Week 19

Here we are almost through week 19!  On Wednesday, I will officially be half way...that is if I make it to 40 weeks.  Last Tuesday, July 19th, we went for our "big" ultrasound in Greenwood.  Baby "A" is still Evan and Baby "B" is still Emma.  As of Tuesday I was 18 weeks and 6 days.  Emma measured 18 weeks 6 days and weighed 10 oz. Evan measured 19 weeks 5 days and weighed 11 oz.  So, they are really close in weight but apparently he must be bigger than her!  His heartbeat this time was 158 beats per minute and hers was 154 beats per minute.  Both babies seemed to be doing just fine.  We got some more ultrasound pictures.  I am pretty sure Evan looks like Justin!  I could be totally wrong but by looking at Evan's profile...it reminds me of Justin.  I honestly can't wait to see what they are going to look like! I checked on my weight since I couldn't remember what it was on my first appointment.  I am still not back to my original weight.  I was so worried that since I haven't gain much weight and that I wasn't showing as much as other people who are about as far along as I am and only have 1 baby... that my babies weren't growing like they should be.  But Dr. Forrest said everything looks fine.  I am feeling the babies move more and more.  They tend to move more at night when I lay down.  It is so amazing to feel that!  It is also comforting because I know they are still in there!   At the appointment I also had another ultrasound to check my cervix.  Everything looks good there too so I have to go back in 3 weeks to check that again.  I think I will be going every 2-3 weeks until they get here to check on that.  If it starts shortening any, I will have to go on bedrest.  We are hoping that isn't the case!  So, I go back on Aug. 9th.  At that appointment I get to see Dr. Dixon and I am glad for that!  I had a little scare on Thursday after my appointment on Tuesday.  I started bleeding some and of course I flipped out.  Any little thing like that scares me.  I immediately called the doctor and she told me it was probably just a blood vessel that was popped when they did the cervix ultrasound.  I tried not to worry but that just isn't in my genes!!  So far, it was only that once that I bled.  I am hoping that is all that was wrong.  Trust me...I have listened to their heartbeats CONSTANTLY since Thursday to be sure they were still beating!  My back has started hurting badly.  I can't ever get comfortable anymore and you might as well forget about sleeping!  Every way I lay hurts.  I have always been one that LOVED to sleep but not anymore.  This is probably God's way of preparing me for some long sleepless nights.  Justin has been such a trooper through all of this.  From helping me clean, to doing laundry, to rubbing my back, to going from the bed to the couch and back to the bed all in one night because I couldn't sleep, to putting their furniture together, to just about everything else imaginable... he has just been great!  I know I haven't been the most pleasant person the past 19 weeks but he has sure been a huge help.  I just hope this help continues once the little ones get here! J/K...I know he will be great with them too!! As for the nursery...I put the bumpers and sheets on the cribs.  I still haven't found a fabric I want for the bedskirt and curtains yet.  We have got to get on that because momma wants that finished before school starts and considering school starts in less than 3 weeks...that doesn't leave us much time!!  We are planning to get the computer and computer table out of the nursery within the next few weeks so the changing table won't be sitting in the middle of the floor anymore.  I ordered the wall stickers to go over their cribs this week.  They should be in and up on the walls before the next post.  I am so excited about that!  I think I have three showers planned as of now.  My church shower is on Oct. 2nd, Justin's family is doing a shower on Oct. 16th and I think Katie and Lauren are doing a shower on Sept. 24th or 25th!  I am getting so excited just thinking about those.  Sweet Emma and Evan will be here before we know it! That is about all for my post this week.

