Sarah sent me this link a few days ago to some amazing pregnant-belly art photographs that were featured on TIME magazine. There are some really amazing ones (like the one above). And then there are some pretty, well, let’s just be nice and say “sketchy” ones (look beneath the jump). I can only imagine what […]
Equal Opportunity Belly Shots
So we have a little deal here at the Walker Cleaveland household. Sarah will let me take her belly shots (and even post some online) as long as I also take some belly shots. The hope is that while Sarah’s belly grows while sustaining two little lives inside…mine will NOT grow. Though – I’ve heard […]
The Incubator is…still…incubating…
Being pregnant is hard work. I don’t know that from first hand experience, and I certainly am the first to say that I have no idea what it must be like to have your body go through so many changes and to be incubating two little people inside of you. So kudos to my wife! […]
Second Trimester Update
Yesterday marked the first day of the second trimester. And to all of you who said that Sarah would magically start feeling better as soon as the second trimester began…I say, “Liars!” Just kidding – but we are still waiting for that second trimester magic to kick in. We heard that with twins it could […]
Ultrasounds, Genitalia and Identical Twins
Today we went into Oakland for the nuchal scan ultrasound. This is something that Kaiser does frequently and is the test that helps to identify babies that might have higher risks of Down Syndrome. It’s crazy that by checking the tiniest of measurements, they can identify these types of risks. While we don’t have the […]
An Update on The Incubator
Sarah has taken to calling herself the “incubator” – and for good reason. She’s got two little buns in that oven of hers. She has gotten quite fond of saying, “Hey – incubating is HARD work.” As I shared two weeks ago, we had some scares of early complications with some bleeding that Sarah had. […]
Wayne & Dwayne: On Naming Babies
Naming babies is hard work! Now, it can also be fun. Especially when you come up with names like Wayne & Dwayne. While Cleaker 1 and Cleaker 2 are the official names of our lovely little twins (whatever sex they may be), Wayne & Dwayne is what I have taken to affectionately calling our future […]
Out, damned spot! Enough already!
Out, damned spot! 11 weeks into our pregnancy – and not quite 1 week into DazedDad.com – I’m quickly realizing that it’s hard to know how much to share with others (and with the interwebs) when it comes to how things are going, complications with the pregnancy, etc. I asked Sarah about sharing this and […]
An introvert & an extrovert: Personalities Already?
Yesterday, Sarah and I had another ultrasound appointment. I suppose a benefit to having twins is that they want to follow up with them a lot more, so we get to see them more often before they’re born. While I do not envy Sarah having to drink so much water and hold it during an […]
Breathing a Little Easier Now
Phew. It felt good to announce to our church today that we are pregnant. I can’t speak for Sarah, but I’m guessing that for her too it’s just nice for people to know. It also has helped it to make it more of a reality. Sure it doesn’t mean that Cleaker 1 & Cleaker 2 […]