry. Now it is a smile back and forth as you tickle, or snuggle, or give a bath. That smile, that laugh are amazing things. It is hard being at work, knowing that my little children are just growing away without me there to experience it. But Meg is very good. She is a fantastic mother. During the day she will send me picture texts or even the occasional video bringing me into what is happening that day. It is a demanding day she goes through each day. Just getting them fed is a seemingly never ending process. I am so proud of the patience and love she has developed for them.
The children are developing too. They are both sitting up on their own and are both practicing their rasberries and grunts in anticipation of speaking. I am looking for to Dada and Mama, but really have no idea when that is supposed to happen. Tomorrow would be ok though. They are both sleeping really well and we are blessed to have that. Since about two months we have had both babies sleeping through the night. We have introduced solid foods the past couple months and the babies are getting to try all sorts of veggies and fruits at this point, with meat a few months away. Breaking Teague tradition, we are finding that mashed up potatoes are met with large amounts of yelling, spitting, and choking.
We are blessed. We have two healthy, wonderful children. We have awesome families who enjoy just giving us a quick break and just spending some time with us and the kids. We have awesome friends who have given us food and clothes for the kids. And we have so many people who prayed for us throughout the troubles with infertility and then throughout the pregnancy and continuing on. Your prayers have made a difference in our lives and we are thankful you took that time out to lift us up.
I hope the next time I sit down to do this will be soon.
Here's the kids at halloween. We do plan on abusing twin related costume ideas.
Emma getting ready for church
Ben wondering where the food is
Maybe more some other time.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Birth and Happily Ever After
Well, the day has arrived. Friday, May 7, Meg had a scheduled C-Section to deliver our found-to-be adorable twins. What a ride it's been. 15 weeks ago we were in the hospital worried that we were having babies way ahead of schedule. Then a month later to again be in the hospital fighting continuing contractions. And then we were blessed with an incredibly smooth last 2 months that gave us 3d images of our baby girl that I still cannot believe is possible, positive-news doctors visits, and an onslaught of care and prayer that we so desperately needed. I cannot express to our family or friends the appreciation we have for that prayer and for the care. The meals that were cooked and brought to us, the house cleaning that was done on precious days off, the quick phone call checkups; these all went far in helping us along and giving us the resources to press on. And quietly, God, walking along with us. Carrying us more often than we knew. Always remaining faithful. God is good. These last 9 months have taught me so many lessons. He has taught us to trust Him and that sometimes half of trust is patience. He has taught us that He is always faithful. He has taught us that our strength will not be enough and to rely on His strength to meet our needs. So firstly, to God be the glory in the birth of our children. We thank you Lord for the blessing you have given us.
So on friday we went in for our scheduled 9:30 C section. Meg was pretty nervous as she has never had surgery and she knows too much about all that can go wrong with deliveries. After some quick baby monitoring and surgery prep she was rolled in and given an Epidural. The epidural was smooth and so much better than she expected. Mere minutes later baby Benjamin Thomas was pulled out and presented to now Mom and Dad. What a joy and relief. That first cry was the most welcomed sound. Immediately afte,r we were shown our second joy in Emma Mackenzie. Both babies were quickly wiped down and checked and showed to be in perfect health. They rolled me and the babies over to recovery while they finished up with Meg. My mom got to do the babies first baths and measurements. Benjamin weighed in at 5 lbs 14 oz and 19.25 inches long. Emma weighed in at 5 lbs 6 oz and 19.25 inches long. Meg joined us shortly after this and what a great family time we had enjoying the first minutes of our childrens lives. Eventually we found our way to our hospital room and got settled into a frantic schedule of feedings. These babies are great nursers though, so yet another blessing was given to us. We did not have to fight to wake them to feed, or fight to get them to latch, or wait for Meg to have enough milk to feed them. At this point, nothing could have gone any smoother than it did. I think God just wanted to put an exclamation point on His handiwork these 9 months with our delivery experience.
