Thats the way we became the Bell Bunch

shutterfly is really neat-o!

2010-11-25T19:33:00.000-08:00

Shutterfly is a really neat photo sharing site! You can create a photo blog, store an unlimited amount of photos for NO CHARGE AT ALL! They offer lots of really cool items for purchase as well! From holiday cards, calendars, and magnets.I think they value what a picture card can capture for families. They make it easy to send greetings and pictures out to families, friends and business associates. Shutterfly is super duper user friendly and they make the most amazing PHOTO BOOKS EVER! I created a book from the girls newborn days and then another book from their first birthday party They are seriously one of my best purchases!You can buy the books in soft or hard back and you can put as many pictures as you want on a page. You can also write words to caption the pictures or tell a story. I hope to make our holiday cards with shutterfly photo cards this year! Their print quality is great you can choose from their pre-designed formats or you can even upload your own!
Here are some really awesome holiday card styles!
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards

Or you can create bday party invitations like these!
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birthday-cards-stationery

And you can create cool calendars for your family and friends!
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars

An almost 15 month update

2010-08-29T05:07:00.000-07:00

Well for starters I have sucked at blogging since the girls have been born. I will really try to do better because I love reading and remembering about them.
Secondly we have NO camera..it really sucks..ours was not doing well with rechargeable batteries and now it isn't even holding a charge with regular brand new batteries. So we are in the market for a new one but that doesn't really fit into the budget so we shall see how long it takes to get one.
Julianna and Jacey both
-you like practicing going up and down steps
-you love throwing your whole body down on the coach pillows and just laughing
-you pretend to eat with play spoons and cups
-you go to the back door look out the window and ask to go outside at least once a day
-you love your stuffed animal cat and puppy..you rub them and cuddle them!
-we moved you into big girl car seats! (rear facing still of course)
-you go to a babysitters house (Miss.Megan) and love playing there!
-you love books, you bring them to me all the time and
-you point our noses out all the time (even in the middle of the night)
-you LOVE shoes, you bring me my shoes all the time even if I have another pair on my feet,you ask us to put shoes on you by bringing us a shoe and then lifting up your little foot so high in the air!
-you love BALLS, you carry them around even if they are as big as you are!
-you love picking up a hair bow and holding it up to your hair and daddy's hair too!
-you love the song "If you are Happy and You know it Clap your Hands"
-you understand the TV remote and push all the buttons and then walk up to the TV and point at it
-you love to rock in rocking chairs, especially the chairs that Nana and Auntie BecBec bought for you.

Julianna
-walks for long distances unassisted
-runs for short distances without falling down
-is saying ut-oh ALL the time!
-is a busy-you HIT your sister or mommy when you get upset about sharing a toy or being made to do something you don't want to do body, constantly moving and never interested in one thing for too long
-you have discovered the toilet water on 1 or 2 occasions
-you love going down big slides
-you are really into books you sit and flip through the pages by yourself!
Jacey
-you can walk well but are still figuring out how to do it for long distances
-you still love cats, you will now put the ground and click your tongue and call them
-you will sit in one spot and play with a toy for 7-10 minutes
-you love patting your bare belly and sometime ask us to pull our shirts up too
-if your sister is being mean or takes a toy from you you generally scream and cry!
-you like swimming and you always try to put your face in the water and drink it
-if you are practicing eating with a spoon you do not like help at all, if I try and come near you to help you will always flip out on me..little miss independent

Julianna's words
cat
more
milk
book
go
ball
dada
ut-oh
shoe
mama
outside "oo oww"
all done "ahh uh"
bye bye
hello "ah-o"

Jacey's words
cat
more
milk
book
ball
dada
mama
shoe
cracker
nigh-nigh
please (peez)
paci
baby
bye bye
hello "ah-o"
ut oh

oh yes more stuff at 11months!

2010-05-22T08:05:00.001-07:00

Julianna is really pointing all the time..she just points at things..I usually tell her what it is she is pointing at...we shall see where this leads us!

Also today Julianna ate her first piece of cat food! She liked it..I tried hard to get it away from her but she wasn't having that! She then sat on my lap and signed "more" I said NO MAM!

They also both love playing peek a boo! They put their little pink blankets over their own heads and mine and then pull them off! It is adorable!

maracas!

2010-05-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

Jacey says BOOK

2010-05-21T12:59:00.000-07:00

11months

2010-05-21T12:27:00.001-07:00

WOW can you all believe that the babies are going to be 1 VERY soon?!
I know I sure can't!
They are really into everything these days, and they are very quick to find all of the "things" they aren't supposed to!
They love crawling around everywhere!
Julianna loves to stand up but she really isn't sure what to do once she is there. Jacey also enjoys standing too but she doesn't do it as much.
They are both waving "hi" and "bye"
They both know where their "head" is too!
Jacey is saying both BOOK and CAT!
Julianna is just babbling away in her own little lingo but she does say ba,bo,bu and dada
The are both in love with my parents dogs and cats but aren't too sure about other peoples animals!
Julianna loves making a bridge and looking through her legs and Jacey really enjoys shaking her head "no"! They both also really like giving hugs it is soo sweet!
Speaking of "no" we are really trying to teach them that important word, they are either ignoring us or don't really get it yet...we shall see.
They also copy each other ALL THE TIME both vocally and with actions..it is so adorable. Here is a quick video too!

Jacey and Precious!

2010-04-15T14:07:00.003-07:00

After bath the kitty came out to see what was going on! Jacey and Precious went back and forth for a while..it was hard to get on video but here is an idea!

2010-04-15T14:07:00.001-07:00

Straw sippies

2010-04-15T14:05:00.002-07:00

This is the girls 2nd time with straws they are worked really hard at figuring them out and guess what they finally have the hang of it!!!

2010-04-15T14:05:00.001-07:00

We can sign!!

2010-04-15T13:39:00.001-07:00

I have been working with the girls on just some basic sign language. Babies don't have the ability to vocally communicate with words this early in life,of course they can vocalize with crying but WHO wants to hear that all the time especially times TWO!! BUT they are able to learn and use sign language as evident in this video below!!! YAY!

2010-04-15T13:37:00.001-07:00

Kisses or something like that

2010-04-13T14:22:00.001-07:00

Sometimes the girls will make the kiss noise, but it isn't predictable and it isn't related with the word "kiss"...Anyway this is us practicing, while eating of course! Julianna does it just a little bit at the end... oh well they are too cute not to share the video!

big bath tub!

2010-03-21T19:02:00.000-07:00

Soo bathing twins is not exactly hard but it isn't easy either... I don't like doing one at a time for a few reasons.
1. it makes the routine REALLY long
2. inevitably the baby who isn't getting a bath will be screaming and crying for my attention the whole time the other baby is in the bath
3. when they bathe seperate I feel like I rush the play time and they don't get as much out of it as they deserve.
4. they really have fun together!

