So blessed.

So today I really started thinking about how truly blessed we really are. I am 30 1/2 weeks pregnant right now with twins. I have read soooo many stories and heard so many stories where twins have already came at this point or the moms have been put on bed rest and the babies come early. Then the babies spend a ton of time in NICU or worse. I am still working, still (somewhat) getting around, and my babies are still growing inside of me! Then all of a sudden I went to the hospital today because my cousin is 28 weeks pregnant with a singleton and she is on strict bedrest in the hospital because her placenta ruptured. I am just so lucky. God has really blessed us and I pray that the babies stay inside of me and growing healthy and strong for at least another 6 weeks! That is all.

<3

30 weeks!

Wow! 30 weeks! When we went to the doctor the other day the babies got their growth scans and they are 3 lbs 1 oz each!!! They are growing great! The doctors are impressed. I got 3D pics this time. You can't really see baby A that well because his face was squished against my uterus. lol. You can see baby B's face pretty good. I see my brother when he was a baby in him. :) I took pics of the pics with my camera so they aren't that great of quality but you get the idea lol. I think I will be working til 31 1/2 weeks- that will put my last day around May 5th. I am not ready to be off because I am not getting paid but I am ready to be off because it's sooooo hard growing babies. I'm sure you mommies know that already! The books I read said the babies should grow about a half pound a week now so if that's the case and we get to 36 weeks the babies should be 6 lbs!!! 32 weeks is my first goal with the babies that the docs gave me. When mommies of multiples go into labor at 32 weeks they usually don't stop it and the recovery time for the babies isn't that long.. they see some NICU time but not very much. So, that's pretty much how my last appt went. I am going back on May 6th for another appt. Leon got the second crib put together today and one of the swings. I told him not to put the other one together because I don't know if I want to keep them. It's not exactly what I had in mind and it doesn't look safe and sturdy. I know it prolly is but even the reviews aren't that great... Their room is pretty much done- we just have to hang the border and curtains and it's done! :)

So Jasper had surgery the other day to get neutered so their is a picture down there of Jasper and Leon sleeping after his surgery. He's doing better now but I think he either has an eye infection or an eye cold. :( He's still on antibiotics so I don't think it's an infection. I hope everyone is well and I will update again soon!!

Baby B Logan
Baby A Leon (you can see Logans head kinda)
Leon is waving to mommy!
Logan
Leon and Jasper sleeping after Jaspers surgery

Our first (and hopefully last) scare!

Well, I had to go to the ER for the first time during the pregnancy. I had a pretty big scare but the babies are just fine and I am okay too. I was just dehydrated and pulled a round ligament muscle.. or something like that. It's pretty normal apparently and can happen any time. Along with the spotting I had in the morning. I had to be hooked up to the fetal heart rate monitors and blah blah blah but it was all precautionary to make sure the babies are okay! I had to take the day off of work but I can go make tomorrow if I have no more symptoms :)

So, thank you all for the concern and NOW I have to take it easy for sure and just let my babies grow! :)

Hello, Third Trimester (28 weeks)

Hey everyone! I had a doctors appt today and it was stupid. I thought I would find out so much today! Like; when the babies would come, when I would be off work, if I was going to have a C-Section, etc... BUT all I got was a stupid resident who told me she couldn't find the babies heartbeats on the ultrasound! I knew she was wrong because I can feel the babies move all the time. So, she went and got the attending and he was able to show her how to find them. She wasn't very experienced with multiple births. I told her about all of the symptoms I was having like: leg cramps and swelling, over heating to the point of nasuea, extreme exhaustion, feet swelling, etc.. and she said it was all normal. I don't know if I want to see her again. I made the decision that I will probably work for the rest of April then take May, June, and July off. It's best for me and the babies. So.. anyways, Leon and I went to Babies R Us and had some gift cards and returns and spent $280! We had a blast- Leon had more fun that I thought! Today I went to Target and spent about $170 of the gift cards I had for there. I still have about $100 in gift cards for there. We have everything we need though for now so I will save them for when the babies are here. So, for Easter we went to my aunts house and had a grown up Easter Egg hunt so there are two pics and one more from my Babies Shower. That is all for now. I will update again soon. TTYL!

