The Circus

Cole's Dad offered to treat us all to the circus last week, we were very excited to take Grace! We were shocked that she actually sat still for 2 hours and watched the whole thing! Grace had a blast!

The twins at the circus! (20 weeks)

Grace watching the elephants

Elephant.

Papa bought Grace a Dora balloon...Grace was so happy!

Grace's 1st cotton candy!

Needless to say she loved it!

Tigers

Clowns

Grace taking it all in.

What Grace referred to as Barbies!

Grace eating her 1st snow cone!

Elephants

Thanks Papa, we all had so much fun at the circus!

Dr.'s Appointment #1

Well, after a very busy, hot, humid weekend that involved very little resting I had a feeling my bp would be up...and I was right! My bp was a little high at the Dr.'s yesterday. My OB isn't concerned. She said it's probably partly the heat and partly because it's the point in pregnancy when your bp naturally starts to rise. She decided to increase my bp meds a little and will have me do a 24 hour urine this week as precaution.

Other than that the appointment went well and was quick. We have an ultrasound Thursday with the peri. I go back to the OB in 3 weeks and then after that appointment we'll start going every 2 weeks! I'm tired, nauseous, and finding it harder to move, but overall i'm feeling pretty good as long as I take it easy!

21 Weeks

What twins at 20 weeks could look like

How Far Along? 21 Weeks


Maternity Clothes? Yes, I'm slowly running out of shirts that fit.



Weight Gain? I haven't gained anything in 8 weeks, but my OB is ok with that. I'm up a total of 8 pounds. I have another appointment Monday, so I'll see if there's any gain then.



Stretch Marks? Yep. I've noticed a few new ones this week on my belly and now my boobs..fun fun!





Sleep? I sleep for 2 hours, then waking up every hour after that to pee. I'm getting pretty use to this schedule. I'm really hoping that the twins will be on this schedule as well, seeing as I'm pretty use to it now. Although I know the chances of that are very slim!



Best Moment of the Week? Grace felt Emma kick for the 1st time. Seeing her face when she felt her was priceless!


Genders? A boy and a girl!


Belly Button In or Out? In but getting swallow.



Cravings? I haven't really had any cravings lately. Still in the I hate food stage.




What I Miss? Being able to bend over. Now when I bend over I get the wind knocked out of me. Also getting up is getting harder. My pelvic pain is starting to get really bad, so that makes moving my pelvis very painful.



What I Love? Feeling my babies move more and more every day.



What I Am Looking Forward to This Week? We have 2 appointments this week , one with my OB and one with the peri. I can't wait to see the babies again, and get a conformation on the babies sexes again!



Milestones? Making it this far! 3 more weeks until viability! I've set little milestones for myself, which helps make getting to full term not sound so far. My 1st goal is 24 weeks, then 30 weeks, then 34 weeks, then 36, then finally 38!



Feeling the Babies Move? Yup and I love it!


Other Thoughts? I'm just so happy and thankful to have made it this far. Aside from some discomfort and nausea this pregnancy has not been all that bad. I hope the pregnany continues this way.

20 Weeks

How Far Along? 20 weeks 3 days. The babies are now the size of cantaloupes!

Maternity Clothes? Yes


Weight Gain? I haven't gained anything in 7 weeks, but my OB is ok with that. I'm up a total of 8 pounds at the 1/2 way mark.



Stretch Marks? Yep. I've noticed a few new ones this week on my belly.



Sleep? I sleepfor 2 hours, then waking up every hour after that to pee. I'm getting pretty use to this schedule.



Best Moment of the Week? Other people are finally able to feel the babies now. Cole's sister was able to feel them move the other day.


Genders? A boy and a girl!


Belly Button In or Out? In



Cravings? I haven't really had any cravings lately.



What I Miss? Being able to bend over. Now when I bend over I get the wind knocked out of me.


What I Love? Feeling my babies move more and more every day.


