Christmas Lights!

We finally got our outdoor lights up this weekend! I am so happy, I love decorating for all holidays! Hopefully I will be able to get a picture up soon! This weekend was productive, my parents came down for a quick visit, and my mom was able to get my grandma's room all set up for her arrival. I cannot believe that in 2 weeks we will officially be a family of 5! I cannot wait for her to be back in her home where she has longed to be for quite a while. I am so happy that I/we have the opportunity to care for her. I know it is not going to be a cake walk, but I have faith that I will be able to handle this. My days will probably have alot of changes, but the biggest one will be having to stay at home, no more mid day shopping trips! At least we will have car rides though, we can always just take some nice scenic car rides! :) Here is a cutsie pic to hold you over until our next post!

6 month pedi appt!

The BELL-y babies are doing very well! Yesterday we had our 6 month apt with the new pediatrician here in TX, her name is Dr. Fuentes and she seems very nice! Here is a recap of each girl..
Jacey Stella
weigh 14lbs 10oz (the 27%)
length 25 in (the 30%)
head circ 40.5 (the 8%)
developments
She is
-cooing and babbling
-expressing likes and dislikes
-transfers objects from one hand to the other
-sits unassisted
-rolling from back to tummy
-rolling from tummy to back

Julianna Lilly
weight 12lbs 5 oz (the 6%)
length 24.5 in (the 15%)
head circ 40.3 (the 5%)
developments
She is
-cooing and babbling
-expressing likes and dislikes
-transfers objects from one hand to the other
-rolling from back to tummy
-rolling from tummy to back
Julianna is still trying hard to sit unassisted but she just has not mastered it yet, when Dr. Fuentes "tested" her she said that her trunk control is good and that Julianna knows when she starts falling to one side she leans that way and puts her arm out and that is a good thing. We will just continue to practice! Julianna also got a prescription for prevacid, it is for acid reflux. Julianna has always had a hard time with her tummy, I was hoping the problem would resolve itself, but we decided it would be best to give her some relief, the medication should stop the large spit ups and ease some of her discomfort from the acid on her esophogus.

Both girls got 6 shots! Three in each leg! THey also each got 1/2 the flu shot and 1/2 the H1N1 shot. They will got back next month for the rest of the shot.

Long Overdue

Well yesterday was the girls 1/2 birthday!! And well I have been a a very bad blogger! I have not updated for a long time, but in my defense our life has been just a little crazy! I think thought that things are starting to get normal again at least for a week or two anyway! So let me update you a little bit.
- We moved back to Texas we are living in Corpus Christ/Padre Island we are right on the water!
-Davids job keeps him more than busy, he works ALOT but we are hopng that his hours will calm down soon!
- Both girls love eating food by spoon!
-We have tried rice cereal,avocado, and sweet potatoes. (they weren't huge fans of the avocado, but we will try again soon)
-They are both rolling over from tummy to back and back to tummy, although Julianna does not really go from back to tummy that often and Jacey isn't a big fan of going from tummy to back.
-They love their exersaucer and playmat!
-They love smiling,laughing, cooing, kicking and of course putting everything in their mouths!
Here is a quick shot of them!

The girls are 3 months old!

we cannot believe our lil ladies have been here for 3 whole months! they are developing into little people so quickly! they are both now in size 1 diapers.. they also are smiling,cooing, and interacting all of the time. they are sticking their tounges in and out of their mouths too, if I stick my tounge out they do too! Julianna appears to be about a pound behind Jacey still, and they seem to be about the same length. They are sleeping a little bit longer at night, which is nice for mommy and daddy. If they go down between 11-12 then they will wake between 4-6 usually. There have been random days where they sleep until 7 and others where they are up at 330, whatever the case it feels nice to get good sleep every now and then. Here are a few pics!
Jacey

