Oh pregnancy.

So, I am unbelievably hungry lately. ALL THE TIME!
Here is what I ate today:

3 pieces of toast
a bowl of cereal
PB&J sammich
chips
3 oranges (yes three I've been craving them lately)
2 tacos
and 3 or 4 mini doughnuts
Not to mention like 500 glasses of water and two glasses of milk.

Now I am sitting here at 930 at night hungry again and with nothing to eat really. At 830 I tried to get Chris to go get me a Bigmac lol. He said no, which I am glad about because I really shouldn't eat Bigmacs and crap like that but man--I am just SO hungry!

I am kind of worried about flying all day on Wednesday. I am going to have to pack lots of snacks so I don't starve to death. lol.

Well that is all.

Picture Time! 20.5 wks

This is a cute one :-)







It occured to me that no one saw my pregnancy confirmation. Maybe this is gross or pathetic but I saved my pregnancy tests. Here is a pic. Notice that one of the lines on the first one I took is darker. That is the line that shows you are pregnant. It's darker than the reference line. Indication of twins? Yes I think so :-)

Just feel like posting.

So just to warn you, I have nothing of significance to say what so ever in this post. I just feel like posting.

So lets see here. I am huge. I feel huuuuuge, and heavy. I sat on Chris' lap last night and he says to me: "you are definitely heavier than you used to be" lol. So i got up. Poor guy--he didn't want me to get up but I was squishing him. lol.
Sleeping is getting to be much more difficult. I believe I mentioned in a previous post that I have to wake up just to roll over. Can I tell you how much that sucks? I wake up at like 6:30 am every morning too. I don't know why. I have no reason to wake up that early, but every morning like clock work I wake up. I'm still tired, but I can't sleep.
I haven't really reached any other mile stones, except of course for being half way through :-)


I will close by commenting once again on how EXCITED I AM TO GO TO FLORIDA!!! 4 more days!!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!
The first thing I want to do is to go to either Sonny's or Publix (subs) for dinner. Then the baby shower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See, I told you this was a pointless post.

Ummmmmmmmmmmm.

Should I be worried that I've gained 5 pounds in two weeks?
I had to go to the doctor today for some blood work and I had gained five pounds since my last appointment two weeks ago.
If it had been 5 pounds in a month I wouldn't be worried, but TWO WEEKS!

So yeah.
Also I have some serious heartburn today. Blerg.

So it's official...

My belly has officially gotten so big and heavy that it is hindering me from doing certain things. I can barely roll over from one side to the other when I am laying down. Which sucks because I have to sleep on my side only--I can't sleep on my back. Apparently it cuts off the blood to my heart when I lay on my back now--not completely but a lot--so I have to sleep on my sides. Every night I try to roll over and it's actually quite difficult. I have to wake up to roll over.
I feel tons of pressure now when I do certain things. Like when I get out of a chair.
I tried to bend over and pick something up this morning and I bent in such a way that my belly was actually in the way and I had to sort of find a new way to bend over. It was weird.
I never thought about the fact that once my belly started getting bigger it would get heavier. lol. I know that sounds silly, but until you experience it I don't think it's something that really occurs to you.

Well that is all I have to say. This was a sort of random post. Oh well.
Good day.

Finally!

Ok, so I added the latest profile to the slide show and here are some pictures for your enjoyment :-) This is me at 19.5 weeks.

I really don't like my hair in this one, but it's still cute :-)







(This is Aimee posting, not Chris like it says)

Just to clarify

Tonight I was talking to a very close friend of mine while I was making popcorn for youth group. Of course we started talking about my pregnancy because that is what girls do lol. I started talking about how firm my stomach is. She very politely asked if she could feel my belly, knowing I am not a huge fan of people just touching my stomach. Can I just say how much I appreciated that simple gesture of asking to touch.

I've made it no secret on my little blog that I do NOT like people, specifically people I don't really know, coming up to me and touching my belly. I get why they do it and I appreciate that they are trying to share in my experience but, I do not like **just anyone** touching my belly.
HOWEVER--aside from it being a stranger touching me--it's not necessarily the actual touching part that I don't like, it's the fact that people just do it with zero regard for my personal space. They touch me with no warning, no permission, no idea of my feelings about being touched.

