I got me some big girls!!!

So on Monday I went in for my growth u/s..and they are both looking great! They gave me their weights (give or take a few oz.)......4lbs 2 oz. and 4lbs. 3 oz! and measuring 1 weeks ahead! Had an apt. with my Ob the next day and she said they looked great! They are big but not off the charts, just nice and healthy! Both are still breech...so she is still thinking possible c-section. We will see!! Below are a few pics from the u/s. They are getting very big and very squished in there..getting hard to tell what is what, so the pics aren't very good!

The first one is kind of freaky but kind of cool all at the same time. It is a frontal view of Baby A's face. The next 2 are top views of their heads (both don't fit in the same frame anymore) and the one below is Baby B with her hands and arms in front of her face...

30 Weeks!

Here is what the girls are up to this week...
They are about 15.7 inches long now, and weigh almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds them, but that volume will decrease as they get bigger and takes up more room in the uterus. Their eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after they are born, they'll keep their eyes closed for a good part of the day. When they do open them, they will respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means they can only make out objects a few inches from their faces. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

I realized that I never updated last week...ooops!!! I have been so busy and time is starting to go so fast! I feel like we have so much yet to do!!! I decided just last week to change my bedding and color scheme of the room (eeek)! And its all the fault of Ikea. We ventured out there last Friday night and stumbled upon a plethora of very goofy and colorful stuffed animals that I just loved..I plan to put them all up on a shelf...well then my mom and I went to a fabric store which was full of a ton of fun fabric...and so the doubting began...lo and behold I have decided to go a completely different route! Basically it will be brighter colors, a light aqua blue with bright pink, lighter pink and lime green! I am excited and I think it will be fun!! I will have to post pictures when it's done!

We have had 2 showers now, and 2 more to come!!! Our house is slowly filling with baby stuff!! I am definitely getting bigger (I know I need to update pics)..and getting much more uncomfortable. Sitting all day in a chair at work is really starting to get to me, and my feet are huge...I call them "shrek feet"! We will see how long I last ;o)

Well 8 more weeks max...wow!!! I can't wait!!!

Awesome Shower this Weekend!!

Well, I had my first shower this past Saturday and it was so much fun!! It was thrown by one of my best friends and my sister-in-law and they did an amazing job!!! I was blown away with how much work they put into it, and how thoughtful they were!! Thank you so much Aimee and Nicole!! We were given SO many wonderful gifts, we feel so blessed!!! I can't wait for you all to meet these little girls! Here are some pics from the shower (it was held in my sister-in-law's beautiful backyard)!

The first few are of the set-up! LOVED the orange!!! The cupcakes not only looked amazing but tasted amazing too!!!

The next pic is of me and my 2 hostesses...Aimee & Nicole!

The next is my mother-in-law and my mom

The next is me and Luis' grandma and my grandma...our girls will be lucky to have 3 great-grandmas!!!

The last picture is of me and my adorable niece!!

28 Weeks!

Here is what the girls are up to this week!
By this week, they weigh about 2lbs. 4 oz. (like a Chinese Cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of their head to their heels. They can blink their eyes, which now sport lashes. With their eyesight developing, they may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. They are also developing billions of neurons in their brains and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Things are still going pretty good, feet are still swelling, and lower back and hips are achy when I get up (sometimes feel like I am 90), but it all comes with the territory. I am not going to lie, I have my moments where I want to be done "being pregnant"..then I remind myself how long it took us to get here and how lucky I am to have these girls growing in me...then I feel them squirm and kick inside me and I know I will miss that so much!!! We both can't wait for them to be here and hold them, but I also LOVE having and feeling them inside me, its absolutely amazing! Luis tells me all the time he is jealous that I get to have them for 9 months! He told me to beware that he is going to hog them when they are born (since I have had them all to myself for so long)...yea we will see how that goes at 3:00 am when both are screaming!!! ;o)

Well I have my first shower tomorrow!!! I am so excited and I know its going to be so much fun!!!

Below are 2 pics of the nursery progress (this was about 2 weeks ago)...I absolutely LOVE the cribs!! So now that the furniture is up, the decorating can begin!! fun!!!

Here are our car seats...that we so generously received in the mail last week!!! Notice the monkey..Luis was practicing...he said next is diapering the monkey...hmmmm ;o)

27 Weeks and 3rd Trimester!

Here is what the girls are up to this week....
They weigh almost 2 pounds (like the head of a cauliflower) and are about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. They are sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing their eyes, and perhaps even sucking their fingers. With more brain tissue developing, their brains are very active now. While their lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. I can chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements I may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments...

I can't believe I am entering my 3rd trimester! Time is starting to move faster now!! We can't wait to meet these little girls (although they need to stay put as long as possible). Well I have started to get some Braxton Hicks (BH) contractions which apparently are very normal at this stage in pregnancy as long as I don't get them excessively throughout the day (I usually only have 4-6 a day). They are very subtle and not what I thought they would feel like. Basically my belly just feels heavier than normal and gets harder for about 15-30 seconds...but I don't feel anything actually "contract and then relax again". I am making sure to drink plenty of water (I seriously think I may float away)...as that can lesson the amount of BH. Things are still going pretty good! I am getting bigger and bigger and feeling more and more uncomfortable, but babies are active and it is fun feeling them throughout the day!