baby shower

My mother-in-law along with my sisters-in-law were kind enough to host a baby shower for me!
Everything was so cute and well thought - just take the snacks, for example: double mint gum, double bubble gum, double stuffed oreos, twix, chocolate and strawberry pocky, double judges, and much more!
I was overwhelmed with everyone's generosity in literally showering me, the babies with gifts. I'm so thankful for all the preemie outfits - I know we'll use them! And the diapers! And the cool gadgets! And the car seat! And the awesome diaper bag! I can't say "thank you" enough. I am forever in their debt.

Who would have known I would deliver exactly a month later!

come on and safari with me

{cue on Beach Boys "Surfin' Safari"}

Slowly but steady...

First, we painted it orange (and by "we" I really mean Jonas).

Then, we painted it sand (which turned out to be this close to the original paint).

Now, we're working on the animals (and I can proudly say "we" because I helped!).
Soon enough (before the Greek gods make their appearance), we'll shift furniture around and finish this I-had-no-idea-how-much-work-and-time-it-would-take project.
Exciting!

two heads of lettuce

30 weeks and 75Kg! Yeay!

PS: Gotta love those prenatals! Check out my nails!

tias corujas

What an awesome {belated} bday gift to have: the aunts-to-be visiting the double-trouble-to-arrive :o)

"Do you take Viagra?"

... is a question I feel like asking those who ask me if I was on fertility drugs when I conceived twins.


Those who know us know we weren't; those who don't know us have no business in knowing anything.
So if you're ever curious and feel like asking a total stranger whether or not they were on fertility drugs when they conceived twins, know this:

• Although assisted reproductive therapies (including in vitro, ovulation-inducing drugs and artificial insemination) account for 17% of all twins and 40% of all triplets born in 2007; identical twins, on the other hand, is not influenced by fertility-enhancing treatments.
• Identical twins form when a single fertilized egg divides in two separate embryos while fraternal twins occur when two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells.
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• The odds of having identical twins is about 3 in 1,000, whereas the birthrate for all twins is about 32.2 in 1,000.
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• The causes of identical twinning are generally unknown and unidentified. No one really knows why an egg splits.

• There's no hereditary trait that influences a predisposition to having identical twins, unlike fraternal twins.

And now, to illustrate my point, enjoy - Thx youtube for filling my pumping sessions with joy :o)