9 Years

Today makes it 9 years since Cole and I started dating. 9 years ago we started out as friends, starting flirting, Cole assured me that he didn't want a girlfriend, and yet 2 weeks later there he was asking me to be his girlfriend. Only 2 days after my junior prom Cole asked me out. Who knew 9 years later, we'd be married and on our way to 3 kids...well I guess we did know!

Cole and I at Junior Prom

Cole's Senior Prom

My Senior Prom

Happy Anniversary Cole! May there be many more years and many more kids...I kid, kind of! 

16 Weeks

We had are doctor's appointment yesterday and it went very well! My BP was 120/78 and both babies heartbeats looked good. Yay for a good appointment!

How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds, I hadn't gained anything since last week.

Maternity clothes? Yes


Sleep: The same...I wake up every couple hours to pee. The killer heartburn has set in when I try to lay down. I fully anticipate having to sleep sitting up by the end of pregnancy.



Best moment this week: Yesterday, by far. Knowing that the bp meds are working was such a relief. Also in the waiting room yesterday there was a 10 day old baby and Grace just wanted to hold it and burp it, it totally melted my heart. I love her!



Food cravings: I've really been craving pasta with alfredo sauce, I have yet to eat it yet, but I want to!


Gender: Still a mystery, but only 2 weeks left until we find out....hopefully!




Movement: I had only been feeling flutters until last night, but the babies kicked it into high gear last night!


What I am looking forward to: The ultrasound!


What I miss: Not getting heartburn every time I bend over!



Milestones: Lowering my bp!

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 Weeks 2 days


Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes

Sleep: The same...I wake up every couple hours to pee.

Best moment this week: Cole was able to feel one of the babies. They are laying head to head and one is kind of on top of the other, so at the end of the day if I lay on my left side my belly is pretty hard and if you press down on the baby you can feel it wiggle away. Cole has been able to do this twice this week and feel one of the babies!


Food cravings: I've really been craving cereal...all cereals...cinnamon toast crunch, strawberry shredded wheats, peanutbutter captain crunch, raisin bran, you name it!


Gender: Still a mystery, but only 2 1/2 weeks!



Movement: I'm feeling flutters every now and then, starting to feel some more serious movements.


What I am looking forward to: The Dr's on Thursday. I'm really hoping my bp will be down and that the meds are working. I'm hoping we'll get a quick peek at the babies as well.

What I miss: Not feeling so crumby. Everything aches and I know it's going to get a LOT worse, but it's so worth it!


Milestones: Making it to week 15, only 9 more weeks until viability...Grow babies grow!

Mother's Day

I had a fantastic Mother's Day! First we went over to the Brennans' house for our traditional Mother's Day Brunch.

Grace all ready to go!

Gracie and I ( I don't know why I smile like that!)

Me and all 3 of my babies!

Grace giving the babies a hug.

Cole and Grace

Jacob

Grace and Jackson

After brunch we headed over to Cole's Mom's house to celebrate Mother's Day with her.

Cassie and Grace

I had a great 2nd Mother's Day and I look forward to spending next Mother's Day with 3 kids!

Dr.'s Appointment

So, we went to our scheduled Dr.'s appointment yesterday and it did not go as I had planned. First we had a new nurse and that just threw me through a loop, because I'm used to having the same nurse who knows me and my history. Then I stepped on the scale and had gained 10 pounds in 3 weeks, WHAT? I was NOT expecting that, I knew I had really started to show and was told this week I had ""popped", but still 10 pounds! I know it's not a big deal, I'm only up 6 pounds total, I just wanted the weight gain to be more steady, not all at once. Then the nurse took my blood pressure...it was 150/70...yikes! My blood pressure had slowly been creeping up so my Dr. decided to start me on a low dose of Labatelol to hopefully lower it. I must admit this makes me very nervous, my blood pressure wasn't a problem with Grace until 30 weeks and with bed rest I was able to keep her in 7 weeks then they had to take her because it turned to pre-eclampsia. I really want to carry these twins to 38 weeks, so having my bp so high, so early makes me very nervous! Then to top it off I found out the perinatologist recommended moving my due date to 11/5 based on my last ultrasound. Now I know that 4 days is not a huge deal, but it felt like such a disappointment. My pregnancy just got 4 days longer and I was now 4 days further away from viability.

Once we got to the car I started crying. I only cried for a few minutes, then it was out of my system. I was just so excited for a good doctor's appointment and this was not one. Overall I'm very happy, the babies both look good, so I can't really complain.

Water and The Beach

It's been hot here lately, so we played in the backyard with water the other day and Grace had a blast!

She chased Daddy with the hose!

And helped Daddy clean her sand toys.

and got a ride on Daddy's shoulders.

Yesterday we all went to the beach for a little while, Grace loves the beach!

Pointing at the waves.

Looking at the water.

Grace built some sand castles.

And of course ate some sand as well.

After we cleaned her up, we let Grace play at the playground for a while, see LOVED it!

And after all that Grace took a 3 hour nap, that we had to wake her up from! I am not enjoying the heat, but I am liking having new activites to do with Grace.

Belly Shots

Ok, so I have this dress, I wear probably once or twice a year.

Here it is in 2007, without a baby bump

In 2008 at 19 weeks with Grace

Again at 27 weeks with Grace

And yesterday at 14 Weeks, with the twins.

And a side-by-side comparsion