Because of all these reasons, I do them together, well they have outgrown their lil baby baths, they have outgrown their laundry basket, so they have officially graduated to the big tub all alone!!! It is fun and exciting and they love it so so much! I think they do great and will soon be swimming around like little fish in no time!! Without further ado...big girls in the big bath!!

9 MONTH PROFESSIONAL PHOTO SHOOT

2010-03-10T06:09:00.000-08:00

We made a weekend trip to San Antonio recently! THe first day was professional pic day! I was lucky enough to have Becca with me to help out! The older they get the harder it is to do this! I think they turned out well... ENJOY! (and don't worry those of you who usually get hard copies you will get them soon!)THe following day Ben watched the babies from 530-1130 (with the assistance of Adriana and the girls) He did so well with them, he fed them dinner, gave them bottles and put them to bed! I was out celebrating a good friends birthday!I also got to catch up with Danielle, it was wonderful to see her and parents! Sunday we hung out with my dad (grandpa)and my good friend Jessica came over for a good romp with the babies!Dad made us steak and potatoes for dinner! The girls tried both peaches and french fries on this trip! Jacey loved the peaches and Julianna loves the fries... we will see if this holds true!

9 months old!

2010-03-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

For some reason this milestone seems so BIG to me! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that 9 months is the amount of a time a pregnancy generally lasts, or maybe because it is only 3 months away from their FIRST birthday!

The girls are developing so quickly.. as I am typing this I am watching them hold their own bottles! We have a pediatrician appointment on Wednesday,so I will make sure to update their stats then!

Facts!
Jacey
has waved (hi&bye) 3 times!
has clapped her hands 3 times!
can use the pincer grasp to pick up small objects
is feeding herself puffs and yogurt melts!
loves JUMPING in her jumper!
mimics "eh" and "ah" noises for about 10 rounds!
babbles mamama! ( I don't think she knows it is me yet)
loves doing ESKIMO kisses with her daddy

Julianna
tries to clap her hands, but doesn't always get it! she does clap toys together really well!
makes alot of noises (usually screeches)
is a social butterfly she engages and smiles at everyone she notices!
loves when her daddy picks her up really high!
splashing in the bath
pushes up on her feet to stand
can use the pincer grasp to pick up small objects
is feeding herself puffs and yogurt melts
laughs out loud ALOT!

They have both tried peas for their first finger food, and neither of them were big fans, but they love pea baby puree, so I think they just need to get used to the texture. They also both enjoy frozen blueberries in a mesh feeder,they suck those things dry, oh yeah and bang them like crazy on their high chair trays! They are also taking the occasional sip of water from their sippy cups too!

Here are some shots from our 9 month photo shoot!
They are wearing the first article of clothing I ever bought them. They are dresses with little goldfish on them, David and I each chose something the day we found out they were girls! I still cannot believe they are almost not babies anymore..it seems like just yesterday we drove to Downers Grove to check out Buy Buy Baby for the first time! Ahhh these girls amaze me!
Jacey Stella on the Left
Julianna Lilly on the Right

Lots of video!!!

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This is the first time they really interacted
Although it isn't much it is adorable!

FEB 2010 a litle over 8months old

BATH TUB FUN
Look at Jacey go!!!!!!

Julianna loving the bath too!

Hanging with daddy!

2010-02-10T19:59:00.001-08:00

Jacey has a tooth!

2010-02-08T20:40:00.000-08:00

Yes Jacey-girl sprouted her first tooth yesterday (or at least that is when I felt it) she seemed to take it quite well, and that makes me happy! Both girls are now throwing themselves from the sitting position onto their tummies and then squirming around for a few minutes then they get really mad and cry loudly until I sit them back up. I wonder how on earth I am going to teach them to crawl, if I keep sitting them up! They have also started interacting with eachother ALOT more latley, I sit them facing eachother with their legs interlocked, and then they touch each other and steal toys and babble a little bit! I think I got some good video that I can post later on. They are both also shaking their heads back and forth in the "no" motion....can you believe they are starting with the NO this early? I know they really don't realize that is what they are doing, but it is kinda funny. For now I will leave you with this!

Grandparents

2010-02-06T11:07:00.000-08:00

We owe ALOT to our grands, we are so lucky to have them..
They have all helped us in so many ways and we are proud to call them ours!

pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-02-04T15:44:00.001-08:00

updates

2010-02-02T05:57:00.000-08:00

Julianna
has 2 teeth on the bottom!
screaches really high when she is "talking"
definiatly sticks her arms straight out and clenches her fists and shakes them when she is happy and excited just like I did!
reaches for me and daddy
moves her arms up and down like she is doing the monster mash
laughs out loud
love to be hung upside down
will smile at almost anyone anytime

Jacey
has NO teeth
says ba ba and duh duh
blows rasberries
rocks herself back and forth when she is sitting
shakes her head back and forth in the NO direction
reaches up for daddy and I
laughs out loud
enjoys sucking on socks
likes being upsidedown
is very cautious of new poeple and usually won't give a smile out in public but will warm up to people if they are at our house

They both know what the camera is will usually light right up when they see it!
Neither one of them have any interest in being on their tummies so crawling just hasn't happened yet....Julianna will push with herfeet towards an object so that is a start....

oh yeah and they still DO NOT sleep through the night..

G.G.

2010-01-14T17:13:00.000-08:00

We are now in full swing of our new life here in Texas. Daddy works VERRRRRRRRRRRy long hours for a local company called COMPUMASTER. He works with both business and residential computers, he is still getting adjusted and we both hope that his hours will become ALOT more predictable and fair! I am of course at home with the babies, but we have now added my grandma the girls great grandma into the mix. I help her with daily living skills. She likes being around the babies and the babies enjoy being with her too! It has been a bit of a change, but not anything crazy. The main thing is that I cannot take all 3 of them out together at the same time..any tips for pushing a double stroller and a wheel chair? Anyway I will leave you with a great pic of Julianna enjoying G.G.'s morning coffee with her!

Christmas Lights!

2009-12-06T19:20:00.000-08:00

We finally got our outdoor lights up this weekend! I am so happy, I love decorating for all holidays! Hopefully I will be able to get a picture up soon! This weekend was productive, my parents came down for a quick visit, and my mom was able to get my grandma's room all set up for her arrival. I cannot believe that in 2 weeks we will officially be a family of 5! I cannot wait for her to be back in her home where she has longed to be for quite a while. I am so happy that I/we have the opportunity to care for her. I know it is not going to be a cake walk, but I have faith that I will be able to handle this. My days will probably have alot of changes, but the biggest one will be having to stay at home, no more mid day shopping trips! At least we will have car rides though, we can always just take some nice scenic car rides! :) Here is a cutsie pic to hold you over until our next post!

6 month pedi appt!

