The Results Are In!!!

WE ARE SHOCKED!!!! Their daddy was convinced they were two boys and I secretly thought they were one of each. But we were both wrong and I doubt that will be the last time!

Along with the shock, we are really excited! They are BEAUTIFUL!!! We had an hour long ultrasound that at times was 4D. We saw just about every angle of our two little girls that we could have possibly seen. And they are both really healthy. We saw hearts, hands, heads, toes, and well...girl parts.

Baby A (who we call Lenni as in lentil bean) was not shy at all, and right away it was obvious that she was a girl. Baby B (who we call Ninja because she was the one hiding from us in the beginning) on the other hand was very shy. She was taking a nap with her feet in her crotch area. It took some time and serious poking and prodding for her to wake up. She actually woke up pretty good when her sister kicked her right in the butt!!!! We then saw her yawn- really big! It was adorable! Once she woke up she wasn't so shy and it was obvious that we had another pink one!

TWO GIRLS!!! We need to get ready for ponytails, pink and purple, princess things, nail polish, dresses, and more. But we are also going to add some dirt, some toughness, and some sports (like golf).

What I do know for SURE is that we better get ready for some serious LOVE, JOY, and FUN! I can't wait!

BRING ON THE GIRLS!

Celebratory Dinner!

Trav took me to a REALLY nice celebratory dinner that was delicious!!! It's weird because I am always hungry but I can't eat very much at one time. I LOVED this dinner but I can't fit it all in there with two babies already takin up so much space!

I wish I got a picture of Travis's HUGE steak! I know it's shocking but he only finished 2/3rds of it- which is unusual for my handsome husband. Maybe it was just the idea of having two daughters that took up the rest of the room!

A POLL

I really need to do something fun in the next little while so I have some pictures to post on this bad boy! My posts are so boring!

Okay so I realize it is a little late, but my mom suggested I take a poll on my blog asking what everyone thinks the twins are going to be. To give you some direction (or not) their daddy and their Aunt Lisa are pretty convinced that they are both boys. I have absolutely NO gut feeling on what they are!

So there are only three choices! Any predictions?

Trav headed to Utah

So for all of you in the great Beehive state my husband will be visiting soon. He will be there from July 7th to the 12th and would love to see any of you that are around. He is there for business so most days he will be busy until late afternoon or evening. But, I am sure golfing or something else of the sorts could probably force him to change his schedule!

He is staying with some close friends from our old ward in Salt Lake but will have a rental car to come see any of you that are available. Wish I was coming too but for now the babies are keepin me grounded. Good thing they are worth it!

They are conspiring allready!

Last Monday and this Monday my ultrasound showed that our two babies were laying with their heads literally right next to each others. They are basically ear to ear pushing up against the side of each of their sacks so they can be as close as possible. In all the twin books I am reading it talks about how twins like to be close and they will even can comfort one another. I am a little worried they are already conspiring against us but it is just so adorable!

Yesterday we found out that we will find out the sex on July 1st! Can't wait!

Time to Get Comfy- and BORED!

First of all, we want to thank all of you for your amazingly supportive comments on our last post! We were overwhelmed with all the nice things all of you had to say! Its so great to have such wonderful family and friends!

Also I wanted to respond to a question that I should have mentioned in the last post. Our twins are fraternal- not identical. Their daddy is really hoping we hit the jackpot with one of each- a boy and a girl. I truly don't care what they are! I will take whatever the Lord is sending. We find out just what color to decorate the nursery in another 3 to 4 weeks.


Now for the supper fun news of the week....
This is a picture of our bed. I LOVE this bed! It is by far my favorite piece of furniture. It was the first piece that Travis and I bought together and it is just so ridiculously comfy! BUT it is not so comfy that I want to stay in it all day!!! And unfortunately that is just what my future holds.

We had a pretty frightening scare on Monday night. My VERY quickly growing twin placenta ruptured a blood vessel. I know you have never heard of such a thing. Leave it up to me to have the freakish thing happen! The burst blood vessel led to ALOT of blood loss, a REALLY not fun emergency room visit, and the dreaded two week bed rest!!!

So here I sit (or on the couch) trying to occupy my self by stalking all of your blogs, doing research on twin strollers and the crazy idea of breast feeding two babies at once, and watching re-runs of any reality tv show that is on during the day- which is nothing good even for my low tv standards!

So even though its totally worth it for the two smallest loves of my life, I will be a little bored for the next two weeks. So keep the blog posts coming and let me know if you have any suggestions to make the time fly in this comfy bed of mine.

Our TWO miracles!

I am SO sorry that this picture is terrible! It's the best I had. And it is actually from last Monday- this Monday's wasn't that great. Its SO hard to get a good shot of both of them!

Most of you know about Travis and I's long roller coaster ride of trying to have a baby. Well that ride has taken an AMAZING turn- and a flip, twister, drop and loop all at once! We are SO THRILLED to tell all of you (that don't already know) that this Kikuchi family of TWO will be a family of FOUR this November!!!!

That's right we are expecting TWINS!!!! I am 3 months pregnant with the two miracles that we know my dad and Travis's Grandpa are so excited to send us! Any baby is a miracle, twins are amazing, and our story is incredible!

We have been working with a fertility doctor for well over a year. With him we have had 2 pregnancies take but obviously they did not work out. After a devastating miscarriage in January, we decided to take a break. In mid March one night I was feeling strange and Travis was working late. The thought came to me that I should take a pregnancy test- which I have taken SO many of we should have invested in the company! I took a test thinking it would be another waste of the disappointing plastic and it came out positive. We were shocked to say the least!

Soon after that I had my first ultrasound. It only revealed one baby. Travis had a sigh of relief and my mom was sure it was wrong. I had another before going on my trip and one more after my trip and still we thought there was only one baby. Then came the day- Monday May 12th. I have an ultrasound every Monday and Travis wasn't even with me at the doctor because it was just a routine visit. I was a little nervous because the day before I hadn't been sick like I normally am so when my doctor kept moving the ultrasound around I got a little scared. When I asked what was wrong he said "Nothing. But in your previous ultrasounds one baby was hiding behind the other!" I was stunned!

Two babies did explain why I have been so incredibly sick! It did explain why I have lost 8 pounds since I have been pregnant and why I can barely peel my eyes open every morning after sleeping for 10 hours! Yes I have been terribly sick but I am SO happy to be that way! It is such a strange feeling to be miserable and thrilled at the same time. This is what we asked for and what we have hoped for- for two and a half years!

After a couple days of shock, my nerves turned into pure joy! I am not naive to the fact that this is going to be ALOT of work. But I also know that these babies are meant for us and they will bring an unbelievable amount of happiness and joy into our lives. I am still very nervous about the future but know that the Lord and a wonderful husband will guide me through.

Over the last 3 years you have no idea how many people have told me "As soon as you stop worrying about it you will get pregnant!" Honestly I got SO tired of hearing that cliche. We could look at our story and say those people were right. But, I think our moral to the story is that the Lord has a plan and it will come in His own time. This has been one of the hardest lessons for me to learn and I still don't really understand. But I am so thankful for His plan and getting us to the good part of it! No the GREAT part of it!!!