Work Baby Shower...

My coworkers are some of the sweetest people I know. My sweet friends Emily and Danielle hosted a work baby shower for me at The Cheesecake Factory a few weeks ago. It was so much fun to get together with the ladies who came outside of work. My coworkers went above and beyond giving us an amazing Target gift card which we were able to use towards purchasing a pack and play and other big items for James and Jackson. We also got some adorable other items that I can not wait to use. It was an afternoon of fun, fellowship, and of course delicious cheesecake.

Thank you guys so much we really appreciate it!

30 Weeks....

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: We are 30 weeks- sorry we are without pictures again. We just moved this week and with bed rest I have not taken pictures.

Size of our babies: Our twins are the size of squashes this month. 

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Maternity Clothes: Maternity clothes are all that I can wear

Gender: Boys!!! James Sidney and Jackson Esker

Movement: They are all over the place kicking all the time especially at night time

Sleep: I get a few hours at a time but I am exhausted all the time.

What I miss: A good night's sleep, being able to bend over, not being on bedrest

Cravings: Mexican, Ice cream, and Oreos

Symptoms: swelling, headaches, fatigue, heartburn, frequent bathroom trips, shortness of breath, round ligament pain, and nausea.

Best Moment this week: Seeing the boys on ultrasound Jackson weighs 3lb 11 ozs, James weighs 3lbs 3ozs

Bedrest...

The word I have been dreading was prescribed to me. I went to my regular OB yesterday for my usual prenatal visit and the re-attempt to see James in 4-D. I got to the office and waited. I had my ultrasound first. James was once again not in the mood to show us his precious little face. So after many attempts we gave up. After the ultrasound I went to do the usual for every appointment: provide a urine sample, check my weight, and measure my blood pressure. Urine sample, check, what pregnant girl doesn't have to pee. Next it was time to check my weight. My weight gain has been really great so far but today we were shocked. In 2 weeks I had gained over 25lbs, I freaked so did the nurse so of course we tried all three scales in the office. Who gains 25lbs in 14 days!!! I have been doing nothing different in my diet and was totally baffled. Now it was time to check my blood pressure. It was elevated but not too high, only every week seems to be slightly rising. Now to go and wait for the doctor. Dr. M comes in and has a very serious look on her face. She asks how I am doing I tell her "I am exhausted (nothing new), having more frequent headaches (but was not overly alarmed since I have migraines), and that I have had some serious swelling in my feet, and legs. I have also noticed swelling in my face and hands. Dr. M  checked it out. She was not happy with what she saw. She is scared especially after my rapid weight gain my blood pressure my might skyrocket. She told me that she was prescribing immediate complete bedrest. It really threw me for a loop and caught me off guard. I mean we expected partial bedrest with the twins but not all this. I guess the thing is I was a little oblivious to the signs and symptoms I was having.  I am a nurse I should have put two and two together- swelling, headaches, occasional blurred vision, and then my blood pressure being higher than normal. All this points to possible preeclampsia especially the rapid weight gain, my BP is not to the point where she would diagnose me with this but needless to say we are going to be even more closely monitored for it. So we go back in a week and hopefully some of this fluid will be off and things will be better but for now I am on bedrest, which means bring on the books.

29 Weeks...

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: We are 29 weeks, only about 7-9 weeks to go according to our OB!

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Size of our babies: Our twins are the size of squashes this month. 

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Maternity Clothes: Maternity clothes are all that I can wear

Gender: Boys!!! James Sidney and Jackson Esker

Movement: They are all over the place kicking all the time especially at night time

Sleep: What sleep?

What I miss: A good night's sleep, being able to bend over

Cravings: Mexican, Ice cream, and Oreos

Symptoms: Leg cramps, fatigue, heartburn, frequent bathroom trips, shortness of breath, round ligament pain, and nausea.

Best Moment this week: Touring the hospital during childbirth class, made me feel a lot more comfortable. Also taking maternity photos this week.

Baby Shower from Home...