Julianna

I feel like a bad mom today

So currently Julianna is the "fussier" baby. Usually when she cries she needs to burp, spit up, or fart. I end up holding her and soothing her more and it often take an amount of time. If Jacey cries, she just need a little bit of love or maybe a back pat for a burp, or someone to put the paci back in her mouth. She usually does not take that long to calm down. Well while I am soothing Julianna today I look over and Jacey is sitting in her bouncy seat making eye contact, smiling, cooing, and flailing her arms and legs excitedly at our COUCH! Yes she is trying to interact with the couch, because I am working with Julianna. I felt horrible, I am sure this happens to everyone but I am pretty sure this happen on a regular basis here. It is good to know that Jacey will have a strong bond with our couch. I wish I could do everything for both of them at the same time... I have figured out how to do alot of things for both of them at the same time, but this thing is really bothering me for some reason....

The Girls

No not the "girls" Miranda refers to!
Our little ladies, or so we thought! THese girls fart more than I thought possible, throughout the night I can hear them tooting away on the baby moniter. I sometimes try and guess who it was, although there is no possible way for me to know. Jacey has now moved into size 1 diapers! I cannot believe that she is getting so big, Julianna is not far behind her but the 1's are still a little big around her legs, I am sure she will be there soon. They are both still wearing newborn size clothes, and most things seem to fit them perfectly. Target brand (Circo) seems to run big, but they are able to wear those clothes. I still cannot believe that they are about to be 3 months old. They are doing such amazing things right now, really smiling and starting to coo, they hold their own heads up and love to be up and walking around. THey definiatly know who I am, and they absolutley love seeing their daddy, sometimes when he approaches them they get huge grins on their faces. They are also such happy morning babies, just like their momma! They both really enjoy bathtime and Jacey has figured out if she kicks her legs the water splashes and she gets so excited! Pictures to come soon!

A Fun Weekend

This weekend The Castillo's were here from Texas! They drove up from Indy with Kim (nanny) and Ernie (gampa) in a 12 passanger van, that became known as the "tank"! On Friday when they arrived we set up a tent and screen house and then David cooked burgers on the grill for everyone, we had 15 burgers on at one time, I think it might have taken him back to the days of Fridays (haha) Connor,Della,Miranda and Roel all got to meet the babies for the first time, and they all held them as quickly as they could! We had a good night around the firepit and the kids slept outside in the tent! On Sat. we woke up very early and made the hour drive to Wisconsin to go to the Jelly Belly tour and factory, the kids had fun and we bought alot of Jelly Bellies! After that we drove to the beach of Lake Michigan on the Wisconsin border, the kiddos were very happy to get their feet wet!Unfortunatley the babies stayed in the "tank" because they needed to eat,so no beach for them. We drove home from the beach to lounge and eat lunchmeat sandwiches before we made the trek to Woodfield Mall, for the lego store, LUSH, and Chicago souveniers. By then we were hungry again so we stopped at Portillos for Chicago hot dogs! Satuday night was eventful with a trip to the ER because Julianna hit her head on our bathtub, she had a CT scan and all is well with her just a bit fussy. Of course David and I have never been so scared in our lives, it is crazy how it feels to love someone so much especially since we have only known here for 2months! On Sunday we slept in and went to Chicago's Brookfield Zoo for Davids company picnic. We luckily got there just in the knick of time for the lunch part. We had burgers,hotdogs and fried chicken along with some yummy ice cream! Of course we don't do things calmly so we did the zoo in our poncho's with alot of rain! Fortunatley the kiddos had alot of fun, and we were able to keep the babies dry! Sunday night we ordered Chicago pizza and devoured it up! It was a really fun weekend, and we are so happy that Julianna and Jacey got to meet their cousins,tio and see their Auntie "M", nanny and gampa!

Some shots from our fun week in Indy!

Passed out at the fair!

Swinging!

Old Settlers Parade with Deidra, Chelsea and Kendall!

Birth Order
Kendall,Harper,Julianna & Jacey

We are home!

