05.04.08
Two Good Excuses
See? Less than a month since my last post! Didn’t I promise you? Now I just have to come through on the “more exciting” part.
I recently received notification via email that Lickety Knit has been featured on findingDulcinea, self-described as “Librarian of the Internet.” I’d never heard of this particular web guide, but it looks nice and I’m always flattered to be noticed within the large and noisy and varied knitblog world.
The one thing that confused me a bit was its description of my site, found here:
Lickety Knit is for those knitters who want a bit of sassy humor with their blog reading. Read about the author’s knitting projects, her cats and thoughts on life, and take a gander at her finished projects, photos from her travels and (of course) some pictures of her cats.
Certainly very kind, but it gave me pause because, quite frankly, I make a concerted effort to minimize the cat content on my blog. Don’t get me wrong, I love my cats, and with three of them, they play a significant role in my home life. And if they had their way, they’d be in every knitting photo I take. But I realize that they are just plain old cats, and therefore of limited interest to a general audience. (There are certain exceptions to this rule, including cats that are ludicrously photogenic and cooperative.) Worried that I had become a cat blogger without noticing, I went back to check: my cats appeared on my blog exactly once in 2007, and zero times so far in 2008. Why on earth were they so heavily featured in that description, then?
This question did not keep me up at night, but it did get me thinking about how I would actually describe the content of this blog. I’ve decided it breaks down as follows:
- 25% knitting content
- 15% sarcastic humor
- 15% self-deprecation
- 45% repetitive excuses as to why I haven’t knit or blogged much recently
The rest of this post is going to be rooted in that last 45 percent, because (and this is for real), I haven’t read a single knitting blog nor knit a single stitch in about 8 weeks. That’s my most egregious truancy ever, so it’s only right that I come up with the best excuse for it ever. Will it be good enough? You, my blog readership (or “bleadership,” as my sister-in-law calls it) will have to be the judge of that.
Let me begin by admitting that deep in the recesses of my basement, carefully tucked away in gallon-size ziplock bags, in a box inconspicuously labeled “curling irons and hair notions,” is a small treasure trove of tiny knits that I’ve accumulated over the last three years. Some were originally intended to be gifts, some were started for no reason at all, and some were made with the faint hope that I might have a use for them myself someday. (Two were started with the intention of donating them to Project Linus, and the fact that they never made it there is admittedly embarrassing and more than a little shameful.)
Hmm, I kind of made it sound above as though I was going to be dropping a series of hints that would lead you to my excuse, but I can’t imagine that there are many of you who haven’t already arrived at the correct conclusion…well, at least part of it. For the 5 percent of you who are slow on the uptake (no, you don’t have to admit who you are), I will tell you that last year at the Yarn Harlot book launch in New York, a knitter in the audience asked Stephanie whether she’d ever heard of knitting causing or aggravating severe nausea during the first trimester of pregnancy. Stephanie answered encouragingly (”yes, but I promise you it goes away”), and while at the time I was only half-listening (because I was furiously knitting away at my charity blanket square in a futile and ultimately humiliating attempt to keep up with Minty), lately I have replayed that exchange over and over in my mind in an attempt to convince myself that my favorite hobby is not lost to me forever.
Anyway, by now I’m sure all of you have figured out that I’m pregnant. Yep, thirteen weeks tomorrow. Most of you probably have not guessed that I am pregnant with twins.
I know, seriously. I don’t really know how it happened either. (The TWIN part, people. Please do not transcribe the chapter on the human reproductive system from your college physiology textbook into the comments.) This news has thrown the Lickety Knit household into happy turmoil, and in the last three weeks we have entered an agreement to buy a new house (ours, which I adore, is definitely too small for us + twins + their crap + the parade of friend and family helpers that we are lining up), put our house on the market, signed an agreement with a buyer (whew!), and begun to contemplate our lives without any sleep whatsoever. Actually, I don’t have much time left over to contemplate that, thanks to the bone-crushing exhaustion that sends me to bed at 8:15 every night.
Here they are looking vaguely less like nothing. Still, thank goodness for the tech’s helpful labels.
