Everything Dance

With being pregnant with twins it has been so hard for me to keep up with everything else in life on this blog.  We have had such a busy year with dance and we are still not quite done--a little over a week left and than we will have 2 months off.  

Tristan took both ballet and tap this year and really excelled at both!  He is such a cute performer and ALL the girls love him-especially the older girls.  He is going to be such a lady killer with a lot of girl dancer friends.

 Isn't he so cute?  Tristan and Ian are best friends!!!

 Of course Cortlynn is a beauty!  She did an amazing job in both Swan Lake as well as her recital performances.  It's amazing how much she has grown in her talent.

 Kyra is our little ballerina.  She LOVED her weekly class and was so excited for the recital. Unfortunately-the rest of her class had stage fright and didn't want to perform so they just stood there---Kyra stood there too, with a scowl on her face!

Brynlee wanted to be a part of the dance photos too.  Looks like she will be in dance in just a few months.

Kyra was so excited to get flowers after her recital performance.

Tristan was AWESOME in his tap performance.  The only boy and he stood out for just being awesome!

30 Weeks

I've made it to 30 weeks and am definitely feeling it.  I haven't gained a ton of weight-but what I have gained is all in my tummy area so my balance is off.  At my ultrasound last week Baby A is still head down but Baby B flipped and is currently breach. (I'm pretty sure I know exactly when she flipped-during sacrament 2 weeks ago.  My entire right side of my tummy rose up and shifted.  Cortlynn even saw it and asked what was going on)  Hopefully she flips again because I'm pretty terrified of a C-Section.  I've been pretty fortunate not to get a lot of stretch marks but the veins on my belly are nasty.  We call them "Bella Veins". If you're familiar with the movie Twilight you know what I'm talking about.  Not a lot of new symptoms-pretty much the same.  Except the other night I could not lift my legs more than a couple inches off the floor.  So walking, going up the stairs, getting into bed, moving in bed, and even driving the next day was almost an impossibility.  The pain felt like I was breaking in two.  SOOOOOO PAINFUL.  I continue to have Braxton Hix contractions and some are pretty intense-but at my appointment last Tuesday-nothing had changed.

Waist:44 1/2 inches  Measured 35 weeks at the Dr Appointment

This is my Kim Kardasian sexy pose.

28 Weeks and Counting

Here are the Week 28 photos.  Pretty much the same pregnancy "issues" as before--tired, uncomfortable, slight swelling, lots of back pain, waddling, can't see my feet, my pregnancy pants are falling off b/c my belly is too big, and my hair and nails are growing SO fast!

A few new things going on: I've had Braxton Hix contractions daily--A LOT of them.  Some are quite painful. The babies are very active-and my belly is constantly moving and rolling.  My hair is no longer gray--Nope, it is now coming in WHITE!!!!!  WHITE!~So gross.

Waist-43 1/2 inches

 

WHITE hair---this twin pregnancy is really aging me.  ;-)

Happy Birthday Brynlee!

Our little Brynlee turned 2 years old on May 3.  I can't believe she is already 2 going on 16.  The terrible 2's are definitely here and are FULL BLOWN tantrums at times.  Yippee for me.  ;-)  She is just such a cutie and I love her SOOOOOOOOOOOO Much!!!

I didn't make her a cake--but I did pick up some mini-cupcakes.  Perfect size for a little women.

The week before we had Swan Lake performances and Heather, Josh, and the kids came over.  Heather was a great aunt/mom and brought a cake to celebrate 3 birthdays: Andi's, Carys', and Brynlee's.