26 and a half. Babies Shower.

Hey everyone!! First, last week I had an ultrasound when I turned 26 weeks. The babies are doing great!! They both weighed 1 lbs 12 oz. I am sure the next time I go to the docs they will be way over 2 lbs! Amazing. I also had my cervix checked and it's still 4 cm. They did tell me that at 32 weeks they will stop checking my cervix because if I go into labor they won't stop it. I think 32 weeks is too early but apparently it's not! Twins are ready to come they will just be a little smaller. I am just hoping and praying that I can get them to 37 weeks at least. That will be June 11th. My grandpa and aunts birthday- it's perfect. Okay, so now onto the babies shower that was yesterday. We've had a busy weekend trying to get it all settled. I can not express how thankful and greatful I am for the friends and family we have. The turn out was AMAZING. We had about 90 people total. It took about 2 hours to open all of the gifts. We got so many nice things!! The diaper raffle was a success because we got like 40-50 packs of diapers all different shapes & sizes. So, if you came to the boys shower and/or sent something to them THANK YOU all. I am so happy that my boys are already so loved and adored... Oh, and I will be holding all of you who said "I babysit" to your word!!!!

Love,

Cheryl

Me and Leon after the shower... exhausted!
Me, Leon & Linda (My mother in law)

Me with my parents! Love them!

My girls.

All of our gifts after the shower!

25 weeks

Today is 25 weeks! I have no ultrasound pics because I don't have another one til Thursday... but I feel the babies move so much now! I love it. Sometimes at night when they are tossing and turning I just hold my belly and SMILE! I love the feeling. I know at some point it will prolly hurt when they get bigger but I don't care. I will say though that it is getting SO hard to do normal every day things. I don't have the energy to do much and my body is just getting so achy. Some people don't understand how hard it is to carry babies but I don't care. I just go about my day. :)
Work is harder and harder too. I am hoping to work through the rest of April but we will see what the doctor says. On another note... we have already received SO many awesome gifts from people. The other day we came home from work and on our porch was a HUGE box. My best friend Caitlin and her family went in together and bought us a double stroller. :) Our family friends Jeff & Lisa drove from Chicago to bring us a BEAUTIFUL crib! My mother in law bought us two car seats. My sister in law and her husband bought us 2 swings and 2 bouncers. My friend Candice just bought us another crib! My aunt Debbie has sent the boys a ton of clothes. My cousin Kim sent a bottle rack and First Aid kit. My cousin Heather sent swings, a bouncer, and is giving my mom and dad a car seat. Wow. I know that I didn't have to write down everything that we've gotten so far but I like to give credit where credit is due. Plus I like to say how blessed we are to have such great family and friends around us. Our boys are already so loved! The shower is in 9 days. I can't wait. It's going to be fun!
Tomorrow Leon and I are going on a date. We need a night out together. He has been working so much to make sure we are ready for the babies and because I don't get paid when I am off work. He's such a good husband and daddy. I love him.

<3

TTYL

24 weeks

Hey all! I just got back from my clinic appointment. Everything was perfect with the babies! They are doing great- moving around a lot- fighting as the doctor would say :) She said they were showing off for their mama. I love the sound of that! She asked if I could tell which baby was which and I wasn't sure at first but when I saw them on the screen I knew for sure I knew. The other day Leon felt one of the babies for the first time! He was very happy. He wants to feel them again but whenever I say the babies are moving and he puts his hand on my tummy- they stop. My little stubborn boys. :)

My iron is low which is totally normal in pregnancy but now I have to start taking iron pills. Maybe I will get some energy back! It's getting harder and harder to sleep, move, walk, everything pretty much. And I KNOW it's going to just get harder.. but I can still complain if I want. :)

Sorry this is a short blog today with no pictures but I need a nap while it's just me here... no interruptions! I'll update again soon. :)