Thursday, September 4, 2014

26 weeks!



Another week has gone by and I am so thankful to still be cooking these sweet babies inside me! Today we had a regular appointment with Dr. McKee and all is well! They were suppose to measure the babies today but due to insurance we have to wait till next appointment in 2 weeks. I was pretty disappointed cause I was dying to know how big they are now. They checked their fluid levels are those were perfect and their heart rates were 148 and 153. We got a good profile pic of both of them that I will post below. My main concern was my sugar levels and doctor was not concerned with them. He said to keep eating the allotted amount of carbs I am suppose to have each meal and snack and if the fasting blood sugars stay above 100 and/or the 2 hour post meal sugars stay above 140 then we will talk about adding an oral medication to help but he just wants me to continue what Im doing the next 2 weeks. It made me feel better cause I was getting so frustrated with my sugars. He measured my belly and it is measuring 33 weeks now! It is definitely growing which means those babies are growing!!! 4 more weeks of work left and 11 more weeks till we meet Alyssa and Garrett! AHHH I CANT WAIT!!! God is certainly been so faithful and we are so grateful to be at this stage in our journey!


This is Alyssa :)
This is Garrett and he is holding his cord haha! :) 

Since there have been so many of you who have prayed for us throughout this journey and have rooted for us, I wanted to invite you all to my baby tea! Don't feel obligated to come by any means or bring a gift but I would certainly love to see you guys, hug your neck, and personally thank you for being a part of this journey with us! Here is the invitation!!! Hope to see you there!



How big are the babies this week? According to the pregnancy apps, they are over 14 inches long and weighing more than 2 pounds a piece, about the size of a butternut squash!

What are the babies up to this week? This week the babies eyes are no longer fused so they can open up their eyes now! They are also spending lots of time packing on the fat now!!

Maternity clothes? Well DUH! haha

Stretch marks? None yet!

Sleep? Sigh! Whats that these days? I have finished off a couple nights in the recliner now. I wake up with my hips and back on fire they ache so much! I am going to start out in the recliner tonight and see if that helps!!!

Cravings? Well since the diet has taken over, I really haven't had any cravings to speak of!

Swelling? I have now experienced swelling. I was in my sister in laws wedding this past Sunday and due to the heat and being on my feet a good bit that day, my face, hands, feet, and ankles were pretty swollen. I puffed up like a marshmallow!!! Thankfully it went away with lots of water and rest!

Miss anything? Yes, being able to eat what I want without measuring or counting carbs! Oh well, it is what it is!

Signs of labor? No signs of labor. However, I did have about 5 contractions on Monday and 2 yesterday. Just a sign that I need to relax and take it easy!

Looking forward to? I am having my maternity pics this Sunday and I am really excited about them! I am having my hair and makeup done and got a cool dress for the pics! Pretty pumped! Also looking forward to the baby tea and my work baby shower! :)

Praying specifically for? That I will continue to carry these babies until 37 weeks and that there will be no complications!

Well that's all I know this week! Thank you for reading and praying with us for these sweet babies! GOD IS SOOOOO GOOD!!!! 

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