Little update....

I am back to work now. Day three. And I am so exhausted it is unbelievable! I am having a hard time breathing, eating, sleeping and getting comfortable. I am still throwing up almost every night now and I am just done. Seriously. I am done!

I went in for my NST today and baby B's heart rate wasn't accelerating like it should so they almost admitted me to triage. I was hoping they would so we could have these girls. Yeah, no such luck! UGH!!!!! I know I should wait a few more weeks, I know it will benefit them, I know it's only a few weeks to go but I don't know how much more I can take. Isn't that horrible to say??? I just want my girls in my arms. I WANT THEM NOW!!!!!!!

So her heart rate finally did what it was supposed to do so they sent me back to work. Yippy!

I am cranky, I am upset all the time, I am not in the mood for anything, I don't want to be on the computer, I don't want to blog, I don't want to get up in the morning and I don't want to be sitting here at work right now because I am ready to crash! Ok, enough negativity.

On a positive note, 27 days until my c section. Thank you Lord!!!! I am still hoping for sometime next week. We'll see though. We have everything ready. We're just waiting on these two little miracles to arrive! Come on girls, mommy can't wait to meet you!!!! We love you sooooo much!!!!

Kami

24 Hour jug......

That's right, I am peeing in a huge orange jug. UGH!!!

I have been feeling really bad the last couple of nights. I have been vomiting, swollen and just plain ol' uncomfortable. Hubby called me when he got out of work and I was crying so hard he couldn't understand me. I finally calmed down and told him how I was feeling. He immediately told me to call the OB. I argued with him but he won. I called and of course, she said to go into labor and delivery. So off we went. Turns out, I have some protein in my urine so they want to do a 24 hour test on me. If it is over a certain number, the babies will be here this week. I'll keep you all posted.

Again, please forgive me for not commenting on your blogs. I can hardly reach the laptop and sitting up for a long period of time is uncomfortable. I promise to get better. Please forgive me.

I hope everyone had a Merry CHRISTmas.

Love,
Kami

We have a date!!!!

I finally feel like there is an end in sight!

I am scheduled to have my c-section on January 26th at 11:15 a.m.!!!! Whooo hooo!!

Now, of course, the OB and the nurse both said I will most likely go before then. The OB seems to think I will have the babies within the next three weeks. I can't believe that!! My cervix has shortened to a 3 but it remains closed. My blood pressure is doing well but is rising slowly. I am still not swollen. Only a little in the morning. And are you ready for this??? My belly is measuring at a whopping 43 weeks! That is nine weeks ahead. Holy moly!!! The OB said yesterday that my body thinks I am 43 weeks so I need to take it easy. Yeah, you think!!!

So, I return to work on Monday. The reason behind that is I only get paid for four weeks short term disability. I can take off as long as I want or the doctor wants but I won't get paid because I have only been with the company for less than two years. My husband and I can't afford not to get paid so that forces me to go back to work. Another thing is my short term disability is also our maternity leave so if I remain at home and I go into labor, they will deduct the weeks I have been off from my maternity leave and that will force me to go back to work within a few weeks from having them. It stinks! I absolutely hate it and I think it should be different for people with more that one baby. But oh well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.

The good thing is that I am doing pretty well aside from all the aches and pains. I have been thinking that going back to work will make my time go quicker too so that will be nice. Also, I'll be on sit down work only so they won't have me doing much of anything. Thank goodness!

So there you have it. I'll be 34 weeks on Saturday, which the OB said we are now past the critical point and the babies will not suffer from any long term problems (Thank you Lord!) With the way I am going, the OB thinks the girls will be here in about two weeks! Please pray for my little babies! I need to keep them in for two more weeks. Then we can bring them home with us! Yay!

Oh, Mia (baby A) is 4 pounds 12 oz. and Samantha (baby b) is 4 pounds 7 oz. I have almost 10 pounds of baby in my belly! No wonder I am miserable! LOL

Again, I know what is going on with all of you. I am keeping up, just not commenting at this time. As soon as I get back to work, I'll be able to. LOL


Merry Christmas everyone!!!! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

I NEED TO VENT!!!!