2009-12-04T11:52:00.000-08:00

The BELL-y babies are doing very well! Yesterday we had our 6 month apt with the new pediatrician here in TX, her name is Dr. Fuentes and she seems very nice! Here is a recap of each girl..
Jacey Stella
weigh 14lbs 10oz (the 27%)
length 25 in (the 30%)
head circ 40.5 (the 8%)
developments
She is
-cooing and babbling
-expressing likes and dislikes
-transfers objects from one hand to the other
-sits unassisted
-rolling from back to tummy
-rolling from tummy to back

Julianna Lilly
weight 12lbs 5 oz (the 6%)
length 24.5 in (the 15%)
head circ 40.3 (the 5%)
developments
She is
-cooing and babbling
-expressing likes and dislikes
-transfers objects from one hand to the other
-rolling from back to tummy
-rolling from tummy to back
Julianna is still trying hard to sit unassisted but she just has not mastered it yet, when Dr. Fuentes "tested" her she said that her trunk control is good and that Julianna knows when she starts falling to one side she leans that way and puts her arm out and that is a good thing. We will just continue to practice! Julianna also got a prescription for prevacid, it is for acid reflux. Julianna has always had a hard time with her tummy, I was hoping the problem would resolve itself, but we decided it would be best to give her some relief, the medication should stop the large spit ups and ease some of her discomfort from the acid on her esophogus.

Both girls got 6 shots! Three in each leg! THey also each got 1/2 the flu shot and 1/2 the H1N1 shot. They will got back next month for the rest of the shot.

Long Overdue

2009-12-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

Well yesterday was the girls 1/2 birthday!! And well I have been a a very bad blogger! I have not updated for a long time, but in my defense our life has been just a little crazy! I think thought that things are starting to get normal again at least for a week or two anyway! So let me update you a little bit.
- We moved back to Texas we are living in Corpus Christ/Padre Island we are right on the water!
-Davids job keeps him more than busy, he works ALOT but we are hopng that his hours will calm down soon!
- Both girls love eating food by spoon!
-We have tried rice cereal,avocado, and sweet potatoes. (they weren't huge fans of the avocado, but we will try again soon)
-They are both rolling over from tummy to back and back to tummy, although Julianna does not really go from back to tummy that often and Jacey isn't a big fan of going from tummy to back.
-They love their exersaucer and playmat!
-They love smiling,laughing, cooing, kicking and of course putting everything in their mouths!
Here is a quick shot of them!

The girls are 3 months old!

2009-09-06T15:03:00.000-07:00

we cannot believe our lil ladies have been here for 3 whole months! they are developing into little people so quickly! they are both now in size 1 diapers.. they also are smiling,cooing, and interacting all of the time. they are sticking their tounges in and out of their mouths too, if I stick my tounge out they do too! Julianna appears to be about a pound behind Jacey still, and they seem to be about the same length. They are sleeping a little bit longer at night, which is nice for mommy and daddy. If they go down between 11-12 then they will wake between 4-6 usually. There have been random days where they sleep until 7 and others where they are up at 330, whatever the case it feels nice to get good sleep every now and then. Here are a few pics!
Jacey

Julianna

I feel like a bad mom today

2009-09-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

So currently Julianna is the "fussier" baby. Usually when she cries she needs to burp, spit up, or fart. I end up holding her and soothing her more and it often take an amount of time. If Jacey cries, she just need a little bit of love or maybe a back pat for a burp, or someone to put the paci back in her mouth. She usually does not take that long to calm down. Well while I am soothing Julianna today I look over and Jacey is sitting in her bouncy seat making eye contact, smiling, cooing, and flailing her arms and legs excitedly at our COUCH! Yes she is trying to interact with the couch, because I am working with Julianna. I felt horrible, I am sure this happens to everyone but I am pretty sure this happen on a regular basis here. It is good to know that Jacey will have a strong bond with our couch. I wish I could do everything for both of them at the same time... I have figured out how to do alot of things for both of them at the same time, but this thing is really bothering me for some reason....

The Girls

2009-08-26T07:59:00.001-07:00

No not the "girls" Miranda refers to!
Our little ladies, or so we thought! THese girls fart more than I thought possible, throughout the night I can hear them tooting away on the baby moniter. I sometimes try and guess who it was, although there is no possible way for me to know. Jacey has now moved into size 1 diapers! I cannot believe that she is getting so big, Julianna is not far behind her but the 1's are still a little big around her legs, I am sure she will be there soon. They are both still wearing newborn size clothes, and most things seem to fit them perfectly. Target brand (Circo) seems to run big, but they are able to wear those clothes. I still cannot believe that they are about to be 3 months old. They are doing such amazing things right now, really smiling and starting to coo, they hold their own heads up and love to be up and walking around. THey definiatly know who I am, and they absolutley love seeing their daddy, sometimes when he approaches them they get huge grins on their faces. They are also such happy morning babies, just like their momma! They both really enjoy bathtime and Jacey has figured out if she kicks her legs the water splashes and she gets so excited! Pictures to come soon!

A Fun Weekend

2009-08-18T10:51:00.000-07:00

This weekend The Castillo's were here from Texas! They drove up from Indy with Kim (nanny) and Ernie (gampa) in a 12 passanger van, that became known as the "tank"! On Friday when they arrived we set up a tent and screen house and then David cooked burgers on the grill for everyone, we had 15 burgers on at one time, I think it might have taken him back to the days of Fridays (haha) Connor,Della,Miranda and Roel all got to meet the babies for the first time, and they all held them as quickly as they could! We had a good night around the firepit and the kids slept outside in the tent! On Sat. we woke up very early and made the hour drive to Wisconsin to go to the Jelly Belly tour and factory, the kids had fun and we bought alot of Jelly Bellies! After that we drove to the beach of Lake Michigan on the Wisconsin border, the kiddos were very happy to get their feet wet!Unfortunatley the babies stayed in the "tank" because they needed to eat,so no beach for them. We drove home from the beach to lounge and eat lunchmeat sandwiches before we made the trek to Woodfield Mall, for the lego store, LUSH, and Chicago souveniers. By then we were hungry again so we stopped at Portillos for Chicago hot dogs! Satuday night was eventful with a trip to the ER because Julianna hit her head on our bathtub, she had a CT scan and all is well with her just a bit fussy. Of course David and I have never been so scared in our lives, it is crazy how it feels to love someone so much especially since we have only known here for 2months! On Sunday we slept in and went to Chicago's Brookfield Zoo for Davids company picnic. We luckily got there just in the knick of time for the lunch part. We had burgers,hotdogs and fried chicken along with some yummy ice cream! Of course we don't do things calmly so we did the zoo in our poncho's with alot of rain! Fortunatley the kiddos had alot of fun, and we were able to keep the babies dry! Sunday night we ordered Chicago pizza and devoured it up! It was a really fun weekend, and we are so happy that Julianna and Jacey got to meet their cousins,tio and see their Auntie "M", nanny and gampa!

