In thinking about the past month I realize I wrote about the weekend home and doctor visits and in doing so forgot one of the most special days-Mother's Day. Mother's Day fell on May 8th this year. That is a very special day to me. Cochran & I were married on 5/8/09. I graduated from college on 5/8/05. Now I can add 5/8/11 since it was my first "Mother to be Day."
My husband has really surprised me over the years. On Friday that Mother's Day weekend he texted me at work and asked if I could get off early. I told him that I would skip lunch so I could leave early. All day I was excited to see what he had planned. At 4:30pm he picked me up directly from work. Of course in the car I was trying to guess what we were doing. He wouldn't tell me anything. He drove us to Salt Rock Grill on Redington Beach. This restaurant was a place we had been wanting to visit. We enjoyed a very nice meal to begin our night. Afterwards we continued driving along the beach area. When suddenly he said he thought he missed his turn. He turned into a parking lot to turn around and I noticed how pretty the landscape looked thru the doors of the hotel. He was trying to get his bearings on where we were when he spotted a parking lot across the street. He said, "I don't think we are far so we could park here and just walk." I noticed and mentioned it was for visitors of the hotel but he said we wouldn't be too long and it would be ok. I know...I know! The lightbulb should have went off at this point, but he had me change my high heels with flip flops and place my purse in the trunk so I thought nothing about it. This man was in front of us walking to the hotel and where I made the comment about the landscape Cochran said, "Let's just follow him in & check it out. Plus we'll have access to the beach." He made sure we stayed a couple steps behind the guy. I was getting nervous, because it was a locked gate and this girl doesn't like to get in trouble. Sure enough the man turns to go into the lobby first and that's when Cochran pulled out the key to get in the gate. DING, DING, DING! I finally realized that he was up to far much more and I had been played! Ms. Gullible! Haha! He took me to our room, opened the door, and he had everything set up. There were 2 cards (one for our anniversary and the other for Mother's Day) on the bed with rose pedals and chocolates. He had 2 red roses sitting on the counter for our 2nd year anniversary. Plus, he had actually been to the grocery to get his pregnant wife all types of goodies-ice cream, white chocolate covered pretzels, etc...yuuuum! Emotion overcame me and tears rolled. He had actually packed a bag for us and found someone to take care of our first son, Scooter. We changed and took a long stroll on the beach. Our hotel had several hammocks on the beach so we found a hammock & relaxed. While lying there, listening to the waves crash, and the sun set I began to think next year on Mother's Day we will have 2 little boys in our lives. Amazing!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Doctor Appointments
Currently we have appointments weekly. We rotate between going to the specialist, then back to our doctor, specialist, doctor, etc. We were told this will continue till we reach 24 weeks. On Tuesday I will be 20 weeks. My husband has been by my side for every appointment and doesn't plan to miss one unless he absolutely has to. I'm sure I would be a lot more emotional if it wasn't for him constantly making me laugh and always making me feel so loved. He has really had to step up and he truly has. I am so happy he is my babies' daddy! Hehe! I love you babe!
We went to the specialist for the first time two weeks ago. During our previous regular doctor appointment both of the babies were sleeping. They were head to butt and snoozed the entire time. So that whole day I kept telling them to set their alarm clocks and get ready to boogie down so we could see them move. Well they got the memo because the ultrasound tech was laughing yet frustrated that they wouldn't keep still. This ultrasound was very thorough. She had to measure and observe everything about each individual baby. Baby A tends to cooperate more than Baby B so he was first in line. As I was lying there the room became increasingly hot. Those of you who are close to me know that I tend to pass out in hospital situations. However, this was not a typical situation, but I began having the common symptoms. Finally, I said "It's getting very hot in here." The ultrasound tech went into go mode and said roll over on your side, quickly got me a wet towel, and applied it to the back of my neck. She thanked me for mentioning how I was feeling and said that frequently women will just pass out on the table without saying a word. She said I began to feel that way because being flat the babies put a lot of pressure on my organs. She continued the ultrasound from me lying on my side. After a while she rolled me back over but inclined my back so I wasn't flat. By this time it was Baby B's turn. He was positioned upside down. After scanning what she could she asked me to go to the restroom hoping he would flip back over. When I returned Mr. Stubborn was still floating upside down. I asked her if she wanted me to do a cart wheel and she about fell out of her chair. Her reaction was classic. I assured her I was only joking. By the end of our 3 hour ultrasound everything on both babies had been measured. We had viewed their spinal cords and brain. Their development is currently normal and healthy. We found out that Baby A weighed 7 ounces and Baby B 8 ounces.
