Eden is home too!!!

Pryscilla's Home

December 9th we got to bring Pryscilla home. We are super excited to have her home but cant wait till we have both of them here together. Pryscilla is doing good but still needs all the prayers for her breathing/eating and apnea. Eden is doing well too - she is doing another sleep study test tonight and if she has improved she may be home in the next two days...please say some extra prayers for her as well...we just want them to both be home together, healthy, and growing!

Brian Singing To Eden

Update

Hi everyone, just wanted to give an update on the girls' status. They are both still in the NICU and almost ready to come home. We are praying for Thursday!! Brian and I are very ready to have them here with us to start our new lives together as a foursome. We see them everyday but it's not the same as having them here. They are both growing and eating like champs but since they are preemies they have issues coordinating their breathing. They have to pass what the hospital calls a "sleep study" in which they are monitored for breathing/heart rate coordination every 6 seconds. They are close but no cigar yet...every day that passes makes their brain just a little more developed which in turn helps their breathing. Thanks for your continuous prayers.

Love Always, Amber, Eden, & Pryscilla

Our Miracles!

The Birth of Eden Violet & Pryscilla Kennady

Nov 18

I had a check up and had done a Dr. ordered 24 hr urine test. My blood pressure had been increasing already and then when I went in for the check up it was even higher. She was thinking I was in the beginning stages of preeclampsia. I was 33 weeks 3 days I think. She sent me over to L&D testing at the hospital for more tests and to get the urine analyzed really quickly. So my husband and I walked over and settled into a room for about 3 hours. They monitored the babies and took a lot of blood from me. After about 3 hrs they came back to and said everything checks out, "you're blood looks good, and your urine only has 60 grams of protein which is well within the limits". So I got released and put on Dr. orderedbed rest to keep my BP low.

Nov 19 (My husband's birthday)

I felt funky all day. I wasn't seeing spots or having headaches (the sure signs of preeclampsia) but I just didn't feel right. My mom was over that day helping to clean our house. I asked Brian (my husband) to run me up to CVS so I could check my pressure. At this point also I hadn't slept in 3 days because of the HUGE belly and feeling bad. My bp was high. As we were getting back in the truck my phone rang and it was the Dr. saying the lab misread my test results and I was preeclamptic!! I actually had 6000 grams of protein. So my liver was spilling it! She told me not to get in a hurry but to go home get my stuff together and head up to the hospital to check in. Her hopes were to hold me to 34 weeks, which would be Saturday, Nov 21st. So Brian and I checked in then settled in for a few days.

Nov 20

In the hospital getting monitored, family came to visit, watched some movies, and read some books I was getting nervous for sure!! It's more that excited nervousness. I didn't sleep a wink!!

Nov 21st (Happy Birthday Girls!)

The C-Section was scheduled for about 10 am. My family and friends got there for support and to see the babies.. I got wheeled back to the OR around 9 they prepped me and then an emergency section had to go before me. After that was our turn.. I was so nervous!! Then at 11:45 my Dr. pulled the first baby (Eden) out and she weighed 4.8. Words cannot describe the feelings the closest I can come is that I was seeing God before my eyes, I was in such awe!! At 11:46 came baby B (Pryscilla) and she weighed 4.1. They wrapped them up and brought them in to us for picture time. Holding my girls for the first time was so unbelievable, I fell in love!! What a blessed moment.

The girls were wheeled down to the NICU, not because of any specific problems just because they were preemies. I was in recovery for 12 hrs following their birth so I didn't get to hold or see them again until around 12 am that night. Very special when I finally did..

