25 Week Update!

Today I went to see the twins and get their measurements. The doctor is happy with everything! Progress is going well. The twins are growing right on point. It's exciting as we get towards the end!

Baby A is now 1 lb and 14 oz 25 W 3 D and HR is 147

Baby B is now 1 lb and 14 oz 25 W 6 D and HR is 150

They love to give me pictures of the little guys :) It's fun!
They posed well today right?!

Lots of movement is going on now. They're kicking a lot more and I can feel it.

Hal finally got to feel a kick too! You can even see them kicking! Sleeping has become really uncomfortable. I'm not sure what my plan is to make that better. Right now it's just A LOT of pillows!
Perhaps I move to a recliner soon.

The doctor said he wont let me go past 37 wks which is January 31st so I can expect to meet the twins very soon! That is 12 weeks from now if I go that far!

The twins are actually kicking as I type this out!

The nursery furniture is starting to arrive- check it out

Of course Bailey thinks he belongs in the chair! This is the most comfortable chair! it swivel's, glides, & reclines. It'll be great to use :)

I wanted to put the twins cribs next to each other but the room isn't working out that way and when I do think about them getting older... I think double trouble... which putting them across from each other might just be the smart move :)

There is one dresser- we did order 2 so they will have dressers when they are older for each of them :)  And you can see the two cribs across from each other.  There is a lot more work to be done but this is a start!

Pretty excited for my baby shower coming up on the 18th and of course the holidays to follow.

More to come with these guys soon!

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xoxo

23 weeks and counting!

For most pregnant ladies 23 weeks is a great time, feeling good, not too far along, getting things done.

Then there is me :)  I am not sure if I'm not too far along.. or if perhaps a little over 2 mos from now these guys are going to make their entrance! As you know twins come early and the doctor says about 15 more weeks or so... but other twin moms tell me more like 12 weeks left!  Which is about 90 days.

HELLO TIME FLYING!!!!  Not complaining though- I do look forward to meeting them!

They FINALLY have names!!! WOo hoo!!! Are we sharing?! Not sure yet! But we are excited about their names and their upcoming arrival of course!

With that being said my contractions have slowed down/stopped. It depends on the day, but most days they're stopped. I go to the doctor twice a week and get monitored as well as get an ultrasound to check on everything. I think this is a multiple special thing because most only get a couple ultrasounds.
I have a TON of pictures, but wont overload you with them all!

We have started on their nursery so we can be prepared if they decide to arrive earlier than planned, not that they'd be home to use it but Lord only knows. They look to be extremely healthy little guys :) No complaints here!

The doc told me yesterday 'oh wow those are some healthy big boys!'  They're just under 2lbs right now and measuring at 24wks.

Here is Baby A- he's on my right side and generally hangs out- lots of kicking I feel these days. It's fun to watch them move on the ultrasound and feel the movement at the same time. Happens with the doppler too! You'll hear the movement and feel it at the same time!

We got some action shots- he was opening and closing his mouth, sort of waving hello by lifting his hand up and down, and of course kicking away!

Twin B- always loves to look at you- we did not get a shot this time of him looking over but he kept moving his head back and forth looking at us then looking back up. This guy is a riot! You can never find his heartbeat- he's always either on my chest making breathing and digestion difficult or he's buried deep down.

When we left them yesterday they were both in a bunk bed style laying transverse rather than head down or breech!

I'm not even gonna lie to you when I say I play 'find the babies' in these pictures... here they BOTH are. I'm still studying it trying to figure out exactly what is happening. I can say one is looking at us, the other is there too. Not sure what he's doing though!

Pretty cool to see how close they are right?!?!

They're buddies already! Check out how close they hang out with each other :) And they have space still so this is not necessary!  But space time is limited as they grow :)

I could go on and on with all the pictures i have. But lets talk about the Nursery!

So we decided to go with a Zoo/Jungle theme while they're babies and sports can come later when they understand teams and chose their team of choice :)

So we painted the nursery a blue and brown.... here are some shots...

The blue is very bright because I'm all about the bright colors and I'm color blind! I think it'll do great for them :)  The brown is a chocolate brown and we painted around the window so it wouldn't shrink down the room much at all!

Here is the decals I ordered that I'm going to start working on...  I think they will compliment the colors great :)

Their cribs will be here next weekend along with dressers so everything is coming together and that is good because time is ticking!

Our goal is to be settled, relaxed, and ready before Christmas! Just in case anything happens early, or I get hit with bed rest.

Our move has gone really well too. Hal has done just about everything you can think of. TONS of work to get the house settled while I've been on what the docs call a 'couch potato' rest. I can do a couple things a day and then I have to go back to resting. Thank God I work from home right?!

I am super thankful for my job, it has provided us with a LOT and allowed me to be home without a worry!!!

