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/