Feeling Grateful!

I'm feeling very GRATEFUL today!!  The list could go on and on and on if I mentioned all the things I'm grateful for. So... I'll just mention the ones at the top of my list!
I'm so grateful for Trevor.  He is such an amazing father and husband.  He works so hard all the time to provide for us.  He is Mr. Fix-it, occasional cook, and overly protective of me while i'm pregnant.  He is the evening story book reader and loves to play chase with his boys.  His testimony of the Gospel and the Savior are amazing and I just could not ask for better!  LOVE HIM!!

I'm eternally grateful that my Heavenly Father trusted me enough to be a mother!!  I love so much the sweet baby girl and baby boy that are not even born yet.  I can't even imagine how different live will be in a few months, but I already know I wouldn't change it for anything.

I also am SO lucky to have the cutest fun-loving little boys!!  They make my life stressful, hard, amusing, and wonderful!  They fight, they play, and I love them unconditionally.  How can you not love these sweet faces?!

I'm also very grateful for my momma!!  She is an amazing example of strength.  She is a great friend, loving, and so happy all the time.  She is a good listening ear and I'm lucky to be her daughter. 

Not only do I have a great mom, but I have the best siblings!!  We all get along very well and I couldn't have asked for a better family to be raised in.

Especially grateful for the wonderful friendships my sisters and I have... I can tell them anything and ask for advice about anything... we share secrets and ideas and style. They are my dearest friends!

I married into the GREATEST family!  I get along well with all of my in-laws.  My father in law is an AWESOME grandpa to my children and my mother in law is so loving and a great teacher in so many ways (sewing, cooking, baking, charity etc.)  Couldn't have joined a better family. Love them all!!

I am also very very thankful for the Temples and that we can all be family forever!  I'm grateful for the knowledge that I can see my dad again.  I am thankful for my life that I am capable of doing so many wonderful things.  Thankful for my body and my home.  I'm SO SO grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ that he lived and he died for me and that he suffered for my sins.

I have so many wonderful things to be grateful for!!

Enjoy Thanksgiving and remember the wonderful eternal things you are grateful for!

Pregnancy Journal

This pregnancy is much harder than being pregnant with one, my back constantly aches, I have to use the bathroom about every 2 hours, I feel like i'm starving every 2-3 hours, and I have NO energy.  But it is also a little more fun with all the extra ultra sounds and feeling the movement so much sooner!!  Yesterday I had another ultrasound and now I know the exact positions and locations of the babies. They might change position still before running out of room, but they are probably not going to change location.  It is kinda fun to know which baby is moving.
Some fun pregnancy facts from the ultra sound at 23 weeks 6 days
Baby Girl (A)- Head down position with feet in my ribs.  We got to watch her swallow and open and close her mouth during u/s. Measuring 22 weeks 4 days.  Approximate weight is 1 pound 2 oz.  Heart Rate- 141 bpm.
Baby Boy (B)- Mostly in breech position- head in upper abdomen, butt just below left ribs.  Measuring 23 weeks 1 day.  Approximate weight is 1 pound 4 oz.  Heart Rate- 130 bpm.

Baby boy profile/body

My favorite pic from this u/s.  Baby girl profile and baby boy foot

Friends today Enemies tomorrow

Kelson and Caleb are best friends one day and worst enemies the next!!  They play, the fight, they play, they fight!  I love the moments when they get along well and just enjoy spending time together!

FINALLY!!

After lots of bugging... Trev finally gave in and we opened the envelope!
Even before we opened the envelope, I had these cards made (except the genders) and ordered scratch off stickers.  As soon as the stickers arrived we mailed off these cute cards to my family and shortly after told all of Trev's family.

We couldn't be more excited to have 1 of each!!  I wasn't way surprised, cause ever since the beginning of this pregnancy I had a feeling I was having a boy... but never a strong feeling it was more than 1.  I also had a dream it was a boy and a girl and after the ultrasound I just kinda thought that.

