Turn my back for one minute...

And Joseph climbs his way up to sitting on the kitchen stool and tries to make a phone call. I literally only turned my back long enough to wash one sippy cup! Maybe he wanted takeout (thai please!).

Actually I've been pretty weird about food lately...I get hungry but I don't feel like eating (and let me say that is a very new feeling for me!) Nothing is very appealing though I do become fixated on certain things that I have to have right away. Yesterday all I could think about was an asiago cheese bagel with veggie cream cheese, so that's what I got this morning. (I'm thinking of getting it tomorrow morning too.) The other night it was pasta, so Jay was very accommodating and made dinner while I sat on my ass (something I am always in the mood to do these days). I have to get my carbs in while I can, since I'm being tested for gestational diabetes in a few weeks (oh joy of joys). I've already been told that I will fail the test it's just a matter of when. Lovely.

Joseph is clapping his hands to sesame street right now (ladybugs twelve, at the ladybug picnic). We also worked on his letters and sounds using starfall.com (awesome site!) The banana and cookies for dinner didn't exactly score me high parenting points though (at least there was milk). And now Rosco is licking the crumbs off the couch. Nice.

Twins!

That's right...I'm pregnant....with twins! It all started with this ultrasound picture on Friday, March 13th. They had just wrapped up taking pictures of "the" fetus when they started taking shots of my ovaries. As they moved across my belly to get to the other ovary another heartbeat flickered on the screen. Jay actually recognized what he was seeing, and the technician and doctor confirmed...there's two in there!

Another ultrasound with the perinatologist last week confirmed that the twins are identical, two sacs but one placenta (mono-di). That means that through some twist of fate the egg split into two sacs, but the babies share the same food source and blood. So there's a higher chance of complications....yadda yadda...we'll be having lots of ultrasounds.....blah blah blah....had to switch doctors and will be seeing specialists....likelihood for bed rest and c-section....I could continue with all the details but then your eyes would glaze over and you'd be less likely to come back to the blog for updates and I'd have to talk to people on the phone more and that sure isn't going to happen.

While it may not have been fate that split the egg, it wasn't genetics either. While fraternal twins can be hereditary, there is no answer for what causes identical twins. Tall moms, obese moms, moms that eat lots of yams and dairy....all are linked to higher chances of twins...but since I didn't start eatting ice cream by the gallon until after I was pregnant it seems we were just lucky!

I'm feeling fine other than being tired and hungry all of the time....hoping that goes away soon...if not I'll be one large mama my the time the babies arrive! Due date is November 1, 2009...12 weeks down, 28 more to go!

Joseph's 2 Year Stats

Height: 36 inches (100%)

Weight: 30 lbs 4 oz (80%)

Head: 48 3/4 cm (50%)

No surprise that Joseph is still on the tall side...but the nurse was a bit generous with his height because she measured him at 37. (which he is definitely not). He started screaming the minute she walked into the room and told her "bye bye" several times before coming to terms with the fact that we were in a doctor's office. He calmed down in time to get checked out by the doctor though, and even said "Ahhh" so that we could see his 2 year molars. Only needed one shot and one blood test this time around, and that's it for the needles until public school time! He wasn't very pleased with the shot in his thigh but he got over that as soon as he realized there were robots on his band aid. But seriously....what happened to the suckers? No cutesy band aid or sticker could ever be as good as a lollipop.....unless they start coating band aids and stickers with sugar.

Two, Ha, Ha, Ha!

"Two, Ha, Ha Ha" is Joseph's consistent response to the question "How old are you?" And after weeks of preparation the answer finally fits....Joseph is 2! We made cupcakes to take to school and share with everyone, but did some pre-celebrating this weekend with family and will have post celebrating next weekend with more family. Hopefully next weekend he'll be a bit happier at cake time. While his mood did make for some cute pics I decided not to post the ones of his screaming. After all, it is his birthday.