Where We Are Now

I am starting this blog to chronicle our journey as we move from a single couple into a family of four. Here's a little bit about where we are now...

~Kricket~

Is 26 years old, and 16 1/2 weeks pregnant with twins. She is working at Cosmopolitan Medical Communications as the Customer Service Manager and is approaching her 2 year anniversary there. Her world currently revolves around the pregnancy and preparation for the babies. Though there is lots of reading and research being done, there is also a lot of sleeping/napping/being lazy and the usual procrastination.

1st trimester went amazingly well. To every one's surprise she didn't battle morning sickness and felt great most of the days.

Symptoms: There were occasional boats with indigestion/gas pain/heartburn, feeling the need to eat almost non-stop (this lasted about 1 month), spells of feeling faint, occasional abdominal pains from the growing babies, headaches (everyday for about 1 1/2 months), emotional freak-outs/breakdowns, frequent trips to the potty, feeling extra tired, and frequent sleeping issues - couldn't get comfortable enough to fall asleep, waking up at the drop of a pin, waking up needing to pee and/or eat, waking up from discomfort and muscle aches, not being able to fall back asleep once being woken up.

Food cravings: anything she saw, smelled or thought about.
Most surprising: Zesty bread & butter pickles (she rarely eats pickles).
Worse craving/cave in: She watched a co-worker eat a Chipotle burrito at lunch so on her way home she had to stop and get one. She barely made it to her car before she scarfed down enough to get  her home. On the way home, she couldn't resist and stopped to pick up some McDonald's - 6 piece chicken nugget meal, a cheeseburger and 2 apple pies. The apple pies ended up making it until breakfast the next day, and the rest of the burrito was eaten for lunch.

2nd trimester so far has already started off to be what everyone says it is.

Symptoms: Most of the symptoms from the 1st trimester are gone. The most notable are how her energy has been coming back (though the laziness is still a problem) and sleeping through most nights & fairly easily. New symptoms include: waking up from charlie horses in the calves (ouch!), tightness of skin from the growing belly, increased back / tailbone pain/soreness, increased appetite.

Food cravings: Popsicles and LOTS of them! (Specifically the Popsicle brand, Scribblers.)

There is still much more of the 2nd trimester to come, so to be continued...

~Kenny~

Is 29 years old, and dealing incredibly well with his crazy pregnant wife. He is working as a RN in the ER at St Joseph's hospital and still practices as a LMT (licensed message therapist) from home. He has done exceptionally well in his new career as a nurse. This is evident by the never ended compliments his patients give him, praises sung by his co-workers, and the begging his superiors did to keep him in the ER when he was thinking of transferring. Here's one of the numerous example... Kenny had a patient tell him they had been to the ER at SJ's about 1 year ago. They remembered the care Kenny had given them and when they needed to go to the ER they choose SJ's again because of Kenny. To their luck, they actually got Kenny as their nurse on their return visit. (Well the return visit wasn't lucky, but the Kenny part was!)

Kenny has also decided to continue his education. He has been attended school through Grand Canyon University and will be graduating in May with his Bachelors degree. He has also taken different training courses the hospital has offered, attends seminars, and frequently partakes in different committees at the hospital.

The other major part of Kenny's world is his home life. He too has been excited and preparing for the babies. He has been the worlds best partner and frequently wakes up Kricket to give her a back or neck message before she starts her day. He doesn't complain about the crazy things Kricket is doing while being pregnant but instead has been there as her #1 supporter.

~Kricket & Kenny~

We attend Desert Breeze Community Church together, and Kricket also goes to a women's life group (Radiance). We both drive Honda's - Kricket has a Civic ('07) & Kenny has a Fit ('10). We are living in the first home we purchased, in Phoenix on Ross. Our home has pretty much looked the same way for the entire 4 1/2 years we've lived here, but that's all changing now. The massage / office is becoming the babies nursery. The spare bedroom is becoming the new message / office space. We will also be moving our living room pieces into the front room, getting rid of some of the front room pieces (like the bar) and moving the rest into the living room. When all is said and done, the front room will have our nice couches & coffee table, entertainment center and TV. The living room is going to become our space for the babies to spend their day in. We'll have our not so nice couch (or possibly two), some cubbies for their toys and other gear, the swing chair, and then maybe the glider chair and a crib / pack 'n play of some sort. At least these are our plans as of now. :)

We're looking forward to what is still to come for us, and we are so excited to share this amazing journey with you!