The following week, which was this past Tuesday we went for our regular doctor appointment. On this visit both of the babies were in breach position. Baby A was opening and closing his mouth. It looked like he was talking. I said to my husband, "Babe we say Baby A takes after you because he is always chill but looks like he is talking. So he may be like his momma." Then I noticed his little arm moving on the side of his head. I said, "And look he's moving his arm back and forth." The ultrasound tech said, "Oh no. That's his brother's arm hitting him in the head." We laughed. No wonder why he was talking. I'm sure he was telling his brother to knock it off. Just because he weighs 1 more ounce then him he thinks he is big stuff. Haha! So we have determined Baby A takes after his daddy after all. He is always cool and calm. In his ultrasound pics he always looks like he is relaxing in a hammock. Baby B tends to favor his momma. He is always moving and up to mischief. I like to think he is entertaining the both of them. Although he needs to quit beating up his brother. A lady at work shared that when her twin sisters were born one actually had a black eye. Let's hope the Cochran boys don't enter the world like that.
The ultrasound tech said everything looked great and sent us on our way. We realized in scheduling our next appointment that Memorial Day weekend was next weekend. As I've shared we had purchased flights to come home some time ago but the doctor said we would need their approval. Luckily they were able to sneak us in with a doctor. Every time we go we meet a new doctor. They do this so in case of an emergency, early delivery, etc. we will be familiar and comfortable with the doctor on call. This doctor was very nice and after examining us she said she saw no reason why we couldn't fly to Kentucky.
So our busy but fun schedule continues. We will be flying in on Friday and visiting thru Monday; one of our short but sweet visits. This will be the last one for a long time. Next time we visit KY we will be bringing two little boys with us :)
Love,
The Cochran's
We went to the specialist for the first time two weeks ago. During our previous regular doctor appointment both of the babies were sleeping. They were head to butt and snoozed the entire time. So that whole day I kept telling them to set their alarm clocks and get ready to boogie down so we could see them move. Well they got the memo because the ultrasound tech was laughing yet frustrated that they wouldn't keep still. This ultrasound was very thorough. She had to measure and observe everything about each individual baby. Baby A tends to cooperate more than Baby B so he was first in line. As I was lying there the room became increasingly hot. Those of you who are close to me know that I tend to pass out in hospital situations. However, this was not a typical situation, but I began having the common symptoms. Finally, I said "It's getting very hot in here." The ultrasound tech went into go mode and said roll over on your side, quickly got me a wet towel, and applied it to the back of my neck. She thanked me for mentioning how I was feeling and said that frequently women will just pass out on the table without saying a word. She said I began to feel that way because being flat the babies put a lot of pressure on my organs. She continued the ultrasound from me lying on my side. After a while she rolled me back over but inclined my back so I wasn't flat. By this time it was Baby B's turn. He was positioned upside down. After scanning what she could she asked me to go to the restroom hoping he would flip back over. When I returned Mr. Stubborn was still floating upside down. I asked her if she wanted me to do a cart wheel and she about fell out of her chair. Her reaction was classic. I assured her I was only joking. By the end of our 3 hour ultrasound everything on both babies had been measured. We had viewed their spinal cords and brain. Their development is currently normal and healthy. We found out that Baby A weighed 7 ounces and Baby B 8 ounces.
The following week, which was this past Tuesday we went for our regular doctor appointment. On this visit both of the babies were in breach position. Baby A was opening and closing his mouth. It looked like he was talking. I said to my husband, "Babe we say Baby A takes after you because he is always chill but looks like he is talking. So he may be like his momma." Then I noticed his little arm moving on the side of his head. I said, "And look he's moving his arm back and forth." The ultrasound tech said, "Oh no. That's his brother's arm hitting him in the head." We laughed. No wonder why he was talking. I'm sure he was telling his brother to knock it off. Just because he weighs 1 more ounce then him he thinks he is big stuff. Haha! So we have determined Baby A takes after his daddy after all. He is always cool and calm. In his ultrasound pics he always looks like he is relaxing in a hammock. Baby B tends to favor his momma. He is always moving and up to mischief. I like to think he is entertaining the both of them. Although he needs to quit beating up his brother. A lady at work shared that when her twin sisters were born one actually had a black eye. Let's hope the Cochran boys don't enter the world like that.