So that is the best excuse I can come up with as to why I have neglected my knitting and blogging and blog-reading (bleading?) duties for so long. (And Andre and Meghal, if you’re reading this, now you know why your son has had to endure the first weeks of his life without the knitted turtle I promised you ages ago. It’s coming, I swear.) I wish I could assure you that it will get better from here on out, but I can’t be certain it will. I am clinging to the hope that my nausea will subside and I’ll get at least a sliver of my former energy back, because I have twice as much knitting to do as I originally thought I would! Suddenly that little secret treasure trove of baby knits is looking mighty paltry.
Karen Stewart said,
May 4, 2008 at 11:44 am
Congratulations on your happy news! I have 27-year old twin sons and other moms of multiples have a special place in my heart. Good luck to you and don’t turn down ~any~ offers of help!
Jenn said,
May 4, 2008 at 11:58 am
De-lurking to say congrats! I’m only having one, but I can say that the bone-crushing tiredness will get better, and while knitting didn’t make me nauseous, I certainly didn’t have much time for it with all the sleep I had to have. It has gotten better in my second trimester (I’m 20 weeks), so there is hope! Hang in there!
Katy said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Wow–congratulations! That is some happy, and terrifying, news. ;) Hopefully you will be feeling better soon.
PumpkinMama said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:08 pm
What fabulous news! Congrats to you both!
Rebekkah said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Wow, congrats!
Do you know if they’re fraternal or identical, yet? (Can they even tell in-utero?)
Well, this gives a whole new meaning to second sock syndrome. Second sweater syndrome. FOURTH sock syndrome! bwahahaha! (Okay, I’m super thrilled for you. But it’s just too easy to poke fun, also. I always wished I was a twin — you have some lucky proto-kids!)
Heather G. said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Holy crap! Congratulations to you and Matt! You are sleeping for three now, so snooze away.
For some reason, I did not see that coming at all and had to have it spelled out for me. Good luck with the house and tiny non-nauseating knits.
Alicia P said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Congratulations! I could not knit a stitch from about 5 weeks until was around 6-7 months pregnant. It comes back and then you nest with eleventybillion knitting projects to worry about as well. Hope you feel better soon and have a nice, quiet, boring pregnancy! :)
Agnes said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Congratulations! It would be indeed intimidating thinking of 2 new lives coming at the same time, but with the help of friends and family, you’ll be good! Wish you an uneventful pregnancy.
Theresa said,
May 4, 2008 at 12:52 pm
This is just the best best news ever! And they’re super cute. Look just like your husband :) Do we know if they are identical or fraternal? They definitely look like two sacs, but that doesn’t completely rule out identical, you know . . . Are you going to find out their respective genders? Knitters of the world want to know.
Ashley said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:00 pm
You better make another elephant, STAT.
Rachel said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:03 pm
They’re 99% certainly fraternal (during the twin-revealing ultrasound they took a quick look at my ovary and saw two telltale spots where two eggs had been released). We are leaning toward not finding out the sex, but we’ll see how our willpower holds up when it’s actually an option.
Julianne said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Congratulations! I know you’ve heard it from many people already, but the tiredness does go away. I’m 23 weeks now and a few weeks ago I went to bed at 11pm and realized I hadn’t taken a nap all day! It was the best day ever and the end of the midday naps for me. The second trimester rocks! No insight on the third yet though.
Emily said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:07 pm
awww, congratulations! that’s awfully exciting if a bit daunting. and I too hope the knitting nausea goes away.
melissa said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:09 pm
that is 2X awesome! congratulations!
Liz K. said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Oh, Rachel, congratulations! I am so happy for you and the whole family. And I wanted to thank you for sparing your readers detailed accounts of your first trimester throwing up. Really. I do hope you feel better soon, or quickly get a prescription for Zofran, because that stuff is the bomb. Or was for me.
Bertha said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Oh my gosh! I had an inkling that you might be pregnant (isn’t that what accounts for like 80% of all knitting blog breaks?), but I never thought twins! Wow, that is so exciting! I’m so happy for you guys!!!
Emily said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Holy crap! Lemme just shut my gaping jaw and offer you twice the congratulations I would anybody else! I am giggling pretty hard as I type this.
