Bed Rest....

As many of you are well aware, I have been on bed rest for the past 2 weeks. After a scare of heavy bleeding on April 4th, we learned in the ER that I have a sub-chorionic hemorrhage. Medical professionals don't know what causes it. It just happens. According to my doctor the best possible treatment is bedrest and monitoring the babies via ultrasound.

As stressful and worrisome a time this has been, we have been very blessed to learn that our babies are alive and well. We also would like to thank everyone for all they've done for us in easing this burden. You have all been so kind and loving. Thanks for the dinners, visits, books, movies, house cleaning, words of encouragement, etc. We truly believe you are all angels. (This top pic is from one of my primary girls, named Ashley. She decorated an Easter egg at school and gave me her tulip. She said it was for me so I would remember her. She is 5.)
This is my bed-side table, full of books, movies, crosswords, aroma therapy, and more. Thanks again everyone!

I thought I might show some pics of my growing tummy and babies. (FYI, we were excited to find out Baby B is a girl!!! We finally broke the William's record! It actually is possible to have a female Williams. We still do not know the gender of Baby A. I think it's a boy--Mike of course thinks its a girl. We'll see...) In this pic I am 8 weeks (2 months) along!

I'm 12 weeks here (3 months). It was kinda hard to see with the shirt covering my tummy.

Here is a profile of the twins at 12 weeks.

I'm 14 weeks here (about 3.5 months). Starting to get some stretch marks.... Mike and I feel incredibly blessed to know our babies are doing well and are growing. They are really cute too. We have a VHS of the ultrasound, but first have to figure out how to show it on our blog. I'll leave that to Mike who is my skilled, resident nerd. (Just kidding--kind of. I love you!!!)

Ammon's Birthday Party

Crystal and Adam's little boy Ammon turned one on March 19th. All the girls got together to celebrate. It was lots of fun!

Of course all the "aunties" had to hold him! He has grown so much since we last saw him.

Paige and Ammon. Love his little hat.

Kimchee must have pinched him...he looks worried here. Just kidding, he loved her.

Crystal and Ammon. This was the cutest pic. She's such a good mommy! It was so much fun to get together with everyone!

First comes love, then comes marriage....

Just in case you are all uninformed about our current status in life, we learned 2.5 weeks ago that we are having a baby! Yes, that's right....Melissa is prego! After a little scare of some spotting over this past weekend, the doctor ordered an ultrasound to make sure the baby was okay. While in the room, the lab tech informed us that the baby's heart rate was 116 bpm. She said the baby looks normal and healthy. She then adjusted her imaging and focused on another mass. Much to our surprise she then stated, "And baby B's heart rate is 124 bpm."

Immediately Mike and I gasped as we realized what this lady was saying. Yes, she was speaking English. And yes, she was informing us that we are pregnant with TWINS!! Wahoo twinners! So you can all feel as special and happy as we currently do (well almost), here are some pictures of our beloved and precious little "A" and "B" babies (that's right, it's plural).

Whole perspective of my innards: including uterus, bladder and two little babies up top.

Close up on the little ones...due October 8-9ish.

Measurements. According to the imaging, they are about 6.5 and 6.4 weeks along.

Anyways, in all seriousness, it was one of the most amazing things for us to wittness their little hearts beat and actually hear them. So, instead of being devastated about the health of the "baby", we felt incredibly blessed to learn there are two which are both alive and healthy.

Christmas with the Fam...and baby Hal!

Mom and Andi cooking waffles for Christmas morning breakfast.

Too much excitement for Josie...

Derek, aka Legolas, firing his bow and arrow at intruders.

The intruders...aka Jake and Lacey...with the conquering Derek.

Mike LOVES to make sugar cookies (which tasted freakin awesome)!

Our little, cute, and beautimous Christmas tree.

Chacos for Christmas. Score.

High-heels for the first time ever! Walking in them is the next challenge...

Presents!

Hair that Melissa HAD to bleach for fun.

Grand Finale: Melissa holding baby Hal for like 4 hours straight! Very therapeutic!

The Hunnys Who Love Each Other

So, it has been a bit since we've updated due to our busy schedules in work and school. Here are some Christmas pictures that my sister Amy took. She's all into this photo stuff and is really talented, so we just had to get our pictures taken. Looking at the pic now, my shirt is like a putridy vomitty color...so flattering on me. My hunny buns looks great though.

Mike and I are really happy this semester is almost over! We just discovered he has 1.5 yrs left to graduate, and then comes grad school (we have no clue where that will take us). In 2 more semesters I will have my RN license. The annoying thing is when I do get that much desired license, I will have been in school for like 7 years...and most people are called doctors by then. (Plus I will only have my associates degree. Sad!) The journey of school seems like it will never be over; I guess that's why we're supposed to enjoy the journey...

We are very excited for the holiday season. My sister Annette & her fam will be coming to stay in December while Dan finishes his residency for Pharmacy school. We can't wait to hang with little Tira and James Caden. Also, Matt & Leigh had little Henry (Hal) Richard Williams. So that means we get to see them and finally hold the little guy. We love family time and are so proud of our families! One day, Mike and I will have a family of our own!

Happy Halloween

We tried to be somewhat festive this year and dress up for Halloween. We mulled through all of our options and decided to be Dwight and Angela from the TV show: The Office. We thought we looked pretty good.

We had a lot of fun turning my hair into Dwight's hair:

The side profile looks even better:

Hobbit Sister

After watching Lord of the Rings the other night, Mike surprised me by saying he thought my sister looked like Frodo Baggins. At first thought I didn't think so because Frodo is a male and my sister is obviously female. Although, once we placed their pics side by side, I realized their resemblance is amazingly similar! I don't know if it's the eyes or the cheekbones, but for some reason they look identical. Who would of thought my short sister even looks like a hobbit! (I love you Amy!)