Pregnancy Comments

I realize that I am pregnant, and I also realize that I am going to be larger than most because I am carrying twins, but it shocks me at what people will actually allow themselves to say.  Here are a few of the "good" ones I have heard lately:

"Oh wow, it looks like you swallowed a huge basketball"
"You are gonna pop soon!"
"Oh I am glad I am not you - you are going to get HUGE"
"Two babies are a lot to handle, are you sure you are ready?"
"Do you need a wheelchair?"

I have to laugh, but inside it makes me think...really, I can't believe you just said that!  On that note, I have only gained 20 lbs, am carrying 2 very healthy babies, and yes I still have 3 more months to go!  I think I am doing fabulous :)

To all the nay sayers my response is....I am pregnant, not handicapped...and yes, I realize that 2 babies are a lot to handle but they are double the blessing and I am absolutely ready for that!  A huge basketball is better than looking like the Michelin Man!  Cheers to pregnancy :)

Birthday Fun

Turning 30 was a milestone in my young life for a few reasons, but mostly because it meant that my 20's are history.  For all who know how tumultuous my 20's were, you know I am breathing a sigh of relief and I know that my 30's will be fabulous!  My birthday celebration started a day early with a wonderful surprise from my mother-in-law, D, who lovingly provided me with someone to come to our house for the entire day and help me organize, move things, and most importantly disinfect our humble abode.  She stayed for 6 hours helping me get everything in order, which at the end of the day put the biggest smile on my face.  I can't explain what a blessing it was to have someone do the heavy lifting and cleaning since I am good for nothing right now except for growing our children.  See our beautiful growing children below!

At noon, my wonderful husband brought me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers which included hydrangeas, roses and daisies.

And in the evening we went out for dinner and had a nice little date night (which has been long over due).  This was all the day before my actual birthday because Kris had a football game on my birthday.  So, my actual birthday seemed like an extra day of love!  I enjoyed a wonderful lunch with my lady co-workers.  Mexican food is always good for this pregnant tummy so long as I have my Pepcid A/C in tow! 

Since Kris had his season opener that night, my father-in-law picked me up and we headed to the football field to support the team.  It was a great night for football...the we had a cold front move in so the heat wasn't so unbearable.  I just love watching Kris in action!  He loves what he does so much.

Here they are right before kick off, getting everyone together:

Here he is rallying his guys:

In night vision (because the lights were so bad at the field) stretching out a cramped up player:

And finally, with a win - and the final score!!!

All in all it was a great birthday!  Cheers to what this next decade will bring....a growing family, the laughter of children, many tears, and less stress (well maybe just a completely different kind of stress).

The "JOYS" of Pregnancy

So, I have been thinking that being while I am joyful about growing our children, I am not so joyful about the effect it takes on my body.  I am absolutely amazed at how many pregnant women have a wonderful glow about them and seem to move around with ease.  I, on the other hand, have had quite a rough time and am starting to think that I don't enjoy the whole "being pregnant" experience.

My pregnancy started off with hypermesis gravidarum (a fancy word for throwing up everything).  Once that calmed down a bit, I began to experience dizzy and fainting spells.  So the doctor ordered me to as much rest as possible.  This made it very difficult for me to be able to fly back to California for a very gracious baby shower that my family was planning for me.  But the health of the babies and myself forced me to stay in good ole Texas!  Now my "joy" is trying to ward off preeclampsia, which is a condition in which I have an elevated blood pressure, experience swelling and a few other unmentionable symptoms.  I go in for lab testing in a few days to make sure that everything is under control.

Needless to say, pregnancy has not been rainbows and butterflies for me, but we are so excited about our growing family!  Here are a few pics to show how well our babies are growing!

10 Weeks

16 weeks

20 weeks

21 weeks

Two buns in the oven

We had been praying for God to bless us with a baby for quite some time and we were so excited to read a positive pregnancy test and get confirmation that we were in-fact expecting.  We had talked about how many children we both ideally would like to have and thought we had a good game plan, but as it has gone with our marriage, just when we make plans, God always has a different plan.  We went in for our first ultrasound at 12 weeks and were so excited to see our baby's heartbeat.  The technician squirted the jelly on my belly and began to move her wand around to find little baby Cauble.  And all of a sudden, I saw TWO little images!  It was confirmed that we were definitely having twins!!!  Kris laughed and I almost hyperventilated from shock.  Once the shock wore off we were elated that God had blessed us so abundantly and we quickly began racking our brains around the responsibility of two infants at one time.

So there they were, Baby A and Baby B!  This was new terminology that we would soon become accustomed to.  We began to wonder if they were boys, girls or one of each!  And by the time our next ultrasound came due at 16 weeks, we found out the genders......

Baby B is a BOY!!!

AND...........

Baby A is a GIRL!!!!

So now we needed to name our little blessings!  Kris wanted our children to share his same initials of KDC, so our babies will be named Knox Dereck Cauble and Kaitlyn Donna Cauble!  We can't wait to hold them, kiss them, and love them!