Nov 22-25

The girls have their own room in the NICU which has been really nice for us when we visit them, it's very private. They were both hooked up to IV's for nutrients, Eden had to have a feeding tube so she didn't have to waste her energy on feedings, and they both were having lots of apena and brady cardia episodes which was pretty scary!! The nurses would have to walk over to their beds to wake them up. They just forget to breath because their brain isn't mature enough yet to remember. It was just day to day to let them try and "catch on" to what they need to be doing: breathing, eating, pooping, peeing, and regulating body temperature. Each day one would improve a little and the other would lag back and then it would switch the next day. This period was tough but at the same time they never needed to be on oxygen and all of the Dr's were so positive just saying that all of this is completely normal for 33-34 weekers. But it of course drove me nuts. They also both lost quite a bit of weight Pryscilla dropped to around 3.6 and Eden 4. We went to visit them for thanksgiving then actually got to enjoy it with family which was amazing, I really wanted my turkey!! :) Also, throughout this whole period and still now I pump every 4 hrs. I know my milk is helping to make them stronger faster. I've been doing pretty good I think but there was about a day in there when I got 0 mls and it hurt like hell!!!

Nov 26th

Happy THANKSGIVING! I did get my turkey and so did the girls via breast milk!!!

Nov 27th

The Dr's started the girls on caffeine to stop the apnea and brady's. So far since starting we have not had any episodes!! YAY!! We started to see improvement and it felt so good! It's so funny how just the little things excite you like crazy. Eden started bottle feeding and I was there to feed her first bottle, it was an amazing feeling I was so proud of her. They both came off of their IV's that were delivering fats and lipids because they started gaining weight and eating more each day. They are starting to regulate their own body temperature.

Nov 28th

More of the same, feedings are going really well. The Dr. keeps moving it up every day and by the 29th they will be at full feeds. Eden weighs about 4.5 now and Prysce 4 lbs. They are doing really good and we couldn't be happier. I got to give them "baths" last night which was so much fun. Each day I'm doing a little more with them and getting more comfortable. I think they may be coming home by the end of next week, which is much shorter than we all anticipated. I just pray they keep on the same track.

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11/21/2009 Happy Birthday E & P!

Lucky Number 21!!!!! My Scorpio blackjack babies will have a lucky number for their birthday...

Dad was hoping for two lil' scorpios (just like him..Brian's birthday is 11/19) and he got his wish!

Surgery is set for 10am 11/21/2009. Its 12:44 am and I can't sleep for the life of me...just knowing how drastically our life is changing tomorrow brings on the nerves! Brian is actually sleeping on the little couch right next to my hospital bed snoring right now, I'm a little jealous. He needs the rest though. Today was great my mom spent a lot of time here with us, my dad stopped by and dropped off some reading material for me (Sarah Palin's new book), Kendl, Brian, Beka, and Presley stopped by too. Beka and Kendl brought some cute little hats, onesies, and shoes as baby gifts. Brian bought fajitas for our "last supper" and then I ate some yummy cookies for my "last desert". I had to stop eating and drinking anything past midnight..so I gorged right before my cut off time.

I can't wait to meet my little angels and pray they are healthy and strong. I hope they grow fast and get to come home soon. This all happened so fast, but I know it's God's plan and I have completely put it in his hands. Thank you so much for all of your prayers, thoughts, and support throughout this pregnancy. Love you all!! I will post pix and news regarding the delivery as soon as I can.

Maternity Pics!

33 Weeks 5 Days: Hospital

Well we are officially in the hospital to have the babies. We checked in yesterday 11/19/2009 on Brian's birthday. My lab results were misread and I am preeclamptic (high blood pressure). So the three of us have been monitored yesterday and today and the girls got steroid shots to help progress their lung development. Tomorrow morning is game day. 11/21/2009!!! It's not completely official but about 99% at this time. Looks like our babies will be Scorpios just like their daddy. Thank you for all your prayers throughout this pregnancy, as well as your continued prayers and support.

I have such mixed emotions right now. Excitement and Anxiety being the two biggest ones... :)

I also wanted to mention that my Grandma (Mema) will be arriving back in Houston from her trip to the Holy Land. I promised we would wait till she got home, looks like I kept my promise! And Brian and I are a new Aunt and Uncle to Brian's brother's new baby boy, Ben, who was also born yesterday 11/19.

Congrats Kami, Keith, Andrew, and Ben!!!!!

