Who I am

Hey Everyone!

   My name is Katie and I am a new mom of twins. I have two old pups (Hunter and Leo) and a pretty amazing husband. I am a personal trainer (currently on break being that I just had my girls) and I also work in an office. I originally thought I should start journaling about the exciting new journey I would be starting as a twin mom so I could look back on this time one day when things aren't so hectic and smile. Then I decided maybe I could help others out by posting my experiences. So here it goes...

   My little ones just turned four months old the other day, and I can't believe how fast the time has already flown. People always told me they grow up fast, and although my girls are still small, considering how early they were born, I can't get over how much they have already changed and how far they have already came.

   Let's back it up to last year, when we found out we were having a baby. Yes, I said A baby. I'll save that story for you for another time though. My grandpa had just passed away not even a year before and my grandma hadn't been feeling well so it was nice to see the smiles spread across my families faces during this time.

   Everything was going great, other then I was extremely tired, and sick constantly (morning sickness? How about all day, all night, wake-me-out-of my dear sleep sick). I had heard of this "morning sickness" before, but boy oh boy did I not truly understand it until it happened to me. I remember the horrid day I was at Sams club and had to run into the bathroom and pray no one was in there to hear me.. you know what I mean moms out there. Lucky for me, my club card was expired. So shortly after my lovely display, they needed to take my picture for my new card! Yep, in my wallet is that wonderful picture of me.

  I know it will seem like these days will never end, and mine lasted for the first SEVERAL months, but it eventually got better. Then came the aches and pains. Between constantly having to pee and never being able to get comfortable later on in pregnancy sleep is just hard to come by. I really think this is just the way it is meant to be. Now I am thankful because had I went from my long ago days of sleeping in and snoozing whenever I wanted, adjusting to newborns would have been tough. So those achy nights trying to get comfortable I firmly believe were just preparing my body of what was to come. It may be tough getting less sleep then I could ever imagine I could operate on, but I absolutely love getting up when it's quiet in the house and getting to snuggle with my little ones and feed them. That's quality time right there.

  

-Katie