22 Week Chalkboard

22 Weeks!

There's nothing cooler than feeling little tumbles and kicks inside your belly. And after weeks of feeling it I can finally see them through my shirt. We literally sat still for 3 minutes and tried not to blink to watch for the push in my tshirt showing the little ones were having fun inside. It's so neat and so weird at the same time cause before your aware that life is growing but now you can SEE that it's growing by the little flickers. Dave thought it was pretty neat. He sat with his face about 5 inches away and stared continuously until the jump popped under my shirt making it move. TOO COOL!

Weekly Update:

How far along: 22 weeks 1 day 

Total Weight Loss/Gain-   Right back to what I weighed before I got pregnant. I think it has something to do with the Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream?!!!

Stretch Marks- The cocoa butter is working its magic! None yet.

Sleep- Someday...I love sleep so much but it doesn't love me back.

Miss anything-  I'm content at the moment.

 Food Cravings- I sooo want an American hoagie. The kind we made as kids. We would go get all the stuff and make them at home and it would be the biggest, fattest hoagie ever! Too bad I am not allowed any deli meats...wahhhhhh!

 

Anything make you sick/queasy- Nothing in particular. But I do notice that if I haven't eaten in a while that my senses get more sensitive to smells and that will make me queasy.

 

Showing Yet- yes oh yes!

Gender Prediction-  Sweet lil girl and boy <3
Willow Grace & Remington David <3 <3 <3

Looking forward to-  Holding their little bodies. I had a dream about Remington and he had so much hair and was wearing a diaper and was just so tiny and wrinkly. I love dreams like that!

Best Moment of the week-  Lunch with my Dad on Saturday and a jewelry party with my Aunt and Grandma on Sunday. Can't wait for my Origami Owl necklace to come in.  I got a heart charm for David, an owl for me, a bone for Olive & Paisley and the initials W and R for the babies. Can't wait to wear it!

Tummy Thursday!

21 weeks 5 day belly =) She's pushing her way out there indeed!! My oh so sweet little brother said I should paint my belly red or orange and go swim at the beach and I could be a buoy!!! Only he could say something like that to me and get away without getting a scowl. 

But as it grows I know my babies are growing and that makes me happy =)

21 Week Chalkboard

21 weeks!

Finally we feel comfortable enough to announce our babies names! We were both so worried about them being taken but both agreed that even if they do, the names will still be used. Were not changing even if there's a big boom in naming your children Willow or Remington. 

Just a little back story on how we chose the names.  Now, no joke I had been writing down babies names for years and adding or crossing off names. When I worked in a doctors office I would come across some of the neatest names and would jot them down. There has been a few that I loved and had we gotten pregnant sooner we would have probably have used them. But looking back now I'm glad we didn't cause it seems those are the names that EVERYONE is now using...like Sophia and Olivia. 

Willow:

Came about around four months before we got pregnant. My husband and I were talking about our "dream house". I told him that my dream house would be similar to Forrest Gump's with a long driveway lined with weeping willow trees that would sway in the wind on summer days. I then told him how growing up there was a weeping willow tree in the front of my Grandma's yard that me and my brother and my cousins would play under. Now me with constant "baby brain" said how about Willow for a little girl? He didn't like it only because he wouldn't want her nickname to be Will. But after a month of me saying it he came around to love the name. When we finally did get pregnant and learned that they were twins I wanted a girl name that went with Willow. Something feminine and earthy to match. So that's where Winter came from. So, If we were having two girls they would be have been Willow Grace & Winter Rose.

Remington:

For Remington it's almost just as simple as to how we came up with his name. Again for years I had a tattered up and worn piece of paper that had dozens upon dozens of names on it. Some crossed off and some I loved so much they were on there twice! But none of those names seemed to hit it off with my husband. Now normally he's the kind of guy that goes along with whatever. But when it came to names he was pretty against most of them. 

