If you're "hip with the internet," you've likely heard of the Roman Empire challenge where women are asking men, generally their partners, how often they think about the Roman Empire. Then, said women, are SHOCKED by the answers, ranging from once a day to once a week, and so on. The concept, I suppose, is… Continue reading How often is too often to think about casual acquantainces?

Hello, I'm Annie. Mother of four; two sets of twins, currently aged two and four and a half. I've taken a long break from writing but realized that while the writing served the dual purpose of updating people on my pregnancy journeys, the writing was helpful for me. The past two years have flown by… Continue reading Allow me to reintroduce myself

This picture was thanksgiving, four years ago. I was a mess. I posted a blog, you can read it here. That woman was a very intense shell - a result of self-induced “toxic positivity.” I was thankful for what I had, but also so angry at what I didn’t. Since then, I’ve had 4 kids.… Continue reading 4 years ago

The morning of September 16th began as any other had over the past 2.5 years. We woke up, I cooked breakfast (for everyone else since I could not eat or drink due to my impending surgery), and took the kids to school. I let them know that Grammy and Papa would pick them up and… Continue reading September 16th

Going out in public is a damn scene. I’m usually wearing the babies which causes people to notice that I’ve got twins. It’s way too convenient to give up, so that’s where it starts. If I’m far enough away from Justin and the big kids, I’ll politely show the babies’ heads, nod and smile when… Continue reading Now and then: A six week comparison of the two newborn experiences

Well, I made it to the last scheduled appointment and a final growth scan. Ultrasounds aren’t really super accurate, but Scarlett is measuring around 6lbs and Landon around 6.5 lbs, so we’ll see how everyone ends up. Carter and Isabelle were both measuring around 5.5 lbs at their last appointment and Carter ended up being… Continue reading Last Appointment!

It’s hard to believe we’re so close to expanding our little family. Carter and Isabelle know that mommy has a baby brother and sister in her tummy and that they will be a big brother and sister, but I don’t think they have any idea what’s actually coming. It continued to be physically difficult, but… Continue reading 35 weeks down, 2 to go

I’m somewhere between 29-31 weeks, I think just over 30 and things are going fairly well. This pregnancy has been different. At around 22 weeks gestation, I went to the ER after what I perceived to be a large loss of fluid. It felt similar to my water breaking last time but did end up… Continue reading Updates

Cruising right along, I’m 15 weeks pregnant now. We’ve graduated to the OB and Justin has been able to see our babies in utero. Next week, we have an ultrasound at which we were able to see sexes last time, so that’s a possibility. Justin and Isabelle think it’s a girl and a boy. Carter… Continue reading 15 weeks