The ultrasound tech said everything looked great and sent us on our way. We realized in scheduling our next appointment that Memorial Day weekend was next weekend. As I've shared we had purchased flights to come home some time ago but the doctor said we would need their approval. Luckily they were able to sneak us in with a doctor. Every time we go we meet a new doctor. They do this so in case of an emergency, early delivery, etc. we will be familiar and comfortable with the doctor on call. This doctor was very nice and after examining us she said she saw no reason why we couldn't fly to Kentucky.
So our busy but fun schedule continues. We will be flying in on Friday and visiting thru Monday; one of our short but sweet visits. This will be the last one for a long time. Next time we visit KY we will be bringing two little boys with us :)
Love,
The Cochran's
The Big Revealing
I can’t believe I haven’t written in this long. It's been since April 22! What can I say...life has been busy in a fun way! Many of you have probably heard the story about finding out the gender. However, I have to write about this so the boys can read it one day. Oh, that’s right, surprise we are expecting BOYS!
On March 13 I shared my prediction with you that we were expecting boys. Not once did I falter from that guess. 99.9% of everyone around me guessed girls. For fun, at work I brought in my sewing kit (that I never use because I don’t know how to sew). A girl did the "pencil test" on us where you take thread and needle and stick the needle in the eraser. The gender is predicted based upon if the pencil goes in a straight line or in circles. Straight line=boys/Circles=girls. If it stops and starts again that is supposed to indicate another child. That day the test went straight line, stop, straight line, stop, circle, and then stopped for good. Boy, boy, girl. I can now testify the boys are correct. Only time will tell on the girl. The same day I went online and looked at the Chinese calendar. Again, the prediction was boys. To add to my crazy tests (this one I didn’t even sign up for) my masseuse did this thing to my arm and said you are having boys. I quickly asked “How can you tell?” He responded, "Your body tells me." He put pressure on my arm and it stayed strong. He said that indicates boys. Had my arm bent or went up and down then supposedly that’s girls. He said he has been 100% right and whenever I go back I have to tell him his accuracy is still at a perfect 100%.
We went to the doctor on Tuesday, April 26. This was the ultimate test! We were heading to Kentucky on Thursday, April 28 so we decided to keep the gender a surprise that day so we could find out with our family. I decided I wanted everyone to open an envelope at the same time to reveal the gender. I didn't want it to just say "Girls" or "Boys" so I wrote two little poems.
The girl one read:
"They took a picture of me,
To determine what gender we would be
Looks like we love dresses and curls,
Because we are two very special girls!"
The boy one read:
"They took a picture of me,
To determine what gender we would be
Looks like we love ninjas and toys
Because we are two very special boys!"
I know you are very impressed with my poetry. I made six envelopes for the girls and bound them with a rubber band and six for the boys. I sealed each envelope so no peeking was possible, but just to be sure I gave her a large envelope to place the smaller envelopes in to seal tightly. I know myself! I had to take all the necessary precautions. We explained all this to the ultrasound technician and she got started on the ultrasound. Right away she told us to look away. This made me more suspicious that they were boys. So we kinda stared at each other with big grins on our faces. Like Eve tempted Adam I may have had a moment of weakness and made an attempt on my husband. However, my hubby is no Adam and we kept eyes locked on one another. The ultrasound technician must be an avid poker player because you couldn't read her at all. So for two days the answer remained hidden in the envelope.
On Thursday we flew to Kentucky. We arrived at 9:30am and the "Big Revealing" (that's what I call it) didn't occur till 6:30pm. I was so calm that day that everyone thought I already knew. I didn't get nervous till I knew that Pappaw Bret, Cochran's dad knew. He lives in Indiana and came that day to visit us; however he had to get back early so we sent an envelope with him. When he arrived back in Indiana him and Tammy aka Gamey opened the envelope. I became very anxious after that. The cool thing is that day my in laws bought us a Flip Videocamera. (They are awesome and I recommend you going and buying one today.) So we were able to capture all of this on video! We handed out the envelopes, counted to 3 (although I noticed my dad had already began to open his), and said open! Of course I skipped right down to Line 4 to read "We are two very special boys." My eyes began to water, both of Cochran's arms went up into victory, and everyone started rejoicing. Uncle B who was filming asked Cochran, "How do you feel?" and my hubby responded, "Like a champ!"
