That extra padding I am now sporting is, I surmise, the reason I was snubbed from the Tyra Banks Show.
The producer called me one night and we chatted about my experience and why I willingly made an ass out of myself for all to see put those videos on YouTube. It sounded like they wanted someone still trying to get pregnant, so my joyful outburst of "NO! I NOW HAVE NEWBORN TWINS! TWINS I SAY!!" did not go over well. But being the sharer that I am, I directed her to my blogroll and said there were many fabulous women out there in the blogosphere still trying….but HEY, I would love to come to New York and be on the show just the same.
So later that night despite the fact that I am delirious due to lack of sleep I e-mailed her several recent photos as requested and I guess the transformation (to put it lightly) from my pre-babies YouTube Self (which wasn’t any great shakes to begin with mind you) to….errrr….uh, what I look like today did not cut the Tyra mustard and I never heard from her again.
C’est la vie I guess.
I am continually amazed at those of you who continue to post regularly with new babies at home…I want to write almost every day, but I just can’t seem to find a block of time needed to sit down and compose anything close to a cogent thought.
Really.
I am one stick short of a corn dog and yes, I did just make that up and NO, it doesn’t make any sense but there you go.
I want this blog to continue to be a journal of this entire experience, but I am finding it so hard to write. I am finding it hard to do anything besides cope, for God’s sake, and truly things are good…I can’t imagine the basket case I would be if we had major issues with the babies.
I still have help from the baby nurse and I found a great nanny who will start in a few weeks. My wonderful mother-in-law is in town for two weeks and she helps me change and feed the twins and she cooks and cleans like a MoFo, so I am being spoiled. People do my laundry and empty my dish washer and still, STILL!, I am beyond exhausted and overwhelmed.
And the babies? (ENOUGH of your whining Watson, for crissakes, what about the freaking KIDS I can almost hear you say.) Sweet Jesus they’re cute and I know that’s so friggin’ obnoxious but it’s true! They now eat about every four hours and so far, no major issues with colic or reflux and for that I am eternally grateful. Really. Each night after the 10:00 PM feeding I take Bosco out to pee in the backyard and in the dark of night I look to the heavens and say thank you, dear God thank you for these babies and for their good health. And I can see my breath in the cold air and as I look beyond our lemon tree to the night sky, I fill myself with gratitude, for just one perfect moment.
And so far they’re pretty good sleepers too…they still sleep a lot of the day away, but at six weeks they’re starting to stay up between feedings to ‘play,’ which often consists of me putting them on the jungle-themed play mat or the boppy pillow, sometimes posing them in fake isn’t that the cutest twin thing EVER poses and blinding them with the flash of the digital camera.
My mood has been crazy. If you couldn’t tell. I spent the first three weeks crying my bloody head off, and the anxiety was almost crippling. Although the hourly crying jags have stopped, I still have many moments of sheer terror that I am screwing these kids up for life, and many, many moments of self-doubt. (But on the bright side I don’t have to worry about THIS.) At least I got that going for me.
And if that damn link didn’t work, it was to a story about twins, separated at birth, who unwittingly MARRIED EACH OTHER. Go ahead, Google it, you know you want to.
I will soon (and by ‘soon’ I mean before 2010 if I’m lucky) write a post entitled Motherhood: Why I Am Ill-Suited To This Job.
But we go on. Each day brings new joys and new fears and the lack of sleep is having a profound effect on me. And NOT in a good way. Thus you will also soon be treated to a post called Lexapros and Cons.
And if you’re really lucky, maybe a post titled Who Do I Have To Blow To Get A Clean Paci Around Here?
I know! Can’t WAIT, can ya?
So in the meantime, feast your peepers on these shots, AKA the Damn Photos That Ended My Future Career As An IVF Talk Show Circuit Super Star:
Mommy put on lipstick, for the LOVE OF GAWD
Mommy and Jaxy Waxy Cottontail and YES, I do really talk like that now believe it or not
Mommy and Parker Pee Pants and SEE! I told you.
Well, I for one think you look fabulous, 30lbs extra or not. And your babies are *adorable*. Thanks for sharing!
Thank god Tyra’s team left you the hell alone. I don’t know if you have seen the ‘twist’ this episode is taking, but it ain’t pretty.
You are a radiant momma and the twins are adorable!!