Some shots from our fun week in Indy!

2009-08-11T10:31:00.001-07:00

Passed out at the fair!

Swinging!

Old Settlers Parade with Deidra, Chelsea and Kendall!

Birth Order
Kendall,Harper,Julianna & Jacey

We are home!

2009-08-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

Well we had a wonderful trip to Indy and we are finally back! We got to do alot of fun stuff together! The trip began with the girls 2 month well baby check up! I will post more about that later though! The girls did pretty good with the car ride, we only had to stop once for a feeding! After we got to Indy the girls spent a quiet evening with daddy and gampa, they got baths and snuggled in for the night in their new OWL pack n play! We have a cute video of them loving the mobile! On Sat we headed down to Mooresville and made it to the family reunion where the girls got to meet their grandpa (my dad) for the first time! It was awesome, my dad was so happy, his smile was amazing! The girls were able to meet alot of the extended family, and they behaved very well all day long! THat night we went a bonfire at Lora's house to celebreate her graduation from nursing school! The girls got to meet the 6-pack! Aunt Crissy,Cristi, and Vickie couldn't get enough of them, they were held the entire time! On Sunday we met my mom and dad for a yummy lunch at Gray's and then daddy had to leave to come back home for his work week. The girls and I went onto Jimmy and Robins (my god parents) we hung out there all day long, and it was so much fun to see the girls with them and my parents! Jimmy called himself their "uncle-grandpa" what that is, he also remembered their names by calling them Mayor Juliannie and of course Jacey Pennies! That sums up our first weekend here are some pictures too!

I love it when

2009-07-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

I am nursing and then all of a sudden a baby spits up and the spit in cottage cheese form runs down my stomach then the baby continues to nurse and while doing so lets out some huge booty stanking farts!
Jacey Stella you are truly a star!
I love you

Road Trip here we come!

2009-07-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

On Friday we will be embarking on our first long road trip! We are driving to Indy for the Many family reunion! I am really excited the girls will be making their appearance to the extended family for the first time! They will also get to meet all of my BFF's! My mom and dad will also be in town from Texas and the will be meeting my dad for the first time too! The girls seem to enjoy the car, so hopefully all will go well! I myself am dying for Chick-Fil-A so hopefully once we get to Indiana we will get to make a quick stop for lunch! On Friday it is also the girls 2 month well baby checkup so I will post the stats as soon as I can! Friday night I am going to the Dave Matthews concert with my friends and David will be on full time daddy duty! Tomorrow I will pack the JEEP, I hope everything fits! We are lucky because Nanny and Gampa got a packnplay and bathtub for their house, so we won't have to lug those back and forth! I will try and post some pics of the JEEP after it is all packed up!

Most recent pics

2009-07-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

Jacey

Julianna

Some more pics

2009-07-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

Julianna Lilly the older smaller sister

Just some pictures

2009-07-27T12:25:00.001-07:00

Wanted to post some pictures so that the blog is fairly updated!
Jacey Stella the younger bigger sister!

Wow!

2009-07-27T00:01:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since I last posted, but let me say we have had ALOT going on!
We had our babies! They were born on 6/1/2009, I was 35 weeks and 1 day pregnant! My water broke in the middle of the night on the 1st. It is funny how things work, everyone kept asking me when the babies were going to come, and our answer would always be we are not really sure, but they have to at least wait until June! Well they listened! They are born exactly 6 days after my birthday, so we will all share a birthday week! They too are Gemini's like me! Gampa,Nanny and my best friend Lora all got to be at the hospital with us, and were able to meet the girls within the first 24 hours of their life! Things are going pretty well, both girls spent exactly 14 days in the NICU, where they learned how to eat, regulate their temprature, and breathe correctly. They both did wonderful! After 2 weeks they came home and we spent our first night together as a family, it was not bad at all. The next day Nancy (david's mom) Nana, arrived for a 14 day stay to meet the girls and of course help us out! Also Auntie "M" also arrived and was able to spend a good 5 days with us. They were both so very helpful while they were here, and everyone had an awesome time! The day they left my mom (who has yet to be deteremined what the girls will call her) and Auntie Bec arrived. They were both also very helpful and we had a lot of fun shopping a couple of days!Mom cooked us lots of good meals, and she got us a new freezer too! Everyone was such big helps and they made our transition into parents of multiples a little smoother. It has now been 2 weeks on our own! We have survived, and our house isn't too disgusting, although it could be better HAH! We are figuring out how to maintain the house and cook dinner while taking care of twins and having a small amount of social interaction weather it be in person with friends, or playing on the computer etc. I am nursing the girls and pumping for them. Things have gone pretty well! I have nursed tandum up until yesterday and I have been doing them individually. Last week we had a rough week in the nursing department, so I thought I would make some changes to see how things would work out. The girls have grown into their newborn clothing,and are wearing newborn diapers too! They are getting so very big everyday! Here are our little chica's!

BIG BELLY!

2009-05-26T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here is an updated pic of the girls in my tummy! I feel huge, and it seems like I am getting bigger everyday! We have less than a month until we meet the girls and I cannot describe how excited we are! David and I were talking and he said to me "the only thing I am freaked out about is that I am not and have not been freaked out about us having the girls". I thought that was amazing, I figured most guys get a good case of the nerves this close to time, especially since we are having girls and not to mention 2 of them! On a side note my only fear is the actual birth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are growing....

2009-05-23T04:42:00.000-07:00

The little ladies are growing! We had an ultrasound this past Thurs. Baby A is been renamed to the baby on my right side, she is still head down. She is the bigger baby weighing in at approx 5 pounds! Baby B has is on my left side head down as well, she is weighing in at approx 4 pounds. They say the ultrasound weights can be off by a pound in either direction, my doctor says they probably are not much heavier than those weights though. We are officially 34 weeks along, and the babies can make their arrival at anytime, and be healthy. I do not feel like they are ready yet though, so I am not expecting them until at least June, the doctor also does not think they will be here yet either. My nights are rough, sleep is something that comes in one hour intervals. I know it is good practice for when the babies arrive, BUT I just want some sleep!!!!

A blog from a mom of twins....just a little scarry!