Oh, I’ve got several sonograms printout thingies that are titled “baby.” Like I would come across them years from now and wonder why I was saving pictures of aliens or something.
Clumsy Knitter said,
May 4, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Congrats! What exciting news!!
sari said,
May 4, 2008 at 2:17 pm
woohoo! that is wicked wicked awesome! well, not the tired part, but the eventually there will be not one but two tiny and cute things part.
are they the right size to wear a tiny trophy size pig sweater right now? perhaps your coworker could photoshop the sweater on to both of them :)
if you cant bring yourself to knit i would be happy to send you some wee hallowigs for them… or hats, if you think there is a boy in there that would not like a bright pink baby wig…. or even if you can bring yourself to knit ill still send you some if you like, cause i love to make them.
congratulations to you and to matt too! :)
Allison said,
May 4, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Wow, last week I was looking at my Google Reader and thinking it had been ages since you’d posted, and I totally thought, “I bet she’s pregnant.” But TWINS!!! I did not foresee that at all. Many, many congratulations to you, and may you have a happy and healthy pregnancy.
Angela said,
May 4, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Congratulations! At least you have a bit of a head start on the baby knitting, and the housing, and the child care…really I’m very impressed by how much you’ve managed already!
Kelly said,
May 4, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Congratulations!!! How exciting!!! Take care of yourself and those little ones :)
Sonya said,
May 4, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Congratulations, Rachel! Such exciting news! Seriously, you need to get moving on the knitting more tiny outfits thing. My cousin had twins and her sister stayed with them for the first few weeks. The sister went downstairs to check on the mommy who was up nursing. She found mommy fast asleep in the rocking chair, no baby, but one boob hanging out. She couldn’t figure out if she had fed the baby and put her back to bed, or if she sat down to nurse without ever picking up the baby.
Specs said,
May 4, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Wow! Congrats to the both of you and good luck. (and I mean that in the non-snide way that it might possibly sound)
Elinor said,
May 4, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Yep, the pregnant part I had totally suspected with all the baby knits but twins?? Eek! Congratulations! That’s great news! OK, now I’m going to go back and read the rest of your post because I stopped at the double sonogram. Needless to say, there WILL be baby knitting coming your way!
Stella said,
May 4, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Two excellent excuses indeed! Congratulations!!!
Elinor said,
May 4, 2008 at 3:35 pm
OK, I’m back. That’s fucking awesome news. The best I’ve heard all week! Don’t worry about not having enough knits. We will supply them. And baby shit? I got lots I can send you! My knitting fell off (along with eating, moving and general interest in life) during first half of my pregnancy. I didn’t even knit for B until I was about 8 mos along. Don’t worry, the kiddos will come out with or without the handknits and you will get your groove back. It’s hard to think of knitting when that curtain of sleep comes crashing down. Hang in there!
Mary Ann said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Super news! Being the mother and grandmother of twins, I can assure you that having twins is a truly efficient way of producing offspring. And taking care of twins isn’t hardly any harder that taking care of a single infant. The change from having no kids to having some kids is so massive, that one extra baby really doesn’t make much difference. It is vital, however to get them on the same schedule. I am really excited for you. Do take offers of help seriously and accept help gladly. If I were anywhere near, I would love to babysit.
SarahJanet said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Oh, Rachel! Congratulations! That’s so exciting. And probably a little terrifying, but mostly exciting. All my local friends who have babies I force to come to my baby laptime program at the library, but since you’re not local I can’t do that. But go check out your local library! Most run something for babies and it’s a great way to meet other moms.
Anyway, congratulations! You guys will be awesome parents.
Sarah said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Congratulations! Congratulations! (one for each baby)
I didn’t knit very much baby gear while pregnant – not so much the nausea/tiredness (although I was) but a tiny bit of superstition. Now, with an 8-week-old, I wish I’d done a whole bunch more because there’s not really any time/way to knit now. But I’m sure this will pass, and I’ll wish that my baby would sleep on my chest (like she’s doing now) even if it meant I couldn’t knit over her :).
Best of luck with your pregnancy! Have fun growing those babies.