I am miserable. I know this isn't the right time to be saying this but I am cooked. Done. Kaput. I cried so hard last night, then had a breakdown from hell because it only got worse. Then I cried even harder because I worked so effing (that's right! I almost swore!) hard for these babies and I am acting like an ass. It takes over six years to finally get pregnant, then 22 weeks of morning sickness, then major stomach pains and now I can't sleep, I can't eat because if I do, I throw up while sleeping. (Have you ever had vomit shoot out your nose more than once?) I have heartburn from hell.

I am so ready to have these babies. I want my body back. I want to be able to make love to my husband. I want to be able to sleep on my belly, I want to be able to hold my husband tight. To snuggle up to him, all of me! I want to be able to get out of bed without rolling over, grabbing the headboard, hoisting myself up and then almost falling over to get to the bathroom 50 times in the night because I have to pee. I just want my baby girls. I want them here with me.

And to top that off, I have to go back to work next week. I HAVE to or else I don't get paid. I am miserable and extremely exhausted and I have to work 8 hours a day on top of it. All I have to say is I hope I go into labor a week after going back to work so I can get a second claim through disability for maternity leave. I am a hot mess girls and I know some of you are cursing me right now but I have no where else to vent. Hubby did awesome with me last night. He comforted me and held me and that was so nice. I just needed to get this off my chest!!!

Thank you and so sorry for the vent.

Good news though, I am only 5 days away from lung maturity with my babies. I keep telling myself, "Kami, you are doing so good keeping these babies in. You are a rock star!!!" Minus the groupies and tight leather. LOL

I just need to stay positive and it is getting so hard. So very hard.
Kami

Updates and nursery pictures!

Sorry I haven't been on much. I've been a little preoccupied with appointments and getting the nursery ready. It isn't complete yet but we got most of the things up. We still have to get some rugs and hang up the valence. Our furniture doesn't match but who can say no to a free changing table. I really don't care. As long as I have one. That's all that matters. One thing I did notice though is I really don't have a lot of clothes for the girls so I will be doing a lot of laundry. This is even with all the generous donations I received from all of you! I guess having two babies is a little different! LOL No big deal, more laundry it is!

I went to the OB on Tuesday and yesterday, I had my very first NST done. That is a non stress test for the babies. The OB appointment went well. I am now up 42 pounds! So it looks like I am gaining 1 pound a week now. I'll take it. If that's the case, then I will stay under 50 pounds by the time the girls get here. Less to try to lose. Anyway, both babies heartbeats were nice and strong. My blood pressure is still good, no swelling and yada yada yada. Nothing new to report. I get to see them via ultrasound next Wednesday so I am excited to see how big they are now. I am hoping they are approaching 5 pounds. If so, I am going to be a very happy camper. So is hubby. Every pound they gain, he gets more and more excited! If you remember, he lost one of his triplets at birth and the other two were only two pounds so they had a horrible experience. We just want to bring these babies home with us. I want to give him a different experience. I want him to enjoy his babies out of the NICU. I am praying. Please pray with me. Thank you.

So, I'll know more about the babes next weeks. I'll leave you with our nursery pictures. Like I said, nothing matches but I really don't care. Enjoy!




And finally. The HUGE belly!!! 32 weeks all! Still no stretch marks. Praying I can keep those away. For all you twin moms out there, when did yours show or did they at all???

Dear Father in Heaven........

