Two Sisters, Two Stories: April 2013

We had our gender reveal party and it was better than I could have ever imagined. We were surrounded by our families and a few close friends. Rocky and I are so excited to announce that we are having........ Well, watch the video below and see if you can tell. There is a Part 1 and Part 2! I hope these videos uploaded to YouTube correctly, this was my first time doing so.

Gender Reveal PART 1: http://youtu.be/0no3PWVYIDc

Gender Reveal PART 2: http://youtu.be/i_lxeesS7lA

Can you believe it?!?! We are so very thrilled! Rocky and I truly had NO preference and that was such a blessing. The old Natalie would have wanted a particular outcome. This made it so wonderful because finding out their gender was just icing on the cake. Finding out what they are made it so much more real. A little bit more like our reality. I have grown up with mostly girls, but most of you know that I have two nephews. I have ABSOLUTELY fell in love with little boys and cannot believe that I will have two of my very own. I do not know how I will even love more than I love my nephews, but I am told(by everyone) that I will. :-) Obvisouly, I know that I will, I just like to say that so people know how much I love my little Rad and Win!

My mom, sister, and best friend Jenn suprised me by having me open gifts, beofre we found out the genders, that were each specific to the different combos. By the time I got to the second gift I started crying, I was overcome with emotion. I couln't believe I was actually opening my very own baby gifts. It felt very much like I didn't belong in that chair, opening those gifts, like this couln't really be happening to me. Honestly, I felt very awkward. When I held up those itty bitty clothes I imagined my babies in them for the first time and it was overwhelming. For so long I have watched and bought for others having babies. It was the first time it really sunk in that I will have little baby clothes to wash and little babies of my very own to dress. It was a moment that I will never forget. In that moment God's goodness was so sweet, not because He had given me what I wanted, but because it was so specific to me and He had done it in a way that was better than I could have or would have never planned.

Everyone had to wear colors depending on their vote. My guess was boy/girl so I wore pink top with blue pants, and Rocky guessed two girls so he wore all pink. I also made blue seersucker bowties and pink with white polka dots bows. If you guess Boys you wore a blue bowtie, girls you wore a pink bow, and for boy/girl you wore one of each. We had a cork board were I put everyone's guess on when they arrived. I also had little souvenir cards that each guess filled out with a little note and their guess so I could show the twins one day. Everything was perfect!

My cousin Melissa went to my ultrasound with me the week before the party. We put our coats over our heads when it came to time for her to check the genders. It was so fun! I was so glad she was there with me that day. Everyone at the doctor's office wanted to know right then, but my US tech(whom I am now BFF with) wouldn't tell anyone until we had left the building. You just cannot be to careful! That same week I took the sealed envelope to the baker and made sure they knew that this was a SURPRISE. We did everything in my power to not find out and we didn't!

That sealed envelope sat under our cabinet for a week! I had written in big, bold letter.....DO NOT OPEN. BABY GENDER INSIDE! I never even wanted to peek inside. I knew it would get here soon enough and then the moment would be gone forever. I loved all the anticipation. My friends and family were flipping out way more than we were. It was so fun!

You know how you wait for something big that is coming up, and you can't wait for it to get here that you wish the time away and then when the moment comes you are sad that it is over because you didn't spend enough time enjoying the moments leading up to the big day(insert any big event here)? Well, for the first time in my life this didn't happen! Thank you Jesus for more progress! I cherished every moment leading up to this party. Never wishing any moment to pass me by and when the party was over it just felt right. I am so grateful for the lessons in enjoying life day by day even if it took the Lord a reeeaaallllyyyyy long time to get me here, due to my stubborness of course!

I will now enjoy my children that much more. Thank you for making me wait Lord! In these moments I think of all the things the old Natalie would have missed out on by wishing away to the next stage. Oh how the regret would have set in later after my children were grown. I tell you this because the Lord may not be giving you something that you depsarately want because you are not ready to fully enjoy it, appreciate it, or cherish it.

Baby A and Baby B are definitely boys as shown below!

Twins at 11 weeks:

Baby A's precious little leg at 11 weeks:

Twins at 12 weeks:

You can see the thin membrane that divides them. This will continue to get thinner and will basicially be like seran wrap. They will be able to kick, punch, and kiss each other! Just being BEST FRIENDS!