Mar 19, 2010
Help, I’m buried in comment-love! (Also, get the scoop on the babies.)
Thank you, thank you, thank you ALL for blessing my life in the last two days!!! I’m surprised my blog didn’t just go up in smoke or something–it has never seen so much action! I haven’t even been able to read all your comments fully (because I’m still on the phone all the time). I have no idea how some bloggers have traffic like this every day. I mean, it’s amazing, but I feel like I can’t catch up!
So this is kind of a brain-dump, because that’s literally all I can do now:
- We had NO idea that there could be 2 babies. I’d been to the doctor 3 times and the doppler always seemed to indicate one heartbeat, as did my fundal height measurement (the size of my womb).
- The babies are in two very distinct sacs (which wasn’t terribly obvious from the picture I posted). This probably means they’re fraternal sisters (66% chance), but there’s still a possibility of one egg splitting very early (which would mean identical). We have absolutely no preference on that issue.
- Just when you think you’re getting the hang of something (pregnancy in this case), God decides I need to learn something else new. It’s kind of overwhelming to be honest.
- My 40 week due date was supposed to be August 16. After looking at the babies (saying the plural still freaks me out), my doctor bumped my due date back 10 days. The babies seemed a little small for 18 weeks.
- My doctor said to prepare for early August. I pray they stay in there that long. PLEASE pray for them to remain healthy.
- I’m still fielding phone calls like crazy. The whole day Wednesday was so exciting, but by the end I felt like I had just had my wedding reception or something equally crazy. I was relationally exhausted (and I’m a true extrovert). If I skip your call, it’s probably because I’m trying to sleep, which leads me to the next thing….
- PLEASE pray for me to sleep at night. I feel completely exhausted when I go to bed, but then my brain starts going a million miles an hour and I can’t sleep. I think I slept 4 hours last night–not good for a woman in my condition.
- Some of you asked about Orison–he’s excited! Though mommy doesn’t look super pregnant yet, so it’s not as in-his-face as it will be (literally!).
- Morrow has NO idea, which is wonderful. He’s just as happy-go-lucky as ever and cracking us up at every turn. He’s a nice reminder to invest in the now.
I’m hoping to have some time to write a few reflections this weekend on how things are going below the surface. I hope to be able to bring you along, if you want to come.
CONGRATULATIONS!! Couldn’t be happier for you.
Yipee! And will pray as you requested.
Molly you’re great :) Thanks for sharing with us!
i asked Orison yesterday what he was going to do with two little babies, he said hide from them!
praying for you and them babies!
I have one son, the second child, with four sisters. He was 3, with one older sister and one younger sister, when I pregnant with my twins. We told him that there was 2 babies. “Two boys,” he said. No, two girls. “One boy,” he bargained. No, two girls. He looked at my husband and then asked, “Are you serious?”
It’s a classic quote in our family!
He has been fine, and Orison will be too!! :-)
Blessings!
i’m trying really hard to not call as much as i really want to ;).
August?? :D It would be So cool if they shared my birthday: August 3rd :D
ok..that was kind of selfish. lol
When I was a kid, I didn’t like my August birthday because everybody was on summer vacations so I couldn’t see my friends from school. I think I would have liked to have a school-day birthday. But anyway, now that I’m older, I like August birthdays.
I am looking forward to your upcoming posts! God bless you
Molly, I had such a hard time sleeping last night! I just kept thinking all kinds of new and amazing thoughts, and then having to pray and thank God all over again for your girls. I was on an adrenaline high all day!
I hope you are able to rest, and enjoy these moments. We are praying like crazy that those girls are healthy and stay put until the right time!
I was driving to work this morning…very stressed about all sorts of work things and then all of a sudden I thought of you with your two baby girls inside of you and I was happy all over again. I praised the Lord all over again and then prayed for the THREE of you!
Try reading fiction 30 minutes before bed. It get’s your brain going on creative stuff and shuts down all the mental processing. Basically it turns off the part of your brain that races and turns on the part that dreams. My go-to, night-time fiction is Chronicles of Narnia. Works every time.
(I’ve heard a cold bath 2 hours before bed time also helps but I’ve never tried it)
By the way the Rings are super excited for you guys too.