So I would just like to clarify, for those family members who I will be seeing in just over a week (YAY!) and my close friends here in PHX, that if you want to touch my belly I do not mind. Just give me some warning--if nothing else :-)

Some might say I talk about this subject way too much. The argument could be made that once you are pregnant you should just accept that random people are going to come up and touch your belly with no warning. Well, I do not agree. I will probably have 10 more posts about stories of random strangers touching my belly, and how much I hate it. I do not accept that I need to just get over it. It's my body--why should it ever be OK for someone to touch me when I am not comfortable with it?
So, with that being said I am going to bed. Good night :-)

Actually....

I decided to keep blogging. lol. I feel like just posting a general life happening blog so you all know a bit more about what is going on with us in general, not just concerning the pregnancy.

So, I mentioned in passing a few blogs ago that we have some new foster children. Unlike most of our placements over the last month and a half this will be a longer term placement. We had about 3 different placements which we only had for a week each in August and the beginning of September. We will probably have these girls for quite a while, which I am OK with.
Their names are Rosa and Ave (pronounced Ahh--vay). They are 6 and 3 and very very sweet. They've been in school and they are both doing very well. Rosa doesn't like school at all, I think just because she is very shy, but she is very smart and is doing really well. Ave LOVES her preschool though. Every morning she is so excited to go see her friends and bring her own lunch. It's so cute. We do not know how long we will have them, but probably at least several months and we could even still have them when we have our little ones. They are such good girls though--it won't be a problem.

Also, I got a job at a preschool. I am very very excited about it too. This preschool is actually at an elementary school, and it's a special needs class. Most of the kids just have developmental issues, they don't necessarily have down syndrome or anything. I am an aide, and I will work like 30 hours a week. Each day there are two different classes for 2.5 hours each and one of the days there are no kids and I just kind of do things to help the teachers have the crafts and stuff ready. I actually worked in this same class last fall for about 4 or 5 months, but then I quit to go to school full time. I love the women who work there and they are really awesome. They are very well aware that I am pregnant with twins, and they said the hours can be somewhat flexible too. I decided to get a job because I don't really do too much during the day at all. I get pretty bored and I find myself just sitting on the couch a lot of the time. So I thought a part time job, especially one where they are flexible and very understanding of my situation would be a good thing. I won't have to be on my feet all the time and I won't have to do any lifting either. Actually last year when I worked there one of the teachers was pregnant so I know they will work well with my situation. Also, it helps a lot financially considering we have TWO babies on the way. We are going to save ALL the money I make with this job, so that is something we are very excited about.

Chris started school again this semester. He is really enjoying his classes this year too. He only has to go twice a week, every other week. His classes are: Teaching the Bible in Context and World Religions and Dialogue. He is excited about them, but he's actually only been to one class meeting so far. His second is this week.

He's also a part of a city volleyball league here in Phoenix. It's every Wednesday and it's a somewhat competitive league. It's a four person team and he's the only guy on his team, but **I** think he's one of the better players. Definitely one of the more consistent players. He enjoys that league a lot. He is really one of those people who need to always be a part of something active. So it's been good for him. It ends this month though, but I think with school and us having kids now he might take a break.

Also, we are both VERY excited to go to Florida. 10 days and counting!!! Chris is officiating the wedding of one of his VERY close friends. The church is allowing him to conduct the ceremony, but he can't do the legal aspect of it. Karen (Chris' Mom) is a notary and she will take care of the legal paperwork. I think it's really nice that Chris can be a part of his friend's wedding in such a meaningful way. I am excited to see him as an 'officiant' :-)

I suppose that is all we've got going on, besides the twins of course :-) I just thought I would post a bit more about us than just pregnancy info. I hope you enjoyed :-)

Sorry.

So Chris' camera was dead so I couldn't take any pics. I will get some up tomorrow.

Just a small little tidbit. Earlier today we were watching football, and I had my hand on my tummy while one of the little ones was kicking. I always try and see if I can feel them with my hand but usually I can't. Today though it was like...WAMMO a huge, HARD kick. I totally felt it on my hand. I was like OMG! Chris put his hand on my belly but no more kicks. They do kick a lot, but at the same time it's still sort of sporadic.

