33 Weeks

Stretch marks: I feel like I get a new one every day. 

Sleep: Sleep is uncomfortable these days. It is painful to turn over in bed as well as sit up from laying down. I wake up 1-2 times to pee and often get woken by Josh another time in the night. 

Best moment this week: Feeling constant movements from you and your brother. 

Movement: Still so much movement, especially after I eat something sweet! You guys are active boys. 

Food cravings: Still sweets but sometimes something salty. 

Gender: Two sweet boys.

Baby Stats: The two of you are estimated to weigh 4 lbs 5 oz and 4 lbs 7 oz. I'm not sure how accurate that is but it certainly feels about right. 

Symptoms: The most recent symptoms are a painful pelvic bone (it actually hurts to walk a lot of the time), sometimes my hips hurt (and sometimes go numb while I'm sleeping at night), my back and neck are really tense and tight after waking up in the morning, my tailbone still hurts, I get out of breath and so tired very easily (even just standing in the kitchen or walking upstairs) and I'm overall very uncomfortable. 

Labor signs: No but I do have Braxton Hicks contractions on occasion. 

Belly button - in or out? Out. Very much out. 

What I miss: Energy, feeling more comfortable and working out (I just can't do it at this point). 

What I am looking forward to: Meeting you and your brother.

Some of my friends gave me a baby shower last week. It was amazing!

*Pictures

Recent belly shots: 

Taken at the pool. Looking down at my big belly. 

32 Weeks

29.5 Weeks

Stretch marks: So many. 

Sleep: I still wake up to pee once a night and feel pretty uncomfortable through the night. I don't sleep great. It doesn't help that I am a very light sleeper (since becoming a mom) and your brothers get up around 6 am. 

Best moment this week: Feeling constant movements from you and your brother. 

Movement: Still so much movement! You guys are active boys. 

Food cravings: Still sweets. I honestly think I could eat ice cream every single day (but don't). 

Gender: Two sweet boys.

Baby Stats: You each weigh 2 lbs. 11 oz! 

Symptoms: Many of the same symptoms...sore back, swollen feet and fingers, pain in my tailbone, difficulty sleeping, restless legs, but now I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions, mostly in the evenings. They are not comfortable. 

Labor signs: Nope (thankfully). 

Belly button - in or out? Out. Very much out. 

What I miss: Energy, better sleep, my pre-pregnancy clothes, my pre-pregnancy body.  

What I am looking forward to: Meeting you and your brother.

Cute little legs crossed.  

Recent belly shots (29 weeks)

My belly comes in handy as a table these days.

Update

Stretch marks: Lots. 

Sleep: I wake up to pee once a night. Last night I didn't sleep well at all because I was so uncomfortable. I tossed and turned (which is not easy to do at this stage in my pregnancy). 

Best moment this week: Feeling you both move at the same time. 

Movement: So much movement! You guys are active boys. 

Food cravings: Still sweets. Sometimes french fries or other salty things. But mostly sweets. 

Gender: Two sweet boys.

Baby Stats: According to BabyCenter.com, you're supposed to be around 1.5 lbs and are the size of a rutabage. 

Symptoms: Many of the same symptoms...sore back, swollen feet and fingers, pain in my tailbone, difficulty sleeping, but now I'm having Braxton Hicks contractions, mostly in the evenings. They are not comfortable. 

Labor signs: Nope (thankfully). 

Belly button - in or out? Out. Very much out. 

What I miss: Energy, better sleep, my pre-pregnancy clothes. 

What I am looking forward to: Meeting you and your brother.

Recent belly shot @24 weeks:

My belly is HUGE and I still have three months to go!

24 Weeks

It's time for a little update. I feel like we should be nearing the end, compared to my other pregnancies. 

Stretch marks: Lots. 

Sleep: I wake up to go to the bathroom and I toss and turn more, trying to get comfortable. Plus the other kids still wake me once or twice a night, so I don't sleep very well.

Best moment this week: An ultrasound. Any time I get you to see you guys on the screen makes me happy. It's so fun to see your sweet little bodies. This ultrasound was fun because we got lots of 3D pictures. We think your brother resembles Josh a little and you might look more like Oliver and your dad. It's kind of hard to tell this early on but it's fun to speculate.

Movement: I feel you guys move quite frequently. Mostly from the inside but sometimes from the outside.

Food cravings: Sweets. Still. Daily intense cravings. Lately it has been Nutella but any chocolate is good. And ice-cream. I try really hard to eat healthy but I can't resist the cravings. I'm going to have a lot of work to do on the other side of this pregnancy.

Gender: Two sweet boys.

Baby Stats: You each weigh a little over a pound, which is right on track. 