I want to give praise to You today for blessing me with these two beautiful baby girls. When I feel them moving around, it is the best feeling in the world! You have answered my prayers and I want to praise You Lord all the days of my life! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I just realized I haven't posted in so long. I am so bad at this lately. What is my excuse? Nothing at all. I'm in bed most of the day. I am lazier now than I have ever been. I have a sink full of dishes calling my name and a few loads of laundry I need to fold and put away but if I get up for more than a short time, my contractions start. So I am too scared to do anything! I did have to take my car into the shop yesterday because it is crapping out on me. I finally got it fixed so that makes me happy. Thank God for my warranty! I wanted to make sure it was ready to go for our baby girls. I have to keep them safe. So while at the dealer, I started to feel dizzy and exhausted. I came straight home and went right to bed. I took a two hour nap. It was much needed. I am not sleeping much anymore because I am so uncomfortable.

I will be 32 weeks tomorrow. I am in awe of how far I have carried these babies. I really didn't think I would make it this far. I am now praying to make it another two weeks to get to the 34 weeks mark. My goal is to get to 36 weeks. Let's see if I can make it! That is only 4 weeks away!!! 4 WEEKS AWAY LADIES!!!! AHHHHHHH

And you want to know something? I haven't started the nursery yet. I haven't washed the babies clothes, we haven't purchased the cribs. Talk about procrastinating. Goodness! We are actually going tomorrow to purchase the cribs with my MIL. That was our gift from her. The only problem, they don't have any in stock so we will have to wait another 7-14 days to receive them. Watch, I'll be in the hospital giving birth while hubby is at home putting the cribs together. LOL Oh well, we have pack and plays! LOL

I am really feeling "weird" lately. I think I started to lose my mucus plug last night. Just a little. Not sure. I have two appointments next week so I'll talk to the OB about it. I told hubby this morning that I have a feeling I will be in the hospital at Christmas. I don't know why but I do. I really hope not but I have been having more lower back pain and pains in my lower abdomen. We'll see. I'm praying for four more weeks though.

I wanted to apologize for not commenting on your blogs. I promise I read them every day and I know what is going on with all of you. I can't sit up for a long period of time and laying down on my side and typing is impossible for me so just know I am thinking about all of you and am reading every day!

Hubby will take a picture of me tomorrow so you all can see how big I am getting. This is the first time I feel like my butt is little. LOL Because my belly is so big. I told hubby that I will never complain about getting big or feeling big or anything. I have definitely learned a lesson. LOL

Ok, enough rambling. OH, I got a skip hop diaper bag for $20.00 last night off of Babies R Us website. It is originally $70.00. I know a lot of people commented on how small my diaper bag was so I got a bigger one! I'm sure I'll be using it!

Ok, now I'm done rambling. Going to lay down now.

Hugs,
Kami

Dear Miss Mia....

Honey,

Mommy loves you so very much. You are the apple of my eye. BUT your little booty in my ribs is starting to wear on me little one. Don't get me wrong, I love to feel you inside my tummy but why can't you be like Sam and just chill? Do you have to move all the time causing mommy to wretch in pain while stopping me in my tracks? You are going to be just like your big sister K. She is a handful and I have a feeling you will be too. Sam is just like her big sister A. She just goes with the flow. It's amazing how I already know you both are going to be different babies. Which I absolutely love by the way. I have wanted you girls for so long so I guess a few more weeks with your little tush in my ribs isn't that bad. It's funny to give you a little pat on your bottom and you move. Only to come back a few minutes later so mommy can pat you again. Too funny. Well anyway my love, please be good to me today. This is getting really hard on me so one day of comfort is all I am asking. Ok, maybe a few more. You are worth every ache and pain though and I know I am going to miss you inside of me. So maybe it's mommy that needs to chill! Ha! Love you sweet peanut.

Love,
Mommy

Thanksgiving and Christmas tree pictures....

I want to start off this post by saying three years ago today, I married my soul mate. Nothing ever prepared me for a marriage like ours. I am so happy to be married to this man. Nobodies marriage is perfect and we have had our moments but I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you God for bringing us together and I pray for many more years to come. Who would of thought, three years later, we are also blessed with two beautiful baby girls on top of the two beautiful seven year old girls already in our life. How lucky am I?? Happy Anniversary hubby!! I love you!