Amy said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Woohoo!! You and your sweetie must be over the moon!
As a fellow mother of twins, you have so much to look forward to. Everyone thinks it is so hard to handle (which you should totally milk, btw) but it is a breeze. You get everything over with at once (holding a bottle, potty training….) and the fellers’ come into the world with an automatic playmate. No need for you to constantly entertain them!
Amy
earthchick said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Apparently I read Elinor’s 2nd comment too quickly, and too soon after having read Sonya’s, because I totally read her 4th sentence as “Don’t worry about not having enough tits.” Which I thought a very strange response to someone’s news of twins. Triplets, maybe, but twins, no.
Anyway, congrats and best wishes! I’m thrilled for you. :)
earthchick said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:47 pm
p.s. You might want to ask for whatever drugs Mary Ann and Amy got when they had their twins b/c Dude. I so would not have used words like “breeze” and “hardly any harder than taking care of a single infant” to describe my own experience with twins.
Which is not to say that I wouldn’t do it all over again. In a heartbeat.
Amy said,
May 4, 2008 at 4:53 pm
CONGRATS!
Mintyfresh said,
May 4, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Can I be smug over how long I’ve known? Because, um, me? feeling smug.
xoxo to you and Matt and A and B!!
Emily said,
May 4, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Congratulations! that is so wonderful! are they identical? I am married to an identical twin and his Dad is an identical twin so we were kind of secretly hoping (insane I know) to carry on the twin streak but it was not meant to be, I’m 19 weeks with a boy so we’re super excited!
Hopefully, you’ll start getting a bit of energy back in a few weeks! I’m so excited for you!
Heather said,
May 4, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Congrats to you and Matt. How awesome–now you can by pass the whole ‘crazy cat lady’ blogger persona and go for the ‘mom of multiples’ one!! Seriously, very, very happy for you:)
anne said,
May 4, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Congratulations! That’s such wonderful news!
Kristen said,
May 4, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Congratulations! I am doubly happy for you! (No, I didn’t catch on until you came out and said it.)
hpny knits said,
May 4, 2008 at 7:49 pm
lovely lovely news!!!!!!
:-)
Christy / Not Hip said,
May 4, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Hmm…well I guess that’s a decent excuse.
Congratulations!
laura b said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:11 pm
How exciting! I just gave birth to my second, but I went the more traditional route… one at a time.
Congratulations!
Carrie said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Congratulations! That is completely awesome news. And, as a twin, I think twins are the coolest.
Kyarns said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I agree with earthchick… my twin girls are now 8 1/2 and I would not describe those early days as a “breeze” at all!
I remember being trapped on the couch with my two teeny babies on the double nursing pillow, each one having fallen asleep after nursing. And me, sitting there for hours, having to pee SO badly! But not daring to get up for fear the crying would start all over again.
But it was all SO incredible, and worth every moment of it. And I, too, would do it again in a heartbeat. You are SO, SO lucky. Congrats!
(And just think of how RIPPED you will be from carring two babies all over the place! Your upper body will be amazing!)
Nichole D. said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:44 pm
OMFG! Congratulations! That is so exciting! Yaay!
Oh, and by the time you’re done with being preggers, you’ll read ultrasound pictures like a champ. it’s been over two years, and I still can.
Feel free to email me if you ever feel you’re running short of useful but unsolicited advice on being preggers, birthing, or general motherhood. ;)
disentangled said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:54 pm
That is wonderful news! Congratulations to you both :-)
Pat K said,
May 4, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Congratulations! And how exciting!
KnittingGnome said,
May 4, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Congrats on the double blessing! The exhaustion situation (and the nausea situation) will improve. Give yourself a little time and take all the rest you need!
emilie said,
May 4, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Congrats, dear friend! It was such fun to talk to you earlier today and hear your HUGE news! I can’t wait to see the offspring you and Matt produce- it’s gonna be such fun! Seriously, I’m there for a week in Nov/Dec… let me know when Auntie Em can come lend a hand. So proud of you guys!!!
Erika said,
May 5, 2008 at 1:16 am
Holy shamoley girl, congratulations on your pregnancy! That is really awesome. I hope your energy picks back up soon. Say hi and congrats to Matt for me too.