So that is all. I will be sure to get some more pics up tomorrow for sure.

Yaaaaaaaaay :-)

I just received our first baby gift!!! Woot woot :-)

It's a car seat. The cutest little car seat ever. It's for Jacob :-) He will be mucho cute in it too--awe. I tried to imagine him in his little car seat all snug. It's very comfortable looking--very soft and cushy. Ooh. I am so excited.
Thank you Donna Witek :-)

I can't wait to meet my little babies :-)



While I am blogging, I will write about my lunch portion today. So I told you I was much more hungry lately right. Well this is what I had for lunch:

Olive Garden--
3 or 4 bread sticks
Artichoke Spinach dip (halved it with Chris)
A bowl of salad
2 bowls of soup
and 2 glasses of water
--oh and one of those delicious little chocolates they give you :-)

Yeah--I am a little piggy haha.
To give something to compare to, I usually have like half a glass of water, barely 1 bowl of soup, half a bowl of salad. 2 bread sticks (ish) and some of the spinich dip. I ate at least double what I usually eat today.

Later on today I will post another pic and add to the slide show--stay tuned.

I am huge.

I feel huge today. I am getting to the point where my belly is actually in my way a little bit. I was sitting on the couch, and I tried to reach over my belly with my right arm and I couldn't do it. Well I could, but I had to like move my whole body over a little bit so my arm could reach over. haha. I laughed at myself. The other day I actually ran into a piece of furniture with my belly. haha. I was like, oh--I am bigger than I used to be.

I am 19 weeks, and it's unbelievable to me. I am halfway through, and in the next month I am going to get REALLY huge. I am excited about it though :-) Chris looked at me today and he was like, OMG you are really getting big. I am getting lots of comments lately from all kinds of people so I suppose it's fairly obvious now. Not even a week a half ago that was not the case.
I like it :-) A few of my shirts are almost too small now, they are on the verge of not being long enough. Probably in a week I won't be able to wear them. I wore this dress yesterday and it's almost too small too. We will be in Florida in two weeks for a wedding, and I was planning on wearing that dress. I know I won't be able to though, it will be too small by then.

Otherwise there isn't too much to report. I am getting lots of kicking, and now I feel it more on both sides of my belly. Not so much just on the right. Especially at night haha.

That is all.


p.s. I really like comments--you should leave me some more often :-)

3rd post of the day...

I guess I am posting a lot of updates today! That's ok. More for you to read. lol.

So, after many many recommendations I went ahead and watched the movie "The Business of Being Born". It was basically a movie that was very pro natural birth/home birth. I guess you could call it a documentary, and it was a project Ricki Lake put together after the birth of her two children. Her point was to educate women on the different options there are in terms of birth. Meaning, you don't have to go to a hospital, have and epidural, and give birth laying on your back with a bunch of doctors all around you. And that C sections are not as necessary as many women think they are.

First of all let me say, that I am VERY much in agreement that women need to educate themselves about the birthing process before choosing their own particular way to give birth. I personally go to a midwife, and plan on a natural birth--in a hospital.
For me a natural child birth is very important.

Having said all of that, this movie was hard to watch. It was very one sided, it really demonized (to steal a word Chris used) doctors/OBGYNs in general. It made it seem like every doctor in America only cares about their liability and getting to dinner on time. It also did not really talk enough about why having your baby in a hospital can be a good thing. It focused almost exclusively on natural home childbirth, and didn't show the other side of birth what so ever (which I think a documentary should do). So, I was disappointed. I appreciate the desire to show another side of birth, than what most women are taught growing up but I still feel like I kind of had to dissect it a little bit and figure out what was legitimate and what was just propaganda.

I think it's a good movie for a woman to watch, but I wouldn't base any opinion on what that movie had to say. I think it's just a good tool to open your eyes and realize there are other ways to give birth than what you see on TV.

So, there that is.
Tomorrow we are 19 weeks. 19 WEEKS!! That is unbelievable to me. Well, it's late and I am tired. Goodnight.

This is MY belly, thank you very much.

So. Yet another complete stranger put their hands on my belly today. I hate that. I am very self conscious of my belly. Even though it's a pregnant belly, I still don't like people touching me. Especially strangers.