Hey Molly — I will pray for you to sleep! Just thought I’d offer up my pregnancy help, which was taking Unisom (which is the same as Benadryl, and the Target equivalent is so cheap). I started taking it to help with the sickness, but continued through every pregnancy so I could sleep at night. Don’t know if you’re interested, but thought I’d offer it up! So excited for you : ) (And realize how overwhelmed you are by the blessings!) God bless you ALL!
Praying for the health of your babies and a wonderful pregnancy for you.
I’ve been having similar sleep issues, I just blogged about something that *MAY* work :)
http://blissandthebattlefield.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/oh-sleep/
Below the surface is pretty much where I live. Every pregnancy announcement (and, believe me, it feels like there’s one every other day) sends me there. I can’t help but wonder what you’re feeling.
hi friend, i continue to bask in the wonderfulness of your news, and absolutely pray for you to safely, sanely carry your daughters (DAUGHTERS!) full term.
re: sleep, i can’t recommend rescue re.medy’s rescue sl.eep enough. it saved me during my last pregnancy.
x
molly! so happy for all of you! one of the ironies of grief for me is that yes, i know a deeper sadness, but on the other side, i feel joy more profoundly as well. i hope you are experiencing that too. those are 2 very lucky babies!
so I think I may have already commented, but I don’t see it on here. Your testimony could be ours, albeit some 16 years ago. We were infertile for four years until God chose to open my womb and at a 20 week ultrasound we found two babies on the screen peering out at us! I am so happy for you. May the Lord continue to make his face shine upon you and give you peace as you step out of the fog of “surprise” and into the reality of receiving 2 more blessings from the hand of God himself! Amen and WOW!
I said a little prayer of thanksgiving for your TWO baby girls last night as I got into bed (shortly before my exhausted brain started going a million miles an hour on the birthday party at our house this weekend!) I loved hearing your story yesterday, not just because it’s fantastic news in its own right, but given the path you’ve travelled to get here, it is a remarkable example of just how amazing our redeeming God is! Blessings to your family…tonight I’ll pray for sleep (for both of us, I guess! :)
“From his fullness we have received grace upon grace…”
So happy for y’all and praying for good rest for you!
I am so happy for you!!!! Tears of Joy! I will be praying for you to get real sleep. yay for twins!!!
Praying for you guys. So excited! Becky almost yelled when we found out.
Congratulations Molly! God is so faithful. Praying for lots of rest and peace as expecting twin baby girls becomes the new normal in your house.
Oh I’m so glad you are going to continue to update us on the progress of the babies! Babies! :) So exciting. I’ll be praying for health and growth and sleep and all that good stuff. :)
I’ll be praying for your sleep, my friend, and for the health of your precious little GIRLS!!
I caught myself smiling off and on all day when I thought of you.
Jane
Every time I think about you and your girls, I have to keep myself from crying. I’m so happy for you.
Praying for you and your rest. Try the fiction! I do it every time I can’t sleep. It helps so much. Or watching a movie until I can’t stay awake anymore!
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Will surely be praying, Molly. You wanna hear something so cute? My kids caught onto my excitement and joy this morning and were telling their sisters (who are 3 and 18 months) over and over again “Molly Piper is going to have twin girls!!” My Molly then said, “Can I see?” Just thought it was neat that they were rejoicing too and don’t even know you. My kids LOVE Orison’s Youtube videos, especially “I’ve got to rock the party.” We watched some today while waiting in the orthodontist office.
Congratulations Molly and Abraham – So excited for you and will be praying for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby girls!
Corrie
I missed the comment love train earlier, so I’ll jump on this one! Yay yay yay! I don’t know you a bit but still cried with joy. What a fantastic part of the story God is telling in your family. Friends lost their son at 26 weeks in the pregnancy just a few days ago…God blessing you in this way will encourage them in due time.
I just have to comment again. Every time it comes to mind it makes me so happy…such concrete evidences of God’s grace. I love it. I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy for someone I’ve not yet met! I’ll be prayin for your sweet little baby girls and that you can get some sleep. (p.s. does it feel weird that wherever you are there are *3* people?! :)).
you’re trinitarian not only in doctrine, my friend! :)
I hadn’t read your last post… but now did and that is some of the most exciting and wonderful news. I am thrilled for you. I will be praying for the Lord to bless those sweet girls as they grow and that he will protect you all. What a wonderful miracle. Go God!!:)
Sara
hi molly,
thanks for sharing your story on your pregnancy, about Felicity and the struggles you went through. when i read your previous post on discovering the twins i was so amazed at the love and provision of the Father to give you not just one, but TWO precious baby girls, as if Felicity never left, and you have another baby. i’m encouraged by your courage to trust God in the midst of your fears. said a prayer for you and your girls. :)
i’m so happy for you. this is such a blessing, and i think seeing how these events have unfolded in your life has been such a lesson for me about God and how He works.
