not all maternity clothes will work

After viewing those comparison photos, I can see why I am already having issues. Some of my old maternity tops are already getting too short.  I have been in my maternity clothes just about a month now and already growing out of some shirts!  At least the pants are actually fitting better since my belly is now able to hold them up.  With four months left, I can see I will be needing dresses soon.

Hopefully Friday's snow, which was about a foot deep, will be the last for the year.  Skirts/dresses and snow don't mix too well.  Also, they are already selling summer clothes here!  Don't they know it will be cold for another month still?  I won't be buying a lightweight summer dress until the weather gets quite a bit warmer.

comparisons!

18 weeks with twins                                     19 weeks with Alex

He did it!!!

After 5 weeks at swim lessons, Alex finally got into the pool!!!!  I can't tell you how excited I was-His teacher, too!  The first week he cried, the second he sat at the edge of the pool and wouldn't budge, the third he stood at the side watching, last week he cried and we didn't even get there.  This week he stood at the side of the pool the entire lesson.  Finally, he asked for his Spider-man goggles and sat at the edge of the
pool.  The instructor told the kids they were to have one more jump.  Alex was the last one and he jumped right into her arms!  He was smiling so big.  She let him kick around for a minute before putting him back on the side.  He was having so much fun he didn't want the class to be over.  Hopefully he will remember this next Saturday when we go back for the next to last lesson!

Proud momma!

Belly 18 weeks

Levi's profile

Lisa's profile 18 weeks

Names

For those of you who have not yet heard, we are having a boy and a girl!  We are very excited.  Although I thought I had the names figured out, neither one stuck.  We texted names back and forth while I was in the grocery store.  Eventually we decided on Lisa Jane for our daughter.  I wanted Jane and we could both agree on Lisa.  For the boy, we were kinda at an impasse.  Patrick wasn't quite convinced on Henry William.  We had discussed Levi Charles before and after much thought, I decided that Levi and Lisa sounded better than Henry and Lisa.  So, Levi Charles is our son.  Levi and Lisa.  I am so glad to not have to call them "the babies" anymore and can actually use names.  We had names picked out before we knew Emily and Alex's genders, so this was stressful for me not already having them chosen earlier.