I've never been one to go around touching pregnant lady's bellies. I really just don't understand why for some people, pregnancy equals a complete lack of personal space--even if you've never even spoken to the person before.

Anyway, while we are talking about my belly, I have been SO hungry today. Today I have eaten a bowl of cereal, two sandwiches, some cheetos, a bunch of water, and I am about to eat an orange. It's 330 right now. That is a lot for me. I'll be hungry in like an hour again. haha.

I guess that is all.

Eh.

So, today is a rough one already and it's not even 9am. My stomach is just so...upset and like bloated feeling. Plus I just feel exhausted this morning.

(We got some new foster kids--3 and 6 yrs. We've had them since Thursday evening. They are sweeties)

I got up and got the kids ready for school/preschool and I was planning on going to work at the church but man-my stomach was just very unhappy. So I decided to come home and lay down for a bit before I head up there.

Now I am laying here watching the worst episode of Saved by the Bell that was ever made.
I'm going to try to get some sleep.

Unclever title

Whew! I am pooped today. All I really did was go to Kmart and the grocery story, but man oh man. My feet were killing me and I had some like crampage (which is normal btw).
Before I left for the store I had Chris take some pictures to post. I had no idea how big I had gotten. I guess now I am really looking pregnant-I am a house! haha. It's sort of exciting though.
I took a peek at our registry and we have a few things that have been purchased. I am such a cheater. It's exciting though. One of them I know I'm getting in the mail this week so I am excited about that! Only about 2 more weeks until we go to Florida. I can't wait until then. I'm excited to be home :-)

**Edit**
I figured out how to add a slideshow to the blog. See on the right, it starts at 15 weeks and goes to 18 weeks. I will add a new pic every week. I think it's pretty neat to be able to see the growth from week to week.

Well that is about all I've got for now. Here are some more pictures--marvel at my largeness. haha.

Emotional craziness strikes again.

So, I am crazy emotional lately. I can't say that I am enjoying it either.
Normally (pre-pregnancy) I never cry. Things kind of slide off my back, and I deal with it other ways.
Now however, I cry about everything.

The kids we had left yesterday. I was really sad, but normally I'm good when the kids leave. I knew I wasn't keeping these girls so I don't know why it affected me so much. When they called to say they were leaving I cried. Then I cried when I dropped them off, and then I cried later that night. Who am I?
Lately when I cry, I always start to think about our last foster placement, the 2 and 5 yr old girls we had for a year, and then I start to cry more because really, I'm still getting over losing them. So I start crying for one reason, but inevitably I end up crying because I miss them.

Today, however, I'm not really missing the baby or the girls, I'm just down and lonely. Chris told me he wasn't coming home until 6 and I started to cry. lol. Then he called me and I started to cry more, like uncontrollably.

This emotional business only started once I got to my second trimester. Hopefully it will subside.

That is all.

The verdict is in...

and we are having one boy.....and.....the....other...one...is....a....mystery! lol. The other one wouldn't give it up! We tried and tried but their little legs were closed shut! That baby was in a complete fetal position and we couldn't see a thing. We had to work on the little boy--he didn't want to show it either, but eventually he gave it up haha. His name is Jacob :-)
They are both healthy, exactly 8 ounces. My due date is now right around Feb. 14--Valentines Day! lol.
Interestingly enough, I didn't gain a single pound since my last appointment! Which, in my opinion, is a good thing :-) The doctor wasn't concerned. She said I am all healthy and the babies are perfect and everything is wonderful!
My next appointment is Oct. 11 she said we should definitely be able to tell by then (hopefully haha).

So we know Jacob's first name, but not his middle. If the other babe is a girl, his name will be Jacob Alan but if the other babe is a boy his first name will be Alan. So--we don't know. We don't have any boy middle names picked out so we will see. Although--nothing is in stone--we have a few other boy names we really like so it's not too out there to think we might name one boy Jacob Alan and the other one of our fav names. Who knows?! We will decide when we meet them:-)

We both called our Mom's right away when we got into the car. I told my Mom we didn't know about one of them and she said, "You just tell them you are having a baby shower and you HAVE to know! Schedule another appt before you come out here!" I was like, um...that isn't quite how it works. Not to mention I have to pay for those appointments--haha. That's not to say it didn't cross my mind. So, it was a good morning.
I will say I do not plan on ever bringing kids to one of my appointments again. It was not fun. Poor Chris was trying to watch the screen and the 3 year old was just dying for his attention. She was throwing things and she wouldn't stop talking. Definitely not used to hearing the word no. Anyway.