These are our Christmas tree pictures. We absolutely love our tree. It is a little on the big side but perfect for our family. We have years worth of memories on our tree and I can't wait to make more memories.

On Thanksgiving morning, I went to my moms for a few hours and then headed to my sister in laws house for dinner. The food was yummy. I must say though, I was exhausted. Here are some pictures.

Stay off your feet!!!!!

Is what my doctor told me yesterday! Whooo hooo is what I was thinking in my head. It's about darn time!!!!

Today is my last day of work. I am officially on modified rest at home. Thank You Lord!!!! I can't tell you how much I needed this. My body is ready to give up on me and it can't. I have to cook these little miracles for a few more weeks.

I had an appointment yesterday and Baby A (Mia) was weighing in at 3 lbs 4oz. Baby B (Samantha) was weighing in at 3 lbs. 7oz! Grow babies grow!!! We are so excited they are growing and both look healthy! Mia is now resting on mommies cervix so the doctor would like me to lay down and keep her off of it as much as possible. My blood pressure is going up just slightly and I have gained three more pounds! I am at a whopping 180!!! Oh yeah! I have gained 40 lbs baby! All worth it though.

Other than that. We got our Christmas tree up so I will have to post pictures. Now that I will have a lot more time on my hands, I can start posting more and commenting on every ones blogs like I always wanted too but my life is so hectic, it made it hard. Can I get a Whooo hoo!!!!

I will post tomorrow with Thanksgiving pictures and Christmas tree pictures.

Hugs,
Kami

Happy day after Thanksgiving!!!

We had a nice day. I ate so much that I got so sick last night. Needless to say, no more turkey in my belly!!! LOL I'll just have to fill it again this afternoon. I hope everyone had a fabulous day with your family.

There is so much to be thankful for. My list would be so long so I'll spare you today. My number one thanks goes to God. If it weren't for having Him in my life, I wouldn't be blessed in so many ways. And every other thing I am thankful for is because of Him too. What a magnificent blessing.

I'll update tomorrow on week 30!!! Can you believe it?? We made it to 30 weeks!!! Please Lord, give us another six or seven weeks. Amen!

Hugs,
Kami

29 Weeks!!!

I can't believe I am less than nine weeks away from meeting my baby girls. It is so surreal. It really is amazing how fast this pregnancy went by. I do have to be honest. I can't wait to get my body back! Carrying twins has been very difficult on me. I am in constant pain. My babies are worth it and I would do it all over again for them but I am not a very good pregnant woman. LOL I complain ALL the time! It really is annoying. But I have to do it to get my little miracles here. I just can't wait to meet them. They are already my everything. I just wish they would be nicer to me. LOL

Here is a picture of the belly. It is hurting so bad now. The only position that works for me is lying down and that only works for about a half an hour. No matter what I am doing, I am in pain. Again, this has to happen so I can meet my little gifts from God. And again, I would do it all over again. But I think two babies is enough for me. *WINK* LOL

Here's the belly...

I'm a slacker......

Well I'll be darned..... I haven't posted in a while and I had a few people bring that to my attention. Thanks ladies!! LOL

Everything is still going really well. I have been exhausted lately when I come home so of course, I don't get on the computer at all when I get in. Bad Kami!

I had my shower this past Sunday and it was beautiful. We had a little over 60 people show and we got most of our larger items. Thank you Lord!! I had my work shower yesterday and we received the rest of our larger items. There are a few more things that we need so this weekend I will use the gift cards and go pick up the smaller items. We didn't get a lot of diapers. That was shocking. I guess I'll have to wrap them in a towel. LOL Kidding.

We received some clothes in the mail. I am still just so amazed at the generosity form the blogger community and from my friends and family. I need to stop feeling like no one cares. I guess they do! (That's a whole other post) So thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you wonderful people.

