24 Week Update

I just wanted to post a quick update from my dr. appointment/ultrasound that i had last Thursday..The babies are are both about 1.5 lbs. and baby A is measuring 23w 5d and baby B is measuring 23w 2d and when i went in i was 24w1d so that is great!!! They are growing great..They look great and they are both still girls:)) I am finally starting to gain some weight so my dr can get of my back a little:P I'm measuring at 30w she said that typically she likes to see twin pregnancy measuring about 6weeks ahead so i was right on the money so she really didn't have anyhting to complain about this week with me..As far as my contractions are going I'm still having them..I am still doing the home monitoring every night and every morning for an hour...I then fax them in my reading from the night before and the morning every morning before noon and then a nurse from the center calls me back within a half hour and lets me know what they are reading and gets my blood pressure and pulse and answers any questions that i have or see if i am having any other symptoms. Its a pretty neat system that they have really..sometimes they read none and then other times they read one or two..lately they have been reading one or two..but my cervix is still closed and long so that is GREAT news!! She gave me a meds too so if i feel like i am having too many contractions then i take some medicine too..I have my good days and my bad..Well that pretty much sums it up..I'm just relaxing and trying to keep these babies in me as long as possible..We were actually watching the news the other night and there was a mom on there that had delivered 5 babies at 5 or 6 months and any whoo they were the same weight as my babies and it was just amazing and sad at the same time..just to see exactly what my babies look like right now but then sad too bc obviously they were all fighting for there lives bc they were so premature..They were just so tiny!
it has been going good with Avery during the day. This might be a very good thing for her bc she is learning to do alot of things on her own and become very independent like climbing in her own chair to eat and learning to help mom out even:)) But we are starting to get into that wander stage which terrifies me..She likes to go next door to our neighbors house and knock on there door..She can get over there pretty quick before her waddling mother comes to get her..lol.. (Good thing we are friends with our neighbors its david and loretta) I'm amazed at how much she has been learning these last couple of months..She loves to play with her dollies so i think she will do good with the new babies.. Well i suppose i need to go fax in my strips from my monitoring so have a good day everyone

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Just to give you all an update on me. I went back to the dr today for a check up and my doctor put me on partial bed rest. Mainly because I thought i was having alot of braxton hicks contractions but apparently my dr dont really think that they are braxton hicks though bc their are to many and they last for to long and I have been having alot of pressure..She also checked my cervix to make sure it is closed and it is which is good news!!! While she was checking me she felt baby A's foot..I told her one girl was really low but i guess she got to see what i was talking about:)) In a couple of days I will be set up on home monitoring also..Basically which is just the contraction machine that they use in the hospital i think to monitor my contractions and the home program that they use will communicate back and forth with my dr i guess..I will know more about it in a couple of days..Otherwise I have gained another wopping 4lbs.My total so far is at 12lbs. Im measuring at 28 when Im 22 weeks. THe babies heartbeats were great 146 and 153. Lets see what else well i suppose besides the no sleep that i get bc of the pain..but i guess that is Gods way of preparing me for whats in store right???:)) I go back in 2 weeks again for check up and another ultrasound.

As promised here is the video of Avery doing the itsy bitsy spider..if you don't listen to the guide:p You will hear Avery trying to sing itsy bitsy spider:))

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Pat-a-Cake

Avery loves to entertain herself all day by doing pat-a-cake and itsy bitsy spider..she will literally go from one to the other or just do one song over and over usually it is itsy bitsy spider she loves that one but she has just learned pat-a-cake..I have to say she is a really fast learner and just thinking which one Ill teach her next!! She has really been picking up on actions or signs lately. But anyways here she is doing pat-a-cake..just dont mind the guide:)) I got itsy bitsy spider on tape too but it took long enough to upload this one so look for it tomorrow hopefully:))

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Apple Orchard

This past weekend we went up to Sky Top Apple Orchard..We have gone up there the past three years..It is always been fun..This year well i wasn't to keen on the all the walking but some how i managed to get through it..We ended up getting a half of busell of Macintosh and jonagold. I believe them were the kinds that i used last year to make applesauce and it was so YUMMY!!!! They have barnyard animals that you can walk around and see..hayrides..a bamboo forest that is really neat..every different kind of apple.( i never realized how many different kinds of apples there were..and you can sample them all:)) and a bunch of different stuff for kids to play on..and lots more but the BEST part is the fresh apple cider slushy and caramel apples..oh YUMMY!!!!



The girls picking apples

The girls in the bamboo forest


Jared and Avery going through the bamboo forest

The girls in the apple house

Enjoying our caramel apples and apple cider slushies

Avery wanting help to open her pumpkin cup to drink her apple cider..she loved it!!

Every year I take the girls picture in front of this..its fun to see how much they have grown each year..

We are having....

Well just got home from the dr. and We found out that we are having TWO GIRLS!!! Apparently we are just suppose to have girls.. Five girls!!!! WHew!! WEll the babies are measuring good..they are measuring one week behind at 19w2d and i am 20w1d. They are 10 ounces each. They both look really healthy..organs and everything. sigh. I have only gained 7lbs and Im already half way done so she was a little worried about that but the GIRLS:)) look good so I dont know..it cant be that bad right??!! I just can't beleive that I have only gained 7lbs..it feels like ALOT more than that..That pretty much sums up it all up!!