Well that is all. At least we know we are having one boy! Hopefully the other will show their stuff next time haha!

Soooo...

it's only 10.5 hours until I find out if I am having girls or boys or both! YAY!

Life

What a crazy weekend! We've been in between foster placements for the past month or so. We've had a few that have stayed a week, or a few days or so, but no permanent placements.
Saturday night, around 1030pm, we got a call from CPS (child protective services) about two girls, 3 yrs and 6 months who needed a place to stay, at least until Monday. So I said yes.
It's crazy taking such young kids in the middle of the night. I didn't get to bed until like 130am! Poor things were so upset and tired. Of course the baby woke up at like 530am, so that was fun. Yesterday was a rough day.
All that aside, they are such adorable little girls. Especially the baby, considering her circumstances, she is such a happy little thing. Such a joy. I will be sad when they leave--I could definitely keep these kiddos. The baby slept from 730pm last night, until 8am this morning! Then she fell back to sleep at like 915! Chris and I think she probably didn't get much good sleep, coming from what was probably a stressful living situation, so maybe she's catching up? Or maybe 6 month olds just sleep that much. I'm not sure. Either way, very cute and that was my crazy weekend. We still have them though, not sure for how long. Just waiting to hear from CPS. I know they had a family member in mind, so we will see.

I was happy to have a distraction the last few days, and today even, because I was getting so anxious about the doctor appointment tomorrow!! I can't believe we find out the sexes already! I really can't wait to pick the names. I've got a few in mind but I don't want to get really excited about any names yet because it might be that I can't even use that name.

I have to say that I am wicked excited about the baby shower in Florida. I'm excited to celebrate this pregnancy with my family, and I am excited to see some of my friends I haven't seen in forever. Some of them I went to youth group with in HS, and I haven't really seen them since. We've just kept up with each other over the years. I'm excited for the gifts, but not just because I like getting gifts (which I do haha) but it has more to do with being able to actually celebrate my pregnancy with the people who have been there for me my entire life. It's like, that makes it real. I'm just excited to go home, and experience family happiness. You know what I mean.

Well that is all. I am sure I will have a crazy excited post tomorrow!! Woot woot!

Babies and loud music

So we went to that wedding last night. I was a fun wedding, the groom is of Indian (India) decent so it was kind of mixed like traditional American and traditional Indian. Definitely a cool wedding. We enjoyed ourselves. It was funny because we tried to slow dance, and my belly is so big, it got a little bit awkward. I kind of laugh saying 'so big' because it's no where near as big as it will be eventually. haha. We had to maneuver a little bit to dance close but we made it work.
Everyone was very excited for us to be having babies. A lot of people knew we were pregnant, but they didn't know it was with twins so that was kind of amusing. Everyone always says the same thing, 'oh my God' 'I couldn't do that' 'Do twins run in your family?' I never know what to say, especially to the 'run in your family' one. Because yes they do, on both sides, but that has nothing to do with why we are having twins haha. Of course I don't just tell everyone in the world we used fertility drugs. So--I just smile and say they do run in our family. lol.
They had traditional Indian food at the wedding. I've never had Indian food, and I was scared to eat it. I tried it all, and it tasted good but I was really scared to eat too much because my stomach is SO sensitive, and it was very spicy.

They also had some REALLY loud music with tons of bass. Probably within a minute of the music getting really loud I started feeling like cramps in my abdomen. I never get cramps like that and it worried me a little bit. Then I went outside away from the music and the cramps stopped. So I went back inside, and they started up again. Then they switched to a softer/slow song and the cramps stopped. Then when the music got loud again the cramps started back up. So I have concluded that the babies did NOT like that loud music and they were trying to let me know. haha. I took their cue and we left, and I didn't have any cramps after that. Kind of weird to be honest--but that really did happen.