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I had my OB appointment today and everything is still going well. My feet are starting to swell but my blood pressure remains awesome so they aren't worried. I lost a pound so that's good. I thought for sure I'd be topping a buck ninety. Not even close! Yay! They did say they are going to schedule the induction or c section at week 38. That's only 9 weeks away! Of course, I could go earlier on my own so we'll see. As long as they are healthy, they are more than welcome to come around Christmas. Mommy is miserable with the rib, back and hip pains. But of course, I will go through this pain for my baby girls. My next appointment is December 1st. We will get to see them on ultrasound again. I can't wait! I will take a 29 week belly pic this weekend and post it too. I promise. Ok, no promises. I just hope. LOL

I hope everyone is doing well. I will post pictures of the shower this weekend.


Lord I come before You, desiring to provide thanks.Father, I have so much to be thankful for, things unseen and seen,that You have done in my life.

God Bless,
Kami

FINALLY!!!!

We have picked two names.......

Samantha (baby B) and Mia (Baby A) Still working on middle names.

Mommy and Daddy loves you girls so much. Now we can call you by your names. Whoo hoo!!!

Packages

I received two packages in the mail the other day and the names don't look familiar to me. :( I am sad because I can not personally thank you for sending the nice maternity clothes that you did. Thank you so much for the cute shirts and the jeans. I am wearing the pink shirt right now and it fits perfectly! Thank you! I wish I could personally thank you. Please leave a comment so I can personally thank you. That would make me feel so much better.

Hugs forever!

Kami

Picture time again!!!!

Here are some random pictures for you to view. The first set is from a few weeks ago. Hubby and I went to the Michigan game. We were given tickets from a co worker and they were the best seats we have ever been in. It was amazing! We had a lot of fun. Minus the drunk man who kept telling hubby he knows how to get the work done because we have twins. He was creepy. LOL



These pictures are from Friday night. I made frozen lasagna and frozen garlic bread. LOL I don't cook much anymore. Whatever is quick and easy. While we waited for the food to cook, the girls wanted to put pretties in my hair and make me beautiful. As you can see, it worked! LOL Minus the non makeup and the pajamas. LOL




And finally, the 27 week belly picture! Yes, I am getting huge! LOL It hurts so bad and is so heavy but that means my little ones are growing and that is all that matters. I am now measuring at 34 weeks so there was a huge growth spurt in the last three weeks. Oh, I also failed my 1 hour glucose test so I have to go in on Tuesday morning to have the three hour test done. Yuck! Here's to hoping I don't have gestational diabetes.

I hope you all enjoyed! Our family is a little kooky! LOL

27 Weeks!

How Far Along? 27 Weeks
Total Weight Gained/Loss? 38 pounds
Maternity Clothes: Of course! Have you seen me??
Sleep? Nope
Best Moment of the Week? Seeing their little faces on 4D
Movement- All the time
Food Craving- Not much anymore
Food aversions- Nothing
Morning sickness?- No
Gender- Two girls
Labor Signs- Just some contractions
Belly Button- It is level with my belly right now.
What I miss- Sleep/being comfortable/regular clothes/sleeping on my belly/long hot baths/sushi/being able to walk without getting winded
What I'm looking forward to- My shower next weekend!
Weekly Wisdom- When your body tells you enough, that's enough!
Milestones- 27 weeks! 90% viability!

Belly picture will be posted tomorrow!!!!

4D Ultrasound

Hey all,

Well, it's been a rough week. The only good thing that has come out of it is my 4D ultrasound. Here is a tidbit of what we saw. Baby A is on the left and baby B is on the right. By looking at their side profile, you can totally see they are two different babies! LOL

Here is a bit of the week......

1. Kids and hubby extremely sick with the swine flu
2. Hubby and I fighting at the beginning of the week.
3. Me hospitalized for contractions every 2-6 minutes apart.
4. Me feeling extremely exhausted. I just need some sleep. UGH!

Enough of the bad.... how about some good!

The girls are now 2 pounds even. They are measuring right on. Baby A isn't getting as much nutrients as they would like so I am going to up my protein intake. Other than that, they are doing wonderful. Now, let's get their mother feeling in tip top shape.