A little while ago Bob and I were very blessed to be able to have a baby shower at home in Georgia. I had permission from my doctor to fly down for the weekend unfortunately Bob could not come with me. We were so blessed by this wonderful shower. The outpouring of generosity was above and beyond what I could have ever imagined. James and Jackson are already so loved and prayed for. Here are a few pictures from the shower, we are so thankful to everyone who shared in the this joyous time in our lives.

The table setting, my Dad did the beautiful arrangments

 The Cake

 Some of the gifts before people started to arrive

 Opening gifts

 Just  two of the adorable 36 outfits we got

 Opening the beautiful necklace with the boys name on it

 A picture of all of the stuff from the shower, we were so blessed!

Coming Home Outfits...

I have been searching for the perfect outfits for the boys to come home from the hospital in. Yesterday Bob and I did some online shopping and we picked out the cutest outfits for the boys! I found these adorable Petit Ami bubbles at Hiccups Children's boutique. They are just adorable, they even have the matching little hats!!

I can not wait to bring James and Jackson home is these!

28 weeks...

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: We are 28 weeks :-)

Size of our babies: Our twins are the size of eggplants this month. 

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Maternity Clothes: Maternity clothes are all that I can where

Gender: Boys!!! James Sidney and Jackson Esker

Movement: They are all over the place kicking all the time especially at night time

Sleep: I sleep a few hours at a time but with a ton of pillows 

What I miss: A good night's sleep, being able to bend over

Cravings: Mexican, Ice cream, and Oreos

Symptoms: Leg cramps, fatigue, heartburn, frequent bathroom trips, round ligament pain, I have also been doing the whole nausea vomiting thing again which is really annoying and miserable.

Best Moment this week: A few, baby showers and our 4- D ultrasound. 

4-D Ultrasound

We had our 4-D ultrasound today. James would not cooperate at all but Jackson did. He was so precious he kept his hand over his face though. It was so neat. They are definitely cramped in there. We go back Monday and hopefully James will work with us. Here our a few pictures we have more but they are video rather than pictures.
Here is sweet Jackson:

Updates....

I am overdue for an update on some of our doctors' visits. Everything seems to be progressing nicely along during this pregnancy even though we are high-risk. My hours for work have been significantly reduced by my doctor but as of now we are not on bedrest. I have had some issues with swelling and blood pressure but my blood pressure has been much better the past few weeks! My weight gain has not been to bad I have only gained 18 pounds overall which considering right now I am carrying a little over 4lbs of babies, plus, fluid and the placenta I am not upset by that number. 2 weeks ago I had my glucose screening. I was dreading this test. I was told that there is a much higher prevalence of gestational diabetes in twin pregnancies and I have a horrible family history related to diabetes. I went to the doctor and drank this horrible, horrible glucose drink. Seriously how do kids drink such sweet drinks it reminded me of those jug drinks for kids. Then I had to wait a hour to get my blood drawn. At the end of the hour I felt like crap, like I was going to pass out. So I left and grabbed something to eat. I waitied and waited for the dreaded call that I had failed and needed to take a 3 hour test but I PASSED. My blood sugar was perfect, what a relief! My doctor said Monday that we will have these babies in 8-10 weeks which is crazy! We are so excited but nervous!  at our Ultrasound yesterday they said the boys are showing no evidence of TTTS and the fluid discrepancy has resolved it self, Praise the Lord! So we are doing great there are a few things they are still monitoring in the boys but we are totally giving those worries to the Lord knowing He is in complete control! Thank you for all your prayers and keep them coming!

27 Weeks...

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: 27 Weeks- yes I am as tired as I look this week has been exhausting.

Size of our babies: Our twins are the size of eggplants this month. Last week Jackson weigh 2 pounds 1 ozs, and James weighed 2 pounds 4 ozs.

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Maternity Clothes: I love my maternity jeans! I am so grateful for stretchy fabrics these days! 

Gender: Boys!!! James Sidney and Jackson Esker

Movement: They are all over the place kicking all the time

Sleep: Pillows have overtaken our bed, poor Bob hardly has any room

What I miss: A good night's sleep

Cravings: Mexican, and Oreos

Symptoms: Leg cramps, Fatigue, Heartburn, and some definite round ligament pain- bending over is such a challenge

Best Moment this week: Watching my belly move, Bob finally saw it too.