Update: 33 weeks and 3 days

Brian and I went to the Dr. today to check blood pressure again and it was even higher than last time. So the DR checked us into the hospital for more tests and to check my protein levels for preeclampsia. We were there for about 3 hrs and everything came back great (bloodwork and other tests). So the increase in blood pressure is due to the fact that I'm carrying so much weight in my uterus and my body is starting to have a hard time holding it. They also monitored the babies and, except for the fact that baby P didn't want to monitored and kept kicking it off, their heart rates were perfect. The nurse also monitored me for contractions. I was having slight contractions, but couldn't feel them and they were really far apart, but still there which is just another sign that my body has about had enough. So I was sent home and put on bed rest. Our next appointment has been moved up to Friday at 9am. At this point it really is a waiting game.

Happy Birthday to Mema!!!!!

Week 33 Appointment

We had our week 33 ultrasound appointment today. The girls looked really good! Baby A weighs 5.1 lbs and Baby B weighs 4.6 lbs. I can't believe I'm carrying around almost 10lbs of baby. It's taking a toll on my body for sure at this point. My blood pressure was up today and I have to do a 24hr test that will screen for protein (which could be a sign of preeclampsia and would require hospitalization). I am hoping the spike in blood pressure is just due to the fact that I have a lot of extra weight. Regardless of the outcome, the babies are just about ready to make their grand entrance into the world and should weigh enough to be able to come home pretty quick. On the ultrasound, Baby B was "sitting" on Baby A's face... poor Baby A, :) . I'll keep everyone posted on how my test comes out and if I'll be going into the hospital this week or if I'll be continuing my time on the couch. Love you all A!!!

Nursery Pix

11/11

"11:11 is a code that will awaken the mind and change our evolution of consciousness"

Thank you to all the men and women who have fought, are fighting and will fight to preserve our freedom. We appreciate YOU...

Today is 11/11 and is a really special day, 11:11 has spiritual significance to me and I have felt the Holy Spirit all day. Thank you for all of your prayers for me and the girls. Mema is in Bethlehem today praying for all of us and the girls. I think it is so special and fitting that they would be there today, I will always remember and tell the girls one day about it. I just know they are going to be such spirit filled girls, I can feel it!!

Here is a link to the church in Bethlehem that Mema is visiting.

Girls Weekend

This past weekend was a special one for me, my mom, and sister. The guys all went hunting as it was opening weekend. Friday afternoon my mom and I drove to El Campo to see my Grandma off before her 16 day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We helped her organize her travel bags, visited, and shared some apple pie and poppy seed rolls. Saturday morning, after we woke up, was photo shoot day for maternity pictures. I figure I'm only going to be pregnant once I better get some pix of this big belly and show it off a bit. They turned out better than I ever thought! Special thanks to Kendl for putting up with me and still managing to get some really good pictures!

The three of us went to the Hungry Elephant for lunch and ate way too much then went to Kendl's first wedding dress fitting. That was so much fun and she looked insanely gorgeous! Although, I was wearing down by that point we made it to a few stores to get me some comfortable hospital clothes and ended up at the nail salon to get manicures and pedicures. There was a lady that overheard I was having twins and walked up to ask if they were identical? She told me she had identical twin boys and said if she can give me one tip it was to journal each day because they really do the strangest things!! Her boys are 29 now and she wishes she had a journal to recall all of the details. I will definitely take her advice.

That was the end of our girls weekend as Brian picked me up Saturday night but it was so much fun and I'm thankful to have had the time with mom and K. Thank you mom for the weekend. You took such good care of me and we had so much fun too. Thanks for putting up with me! Love you...

3 Weeks to go!!!

Our couples baby shower was great fun and I'm so happy that it went so good. Brian and I have everything we need now and are ready for our little baby girls to make their appearance. Overall I have to thank God for the success of my pregnancy because I am 2 days away from being 32 weeks and the girls are still both enjoying their cozy dark living quarters inside my belly. They've stretched me to the max, so it is roomy in there, and I didn't get one stretch mark along the way so big plus. My summer bikini awaits me!!