Carole said,
May 5, 2008 at 7:09 am
This is wonderful news! Congratulations to you both! Or all 4 of you? My goodness! Anyway, don’t forget that I’m not all that far away from you and I love to hold babies. Just saying.
Macoco said,
May 5, 2008 at 7:44 am
WOW – Congratulations x2!
michelle said,
May 5, 2008 at 8:12 am
Best excuse ever! Congratulations!
Adriana said,
May 5, 2008 at 8:22 am
Congratulations! That is so exciting! Wow, twins! Absolutely amazing.
stacey said,
May 5, 2008 at 8:32 am
oh my gosh! congratulations! twice!!!!! :)
Laura said,
May 5, 2008 at 9:22 am
I’m a bit sad that you chose to blog about this when I was out of town and had very limited internet access so I couldn’t be among the very first to comment. (I’ve been blog-stalking you waiting for this post. But then I blog-stalk you constantly, anyway.)
BUT I am still THRILLED about the twins (and smug like Minty, though not as smug since you told *her* first). I apologize for voicing my love for twins in front of you, causing you to describe your abject terror of having twins, which most certainly caused your ovaries to release two eggs as some sort of joke. Apparently I wasn’t specific enough. I was hoping for identical twins.
Congratulations again to you, Matt, and the young ‘uns!
(And Scout thanks you for recognizing her talent and good looks.)
beverly said,
May 5, 2008 at 11:21 am
Congratulations!!!! My best friend is pregnant with twins, and she keeps me laughing with her stories about how Baby A (Lefty) is kicking and Baby B (Poncho) seems to flip around alot. I think the ultrasound pictures of twins are the coolest, so thanks for sharing yours!!
Claire said,
May 5, 2008 at 11:24 am
TWINS!!!! I am completely and totally fascinated by twins, and am always asking any twins I meet whether they have psychic powers with each other. (Apparently, no.)
Congratulations!! Though must say you were very tricky with your earlier post about your supposed “aversion” to children. And now you will have two!!!!
Emily said,
May 5, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Congratulations on having twins! That’s so exciting. My first baby is due tomorrow, and we hope he decides to arrive on time.
I’m a senior writer at http://www.findingDulcinea.com, where you were recently featured, and I have some guides that would be useful:
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides.html?topic=/categories/health/pregnancy
Our Pregnancy Web Guide links to credible sites that discuss pregnancy itself, prenatal care, childbirth fathers and pregnancy, and baby naming. Lately, I’ve found a link to the quiz “Am I in labor?” very helpful.
And you asked us not to transcribe any chapters on reproduction, but for those who want to learn more about babies and twins, take a look at the findingDulcinea Reproductive System Web Guide:
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Science/The-Reproductive-System.html
Kris said,
May 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Yipee! I remember how tired I was when pregnant with one, I can’t imagine twins.
Congratulations just doesn’t cover it!
Kirsten said,
May 5, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Congratulations :) I am 16 weeks pregnant myself and I had horrendous morning sickness for the first 14 weeks of my pregnancy. I had to give up knitting and blogging entirely because I was throwing up all of the time and the nausea was really intense. I will say at week 15, it was like someone flipped a switch and all of a sudden the nausea and throwing up ceased and I felt like myself again. I feel like I have more energy now too. Hang in there, it will get easier soon! And congrats again!
Sarah T. said,
May 5, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Congratulations!
(I’m not an editor for findingdulcinea, but I thought that the line about cats was most assuredly a joke, and not a comment on the amount of cats on your blog. It’s sort of a web meme now – how any blog will, eventually, have a post with cat pictures in it).
Nonnahs said,
May 5, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Yay- I’m so happy for you! You’re going to have so much fun with the twins. Congratulations!
Callie said,
May 5, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Delurking to say congratulations!
