30 weeks??!!

Seriously? We are already here at the end of the 30 week mark? I can't believe how quickly time has passed, but I must say I am pretty excited that we get to meet these little ones soon. All is well... passed my glucose tolerance test and I'm feeling great... a little tired, but wonderful all the same. We have been blessed by our friends and family during our three showers over the past few weeks. I have posted a "best of" collection of pictures. Thanks so much for everyone's love and generous support... we are so grateful. We go back for a repeat ultrasound on Oct. 16th, so I will post more pictures then. Enjoy this beautiful fall weather!

To the nursery we go!

Ah, after a couple of months of work, the nursery is finished... and we couldn't be happier about how it turned out. Yes, it is a little crazy, it certainly fits our personalities just right. We hope you enjoy the pictures (some before, during and after) as much as we enjoyed creating this room for our little peanuts.

24 weeks and growing!

Hard to believe that we have passed the 24 week mark. This time is going by so quickly! Fall is just around the corner, and these babies will be here before we know it. We certainly can't wait to meet them! We went to the doctor last Friday for an ultrasound check-up to see how the babies are growing. Our little ladybug is right on track, weighing in at a hefty 1 lb. 9 oz. Little man is measuring a week ahead of schedule and weighing in at 1 lb. 10 oz. I think he is going to be tall like his Daddy! Both babies are active and growing well... we are sending more prayers of thankfulness for our continued blessings. My rate of weight gained slowed over the past two weeks, and I am feeling great, although I am starting to feel the lack of "extra" room around my rib cage.

The image above is Little Man's large foot with long toes... oh dear!
Above is a front view of our little girl, Claire's face.  I can't even begin to imagine how it will feel to see her in person!
Another profile picture of our little boy, Griffin.


Truly, we are having a blast talking and thinking about these new members of our family. It's hard not to stop by the baby section at any store that we go to... just to see if there if something that the babies may need. We've been trying to stock up on little things like diapers, wipes and diaper cream. We try to read to the babies as much as possible... they both seem to like when Jason reads Dr. Seuss books to them. Although it may just be a coincidence, our little girl started to kick the other day when Jason greeted me in the morning.
We are quickly trying to complete the "to-do" list of "before-the-babies-get-here" tasks so that upon their arrival, we can relax for some serious lovin' and baby rockin'. Our goal is to finish the nursery this weekend, so if all goes as planned, I will have completed pictures to post soon.
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and good wishes!

Thankful for 20 week blessings!

God continues to remind us of how miraculous this whole experience is, and we are so thankful for His blessings! We visited our OB for a 20 ultrasound and full fetal assessment. Our ultrasound tech was awesome and showed us healthy lips, brains, kidneys, spines, femurs... we are so thankful for healthy babies! Both babies are getting more and more active, although, so far they are wonderful babies who don't wake their mom at night.... let's hope we can keep them on their current schedule! :)
Below are some pictures from today's ultrasound. Our little girl was a bit too wiggly to catch, although we did get one picture of her (she is the one looking down, spine up). I'm afraid that she is going to be small but mighty. Little man tried so hard to be a good boy for the ultrasound tech, but his sister kept kicking him (the beautiful profile picture is his). At one time, we even saw her sitting on his head. Oh goodness...





Jason's dream of raising his son to be an NFL kicker just might come true. It seems our baby boy has inherited his father's feet. Poor thing... shoe shopping will never be easy.

I'm sorry to say that I think I will be cutting out the Fruity Cheerios for a special treat only. Frankly, I'm still a little surprised at the amount of weight that I gained, so I'm going to be doing my best to slow that down. I am happy to say that our little girl is 13 ounces and our little boy is 14 ounces. Both babies are right on track.



We are still working on the nursery. I will post pictures of the finished product as soon as we can.
Thanks for your prayers! I'll keep the updates coming! Halfway there!!!!

20 weeks!!??

I can't believe we are here at our 20 week mark. What an amazingly awesome experience this has been... can't believe it is going so quickly! Truly, we are thankful for each day. It has been a blast to read our books each week just to see "what the babies are doing". We are also excited to head back to the OB this Friday for an ultrasound/check-up. Keep those prayers coming for healthy babies! It seems my stomach has grown a bit over the past week... pictures to come later. Mom laughed at me a little when she saw me this weekend, surprised at how much I'd grown since her last visit 3 days prior. I am now feeling the babies move more consistently. Jason and I were even able to "see" a movement the other day. So cool. We've started on the nursery and will post pictures when finished. Other than that, all is well. Jason laughed at me yesterday in the grocery store as I purchased yet another two boxes of cereal. I'm wondering exactly how much cereal can be consumed during the second trimester of pregnancy... lots, I'm guessing. By the way, if you have not tried them yet, Fruity Cheerios are delicious! Anyway, just wanted to share our thoughts as we start this milestone week. I will post again after our appointment on Friday. Have a great week!

16 week excitement

We are so happy to share the news that we are having a little boy and a little girl!  Each day, we fall more and more in love with these two little babies! We are so incredibly thankful to be a part of this miracle... God is so good to us. Below are some pictures from our cookout/scavenger hunt that we had to share the news with our families. Enjoy!




Mom bought this super cute cake to bring to the cookout. Can you tell that we are just a little excited?



I will upload more pictures after our next ultrasound. Thanks for sharing in the excitement!!!