Well we had a wonderful trip to Indy and we are finally back! We got to do alot of fun stuff together! The trip began with the girls 2 month well baby check up! I will post more about that later though! The girls did pretty good with the car ride, we only had to stop once for a feeding! After we got to Indy the girls spent a quiet evening with daddy and gampa, they got baths and snuggled in for the night in their new OWL pack n play! We have a cute video of them loving the mobile! On Sat we headed down to Mooresville and made it to the family reunion where the girls got to meet their grandpa (my dad) for the first time! It was awesome, my dad was so happy, his smile was amazing! The girls were able to meet alot of the extended family, and they behaved very well all day long! THat night we went a bonfire at Lora's house to celebreate her graduation from nursing school! The girls got to meet the 6-pack! Aunt Crissy,Cristi, and Vickie couldn't get enough of them, they were held the entire time! On Sunday we met my mom and dad for a yummy lunch at Gray's and then daddy had to leave to come back home for his work week. The girls and I went onto Jimmy and Robins (my god parents) we hung out there all day long, and it was so much fun to see the girls with them and my parents! Jimmy called himself their "uncle-grandpa" what that is, he also remembered their names by calling them Mayor Juliannie and of course Jacey Pennies! That sums up our first weekend here are some pictures too!

I love it when

I am nursing and then all of a sudden a baby spits up and the spit in cottage cheese form runs down my stomach then the baby continues to nurse and while doing so lets out some huge booty stanking farts!
Jacey Stella you are truly a star!
I love you

Road Trip here we come!

On Friday we will be embarking on our first long road trip! We are driving to Indy for the Many family reunion! I am really excited the girls will be making their appearance to the extended family for the first time! They will also get to meet all of my BFF's! My mom and dad will also be in town from Texas and the will be meeting my dad for the first time too! The girls seem to enjoy the car, so hopefully all will go well! I myself am dying for Chick-Fil-A so hopefully once we get to Indiana we will get to make a quick stop for lunch! On Friday it is also the girls 2 month well baby checkup so I will post the stats as soon as I can! Friday night I am going to the Dave Matthews concert with my friends and David will be on full time daddy duty! Tomorrow I will pack the JEEP, I hope everything fits! We are lucky because Nanny and Gampa got a packnplay and bathtub for their house, so we won't have to lug those back and forth! I will try and post some pics of the JEEP after it is all packed up!

Most recent pics

Jacey

Julianna

Some more pics

Julianna Lilly the older smaller sister

Just some pictures

Wanted to post some pictures so that the blog is fairly updated!
Jacey Stella the younger bigger sister!

Wow!

So it has been a while since I last posted, but let me say we have had ALOT going on!
We had our babies! They were born on 6/1/2009, I was 35 weeks and 1 day pregnant! My water broke in the middle of the night on the 1st. It is funny how things work, everyone kept asking me when the babies were going to come, and our answer would always be we are not really sure, but they have to at least wait until June! Well they listened! They are born exactly 6 days after my birthday, so we will all share a birthday week! They too are Gemini's like me! Gampa,Nanny and my best friend Lora all got to be at the hospital with us, and were able to meet the girls within the first 24 hours of their life! Things are going pretty well, both girls spent exactly 14 days in the NICU, where they learned how to eat, regulate their temprature, and breathe correctly. They both did wonderful! After 2 weeks they came home and we spent our first night together as a family, it was not bad at all. The next day Nancy (david's mom) Nana, arrived for a 14 day stay to meet the girls and of course help us out! Also Auntie "M" also arrived and was able to spend a good 5 days with us. They were both so very helpful while they were here, and everyone had an awesome time! The day they left my mom (who has yet to be deteremined what the girls will call her) and Auntie Bec arrived. They were both also very helpful and we had a lot of fun shopping a couple of days!Mom cooked us lots of good meals, and she got us a new freezer too! Everyone was such big helps and they made our transition into parents of multiples a little smoother. It has now been 2 weeks on our own! We have survived, and our house isn't too disgusting, although it could be better HAH! We are figuring out how to maintain the house and cook dinner while taking care of twins and having a small amount of social interaction weather it be in person with friends, or playing on the computer etc. I am nursing the girls and pumping for them. Things have gone pretty well! I have nursed tandum up until yesterday and I have been doing them individually. Last week we had a rough week in the nursing department, so I thought I would make some changes to see how things would work out. The girls have grown into their newborn clothing,and are wearing newborn diapers too! They are getting so very big everyday! Here are our little chica's!