The baby shower is coming up in a couple weeks and gifts have started to pile in. Their mattresses are here, their bouncer seats, and one of the most important pieces their car seats! I picked a red/gray/black- whatcha guys think?!!?

Bailey loves them as you can see :)  He's excited for what is happening! He loves to lay on my stomach and listen to them. He is my little body guard! Always sitting right by me, very protective yet still super friendly to people! He's going to be an awesome big furry brother!

Lots of boys in my house! I'm the only girl! Should be a lot of fun!

That's about all for now!  I'll update more as time continues to fly! It's just about November already! CRAZY! Looking forward to the holidays this year!!

22 Weeks!

This is Baby A, he is the chill baby per my nurses. You can always find his heartbeat and he seems to always be in the same area. He's over 1lb now! I got for more measurements next week! I'll be curious to see how big he's gotten since then.

This is Baby B, he is staring directly at us! He's got one hand kinda up by his head, almost as if he is waving at you! He's basically turned looking at us, or kinda on his back looking towards us. Either way he's looking at us! Now this guy- he likes to move from top of my bump to bottom. Up and down, and his heartbeat is always the hardest to find.

Wonder if this reflects their little personalities already?!?!?

We've started to design out their nursery. I'm shopping decals and a couple cute phrases to hang up.
We're painting it this weekend so we can start to set up. The furniture should be here next week with a couple pieces on back order- not due till Feb!!! So hopefully they come a bit earlier.

So hard to pinpoint timing with twins. The docs want them to come at 37 wks, which is basically the SuperBowl week, or week leading up to SuperBowl. They're technically due Feb 22. I've also heard they come as early as 30-32 wks! That is December!!!  So if I had to have it MY WAY- I'd hope for a late January due date. That's about 35-36 wks and I think is great timing.

It's coming up quickly, and will probably move quicker as the holidays approach.

My baby shower is coming up in November. I have no idea all of what is going on with it, other than it'll be sports themed since there are 2 boys on the way!

Here's the invite- cute isn't it?  

I couldn't even tell you how big my stomach is now. I imagine I measure about 4 wks ahead in size. At least that's what I'm understanding. And as I type this, the twins are kicking me. It's like my stomach is a fish tank!

I've had some contractions, super light, but enough that I get monitored A LOT! This week I was in the doctors office twice and next week I go in twice! I'm on extra rest and medicine. The doctor wants to keep them cookin' for 16 more weeks! Whew! I will have to get a bump picture update soon! It's getting big.

Getting out of bed, or rolling over in bed to sleep on a side is quite the task now. I use a ton of pillows and am SO ready for a recliner!!!

I'm excited for their arrival! Hal and I have been discussing names and of course designing the nursery is a blast!

SIDENOTE: if you're a buy buy baby shopper take note you need one coupon PER item you buy in that store! Something I learned this week. You can use Bed Bath and Beyond coupons but they require 1 coupon per item. Good info to know up front esp when you're having twins!

That's all for now!

Twin Halfway mark!

I'm about 18.5 weeks, and in the world of twin pregnancy 36 wk is full term ! Therefore in my opinion, I'm halfway through!

This week we FINALLY got our HOUSE!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!

Check it out!

It's a nice big old blue house! We both saw it and instantly LOVED it! Signed the papers the same day!

It's been a BLUE kinda year for me.  2 Boys, a Blue Durango, and a big blue house!

This house has a sweet patio in the back, rod iron style fence perfect for Bailey! It also has 2 large yards on the side of the house :)

I'll post more pics once we're settled inside!  We move later this week!

Last Sunday our friend Niki took me to register. Whew. What an adventure. There is so much detail that goes into registry. It's overload, but if you take it little by little it'll be okay. We got all the small items nailed down. If you have a friend who can help you... take advantage!! It's very helpful!

I went to another twin consignment sale Friday night- My mom was on the hunt for a stroller. We happen to hit one of the more popular strollers which was a great deal for her. She picked up a couple bouncer chairs and I grabbed a couple space save high chairs for my mother in law along with a pack n play!

Space savers sit on one of your kitchen chairs (2 in my case!) and they basically are sitting at the table with you. They are great! They grow to toddler size in them :)
If you're struggling with money, these resales are great, the items are not worn out, most barely used since they're needed for such a short amount of time.

Here is my 18 wk pic!  Next ultrasound is up this week! I'll be in touch :)

17 WEEKS What am I having?!

I had a lot of fun this week!  First though, I did experience some crazy groin pain.
I figured it was a stretching thing but called the doc anyway.

They decided to bring my in for an emergency ultrasound, about 2 days before my scheduled appt.

So freaking out- I went and Hal met me there. I was freaking out/excited/nervous etc because I could maybe see if they were boys or girls, but was also facing whatever this pain might be.

I had no signs or concerns so I felt it was stretching, but hey when the doc calls you in- YOU GO!

We got into ultrasound and the twins were flipping all over the place, breech to head down to breech to head down. Then mooning us, kicking, wiggling their arms, and kept turning to the right so we could not see.

