Looking Back

What an amazing year 2009 has been! Jeremy and I welcomed two handsome boys, Jalen and Landon. They have changed my world and I am so happy to be their mommy. It's amazing how much things can change over a year. Lets look back and reflect.

Last December this time I got to hear the heartbeat for the first time and entered into my 2nd trimester. I still at this point did not know I was expecting twins. Here is a belly pic from last December when I was 13 weeks.



January 2009- On January 23, we found out that we were having twins! Twin boys! I will never forget this day when we found out during our first ultrasound. We had so many emotions going through our head.

Here is Jalen

Here is Landon


Belly at 19 weeks


February- Babies weighed 1lb and 2oz.

Here is Jalen


Landon


Belly at 22 weeks


March- Jordan was able to see the babies on the ultrasound for the first time. He really didn't know what to think, but he was excited at the same time.

Jalen


Landon looking at us and his long leg



Belly at 24 weeks


April- Both babies weighed 3lbs and 15oz by the end of the month. I also had my baby shower in April and we received so many gifts from family and friends.

Jalen at 28 weeks


Landon at 28 weeks


Baby shower pictures



May

Last belly picture before Landon and Jalen were born. Here I am at 31 weeks.


May 9th at 6:46pm weighing in at 4lbs 4oz and 17in, Jalen Lee was born.


At 6:48pm weighing in at 4lbs 4 oz and 18in, Landon Ross was born.


June- June 3rd was the day we have been waiting for! After 3 weeks being in the NICU, Jalen and Landon came home!





July- Had their first trip to Chicago to visit family.




August




September


October


November



December- Since I did not get around to post about our holidays, I will post a lot of pictures here. :-)













Happy New Year everyone!

31 weeks

I am a few days late with this post, but I have been busy and just exhausted. Jordan's baseball season has started and he will have games every Thursday and Saturday. He looks so cute in his uniform. We are all getting anxious and nervous as the time gets closer and closer. Jeremy and I have realized that we have 7 weeks left before the twins arrive. Hopefully they don't come out soon. We want them to stay put. Dr's goal is to get me to atleast 34 weeks. Yesterday was my appointment for the NST test and they had me all wrapped up with monitors. The nurse had a difficult time trying to get both heartbeats bc both boys were moving around like crazy. We finally got them to stay put and I was hooked up. I had a button to press each time I felt a kick. Supposedly I was having contractions and did not feel them. My Dr. told me last week, that I could be having them, but just not feeling them. He reasured me this is completely normal with twins to have contractions this early. He has put me on bedrest, though it's not strict. He said it more like house arrest. Ummm, to me thats strict. He said if I do leave the house, make sure I am close by and not to walk the mall all day. He told me I can leave to make quick easy errands, but that was it. I have another ultrasound on Monday.

I am feeling pretty well, though it is getting uncomfortable to sleep and I am waking up A LOT to use the restroom. The boys are starting me early with their schedules. :-) Below are some 31 week belly shots. Dr said I am measuring full term.

Week 29 with belly pic

I am now entering my 7th month and I can't believe how fast everything is going. Jeremy almost had a heart attack when he realized that the Dr's first goal is to get me to 35 weeks. He told me that is 6 weeks away and he couldn't believe it. When I pass 35, my Dr's next goal is to go 37. Jeremy said that is his goal too. He said 8 weeks sounds better than 5. We are both excited and anxious, but nervous at the same time. He has been through this before with Jordan, but not 2 at the same time.

The babies muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and their heads are growing bigger to make room for their developing brains. They are very active now and I pretty much know their sleep/wake cycles. Right now they are awake and they are both kicking/jabbing. I have been having some heartburn, but it has not been that bad. At least the strong lower back pain is gone for now and I can actually sit down. Tomorrow we go in for our weekly appointment and after that we are going to Cincinnati, OH. We are going to have a relaxful night at a hotel and then Saturday a day of shopping at my favorite store, IKEA! We are going to buy the dresser for the nursery. We are skipping on the diaper changing table bc we both feel it's a waste of money. We will use the dresser as one. Below is the latest belly shot and our wall letters for the nursery.


A closeup as if you needed one to tell I am bigger. Sorry it's blurry.

27 weeks

We got some cauliflowers in my belly! LOL They are about 14 1/2 inches long and weigh about 2lbs now. They are now able to open and close their eyes and their brains are very active now. Jeremy thinks it's cute to feel whenever one of them has the hiccups. Last Wednesday we took our tour of the Labor and Delivery at the hospital where we will be having the twins. It all became so surreal, but it also make me anxious after going past the nursery. Below is my latest belly shot. I know I have been slacking since my last one was taken 3 weeks ago. I don't see much of a difference, but I can definetely feel it.

I had to go out this weekend and buy more maternity shirts since the ones I had are starting to outgrow me. I thought I would be fine, but then again I bought all my maternity clothes before I found out we were expecting twins. Luckily my waist size has stayed the same, just not my belly. I will have some more pics to show in a few days since I have another ultrasound on Wednesday. I also added a new poll on the right hand side. I leave you with Jordan jumping rope...

Or should I say "trying" to jump rope

Belly and ultrasound pics

Here is my belly at 22 weeks. Just got back from the ultrasound and both babies are healthy and looking great! Sono lady said we are the best patient she has seen with twins. Yay! Both Baby A and B are weighing around 1lb and 2 oz. Last appointment Baby A was active and B was just chillin sucking his thumb. Today it was the opposite! We recorded everything and all the pics were placed on a cd. This makes things a lot easier to email and print what we want. Below are some pics. Oh and we painted the nursery and the color looks great! I will post pics when we finish all the touch ups and everything.