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Mornin’ friends! And Happy Friday to you!

I’m just stopping in to share a little life update… Are ya ready?

I’M SICK.

Sawdust and Embryos

I’m not complaining by any means, but I felt that my loyal readers deserved to know why I’ve been MIA here on the blog.

I’m not going to go into any details, but let’s just say I feel icky and nothing is getting done around the house. I actually don’t mind the reminder of the tiny miraculous life growing in me.

Baby Sy 8 weeks {Sawdust and Embryos}

This ultrasound pic was from 8 weeks… the baby is the little gray blob. The white ‘O’ is the yolk sack.

As sad as I am that we lost one of our embryos, I feel very connected to this little baby within me. Kinda like we’re BFF’s. Now that I’m 10 weeks along, s/he’s the size of a kumquat (does anyone really know what that is?).

Hey baby.

Babycenter 10 weekssource

I would take a 10-week belly pic… but there’s nothing really to show yet at this point. Instead, let’s do some Q and A so I can collectively answer all your questions at the same time! You guys have been so sweet with all your emails and notes on social media with well-wishes and encouragement. We have the best readers!

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Will you find out the gender? YES. ASAP. There’s something about knowing the gender that makes me feel like I will be able to bond even more with the little bugger. We bought mostly gender neutral things for the girls ) car seat, bouncy, swing, etc), so there won’t need to be any major purchases if it’s a boy. Our next ultrasound isn’t until 20 weeks (OCTOBER! BOOOO!) so we won’t know until then. I got spoiled having lots of ultrasounds with twins… it’ll be hard not being able to ‘check in’ on things this time around.

Will you tell us the gender? Ummmm HELLO! Do you really think we’re going to stop sharing now? You guys have been through this whole journey with us, and you better believe we’re going to continue being open about alllll the good stuff. The only thing we’ll be keeping secret (even from my own mommy) is names.

Do you have a gender preference? I think both Nick and I would love to experience a boy…. but we ‘do’ girls pretty darn good, so we’d be overjoyed with another girl as well.

Any cravings? Not really yet. I will say that the only things I can really stomach are bread/crackers… so I guess you could say I’m craving that? I’m doing my best to eat healthy and get all the food-groups in me. I do find myself being thirsty a lot.

Noticing any body changes? My clothes still fit just fine, and I can’t see any changes simply by looking in the mirror. But I can FEEL him/her ‘down there’. I know that sounds crazy. But I’ve been able to feel it since before I got a positive pregnancy test. A slight pressure and heaviness. I love it.

Do the girls know about Baby Sy? Yes! We told them right away, and they love to pat my belly and say ‘hi lil babyyyy!’ …especially Dell. At first they thought I had baby kittens in my belly, because our kitty Blanche had babies right before their eyes (good biology lesson for 2-year-olds!), but I think they understand now. Paisley thinks Daddy has a baby in his belly too. They love to tell other people that they’re going to have a ‘brudder or sister’!

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And since we’re doing a ‘family update’, I thought I might as well share some cute pics of the girls too! It’s hard to believe that they’re 3 already… and they say THE most hilarious things. They’re best friends and worst enemies at the same time. I suppose that’s normal for twins?

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It’s fascinating to watch them learn and grow… soaking up every little bit of information they come across! I still look at them and can’t believe they’re mine. I’m so profoundly blessed!

Thanks for giving me a pass on life as I gestate this little baby. Here’s to hoping I snap out of it in the 2nd trimester (two weeks away!). We do have a handful of projects in the works, and will be sharing next week… so don’t go anywhere!

Sawdust & Embryos

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  1. 24

    SOOOO wonderful!!! I was keeping you guys in my thoughts, hoping you would get another baby bump from this IVF round. I’m so very happy for you both. I started watching this blog back in the day while I was doing IVF with my now 3 1/2 yr old. I’ve enjoyed all the crazy crafts you guys get up to, and watching the girls grow has been loads of fun.

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  2. 25

    Bethany,

    I don’t know if you will get this note or not because I am having trouble with my computer currently, but I found that the best thing for nausea was plain pretzels. Worked much better than crackers! Hope this helps and thanks for the updates.

    Maureen

    P.S. My “little” girl, that we weren’t supposed to be able to have, will be 19 in November. I wish you and Nick the best of luck.

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  4. 27

    Hope you feel better soon. When I was pregnant for my twins, POMBA would tell us to add ginger to our meals to overcome nausea. I had a friend who carried twins that was sick up to 15 times a day. Her hubby would bring her food on paper plates as she often got sick real fast, and would bring her another plate of food if she did. She worked till her due date and carried her twins to term.
    It’s worth getting your rest now, incubating your baby properly and avoiding the problems that can occur after birth. Rest well…..and delegate! So many people are rooting for you.

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  5. 28

    So happy for your little family to be growing! You definitely deserve a break! It was nice of you to check in! 🙂

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  6. 29

    We have kumquat trees all over the place around the gulf coast… they are like really sour little baby oranges, and a little bigger than a grape, if that makes any sense. The skin is thin because they are so small, so you can just pop them off the bush and eat them as is. Kumquats also make good jam and orangeade, although it is a major pain to juice or peel the little buggars 🙂

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  7. 31

    Awe sweet posting!!! Even though you’re not feeling the best, it’s the best feeling to know that you have lil’ Sy inside. The girls are super cute -as always 😉

    I’m never too far away if you need something or anything 😉

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  8. 32

    So glad to see your post. I think about you and the little tiny one often. Of course, the girls are my favorite internet twins. My GGD also just turned 3 and how I wish we all lived close … the 3 of them would be a hoot. Take care.

