Are you my babies?

**Today is my last day that I am releasing these "hidden" posts from when I hadn't yet revealed my pregnancy. I'm sorry if they have confused you! Today, February 23, I am 12 weeks 3 days pregnant and very happy! Next week I'll resume with my current posts, after my 13 week sonogram.  (YAY! Can't wait to see my babies again!) I'm going to take a small break until then. I'm so appreciative of all the kind things and congratulations that have been said to me. Thank you so much!**

FEBRUARY 8, 2012
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED POST 9 OF 9

I feel like I should be able to feel them.

Don't you think, if you had two babies, the size of limes, and they were moving around in you, that you would be able to feel it?

Last night, after a warm bath, and putting all of my Mama Mio creams and lotions on (I'm trying to prevent stretch marks, ya'll!) I laid in my bed, closed my eyes, placed my hands over my belly, and tried to focus on feeling them move.  If I could just not breath, I think that would help.  I felt what I thought could have been them, but it may have just been normal tummy rumblings.  I fell asleep in the process. 

I can't wait to really feel and interact with them.  It's going to be amazing.  The thought of Matt feeling them move for the first time, ah! Amazing!! So many amazing things...

Well, I was about to close this, but wanted to include one more thing. Do you remember the Dr. Suess book, "Are you my Mother?" by P.D. Eastman?



It came to mind as I was writing.  My mom used to read it to me and my sister.  It was one of my favorite books.  I was reminded of it, because last night when I was trying to feel my babies, I was thinking all the while, "It's, me, your mommy....". 

I have been so overcome with emotion lately.  When Madonna came on for the half-time show during the Super Bowl on Sunday, I literally got choked up as those first few chords of Vogue were played.  Then last night I was reminiscing about wonderful memories I shared with some of my best girl friends which left me teary-eyed, and now today it's this book doing it to me!  Ha!

Maybe I'm not really feeling my babies yet, but I'm certainly feeling other things!

All the more excited, -Natalie