You look beautiful and the babies are gorgeous. And don’t feel bad about feeling exhausted and overwhelmed–at 6 weeks out, you’re still in the free pass zone, i.e. if you ate, the babies ate, and everyone survived by nightfall, that’s officially a great day. It only gets better from here on out, I promise.
You look gorgeous, as do your babes. Who wants to schlep to New York in the early days, anyway?
I know what you mean about being thankful for everyone’s health and all being OK. May it last for a very very long time.
You look gorgeous, as do your babes. Who wants to schlep to New York in the early days, anyway?
I know what you mean about being thankful for everyone’s health and all being OK. May it last for a very very long time.
oh man, i would pay $$$$ to see you on tara. so, so funny.
i bet you are overwhelmed, you poor, poor dear.
i wish i too could come and help you out.
stop with the name calling…you look great. honestly.
xoxo
So very very cute. And screw Tyra:-)
Been waiting to hear from you! First all, you look great! I looked like hell for probably the first 8 weeks. I was lucky if I showered! Oh, and the crying! I cried every day all the time. Sometimes because I was overwhelmed by my love for them, sometimes because I was overwhelmed by taking care of them, and mostly because I was just SO DAMN TIRED! You are certainly in the toughest part, it only gets better from here. I’m so glad to hear that everyone is doing well and is healthy. Enjoy every minute with them! Thinking of you all! And last, but certainly not least, the babies are BEAUTIFUL!
Make up?? I bet you even took a shower you show off! I had one at a time and not only did I not know what day it was most days, it was amazing to even get 5 minutes of glorious time near water.
I love the photo of you with one in each arm..too much love 🙂
Awww Watson. A-freaking-dorable. Although I would have loved to see you on Tyra, I heard the episode is taking on a strange twist (why drown yourself in ART when you can adopt! – sheesh – talk about understanding the nuances of IF. Way to go Tyra.)
Anyway, you and babes look gorgeous. And I love your description of your daily moment of gratitude.
you look beautiful! you’re just glowing in the light of those two babies!
by the way things seem to be going on that Tyra show (see Mel’s blog) i think you’re pretty lucky that you won’t be there to go through it. then again, you could shake things up and make it a bit more like tyra meets jerry springer. . . and THAT would definitely be worth it.
congratulations again, Watson…those babies are gorgeous and you’re looking fantastic.
Yep about the Tyra show – trust me, it wasn’t the 30 extra pounds which kept you off it – it was the fact that you actually have real live babies!
And hon. You look freaking FANTASTIC, so quit your bitching.
Not to mention you have unbelievably kissable babies, too.
*sigh* Wish you didn’t live across the country so I could visit!
Glad to hear from you hon. Thrilled to hear you so happy.
You look absolutely beautiful! And those babies! Wow! So big and so cute!!
Great to hear from you! And even GREATER (yes, GREATER) to see you and the babies!! Oooh, so lovely! Who doesn’t loooove an armful of baby?
You look great. The babies look great. Tyra blows.
🙂
You look great, but too well-adjusted for their show, that’s all.
Bea
Dear Watson, you look amazing, as do your adorable babies. I can imagine how anxious your days have been — I was almost crippled with anxiety, and I had only one (1) easy baby. And while three and a half months later, I still have moments of failure and anxiety, it is a lot better. I hope you find things improving steadily too.
And you are still funny as hell. Tyra Banks doesn’t know what she’s missing.
YOU look fantastic!! i only get as far as clean hair (and only every few days), but make-up???? WOW.
parker looks so much like piper i’m not sure i’d pick the right one out of a line-up. so then is it tacky for me to say your babies are GORGEOUS??
Ah, lady, you look GORGEOUS! Truly. And the Tyra Banks show? Nothing to do with anything except that you actually have kids – Resolve sent out a cryptic message about how the show was taking on a new twist and that people were very, very upset and they were trying to talk some sense into the producers of the show – so thanks to your other posters, I now understand what it was about!
Watson, you look really good ! No kidding! And your babies, why, they are so beautiful. I know how your feel about the time to write. I go in phases of having free moments or energy, but I only have one Emery Gracey Face (I talk like that now, too), so I can imagine with TWO it is a whole different experience. Good to hear from you when you have a moment!
I agree with everybody, you look amazingly good! Not to mention how cute your babies are. Thanks for the posting the pics. Looking forward to future posts, when you find the time. Hang in there!
It is probably good that you didn’t go to the TB show–I heard that it wasn’t what they marketed it to be.