BIG BELLY!

Here is an updated pic of the girls in my tummy! I feel huge, and it seems like I am getting bigger everyday! We have less than a month until we meet the girls and I cannot describe how excited we are! David and I were talking and he said to me "the only thing I am freaked out about is that I am not and have not been freaked out about us having the girls". I thought that was amazing, I figured most guys get a good case of the nerves this close to time, especially since we are having girls and not to mention 2 of them! On a side note my only fear is the actual birth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are growing....

The little ladies are growing! We had an ultrasound this past Thurs. Baby A is been renamed to the baby on my right side, she is still head down. She is the bigger baby weighing in at approx 5 pounds! Baby B has is on my left side head down as well, she is weighing in at approx 4 pounds. They say the ultrasound weights can be off by a pound in either direction, my doctor says they probably are not much heavier than those weights though. We are officially 34 weeks along, and the babies can make their arrival at anytime, and be healthy. I do not feel like they are ready yet though, so I am not expecting them until at least June, the doctor also does not think they will be here yet either. My nights are rough, sleep is something that comes in one hour intervals. I know it is good practice for when the babies arrive, BUT I just want some sleep!!!!

A blog from a mom of twins....just a little scarry!

The road not taken….
May 8, 2009 by Rebecca
My doctor asked me yesterday how old my kids were. When I told her I had two year old twins, she responded by saying, “Boy, that first year was just hell, wasn’t it?”. The other doctors and nurses in the room looked at her with something like horror, but I knew what she meant. Not how I would describe it necessarily, but boy, was it hard! As soon as we’d figured out one thing, like breastfeeding, another issue came along, such as sleep or introducing solid foods. I always felt like I was one step behind them, and could never get ahead. Don’t get me wrong. I love my twins. I love having twins. I wouldn’t go back and undo the choice I made to have twins. But, this has been my life for so long that I forget that other parents don’t necessarily have the same experience. That some people might not describe the first year like my doctor did, or would be horrified to hear it described that way. Sometimes it takes an experience like that, or a lunch with a friend and her one newborn, for me to really understand how different our experience as parents was, or how much I missed out on having my two babies together, instead of one at a time.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine came over for lunch with her 11 week old baby. When I had my babies, none of my friends had had kids. I met many friends with babies when mine were newborns, but I was too tied up in what I was doing (hurry, swaddle Danny so he won’t scream. Crap, is it time to feed them again? Who’s hungriest and should go first? Really?! You pooped through AGAIN?) to notice what anyone else was doing. And as my kids have gotten older, many of the newborns I spend time with are twins. Anyway, I watched this friend with her one baby and was simultaneously shocked at her parenting, and a bit horrified by my own take on it.
These were the things I noticed:
#1: She took the (sleepy, happy) baby out of the carrier right away. Right away! And held him.#2: She didn’t put the (sleepy, happy) baby down the WHOLE TIME she was at my house. Not to eat her sandwich. Not to have a sip of coffee. Not to go pee.#3: She told me that she loves holding him while he sleeps. Huh. I always thought that sleeping meant that you had time to do all of the aforementioned (eat, sleep, pee). Why would you HOLD a sleeping baby? That is what the carrier is for!#4: She did not, at any time, put the baby in the carrier and rock it with her foot while she ate/drank coffee/held another baby with her hands. She kind of looked at me surprised when I mentioned rocking babies.
I offered to bring her her food or coffee so she could eat with one hand while the baby ate or slept. She said no thank you. I offered to hold the baby so she could eat. She loves holding sleeping babies. She told me how lovely this time is with him and how every day feels like Saturday. Like Saturday? My memory of newborn days is that every day felt like 6am Monday morning, even Saturdays. I wanted to help her put the baby down and eat. I wanted to teach her how to get some more time for herself. And yet, she didn’t want any of that. She didn’t need any of that. The little techniques that got me through the day or a trip out to a friend’s with two babies? She didn’t need those with one baby. She just held and snuggled the baby.
And while I love having twins, I realized how much I missed out on in those first 6 months. The reveling in the baby. The way your whole world revolves around the baby—in a good way, not in a please, God, make this baby finally go to sleep way. The contentness. I loved having babies—but that first year was the hardest first year of my life. I find myself both really envious, and yet feeling a bit superior—to those moms holding their one sleeping baby. How can I feel both? I have no idea. But every once in a while something like this happens and I realize just how different having twins is than having one baby. Not better or worse, just a really different experience.

