12 more weeks....

When I went in for my last ultrasound I was discussing with my Doctor how these braxton hicks contractions are killers. I barely remember them with my others, but at times these can bring me to my knees. He smiled and said well you need to realize you are out of the fun phase. You are going to be pretty miserable and need to be aware that your body feels like you are full term. So you need to be extra cautious and aware of what your body is telling you. Looking over the last 28 weeks I have had a smooth pregnancy up to almost 26 weeks. I would wake up each morning make breakfast and my kids and I would do our chores together. At 26 weeks I woke up one morning sick to my stomach and spent most the day in bed. The next day I went to the hospital for contractions and was happy to hear I was not dialating and all was well. At my last appointment everything still looked great. However contractions are a common thing for me now. I am feeling frustrated because I have a to do list that would have taken me two days to finish but is taking me a lot longer. I have to take several rest breaks and if contractions begin I lay down for a few then try to start cleaning again. I am blessed to have my husband work from home because I know this would be impossible without him here to lend a hand.

I am blessed for this opportunity and try to count my blessings on days that I feel discouraged. My goal is to avoid bedrest so if taking a million breaks everyday is what I have to do then I will do it.

Overly blessed

The last couple months have been hard for me. Yesterday as we sat in the Doctors office waiting for our appointment there was one thing on our minds, a heart beat. All we wanted to hear was this baby's heart beat. As the Ultrasound tech was looking around he said, "do you want the good news or even better news?" We still hadn't seen or heard the heart beat so I said, "the even better news." He smiled and said, "you are having twins." Boston and I both said, "Really? Wow!" and kept eagerly awaiting the heart beat. Baby A nice strong heart beat in the 170's. Then Baby B nice strong heart beat also in the 170's. After hearing the hearts beat it started sinking in. Twins? Really! Awesome! Amazing! Holy cow!!!! I shed some tears for we are blessed.

I have always wanted twins and hoped one day to have the opportunity but had figured probably not. We called both our parents and all siblings last night and shared the wonderful news because we couldn't keep it in. We have these perma grins that remind us of when we were engaged. So for the details both babies measures 9 weeks 3 days, they are in seperate sacs, and they appear to have seperate placentas. We were told this is the ideal way of having twins. My due date is October 26th but they don't allow you to go past 38 weeks  with twins before they induce. So October 12th is more the date. AHHHH! We are having twins.

I am so grateful for my loving Heavenly Father and the amazing man, who is my Eternal Companion. These next 7 months will be the longest of my life and amazing.