2009-05-10T09:30:00.000-07:00

The road not taken….
May 8, 2009 by Rebecca
My doctor asked me yesterday how old my kids were. When I told her I had two year old twins, she responded by saying, “Boy, that first year was just hell, wasn’t it?”. The other doctors and nurses in the room looked at her with something like horror, but I knew what she meant. Not how I would describe it necessarily, but boy, was it hard! As soon as we’d figured out one thing, like breastfeeding, another issue came along, such as sleep or introducing solid foods. I always felt like I was one step behind them, and could never get ahead. Don’t get me wrong. I love my twins. I love having twins. I wouldn’t go back and undo the choice I made to have twins. But, this has been my life for so long that I forget that other parents don’t necessarily have the same experience. That some people might not describe the first year like my doctor did, or would be horrified to hear it described that way. Sometimes it takes an experience like that, or a lunch with a friend and her one newborn, for me to really understand how different our experience as parents was, or how much I missed out on having my two babies together, instead of one at a time.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine came over for lunch with her 11 week old baby. When I had my babies, none of my friends had had kids. I met many friends with babies when mine were newborns, but I was too tied up in what I was doing (hurry, swaddle Danny so he won’t scream. Crap, is it time to feed them again? Who’s hungriest and should go first? Really?! You pooped through AGAIN?) to notice what anyone else was doing. And as my kids have gotten older, many of the newborns I spend time with are twins. Anyway, I watched this friend with her one baby and was simultaneously shocked at her parenting, and a bit horrified by my own take on it.
These were the things I noticed:
#1: She took the (sleepy, happy) baby out of the carrier right away. Right away! And held him.#2: She didn’t put the (sleepy, happy) baby down the WHOLE TIME she was at my house. Not to eat her sandwich. Not to have a sip of coffee. Not to go pee.#3: She told me that she loves holding him while he sleeps. Huh. I always thought that sleeping meant that you had time to do all of the aforementioned (eat, sleep, pee). Why would you HOLD a sleeping baby? That is what the carrier is for!#4: She did not, at any time, put the baby in the carrier and rock it with her foot while she ate/drank coffee/held another baby with her hands. She kind of looked at me surprised when I mentioned rocking babies.
I offered to bring her her food or coffee so she could eat with one hand while the baby ate or slept. She said no thank you. I offered to hold the baby so she could eat. She loves holding sleeping babies. She told me how lovely this time is with him and how every day feels like Saturday. Like Saturday? My memory of newborn days is that every day felt like 6am Monday morning, even Saturdays. I wanted to help her put the baby down and eat. I wanted to teach her how to get some more time for herself. And yet, she didn’t want any of that. She didn’t need any of that. The little techniques that got me through the day or a trip out to a friend’s with two babies? She didn’t need those with one baby. She just held and snuggled the baby.
And while I love having twins, I realized how much I missed out on in those first 6 months. The reveling in the baby. The way your whole world revolves around the baby—in a good way, not in a please, God, make this baby finally go to sleep way. The contentness. I loved having babies—but that first year was the hardest first year of my life. I find myself both really envious, and yet feeling a bit superior—to those moms holding their one sleeping baby. How can I feel both? I have no idea. But every once in a while something like this happens and I realize just how different having twins is than having one baby. Not better or worse, just a really different experience.

32 weeks!

2009-05-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

Things are moving along well! I have started experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. They are not horrible, but not comfortable either. This past week I had my normal doc appt and all went well! My belly is measuring that of a full term pregnancy....therefore I am big! He gave me a FFN test as well this week. A FFN test is a predictor of labor within the next couple of weeks. It is most accurate when the result is negative. Our results came back negative! YAY,so that would indicate that I will be keeping these girlies in for at least 2 more weeks and hopefully longer. Everytime I see my doctor though he suggests that I will not make it to my 38 week mark, we will have to wait and see! On Friday I had my normal NST hospital visit, my doctor and I both thought this was the week that the girls would be cooperative.....yeah not so much.... I was there for 4.5 hours! The reason behind the test is just to show that the girls heartrates excel as they should for their age. The anties have just been upped and they have to show three excels that are 15 beats higher than the baseline data. Friday evening the doctors also have started to moniter my heartrate with a permanent heart moniter that I have to wear for the next 14 days. For this entire pregnancy my heart rate has been elevated, so this is just precautionary. The cardiologist does not think that it has any toll on the babies, so that is very good news. The moniter is a necklace and then I have 3 electrodes stuck to my chest area with wires running from them to my necklace. Then I have a little computer that I have to keep within 5 feet of me at all times, it transfers the data to the doctor office. I have to wear the necklace all day and night unless I am showering. I really look all decked out with my new jewelry, I have wires and stickers on my chest and stomach! Next week we have our normal appts, doctor and Thurs and hospital on Fri. So this is my update! David seems to be doing well too, he has been busy helping me do all the challenging things pregnancy brings to a woman.You know like bending over and reaching up high, getting myself in and out of a sitting position.. he has been really great! I can't wait to see him with the girls I imagine it is going to be a great feeling!

New pictures

2009-05-01T15:36:00.000-07:00

we had our 30 week ultrasound yesterday, it was fun! the girls are now both head down! that means that vaginal birth might be in our future.... funny thing is that they have switched places! Baby A is weighing 2.9 pounds and Baby B at 3.4 pounds. The ultrasound tech commented on how calm and laid back the girls are, I said they get that from their daddy!

We learned at our appt that from now on I will have weekly visits at the doctors office, and at the hospital. The doctor will just do my regular check up and probably an ultrasund every 2weeks, and the hospital will do a weekly stress test. The stress test moniters the babies heart rates and my contractions! Today's appointment at the hospital went well, of course it was not as easy as it could have been, but in the end all was great! The nurses have names the girls the PITA twins...(Pain In The Ass) HAHA!

Much Love to All!

28 week ultrasound pics!

2009-04-29T07:14:00.001-07:00

This is Baby A's face in 4D!

More of her face

Baby A's profile

Baby B doing her best to get away from the tech's wand!

Both girls had turned breech at this point, and their backs were to my tummy. Our ultrasound tech was amazing and she switched the screen over to 4D and we got one really awesome shot of Baby A's face! We have yet to even see Baby B's face, she is quite the stubborn one as you all know! Enjoy the pics!

My first hospital experience!

