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Jul 08 2014
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10 Things I have learned while being pregnant for the third time, and with my second set of twins.

1. People say really strange things. I know its mostly out of shock or just having no idea what TO say, but really. Telling me that my family was already big enough is just wrong, stranger at the grocery store.
2. Nesting starts immediately. It’s more of a scramble to the finish type feeling because you KNOW what is coming.
3. The pregnancy “senioritis” feeling hits more like the 24th week. Thank God I’m not going the full 40 or I may become a psycho.
4. All the things you say you won’t eat or you won’t do because you want to bounce back fly swiftly out the window because really, its survival mode.
5. Sitting modestly is totally out of the question. I feel like a SUMO wrestler when I sit. It’s not pretty folks. But I’m sorry. I have no control over my body anymore.  Long maxi’s are essential for the general public.
6. Did I mention people say really weird things? To your face? That are A. none of their business or B. Completely socially unacceptable.
7. The Bath is your friend. Live there.
8. Having older kiddos sure helps out so much better than doing this with a toddler in tow. Thanking God daily for the 6 year gap we have.
9. Leaving the house becomes increasingly stressful just for the one fact of trying to find clothes that actually cover my entire stomach and are not itchy. (I always get a fabulous rash on my belly. Yay for hot sweaty itchy pregnancies in the summers, shoulda planned that better….oh wait…..)
10. I have the best friends and family who have literally carried me through this pregnancy. From the first trimester shock, the second trimester marathon of finishing everything I could before complete misery set in, to the third trimester, literally calling me for grocery lists, driving me on errands because my belly is too big to drive, taking my children on fun outtings so they are not stir crazy here with me, going to my dr appointments, praying for the things that are closest to my heart, and calling and texting with the right words for the right moments.

And with that I leave you with this fabulous print that my cousin, Bethe, designed yesterday. It was so perfect for where my mind and body where yesterday.

Print is available here 

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Jun 24 2014
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Summer 2014

We have been staying busy as we count down the days til the brothers’ arrival. We’ve been very blessed with some unnaturally overcast days and rain which is wonderful for this massively pregnant mamma. It also helps us stay clear of any drought issue which hinders our firework business. 

So far, this summer, the girls have :
Been to two vbs and tomorrow are starting a three day sport clinic (cheerleading for the twins and volleyball for Hayden)
Started the summer reading club at the library
Seen Malifecent -twice 
Seen How to Train your dragon
Gone to a dr appt with me
Had several indoor campouts
Consumed a fair amount of sonic slushes and snowcones
Swam
Had sleepovers at the grands
And so much more. 
I’ve been trying to make them feel like their summer is not boring even though we really aren’t doing much. 
I had a good Dr appt today. Baby b (Rivan) has flipped into head down position after being breech for weeks. But that still didn’t put us into the clear of avoiding a csection, like I had hoped for. My Dr has been very watchful over all risks involved and with twins the main risk is stress on the second baby during delivery, including stress on the placenta of the second. Plus Liam (the baby in the lead delivery position) is sunny side up so VBAC is still not in the cards. 
I have a total peace over the whole situation. I’ve prayed the whole time for my desires not to hinder what is the safest way for them to enter the world. And mostly I feel good that I found a dr that honored those wishes the entire time and has my and the boys safety as her top priority. So today they started paperwork to schedule my csection and we are still taking it day by day and hoping to make it as far as we can and as close to 36 weeks as possible. 23 days and counting. 
We are all really excited to meet these guys and can’t wait to start the next part of this experience. 
I was able to take some fabulous maternity photos, courtesy of Coon Photography. https://m.facebook.com/CoonPhotography?_rdr
 I’ve never done maternity pictures before so I’m glad with this being my last pregnancy that we were able to capture this time. The proud big sisters were able to jump in for a few as well! 

May 29 2014
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28w6d doctor day

Today the whole gang got to go with me to the dr. The girls haven’t had a chance to see an ultrasound yet and were all very amazed to see inside my stomach. 