Symptoms: My back still hurts, but instead of just when I wake it, it is most of the time. My feet and fingers are swollen. I can no longer wear my wedding ring so I have to wear my "pregnancy wedding ring" (another band your dad got me that was too big and I never had it resized, which is perfect for when I get to this point in my pregnancies). My tailbone hurts a lot and often feels like it is spreading or going to crack. There are often sharp pains in my tailbone area if I am laying down and try to adjust or turn over. I continue to be exhausted. But it's all worth going through for you guys, of course! I know it's going to get worse so I can't complain too much at this point.

Labor signs: Nope (thankfully). 

Belly button - in or out? Out.

What I miss: Feeling less exhausted and having more energy than I do now. I'm also missing my pre-pregnancy body a little, along with that wardrobe. 

What I am looking forward to: Meeting you and your brother.

Most recent belly shot (22.5 weeks):

19.5 Weeks

Dear Sweet Boy,

We're halfway through this pregnancy! I am definitely feeling it. It makes me excited to meet you and your brother.

Stretch marks: Lots. 

Sleep: Still the same. As long as the other kids sleep, I sleep okay. I always wake up with my back hurting though.

Best moment last week: My ultrasound. Now we know for sure you an your brother and boys. So exciting! We can't wait to meet you!

Movement: I feel you guys move quite frequently.

Food cravings: Sweets. All the time! It's ridiculous.

Gender: Two sweet boys.

Baby Stats: You each weigh 11 ounces. 

Symptoms: My back hurts when I wake up. I'm so exhausted.

Labor signs: Nope (thankfully). 

Belly button - in or out? Out.

What I miss: Feeling less exhausted and having more energy than I do now.

What I am looking forward to: Meeting you and your brother.

A few pictures from our family gender reveal party. I put some blue whipped cream in two cupcakes. Oliver's cupcake represented Twin A and Josh's cupcake represented Twin B. Oliver was kind of hoping one of them would be pink but both boys were excited to find out they're having brothers.

A little update

Taken a few weeks ago.

It has been a while since I have updated. I feel that life has never been busier than it is now. It has been especially busy lately with potty training Eleanor, moving her to a toddler bed, Josh and Eleanor being sick (which wakes them at night, especially her, and then she can't go back to sleep), we went to Utah for Spring Break last week, and Josh broke his arm while we were there. Daddy was at a Scout campout / hike at the Grand Canyon and will be back in about an hour or so. Every day I feel like I'm racing to keep up and my to-do list never gets shorter. But life is good and we are so excited to meet you and your brother in August. :)

Stretch marks: I'm not sure if there are new ones this time around but there are plenty from before so I'm not too worried about it.  

Sleep: I am still able to sleep fine as long as everyone sleeps through the night. But that hasn't been happening lately with Norah's sickness and Josh's sickness and broken arm. I feel like a zombie half of the time.

Best moment last week: My sister hosted a small family baby shower for me in Utah. It was fun to celebrate you and your brother's upcoming arrival. I got some cute little clothes and a few other things (a couple of packages of diapers. Yay!). It was so sweet and thoughtful of her.

Movement: I am definitely feeling you guys move pretty regularly. Not every day but pretty frequently. It's still little movements down in my lower abdomen at this point. 

Food cravings: I crave sweets all.the.time. It's not good but it's hard to resist. I'm scared about how much weight I will gain!

Gender: At my last detailed ultrasound appointment last month, the tech was "pretty sure" Baby B is a boy and then at my last doctor appointment a couple of weeks ago, she confirmed you are definitely a boy! So it looks like we're having two boys if the first ultrasound tech was right. We are excited! It would have been fun to have a sister for Norah but we love boys too. :)

Baby Stats: You're each supposed to be as big as a mango, 6" long and weigh 8.5 ounces. You are also developing your five senses at 19 weeks.

Symptoms: I have a little more energy than I did in my first trimester but I'm still pretty exhausted. I have varicose veins down the backs of my legs (especially my right leg), my back is already starting to hurt, and I feel huge (but know I'm only half way there!). 

Labor signs: Nope (thankfully). 

Belly button - in or out? Out now.

What I miss: Feeling less exhausted and having more energy than I do now.

What I am looking forward to: My detailed ultrasound next Tuesday to make sure everything looks good, get a better look at you two and confirm your genders. :)

Ultrasound Pictures!

Dear Sweet Boy,

I had a detailed ultrasound with a specialist a few days ago and he is almost certain you, Baby B, are a boy! It was so fun to learn your gender. It's not 100% certain since it's so early on, but from the ultrasound pictures, it looked pretty obvious and the ultrasound tech said he would bet money on it. Over a year before I got pregnant, I had thoughts that there was another boy who would come to our family. This was before I felt promptings from the Spirit. I didn't think too much of it because I didn't feel like we would be able to have more children, due to our age / exhaustion / a lot on our plate. But I had that thought several times (to the point where I started saving boy clothes instead of giving them away, just in case) so I'm not surprised Heavenly Father is sending us a boy.

Here are the ultrasound pictures.

I love this one

We are excited to meet you. We love you already!

Love, Mom