I am now 178 lbs!!! Oh yeah!!! 38 lbs gained baby!!! I;m sure this Halloween candy in my hand right now is not helping either! LOL LOL

Other than that, just trying to get everyone feeling better so I can finally crash. I need some serious bed rest. But I am doing way too good to be put on it. I guess that is better than not doing well. I have two babies to bake.

My shower is next weekend. My good friend surprised me with the dress I have always wanted. That was amazing! Thank you honey!!!!

So anyway, I leave you with the most beautiful girls I have ever seen...... Click on the picture to get a better view.


Baby A Baby B

Update

Everyone is now sick in our house but me. I'm still holding on. Hubby went to ER this morning because he is having a hard time with his cough and breathing. They swabbed him and everything came back negative. They said that he has a respiratory infection. He is at home for the rest of the week so hopefully the mini vacation will help heal him.

The girls are doing a bit better. I don't talk to their mom so I really don't know how they are doing. Hubby did say their temp is low now so that is good!

I am hanging in there. I am now 26 weeks and I need to take a belly pic but hubby isn't feeling well so I don't think it will happen this week either. Oh well. I am getting larger by the minute. I'll do a 26 week update tomorrow.

So, there you have it. I am still doing well but everyone else is sick. I'm hanging by a thread here. All the chaos has put hubby and I in a funk too. We have hit a rough patch but I am sure we'll get through it. It is a long story and frankly, it's stupid so I'm not going to drag the world into my personal problems. We are trying to deal with it and hopefully with a little prayer and help from the Lord, we'll be fine. Please pray for my family. I'm not doing too well.

I hope everyone is having a glorious day. Thinking of you all!

Kami

I thought we could hide from it.....

Not us, it has been confirmed. One of our girls has the swine flu. They stayed with us last night and she woke up this morning with a severe sore throat and horrible cough. I took her temp and sure enough, 102.1. *SIGH*

The other one was running a low grade temp at 100.1 with a cough. Hubby took both girls to the ER because it is spreading like wildfire here in Michigan. Sure enough, they said they were sure that is what the one had. The doctor wrote a script for Tamiflu for both girls and sent them on their way. I then called my OB and told him what was happening. He called in Tamiflu for me and said if I get a temperature over 101 or I start to cough up a lung, to go straight to the hospital. At this point, the vaccine hasn't kicked in yet so I am still in danger of getting it. My OB said that as soon as I am done with the Tamiflu for ten days, the vaccine should kick in by then.

I am a little scared. OK, really scared but I am leaving this in God's hands. He has His plans. I just hope it doesn't mean me going into the hospital. I'm having a really rough day so I am going to get going.

God, please give me the strength. Give me peace and comfort and please take care of my family.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

Kami

H1N1??? What H1N1???

I have been vaccinated!!! And I feel good about the decision. Our health department was at one of our middle schools today and it was based on first come first serve. I got there three hours early and was one of the first. Yay! I met some nice people and a few other pregnant women too. And the best news is they gave me the preservative free one!!! Double whammy!!!

The bad news is my mom was diagnosed today with the swine flu. She sounds so horrible. My poor mommy. They made her come into the back door at the doctors office. Now she is home and in bed until it passes. I just want to make her chicken soup but now I won't be able to see her until my shower. I told her yesterday that is what she had and she put it off until today. Thank God she went in! Now she can get better. The only thing, my little brothers and dad have now been exposed. I just hope they don't get it. My poor family. Please pray for them that they will all get through this safely.

I hope everyone is having a great day. I just took a shower and I am in bed for the night! My blood pressure is starting to go up a little and my ankles are starting to swell so it's time to take it easy! Hugs to all of you!

