Friday, January 20, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Sex. How do you want it?
Hey, hey dudes!
So, Katie has been doing better over the past week and half. No more IV fluids and she is weening off her Nausea medicine which is great. She will go back to work the first week of February which is a pretty big deal since she hasn't worked since Halloween.
Katie's Buddha Belly is growing nicely. We bought a book this week called, "Everything you need to know about Twins, Triplets and More," and it is tremendously helpful but also kind of scary. Today's fun fact from the book: At the end of her second trimester, Katie will be the size that most women are at the end of their pregnancy. Now that is assinine and hot at the same time.
Katie is well on her way to achieving that Zen like state of I'm gonna gain 30 to 50 pounds in the next four months. At her appointment last week she gained 5 pounds, and in only 5 days since that appointment she gained 3 pounds.
So that leads to the next natural question. What will the gender of our two little chumps be? Cast your votes as we will find out on February 3rd! Booyeah!
So, Katie has been doing better over the past week and half. No more IV fluids and she is weening off her Nausea medicine which is great. She will go back to work the first week of February which is a pretty big deal since she hasn't worked since Halloween.
Katie's Buddha Belly is growing nicely. We bought a book this week called, "Everything you need to know about Twins, Triplets and More," and it is tremendously helpful but also kind of scary. Today's fun fact from the book: At the end of her second trimester, Katie will be the size that most women are at the end of their pregnancy. Now that is assinine and hot at the same time.
Katie is well on her way to achieving that Zen like state of I'm gonna gain 30 to 50 pounds in the next four months. At her appointment last week she gained 5 pounds, and in only 5 days since that appointment she gained 3 pounds.
So that leads to the next natural question. What will the gender of our two little chumps be? Cast your votes as we will find out on February 3rd! Booyeah!
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Mr. Salami Man
Ugh! What do you get when you combine:
with
That's right! Mr. Salami Man!
We have all met him (and been him) at one time or another. So this week, I'm minding my own business on the bus heading home from work and all of a sudden this man who has an incomparable fetish for eating salami at lunch sits down next to me. He terrorized the entire bus with his dried, seasoned beef breath. Oh the horror!
Actually, now that I look at these exquisite pictures, this man could be Agent Mugo Hartinez in 2030.
with
That's right! Mr. Salami Man!
We have all met him (and been him) at one time or another. So this week, I'm minding my own business on the bus heading home from work and all of a sudden this man who has an incomparable fetish for eating salami at lunch sits down next to me. He terrorized the entire bus with his dried, seasoned beef breath. Oh the horror!
Actually, now that I look at these exquisite pictures, this man could be Agent Mugo Hartinez in 2030.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Ultratastic!!
As promised, here are pictures from Katie's ultrasounds.
Here is the first picture we saw at the first ultrasound. Isn't that blob of nothingness cute?
So then this next pic came up and we thought, "Are those the eyes?" Nope. Numero uno y doce! Feliz Navidad!
Ok, so fast forward five weeks and we have updated shots of the beaus! In the first pic, you can see their most excellently proportioned cerebrums. In the second you actually see them both. Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to Baby A and Baby B.
So yeah! Isn't that the craziest thing eva?
Here is the first picture we saw at the first ultrasound. Isn't that blob of nothingness cute?
So then this next pic came up and we thought, "Are those the eyes?" Nope. Numero uno y doce! Feliz Navidad!
Ok, so fast forward five weeks and we have updated shots of the beaus! In the first pic, you can see their most excellently proportioned cerebrums. In the second you actually see them both. Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to Baby A and Baby B.
So yeah! Isn't that the craziest thing eva?
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Damnit All to Hell!
Well, that just about sums up the last two weeks and January 1st for Katie and I. We've been really busy and have not had an opportunity to send out Christmas Cards this year, so here it is in all of its shiny grandness, a festivus for the restivus Christmas Spectacular Email!
2005 was a great year. Katie and I were able to attend some great weddings, skip out to San Francisco to celebrate our one year anniversary, party in Vegas for a weekend, and attend some awesome ND tailgates and games. It's been great!
I've undergone some deliberations personally in the past few months evaluating my job and my career and have accepted a new position with a new company called Somerset Asset Management. One of my managers was moving to this company and recruited me to follow her there. At Somerset I will be providing wealth management services to high net worth individuals. My old job was mainly tax work whereas the new job will be a great balance of tax work, financial planning, and investing. I'm really excited about the opportunity as I'm getting in on this gig at the ground level, so it will hopefully reap fantastic benefits in the longer term. So, when all you fools start to make some cash, give me a call, I will hook you up big time!
Katie's work is also going well. She was promoted to Charge Nurse early in the year and has enjoyed the experience. As of late, however, she hasn't been working as our life is really going to ramp up in 9 months if ya know what I mean. Yup, it's Notre Dame Baby time!
We have actually known since USC weekend when we were down on campus. Specifically, we found out the Friday before the game at a Toll Stop 30 miles west of South Bend. After taking five different tests, the results were undeniably confirmed by Saturday morning. So for all you fools who were there and thought that Katie was drinking, joke's on you! Oh the beauty of blurred vision and inebriated thought processes!
