Funny that when I was younger... I always knew that I wanted to have children but now that I’m pregnant and expecting twin girls... it’s hard to place an actual word to my feelings. I grew up with lots of kids around me (being Filipino we have large families) and I’ve loved being around my younger cousins and taking them out to celebrate their birthdays (ie. just ask Sydney and Madison). But it’s so different when you are expecting your own.
Since we have found out that we would be having twins... I always have thought how blessed we are to be pregnant and even more with 2 babies! But I’ve never been OA (over-acting) about it. I’m extremely happy and feeling really great... but @ the same time I haven’t been going crazy... and for me who’s usually hyper... I’ve been pretty calm. I think I am feeling this way mainly cause it’s been Jay, Brix and I for so long... that i feel a bit uneasy that in less than 3 months... it will all change. Change is good... but for me change also means the unknown. The unknowing of how will we manage with 2 babies... whether it be emotionally, mentally and/or financially. As well as the fact that I love my relationship with my husband... and I’m not ready for such a change that it’s no longer about us but about THEM.
The one thing that is getting me through my feelings is my husband and his support. He has been so supportive and taking me to my Ultrasound apts, Blood lab tests, OB apts and doing our prenatal classes together (plus doing craving runs for chocolate milk shakes & ice cream) but most of all... he is there to listen to my feelings. Weird I always wanted Jay to buy me flowers, gifts, take me to fancy dinners, etc... but now I’m so grateful I have a husband that will always be here for me. I could care less that I don’t have fancy jewelry or a big house... but I have a husband that is home with me every night and the girls will have a father that is present in their life. I still feel nervous thinking about what is ahead of us... but as we are nearing August... I’m feeling happier that my partner has stepped up his game to be the kind of father I knew Jay could be. The girls, brix and I are so lucky to have him in our lives.
Did anyone else out there feel the same way right be4 they had their first baby (or babies)?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Potato Chips vs Nachos
Earlier I agreed to give up something since my wife was pregnant because she had to give up her beloved sushi. So I gave up my beloved chips as most of you know. Well, I have been potato chip free since February! That is a feat in itself, trust me. There have been bags of potato chips at my in-laws, for weeks, that no one has touched yet. Everytime we visit, they are just out in the open. C'mon, eat those things already! Since I have been chip free, my salt tooth has somewhat changed to a sweet tooth now. I find myself eating sweet things more like, chocolates, icecream, and cakes now which I never use to do.
A couple of weeks ago, while out with our friends, an arguement presented itself. My wife, ordered a huge plate of nachos, which I couldn't have...or could I? Are nachos considered chips? Course all the guys were on my side...."no no...nachos are not chips....Jay can eat them.....go ahead...you deserve this man...." My wife would argue they are the same. I stuffed my face happily with nachos that night. Did I break the rule? Let's find out.
Potato Chip - A thin slice of potato fried in deep fat until crisp and then usually seasoned. Often used in the plural.
Nachos - A small, often triangular piece of tortilla topped with cheese or chili-pepper sauce and broiled.
What is a tortilla then?
Tortilla - A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface
Ha! So my statement does stand true. I am chip free since February! A potato chip is one that is fried in deep fat......while the tortilla is made of unleavened bread and baked! No harm....no foul....order me up more nachos boys!
A couple of weeks ago, while out with our friends, an arguement presented itself. My wife, ordered a huge plate of nachos, which I couldn't have...or could I? Are nachos considered chips? Course all the guys were on my side...."no no...nachos are not chips....Jay can eat them.....go ahead...you deserve this man...." My wife would argue they are the same. I stuffed my face happily with nachos that night. Did I break the rule? Let's find out.
Potato Chip - A thin slice of potato fried in deep fat until crisp and then usually seasoned. Often used in the plural.
Nachos - A small, often triangular piece of tortilla topped with cheese or chili-pepper sauce and broiled.
What is a tortilla then?
Tortilla - A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface
Ha! So my statement does stand true. I am chip free since February! A potato chip is one that is fried in deep fat......while the tortilla is made of unleavened bread and baked! No harm....no foul....order me up more nachos boys!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
What Not to Name Your Twins
By now, most of you folks already know my household will soon be dominated by women which makes me still....the MAN of the house! Oh who am I kidding anyway?
