TWINS????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

In case you weren't paying attention.....we are having twins!!??!!

Hysterical laughter seems to be the reaction of the day. No, twins don't run in either family. I told P. we were having two babies, "like twins?" he asked. Despite the confirming pictures and my own eyes watching two little tiny heartbeats, It is still unreal. It will probably still be unreal when we pack them off to college.

For the girls(who like all the technical info) they measure at 7 weeks 4 days, and they both had a heart rate of 169. I get to have lots of ultrasounds and lots of dr. visits. woohoo.

I have been really, really nauseous all week. Today they gave me a prescription for the good stuff. Unfortunately it is really really expensive (with insurance I have to pay $35 for 4 pills, you don't want to know how much it costs w/o ins.) So I will post as often as I can. Surfing the net and playing games make me get motion sick while I am pregnant. Splitcat's feeling a little nauseous now, too.

So we appreciate any prayers anyone wants to send our way.

Things to consider

When you decide you want children:

One day you have to teach them how to put on socks.

The Birthday Boy

Today is the boy's fifth birthday. He can now do anything because he is five. He asked if he was taller and if he could run fast like his cousin H. It has been a more exciting day than even Christmas. His mother feels a little guilty over not planning a big party for this auspicious occasion. She is not feeling quite up to partying or cleaning her house. However, he just left with his father to go miniature golfing and to toys-r-us to possibly get a big wheel. His very patient Aunt recently taught him to pedal. (Apparently he needed to pretend he was marching.) Tomorrow we wil go to my parents for pizza and party, and Sunday we will go to splitcat's parents for more food and partying. He also got to be leader at school today and take cupcakes and a show-n-tell. So he is not being deprived by any means.

I am very glad we have all made it this far. P. has changed so much in the past year. He has left many of his fears behind and is struggling to figure out exactly what it means to be a big boy. He has learned to articulate his thoughts and ask many many many questions on the nature of life and God. He told me last night that he wants to be an artist so he can make things, like God does. He is much like his father, astonishing me with the depths of his insights. I am looking forward to watching this little guy get bigger and bigger. I try not to be one of those parents who don't want their children to grow up. I enjoy(for the most part) every new stage of life. Like when I read, I can't wait to find out what happens next.

Some News

Guess what!!! The Chintzibob family will be adding child #3 in September. Woohoo. No, really, I mean it. We are both excited, we had about resigned ourselves to 2. But God apparently wanted us to have more. We would appreciate any prayers anyone wanted to send our way. It is still early, and we considered not telling for awhile, but I feel like I'm lying if I don't tell. So we broke the news to our families tonight.


So far no morning sickness, which is good, but plenty of other symptoms. So I'm trying to figure out what all I should try to get done before it hits. With P. it was manageable, with E. I spent five months on the couch. So far I feel alot like I did with P. I will go ahead and confess to hoping for another girl. Especially since its nearest sibling is a girl. But of course I will be just as happy if it's a boy.

So, I just wanted to share the news!!