Yeah, so back to Katie not working. She turned real sick a few weeks after we found out. Morning sickness is not just for mornings. So we went to the doctor to get her checked out. Since she was complaining about stomach pains, they performed an ultrasound on her at 7 weeks, which was ultraearly, but also ultracool. So, this picture comes up on the screen, and we both ask, "Are those the eyes?" The tech responds, "Nope. Congratulations, you're having twins!" Faint, dream of the Smurfs, wake up, run into a wall, start convulsing, and scream Oh my Gawd! Oh my Gawd!" Yeah, so that was pretty much both of our reactions. Katie and I are having twins. Katie and I are having twins. It still doesn't settle in my mind. Katie and I are having twins. One. Two. I personally sat in a chair shaking for 15 minutes, then proceeded to pace around exclaiming "oh my gawd!" Crazy schtuff!
So here are facts that we know which will hopefully answer your immediate questions:
1. Due date? Typically, babies develop for 40 weeks which would be the end of June. Doctors usually do not let twins go past 38 weeks, which is the middle of June. Twins typically go early, as early as 34 weeks, which would be the middle of May. So, after some scientific analysis (thank you one semester of engineering), they will be due sometime between the middle of May and June.
2. We will find out the sex on February 3.
3. No, there really is no history of twins in either of our families.
At the request of some people, since we probably won't see most of you until well after the little dudes are born, I'm creating a blog that I hope to update with pictures of ultrasounds, updates, pictures, and other random dumb thoughts that roll through my head.
So, I hope you find some entertainment at:
http://vnak.blogspot.com
I have uploaded pictures of the ultrasounds.
Also, I tried to find as many addresses of people we know, but I'm sure we missed a few, so please feel free to forward on the good news ass you see fit.
To all y'all, Katie and I hope that 2005 has been great for you and that 2006 will be even better! We are looking forward to seeing all of you!
Peace out!
The Vnaks
2005 was a great year. Katie and I were able to attend some great weddings, skip out to San Francisco to celebrate our one year anniversary, party in Vegas for a weekend, and attend some awesome ND tailgates and games. It's been great!
I've undergone some deliberations personally in the past few months evaluating my job and my career and have accepted a new position with a new company called Somerset Asset Management. One of my managers was moving to this company and recruited me to follow her there. At Somerset I will be providing wealth management services to high net worth individuals. My old job was mainly tax work whereas the new job will be a great balance of tax work, financial planning, and investing. I'm really excited about the opportunity as I'm getting in on this gig at the ground level, so it will hopefully reap fantastic benefits in the longer term. So, when all you fools start to make some cash, give me a call, I will hook you up big time!
Katie's work is also going well. She was promoted to Charge Nurse early in the year and has enjoyed the experience. As of late, however, she hasn't been working as our life is really going to ramp up in 9 months if ya know what I mean. Yup, it's Notre Dame Baby time!
We have actually known since USC weekend when we were down on campus. Specifically, we found out the Friday before the game at a Toll Stop 30 miles west of South Bend. After taking five different tests, the results were undeniably confirmed by Saturday morning. So for all you fools who were there and thought that Katie was drinking, joke's on you! Oh the beauty of blurred vision and inebriated thought processes!
Yeah, so back to Katie not working. She turned real sick a few weeks after we found out. Morning sickness is not just for mornings. So we went to the doctor to get her checked out. Since she was complaining about stomach pains, they performed an ultrasound on her at 7 weeks, which was ultraearly, but also ultracool. So, this picture comes up on the screen, and we both ask, "Are those the eyes?" The tech responds, "Nope. Congratulations, you're having twins!" Faint, dream of the Smurfs, wake up, run into a wall, start convulsing, and scream Oh my Gawd! Oh my Gawd!" Yeah, so that was pretty much both of our reactions. Katie and I are having twins. Katie and I are having twins. It still doesn't settle in my mind. Katie and I are having twins. One. Two. I personally sat in a chair shaking for 15 minutes, then proceeded to pace around exclaiming "oh my gawd!" Crazy schtuff!
So here are facts that we know which will hopefully answer your immediate questions:
1. Due date? Typically, babies develop for 40 weeks which would be the end of June. Doctors usually do not let twins go past 38 weeks, which is the middle of June. Twins typically go early, as early as 34 weeks, which would be the middle of May. So, after some scientific analysis (thank you one semester of engineering), they will be due sometime between the middle of May and June.
2. We will find out the sex on February 3.
3. No, there really is no history of twins in either of our families.
At the request of some people, since we probably won't see most of you until well after the little dudes are born, I'm creating a blog that I hope to update with pictures of ultrasounds, updates, pictures, and other random dumb thoughts that roll through my head.
So, I hope you find some entertainment at:
http://vnak.blogspot.com
I have uploaded pictures of the ultrasounds.
Also, I tried to find as many addresses of people we know, but I'm sure we missed a few, so please feel free to forward on the good news ass you see fit.
To all y'all, Katie and I hope that 2005 has been great for you and that 2006 will be even better! We are looking forward to seeing all of you!
Peace out!
The Vnaks
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