We were always tossing names around even longgg before getting pregnant so this past Christmas we had gotten my Dad a Remington rifle. It's box sat propped up near they tree waiting to be wrapped and as were getting all the presents around this green logo stuck out from the box. I said to David "What do you think about Remington for a boy"? He didn't have to think about it and didn't even hesitate...he loved it!! So Remington it was to be. Now we found out on Christmas Eve that we were pregnant and that there were two! So again I wanted something to match if it was two boys. I thought of another gun maker that started with an 'R' and Ruger came to mind. Again David loved the name. So, if we were having two boys their names would have been Remington David & Ruger Lee. Lee would have come from David's Grandpa's first name and my Dad's middle name. 

Names that almost made the cut!

I had way more girl names than boys on my list

Noah David (was the #1 until Remington came about)

 Scarlet Rose (Love the name but scarlet letter comes to mind)

 Briella Avery (sounded like umbrella)

 Sophia Avery (became too popular)

Olivia Rose (named our dog Olive instead and the name became over used)

 Brynn (David instantly disliked it)

 Brynlee (same here)

Paisley Grace (loved the name but our puppy came first so she got it)

 Jackson David (Sons of Anarchy show made this one too popular)

Adrianna Grace (had this name since Sopranos was popular...long time ago!)

Greyson David (this was only axed because Greyson Garrison is a tongue twister)

There's plenty more like London, Kennedy, Reagan.... but they were dismissed before they even got off the tip of my tongue! 

I'm very happy with the two that we chose. Other people have voiced their opinions on how they don't like them and like other names instead. But to them I say "to each their own"!

Weekly Update:

How far along: 21 weeks 1 day 

Total Weight Loss/Gain-  Having a scale in my office I weigh myself regularly. I'm not yet back up to my pre pregnancy weight but am close with 4 lbs to go. 

Stretch Marks- I need to go buy another bottle of Cocoa Butter. I ran out this morning and will be immediately going to Rite Aid after work to get another bottle. Morning and night that stuff goes on and so far it's working like a charm!

Sleep-Still a bit tricky. I find myself sleeping better on the couch cause I can sleep propped up on my back. In bed I can't get comfortable on either side and sleeping on your back is a no no. Maybe by my due sate I might finally figure out the whole sleep thing only for it to become untied by two crying hungry babies.

Miss anything- Car rides that weren't so umcomfortable. Every bump and pot hole sends a pain through my stomach and my back. 

 Food Cravings- We made no bakes with Cadbury eggs in the middle to resemble birds nests for Easter and they were AMAZING! I don't crave them but I could eat about 6 more if they were in front of me =)

 

Anything make you sick/queasy- Knock on wood. Nothing really. Smells at the food court over the weekend had me dry heaving for a second. But I don't think that will change.

 

Showing Yet- For sure!

Gender Prediction-  Willow Grace & Remington David <3 <3 <3

Looking forward to-  Everything! We have the cribs in and their clothes in there and I get so excited when I see it passing their room.

Best Moment of the week- Shopping and lunch with my friend Denise. And Easter dinner with the family on Sunday.

20 Week Chalkboard

20 Weeks!

Halfway there!  20 weeks with twins is technically more than halfway beings that most do not go all the way to 40 weeks. When I think of it being more than half over it's kind of bittersweet. Some days it seems like it's gone by so slow but then thinking of it closer to the end than the beginning makes it feel like it's going by fast.
 I've been feeling them move a little bit more now. He is more active and I can feel him on my left side swimming around. Occasionally I will feel her on my right side. They are very alert when I am cleaning the house. I noticed over the weekend doing some spring cleaning that they love to move around when I'm running the vacuum or cleaning out the closets. I don't know if it's because I'm moving around more and going up and down the stairs or if they like Momma's singing as I clean. (Cinderella just popped into my head hah).
I feel bigger everyday. In fact my little niece Krisalyn came over to hang out with her Nakey and I and she likes to know every week what size the babies are, I told her they were as big as bananas. I said she could feel my belly and feel how tough it was and her reply..."I don't want to poke it cause what if it pops like a balloon"?! Hahaha. She is just too adorable! Sometimes I feel like it could pop. It would relieve the pressure on my back and hips!

