THIRD TRIMESTER!!!!!

I'm sorry I've been behind on posts! It has been one crazy start to the 3rd trimester!

I'm not sure if it's 27 or 28 wks- but either way I'm halfway to 28 so lets call it the 3rd tri!

Updates-

Baby A is sitting transverse on my diaphragm which makes for lovely breathing! He gained a full pound in 2 wks! Hello Big Little Boy! He is now 2lbs 12 oz and measuring at 28w5D!

Baby B is head down and is 2lbs 8 oz measuring at 27w and 6D!

Both are doing great- heart rates both from 141-150

Of course me on the other hand... I got hit with lots of contractions which I could not even feel! But it sent me to the birth center and I got to stay overnight... I actually say that with sarcasm because it is not fun to be in the hospital.  The good news is that I'm not really a candidate for pre-labor based on tests and the contractions decided to stop on their own after I pounded 2 gallons of water within a couple hours.

It's hard to always ask for help but it's what I have to do for now.

I got to go home on Thanksgiving in the afternoon and was told all I can do is basically rest. Off my feet- I can sit at the desk, on the couch, in my bed, use the bathroom- use the shower... drive to the doc and that is it!  Good timing considering its so COLD out now!

Although I'd love to put up Christmas decorations around the house.

My in laws have been in town this week for the holiday & for my baby shower which was last Sunday.

My baby shower was great! Thank God we did it a bit early! The twins are scheduled to be here by the end of January so time is ticking!

The shower was awesome- lots of friends and family came and it was all sports themed. We are most definitely ready for the twins arrival ;)   I should have pictures from the shower soon!!!

They have helped me work on the nursery since I'm pretty much down for the count. The twins Auntie Mimi has been the decal queen for us! She's put up great decals! Their laundry is getting ready- its washed and put away. Lots of sleepers and TONS of diapers!!!  We got diaper cakes as center pieces!
We probably have over 1000 diapers which will last us maybe.... 6 wks!

I hear we will go through 200 diapers a week with these guys! So coupons, gift cards etc all will be great!

Here are some nursery pictures... more pictures to come soon!

The lion is hard to see but he's again the tree that the leaves and monkeys are on :)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone ! Time for Christmas!!!!

xoxo

Lyndsi

www.lyndsiweise.com

Pregnancy Thoughts

As I'm nearing the home stretch of this pregnancy. I am watching my legs and ankles puff up.

A twin pregnancy is so different from a regular pregnancy.

I had plans to continue to workout and keep healthy through this experience and my body rejects a lot of healthier options.  So that has been really disappointing but here's the thing... I know how to fix ALL of this once these little guys are here safely and healthy!

You retain a TON of fluid as a twin pregnancy- I've asked about sodium and any other thoughts on why this is happening and the doc said- nope this is normal for multiples. You have 2 babies growing in there!!!

So coming from a past of losing a lot of weight and fighting really hard to get healthy- then fighting really hard to get pregnant... being here today is great!

It was number 1 priority to have a family after I got married. And life had it's own obstacles for me to overcome when it came to that.  Poor Hal- thought it'd be easy! haha.  Well and honestly so did I!

So I'm struggling to love this pregnant body of mine after all the work I've put into this body- but I know it's protecting the little boys and I know how to bring it back later :)

That being said to my readers who are struggling in this area- babies come first- do not stress about your situation as a pregnant lady. Exercise is great if you can do it. Which most can.

I am on rest, so it's very different! But otherwise walking and exercising is just fine!

Embrace this time because it wont last forever.

I'm even having maternity photos taken next weekend to look back on!

I am looking forward to the twins arrival and getting to know them :)

Just a little info I wanted to share as a fitness coach who fought her way to have a family and next up fight my way back to my healthy self :)

xoxo!

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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!

Also- looking for health and fitness tips?! find me over at www.lyndsiweise.com and motivation at facebook.com/lyndsi.weise

xoxo

24 Weeks

Are you bored with all my ultrasound pictures yet?! ha!!

I never knew I'd get to see these guys SO MUCH! I am now up to 3 visits a WEEK! This is what happens when you have multiples :)

I went out for a steak dinner last night and the boys were throwing a party in my belly. I take it they love their meat! They are Weise Boys after all.

Doctor warned me that a C section was looking bright in my future with these guys so I'll take it. I think the biggest part is the pain of healing. I'm not really freaked out by the actual surgery.

So here I am at 24 weeks in an Ulta haha

The twins have God Parents now! YAY! It's crazy to think how fast time is going. Then I go to sleep at night and get super uncomfortable and realize... oh we have a long way to go! ha!! But really we're in the home stretch! Doc is hoping to hold out to 37 wks which is the Super Bowl.

We did a little more work on the Nursery... decals starting to go up! Monkeys, leaves... bring on the zoo theme!

Isn't the Giraffe adorbs?!??! I love him! He's on the brown wall and will be near the changing table!

And the BIG BIG addition!!!! THE BOYS HAVE NAMES :) 

The Boys names are Brett Ryan & Brock Caden! It was quite an adventure trying to decide. We had many we loved and many we hated. We went back and forth and finally came to 5 names we liked that ended the issues. Put them together as First and Middle names and they go great with Weise :) 

We are SO excited for them to arrive!!! Just about 3 months to go!

More pictures to come with the nursery progress and of course the upcoming baby shower!!

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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!

20 weeks!

YAY! It's 20 weeks!

Sleeping has become quite a task. I'm laying over a ton of pillows, tossing and turning, and learning to sleep on my side. My little guard sleeps right next to me all the time, he has to hear the twins heartbeats! Making it difficult to turn, and lay on my body pillow!

Other than that things are good. I'm feeling good, high energy for now. I REALLY want to unpack and get things set up in the new house... BUT I know better than to get super busy!

Our move was good, we are loving the new house! We're looking forward to prepping the house for the twins arrival. First thing we did was set up an organized cube/wood bin. It has 8 large cubes with containers to hold toys and other items that will help keep our family room organized!

I'm looking forward to painting the nursery with Hal and setting up the furniture soon!

I did experience some pain that I found out were contractions. Light ones, the doctor did not seem to be too concerned but to take precaution he did give me a prescription to help stop them and prevent pre-labor!  And of course LOTS of rest and fluids as well!

So I'll be going to the doctor twice this week to be double checked that everything is going well.

The twins are sitting bunk bed style right now in me, or laying parallel if that visually makes sense. One is on top, and the other on the bottom rather than one of each side facing up.  They really get around!! I can feel lots of movement from them. Should get interesting as they continue to grow :)

No news on names yet! Still reading names and figuring out what we want to call them!

I should have updated ultrasound pictures this coming week! Will post then!

For now here I am in the midst of 20 wks standing outside my new house! The twins are measuring about 22 wks, ahead in size which is completely normal for multiples :)  Big boys!