We spent 4 days in the hospital. We were able to come home on Monday and immediately entered into another frantic schedule. And that is basically where life finds us now. Ben and Emma feed on a 3 hour schedule. Each feeding takes about 1 hour and 30 mins leaving us the rest to sleep, eat, live. As such, we are running quite low on sleep, but such is parenthood. We are fighting to just keep moving forward.
What a life changing event. Every level of life is fundamentally changed and a whole new perspective is used to filter life. I think I'll have more to say on this last part, but for now it's just time to get some sleep.
So on friday we went in for our scheduled 9:30 C section. Meg was pretty nervous as she has never had surgery and she knows too much about all that can go wrong with deliveries. After some quick baby monitoring and surgery prep she was rolled in and given an Epidural. The epidural was smooth and so much better than she expected. Mere minutes later baby Benjamin Thomas was pulled out and presented to now Mom and Dad. What a joy and relief. That first cry was the most welcomed sound. Immediately afte,r we were shown our second joy in Emma Mackenzie. Both babies were quickly wiped down and checked and showed to be in perfect health. They rolled me and the babies over to recovery while they finished up with Meg. My mom got to do the babies first baths and measurements. Benjamin weighed in at 5 lbs 14 oz and 19.25 inches long. Emma weighed in at 5 lbs 6 oz and 19.25 inches long. Meg joined us shortly after this and what a great family time we had enjoying the first minutes of our childrens lives. Eventually we found our way to our hospital room and got settled into a frantic schedule of feedings. These babies are great nursers though, so yet another blessing was given to us. We did not have to fight to wake them to feed, or fight to get them to latch, or wait for Meg to have enough milk to feed them. At this point, nothing could have gone any smoother than it did. I think God just wanted to put an exclamation point on His handiwork these 9 months with our delivery experience.
We spent 4 days in the hospital. We were able to come home on Monday and immediately entered into another frantic schedule. And that is basically where life finds us now. Ben and Emma feed on a 3 hour schedule. Each feeding takes about 1 hour and 30 mins leaving us the rest to sleep, eat, live. As such, we are running quite low on sleep, but such is parenthood. We are fighting to just keep moving forward.
What a life changing event. Every level of life is fundamentally changed and a whole new perspective is used to filter life. I think I'll have more to say on this last part, but for now it's just time to get some sleep.
Up next Benjamin Thomas
And now for Emma Mackenzie
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Youtube
We have started a Youtube channel in anticipation of the twins arriving. We intend to upload videos of fun moments similiar to updating the blog here.
Our youtube videos can be found at this link.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thejiminy
Enjoy
Our youtube videos can be found at this link.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thejiminy
Enjoy
Light at the end of the tunnel
Despite our lowered expectations, Meg has carried these rapidly growing twins to 37 weeks. Yep, I said 37 weeks. 13 weeks ago we were playing it day by day. 9 weeks ago we had our second hospital visit due to contractions. Today we have had over 2 months of semi-smooth sailing and thoughts have shifted nearly 180 degrees. Now we are waiting for contractions, waiting for a spontaneous shower. Waiting for the imminent arrival of our welcomed babies.
We have mostly completed the nursery preparations. We have been stockpiling diapers. We have a dresser full of clothes and blankets galore. We have four handcrafted blankets/quilts for each baby waiting to provide comfort and warmth. So now it is a different waiting game. Anxiously waiting instead of waiting anxiously.
We have been visiting the hospital each weekend to have the twins monitored. Each week is a peek at this new life. A time to hear their steady, strong heartbeats. It is fascinating and inspiring. I spend my time thinking about how life will change, the things I will want to do with them, the responsibility that comes with having babies. Imagining playing catch, making smores camping, reading to them, or just plain watching them be alive. I am excited!
And now for some pictures. I have to say everything I want to say before the pictures because I know you wouldn't read it otherwise. It's like a picture hungry mob out there.
First we have a selection of pictures from the showers Meg had at Cheryl's and the family shower at Marlene's.
Next, we have a couple photos of the quilts that Marlene made for each of the kids.
