GIRLS!!!

We are excited to announce that we are having GIRLS!! We were shocked because we were both convinced that they were boys but we are very happy! I can't wait to take them shopping!!

We do not have names picked out yet. We have a few ideas but have not decided for sure yet! Once we do decide, we will wait to share the names once the babies are born!

Sunday was our shower. We would like to thank everyone for all of the wonderful gifts. We are pretty much set now!!

Below are some pictures from the shower! We revealed the sex of the babies at the shower. The cakes were decorated with pink and purple. Then each table had either a pink or purple balloon on it! This was a fun way to announce the sex.

2 cakes!


All the tables had a different book and a stuffed animal to go along with it. I think the girls are set with stuffed animals! We also asked everyone to bring their favorite children's book to start a library for the babies!


All the presents!


Ethan and I opening!


The nursery with all the stuff from my school shower and this shower!


We can't even walk in the nursery! This is my project for Tuesday!

Measuring at full term....

Well we went to the doctor on Wednesday. Everything is looking great! We will start going to see the doctor every 2 weeks now. I also will be going to the hospital every 2 weeks to have a non-stress test. Since there are 2 babies and there is a lot of movement, they just monitor to make sure that I am not having contractions. They will hook up heart monitors on the outside of my stomach to monitor the babies. Ultrasounds are still every 4 weeks.

I am almost 28 weeks and I am measuring 40 weeks which is full term! ha ha...

Sunday is my shower so that is when we will reveal the sex!!

Below is a picture of Ethan...practicing with our niece Molly!

26 weeks

Not the greatest picture of me...so just look at the belly!! ha ha!!

10 to 11 weeks left??!!

If the babies come early like the doctors say, I only have 10 to 11 weeks left. Not that I am counting or anything!! ha ha!!

The babies are moving a lot now. Ethan is able to feel them move and sometimes just by looking at my stomach, he can see them move. They really get moving when I drink orange juice and sometimes other sweet things.

We had an ultrasound and Twin A weighs 12 oz and Twin B weighs 14 oz. This is good, they want their weight to be within 20% of each other! So Twin B may be hogging a little bit more of the food but not too much!

The shower is in 2 weeks and then we will reveal the sex!!! They are pretty sure that they are identical. There is a membrane that they look at. When they are identical, the membrane is thin. The membrane is thin and they ARE the same sex! They can't know for sure until they are born but most likely they are.

Next doctors appointment is June 23rd. I have to drink the "special drink" for this appointment so that they can do the glucose test. We also hope to ask more questions. We will keep you updated on anything new!

All my friends at Liberty Elementary threw me a "Baby Baby" Shower. It was wonderful. We got a lot of great stuff as well as gift cards. They have been burning a hole in my pocket but I will wait until after my other shower to spend them.

Thank you again to all my Liberty friends!

Here are some pictures!

2 cakes!




My mom, sister and nieces came!


Diaper Raffle- people brought diapers and then got to enter a raffle to win a prize. We got a lot of diapers which will be helpful! We read that we could use 4,000 in a year! So that means 8,000 for us!!



Presents

Here is a picture from the last day of school!!!

I am 24 1/2 weeks!!

I am feeling pretty good just tired! I will be doing an internship for my Master's degree at the Valpo Public Library this summer. It is only 20 hours a week for 6 weeks. Besides that, I will be doing a lot of relaxing!!