20 Weeks, Well Actually 21

I've made it to 21 weeks and I am officially getting large.  A couple of weeks ago I woke up and noticed a huge change in the size of my belly!  People are now telling me how I've grown and my students even tell me every day, "Mrs. Carpenter, your belly is bigger today than it was yesterday."  They're pretty cute!

The last four weeks have gone by quickly and the nausea is finally gone too.  I think it stopped around 18 weeks.  I'm just so grateful that it's gone and didn't last the entire pregnancy.  A couple of weeks ago my mom and I went and registered.  That's when it really sank in that this is all really happening and will be pretty fast.  I had to keep texting my bestie to see how many of each thing I needed!

I had my 20 week appointment last week and both babies looked great.  They were both measuring what they should.  Easton measured a tad bit bigger than Emerson.  It's always so emotional watching them move around during the ultrasound!

21 Weeks

Everything is good for us around here.  We are now working on nurseries and picking out bedding.  As excited as we are about this step, it is also a pretty emotional one.  We haven't touched Cade and Addi's rooms and we are now having to go through things and make decisions.  I feel like this is the final "big" thing for us!  Man is it tough!!

I know I say this all of the time, but I truly mean it...thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers!!

Happy 7th Birthday

Today Cade would have turned seven.  Seven.  It's hard to imagine our little man would be seven years old.  Next week he would be starting second grade.  I'm sure he would be busy with sports and riding his bike.  I'm sure he would be telling Addi to stay out of his room and to not mess with his toys.  Such a big boy, but at the end of the day he would be loving her up, wrestling with dad, and cuddling with mom on the couch...such a love bug.  He had such a big heart!

Seriously Mom, another picture!

Love THAT smile!

I know I say this often, but time has flown by, and yet it feels like he has been gone for SO long.  Not a day goes by that we don't think about him.  Not a day goes by that we wish he was still here.  Words cannot explain how much we miss our Caderader.  But in those moments when I feel like my heart is breaking, all I have to do is think about his smile and how he would wrap my face with both his hands and tell me he loved me!  Darrell and I know that we will see him again, and who could hope for anything more.  Happy Birthday sweet boy, we love you right up to the moon and back!!

How he slept every night...the only time he would suck his thumb

So stinkin cute!!

16 Weeks AND We're Having...

Last week I was 16 weeks and we had an exciting appointment! Both babies looked good with strong heartbeats. The last four weeks have gotten a little better as far as the nausea goes. I'm still getting sick from time to time and I'm pretty tired at the end of the day. I have felt them move a couple of times, but no big movements.

          Me at 16 weeks

Darrell and I wanted to have a gender reveal party and our doctor kindly did an ultrasound to see what we are having. I thought it would be WAY more exciting if Darrell and I didn't know either, so Dr. Milner let us see them on the screen and then would tell us to turn our heads when he looked for gender.

The reveal...Saturday evening we had our family and friends come over to find out what we were having. I had my sweet friend, Diane, make a cake for the reveal (she was the only one who knew the gender from Thursday to Saturday). When we cut into the cake we would know what we were having, so that's what we did!! I was so anxious and excited!!

          Loved how the cake turned out!!

          Starting to cut the cake.....

AND.......

We found out its A BOY and A GIRL!!! There weren't many dry eyes in the room! Darrell and I are ecstatic! God is SO good and we are so excited about the plans He has for us!!

12 Weeks

I made it to 12 weeks and that is a HUGE milestone with twins.  Yesterday we went to the doctor for my 12 week appointment and Dr. Milner said everything looked great.  Both babies are growing as they should.  One measured 12 weeks four days and the other measured 12 weeks two days.  Darrell and I could not get over how active they were.  They were moving around SO much!  It was a great appointment and on our way home I told Darrell how crazy it was that I have TWO babies in my belly!!

The past four weeks have been okay.  I've been really nauseas and sick almost every day.  I'm really ready for that to be over with.  Other than that, everything else is going well.  Time is going by quickly and we're really looking forward to our next appointment because I think we'll be able to find out gender.

Again, thank you so much for all of your continued prayers!!

12 Week Bump

Baby A

Baby B

Both Babies--their heads are touching

9 Weeks and Counting

Last week we went to see Dr. McKenzie to see how the babies were doing. They were great!! They were both measuring 8 weeks and heart beats were 160 and 170. Dr. McKenzie was extremely happy with everything. So happy, that we don't have to go back anymore. I'll continue with my meds for one more week and then I'll be done with those too. On Thursday we had our first appointment with my regular OB. He was happy with everything too!

Right now I'm feeling nauseas off and on and feel like I'm starving all of the time. I've been spending a lot of time on the couch. I'm starting to pooch out already...here we go!

Darrell and I are so excited and last week's appointments made me relax a little. It really sank in that we are having two babies and we can't wait!! Thank you so much for ALL of your continued prayers and support!!

Here I am at nine weeks!

Oh the Sounds of Heart Beats

We had our doctor appointment on Monday and we heard and saw TWO good heart beats!! We were SO excited!! There's something about hearing heart beats through an ultrasound. 

Again I am still really early so we continue to pray that both babies continue to grow strong and healthy! We go back next week to see how things are progressing!

It's Twins!!

I'm so sorry I didn't post this yesterday!!  Darrell and I found out yesterday that I am pregnant with twins.  Everything looked good and Dr. McKenzie was happy with what she saw.  I am still really early, only six weeks along, so we are praying that both babies continue to grow and that we are able to see/hear their heartbeats next week!  It was a very emotional appointment.  My nurse, Barb, was in the room with us too and she was so excited.  She even came over and gave me a kiss on my forehead.  Dr. McKenzie and Barb have made this such an amazing experience and have made me feel so comfortable.  They both obviously know our story and have just really made us feel special.

Another exciting part of the appointment is that I am now able to take the progesterone shot every three days instead of every day.  These shots have caused me A LOT of pain and discomfort!  The shot itself isn't bad, but the pain, welps, and knots that come after it are unbelievable!  So that was good news too!

Thank you all so much for your continued prayers!