27 weeks tomorrow...

I had another appointment today and the boys are doing really well - we got to peek at them again with an ultrasound... fluid is good.. cervix is good so we are very happy about that.

I did find out that I have gestational diabetes though and low iron... I started a suppliment for the iron and have a consultation with a dietician this Thursday for the diabetes... we are going to give it a try with controlling this with diet - I have a glucose monitor and have to check my blood 4 times a day - if the diet works then I don't have to go on insulin but if it doesn't.. then the insulin it is. This explains a bit why I have been feeling nauseous and tired - hopefully this will make me feel better... Good bye to all my sweets but we are just so thrilled that the babies are doing well - that is all I care about!

Next appt is in 2 weeks again - it will be another long ultrasound to check weight and do more measurements.

Thank you Lord for another great appointment! Truely a blessing!!

Krista

Today I am thinking and praying for a friend who one year ago today.. gave birth to two beautiful girls at 23 weeks.... Brooke and Alexcyn. Brooke had passed shortly after birth and Alexcyn held on for 3 days.
I pray for Krista and Jason as they try so hard to get through today and the next few days.

Lord... please be with Krista and Jason today... as they try to cope through the year anniversary of losing their precious girls... please surround them with family and friends so they may feel the support and love that they really need right now... and may they feel your Heavenly arms wrapped around them.
In Your Name I Pray.... Amen.

Happy Birthday Brevin!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet little boy.. who is not so little anymore!!! We didn't do a whole lot today.. still recovering from all the festivities this past weekend but we did let Brevin choose where he wanted to go for dinner... he choose Mr. B's - they have video games that he can play so we had a great dinner with him.. just Me, Mike and Brevin.. then afterwards we took Brevin to the "Ice Cream Train" for dessert... it was a fun evening. He is such a blessing.. such a sweet boy and I just cannot believe he is 5. We love you so much Brevin.. you have NO idea how much of a miracle you are to us... we have been blessed so much with you in our lives.. we are so proud to be your parents!!! Happy 5th Birthday!!

The weekend

This past weekend was exhausting but one of the best and SO worth the exhaustion.

We celebrated Brevin's 5th birthday with family and friends - it was perfect!! The weather started out rough but ended up being absolutely beautiful. The most important... Brevin had a blast. I have to post on here a HUGE thank you to my parents for coming in Thursday night and working non-stop on making this party awesome... My Dad worked hard on the basement with Mike and Kris and my Mom ran errands with me and pretty much put the whole party together for me.... Judy and Roger helped also and I am so grateful for everything. I honestly feel guilty for putting this party on and others working so hard on it. THANK YOU!!!


I cannot believe that tomorrow, July 14, is Brev's 5th birthday... time flies as they say and it sure does... it is just so scary how fast he is growing up but it is fun to see him grow and learn new things - he is an amazing boy and we are so blessed to have him!!!


The ending to the weekend was a surprise... a surprise baby shower... for me!! What a fun time and what amazing friends and family that I have! That meant so much to me that someone would do that... for me... thanks Laurie and to everyone!!



So... all-in-all... it really was a wonderful weekend and now I am ready to rest up a bit - it took a lot out of me but like I said... it was ALL so worth it!!

**Update**

25 weeks exactly.. I should just have Mike take a picture of me instead of me doing the cheesy self shot in the mirror but I don't think of it when he is home.

I am at 25 weeks now and had another appointment today... all is still going very well and I am SOOOO thankful for that... the Dr. checked my cervix... the fluid around the babies and measured the babies... all is looking good and each baby is estimated to be 2 pounds each... Amazing!! I think all my weight gain is helping these babies gain too. We had another ultrasound so we were able to see our little guys - baby B is still not really willing to show his face to us.. he is positioned where his face is facing my back so it is hard to get a good profile shot of him... we have one of baby A though. I am heading in this week to do my glucose test - hopefully I will pass.. I didn't with Brevin and had to do the 3 hour test.. we will see what happens... my next appt. is in 2 weeks again.. I will receive my Rhogam shot because I have the O negative blood type. All-in-all my Dr. seems pleased with everything and I am again so thankful for that!!!
Just a quick update for everyone!

Thanks again for all your prayers, notes, e-mails etc... I am so lucky and blessed to have so much support!!

Here are some ultrasound pics of our boys... sorry.. the quality is not all that great. The first picture is of Twin 1, the second is the foot of Twin 2 and the third picture is the obvious gender of Twin 2. Thanks Trina for scanning these!