The next stage is ....What NOT to Name Your Twins! With twin girls, there goes my hopes of naming our kids Luke and Leia unless one twin wants to live with a male name. Imagine that... a girl named Luke. That would really suck for her future husband/ boyfriend.
"Hey man, what's your girlfriend's name again?"
" Luke..."
"I didn't know you were gay. When did you come out?"
"No...I'm not gay, her parents named her Luke. Stupid parents!"
Then again, what guy would go for a girl named Luke? It's just too weird for me, girls with boys names or boys with girl names. Girls named, Adrian, James, Keith, Roy. It doesn't sound right, probably because I've never seen it used for girls. But that's the trend I hear. Unisex names on the other hand I can get used to and are also getting more popular than ever. Names like, Taylor, Jamie, Casey, Jordan are familiar to me.
There's so much in a name that it takes time to discover but it doesn't take any time to deem these twin names as fails. Check these out:
Jesus and Judas - are you serious?
Bob and Not Bob - that's dumb
Eeebie and Jeebie - gives me the heebie jeebies
Nova and Kane - Novacaine?
Jillian and Lilian
Luke and Leia (my wife wrote this one)
Tomax and Xamot - Crimson twins from GI Joe
Orangejello and Yellowjello - ultimate name fail
I'm sure we can do better than that list.
The name searching so far doesn't seem to be getting anywhere. I never knew picking 2 names could be this difficult but I'm sure when we come across the right name, it will hit us like a ton of bricks. For now, we're leaning towards names like Svetlana, Zawadi or Sudarshini...naw just kidding...but can you imagine chinese filipino twins with those names?
The next stage is ....What NOT to Name Your Twins! With twin girls, there goes my hopes of naming our kids Luke and Leia unless one twin wants to live with a male name. Imagine that... a girl named Luke. That would really suck for her future husband/ boyfriend.
"Hey man, what's your girlfriend's name again?"
" Luke..."
"I didn't know you were gay. When did you come out?"
"No...I'm not gay, her parents named her Luke. Stupid parents!"
Then again, what guy would go for a girl named Luke? It's just too weird for me, girls with boys names or boys with girl names. Girls named, Adrian, James, Keith, Roy. It doesn't sound right, probably because I've never seen it used for girls. But that's the trend I hear. Unisex names on the other hand I can get used to and are also getting more popular than ever. Names like, Taylor, Jamie, Casey, Jordan are familiar to me.
There's so much in a name that it takes time to discover but it doesn't take any time to deem these twin names as fails. Check these out:
Jesus and Judas - are you serious?
Bob and Not Bob - that's dumb
Eeebie and Jeebie - gives me the heebie jeebies
Nova and Kane - Novacaine?
Jillian and Lilian
Luke and Leia (my wife wrote this one)
Tomax and Xamot - Crimson twins from GI Joe
Orangejello and Yellowjello - ultimate name fail
I'm sure we can do better than that list.
The name searching so far doesn't seem to be getting anywhere. I never knew picking 2 names could be this difficult but I'm sure when we come across the right name, it will hit us like a ton of bricks. For now, we're leaning towards names like Svetlana, Zawadi or Sudarshini...naw just kidding...but can you imagine chinese filipino twins with those names?
Monday, May 16, 2011
Finding out the sex of the twins.
Ultrasound has come a long way as a tool in medical imaging. In my parent's generation, they didn't have such imaging capabilities. They had no clue if they were having a boy or girl. Thank goodness I was a boy because if I were a girl, my mom would have given me the name Cindy! Nothing wrong with the name Cindy, but it just reminds me of Cindy Lauper and ".....girls just want to have fun....ohhhhh....girls just want to have fun!"
So when our 20 week ultrasound day came, we were excited to find out the sex of the twins. If the twins were a girl and boy....oh man....I would name them Luke and Leah. That would be sweet! They would bring balance to the Force.
"Do you want to know the sex of the twins today?" Asked the ultrasound tech as my wife and I settled into the dimly lit, imaging room.