My baby shower was on that Saturday at the KC Hall in Lebanon. Aunt Kimbo had come to Mammaw's house on Friday to take three generation photos of us. She did her best to find out the gender. My dad who is a big jokester actually tried to tell her; however the more he tried to convince her he was telling the truth the more she thought he was lying so it had to be girls. She arrived on Saturday asking when the girls were going to be revealed. Surprise Aunt Kimbo! All the other ladies were questioning when they would find out too. I had fibbed and said toward the middle of the shower. Since it was so close to Easter I came up with the idea of passing out Easter eggs. In all the eggs but one we had question marks. Of course, no one knew what was going on and they didn't anticipate this is how they would find out the gender. After all the eggs were passed out my cousin Mary Beth raised her hand and stood up and read:
"Congratulations! You have won a prize!
So stand up and shout for joy,
Because now you can announce to everyone
Leslie and Chris are having two little baby boys."
Everyone cheered; however I was videotaping and I had the loudest reaction. You would have thought that I just found out. I guess I was still so tickled at the news.
That weekend was absolutely perfect! It will always be one of my favorite memories! God's timing is perfect because despite the distance we've been able to celebrate the news of the pregnancy and the gender at times when we are physically together. What a blessing! Kristi & Sims welcomed everyone into their home for the "Big Revealing." They have always welcomed me and my family and I honestly don't see us as two separate families but one united family! I always say that when I married Cochran I became a wife, daughter, and sister. Being an only child, Brittany and Tori mean the world to me! I couldn't have asked for two more beautiful, smart, and funny sisters. My mother did a wonderful job decorating and planning my shower. MeMe is truly my best friend and I'm so thankful for all of her love and support! She sacrifices so much for me. She is always there for me and I don't know what I would do without her. So many friends and family came to the shower. It definitely chokes me up when I think about how much everyone means to me. I'm so grateful to have you all in my life!
Now, aside with my pregnancy hormones being all emotional I know what you are wondering:: Do Baby A and Baby B have names since we know they are little boys. We do have a few names, but have decided not to make anything official. What if we change our minds? What if they are born and we say you don't look like a C---- Cochran? I know my parents named me when I was born. They had Jessica and other names in mind but when they looked at me they said "Leslie Ann" for the first time. When we get closer this may change but for now they are still Baby A and Baby B.
Have a wonderful weekend,
The Cochrans
On March 13 I shared my prediction with you that we were expecting boys. Not once did I falter from that guess. 99.9% of everyone around me guessed girls. For fun, at work I brought in my sewing kit (that I never use because I don’t know how to sew). A girl did the "pencil test" on us where you take thread and needle and stick the needle in the eraser. The gender is predicted based upon if the pencil goes in a straight line or in circles. Straight line=boys/Circles=girls. If it stops and starts again that is supposed to indicate another child. That day the test went straight line, stop, straight line, stop, circle, and then stopped for good. Boy, boy, girl. I can now testify the boys are correct. Only time will tell on the girl. The same day I went online and looked at the Chinese calendar. Again, the prediction was boys. To add to my crazy tests (this one I didn’t even sign up for) my masseuse did this thing to my arm and said you are having boys. I quickly asked “How can you tell?” He responded, "Your body tells me." He put pressure on my arm and it stayed strong. He said that indicates boys. Had my arm bent or went up and down then supposedly that’s girls. He said he has been 100% right and whenever I go back I have to tell him his accuracy is still at a perfect 100%.
We went to the doctor on Tuesday, April 26. This was the ultimate test! We were heading to Kentucky on Thursday, April 28 so we decided to keep the gender a surprise that day so we could find out with our family. I decided I wanted everyone to open an envelope at the same time to reveal the gender. I didn't want it to just say "Girls" or "Boys" so I wrote two little poems.
