Kaden and Trystan update!

I saw a different OB yesterday for my 24 week check up. My OB is on leave for a few weeks. This particular OB suggested that from here on out I get ultrasounds every 4 weeks to monitor the babies growth.

So as luck would have it they got me in today!!! Both boys looked great! Growing in the 50th% at 1 lb 6oz (Kaden) and 1 lb 7oz (Trystan) All their other measurements were consistent with their gestational age.
Cervix looked perfect measuring at 4.45 CM. Kaden is head down, and Trystan is transverse/ slightly breech.

I feel like God is just so so SO good to me right now, and I am struggling with guilt over it... That may seem so weird... But I just really want to be honest and put it out there.
The past couple years have been FULL of hardships and struggles, and lately life has been really really cushy. With Brian's promotion, pregnancy going smoothly, healthy babies, I mean the only "hard ship" I have right now is the aches and pains of carrying twins. And yeah, I am uncomfortable about 90% of the time, but it just feels so worth it that I can't complain.
Life is going so well, and I am just waiting for the next problem. I know that isn't healthy and I should just be happy and filled with praises to the Lord, but for some reason I am left with guilt...
It's starting to feel debilitating. I feel like it's holding me back from fully appreciating my relationship with the Lord.
I need to get back on track, and stop giving in to it. I know it fully pleases Satan to see me doing just that, ad there is NO WAY I am letting him feel satisfied in that area of my life!!

So yeah, there is that... In other good PRAISE worthy news there is still NO sign of the clot. The ultrasound tech said it has reabsorbed and both placentas looked PERFECT.
I have been waiting for this clarification for 17 weeks!!!! That stupid blood clot was always looming in the back of my mind. It just feels SO GOOD to know that both boys are looking so good.

I cannot wait to see their precious faces... It is going to be so good :)

Heavenly Father,
I want you to be my ultimate focus. I want to be pleasing to you. Lord, please light a fire in my heart, give me more passion for your written word and help me grow in your knowledge every day. I long to be the daughter YOU want me to be.
Thank you for these blessings that I don't deserve but that you have graciously lent me. Help me to guide them to the best of my ability. I am so so thankful for all you have done in my life. You are so good, all the time...

Amen

AND FOR FUN..... see if you can find the difference in these latest belly pics

22 weeks!!!!!

Look at me go!!! It seriously feels like it was just weeks ago that I was frightened for the lives of my babes. I am so thankful to be 2 weeks away from VIABILITY!!!! 5 weeks away from the third trimester!!! WOO HOOO!!!
Things are going very very well. Kaden and Trystan are fairly active boys now. They feel like they are directly on top of eachother which is kinda killing my ribs, and causing a lot of muscle spasms in my back, between my shoulder blades. I really dont feel like complaining though :) There is just too much good!!

Ronan is back on track with naps and sleeping. After our trip he was having a hard time self- soothing. It took a week but thankfully he's back to his schedule. Which in turn means that Brian and I are back to getting some much needed sleep.

I would LOVE for the spring weather to finally arrive! I really want to make these last few months count with Ronan. My lasts months with it being just him and me... such special times :) I know in the long run he is going to have so much fun having brothers, but so far all he has known is out little family. It's going to be such a big change... but a God given GOOD one!!!!

Here are some pics of him at the park yesterday hehe. It was decent weather and Ronan walked Hazel allllll by himself yesterday... only biffed it once hehe.




And here is a pic of my belly last week :)





God has also brought some really wonderful women into my life who have been blessing our socks off! This particular woman is someone I don't even know. She saw me writing on a mutual friend's wall, noticed we were expecting twins and she wrote me a private message. She told me that she had twins too and they had out grown their car seats/ infant stroller and wanted to GIVE them to us!! Here they are!



THEN today at church another friend (a newer friend) who also has a set of twins, is giving us their pack and play!!!!!

I am just really feeling so undeserving of all these blessing... Praise the Lord!

A different perspective and a VACA recap

I just got home yesterday from Las Vegas! Brian and I celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary. WOW 7 years MARRIED!!!!! Crazy!! It goes by so fast.

I can't break the entire trip down, but I will let you in on the highlights!!

We stayed in a Pent House Suite that was just... AMAZING!!!!! Over 1,000 sq ft for 3 1/2 days.... yes please! There was a HUGE oval tub with jets, and enough mirrors to see yourself naked in any angle... every pregnant woman's dream right? LOL.
The view was beautiful, and the weather, perfect!!!! We really felt blessed.
Here are a few pics of our room.








And here are some of the things we did. My favorite by far was the MGM hotel and the CSI experience. Brian and I are huge into mystery games. We love Big Fish games and I've played all the CSI games on the computer. We have special character names for eachother too, Agent Wolf and Agent Fox LOL. I know we are complete dorks, but we LOVE it. And YES we totoally took it seriously and solved the crime faster than anyone ;)













We also loved the Venetian Hotel. Designed to look just like Italy, with gondola rides and all. It was so fun. They actually had very pure, nice voices, and instructed us to kiss under every bridge for good luck :)







We shopped, and Brian got to play some real poker!! He has always wanted to try it out, and he did great!!! He actually came our ahead $45.00. ME on the other hand.... I just cannot do it... It's not fun to me, so loosing any money just makes me uncomfortable. I liked watching him though. He plays with his family and brothers all the time, so it was fun seeing him do it for real... with a limit ofcourse ;)
We rode the monorail everywhere, laid by the pool, and ate lot's of great food!
















The one thing I thought was so funny was that everyone thought we were SO YOUNG. They were very surprised to hear it was our 7th anniversary and that we were pregnant... with TWINS, and a 2 year old at home!! The words, "full house" and "hands full" and "you've been busy" were thrown around a lot. It's funny, because they have NO idea... NO idea that I fought so dang hard for each child. They probably just think we are some young couple who are extrememly fertile. It was a weird thought to me. I almost wanted to explain, but didn't.

All in all it was a fun trip. Coming home was the BEST. I missed Ronan SO much!!! My MIL was waiting for us at the airport. I had NO idea. But then I heard his little voice, and our eyes locked. We both ran to eachother, and he held on to me soooo tight just crying and saying, "mommy! mommy!!!" *sigh* A moment I will never forget. There were so many onlookers "oohing" and "awwing" it was very sweet.

Now I am home and resting from all the adventures!!!

OH and better yet, I am coming up on 2 WEEKS of ZERO SPOTTING!!!!!!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!! I am so so so happy for this! I really feel like I can enjoy this pregnancy for as long as I have left until I can hold these little monkey's in my arms.

I am blessed!

The boy's anatomy scan, complete!!

Kaden, face down. Head was buried in my hip, so we couldn't get a decent shot :(



That's his fist and foot



That's Trystan's profile



And Trystan's "thumb's up" and feet :)

It was a great appointment. I haven't received the offical report yet, but the tech said that from everything he saw, it all looked normal.

When he first put the little ultrasound wand on my belly, he looked shocked and said, "did you know you had two in there??" ... LOL I guess it got lost in the paperwork that he would be doing a twin ultrasound...
It was a solid hour and a half of looking at body parts on the ultrasound. My back is SORE.
Then I met with my Dr, and he said I measured 24 weeks, wahoo! That's 3 weeks gained from my last appt which wasn't even 2 weeks ago. Must've been a growth spurt.

After the craziness of the appointments, my hubby told me to pack our bags because in 3 days we are flying to Las Vegas to celebrate our 7 year anniversary!!! My in laws are staying at our house with Ronan, so Brian and I will be on our OWN!!!!!! ACK!!! I cannot WAIT!!!!!!

It was a good day :)