2009-04-23T02:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the scheduled non stress test at our delivering hostpital. I had to be there for a 1:00 appt. I had only a small idea what to expect. I knew I would be have 2 moniters hooked up to my belly one for each girl. Those moniters were hooked up to a machine that printed out some type of charting. I also had a third moniter hooked up to see if I was having contractions. Needless to say those things were hooked to me with these tight elastic bands, that were not comfortable. The first 40 minutes or so the nurses thought things were going well until they realized that they were tracking MY pulse for baby B rather than the babies. You ask how.. well for this entire pregnancy my heart has pretty much raced, so all 3 of us have similiar rates, I guess the nurses were kind of suprised by that. So we started the test again, and Baby B just was not easy to track, she required a nurse to sit on my bed and hold the moniter so that they could get any type of results, well after the first round of a nurse doing so, they sent the test strip to my doc, he said it was a "no go" and wanted to see more. So we did it again, same thing with Baby B not being easy to track. The nurses again sent in, and again got the "no go". By now I am getting ansy.... the hostpital bed was SOOO uncomfortable for me, I am kind of sad about that, I think of hostpital beds as big and comfy for OB patients, well did I have something to learn! I will definiatly be bringing my own pillows for the next time! The nurses were all very nice and friendly and that made my experience a little more comfortable too! Anyway by my 3rd go around and Baby B not giving the results we need, my doctor ordered a biophysical ultrasound. I was starved by this point and started asking if I could eat the crackers I had brought for a snack... the nurses asked me to wait until they asked my doctor, because if he felt that the babies needed to come out, then eating was not allowed.... I was a little shocked to hear them even talking about babies coming out!!! About 20 minutes later they came in and told me it was alright to eat! WOOHOO that means the babies were staying in and I was going to feel a litte bit better! After I finished my crackers the ultrasound guy came in. He was there and down to business! He timed each babies lungs and their breathing for a good 15 minutes each, he then watched their head, arms, and leg movements individually for quite sometime. After he was finished he documented all of his observations and then measured the amniotic fluid the girls had. He was very optomistic and made me feel good about the test. After a bit my doctor came in the room, and said both babies had passed the test and everyone looked good! He said the problem was essentially that we have one very stubborn baby. She was not cooperating for the orginal tests, so he just wanted to be thourough and check everything out. I told him I was very happy with that philosophy! So after a 7.5 hour stay at the hostpital I got to come home! Baby A has changed positions and she is now head down again.... I wonder if she will stay like that???? We have our next appt a week from today, it will be a regular dr. appt and ultrasound! I love getting to see our girls, yesterday they were moving around quiet a bit, especially Baby B when it was her turn. I think she just wanted to be on camera! Thanks so much for all of your prayers!

A fun video!

2009-04-20T02:40:00.000-07:00

When I was approx 26 weeks Nanna (david's mom) and Grandaddy took this video....
How fun!

Lots going on

2009-04-17T05:22:00.001-07:00

My dad has arrived with the JEEP and the remaining amount of babies stuff from our Texas shower. We are both soo excited. Once we get the JEEP cleaned up and the car seats installed we will definiatly post some pictures. David says our house looks like a Babies R Us threw up in it! We are in the crazy process of moving 3 rooms around in the house, plus adding in all of the girls stuff too! Yesterday we had another doctors apt and ultra sound, we were both so happy to see our little girls! We loved our ultrasound tech, she was the same as last time. She was so kind to us, she put the machine onto 4D and printed a few pictures out! Both babies are breech and their heads are facing my butt! They must like the darkness in my tummy! Baby A is still on the left hand side, and Baby B on the right hand side. We were able to get a great 4D shot of Baby A's face, it was amazing, and I really felt like we were kind of meeting her! She was beautiful and would like to say I think she looks like me or at least my baby pics! We also got to see a hand too in 4D, all 4 fingers and thumb just waving around, we couldn't get a good picture because the baby was moving it alot, it was kind of like she was waving to us! Her fingers looked long to me, which is great because that means she will have her daddy's hands which I would totally prefer! Baby A weighed in at 1100 grams and Baby B at 1000 grams, those are equivelant to approx. 2.25 piounds and 2.2 pounds! So in the last 4 weeks they have almost gained an entire pound! At the doctors apt, the doc really studied my charts and the measurements from the ultrasound and it appears that Baby B is starting to fall behind a little bit, her stomach and legs are measuring a full 7 days behind her sister, but her head is measuring on target. The doc seems to think that she is probably so squished that her umbilical cord is getting squished at times and compromising her nutrient and blood flow, he says this is a cause of concern. We knew that this was definiatly a possibility, I am classified a high risk pregnancy just because we have multiples, but because they are sharing the placenta, it makes it a little more challenging for the girls. There is not really anything we can do to help Baby B, just moniter it and make decisions based upon what we see. On Wed. I am going to the hostpital for a non stress test (NST) to see exactly what is going on when the babies move around and when I have contractions. Hopefully it will be good news! Please pray for the BELL BUNCH, and of course our lil girlies! I will definiatly keep you all posted and I plan on putting up the new ultrasound pictures really soon! Love to All!

Indiana Baby Shower

2009-04-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! This is a few weeks behind, but I was really busy those last few weeks of work, and also wasn't feeling all that well. Things are looking up now though! The shower was a blast! Curly Cristi threw my the shower with the help of Crissy, Vickie, and Lora. Crissy hosted at her house and it was a perfect spot for the party!Tricia was even able to come in from New York! The decorations were done in pastel polka dots, peas in the pod, and baby bottles that were filled with pastel M&M's with quotes about TWINS on them. One of my favorite things were the polka dot lanterns that they used to decorate with, I am hoping I can use them in the girls nursery! We got alot of wonderful gifts! I was lucky to have my Grandma Many, both my Aunts, and my cousin Deidra at the shower too! We got both strollers we needed, a ton of wipes, lots of cute clothes,both bedding sets for the nursery, and the crib mattresses from Davids' dad and Kim!

Its been a minute..

2009-03-31T15:48:00.001-07:00

26 weeks pregnant!

Hey Everyone, sorry it has been soo long since I have updated. Things have been a little busy lately. I am sure nothing like what is to come, hopefully I will learn how to juggle it all once the girls get here. I am getting so excited to meet them! I want them to stay in my tummy as long as possible though because I know they need to stay in there to grow bigger and stronger.The girls have been really active over the last few weeks, and since my last ultrasound I know where they are in my tummy which makes it pretty neat. David was able to feel Baby B kick him 2 weeks ago, I thought that was so cool, I wish he could feel them growing inside of me like I can. It is such an amazing and undescribable feeling. I was able to travel to Texas for the last time this past week, it was my spring break at school, and it was both beautiful and bittersweet. The weather was gorgeous and it made coming back to snow horrid. It was wonderful to be able to meet up with friends, be around family, and drive around and not have it take an hour to get somewhere. I missed David alot, it was sometimes emotional, because it was the last time I would be there by myself. Next time I go it will be with the girls and I will be a mommy and everything will be different, good different but different you know? It was fun to drive around thinking about the places and things that David and hold dear to our relationship, and to think it all began there for us. While I was there I had my first baby shower. It was so fun, the girls did a great job planning and decorating for the shower. Everyone was extremely generous to us, we got so many nice gifts. A ton of clothes, car seats, bathtub, potty chairs, piggy banks, and a high chair! Here are just a few pics from the shower! Love to All

23 week BELLY PICS

2009-03-11T17:22:00.001-07:00

This is me and the babies after church this past Sunday, we had a nice time! I felt the babies HICCUP for the first time this morning it was great! Please don't concentrate on my wonderful STRETCH MARKS, that are NOT hereditary from my mother, cause you won't find one on her tummy.Enjoy

Mar. 11 Doc. Appt and GROWING!

2009-03-11T17:15:00.000-07:00

Today I had a regular doctors appointment, the details are as follows....
Doc asked how I am doing
I tell him pretty good with a few exceptions..
Lower back pain
Achey joints
Swolen fingers, toes,ankles, wrists and oh yeah MY NOSE!

