Team Scott: End of the First Trimester

As I start my second trimester on Saturday, I have come to the conclusion that some women excel at being pregnant and some women, well, don't. Turns out I'm one of those women who don't. Who knew? When I thought of pregnancy I had always assumed my checklist would look like this:

Glowing
Cute, round bump
Living my normal life, just with a cute bump
Spending time with friends, with a cute bump
Having fun cravings and eating a yummy array of food
Dreaming with my husband about our cute future child...note: just one child at a time

Turns out my reality-check checklist looks more like this:

Glowing.... only if defined as intense acne like I am 14-years-old again
Bump that looks more like I ate too much steak dinner... a few too many times
Nausea = morning sickness, afternoon sickness, night sickness... aka all day long sickness and throwing up
Headaches and endless fatigue
Cramping and crazy back pain
Never seeing friends because the toilet and couch are my new best friends
Panicking with my husband over the reality of babies...note: PLURAL...and what that will mean for our future, as well as worrying if they will be healthy

Life just never seems to go the way you think it will. As miserable as I have been though, I have to remind myself that I am so blessed to be here. I would so rather be miserable for nine months than be left to wonder what it would have been like and never experience it for myself. We are so blessed to have these miracles after a year of medications and procedures. There are so many women who go through all of that for even longer and still have empty arms. So while reality doesn't look anything like I had hoped and imagined, it's still okay.

So without further ado, for the first time, we would like to introduce you to our two little ones! (Click on each picture for a bigger image.)