Snowbird said,
May 5, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Congratulations twice over! Knitting for two. Wish you all the best!
alison said,
May 6, 2008 at 1:52 am
Congratulations, that is superb news. Twins as well, see you get two for waiting. I’m sure the nausea will settle it does tend to be worse with twins, and then you’ll be away. The tiredness, sleep now while you can, it’s natures funny way of getting you ready for the lack of it.
mai said,
May 6, 2008 at 1:33 pm
congratulations! what fabulous news! and twins! YIPPEE!!!!
Diana said,
May 6, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Congratulations! Looks like you get twice the baby knitting! Yay!
JayJay said,
May 6, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I am so completely and utterly happy for you! And twins! How wonderful! I am getting tears in my eyes just thinking about it. My experience was that by about 16 weeks I was feeling enormously better. My second trimester was absolutely wonderful and I was definitely able to knit throughout the rest of my pregnancy. Also, I just want to add that parenthood is an absolutely beautiful experience, even with the lost sleep (and I don’t think that’s just the hormones talking).
Leah said,
May 6, 2008 at 4:40 pm
OMG, congratulations!
I figured all those baby knits I’ve observed here at Lickety Knit would be put to use eventually, but who knew? Twins! Oy!
Cory said,
May 6, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Rachel,
Congrats….on turing the focus of the blog back on you. I know you’ve concocted this whole pregnancy thing because I was becoming the star of Lickety Knit after your last post. And to grab even more attention for yourself you’ve come up with twins. Well done, you are a marketing genius.
lomester said,
May 6, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I was just thinking that I had not read your blog in a while and was wondering whta you were up to.
CONGRATULATIONS! Holey moley that is exciting!
Shelley said,
May 7, 2008 at 7:01 am
Congrats!! That’s fabulous news – and doubly fabulous at that!
Mothhair said,
May 7, 2008 at 7:55 am
I know that I, for one, tuned in to this post only to see what that crazy Cory would do (or wear) next. Imagine my disappointment when all I got was a few pictures of my daughter’s uterus hosting two creations that are only minimally grandchild-like despite the fact that Rachel has spent 24/7 for weeks and weeks on this latest project. Guess I’ll have to make the best of it; at least I’ll soon have other situations in which to say, “Girls/boys/children, you’re BOTH pretty!” And maybe someday my dream will come true and Cory will start his own blog. Love you, Rachel! Love you, twinlets!
Janet said,
May 7, 2008 at 10:26 am
Wow! Congratulations!!!! This definitely beats my non-knitting, non-blogging excuse of “too busy at work” :-)
I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I’ve got a similar bin in the basement where I’m very slowly acumulating baby things (knitted and otherwise). I anticipate that I’ve got a long time before I crack that bin open, thought!
knitnana said,
May 7, 2008 at 10:29 am
THAT is the very best reason I’ve ever heard for not blogging! It’s however, a pretty poor reason for not knitting – get busy gal – there’s TWO who will need cover.
I wish you all happiness with these kiddos – TOO COOL!
(((((hugs)))))
Lisa E. said,
May 7, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Wow wow wow wow wow! Big congrats to you and Matt!
Heather said,
May 7, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I would just like you to know that you’ve inspired me to take up my needles again. :) i’ve got a long way to go, but I’m making a concerted effort! I hope you’re feeling better.
Melissa said,
May 7, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Congratulations! Wow. So do you think you’ll be doing the matchy matchy twin thing? Good luck getting over the knitting nausea!
PS: I didn’t even know you had cats, and I’ve been reading for about 2 years. That description writer was high or something.
JulieFrick said,
May 8, 2008 at 9:55 am
Yay! YAAAAAAAY! Sorry I’m late to the party here. This happened to me, too, but I didn’t realize I was pregnant for, like, ever. I just thought I was dying. SO sick, SO nauseated, SO tired. Too tired to knit! And then it came back. It does come back. And then those babies will come and there will again be no knitting for a while. But again, it comes back. And those sweet tiny baby days don’t come back. So enjoy them! Can’t wait to see their little faces!
Jeannine said,
May 8, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I’ve never really commented on a blog if I don’t know the person, but c’mon, with news like that I have to say congratulations! I don’t know how I found your blog but I figured out somehow that you and I share the same alma mater. I think so anyway. I hope you have a happy, healthy, dreamy pregnancy. I know that it’s a different experience for everyone, but I know that it was the happiest time of my life… until now. :)
Enjoy.