Molly I am thrilled for you!! I cried when I read your last post (about you finding out) just now. TWO GIRLS!! What a truly incredibly loving God we serve. Felicity surely put in this request for you…I can see her whispering into our Father’s ear…”hey, how about double the blessing for my beloved mama” :) Can’t wait to read your posts to come!! Praying for you and your family.
Joining everyone else in expressing congratulations, Molly. No need to respond.
Congratulations! Beauty from ashes, glory to our God…
Rejoicing with you – stumbled on over from Urban Servant – and I must say I had a permanent smile on my face all day thinking of this unique twist of Providence. Which is funny, since I don’t even know you IRL!
Praying for you and your babies -
After my husband and I lost our son, Kenan, at 20 weeks on September 22nd, 2008; someone recommended your blog to me. I have religiously read it since then! I know I don’t know you, and it seems a little strange to even say it, but I have definitely felt connected with you as I read your struggles and your triumps. Thanks for writing. I have never commented before, but tonight I couldn’t resist. CONGRATULATIONS! I am thrilled for you and your family. My favorite character trait/name for God is redeemer. Oh, how this is evidenced here!
Amazing. I am in tears. I have followed you for over a year and I read these last two posts today and I am crying with joy for you. A fellow mom of twins, Rachel.
I am in tears. God is SOOO good, and reading your news confirms that to me in the deepest part of my spirit. I am overwhelmed how much He cares for us and how much He cares about the things we think are wrong to want so badly(wanting a girl instead of a boy). Not only did He want to give you a girl, He wanted to give you two! It blows my mind. I don’t understand Him, but there is no doubt in my mind He is good! He loves you deeply Molly Piper!!
Praying you get some sweet rest–and soon! Love you!
I was pregnant with #4, when at that 18 week ultrasound, I found out it was #4 & 5. I, too, laughed! My girls are now 11, our joy, a blessing every day, and still making me laugh. Thanks for sharing your joy with us. We rejoice with you!
Blessings exceedingly abundant!!
Molly, you don’t know me at all but I have been lurking and following your blog for quite some time. Congratulations! I am so happy for you and will pray for you and your babies. Your story also gives me hope that I might be blessed with a happy ending as well.
You better believe we pray for you every night! You and about 10 other special pregnant women in my life.
If you’re anything like me, then you must have been riding out the high last week and now that stupid (!) worry is setting in. I will pray specifically that anxiety will stay away. But when it does come, that God will be near to you in ways you can see and feel.
August come quickly!
I am a relatively new reader of your blog (last six weeks or so …), haven’t met you before but as someone who has dealt with sleep issues for a long time, I understand that need and will pray for good, sound sleep for you in the months to come – and beyond.
Felicity-I am a lurker but have come out of the wood work to congratulate you on this fresh mercy, Our God is so good!!! Tears came to my eyes when I read your news. Blessings for a wonderful pregnancy
This is so precious I can hardly keep myself from bawling! I feel like I’m apart of your family being able to experience this. Orison is just the most precious child and so smart and articulate! I love this so much. Thanks for sharing with all of us here in cyberland.
Somehow my last comment ended up here instead of in the video comments. I reposted there as well.
I know this will sound ridiculous, as you have no idea who I am, but I have been over the moon for you. I cried when I read about your twins. I have actually DREAMED about you. LOL All that to say, I am praying for you and your precious girls!! Congratulations! God is so, so good! All the time.
I’m a little behind, but congratulations! What a wonderful double blessing!
I’m so happy for you. praying all goes well.
Molly!
Ihave been reading your blog for awhile, but never commented. SOOO exited for you guys! Have been praying and will pray! I cried when you posted about twins!
Your frind in Russia,
Katya
enjoy them when they come.
YEAH…early August….lots of time for outdoor walks with new born babies. :)
This is such beautiful news. I want to thank you for all of the public work you have done on grief. I have struggled mightily for years trying to understand my own emotions and how to glorify God through them and in spite of them. I have learned so much from your journey Molly. I really appreciate the beauty and the pain that your blog represents. Many congrats and prayers on your pregnancy.