What I Am Looking Forward to This Week? We have a couple family parties this weekend so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.




Milestones? We've made it to the 1/2 way mark!



Feeling the Babies Move? Yup! The babies have started to kick it into high gear and I'm feeling them move more and more everyday.



Other Thoughts? I'm starting to get really bad dizzy spells. I don't know if it's the heat, the nausea, or the fact that I've been having a hard time eating and drinking lately. I have a Dr's appointment next week, so I plan to bring it up then.

Catching Up

June has been a busy month! We've had at least 1-2 events a weekend. It's been really nice getting to see our families so much. I figured I'd share some pictures from the past few weeks.

Cole's brother, Andy, graduated High School

Cole's cousin, Sean, baptized his daughter, Adrianna

We took Gracie to the park to feed the birds

She enjoyed running after the birds.

We took Grace to her 1st Carnival

Grace rode the caroseul without crying!

Grace played a Duck Game

Grace was very excited about the goats at the carnival.

Andy's Graduation party was this past weekend. It was HOT, so Nana bought and filled up some pools for Grace.

Grace loved the pools!

Grace and Adrianna took naps at the same time!

Sleepy Grace hung out with Auntie Cassie at Andy's party.

We also finally got Grace some swimmies this weekend. She wore the swimmies without complaint but wanted nothing to do with Grandma and Papa's big pool. It could have something to do with not napping in 2 days!

Belly Picture

I realized that I haven't posted a side belly shot since 14 weeks, so..

here was 14 weeks

and this was 19 weeks:

So, we're growing. I don't feel as huge as I was feeling in the beginning, I think all the bloat is gone now. I also think the fact that I haven't gained any weight in over 6 weeks, yet the babies are growing, means my weight is being moved around, so I feel bigger in some areas and smaller in others.

Grace Reading With Daddy

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19 Weeks

19 weeks, I can't believe it! I've now made it to my 1/2 way point. My goal is to get these babeis to 38 weeks, and now I'm 1/2 way there! Everything looked good at my appointment on Wednesday. No knew news. I got to hear both heartbeats for the first time, then my OB did a quick ultrasound to make sure she was actually picking up 2 different heartbeats. It looks like Emma is laying horizonatally along the bottom and Carter is head up on my right side. Looks like his sister is lounging, while Carter is in a little ball. I go back in 3 weeks for another OB check and an ultrasound at the perinatologist. We're only 5 weeks away from viability. I know 24 weeks isn'ts a magic number, but at least if they were born at 24 weeks or after the NICU would at least try to save them. Don't get me wrong, I do NOT want to see these babies until 38 weeks, but getting to 24 weeks would be a step in the right direction.

How Far Along? 19 weeks. The babies are now each the size of a mango! They were both weighing 8 oz at the last ultrasound, so they are on track so far!



Maternity Clothes? Yes

Weight Gain? I haven't gained anything in 6 weeks, but my OB is ok with that. I'm up a total of 8 pounds at the 1/2 way mark.



Stretch Marks? Yep


Sleep? The cold seems to be finally getting a little better, so I'm back to sleeping for 2 hours, then waking up every hour after that to pee.



Best Moment of the Week? Getting to finally HEAR the babies heartbeats, unfortunately Cole didn't get to hear. He was in the car because Grace was sleeping.

Genders? A boy and a girl!



Belly Button In or Out? In



Cravings? I haven't really had any cravings lately.


What I Miss? Being able to bend over. Now when I bend over I get the wind knocked out of me.



What I Love? All my babies!



What I Am Looking Forward to This Week? We have a couple family parties this weekend so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.


Milestones? We've made it to the 1/2 way mark!



Feeling the Babies Move? Yup! The babies have started to kick it into high gear and I'm feeling them move more and more everyday.



Other Thoughts? I am just really thankful to have made it this far and hope to continue to get these babies to 38 weeks or further.