Rain said,
May 9, 2008 at 11:50 am
Well it’s about time you had a proper excuse for not blogging more often!
I’d say this counts as one. A huge congratulations, I’m really pleased for you both.
Fingers crossed the nausea goes away soon and you can get down to some serious knitting. Just think of the double-whammy on cuteness.
Jaime said,
May 10, 2008 at 5:27 am
Congratulations Rachel! It’s so exciting! :-D
Lynn said,
May 10, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Baby! In fact, babybaby!! Congratulations!
Megan said,
May 10, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Congrats! Twins, wow.
Nic said,
May 12, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Congratulations! That is just fabulous news.
Ruth said,
May 13, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Congratulations!! What exciting news …
brook said,
May 14, 2008 at 3:24 pm
congratulations!! twins are in every generation in my family and i have two younger twin brothers. my mom had a sweatshirt made that said “double trouble” with an arrow pointing to her stomach and always teased that she was going to name them hose a and hose b. get it, jose……….
take good care!!
brook
teresa said,
May 14, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Congratulations! Congratulations!
Maryann said,
May 15, 2008 at 1:44 pm
OMG, Rachel, what wonderful news! Congratulations, 2 times! Wish you a happy healthy pregnancy, oh I’m so thrilled for you! Hugs, Maryann
nova said,
May 20, 2008 at 6:38 am
And again, congratulations! Now, go get some sleep!
pamela wynne said,
May 21, 2008 at 11:53 am
congrats!! take care! xo
blueberryblues said,
June 2, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Congratulations! I’m also expecting (now at 13 weeks) and have been exhausted by my one baby-to-be, I can only imagine how you feel with two on the way! I do hope your ability to knit comes back because I’m sure you’ll be knitting up some gorgeous things for the twins.
Jewel said,
June 9, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Congratulations, how fun two for the price of one. Don’t worry you will feel better soon. Have fun knitting!
Amy said,
June 15, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I’m a bit slow on the draw here, but woo-hooooooo! Congratulations, Rachel.
Very happy for you and the expanded family-to-be! It’ll all come in stride, no matter how scary it all seems now.
Beautiful news!
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June 15, 2008 at 6:58 pm
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Nik said,
June 22, 2008 at 8:59 pm
:D
I’m too happy for you.
Ruth-Ann said,
June 30, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Wow! I hope the morning sickness clears and you get your knitting mojo back soon! Congrats!
Izzy said,
July 4, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Wow! Twins! You must be thrilled to bits. My cousin just had twins and they are the most beautifal, precious things on earth….but expect no sleep for, ooh, about 5 years!
Persnickety Knitter said,
July 17, 2008 at 7:35 am
Coming out of lurkdom to say “congratulations!” You can see how far behind I am on my blog reading. ;)
I have 12-yr old twin girls (non-identical) so I know what you’re going through (and what you are in for — hah!). Twins are a lot of work (especially the first 2 yrs), but also so wonderful.
Scribbles & Bits said,
July 31, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Well I’m glad I’m starting to catch up when there’s good news like this to read! I offer twice the congratulations as normal (perhaps even more than your recommended daily allowance!)
Tusa said,
July 31, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Double Congratulations!
Well done. Feet up, rest and enjoy.
Karin said,
August 19, 2008 at 11:44 am
Jimmeny Cricket! I leave the blog-o-sphere for a while and come back to the news your pregnant! Congratulations! And to twins, no less. Wow! You’re in for a very busy time by the sound of it. Good luck!!! (and just because I’ve not been reading much or responding as I used to, doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about you lol. Just FYI ^_^)
projektleiterin said,
August 19, 2008 at 12:40 pm
103 comments already. Can’t really claim that I’m the quickest either. :D Oops, I’m just realizing that your blog entry is 4 months old… :o Ok, since you’re the mother of all excuses it probably won’t be necessary for me to come up with mine. :D
Anyway, these are awesome news and I hope you will overcome your nausea and be back soon! :)
Shelley said,
October 15, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hope everything is going well for you Rachel!! Miss your blog posts!