Week 17/18

Not much new going on this week with the babies.  I am starting to feel them move more.  It always seems to be at night, which can't be a good sign!!  I bought the babies their first real outfit this week.  Salak Sally was have a 50% off sale and I have a weakness for baby clothes, so I couldn't help myself.  We go Tuesday, the 19th, for our ultrasound here in Greenwood.  This will confirm that baby "A" and baby "B" are still a boy and a girl, and will also do a lot of testing to be sure everything is going fine with the babies.  I am a little nervous about that appoinment but I know that God has blessed us with two beautiful healthy babies!  We prayed for these miracles for so long...and God answered faithfully, so I know he will answer our prayers for two healthy babies also!!  I braved the scales this week and found out I have only gained 2 pounds.  I was worried it might be like 12 pounds...so I thought that was pretty good.  I actually went the whole day Monday without my "throw-up" medicine.  Tuesday wasn't so good.  I tried to make it two days in a row...but that didn't happen.  I ended up waiting too late to take the medicine and got sick at work.  That wasn't fun.  We are now to Thursday and I again haven't had to take any medicine.  Maybe the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine through!! :)   We finally got all the guest bedroom furniture moved back into our small bedroom and set-up and just in time...because the baby furniture is HERE!!   The cribs, dresser, and toy box are in the nursery and put together.  I thought that would be an ordeal but it went rather smoothly...thanks to my sweet hubby!!  Me, Katie, Alison, & momma went to Babies- R- Us last night and the whole theme for my nursery changed.  But, I will defintiely come out cheaper with the new stuff so Justin was excited.  I bought the baby mattresses, crib bumpers, bed sheets, and even some cute maternity clothes for me!  Once Katie helps me pick out the fabric for the bedskirts, curtains, and pillow for toybox...my mom is going to be one busy person!!  The only thing left to buy other than fabric for the nursery is the lettering for the wall and a rug for the floor.  I can't wait to see it completed.  I am going to post just some random pictures of the furniture but I will be sure to post more once we get everything in place and fixed.  This has been so much fun buying and decorating the nursery!  My church shower has been scheduled for Oct. 2nd and that will be here before we know it.  We have so much fun stuff to look forward to within the next 4-5 months!  That is all for this week.  Enjoy the pictures below!!

Justin getting started with the cribs!

Crib #1 completed!

Crib #2 completed!!

The toybox!

The dresser/ changing table!

Emma & Evan's first "real" outfit!!

Me at 18 weeks...it is definitely sticking out there!!

Week 16

This week brings  a lot of mixed emotions.  Sunday night, July 3rd, Papa died.  We have known for the past few weeks that this was coming but regardless of how much you think you are prepared for something like this, you aren't.  All of us spent almost the whole day up there Sunday and Papa didn't wake up at all.  He had been waking up when they would come to move him but Sunday he didn't even make a sound.  Me, Katie, Alison & the boys left about 8:30 or so and went by Katie's house to see the progress they are making on their new house.  We got home about 10 after 10 and as we were pulling into the driveway Momma called and said he had just died.  I hate I wasn't there with him for his last few breaths of life but at the same time, I think he waited for all of us to be gone before he died.  Daddy was there with Momma and I think that is how it should have been.  I have spent a lot of time these last few days thinking about Papa's life and the legacy he will leave behind.  So many people have stopped by and called to tell just how much Papa meant to them.  We knew he meant the world to us but it has been such a blessing to see what he meant to others.  He was definitely a Godly man and a super role model for us girls and momma.  We couldn't have asked for anyone better.  I know that when he left this world Sunday night that Heaven gained another Angel!  And that is what he was.  I can't even imagine what it was like for Papa to meet God face to face and to be reunited with his sweet Drucie!  What a sweet reunion I know that was.  As a Christian I know that I will be reunited with them all one day and what a day of rejoicing that will be!!  As for baby news...Lauren told us this week she is pregnant!!  She hasn't been to the doctor yet, but she thinks she will be due early February!!  I am so excited to have another friend going through this at the same time as me.   Our babies will get to be friends and grow up together!!  I told her it doesn't matter if she has a boy or a girl...either way...it will have a friend!  Also, some more exciting baby news...I think I felt one of the twins move this week.  Actually...I am pretty sure that is what it was.  I was sitting at the Hospice House with momma and Papa when I felt it.  It was very light but considering they are only 4-5 inches long and only weight 3-5 oz...I didn't really expect it to hurt.  Again, I am so amazed at this whole process and knowing that my sweet little babies are growing!!  I went to the doctor last week on the 28th and got to finally see Dr. Dixon again. Everytime I have been in the past,  I have seen other doctors.  She went over several things with me and we got to schedule my gender ultrasound, which will be July 19th.  We listened to the babies heartbeats but that is nothing new to me since I do that everyday here at home anyway.  It comforts me so much to hear their little hearts beating.  Thankfully there was no sugar in my urine this time...but I have really been trying to drink water now instead of drinks with sugar in them.  I had been real worried about getting gestational diabeties but it doesn't look like I have to worry about that just yet.  As of my appointment Tuesday, I only had 1 more pound to gain and I am back to my orginial weight!  I am sure I have passed it now, but I won't be getting back on the scales until the 19th!!  No need to depress myself with weight issues!  I did order the babies cribs and dresser last week and I think I have picked out the bedding that I want.  I am going to take pictures of the nursery progress, so I will be posting as we go.  Nothing much going on in the nursery now.  Justin has moved one dresser out and I am hoping he will move out the bed today.  The baby furniture will be here this week, and I want the room cleaned out before it gets here!  So we are patiently waiting and preparing for our two little miracles!! :)  That is all for this weeks post.

Me at 16 weeks...it grew A LOT this week!!