17wks 1 day

 Getting bigger!

Not the best picture and it's just one of the babies. The doc didn't get any pics with both of them. 

We were so hoping that we could find out what they were this time. Our doc tried really hard and was only able to see/guess that Baby A was a girl. Baby B just kept it's legs crossed and did not want to show off.. we are hoping a boy? :)

BUT we have our perinatology ultrasound November 28th! That's less than a week and a half away! We thought for sure we would have to wait until the middle of December but nope! We are SOOOOOOO Excited! Can you tell?

So far, since last week, I have had some more energy.. not a whole lot but enough to start organizing like crazy!

 Organized closet ( I am just showing this half because the other half is still in need of work ). BUt I got all my shoes in bins as well as all my clothes ( yes there are 2 bins or shoes that are mine and yes I have the shelf and the dresser as well as the other wall of clothes... I know.. I have a problem.. my poor hubby!) Anyways, it's so nice to be organized!

 I also started organizing all my art stuff. Here is the shelf they will go on, they will be going in our other room since this room is now going to be the twins room. But my art desk was a mess! This will help alot ( should have gotten before and after pics of all of these huh?)

And lastly... this is going to be the twins dresser/changing table that we got at a yard sale last Saturday for $10!! I was soo stoked! I am going to paint it white and it's going to have hints of turquoise antiquing on it to match the upper part of the walls. I also want to try and find some cutesy knobs to go on it ( or I may just spray paint the ones currently on there ). Anyways.. can't wait till it's done. Can't wait till the entire room is done! But I am waiting to do curtains and bedding until I know for sure what we are having.

That's kind of it for now.. Nothing new. OH Zantec works wonders! But I still have hints of indigestion here and there even when I take it so my doc is getting me some samples for something a little heavier, but they were out so I have to go in next week and pick it up.

Now that's it! Peace out!

16 w 2days - The journey of being pregnant with twins

So of course being pregnant with twins raises LOADS of questions. And where is the easiest place to get answers, even if not exactly the best, the internet!


So I have been googling twins like crazy.. all the time.. wondering if this is normal or that is normal and I stumbled upon a blog where a woman recorded her entire journey of being pregnant with twins.. week by week. I thought, what a grand idea! It was interesting to hear what I could possibly be going thru since I don't have anyone I know that has been pregnant with twins recently to ask.


So here is my first official Pregnant With Twins journal post:

I am currently 16 weeks and 2 days. I was supposed to have my appointment today, or so I thought, but alas my pregnant brain got the best of me.. again. My appointment was supposed to be yesterday :( I was super bummed because I have read in several places that sometimes they can tell the gender at 16 weeks. ( I also read you get an ultrasound every appointment because they can't just listen to the babies heart beats because since there is 2 it's harder to make sure they are alright ). * Side Note: my last appointment I went in at 10:30 when my app. was at 11:30.. at least I was just early for that one. *
So now I have to wait till next thursday for my appointment.. maybe that will ensure i'll get to find out the gender? All i know.. is I can make it a week right? I made it a whole 4 weeks for this one!!


So far, I'm feeling alright. It's weird.. in the morning I actually feel completely normal.. almost not pregnant. But by the end of the day I feel heavy and tired tired tired. My belly is getting bigger ( i'll start posting pictures soon ). It's so hard to sleep.. it has been since week 12. My belly feels so heavy already and sleeping bites! I have to lay on my sides already and I wake up about 4 times a night for bathroom runs, that and having to flip to my other side because the one side has gone numb with pain.


My work has been awesome enough to let me work part time in the office and part time at home.. so from 9-12 I am in the office and the rest of the time I am at home. I am hoping this will prevent total bed rest.


I have stopped Crossfit :( Which I am sad about, I was planning ( before finding out I was having twins ) to work out the whole time. I did not want another 10 lb baby and I didn't want to gain 50 lbs LOL ( 45-50 lbs is how much I am supposed to gain with twins ). I worked out till week 13 but then it just got really hard, I just got to worried. I am so nervous about everything and I don't want to be the cause of anything bad happening so I decided to take it easy. I am thinking about joining a gym so that I can just easily work out at my own pace and still try to keep fit in hopes it will help these babies be strong and go full term and keep me off of full bed rest.


Still haven't felt them yet. I think I feel flutters but I can't tell if it's gas, muscle spasms or what.


OH the worst WORST part so far, even worse than lack of sleep! Is the HORRIBLE indigestion.. OMG it's horrible.. it makes it so I don't want to eat and when I do I never can eat alot. I have a horrible taste in my mouth all the time and my stomach feels a nasty full feeling. I tried Tums.. they help some, at least take away the heart burn. I am now trying Zantec, first day so far, I think it is working..


Last Saturday we did end up in the labor room at the hospital. I had alot of wetness in my underwear it looked and smelled like clear water and I was nervous it was amniotic fluid ( sorry if that's TMI ). Turns out it wasn't, it was just normal pregnant bodily fluids I guess but they wanted me to keep tabs and make sure it wasn't a slow leak. So far no more water leaks but man it scared me! It was really reassuring to see those 2 little guys moving in my stomach tho ( they had to use an ultra sound to check everything ).


Well that's the journey thus far. I'll keep you posted next week after my appointment.. that I better not miss this time!

Izzy

This is my little niece Isabell Virginia Wallin. She is my brothers beautiful little girl.. my first niece on my side of the family and I sure do love her! She is about a month old now and she has the redest cutest hair ever!

My sis-in-law was sweet enough to let me try out some photography on a newborn..

I've decided newborns are adorable! And newborn pictures are so darn cute! BUT MAN!! THEY ARE HARD TO CAPTURE!! This little girl just didn't quite want to work with me.. she was wide awake, wanted to squirm squirm squirm and poor thing ended up getting a little tummy ache that ended the shoot. I ended with with 2/10 pictures that worked... I am alright with them I had TONS of ideas that i'll have to do down the road but she sure is a cutie right?

Happy Halloween!

Sisa was a cute little Witch. { yes she did her makeup herself.. she wants to be a big girl so bad ;) }

We started the trick-or-treating out by going to Grandma Edo's work then we headed over to the mall. We've decided we really like this trunk-o-treating they do there because we don't really have to do the door to door thing and she get's PLENTY of candy all in one place! Last year was beyond packed, this year wasn't so bad.. and there was more candy.

Lys was WAY excited. She told us " LOOK! Everyone is dressed up just like me!" she didn't realize everyone dresses up for Halloween.. she also told us she "LOVES CHRISTMAS!"... ya.. she forgot what holiday it was too haha..

We went to Super Grandmas where Sis taught her how to play Team UmiZoomi games on the iphone

Then we went to Nanny's for more candy and where Lys met up with her cousins.

I have a very photogenic little girl.. she wanted to be in EVERY picture with her cousins. haha

We ended the night with Dinner/breakfast at Village Inn

Overall... Lys got a VERY heavy bag of candy and conked out as soon as we got home.

{ Devin is a crazed RSL streaker fan.. scary thing is.. he's naked underneath all those clothes! Cheesy I know.. that's what he was telling everyone lol }