14 Weeks

How far along? 14 Weeks


Total weight gain/loss: Not sure, I go back to the Dr.'s next week, so we shall see.


Maternity clothes? Yes


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


Best moment this week: When Grace kisses the babies, just randomly, without anyone talking about them. She's so cute, just comes over, lifts my shirt, kisses the babies, then goes back to whatever she was doing before. She's going to be the best big sister!




Food cravings: I was really craving chocolate chip pancakes, Cole made them for me the other day, yum!



Gender: Still a mystery, but one more month until we hopefully find out!


Movement: I'm feeling flutters every now and then, but nothing regularly yet.



What I am looking forward to: The Dr's next week, it's just a nice reassurrance to see and hear their little heartbeats and of course, my 2nd Mother's Day!


What I miss: I miss the cold weather! I'm having such a hard time getting comfortable at night, with the humidity.


Milestones: I'm in the 2nd week of the 2nd Trimester now! Yay!

Zoo Time

Saturday, last minute, Cole and I decided to take Grace to the Franklin Park Zoo. It was HOT out, so we packed LOTS of water and food and just walked VERY slowly.

Some bird, a condor maybe??

Grace looking at the large bird.

Grace looking at the flamigos.

Not quite sure what to think of them.

Grace telling me "No"

Grace looking at the Emu.

Grace and the gorilla.

Grace eating a freeze pop as big as her. All 3 of us split it, and we still couldn't finish it.

A sleepy Lion.

Grace and the lion.

The goat kept "talking" to Grace.

She wasn't to sure about it.

Grace looking at the peacock.

Grace's face once the peacock started making noises.

Overall we had a great day. I tried to be prepared and we stopped often to rest, eat, and drink lots of water, but at the end of the day, I was WIPED! Walking the zoo caused my sciatica pain to flair up. I literally couldn't move Saturday night, but after lots of rest, a heating pad, and a back massage from Cole, I'm finally able to move again. It's crazy, just how much energy these babies are taking from me.

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 Weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: Down a few pounds. I've had a really hard time the past few days. My nausea is getting WORSE..is that even possible?? I thought it was supposed to get better in the 2nd trimester, not worse!


Maternity clothes? You bet! I really need to buy some new shirts soon, I'm running out of options! Money has been tight lately so, I'm waiting, and trying to squeeze into what I can.

Sleep: The same...I wake up every couple hours to pee. Gotta love that your body starts preparing you to get used to waking up every 2 hours before the baby comes, or babies in my case!

Best moment this week: Finally reaching the 2nd trimester! Yay 1/3 of the way there!


Food cravings: Nothing really this week, way to nauseous to want food this week.


Gender: Still a mystery, but I had a dream the other day they were 2 girls. It was AMAZING, I could see their faces and everything!

Movement: Nothing really. Every now and then I think I feel a flutter, but nothing consistly.


What I am looking forward to: Stopping my Progestrone! I only have 1 more pill left. I don't know if it plays any role in my feeling awful, but I'm happy to find out. I'm not going to lie though, I'm kind of scared to stop taking them. I'm terrified that I'll lose the babies once I stop.

What I miss: I miss having energy to actually clean my house. It's a DISATER, and I just can't seem to get off the couch to clean it. Cole tries, but he has such a hard time juggling working, taking care of Grace, cooking, cleaning, taking care of Lily, and catering to his whiny pregnant wife. Poor guy has so much on his plate! Oh how I would love to be able to hire a cleaning lady!


Milestones: I'm in the 2nd Trimester now! Yay!

Running on the Beach

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Cole and Grace watching the Bruins.

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The Beach

The Brennans' invited us to go to the beach with them yesterday. It was a very nice day.

Jackson flew his kite.

Grace collected rocks.

And licked them.

Jacob enjoyed the view.

Cole and Grace put their feet in the water.

and came back with a bucket full for me.

Jackson and Grace hugged A LOT!

We then headed across the street to the carosuel.

Grace did not enjoy her first time on a carosuel.

Grace took a nice long nap on the way home, so Cole and I were able to stop for ice cream without her knowing! Yesterday was one of those days that make you realize just how lucky you truly are! I love my family!

Sleepy Girl

We tried to push Grace's nap back by an hour on Wednesday because we were going to Cole's cousin's house and we wanted her to sleep in the car. Well, Grace just couldn't last. I put her in her highchair for a late lunch and when I turned around this is what I saw:

Poor baby was so tired. We let her sleep for 30 minutes, then we woke her up, cleaned her up, and hit the road. Luckily she fell right back to sleep in the car!