The girl one read:
"They took a picture of me,
To determine what gender we would be
Looks like we love dresses and curls,
Because we are two very special girls!"
The boy one read:
"They took a picture of me,
To determine what gender we would be
Looks like we love ninjas and toys
Because we are two very special boys!"
I know you are very impressed with my poetry. I made six envelopes for the girls and bound them with a rubber band and six for the boys. I sealed each envelope so no peeking was possible, but just to be sure I gave her a large envelope to place the smaller envelopes in to seal tightly. I know myself! I had to take all the necessary precautions. We explained all this to the ultrasound technician and she got started on the ultrasound. Right away she told us to look away. This made me more suspicious that they were boys. So we kinda stared at each other with big grins on our faces. Like Eve tempted Adam I may have had a moment of weakness and made an attempt on my husband. However, my hubby is no Adam and we kept eyes locked on one another. The ultrasound technician must be an avid poker player because you couldn't read her at all. So for two days the answer remained hidden in the envelope.
On Thursday we flew to Kentucky. We arrived at 9:30am and the "Big Revealing" (that's what I call it) didn't occur till 6:30pm. I was so calm that day that everyone thought I already knew. I didn't get nervous till I knew that Pappaw Bret, Cochran's dad knew. He lives in Indiana and came that day to visit us; however he had to get back early so we sent an envelope with him. When he arrived back in Indiana him and Tammy aka Gamey opened the envelope. I became very anxious after that. The cool thing is that day my in laws bought us a Flip Videocamera. (They are awesome and I recommend you going and buying one today.) So we were able to capture all of this on video! We handed out the envelopes, counted to 3 (although I noticed my dad had already began to open his), and said open! Of course I skipped right down to Line 4 to read "We are two very special boys." My eyes began to water, both of Cochran's arms went up into victory, and everyone started rejoicing. Uncle B who was filming asked Cochran, "How do you feel?" and my hubby responded, "Like a champ!"
My baby shower was on that Saturday at the KC Hall in Lebanon. Aunt Kimbo had come to Mammaw's house on Friday to take three generation photos of us. She did her best to find out the gender. My dad who is a big jokester actually tried to tell her; however the more he tried to convince her he was telling the truth the more she thought he was lying so it had to be girls. She arrived on Saturday asking when the girls were going to be revealed. Surprise Aunt Kimbo! All the other ladies were questioning when they would find out too. I had fibbed and said toward the middle of the shower. Since it was so close to Easter I came up with the idea of passing out Easter eggs. In all the eggs but one we had question marks. Of course, no one knew what was going on and they didn't anticipate this is how they would find out the gender. After all the eggs were passed out my cousin Mary Beth raised her hand and stood up and read:
"Congratulations! You have won a prize!
So stand up and shout for joy,
Because now you can announce to everyone
Leslie and Chris are having two little baby boys."
Everyone cheered; however I was videotaping and I had the loudest reaction. You would have thought that I just found out. I guess I was still so tickled at the news.
That weekend was absolutely perfect! It will always be one of my favorite memories! God's timing is perfect because despite the distance we've been able to celebrate the news of the pregnancy and the gender at times when we are physically together. What a blessing! Kristi & Sims welcomed everyone into their home for the "Big Revealing." They have always welcomed me and my family and I honestly don't see us as two separate families but one united family! I always say that when I married Cochran I became a wife, daughter, and sister. Being an only child, Brittany and Tori mean the world to me! I couldn't have asked for two more beautiful, smart, and funny sisters. My mother did a wonderful job decorating and planning my shower. MeMe is truly my best friend and I'm so thankful for all of her love and support! She sacrifices so much for me. She is always there for me and I don't know what I would do without her. So many friends and family came to the shower. It definitely chokes me up when I think about how much everyone means to me. I'm so grateful to have you all in my life!
Now, aside with my pregnancy hormones being all emotional I know what you are wondering:: Do Baby A and Baby B have names since we know they are little boys. We do have a few names, but have decided not to make anything official. What if we change our minds? What if they are born and we say you don't look like a C---- Cochran? I know my parents named me when I was born. They had Jessica and other names in mind but when they looked at me they said "Leslie Ann" for the first time. When we get closer this may change but for now they are still Baby A and Baby B.
Have a wonderful weekend,
The Cochrans
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