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  9. 34

    Bethany, you take all the time you need. You and your body are working hard right now and need all the rest possible.

    Thank you for the update today and the incredibly cute pictures of the girls. I just loved the post Nick did earlier this week with Paisley. Hearing her talk on the video with Nick was amazing…big vocabulary for such a little girl! : ) it makes me miss my 5 Tennessee grandkids (one of which is 18 months old) and my 3 Hawaii grandkids. Thankfully, I have 4 grandkids that live just a few minutes away!

    BTW…we aren’t going anywhere. We are here and will still be here when you can return to regular postings. I have three items I plan on trying your flower staining technique out on. One is an eating/serving tray. One is an antique round piano stool. And the last is a small antique end-table that originally belonged to my mother-in-law. She brought it with her from England when she, my father-in-law and the four boys immigrated from England/Canada in 1962. My husband was 10 years old at the time. Thank you for the great tutorial you made for us to follow.

    One more BTW…none of my amazing children or grandchildren are biological. I had to have a total hysterectomy when I was 29 years old because of endometriosos. My first two children came by adoption when they were each 36 hours old, right from the hospital nursery. The second two children came by marriage to their father. Of course, we all know how the grandchildren came…lol! Though they did not grow under my heart, they grew in my heart for many years, as God was preparing me for one of his wonderful blessings! : )

    Many blessings and prayers for all of you!

    A California Friend,
    Ruth E.

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  10. 36

    Bless you for sharing all of this with us.
    I had one son in 1970. You could never understand how things have changed.
    I didn’t even suspect anything for 7 weeks, no chance of knowing his sex, no pics, uuuuuuuuuuuugly clothes.
    Now let us hear from you. Even a few words about how you are will be ok. I am reliving the miracle through you. You are a sweetie

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    • 37

      Isn’t it amazing how far technology has come? Just last week, my Grandmother was telling me about how she didn’t even know she was having twins until she gave birth to the first one and the Dr said ‘there’s another one in there’! Times have a changed a LOT. And I’m so glad we can find out the gender early, not to mention being able to check on problems and help baby early if there are complications. Makes me wonder how things will be when my girls are having babies of their own!!

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  12. 39

    You actually popped into my mind last night when I went to bed. I realized I hadn’t seen anything in a while and hoped you were okay!

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  14. 42

    So glad you are okay! Was worried. Be sick it’s okay and don’t clean the kitchen it’s okay too. I wish I had done less cleaning and more loving of my babies when I had the chance. “quiet down cobwebs, dishes can wait. I’m rocking my baby’s, and babies can’t wait” is one of my favorite quotes. Don’t ask who said it I don’t know. But someone gave it to me when my babies were young on a plaque and I still remember it. take care, thanks for sharing and love the pic’s of the girls. Kitty’s too!

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  15. 44

    Awww. I do NOT miss morning sickness. Or in my case All Day Sickness. It was the worst at night. I thought it would be better/easier with just one instead of two (doc says all the hormones and estrogen from twin girls was what made the first time around so rough), that was not the case at all. I was still SUPER sick with Noah. I cried a lot. And sniffed lemons. It works. Try it. Cut a lemon in half and carry it around with you, sniffing at your convenience. 🙂

    I am so happy to hear you say Dell and Paisley are best friends AND worst enemies. Sometimes I wonder if Macy and Peyton will be friends when they get older. They fight and are mean to each other sooooo much, it is crazy. Funny thing is, at daycare, they are each others’ protector. They come home telling me “I saved Peytie, Daisy was hitting her” or “I hugged Macy, she was sad”. Apparently they just don’t love each other when I’m around. LOL. Here’s to hoping it gets better, but I’m sure it will get worse in some ways… 🙂

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    • 45

      All day sickness is RIGHT. 🙂 So not cool! I’ve never heard of sniffing lemon… but that’s so interesting, because lemon was my only craving with my first pregnancy. I might have to start sniffing and see if it makes a difference!

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  16. 46

    I cannot express how overjoyed I am for you guys! And I cannot be any happier that you feel like crap! Lol! It’s such a good sign! Were you very sick with the girls? If not, I wonder if it means it’s a boy. My first five are boys and I was only partially sick IF they had my husband’s blood type(ABO incompatibility). But my last three are girls and I was sick with all three of them, no matter the blood type.

    Is it so dumb that I feel like I love your little girls even though I don’t even know them??? I think it’s because my almost three year old is so much like them. Oh and to make my level of crazy deeper…every time the girls have something on that my girls have i.e. the brown sandals above, I’m like “yay”. I swear I’m not crazy irl!

    Praying the next 30ish weeks go completely uneventful!!

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    • 47

      Holy cow… are you telling me you have 8 kids? YOU ARE MY HERO! Also, your reproductive system is very blessed.

      I was mostly just extremely tired when I was pregnant with the girls. I never threw up, but felt nausious every now and then. And I couldn’t stand the smell of cooking meat. That’s about it. It’s very interesting to see how pregnancies differ! I’m guessing/hoping that the 3rd trimester won’t be as uncomfortable this time around. 🙂

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