Kami

25 Weeks!!!

How Far Along? 25 Weeks!
Total Weight Gained/Loss? 27 Lbs until next Thursday
Maternity Clothes: All the time. I can get away with larger shirts. I just don't have that many.
Sleep? I get up at least four times to pee
Best Moment of the Week? Feeling baby parts poking me. It was surreal.
Movement- All the time. It is getting stronger. I feel them rolling now. Also, they both like my right side so my belly is always lopsided. LOL
Food Craving- Anything!
Food aversions- None
Morning sickness?- None. Zofran free for a few weeks now!!! Yay!!!
Gender- Two girls
Labor Signs- Still having braxton hicks
Belly Button- The top is starting to poke out, bottom is staying in so far.
What I miss- My cute sweaters for the fall. I'll still be able to wear them for a month or so after the babies are born. Let's hope! LOL
What I'm looking forward to- Our 4D ultrasound next Wednesday!
Weekly Wisdom- Don't ever give up! God has His plans.
Milestones- Babies born at 25 weeks of pregnancy stand a 50% chance of survival

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I now have a temporary handicapped sticker. I work in a high rise so the walk from my car to the elevators is a bit of a distance. I feel like I ran a 5k marathon and all I did was waddle to the elevators. LOL

I attempted to shave my legs last night. Oh man, if you could of been a fly on the wall. I was breathing like I had a half a lung. It was horrible. I did, however, manage to shave my legs!!! LOL

I do not wear any polish on my toes anymore because I can't reach them.

I am starting to see spider and varicose veins. Well, just one vein that feels like gracing me with it's presence. I don't like it!

I have a road map all over my boobs and my belly. I'm talking serious vein popage going on. And the brightest blue you can think of. My goodness.

My hair seems to be growing. That, I do love!!! I'm trying to grow it long!!

I still have rib, back, neck, leg, arm and butt pain. Today I had pain in my vajay-jay. I think that about covers my entire body. Oh, wait, nothing in my ears yet. *Rolling eyes* LOL

My feet are not swollen yet. Praying that part stays away but I am pretty sure it's creeping up pretty soon. I think I've done pretty good so far. Blood pressure remains great, no swelling and my cervix is doing well. Yay!

It is almost physically impossible to take a bath anymore. Pretty soon I'll need a crane to get me out. LOL You should see me lift my booty out of water to wash my backside. Yeah, not pretty. Let's put it this way, the water is almost gone when I get out. LOL LOL

My shower is in less than three weeks. I am praying we get a lot of things because hubby and I really can't afford anything at this moment. Please pray for a good turnout. I am not by any means greedy, I'm just scared to death that I won't have anything prepared for their arrival. I want to make sure they are taken care of. Again, thank you all for your generosity with the baby clothes that you are sending. You have no idea how much that is going to help.

My wedding ring still fits. I will cry the day I have to take it off because of the swelling.

Now the big one! The average twins come between 30-35 weeks. Girls, that is only 5-10 weeks away!!!! Holy cow!!! I can not believe that. Of course, if they come closer to 5 weeks, we will have NICU babies. I would much rather 10 weeks. :) I've done my fair share of praying. God knows my hearts desires.

I think that's about it. My belly is still the same so I'll skip a week and take a picture this weekend.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Kami

Shot or no shot?

First off, I want to thank all of you who are sending maternity and baby clothes. You have no clue how much this will help get me through this pregnancy and my girls first year of life. You are all wonderful and if I could give you a big kiss, I would!!!! :) Or at least a hug! Thank you, it is very much appreciated. You have no idea.

OK, I am battling myself over here and I need your help. I have decided to get the seasonal flu shot at my next OB visit, however, I am freaking out about the H1N1 shot. I don't feel comfortable with getting it because it really hasn't been out long enough and I don't want to hurt myself or my children. My husband is starting to get upset because he wants me to get it but I'm too scared. What are your plans for the vaccine and should I get it?? HELP!!!!

Kami

Thank you!!!