A day after our last baby shower I woke up with that stabbing pain in my side, and immediately started having flash backs to week 18! I cried to myself thinking how great things had been going and now this. So I followed the same procedures as last time for a couple days..icy hot patches, Tylenol every 4hrs, heating pads, and ice packs but nothing was working this time. About the same time I started getting a rash on my back that was itchy and tingly. I called Dr. Faro and she told me to come in because it was too close to the end to take any chances. She took one look at the rash and asked me if I'd had chicken pox; then proceeded to diagnose me with shingles.

I have to say that having shingles was the worst pain I've ever been in. Ever..and at 30 weeks pregnant...OH JOY. My Dr hooked me up with all the medicine I needed to kick the virus and kill the pain and sent me home to recover. Well being me and always doing what I want...that weekend was Halloween and we had already made plans to go to Victoria and enjoy trick or treating with Presley and I wan't going to let even shingles stop me. Their street is adorable. The neighbors get really involved. A handful of people turn their garages into mini-haunted houses and my favorite house has popcorn, punch, and this year cotton candy!! I'm such a kid! Anyway, I couldn't resist so we made the trip and in a role reversal my lovely Beka took care of and waited on me. Thank you!!

My follow up appointment and ultra sound was on November 4th. My sister went with us for the first time and baby E gave her a beautiful profile to see. I think she enjoyed going and it was wonderful to share the experience with her. We were all amazed to find out that the babies weighed in at 4.1 and 3.7 oz. A small difference at this point. It's crazy that they are 4lbs now! Its been a "long" stressful road but actually short when considering the time I've known I was pregnant. I feel lucky about that too, not only did I get a 2 for 1 deal but it was short! I found out I was prego on June 8th and the girls will be here three weeks from now. I'm so thankful for the shortness...pregnancy is no joke!!! I'm very ready to have my body back to myself but feel very special to have been chosen to house my two precious little girls.

The shingles are healing thank goodness, I am ridiculously huge, it's hard to move, Brian has a monster to deal with 1/2 the time (and may I add, has withstood my moodswings much better than I would have expected), my ankles and feet are swollen!! I don't know who I am when I look in the mirror. With all that being said, I know every second of this is worth it. I will see my babies in just days! I do have one last request though...I would like to eat lots and lots of turkey, if they could wait till right after Thanksgiving that would be perfect in my book. Although, not sure we will make it!

To the babies living inside of me: "please girls stay put until after Nov. 26th then hurry as we are ready to meet you!! If we don't make it though we'll still get turkey so no worries. Daddy keeps watching you tube of twin baby girls giggling and laughing. He can't wait to hear you laugh!! And believe me he is quite the funny guy, you both will be rolling or maybe you two will make him roll, we shall soon see!! Love you both"

Alaskan Baby Shoes

Getting the Nursery Ready!!

Thanks for everyone's help so far...Brian, Noni, Kendl, Slade, & Beka! It's coming along...

Pom Love For The Nursery!

We started on the nursery! I've been looking really forward to this part. I'll post pix as we go along. I ordered these poms off Etsy and they are going to hang between the girls' cribs. I think they are so pretty!! 

Week 27 Appointment

We had our 27th week appointment on Thur. the girls looked great!! One is 2.2 and the other 2.4 lbs!!! My mom went with us which was wonderful! I have our first baby shower tomorrow and am so excited. Hope everyone has a good day!

Baby ID Bracelets

We are keeping the names a surprise, but here is a clue! I just finished baby id bracelets.

I didn't want the girls to be known as the "pink" or "yellow" twin by always dressing them in certain colors. So I thought, why not id them by their name, that is what a name is for! Each bracelet has the first initial of their first name. Can't wait to try them on you...Baby E & Baby P!

email me at amber@amberstardesign.com to order your own twin ID bracelets!

About Twin Baby ID Bracelets:

-flat and can be customized with one or two initials for the name so twins can keep them on. It's an easy way to tell them apart by their name instead of color. Works great for moms, dads, family members and friends! An alternative to painting toenails, piercing ears, and color coding your twins in order to tell them apart. 