32 weeks!

Things are moving along well! I have started experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. They are not horrible, but not comfortable either. This past week I had my normal doc appt and all went well! My belly is measuring that of a full term pregnancy....therefore I am big! He gave me a FFN test as well this week. A FFN test is a predictor of labor within the next couple of weeks. It is most accurate when the result is negative. Our results came back negative! YAY,so that would indicate that I will be keeping these girlies in for at least 2 more weeks and hopefully longer. Everytime I see my doctor though he suggests that I will not make it to my 38 week mark, we will have to wait and see! On Friday I had my normal NST hospital visit, my doctor and I both thought this was the week that the girls would be cooperative.....yeah not so much.... I was there for 4.5 hours! The reason behind the test is just to show that the girls heartrates excel as they should for their age. The anties have just been upped and they have to show three excels that are 15 beats higher than the baseline data. Friday evening the doctors also have started to moniter my heartrate with a permanent heart moniter that I have to wear for the next 14 days. For this entire pregnancy my heart rate has been elevated, so this is just precautionary. The cardiologist does not think that it has any toll on the babies, so that is very good news. The moniter is a necklace and then I have 3 electrodes stuck to my chest area with wires running from them to my necklace. Then I have a little computer that I have to keep within 5 feet of me at all times, it transfers the data to the doctor office. I have to wear the necklace all day and night unless I am showering. I really look all decked out with my new jewelry, I have wires and stickers on my chest and stomach! Next week we have our normal appts, doctor and Thurs and hospital on Fri. So this is my update! David seems to be doing well too, he has been busy helping me do all the challenging things pregnancy brings to a woman.You know like bending over and reaching up high, getting myself in and out of a sitting position.. he has been really great! I can't wait to see him with the girls I imagine it is going to be a great feeling!

New pictures

we had our 30 week ultrasound yesterday, it was fun! the girls are now both head down! that means that vaginal birth might be in our future.... funny thing is that they have switched places! Baby A is weighing 2.9 pounds and Baby B at 3.4 pounds. The ultrasound tech commented on how calm and laid back the girls are, I said they get that from their daddy!

We learned at our appt that from now on I will have weekly visits at the doctors office, and at the hospital. The doctor will just do my regular check up and probably an ultrasund every 2weeks, and the hospital will do a weekly stress test. The stress test moniters the babies heart rates and my contractions! Today's appointment at the hospital went well, of course it was not as easy as it could have been, but in the end all was great! The nurses have names the girls the PITA twins...(Pain In The Ass) HAHA!

Much Love to All!

28 week ultrasound pics!

This is Baby A's face in 4D!

More of her face

Baby A's profile

Baby B doing her best to get away from the tech's wand!

