http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog A new mommy in the 7NEWS newsroom blogs about the changes to her body and her life. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't begin to thank each and every one of you for all your thoughts, prayers and advice.  Pregnancy really is an amazing thing!  The closer I get to delivering my two little girls, the more attached I become to them.  I cannot wait to hold them and see what and ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/07/22/tears-of-joy/ July 13, 2008.  Here is a photo of Tyler Lopez, me and Richard Ortner on my final day anchoring BK (before kids). The girls are still not due for a couple of weeks, but I have some work to do and with my medical conditions I didn't want to take any ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/07/13/signing-off/ Women can be stubborn.  I am no exception.  That means asking for help is not always easy.But with the birth of the twins right around the corner, now is the time to ask for help.   Has anyone heard of a "baby planner"? This is the neatest service I think I have ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/07/08/asking-for-help/ It is amazing how one day you wake up and look down at your feet (that is if you can see them) and notice your ankles are no longer there.  I am there.  My ankles and feet are swollen.  So swollen that sometimes flip flops are the only shoes I ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/07/01/ive-got-cankles/ The countdown to delivery is here.  Unfortunately it's earlier than planned because of a medical condition recently discovered during an ultrasound.  I have a "Vasa Previa."   Let me start off by saying the twins will be fine since they caught this condition now.  Early on in my pregnancy I had "placenta previa".  It is ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/06/22/the-twins-are-coming-early/ I cannot believe I have been pregnant for 28 weeks.  In some ways it seems like it has flown by and in other ways, these past few months have seemed like an eternity.  Everyone told me one day I would wake up and realize the babies are almost here and feel the overwhelming ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/06/19/week-28/ Week 27 Growing larger day by day. 39 1/2 inches around my waist and 39 centimeters if you are measuring the singleton way (vertically). Bruce Binns (Channel 7 Satellite Engineer) and Me-----who's bigger? http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/06/13/week-27/ Prior to becoming pregnant I had never heard of a "Baby Moon,"  but every magazine I read advertises for the idea.  Well, my husband and I just got back from Southern California (our last vacation pre-kids), so I guess you could say we took our "Baby Moon." Okay, if you are ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/06/11/baby-moon/ Every month I get an ultrasound because of the twins. It's kind of the benefit of having two as I hear most women with just one only get two to three ultrasounds during their entire pregnancy. It is the most amazing experience as you watch them move inside of you. ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/06/02/week-25-ultrasound/ One morning you just wake up and voila......you are ten times larger than you were before. Now, it's a double-edge sword. The larger you are (as long as you are in a healthy weight zone) the healthier the babies are. On the flip side, the larger you ... http://7newsblogs.com/mommyblog/2008/05/28/growing-by-leaps-and-bounds/