Bedding

I forgot to mention, I found Emma and Carter's coordinating bedding on ebay! I scored both 12 pieces set for $9 and $10. Yup 24 pieces for $19! You gotta love ebay! They haven't come yet, so I'll have to wait and see if I still like them as much in person.

I thought they were similiar enough to work together. They will probably share a crib for the first few weeks, then we'll separate them afterwards, but they'll stay in the same room.

Great Deals

I was having a bad day today, so when Cole got home he convinced me that we should get out. He knew that doing a little baby shopping would make me feel better. He gave me a $30 budget and we headed to the outlets. At Children's Place I managed to score these matching outfits and hats for Emma and Carter! I'm so excited for their 1st coordinating outfits!

And then I scored big at the Carter's Outlet. Carter's was having a huge 70% off sale. Here are a few of the outfits I got:

Plus I also got Emma a cute cupcake hoodie with matching pants and a cute onesie for Carter. Not to bad if I do say so myself!

This weekend I pulled out some of Grace's old baby clothes, my goodness she has a lot! We certainly have lots to buy for Carter. We only really need to buy more newborn clothes for Emma, I can only imagine she'll be smaller then Grace, so she'll really need the newborn clothes.

18 Weeks

18 weeks! Can you believe it? We're almost 1/2 way there! I'm so excited. Yesterday's ultrasound went very well. Both Emma and Carter look great! They are both weighing 8 oz. Yay I've got a whole pound of babies in there!

It was so great to see both babies moving all around in there. It's so funny, I feel like Emma and Carter already have their own personalities. Little Miss Emma is a Princess, she needs more attention then Carter. Her ultrasounds are always twice as long. She's difficult and is the boss in there! She kept kicking poor Carter in the head, poor little man!

Carter, on the other head is more laid back. His ultrasounds take only a few minute. He's very chill, and laid back. I feel Emma move all day long, but I barely feel Carter. I can just see it now, Emma is going to be soo needy like her sister, while Carter just hangs out.

I was shocked to find out there's a boy in my belly. I never thought I'd have a son, but the idea is sinking in and I'm really loving it! I can just see his sisters now treating him like their little baby!

We go back in a month for another ultrasound and I can't wait to see my babies again!

After our ultrasound yesterday we went and put a bunch of stuff on layaway for the twins. I forgot how much stuff babies need, oh my! I can't wait to pull out all of Grace's old baby clothes. She has so many outfits I loved!

How Far Along? 18 weeks


Maternity Clothes? Yes

Stretch Marks? Yep

Sleep? I've been sleeping like crap lately! I either have a cold or allergies and not being able to breath at night has really made trying to fall asleep after all the bathroom trips extra hard.


Best Moment of the Week? The ultrasound yesterday! It was such a sigh of relief to know that everything looks good in there. I was so nervous they'd be measuring behind, but so far they're right on track! Finding out the sexes has suddenly  made it seem so real!


Genders? A boy and a girl!

Belly Button In or Out? In

Cravings? I've had a really hard time finding anything that sounds appealing to eat or drink.

What I Miss? Being able to breathe...stupid cold!

What I Love? All my babies!

What I Am Looking Forward to This Week? Getting out some baby things

Milestones? Next week is the 1/2 way point to my 38 week goal!

Feeling the Babies Move? I feel Emma move more then Carter, but every now and then I feel Carter. He usually kicks me in the back, I feel his kicks more in the butt and back, weird!



Other Thoughts? I am just really thankful that both babies are doing well.

Results Are In!

We will be having a Girl and a Boy! I can't believe it. I'm in shock! I never thought I'd have a son, it just sounds so crazy to me. I'll blog more details about the ultrasound later, but just thought I'd share the good news!

Today's The Day

Well, today is the big day. Today we'll hopefully find out who's in my belly! I'm nervous and anxious. I just hope everyone and everything is okay. I'm still leaning toward two girls, maybe one of each. Cole thinks it's one of each. I guess only time will tell. Please send lots of good vibes that everythig goes well today!