Both girls had turned breech at this point, and their backs were to my tummy. Our ultrasound tech was amazing and she switched the screen over to 4D and we got one really awesome shot of Baby A's face! We have yet to even see Baby B's face, she is quite the stubborn one as you all know! Enjoy the pics!

My first hospital experience!

Yesterday was the scheduled non stress test at our delivering hostpital. I had to be there for a 1:00 appt. I had only a small idea what to expect. I knew I would be have 2 moniters hooked up to my belly one for each girl. Those moniters were hooked up to a machine that printed out some type of charting. I also had a third moniter hooked up to see if I was having contractions. Needless to say those things were hooked to me with these tight elastic bands, that were not comfortable. The first 40 minutes or so the nurses thought things were going well until they realized that they were tracking MY pulse for baby B rather than the babies. You ask how.. well for this entire pregnancy my heart has pretty much raced, so all 3 of us have similiar rates, I guess the nurses were kind of suprised by that. So we started the test again, and Baby B just was not easy to track, she required a nurse to sit on my bed and hold the moniter so that they could get any type of results, well after the first round of a nurse doing so, they sent the test strip to my doc, he said it was a "no go" and wanted to see more. So we did it again, same thing with Baby B not being easy to track. The nurses again sent in, and again got the "no go". By now I am getting ansy.... the hostpital bed was SOOO uncomfortable for me, I am kind of sad about that, I think of hostpital beds as big and comfy for OB patients, well did I have something to learn! I will definiatly be bringing my own pillows for the next time! The nurses were all very nice and friendly and that made my experience a little more comfortable too! Anyway by my 3rd go around and Baby B not giving the results we need, my doctor ordered a biophysical ultrasound. I was starved by this point and started asking if I could eat the crackers I had brought for a snack... the nurses asked me to wait until they asked my doctor, because if he felt that the babies needed to come out, then eating was not allowed.... I was a little shocked to hear them even talking about babies coming out!!! About 20 minutes later they came in and told me it was alright to eat! WOOHOO that means the babies were staying in and I was going to feel a litte bit better! After I finished my crackers the ultrasound guy came in. He was there and down to business! He timed each babies lungs and their breathing for a good 15 minutes each, he then watched their head, arms, and leg movements individually for quite sometime. After he was finished he documented all of his observations and then measured the amniotic fluid the girls had. He was very optomistic and made me feel good about the test. After a bit my doctor came in the room, and said both babies had passed the test and everyone looked good! He said the problem was essentially that we have one very stubborn baby. She was not cooperating for the orginal tests, so he just wanted to be thourough and check everything out. I told him I was very happy with that philosophy! So after a 7.5 hour stay at the hostpital I got to come home! Baby A has changed positions and she is now head down again.... I wonder if she will stay like that???? We have our next appt a week from today, it will be a regular dr. appt and ultrasound! I love getting to see our girls, yesterday they were moving around quiet a bit, especially Baby B when it was her turn. I think she just wanted to be on camera! Thanks so much for all of your prayers!

A fun video!

When I was approx 26 weeks Nanna (david's mom) and Grandaddy took this video....
How fun!