Then he procedes to tell me you GAINED 12 POUNDS in the last month... that is too much! He said since I am swelling and have gained that much he wants to monitor it a little closer and I will see him next week for a follow up. On the good side my blood pressure was normal, and there was not any protein in my urine. Next week I will also get to have another ultrasound just to check the babies growth and fluid! Hopefully David will get to come to that appt just so he can see the lil ones again!

ANother funny/good thing is that I am measuring 30 WEEKS! wow!?! Hopefully I am growing good sized babies!
Here are some large and in charge 23 weeks pictures of me and the babies!
Much love to all!

CRIBS!

2009-03-04T16:20:00.000-08:00

That is right, we have picked out, purchased, and brought home our two new matching cribs! They are a color called tea stain, and they are lifetime convertible beds. They will convert into toddler beds,twins beds and even a full size bed! We got a pretty good deal on them, and we are so HAPPY to have them! The "girls" seem to be doing well, they are moving around a lot at night, and they usually let me know when they are not comfortable with the position I am in! I feel like my belly is just getting bigger and bigger! Our next appointment is March. 11th, it is just a regular check up! I am excited that I have more energy, my body is a little more achy, but I think I am doing well overall! David is sore from moving the cribs in, but I think that is the heaviest items we will have. Hope you like the new pics! The pics are from my 21st and 22nd weeks of pregnancy. Love ya!

Pictures

2009-02-16T18:58:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the lil babies!
And a few of me too, this is my version of a "little" black dress.
HAHA!

David's Texas Trip

2009-02-15T09:03:00.001-08:00

David took a solo trip to Texas to suprise his sister for her birthday! He was very lucky to have wonderful and beautiful weather. His dad also went down for the celebration so Missy was very excited! They hung out, played lots of board games, and of course ate alot! David's mom was even able to join them for a good amount of time over the 5 days he was there. Here is a video of his sister when she realizes he brother is in town for her special day! Enjoy

2009-02-14T17:15:00.000-08:00

Momma Missy's purchases....

2009-02-14T17:13:00.000-08:00

Daddy Davids choices during our shopping trip..

Ultrasound Results

2009-02-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was our 20 week ultrasound! It went well and the tech said that all the organs looked good, she took a ton of pictures of all the organs. She was sending them off to the radiologist for evaluation. We got a few good pics of each baby. They were moving around like crazy this time, I am amazed that I don't have motion sickness from it! Baby A is still measuring 3 or 4 days smaller than Baby B, which they say is just fine. Baby A is weighing in at 9 ounces and Baby B at 11 ounces. The tech was reasonably sure that both babies were GIRLS! We are very excited, and David says that only karma would dictate this! HAHA! We have a few names in mind, they don't have to match perfectly but we definiatly want them to mesh well. We are still looking for bedding sets that we like, and let me tell you if I see another PINK butterfly,ladybug, or flower I might flip out. I mean I am all about pretty things, but I am telling you they really want to shove this pink down our throats. The other interesting news is that the babies are sharing a placenta, so that would indicate that they are identical. There is not sure fire way to tell until after they are born and a DNA test, so we will just have to wait. The doc says since they are the same sex though, chances are definiatly high. My mom says ohh cute little red head girls! David is already talking about polishing his shotgoun!HAHA! Another neat thing that happened at our ultra sound was when David told the tech that we had his ultrasound picture from when he was in utero. The woman responded with you are the first person to ever tell me that. We have been shopping the last few days and have really had a great time, here are some of our purchases!

Doing Alot of Reading

2009-02-08T08:07:00.000-08:00

And have come across a few good ideas or quotes. I thought I would share them with you because many of them put my feelings into words, and some of them I think are really cool. Hope you all enjoy. Oh yeah and 1 more week until our next ultrasound, remember to keep us and the babies in your thoughts and prayers. This is a very important appointment,the doctors are going to inspect each organ, and ensure it is developing properly. It will be very neat to see the babies again too!
Some of the cool things I gathered from my reading.

Nine Months in the Life of a Dad

In the fourth week of his wife's pregnancy, he will begin to notice others people's kids, and he will this slow down to respect speed limits.

Before the twenty-fifth week is over, he will fantasize about looking manly while burping his baby.

Toward the end of the thirty-sixth week, he will surf the Web in search of the perfect infant carseat instead of going out drinking with his buddies.

In other words, he will be well on his way to becoming the kind of father who takes his squirming daughter out of her bulky snowsuit before taking off his own coat and hat.

9 Reasons to Have Children
-I want to pass on the best qualities of my mate.
-I need a good excuse for baking chocolate chip cookies.
-I need a good excuse for being broke.
-I love children.
-I love major disruptions.
-I want to give my parents grandchildren.
-I want to give my in-laws a chance to treat me as their child.
-I want to be the mother of my husbands children.
-My husband is ready to learn how to blow someone else's nose.

I want to make sure we give our children a childhood worth remembering!

Don't argue with your children, so instead of saying "because I said so" , say because you are my best friend on earth.

Be there-on time! It is the most sacred rule of parenting.

Men's genes make mothers out of women.

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~ Elizabeth Stone

Here are some pictures of my 16 week belly, my trip to Texas for Sabrina's bridal shower, and me in our new awesome rocking chair. My stuffed animals are there to represent our babies!

The babies are growing!

2009-02-01T16:43:00.000-08:00

Babies R Us

2009-02-01T06:32:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we went on our second trip we will call it the "baby stuff learning experience part TWO". We are trying to educate ourselves as much as we possibly can before we decide what products we would like to purchase. We have done most of the research online, but of course it helps when you can go in and acutally touch something, and even try to operate it. Well that is where we seem to struggle! We have found one thing that we can operate ourselves, it was a high chair. It was simple, now putting an infant carrier into the stroller properly mmm yeah not so easy for us. Oh and folding down a stroller takes a good amount of thought, and a little bit of time. We found an awesome pack n play it has orange in it, and it has a little box on it that plays music and an IPOD can hook up to it. We were playing with the pack n play, and trying to fold it down and put it back together, just to see how it worked of course. We got it about half way down and then realized that we didn't take some of the pieces out of it, so it wasn't going to go all the way down. We figured we had the just of it, so it was time to put the pack n play back together, that was a little challenging for us,we could not get it together! Finally David got it and we were lifting it back up onto the shelf then all of a sudden we hear this voice say "its a pain in the butt". We were looking over our shoulders trying to figure it out and then we took another look at the pack n play. It has button that records voices. Somehow David accidently recorded himself and then accidently played it back. We pushed it 10 more times and stood in the aisle cracking up, then an older couple walked by and said you guys are having way too much fun! It was halarious! We really like that pack n play and we will probably decide it is the one we want, but what a great story. We have been having a great time learning about all of this baby stuff. We also have decided we SO don't want pink bedding if we have a girl, there is just way too much of it, we like purple WAY better! It was a fun night, and I can't wait to make more fun memories with my husband!