Thank you all so much for responding to my very embarrassing post. One of you lovely ladies mentioned baby clothes. That is another thing I forgot to post about. I will gladly take any baby girl clothes if you have any. All sizes are welcomed! :) I would wear a trash bag to work if it meant my girls had enough clothes! :)

I am just in total shock of how many people wanted to help or just commented to make me feel better. Times are a little tough right now and of course, it is coming at a bad time. I know God will provide, He has in just 24 short hours. He is amazing!!! And so are all of my followers.

Thank you all for your generosity and your support. It means so much to me!

Love always,
Kami

Hand me downs needed.......

Hey all,

This title says it all. I am a little embarrassed to post this but here goes.....

I am getting larger and larger and am running out of maternity clothes. Hubby and I are kind of in a financial rut right now. (Too long to post about)

Anyway, If anyone has some maternity clothes on their hands and don't need them anymore, I would be happy to take them from you! :) I know it's a shot in the dark but I'm just thinking of ways to not show up at work naked. LOL LOL

Also, I do not have a dress for my shower that is in three weeks. If anyone has a maternity dress that is cute, I would love to take it off your hands.

I can also send everything back to you after my pregnancy. Whatever you want.

What an embarrassing post. I almost want to delete it but it's worth a try!

Hugs to all,
Kami

24 Weeks!!!! Viability!!

Holy cow girls!!! 24 weeks already???

I keep telling myself that in about ten to twelve weeks, we will be having these munchkins. How crazy is that?? Time sure does fly by when your having fun!

How Far Along? 24 weeks
Total Weight Gained/Loss? 27 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Oh yeah!
Sleep? Non existent
Best Moment of the Week? Hitting another milestone
Movement- All the time. Well, they do have their down time but I feel them rolling now.
Food Craving- Sweets!!! Ice cream, cake, cookies, you name it!
Food aversions- None
Morning sickness?- Still off my zofran. Have bouts every once in a while, but the constipation is getting better so I like the switch off.
Gender- Two girls still
Labor Signs- Just braxton hicks so far. Let's keep it that way!
Belly Button- Top portion is starting to stick out. No more butt hole! LOL
What I miss- SLEEP! That isn't coming anytime soon huh?
What I'm looking forward to- My baby shower, 4D ultrasound, meeting my babies!!
Weekly Wisdom- Take one day at a time.
Milestones- 24 weeks!!! 40% viability at this point!

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We have decided on five names so far. We will not name the girls until closer to delivery. Here are the names we have picked. Tell me the two you like!

Samantha
Sloane
Bella
Mia
Valen

Be honest! :)

Oh, and the new belly pic is up girls! I am getting huge!!!

Picture time!!!!

So, I realized I haven't posted many pictures lately. I have put three different days in one post. The first set of pictures is from a few weeks ago when hubby, myself and the girls went to the cider mill. I absolutely LOVE going to cider mills.




This next set of pictures was from last weekend. The girls and I wanted to dress up with make up so we started to make each other beautiful and then all of a sudden, it got out of control.... lol Take a look for yourself.......




I think we had a little too much fun!!!!! LOL She passed right out.



This last set of pictures is from tonight. I have received some gifts for our babies. I thought I would share with you all. This is the diaper bag we registered for. This was from hubby's cousin. What a sweetheart.




I received two blankets from my dear friend Amy. They are so beautiful! And soft too!!! Thank you Love Muffin!!



I received the towels and wash clothes I registered for from Tammy. Thank you honey!!!



I received the bath tub we registered for from Miss Tracey. You are wonderful! Thank you!




Veronica from Hooked On You made these beautiful hats for my girls. You should go and check out her blog. She does an amazing job and they are so beautiful! Thank you honey!!!



Here is everything together. We are four weeks away from our shower and we are already receiving gifts. How amazing is that??? I was so scared we wouldn't have enough for our babies, but I am pretty sure I am wrong. Thank you so much everyone!!! You are all so wonderful!



I can't forget the snazzy jammies that Amy got me. I opened this package tonight and I loved them!!! Of course, I took a bath and slipped right into them. They are so comfy womfy!!! Don't I look pregolicious??????? LOL