What is an Auntie to do?

Shop, of course! When you are having a baby(or 2) you sort of have to hold back from buying too much and let others do the fun stuff. Not true when you are the auntie! As I was browsing through Target for spring jackets for our twins the other night I found these adorable little onesies with matching pants that are so tiny I can't imagine a baby fitting in them. And they just happen to have an inspired decorative touch on them about.....who was that again......Oh Yeah, Auntie! I'll have these babies brainwashed for all of us aunties before they are even born - Aunties do, in fact, ROCK! Just ask the five Harding - Wheeler kids who are loved, spoiled, and loved some more by their aunties and uncles on a daily basis.

No one spoils the kids more than Auntie Meg. It is going to be a huge adjustment (but a happy one!) when Auntie Meg is home with her own babies and not over here everyday. That being said her bond with all of the H-W's is so strong (Bob included!) that she may find us on her doorstep more often than she would like! The big kids are starting to count down to the babies coming - Molly wants to know where she is going to be and how she is going to know when they are here. Peter just wants to know when he is FINALLY going to get to hold a boy baby!

In other news, Meg has refused belly pictures the last two times she was here (Something about needing a shower) so I am going to stalk her for a 20 week picture - this is where it gets interesting! I have one picture of my mom pregnant with me and I absolutely love it. I think kids are interested in what their Moms looked like pregnant so on behalf of the babies I am going to make it happen!

We have a few volunteers to do a blog so stay tuned!

Kasey

What we know so far!

Meg is not ready yet to start keeping records for the babies - let's face it - the ultrasound pictures all reside in a safe place in my house so she doesn't lose them. I, on the other hand, am obssessively keeping records to make sure that the babies know every detail about their life in utero. So Meg and I agreed that until she and Tim wrap their brains around the whole "We have been married for six month and are five months pregnant with twins" thing I will start keeping some information for the babies - belly pictures, ultrasounds and anything else that will allow them to know how loved and treasured they were before they even got here. Since this will be a kind of journal for the babies to know all of the prep work that went on before their arrival I also thought that it would be fun to have other guest boggers. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, great aunts, great uncles, friends and anyone else who feels blessed to be a part of this big event. We already have some pretty proficient and prolific bloggers in the family (Auntie Beth, KK, Uncle Pete, Auntie Brigid, Auntie Kara and Tyler) so I suspect it won't be hard to get some volunteers. Send me an e-mail and let me know when you want to be a guest blogger and I will get you into the blog. I can help you scan old pictures, upload new pictures and do just about anything else. Remember that this blog is created for the babies in love so don't worry about spelling or grammer errors, bragging too much or being an old fuddy duddy - there is no judgement here - just shared happiness in our two little angels!

So this is what we know so far.
1. On December 18th Meg and Tim found out they were pregnant!

2. On Decmber 25th - they announced the big event to their families via adorable little onesies that said "Coming Soon - August 2010".

3. On New Year's Eve - Meg went for an ultrasound with Auntie Beth - I'm pretty sure she was assuming it was just a routine visit but .......................instead she found out it was twins!

4. Over the next few weeks we all held our breath as doctor's and nurses warned that maintaining a twin pregnancy was very difficult - but not for Meg - there were always two strong heartbeats on the screen and two happy parents breathing a sigh of relief.

5. Meg gets an ultrasound almost everytime she goes to the doctor as the doctors often have a hard time finding two distinct heartbeats.

6. On March 15, 2010 a routine ultrasound to find the heartbeats in the doctor's office revealed that the babies were a boy and a girl.

7. On March 22, 2010 a full anatomy scan confirmed this fact!

8. Meg hates the smell of coffee and craves mozzerella sticks and pasta right now.

9. Since the babies will likely be delivered at week 38 of pregnancy - we are just about at the half way point right now!

10. Baby B is a boy and has had a name since New Year's - Brendan Walter Lawrence. Baby A is a girl and still has no name! We are waiting!

The babies at 13 weeks! Perfect in every way! They were 2.2 inches!


The onesie that announced the arrival of a baby in August 2010 - we still thought there was only one baby!

New Year's Eve family party - what a perfect way to celebrate the announcment of two babies! We're having twins!

The babies first photo shoot! Such cooperative babies!

The next blog will be a bit more organized - I promise. In the meantime - a little glimpse into the lives of our little "twinnies". I can't wait until they both have names so we can start really bonding !