Arrival for fellow pregnant-with-twins chick

I want to send out a big congratulations to Jessica on the birth of her twins -- Nola and Madeleine. They were born today and look beautiful. She is a fellow (and now ex-) pregnant-with-twins blogger.

Here is her blog...

National Delurking Week

I often feel like I am just talking to myself on here ... which I suppose wouldn't be too bad...this would continue to just be my little pregnancy journal, but I would love to know who is out there reading all of my late night ramblings.

So post a comment and say hello!

Holiday Letter 2006

Since I am utterly bored senseless again, I am going to post the holiday letter we mailed out to 150 of our friends and family. I have omitted some things that would be considered "too much identity" for the purposes of this public blog.
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Dear Friends & Family,

This is the first year that we have done a holiday letter because, well, this is the first year we have ever had anything truly exciting to report.

At the beginning of this year, [Hubby] joined the law firm of [omitted] in Austin. We were both ready for a change, and his wonderful new law family have embraced us both. [Hubby] is still doing a lot of construction litigation, but now it is focused on representing independent school districts around Texas. After a month of making the Georgetown-to-Austin commute, we decided to relocate down to Austin. We have enjoyed living in the heart of Austin, and spent many lazy weekends relaxing by our pool.

The spring time was difficult on us and our family. Shannon lost her beloved Granny on April 30th. As many of you know, Shannon also lost her dad the previous October, so it was an especially tough time.

The week of Memorial Day, Shannon and her good friend Amanda spent a week exploring Washington, D.C. As much as Shannon loves history and politics, it’s amazing she held out 29 years before finally seeing it firsthand! It was a fantastic trip.

The big surprise of the year came this summer when we found out we were expecting our first baby. The big surprise of our lifetime came a month after that when the doctor found two heartbeats during the first ultrasound! Twins! We were twice blessed and overjoyed beyond words!

Shannon’s pregnancy has been smooth so far – knock on wood – and the babies appear to be healthy and strong. A few days before Thanksgiving, we were told that we were having boy/girl twins! We have been busy preparing the nursery, stocking up on baby gear and attending our birthing classes. The babies are due around March 1st, but we were told to have our hospital bag packed by Valentine’s Day.

We celebrated our third wedding anniversary in October with a trip down to South Padre Island, have enjoyed good health and good friends, started a great new job, moved to Austin, and are now awaiting the arrival of our son and daughter. We have had a tremendous year, and look forward to all that 2007 will bring.

We hope you and yours have a joyful holiday season, and enjoy much health and happiness in the new year.

Two New Members of Our Family!

I just wanted to announce that my cousin Julie had her twin boys today! I spoke to her last night, and she was feeling sick with a stomach bug. She was in her 33rd week and she was still a month away from where the doc wanted her to be. So, when I got a call this morning from my aunt saying that Julie's water had broken and she was being prepped for an emergency C-section, we were all nervous and worried.

The babies were both well over 4 lbs each -- which is wonderful news -- and were breathing without assistance. We are all thrilled and looking forward to meeting the newest members of our family.

Welcome to the world Wesley & Walker!