Lots going on

My dad has arrived with the JEEP and the remaining amount of babies stuff from our Texas shower. We are both soo excited. Once we get the JEEP cleaned up and the car seats installed we will definiatly post some pictures. David says our house looks like a Babies R Us threw up in it! We are in the crazy process of moving 3 rooms around in the house, plus adding in all of the girls stuff too! Yesterday we had another doctors apt and ultra sound, we were both so happy to see our little girls! We loved our ultrasound tech, she was the same as last time. She was so kind to us, she put the machine onto 4D and printed a few pictures out! Both babies are breech and their heads are facing my butt! They must like the darkness in my tummy! Baby A is still on the left hand side, and Baby B on the right hand side. We were able to get a great 4D shot of Baby A's face, it was amazing, and I really felt like we were kind of meeting her! She was beautiful and would like to say I think she looks like me or at least my baby pics! We also got to see a hand too in 4D, all 4 fingers and thumb just waving around, we couldn't get a good picture because the baby was moving it alot, it was kind of like she was waving to us! Her fingers looked long to me, which is great because that means she will have her daddy's hands which I would totally prefer! Baby A weighed in at 1100 grams and Baby B at 1000 grams, those are equivelant to approx. 2.25 piounds and 2.2 pounds! So in the last 4 weeks they have almost gained an entire pound! At the doctors apt, the doc really studied my charts and the measurements from the ultrasound and it appears that Baby B is starting to fall behind a little bit, her stomach and legs are measuring a full 7 days behind her sister, but her head is measuring on target. The doc seems to think that she is probably so squished that her umbilical cord is getting squished at times and compromising her nutrient and blood flow, he says this is a cause of concern. We knew that this was definiatly a possibility, I am classified a high risk pregnancy just because we have multiples, but because they are sharing the placenta, it makes it a little more challenging for the girls. There is not really anything we can do to help Baby B, just moniter it and make decisions based upon what we see. On Wed. I am going to the hostpital for a non stress test (NST) to see exactly what is going on when the babies move around and when I have contractions. Hopefully it will be good news! Please pray for the BELL BUNCH, and of course our lil girlies! I will definiatly keep you all posted and I plan on putting up the new ultrasound pictures really soon! Love to All!

Indiana Baby Shower

Hey guys! This is a few weeks behind, but I was really busy those last few weeks of work, and also wasn't feeling all that well. Things are looking up now though! The shower was a blast! Curly Cristi threw my the shower with the help of Crissy, Vickie, and Lora. Crissy hosted at her house and it was a perfect spot for the party!Tricia was even able to come in from New York! The decorations were done in pastel polka dots, peas in the pod, and baby bottles that were filled with pastel M&M's with quotes about TWINS on them. One of my favorite things were the polka dot lanterns that they used to decorate with, I am hoping I can use them in the girls nursery! We got alot of wonderful gifts! I was lucky to have my Grandma Many, both my Aunts, and my cousin Deidra at the shower too!  We got both strollers we needed, a ton of wipes, lots of cute clothes,both bedding sets for the nursery, and the crib mattresses from Davids' dad and Kim!

Its been a minute..

26 weeks pregnant!

Hey Everyone, sorry it has been soo long since I have updated. Things have been a little busy lately. I am sure nothing like what is to come, hopefully I will learn how to juggle it all once the girls get here. I am getting so excited to meet them! I want them to stay in my tummy as long as possible though because I know they need to stay in there to grow bigger and stronger.The girls have been really active over the last few weeks, and since my last ultrasound I know where they are in my tummy which makes it pretty neat. David was able to feel Baby B kick him 2 weeks ago, I thought that was so cool, I wish he could feel them growing inside of me like I can. It is such an amazing and undescribable feeling. I was able to travel to Texas for the last time this past week, it was my spring break at school, and it was both beautiful and bittersweet. The weather was gorgeous and it made coming back to snow horrid. It was wonderful to be able to meet up with friends, be around family, and drive around and not have it take an hour to get somewhere. I missed David alot, it was sometimes emotional, because it was the last time I would be there by myself. Next time I go it will be with the girls and I will be a mommy and everything will be different, good different but different you know? It was fun to drive around thinking about the places and things that David and hold dear to our relationship, and to think it all began there for us. While I was there I had my first baby shower. It was so fun, the girls did a great job planning and decorating for the shower. Everyone was extremely generous to us, we got so many nice gifts. A ton of clothes, car seats, bathtub, potty chairs, piggy banks, and a high chair! Here are just a few pics from the shower! Love to All

23 week BELLY PICS

This is me and the babies after church this past Sunday, we had a nice time! I felt the babies HICCUP for the first time this morning it was great! Please don't concentrate on my wonderful STRETCH MARKS, that are NOT hereditary from my mother, cause you won't find one on her tummy.Enjoy