Week 26

 Week 26---hmmmm. Sure is crazy that I'm already at week 26.  Some days I feel as if I'm 40 weeks pregnant, but I guess that is expected when you're expecting twins.  My symptoms are pretty much the same: Nauseous all of the time. I think I'm hungry-try to eat-and than get so sick to my stomach.  I get so tired and have actually had to sit on the stairs for a rest while going upstairs. There are days that I just can't get comfortable-I lay on the couch, sit in a chair, stand, lean, you name it-and nothing is comfortable so I just cry.  I'm pretty pathetic.  A new thing now is if I sit in a car too long (for work) I literally cannot walk.  Yesterday it took me 10 minutes to get from the car in the garage to the couch inside the house.  It was sooo painful!  It feels as if my "girlie part" is breaking----now is that even possible? Sure hope not.  I had an ultrasound last week and the girls look great.  Both had their heads down and they kept hitting each other during the scan.  The radiologist told me that I had a "body for twins". Not sure what that means....  After the ultrasound I met with my doctor where I had gained 4 pounds and my iron is REALLY low-  Yippee--iron supplements.  At church my neighbor asked how I was feeling because I looked really pale-I told her about my iron and she told me about a liquid iron supplement you can get at a natural herb store.  Worth a try.  Holy cow! It smells so bad-like rotten butt and I it tastes like I would imagine rotten butt tastes like.  SOOOO NAsty!  I will mix it into a smoothie which helps cover up the taste and the smell.  Haven't noticed a huge change-but it is still early. 

Waist measurement 43 inches

Here are the photos from the ultrasound last week.  I think they are beautiful!!!!

 

Photo of the babies heads next to each other.  So cute!

24 Weeks

I took this photo last wee (at 24 weeks) and with everything going on-didn't get to posting it until now.  I guess better late than never.

The girls are very active and I think are already fighting.  At times if you watch my tummy-there entire thing raises up and rolls.  Kyra was able to fill them move and I'm not sure if that was neat for her or freaked her out.  I continue to be extremely tired ALL OF THE TIME!

Since being on travel restrictions, I've just been focusing on working in town.  I've been staying pretty busy with the houses here-and I am so lopsided that I catch myself losing my balance a lot.  I tripped last week and almost went down in a yard.  Now wouldn't that have been a sight.?!

My nausea continues, and I'm probably not eating as much as I should.  After vacuuming the house a week ago-I paid for it that night.  I couldn't walk and woke up in the middle of the night on my back.  Normally that wouldn't be an issue-but since I have a bad back and the babies put added pressure to it--I literally could not roll over.  Every little movement would shoot pain down my legs and up by back.  I was stuck!  Maybe I need to get a bell or make sure my cell phone is near the bed so I can ring for help.

Waist Measurement: 42 1/2 inches

22 Weeks

I've decided that since my body is changing overnight-that I'm going to post photos every two weeks rather than every 4.  My feet have already disappeared when I'm standing up straight.  I honestly think I'm still in a state of shock since finding out we are expecting twins.  Something I teased about but never really thought seriously about it.  OOPS!!!  The babies are very active and I can already see by belly move--which is crazy since they are like the size of bananas.  

On top of being pregnant with twins-I caught the nasty stomach flu that went thru our house and literally thought I wasn't going to survive.  It was AWFUL!  I couldn't get out of bed, would get extremely hot and than extremely cold, horrible headache, and than would have to waddle as fast as I could to the bathroom to throw up items I had eaten 6 months ago.  It was pure HELL!  Thank goodness Devin had the day off and he was able to hold down the fort and watch the kids.  I was left alone to die in my misery for 24 hours.  I can definatetly tell this is a completely different pregnancy.  Yesterday I put a load of laundry in the washer-took a load out of the washer and into the dryer, and took a load out of the dryer (not in that order) and it took me 45 minutes of laying on the couch to catch my breath.  I get winded walking up the stairs, lose my breath while cooking dinner, and even in the store-I catch myself leaning over the cart to try and catch my breath.   I really am a sight to see.  

Since I was sick just 2 days ago and lost over 12lbs-I was nervous to see my doctor today.  The appointment went alright-weight was ok, blood pressure still low (88/94), and we heard both heartbeats.  Unfortunately, since I'm pregnant with twins and am now considered "high risk"-I am unable to travel more than an hour away from the Dr/Hospital.  Living in Pocatello and having my doctor in Idaho Falls-doesn't leave me a lot of travel room.  I'm a little sad about this since I won't be able to travel to Canada for my sisters wedding or be able to travel to Bear Lake for our family reunion.  BUT, I can completely understand.  I finally emailed my boss/manager tonight and informed him that I was 1)pregnant and 2)have travel restrictions: not sure how that will go.  I have been traveling SO much in so many remote and isolated locations--I guess that is a no,no now----Not sure how he will take that.

waist (around the belly button) 41 inches