All along the pregnancy route..

2009-01-29T04:50:00.000-08:00

Things have been going really well lately. I have been feeling great! A couple of exciting thing happened over the last 2 weeks or so. The babies are beginning to hear and recognize voices and sounds. I have been talking to them for a while now, but I am starting to play them music. Currently I think they need to be introduced to Journey, personally I think it will make them feel great! Also they got to go on a plane ride to TEXAS for the first time. The heard the voices of their grandparents, their Uncle Ben, and alot of our friends. I went to suprise Sabrina with a bridal shower, and bachelorette party. It went well, and I think she was very happy. While I was in Texas I did something so exciting, I bought our first "babies thing"! Our diaper bag! It is so cute, it is the turqouise and brown Vera Bradley. It was on major sale and I had to have it! I think it will be perfect for the two of them. David was not able to come to Texas with us, but it was a beautiful time, I got to eat my moms home cooking and it was 73 degrees on Friday! I loved it and I miss it there alot! Now for the most exciting news yet! I can feel the babies moving! It is a neat feeling, like a rolling pin going all over my insides. It started late last week! They tend to move around in the late afternoon for a bit everyday, and yesterday they were the most active by far. Overall things are going really well, and we are getting even more excited as the babies continue to grow. We have our next appointment on Feb 13th, and we can't wait! Love to All... Pictures coming soon!

The Belly so Far

2009-01-19T06:43:00.000-08:00

I am just going to speed you all up on the last 16 weeks or so of our lives!
We found out on Oct. 30th that we were expecting a little baby! Around that time I was approx 6 weeks pregnant. Of course we were thrilled! I had my first doctors appt in my 8th week, during the apt, the doctor did normal exams and determined that the due date would be July 4th, 2009! We got to hear the heartbeat at this apt, David was there too, it was really exciting! At 10 weeks I fell down our stairs so I had an impromptu apt, just to check everything out, I again heard the heartbeat and felt very relieved, no matter how sore I was. At 12 weeks we had our first ultrasound, it was for genetic testing. The testing went well it seems that we don't have anything to worry about in that department. The greatest thing we saw at the ultrasound was TWO BABIES! As soon as we saw them we were in shock! It was so neat to see them, they had big heads, and they both had their left hands up by their face! Wonder if they are going to take after their mom my?! As soon as our appt was over we called our families to tell them the news. We got great responses such as, "Oh shit the bed", "David needs to find a job in Texas right now", Oh well that means I get one", "Has David picked himself up off the floor yet?" and "I thought she looked a little big at 10 weeks". A day later we were able to tell Grandma Many and the rest of the family the "twin" news. We got Grandma on video and it was so cool! Check her out in our video postings. She had told me at Thanksgiving she thought I was having twins! How nuts is that? On Christmas we opened gifts at Ernie and Kim's and we had a great time with them. We got a few really cute things for the babies from the Castillo Crew, they were so sweet to think of their new cousins, and niece and or nephew. Since Christmas things have gone well, I have been feeling soo much better as far as nausea is concerned, I have gotten a few headaches here and there, but nothing major. My biggest change has been the sprout of a few and I am sure more to come stretch marks, and then this feeling of my heart beating out of my chest. The doctors says this is normal for pregnancy, it just feels strange inside my body, so it tends to frustrate me a little bit. At my 16 week appt I heard the heartbeat(s). I can only hear one, but the doc says there are two, and that they are beating at similiar rates. I wonder if they are going to be the same sex or not?! Dr Meyer was my doctor at this appointment and he measured my belly at 19 weeks, he says that twin pregnancies usually measure 4 weeks ahead, so my belly is doing pretty good! I was able to schedule our next ultrasound for 20 weeks, we cannot wait to see the babies again! This ultrasound is to check all of their body parts, and make sure their organs are all developing normally. It is a very serious appointment so keep our babies growth and health in your prayers! David is getting more and more into touching my tummy, it is neat that he wants to do this. Sometimes it catches me off guard, him just rubbing on my belly like I am Buddah. I am sure I will get used to it the bigger I get. Yesterday we got a very nice gift from my mom and dad.It is a nice wooden rocking chair. It looks very similar to the one my mom used with me, Becca, and Ben. We like it alot, and we are happy with the wood color, hopefully it won't be too hard to match the cribs to. It is so neat to have our first big item for the babies! Until next time...... Much Love

Our Intro

2009-01-18T17:22:00.000-08:00

We were both living in San Antonio, Texas and we met working at TGI Fridays,it was a fun time in our lives.I was in school and he was just out of the Army. I trained him to be a waiter, at that time we were just accquaintances. About 6 months later and a blue cheese incident, we started spending time together and having some really great conversations. We lent each other an open ear in a much needed time for both of us. After a few weeks of bonding and innocence feelings started making ther debut and we started dating. Our first real date was on Halloween,we went to a Haunted House with Sabrina,Howie, and Jess. After Christmas we took things easy and by June I was busting my butt to "win him over". By mid July he accepted my offers and we took a week long vacation down to the coast, and camping in the hill country with his family. It was an amazing time. Soon after that we became inseperable and we moved in together. We had a tiny apartment and went to breakfast at Jim's every Sunday. We would spend mornings and nights on our tiny balcony looking at the stars, and talking about our the rest of our lives. We adopted our two kitties Meg and Precious, and they became our little girls. In 2005 we moved to the suburbs of Chicago. David started going to school to get his bachelors, and was working for an online university. After a few months he landed his dream job as a technology specialist. Missy worked in a few schools for children with special needs. On March 17th 2007 (St. Patty's Day), we were engaged! It was on a ship out in the middle of Lake Michigan on the dance floor while Miles Davis was playing. We planned an April 2008 wedding in Austin, Texas. Before our wedding we moved out to Cary, Il to a house that gave us river access. We love it here! Our basement does flood often though. After our move, Missy landed a job with the local school district, and is very happy! Our wedding was beautiful and amazing. We had a great time with all of our family and friends. In July we took a "honeycation" to Padre Island, Texas. We stayed at Grandma's beach house, and visited with both of our families. We took a fishing charter by ourselves and caught a ton of trout! David even caught one red fish! In September David graduated with his Bachelors of Science in Information Technology. Afterwards we took a celebration vacation road trip to the Catskill Mountains, The Berkshires, and Niagara Falls. We also were able to attend Missy's cousin Nicole's wedding. The trip was beautiful and the road trip was so fun! It was an experience we got to check off of our always wanted to do list. In October David turned 30! The Thompson's came to town for a visit, and we had a great time! Five days after they left we learned that we were expecting a baby, and that is where this blog will begin!