Pink, Blue, or Both?

The first trimester was much different than my first pregnancy, thanks to double the hormones.  I can remember one or two days of nausea when I was pregnant with Alena, but during this pregnancy, I can remember one or two days when I DIDN'T have nausea during the first 14 weeks.  The only thing that helped was to eat frequently so that is what I did.  My OB wanted me to gain 40-60 pounds so I figured I better start packing it on :). 

As much as we wanted to keep the genders a secret the entire pregnancy (which we did with Alena), we knew it would be easier to plan if we knew the genders.  At my 16 week ultrasound the technician was able to identify the gender of each baby.  We asked her to put a picture of each baby in an envelope so we could open the envelope in private later that day (who wants to share the gender reveal with a complete stranger?). 

We were too excited to wait until we got home for the reveal, so we opened the envelope in the car right outside of the office.  I took one picture and Justin took the other.  Then we exchanged pictures.  We were absolutely thrilled when we found out we were having a boy and a girl-the best of both worlds!  I was so excited to tell Alena because she kept saying she really wanted a brother AND a sister.  I hope some day she will realize how special it is to have a brother and a sister the same age to play with. 

Baby A

Baby B