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One Year Ago Today…

December 26, 2012 By Heather 2 Comments

So one year ago today, Dave and I learned we were going to have twins. It was maybe the most monumental, shocking, earth shattering, terrifying and thrilling day I have ever had in my life. It took weeks, maybe months, for us to fully comprehend how much our lives were going to change.

But a year ago today, it was just me and and Dave, my husband, in the dreary Columbia Memorial Hospital emergency room, terrified and thrilled. Twins.

I’m going to repost the whole story here.

This is the story of how we learned we were going to have twins.

“Let Me Show You Something,” Said The Ultrasound Technician

We found out that I was pregnant in the usual way. Also, I GOT pregnant in the usual way. We’ve already had a few people casually ask if we used IVF. In the future, when we get this question, I am going to say, “Why, no! We used my husband’s penis!” I don’t get offended easily, but I *can’t wait* for strangers to ask me nosy questions.
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Babies’ First Christmas

December 25, 2012 By Heather 3 Comments

This is our holiday card this year, which I am still sending out. At the rate I am going, they will be St Patricks’s Day cards. Please still act surprised when you open yours.

Merry Christmas to all! Thank you for reading, and thank you for following along as these little guys grow. I predict there will be more baby photos in 2013.

Absent, Is My Mind

December 20, 2012 By Heather 5 Comments

Like many people this time of year, we have a lot of packages arriving. I have seen UPS packages delivered to our door in U-Haul trucks, and charmingly, by bicycle. Yesterday, an unmarked truck pulled up outside our apartment, and I saw a man approach our door with a package. As I have done with [...]

You Can Buy Happiness (And It’s Cheap)

December 17, 2012 By Heather 2 Comments

This is a review of our lovely friend Tammy’s book You Can By Happiness (And It’s Cheap). This book has been out for a few months and I’m sort of late writing this review. But trust me, I do think you should go out and get this book, especially in this season of culturally-enforced consumerist [...]

This Could Not Be More Perfect #nofilters

December 14, 2012 By Heather 1 Comment

I have an Instagram account, and somehow I lost the password. Which is endlessly frustrating to me. Because of stuff like this. THIS. Perfect. This is outside our bedroom window, but it is closer to our neighbor’s front door. And since our neighbors sometimes keep us up late with inane prepubescent screeching, I am in [...]

“I Demand Beer!”

December 6, 2012 By Heather 4 Comments

This kid could not be more like his dad. The pediatrician said to get the boys an exersaucer to practice keeping their heads upright, and for keeping them contained and amused. Exersaucers, like play gyms, sort of offend my delicate sensibilities. Not to mention my delicate retinas. So I got one of these. It’s a [...]