It was also great to have Bj with me and not have to drive. Driving is still possible for me but getting harder by the day. 
I had my diabetes test and bloodwork done as well as my Rho-gam shot. Two of my least favorite milestones of pregnancy. Glad they are behind me and praying I do not have gestational diabetes like I did last time. 
Now I’m at the point where I start going every two weeks. My stomach is measuring like a 37 week single pregnancy, which is why I’ve been experiencing more contractions. All is well though. Still 44 days and counting. Heart rates were 153 and 148. The baby on my left is head down and the right is sort of transverse. Hoping for him to keep heading down and not go breech. 
May 07 2014
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26 weeks

Another week down!! This one is a pretty big milestone for me because when I was pregnant with the girls, today, 26 weeks was the day I was admitted into the hospital for constant observation until they were born. I stayed for 47 days. It was extremely difficult to go through the remainder of my pregnancy alone. Bj would bring Hayden up on the weekends and she would sleep in my bed with me and my friends and family would come as often as they could. But being over an hour away made it extremely difficult to have regular visitors. My nurses became my extended family and I truly bonded with my babies during that time. Each day that I was there was one less day for my girls in the NICU and that was my constant thought.

So today I am grateful for the opportunity to be free of bedrest and hospitalization and thankful that I am still home with my family and my boys are still growing strong inside my belly. 
Though everyday is a milestone when you are carrying twins my next big one is to make it to 32 weeks. That means I’ve made it past when my girls were born and then I can keep on going. 
Thank you for all your constant prayers and kind words. 
Xo-Lindsay 
Apr 18 2014
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23 weeks

Feeling BIG! 

Starting to get lots of “you must be about to pop type comments” so I must really be getting out there. Had a few days of major soreness in my stomach from them kicking away in there. 
We are getting close to finalizing names. Almost finished with my office and then we can shift to their room. Things are moving along and yet my to-do list keeps growing as well. It keeps me busy and mentally occupied. 

Feb 26 2014
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Coping mechanism

Well to say that this time around has been different would be putting it lightly. I have been sick since the moment that stick said “pregnant” it seems. My normal “go go go”attitude has been greatly diminished into a “just make it through the day” substitute. I don’t even know my own self these days.

I was thrilled to hit that second trimester mark and notice the almost immediate shift in energy and nausea. My tummy popped and I look like a pregnant person. So I took on the world that first week. Cleaning out cabinets, closets, conquering the insane stack of mail that I had shoved under my bed and trying to find myself under the piles of to do’s that had stacked up figuratively and literally. I was rockin and rollin. I should have known better than to get really serious and start digging through boxes in the garage. Two days later–full on sinus infection set in and back to bed I went. Ugh!!!!! I told my mom all this does to me is make my brain work even more overtime and create more and more lists that have to be done before the babies arrive. Hello voice activated checklists on my phone!! Where was that feature when I was pregnant last time??? Resting and relaxing is not my foretay. Especially with the thought from last pregnancy of preterm hospitalization and NICU life and all that came with that. I feel like I’m in a constant prepared mode for whatever may come, though my true hope is that we make it to term without even a hiccup, I go into labor at the appropriate time and am able to do a vbac, (Vaginal birth after cesarean) and most of all that I get to bring my babies home together and immediately. 
God, I know you hear my heart cry and I know your plan will be perfect. 
So through all of this I have consciously been aware of thanking God and modern society for two key things: indoor plumbing ie. Hot water, and my wonderful bathtub. I have spent so many HOURS in that thing this year already. Truly my coping mechanism. 
I have my next appointment Tuesday and am anxious for it because then I can schedule my ultrasound! What do you think we are having?
Jan 17 2014
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Twins twice

I’ve been trying to write this post now for several days trying to come up with the right words and most of them just feel inadequate. Not even quite sure how to process all the things going through my head and my heart at the same time so I’ll just do my best. Hopefully I’ll be able to stay better at the blog because I love looking back and reading all my posts that I’ve recorded of the girls growing over the years and milestones and exciting things in our life but at the same time having three kids definitely keeps me busy and limited on extra time to blog. 

I’m sure that window will only get smaller now that we are going to be the parents of FIVE children.

Yes that’s correct five children. We have once again been surprised beyond belief that we are expecting twins for the second time. Thankfully this time around the twins are fraternal which greatly decreases our risk factor and we are praying that we will make it to the end of 36 weeks and have healthy babies that can come home from the hospital at the normal time instead of being in the nicu.
We have never imagined our family as big as it is growing. We always had a plan of having two children and that was it, but God always has a different plan it seems and it will be amazing I’m sure. 

Twins at 10 weeks. Due this summer!! Guess I’ll have to change the name of my blog.