As for blogging..it is really hard with a baby-you are just too tired and busy. take your time. I just recently started posting consistently again-and I think this is b/c I am back at work and I can find 30 minutes to sit down and write a post!
You look fabulous and your kids are adorable!!!
You are absolutely gorgeous!! What amazing eyes!! And you give off an aura that fits the person that you present on your blog – full of life and humor and love.
Oh, yeah, the babies. 🙂 They are gorgeous, too!! They have changed SO much from those first pictures that you posted.
And your experience every night under the stars brought me to tears. I am already thanking the universe for my good fortune with how well my first round of ivf has gone but can imagine how full of gratitude you must be at this point.
I wish that we lived close by because I would love to come and help.
Oh, and screw Tyra. Who needs her anyway? You are a celebrity in your own right.
XOXOXO
You look fantastic, Watson! I hear ya on not having any time for new posts (and I have just one new baby, not two), so don’t beat yourself up for it.
I hope your are able to get more sleep soon. I am so impressed that you still have your amazing sense of humor despite sleep deprivation. Hang in there!
You look fabulous, and happy, and TB just didn’t want to be upstaged.
I’m so happy for the update! Thank you, thank you , thank you. We all understand completely that you are so busy with the twins. No need to update us non-stop, we are all just so happy for you. I guess I should talk for myself. You were one of the first people to comment on my blog and you are so supportive. I greatly appreciate your support and wish you all the best. I know you are a wonderful mother, waht lucky kids you have.
btw, I love how you pray at night while tkaing out the dog, that’s so precious.
Oh forgot to mention, you look absolutely beautiful! Children truly suit you.
((HUGS))
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Wow – I cannot believe they’re 6 weeks already-beddy-wetty. You all look fabulous and you as the other peeps said it was definitely not the 30 extra pounds in your imagination that kept you off the show, it was the extra 12-14 pounds of BABY. Just be thankful you didn’t schlep all the way to NYC for that!
I would really like to see these kids before they head off to kindergarten, so I will be calling you very soon!!!
xoxo
E
You look great!
THe Tyra people just suck. With your story and Mel’s recent post about their apparently idiotic views of the TTC process and IF…I say we all boycott that crappy ass show. Wouldn’t involve any extra work on my part.
Thanks for coining the phrase, “a stick short of a corndog.” I’ll be using it in the near future.
You look great! And those babies are so adorable!
You look great, and your babies are adorable. Of course you are busy!
Hope the weeks and months to come are full of joy for you!
You look beautiful and so do the twins! I’m glad you are doing well and thanks for the update.
You definitely dodged a bullet with the Tyra show. Don’t fret about that one!
With or without the lip gloss you look amazing. Don’t beat yourself up too much about the weight gain (this is what I remind myself of, oh, about every hour or so). It’ll come off. It always does.
The babies are adorable. Seriously cute overload.
Watson, you look lovely, that’s not the reason they didn’t have you on the show. The didn’t have you on the show because you have some sort of electrical cord going up the wall behind you in the picture, and at first glance it looks like a giant crack in the wall, as if the whole house is about to collapse on you. They probably figure that it did collapse, and you’re somewhere in the rubble, and that all seems like alot of work. You should e-mail them again and just say you fixed the crack in the wall.
my 2 cents…
I think you look incredible (and happy!); the babies are also beautiful! I don’t follow Tyra Banks much, but she has missed out on not only a beautiful new mama and babies, but on a wonderful sense of humor and a refreshing out look on life and infertility, too. Good luck with the babies and enjoy the MIL taking care of things for you!
gawd damn you look mar-ve-lous!!
I’m with you when it comes to thanking the heavens! Very lucky indeed.
Watson, you look fantastic! I am so happy for you. I have been behind in my blog reading and finally caught up with you. My doc wants me to start IVF, and you are my IVF hero. I first found you through your YouTube videos and you should know that you will always be an IVF Talk Show Circuit Super Star to me.
🙂
Bev
I am continually amazed at those of you who continue to post regularly with new babies at home…I want to write almost every day, but I just can’t seem to find a block of time needed to sit down and compose anything close to a cogent thought.
I’m in total agreement with you. I so want to blog about the whole parenting experience. I want to blog about every joyful moment of my babies’ lives. I want to capture the love and beauty and frustration and fun and terror and fascination of parenting triplets. But who has the time? I remain amazed by any woman who can continue to faithfully blog after having even ONE child, let alone two, or three or four…
And by the way, I think you look FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC. So there.