"Yes, we can only take so much green and yellow colours." My wife replied.
"Hopefully they are willing to cooperate today." And with that, she began examining.
After about an hour of probing, checking, measuring, and scratching of the heads....
"They're not cooperating.....I'm leaning towards girl for one of the them....the other had their legs crossed." So we left not knowing for sure but we were fine with that because that wasn't the most important to us.
Naturally, many of us want to know the sex of the baby. It's understandable, you want to know what to buy the kid. In the grand scheme of things, jokes aside, it doesn't matter what the sex is for us. Boy boy, girl girl, boy girl....it doesn't matter. What we really want, God willing, is to have two healthy babies. I'd be a liar if I told you I never thought about down syndrome. The scary part is, between 20%-30% of babies with Downs showed no signs during the ultrasound checks. Great as ultrasound screening is, it's not a 100% screen. So keeping that mind, my wife and I stay humble. We try not to get over excited.
So this is the part where I talk about faith. Since my wife and I are Christians, it really is up to the hands of God. We absolutely have no control over this, and when you have no control over something that is so life changing, it's scary. Faith is believing in future outcomes not resting on logical proof or material evidence. Thanks Wikipedia. I guess this is what it means to be a parent. I'm sure many expecting parents also go thru such similar worries. So we pray, that God grants us two healthy babies, and even if that's not the path chosen for us, we will find a way to manage.
So in conclusion, be it BB, GG, BG, healthy or special, we will fall in love with them when they arrive...mind you I will probably faint first. We just pray for strength and knowledge because really, that's all we can really ask for. Tune in for my next post....
BTW .....its GG if you really wanted to know ...confirmed at the 23 week U/S
Twin A
Twin B
And in true fashion, my wife goes out and buys a pair of Jordans for one of the kids. Still trying to find another for the second. Those ugly runners beside the Jordans are mine by the way. They cost the same amount as the Jordans. Go figure.
So when our 20 week ultrasound day came, we were excited to find out the sex of the twins. If the twins were a girl and boy....oh man....I would name them Luke and Leah. That would be sweet! They would bring balance to the Force.
"Do you want to know the sex of the twins today?" Asked the ultrasound tech as my wife and I settled into the dimly lit, imaging room.
"Yes, we can only take so much green and yellow colours." My wife replied.
"Hopefully they are willing to cooperate today." And with that, she began examining.
After about an hour of probing, checking, measuring, and scratching of the heads....
"They're not cooperating.....I'm leaning towards girl for one of the them....the other had their legs crossed." So we left not knowing for sure but we were fine with that because that wasn't the most important to us.
Naturally, many of us want to know the sex of the baby. It's understandable, you want to know what to buy the kid. In the grand scheme of things, jokes aside, it doesn't matter what the sex is for us. Boy boy, girl girl, boy girl....it doesn't matter. What we really want, God willing, is to have two healthy babies. I'd be a liar if I told you I never thought about down syndrome. The scary part is, between 20%-30% of babies with Downs showed no signs during the ultrasound checks. Great as ultrasound screening is, it's not a 100% screen. So keeping that mind, my wife and I stay humble. We try not to get over excited.
So this is the part where I talk about faith. Since my wife and I are Christians, it really is up to the hands of God. We absolutely have no control over this, and when you have no control over something that is so life changing, it's scary. Faith is believing in future outcomes not resting on logical proof or material evidence. Thanks Wikipedia. I guess this is what it means to be a parent. I'm sure many expecting parents also go thru such similar worries. So we pray, that God grants us two healthy babies, and even if that's not the path chosen for us, we will find a way to manage.
So in conclusion, be it BB, GG, BG, healthy or special, we will fall in love with them when they arrive...mind you I will probably faint first. We just pray for strength and knowledge because really, that's all we can really ask for. Tune in for my next post....
BTW .....its GG if you really wanted to know ...confirmed at the 23 week U/S
And in true fashion, my wife goes out and buys a pair of Jordans for one of the kids. Still trying to find another for the second. Those ugly runners beside the Jordans are mine by the way. They cost the same amount as the Jordans. Go figure.
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