A New Me...or, Rather, Two New "Me's"

I realize that it's been almost a year since my last update. It's not because I haven't wanted to write, it's that my life changed so much after March 4, 2013 that I couldn't even wrap my head around it to put into words. The most amazing thing happened: I am now a mother of beautiful twin boys!

We had been trying for a very short time, and all of a sudden, in the middle of March, our dream came true! I got the positive reading and praised God for making me a mother, then I spent the entire morning preparing a wonderful date for my husband, at the end of which I shared the good news with him. More about that later...

We were ecstatic about our little one's arrival, when we went to hear the heartbeat for the first time and the doctor told us he couldn't hear it. Immediately, I thought the worst, but the doctor assured us this happens frequently, especially when the placenta is in the front. He scheduled us for a sonogram and we found out that day that our dreams had been doubled! There is a pretty funny story behind that, which I'll have to share another day.

After a nearly full-term pregnancy, we are the proud parents of two charming, healthy, and lovable little men, hence two new mini-me's. Now I begin the journey once again to reaching my goal weight, after gaining over 50 pounds during my pregnancy. I hope you'll come along for the ride!

16 weeks post-partum; 265 pounds