With genes like the following two pictures we are going to have beautiful, loving, and intensely strong charactered children. What a blessing to have such family.
Extended family on the Teague side.
And we will finish up today with pictures of the completed nursery.
We have mostly completed the nursery preparations. We have been stockpiling diapers. We have a dresser full of clothes and blankets galore. We have four handcrafted blankets/quilts for each baby waiting to provide comfort and warmth. So now it is a different waiting game. Anxiously waiting instead of waiting anxiously.
We have been visiting the hospital each weekend to have the twins monitored. Each week is a peek at this new life. A time to hear their steady, strong heartbeats. It is fascinating and inspiring. I spend my time thinking about how life will change, the things I will want to do with them, the responsibility that comes with having babies. Imagining playing catch, making smores camping, reading to them, or just plain watching them be alive. I am excited!
And now for some pictures. I have to say everything I want to say before the pictures because I know you wouldn't read it otherwise. It's like a picture hungry mob out there.
First we have a selection of pictures from the showers Meg had at Cheryl's and the family shower at Marlene's.
Next, we have a couple photos of the quilts that Marlene made for each of the kids.
This is one of the blankets that Sherry Myklebust made. She also made a blue blanket. Some really talented knitters/quilters we have here.
With genes like the following two pictures we are going to have beautiful, loving, and intensely strong charactered children. What a blessing to have such family.
Extended family on the Teague side.
And we will finish up today with pictures of the completed nursery.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
3D ultrasound
Meg is now 33 weeks along with our rapidly growing twins. We had an ultrasound a couple weeks ago to measure growth and check everything out. This was a good news only appointment which was a nice change from our usual. Both babies are growing at excellent paces being in the 49th percentile for growth at that age. Our baby girl can in fact empty her bladder. The placenta has migrated upward in meg's uterus and is not the concern it once was. Overall, the news from this appointment was encouraging and comforting. After the ultrasonographer finished her measurements she switched on the 3D imaging and a whole new realm of unbelief was opened. The clarity with which you can see facial construction is astounding.
I know it would appear that our baby girl has a trunk like an elephant in this picture, but I can assure you (with some confidence) that it is not a trunk and is only a stray arm or leg. There are four of each of these floating around right now.
In the last couple of weeks we have also finished up the baby shower's, built the cribs, cleaned the carpets, and started sorting all of the stuff that needs to go into that room. We are nearly prepared to be completely unready for what we are getting ourselves into!
Again I would like to say thank you to all our friends and family. The generosity and love experienced in these showers and outside of them is amazing. What a blessing it is to be among such company.
P.S. We have only been able to get a 3D image of our baby girl at this point. Benjamin has been uncharacteristically shy at the last two appointments, but tomorrow is another appointment and thus another potential opportunity for a sneak peek.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Baby Shower
Meg has asked that we post some pictures of her baby shower with her coworkers. Their generosity was a great blessing and Meg had a great time getting to visit with humans, in real life, and out of the house. It was a trifecta of entertainment for a bedridden mother-to-be constricted mostly to association with television personalities and boring old me.
An example of Angela's adorable creativity. Don't be too disturbed by the balloons. They are only lifelike representations. Angela did not actually shrink our heads and attach them to balloons.
Megan enjoying a couple of the gifts she received.
And only semi-facetiously the most important part of any day for Meg - CUPCAKE CAKE!
Meg did have a fantastic time with good friends and generous friends. Thank you so much for being a part of our ability to raise these twins.
An example of Angela's adorable creativity. Don't be too disturbed by the balloons. They are only lifelike representations. Angela did not actually shrink our heads and attach them to balloons.
Megan enjoying a couple of the gifts she received.
And only semi-facetiously the most important part of any day for Meg - CUPCAKE CAKE!
Meg did have a fantastic time with good friends and generous friends. Thank you so much for being a part of our ability to raise these twins.
We'll finish up this post with a fresh perspective on the growing belly Meg is sporting. First pictures is at 5 weeks; second picture is at 29 weeks.
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