Now twin ultrasounds take about an hour, all the measurements, plus the heart rates, and of course the gender :)

Everytime the tech tried to catch the gender, they'd flip around, or moon her with legs shut!

It was annoying and funny all at once.

She said 'i hope you are ready for this energy!'

Finally after a good hour of back and forth- they showed their stuff and both are BOYS!

I went in for my regularly scheduled appointment on Thursday and we did confirm both being boys!

Pretty exciting!!!  Little athletes on the way!

Now to work on names! Although I feel I wont really know until I see their face.

It was an awesome week.

I'm growing, and right on point- they're about a week or 2 ahead in size and 8 oz in weight each! According to my little email I get every week they should be about 4-5 oz, so I'd say a little large is good for twins! They are doing really well.

I'll probably say this a million times, but I am looking forward to their arrival :)

Bailey- I think is too :)

Here is how we told everyone after I teased my FB asking everyone to predict first :) I wanted to play the game! It was fun!  As you can see Baby B is showing off very well, his little hand is up by his chin... Baby A.. well he's mooning us :)

16 weeks

I just got back from Arizona and had a decent traveling experience other than being padded down by security.

Must be something about pregnant ladies? It happened in Chicago & AZ! GRRRRRR

That being said I did get a pre-board for both flights, and was able to have a lot of space... able to stand up as much as needed and keep from getting sick!

I did for a while there think I'd burn those poor babies with as HOT as AZ gets! Seriously Hal thought I was crazy. Probably a pregnant thing!

Now I am officially home in Chicago until the twins are born!

I got a doppler which is fun to find their heartbeats and listen.

Baby A on the right seems to pop up right away, and then finding Baby B... well he/she is HIDING!!!

I'm pretty big at this point, definitely into maternity clothes, and had a great check up at the doc last week.

I'm looking forward to next weeks ultrasound- those are the best!

Sickness is much less, but not completely gone and energy has come back which is nice.

Although I'm still very cautious with twins, trying to avoid bedrest if I can. So limiting activity and resting as much as I can now!

Twins are full term at 36wks so... almost halfway there!

We are starting to look at names and picking out registry items :)

I'm praying for 2 healthy babies with safe delivery arrival to come soon!

I did read they're about 4 inch in size now and 2.5 oz in weight!  I gained 4lbs this month, which is right on track for the pregnancy!

Now that I can cook again and deal more in the kitchen I'm ready for healthier foods. Whew that 1st trimester was ROUGH!

14 weeks!

Happy 14weeks!

Well to me and the twins anyway :)

I'm officially in 2nd trimester! WOOT WOOT!

I'm feeling a bit better. Still got medicine in case I get sick. Still taking naps.

The bump has set in too! It's not too big, but it's enough for me to not fit in other clothes anymore.

Currently I'm working with 4 dresses. Perhaps I need to shop?

I got a little doppler to hear their heartbeats when I want. Little did I know they are SOOOO deep and hard to get to!  I've heard one here and there. I think they move around too much. I think I can hear it maybe 10 seconds and then off they go.

I'm starting to have a little tailbone pain when I sit too long... perhaps where the are at right now is affecting my tailbone? I'm not sure yet.

But I'll be into the doc on Monday for a check up to see whats going on with them.

No ultrasound- that's coming up in a couple weeks! We get to see what they are :)

Yep, that's right- we plan to find out!

I managed to start registration. I got the cribs, and dressers picked out. The Carseats and Stroller (S)

YAH I need 2!  The 1st couple months I'll need a frame piece to help me with carrying 2 car seats so the Double Snap N Go has to go on the list! However I am trying to do some consignment shopping for it, so I can get it used.  I seriously will be done with it within 2-4 months!

After Strollers, CarSeats, and Cribs I needed a nap.  I'll go back to work on more later. Niki is going to help me figure a lot out. THANK GOD! Buy Buy Baby is one overwhelming place!

We're heading out to Arizona next week for a week! Should be nice. I'm looking forward to the change of pace. The 1st trimester was very groundhog day style for me.  Wake up, sick, tired, fight the sick, not wanna eat, but eat, eating crap because healthy food makes me gag, so did the crap though!!! Then going back to sleep. AHHHH the joys of the 1st trimester!  Seriously though, I started to feel guilty because I want to have the littles here so bad and this is part of the process!

Now I'm embracing 2nd trimester, starting to enjoy everything, getting excited for the upcoming months!  I love Fall, and the holidays are always great!!!

We're expected to be moved into our new home by November!  Thank God because I imagine with twins I might start nesting early on!!  Lord knows they're going to arrive early on!

Here's a picture of me- 14 wks right before I got my hair done! AHHH to be human again! Fresh Color, Fresh Cut! I feel MUCH better!!!

More updates to come on the Weise Twins growth soon!