-two custom colors...choose one background color and one color for initials

-We never use beads, buttons, or anything else that a baby could chew or suck on and could end up causing choking. Which is why all of the ID bracelets are made of soft non-toxic 100% cotton yarn.

-The bracelets are washable and adjustable, and close with tiny flat snaps that are sewn on securely. They are not accessible to the babies so they will be safe.


-Contact preemieprints@gmail.com to order a set today!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my dad!! Brian and I took him to lunch at Cadillac Bar in Houston...all 5 of us enjoyed the great food. Love you dad thanks so much for everything you do!

Image Descriptions

Check out the pictures below to see what's inside that BIG belly!!!!!!!!

Image 1: 4D face shot of baby B its really hard to see on here though, sorry. She is turned almost face down and her arm is in front of her face. You can kind of make out the nose and arm.

Image 2:

4D Ultrasound of Baby A's face. If you look close you can see she has her mouth open, her little nose, and her eyes are closed. Looks like shes snoozin to me!! Good girl...sleeping like a champ already.
Image 3: Profile of Baby A

25 Week Ultrasound in 4D!!!

25 Week Appointment

The girls looked great!!! They are closer in weight than our last visit which is wonderful news. One baby is coming in at 1.5 and the other at 1.7 lbs. They both looked very content and happy...posing for pictures, stretching, and sucking their thumbs!!! Dr. Faro got one 4D picture and she looked precious! I'll post a few later today. Thanks for your continuous prayers.... Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Baby Registries

Brian and I have registered for the twins at:

www.walmart.com

www.target.com

Nat GEO Identical Twin Movie

St. Philomena

This was a prayer given to us by my Grandma's best friend, Mrs. Betty. St. Philomena has a beautiful story if you feel like reading more about her. She is known to be especially powerful in cases involving expectant mothers, children, real estate, money, and help for the sick. This prayer is powerful! Enjoy!

22 Weeks Old

This is the best profile picture we've gotten! She looks like a cutie to me! The picture of Baby B above it is actually at 20 weeks and it shows her (right eye) retina. Amazing! It also looks to us like shes making the rock & roll symbol with her right hand.. right on baby!!!!

A Host for My babies

Definition of Host: The animal or plant on which or in which another organism lives

This entire pregnancy I've described myself as feeling like a host for these two lives inside of me. I've felt it without much thought. I feel like my life has been taken over, my nutrients zapped. There is a whole list of things I can't do: drink, waste energy, eat too much seafood, get on a roller coaster, jump, lift, take really hot baths, drink too much coffee, etc... Then there are the things I have to do: get plenty of rest, eat right, take vitamins every night, go see my Dr. all the time, monitor my body and how its feeling, etc. So from the moments of finding out I was pregnant I have felt like a lot of my lifestyle choices came to a giant halt for the soul reason of trying to do my part in producing healthy living organisms...or cute little babies. This feeling for me came naturally. 

It brings to mind abortion and one of the main arguments for it... "It's a woman's body she should do what she thinks is best" ... in my mind they need to restate that by saying... "It's a woman's body she should do what she wants" because to me in a matter of abortion there is no denying the fact that something else, another being, is living and growing inside of you. The "choice" comes in when deciding weather to host those living beings or not. Unfortunately, since the little tiny humans can't talk, they can't scream and fight for their life. That's why we have to! Brian and I have been given a gift, we have the ability to chronicle (as have you though our pictures) the growth of the twin girls from 8 weeks of life. It has been amazing so far. Life does not begin when these babies come into the world at 9 months. Please!!! I read a story online of a baby that was delivered and lived at 21 weeks of age. Not common of course but it still happened! 

Life begins when their heart starts beating and we were able to hear our girls hearts at 8 weeks. 

Some Clothes For the Girls!!

I'm very into the color peach right now!!! The outfits at the top are from http://www.nurtureplace.com/ and my favorite below....the pants and funky hat....are from my beloved Etsy!!!! http://www.etsy.com/

Hello Again!!!

My quote for today found by my best friend Beka, thanx girl!! 