I am growing and getting more uncomfortable everyday.  I am also feeling more and more movement everyday... which is amazing!!  I can already see the movements in my belly which is weird cause it seems too early to be able to see it, but I guess I do have around 2 pounds of baby in there.  The doctor told me at my last appointment that he is a little worried about me- because of my small frame.  He already told me to plan self-disciplined bed rest starting at 28 weeks.  Self-disciplined bed rest is basically taking it easy... resting multiple times a day- including laying on my left side more frequently, not lifting, and mostly not standing for long periods of time.  He wants me off my feet early so that the pressure and weight of the babies won't press on my cervix and make it thin in preparation to labor.  It will be hard to do so little, but it will be worth it if theses babies can stay in there for a good 36 to 37 weeks.  The doc set my goal date at February 13th- which is 36 weeks!
Some random things about this pregnancy I don't want to forget... I think at 22 weeks I have gained around 10 pounds.  And I can't seem to ever get enough to eat.  I started wearing maternity pants around 21 weeks and they are definitely more comfortable.  I don't get heartburn often yet, but when I get it- it is so bad I feel like I can't breath! Lifting Caleb and bending over for things is getting harder and harder.  At the end of the day after standing for too long at once my back really aches.  I have to tell myself constantly how worth it all of the aches and pains are!  I'm already very excited to meet these little babies.

Cowboys and Indians

We started off our Halloween fun on Wednesday, Oct. 30th.  Kelson had a Halloween party at preschool and he was pretty excited about going as a cowboy!  He loves school and he loved getting candy at school that day.

Kelson ready for school

 Then, later that night we went to the fun trunk or treat and carnival at Beryl Elementary.  The boys had fun.  We had Caleb the Indian, Kelson the cowboy, and Briggs as Paul Bunion.  They enjoyed getting all the candy at the Trunk or Treat and then we got to play a few of the carnival games, but they are still pretty young so we didn't stay too long.
After the carnival we headed over to see Grandma and Brett in the costumes.  They had fun eating candy and playing at Grandma's for a while.

I had to work on Halloween, so I was kind of tired, but we still had a fun time Trick or Treating with Rylee the cowgirl!  We just walked to a few houses on Andrea's street and drove to a few other places.  Rylee and Caleb loved getting candy and Kelson was silly and waited in the car at the last house cause going to the door wasn't worth the candy.

We had a Happy Halloween and hope you all had a Happy Halloween as well!!

Hi babies

When we first found out we were pregnant, Kelson was really excited, but Caleb did NOT want a baby.  After we found out it was 2 he still was not happy and Kelson thought it was great!  Soon Caleb started hearing anyone say baby and he will say "2 babies."  He seems excited, but I don't think he realizes how much will really change when they get here.  He still sometimes says he doesn't want babies here, but I think we are making progress with him starting to like them before they are even born.
Well, usually when we talk about babies he tries to lift up my shirt to find them.  Last night he put his hands on my belly and said right to it "Hi babies"  It was one of the sweetest moments this pregnancy.  I love my boys so much and am so excited for them to have 2 more babies to play with and interact with.

The Envelope

The debate is still going on... do we find out the genders or do we wait?!  Well, I really really want to know, and Trevor really doesn't want to know.  How do you agree or compromise on something so black and white- when you can't make gray??  Well, I had him convinced it would still be fun to find out before if we opened it on Christmas morning.  BUT.... that is SO far away.  I have a cute little card with the genders on it sealed in an envelope from my ultra sound yesterday.  I will probably wait a little while, but I am hoping Trevor will give in and let us open the envelope before Christmas.  

We are so excited to be having twins and yesterday at my appointment the doctor said there is 2 placenta's and that means they are more than likely fraternal NOT identical.  It makes me even more excited after seeing their sweet little pictures at the ultra sound...

Twin A profile

Twin A saying "Hi" (Hand)

Twin B

Twin B foot

Just some stats from yesterday's appt:

Baby A= weighs 8oz and has a heart beat of 146 bpm (beats per minute)

Baby B= weighs 9oz and has a heart beat of 150 bpm