How far along: 20 weeks 1 day 

Total Weight Loss/Gain-  Still up the just 6 lbs from the 12 lbs I lost in the beginning. I have a feeling that in the following weeks this is where the significant weight gain will be coming into play. 

Stretch Marks- None yet. So far so good! I wish to be one of those women who are blessed with no stretch marks, fingers crossed!

Sleep- Nothing is comfortable. I can't sleep on my sides because it hurts my back and hips. The only position that is comfortable is on my back and that's not allowed. I'll be happy when I can sleep on my stomach again.  

Miss anything- Being able to eat without feeling so full that it makes it hard to sit up.
The ability to crack my back and get some relief. I went to the chiropractor yesterday hoping she could help my back out and we got nothing. Not even a single crack.
The option to take something other than Tylenol for pain. Personally Tylenol does nothing for me so I don't even bother.  Food Cravings-Nothing really. There hasn't been one thing that I have to have and cannot be without. Although I have been loving rice crispie treats! 

Anything make you sick/queasy- Not really. It's been a few weeks since I've actually gotten sick.

Showing Yet- Oh yes! 
Gender Prediction-  Little boy and little girl <3 Just thinking about it makes my heart swell up with happiness!

Looking forward to-  Maternity photoshoot, buying baby stuff, picking out invitations, baby shower, newborn photoshoot, our next ultrasound...pretty much anything!

Best Moment of the week-  Getting the cribs on Sunday. My Dad bought both cribs and brought them to the house. We got one put together last night and the room is already coming to life. We're putting the other one together tonight and I can't wait to see them together!

Paisley working hard helping her Daddy put together the crib. She was reading him the instructions hah.

Twin belly at 20 weeks. The bump is not really there, it's an optical illusion created by the stripes! hah. Notice the doggies licking each others faces. They always have to photobomb!

It's A Boy & A Girl!!!!!!!!!

19 Weeks!

How far along: 19 weeks 1 day 

Total Weight Loss/Gain-  Up 6 lbs from the 12 lbs I lost in the beginning.

Stretch Marks- I hope this cocoa butter sticks to doing it's job, I'm growing bigger daily now.

Sleep- I'm a creature of habit and I'm used to my doggies both sleeping with me. Our Paisley was on medicine that made her unknowingly pee and I could't have her in the bed for a few days so I haven't been able to sleep without her =( I think it's the feeling of abandonment and knowing she's sleeping alone in her crate that keeps me up. So....I decided to risk it last night and put her in bed with me and no accidents!! Yayy! 

Miss anything- This week I'm on Cloud 9 so I'm perfectly content and miss nothing!

 Food Cravings- None. Alot of people ask me and I wish I had something cool to give them but right now it's the basic normal foods.

Anything make you sick/queasy-Cleaning up dog vomit. Gross! Usually those kind of things never used to bother me but my stomach is MUCH weaker than it was before. 

Showing Yet- Every morning I'm surprised to see what I'm waking up to. It's never the belly I went to bed with as it is growing now everyday.  
Gender Prediction-No more predictions!!! BOY & GIRL!!!! I asked the tech how sure she was and she said there is no doubt that they are a boy and a girl! We are over the moon happy! Now I can start shopping!!!!

Looking forward to-  Everything! Now we know what they are, what their names will be, future plans for them,... It's all so exciting!

Best Moment of the week- Lots of highlights! Friday finding out the genders, Saturday getting to buy their first outfits, Sunday getting to tell our whole family what they are!!

Fashion Friday

Standing forward you can't really see the bump BUT standing sideways...HELLO!!

Tummy Thursday!

18 week 5 day twin belly!