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

This quote could not explain any better the transition I've been going through of leaving a reasonably "happy go lucky life style" behind to being married with children and all the responsibility that's coming along with it. I know that I will find my new self, my new life, and it will be great and better than before, but I definitely have a sense that I am leaving my old life behind.

Hey everyone.. So Its been quite some time since I've posted anything juicy for you guys to read or look at. Brian is scanning new pictures of the girls today and I will get those on here pronto! So I am 23 weeks now and a lot has happened since my 16 week posting. 

Around 18 weeks I had some pretty bad growing pains down my left side. I was pretty much in bed for a week and half and couldn't really move around too much. Thank goodness icy hot patches did the trick plus I'm sure the massage I got helped as well. Plus I spent a lot of time in the pool. I've become such an advocate of swimming and pregnancy. If I had a pool, I'd be teaching pregnancy water aerobics now. With all this extra weight I'm toting around the weightless feeling is awesome. So I'm sure that helped too.. Other than the weight gain my poor body is having to deal with, physically I've been feeling pretty good. Except of course that its getting harder to bend over or get out of bed.  Ugh!

As for emotionally, I have my ups and downs, which is true for any pregnant girl so I won't dwell. Feel free to ask Brian how thats been when you see him...  

The babies had their 22 week appointment last week with the perinatal Dr. (a high risk baby Dr.). She did a level 2 ultra sound to see how the girls were developing. It went very well! Their brains, bones, and bodies look great! I know you all are still praying and I have to sincerely ask that you keep it up as the next 10 weeks will be the most closely watched of the whole pregnancy. At our 22 week appt. Baby B was showing to be 1 week behind Baby A in size (or 4 oz.) In the world of twins the Dr. assured us, as has Dr. Faro, that this is perfectly normal. There is no indication at this time of TTS. We are in the clear, so far. Please pray that they both continue to grow at equal, or at least close, to equal rates. If everything continues on the current course we'll be having these babies sometime around December 14th. We haven't scheduled a date yet... 

So thats the update on all of us for now. I'll write more often. I feel like I'm finally coming out of a fog. We have been working hard to organize our house to get it ready for the nursery and the babies. I've also made a few purchases for the girls, I'll post some pix for you to check out. I'm done with our registries and I'll post links to those too... :) 

Thanks for keeping up with this blog even though I've been lagging....Just remember my excuse I only have for about 3 more months...I'M PREGNANT!!! 

16.5 Week Old Identical Twin Baby Girls

Baby Girl Heads

Baby B's Hand















Baby B's Feet

Baby A's Profile

And My Favorite.... The picture that told us they were girls...

Baby Girl Butts & Legs... So cute! I tried to write on the pic with a pink marker but that didn't work out to well with the scanner... They were basically sitting on top of the camera for this picture.

Memories From Today!

(Brians in the background looking at his three girls..so sweet)

• Getting "sick" on the way to our appointment because of those nasty pre natals... yuck!
  
• Brian & I watching the Golden Girls in Dr. Faro's office before our appointment
  
• Dr. Faro saying the word "girls" and knowing thats what was coming out of her mouth before and as she was saying it..my phychic ability is getting better all the time!!
• Their little "bootie" picture.. (coming soon and very cute)
• Brian's smile when she said they were girls
• My dad telling me to get ready because their going to be little ranch girls with him
• Getting my hair done today. A gift from my mom that I already had scheduled for after my Dr. appointment. Wonderful girly day from my mom, how fitting. 
• Brian hanging out with me at the salon while I got it done. We had fun talking about how many more salon days are on the way!
• Eating  sushi with no sushi in it for lunch..haha. Just seaweed, sticky rice, crunchy stuff, and eel sauce! Yummy but funny! 
• Taking my first pictures of my prego belly
• All of the wonderful and sweet comments from friends and family via email, facebook, text, and phone calls. I love you all thanks for making this such a special day for us!
• My blue bubble gum snow cone that a guy was selling at a store by our house.. nice treat!
• And of course my favorite TV shows that are on tonight..So You Think You Can Dance and BIG BROTHER 11. 

What a wonderful day thanks to all of your prayers!!! 

