Oh hai. I'm Diana.
So here we are. Babble. I am still in total shock that I’m writing in their WordPress dashboard. Yet feeling incredibly blessed.
I guess you’d like to know about me, or if you already follow me over at my blog Hormonal Imbalances (or perhaps on Twitter as @lifeasaSAHM?), you’d like to know what I plan to write over here that won’t make it over there. Or something.
Well.
I’m a stay at home mom, and I used to teach before that. I am married (9+ years!) to my Army husband Sam. I got married at 19. Everyone was delighted. Naturally. We have a 2 1/2 year old Bella who is currently in the middle of potty training. We have struggled with getting pregnant ever again after a very rough first pregnancy and first year with her, but took the plunge. 9 weeks into me believing I could be dying and/or have the bubonic plague, and swearing I’d never, ever do it again…
we learned we were expecting twins.
Yep.
It was a total shock and took some time to even fathom, but we are really thrilled. Now, we’re waiting to find out the sex(es) and if they are identical or fraternal. We’ve been told both. Our big ultrasound is in less than two weeks.
I tend to lean towards the more crunchy side of life, but as time goes on I realize how crucial it is as parents for us to have open minds and hearts towards what others do. Many, many times over the past 2 1/2 years I’ve wished I could take back things I declared I would or wouldn’t ever do. I know there are very few situations in life that are ever black and white.
I plan on blogging here a lot of the things I really don’t want to say on my own blog – because it’s gotten too personal and intimate. But they still must be said. Circumcision. Breastfeeding fears. Epidurals. Twin birth plans. Actually enjoying a pregnancy without being a neurotic mess the entire time. Dealing with my body both now and after.
And, of course, the fun stuff. Planning a twin nursery. Cloth diapering for two. Twin names. Feeling both babies move. Getting ready to have them. The baby shower. The most ridiculous and the sweetest random comments I’ll get. All the experiences that are bound to come in the months ahead.
All of it. I hope you’ll stick around, read what I long to write about in a different arena. This is it. I can’t wait to get your comments and all the (much needed) advice that comes with a pregnancy. 
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Diana unleashes a bit of the crazy that is her life on the aptly named blog Hormonal Imbalances.
She also gives smaller glimpses into her day on Twitter as @lifeasaSAHM and Facebook.
YAAAAY Diana! Can’t wait to read and re-live my twin pregnancy along side you
::internethugs::
Congratulations! I’m so glad that more people will read your straight-from-the-heart, often hilarious writing.
A babble blog I will actually read. PPH you D!
I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!
You are going to rock this so hard. I’m so glad that Babble picked up such a fantastic straight-from-the-heart writer. I cannot wait to read your adventures on here!
Congrats Diana! So excited for you that you’re writing for Babble
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I just did a HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY dance!!!!! I’m freaking PUMPED for you!!
love you!
K
So excited for you! And I can’t wait to read along!
::Fist bumps:: to my roomie!! Love you, D!
I couldn’t be happier for you!! SO excited to see what you write over here! You’re a ROCKSTAR!
Congrats on the new gig! So excited for you – and to read all about your pregnancy!
Congrats! I’m an army mom with triplets and it’s so refreshing to see someone on babble that’s in a similar situation! Also, I would bet if they told you the twins were identical on the first ultrasound and then at the next ultrasound said fraternal, I’d bet they are identical! Techs are awful at figuring it out! But when it’s early it is really easy to see. I was told mine were fraternal several times when it was impossible for them to all be. We did IVF with TWO eggs. Two even shared a placenta and had a thin membrane separating them! But that being said identicals can even have two separate complete sacs and two placentas…somewhat rare but it happens
Congratulations!
I can’t wait to read more!! You are not alone on the breastfeeding thing… I was terrified and didn’t always enjoy it as much as I thought I was supposed to. I am looking forward to reading what you have to say about that. Plus, my overies are doing cartwheels and and my uterus is twitching every time I read your blog… I’m feeling the itch.
Congratulations on such wonderful news. I might be wrong but I got a feeling that you may be a tad apprehensive about circumcision, so I thought I’d drop a note. One of my best friends had to have her son circumcised 5 times over because they messed it up the first time, and another friend had her son hemorrhage from circumcision surgery, so before our son was born we looked into things a bit further and decided to keep him intact. There is a lot of information out there now, but one of the things I was most appreciative that someone gave me was Dr. Fleiss and Dr. Hodges book on circumcision, and their article about the ‘functions of the foreskin.’ It is online here: http://www.drmomma.org/2009/09/functions-of-foreskin-purposes-of.html
I found the difference between intact and circumcised babies and adult men to be really powerful as well: http://www.drmomma.org/2011/08/intact-or-circumcised-significant.html Recently, I have met a lot of men who are restoring, and figured there had to be some reason for it — you can Google ‘foreskin restoration’ for that subject – there are over 250,000 men restoring today.
A few of the physicians in our area lend out these info packs: http://www.drmomma.org/p/info-packs.html I have an extra I’m happy to send if you’d like it. It saved us a lot of unnecessary stress, pain, money, etc. If you do keep him intact, there are some good articles on intact care (which is basically, ‘do nothing’) at this site: http://www.drmomma.org/2009/06/how-to-care-for-intact-penis-protect.html
I have a huge heart for moms and their babies, so I just had to drop you a note.
Best wishes with you pregnancy, have a peaceful delivery and enjoy motherhood the way it is meant to.
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There is no one on the planet who needed to be circumcised 5 times.
That doctor needs to be up on criminal charges.
I can’t imagine that anyone, let alone the parents, thought they were acting for the good of the child, at that point.
To the original poster:
All the best with your two new miracles.
We started at 19, and had three ourselves. We’ve been together for 45 years now.
I wish you and your family much joy.