If you voted for GIRLS...YOU Were RIGHT!!!

Brian and I had our 16.5 week appt. today. First of all the babies looked great! Healthy and lovely.. Dr. Faro got some great pics of their feet, hands, heads, and butts, haha! Their weights were equal again and we don't have another appt. for 4 weeks. After that she said we'd be going every 2 weeks again until they deliver. My premonitions, mother intuition, or whatever you'd like to call it was right on. We found out we have two baby girls headed our way.. Baby A is looking to be our girlie girl as she was always center stage for the pictures and baby B (more like me its looking like) was quite laid back.. looking nice and comfortable! We still managed to get a few shots of her though. They both looked adorable to us and have grown so much in the past 5 weeks. I'll post their pics soon... Hope all is well with everyone thanks again for your prayers. Each one is making a difference every day in all four of our lives.

PS. I told Lola & Roxy they have sisters on the way. Brian's going to have a blast with all these females 

Week 14 Appointment

We had our 4th appointment this morning. No ultrasound, so no pictures for your viewing pleasure, but we did get to hear their heart beats and they sounded great! Both baby A & B's were very strong. Next visit which is July 30th we will find out if the babies are BOYS or GIRLS so get your votes in... lol. Hope you all have a good week!! 

Week 13: Can Anyone Throw Some Energy My Way?

People keep saying that your energy should start coming back during the second trimester. Well I've officially hit the 2nd trimester (although only by 1 week) and I can't find it anywhere!!! Everyone keeps asking me how I'm feeling, On the whole I have not been sick which is a blessing. I've had bouts of nausea, headaches, and some other minor stuff, but I will have to say that my biggest problem, and it is really starting to feel like a problem, is fatigue and lethargy. If I do anything at all... go out to lunch, go to a party, go to the store it takes all of the effort I have to get myself off the couch to even think about getting ready. For me, having “energy” in the 1st trimester meant having the ability to get off the couch and make it to the kitchen to get the ice cream instead of asking Brian or anyone else around to do it for me. I really don't have energy to think and work much less clean my house! I feel bad for Brian. I know he thinks I'm useless but he's been very very helpful and accommodating to my needs even while he goes to school. I just keep reminding him... "I'm growing OUR 2 babies" :) I feel lucky and blessed to have him he has been wonderful thus far. From what I've read about being pregnant with twins everyone says you get "pregnancy symptoms" x2. Thank God I haven't been sick x2 but tired x2 hands down I've gotten. Hopefully this "out of it" feeling won't last much longer... We have our next appointment on Monday please pray for equal weight babies just like last time. Love you all!!

Music Lovers

So in addition to our twins having no choice but to love traveling they can't help but love music and are destined to be rockers..lol ;) Brian & I live for music and the other day we started thinking about the fact that the twins have, technically already been to 3 concerts!!! I can't help but think that they love music because every time I listen to music I get an even more euphoric feeling than I did before I was pregnant. It doesn't matter what kind of music it is...rock & roll, old country, or reggae, if I'm feeling stressed or sick listening to anything automatically calms me down and makes me happy. In my eyes that can only mean there are 2 more souls, along with mine, rocking out and loving it!!

The 3 Concerts

Shreveport, LA
When we found out I was pregnant Brian and I took a short overnight trip to Shreveport, LA to absorb and celebrate our news. We ended up at a small intimate rock concert. The name of the band was Touching The Absolute.. They rocked, the venue was small, and we enjoyed it. It was a great getaway for Brian and I!

Corpus Christi, TX
Mom got tickets for Pepa (my grandpa) to go see an old county favorite, Mr. George Jones. Brian and I (and the twins) tagged along with Mema, Pepa, Mom, Uncle Chris, Jennifer, and Uncle Scott. We had a blast singing along, dancing, and loving life!

Houston, TX
Warped Tour with Brian, Beka, Kennady, & Morgan. There were about 10 stages set up with bands playing all day. We got there around 4 to miss the scorching heat and stayed till the end around 10. Lots of bands and loud music. Nice!! Here are a few pix from Warped Tour.