Thinking about that kind of amuses me, I think the kiddos are more like me--mellow yellow. I'm not into super loud crazy music. i like to sit and relax in the quiet. I like for things to be calm and chill. Apparently so do the babes.
Well we have 3 days and counting until we find out the sexes. EXCITEMENT ABOUNDS!

I've come to the conclusion...

that I CAN feel the babies! I feel them all the time. Right now it's mostly just on my right side. It feels kind of like a little tickle in there. Exciting :-)

I'm having an OK day today. Really tired for some reason. I just feel drained. I try to rest for a while, then get up and do a few things, rest for a while, and do a few things.
Tonight we are going to a wedding for a friend of ours who Chris worked with when we very first moved out here. I am excited about it. There will be a bunch of people who I haven't seen for a while, so it should be fun. The sister of the bride is pregnant, I think just a few weeks further along than I am, so I am sure we will talk baby a lot. haha. She's having a boy and found out at 13 weeks!! I've read though that the early diagnosis can sometimes be off which is why it's better to wait until like 18 weeks to figure out the sex. Oh well...every pregnancy is different. My doc didn't even look for my 13 weeks appt., but I didn't care. I just wanted to know they were both healthy.

As far as my registry is concerned I think I am done. Except for just some clothes, which I don't think I really need to worry about. **See my Mom's comment from the previous post haha**
I am glad to be done with it. I was getting a little obsessive about it. Almost like, worried about it. I just wanted to make sure I registered for everything I needed, and that it was what I really wanted. I think I am good to go though :-)

Last night I had a dream about being home with the babies. I was relieved because in my dream I wasn't in like crazy stressed out spastic zone. I was all mellow, and the babies were mellow, and we were doing just great. I tend to stress out when I am unsure about things, or feeling overwhelmed. I am going to do my best to just relax about everything, and take things one day at a time with both my pregnancy and when the babies come home.
We'll see how I do.

Little of this and a little of that.

I don't really have too much to say today. Woke up with an intense headache and stomach problems. Once I got up and ate though both of those things went away--which I was thankful for.

Last night I went to Target to register for more stuff. Turns out their online selection isn't that great, and actually some of the things it said were only available online were in the store I went to. Go figure. I picked the newest and biggest Target I knew of because I thought it would have a greater selection. I found some cute stuff. It was fun too. Who doesn't like registering for gifts?
I'm glad I went in--I wanted to make sure I registered for stuff people could actually get in the store. I wasn't paying close attention when I was first registering and probably 80% of what I registered for was only available online. So I deleted all that and found some stuff I liked in the stores. I have to say that I was really wishing I knew the sexes. There was some CUTE stuff but I couldn't register for it because it was all girly or boyish. I had to go with neutrals, which is OK but I am excited to find out what they are so I can specialize things! haha.

In other news, I **think** I can feel the babies now. Randomly. Like just now, I think a felt a kick. I can't be sure, I don't know what it's supposed to feel like, but I feel these little flutters, but it's not like regular butterfly in your tummy feelings. They are kind of to the side, and it feels nothing like when you lose gravity--like on a roller coaster ride. So I'm not sure. I think I feel them though. I'm sure as time goes on I will be able to tell, as they get more regular. Right now it's just very random that I feel them.

I am getting so anxious about my doc appointment on Tuesday when we find out the sexes. SO ANXIOUS! I am getting to where I can't really stop thinking about it. It's funny too, because it's not even like I am wishing for a particular outcome, I just want to know!!! I want to start decorating, I want to get little clothes, I want to name them! Ideally I would love a boy and a girl, but honestly I am fine with anything. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's two boys, because we are so well equipped for little girls it's ridiculous. So considering the irony that is our lives, two boys would be kind of funny. I think it's either one of each, or two girls. My Mom thinks it's two girls, and my dad too I think. We shall see! 5 days and counting. WOOT WOOT!!!

Well that is all. I need to get on the ball a bit and clean my house. It's a bit of a wreck.

wow.

The guest list for the baby shower in Florida is at 62 and counting! THAT is crazy. I better go register for some more stuff. I think even if you count every burp cloth and receiving blanket I haven't registered for 62 things--let alone what could be given as a whole gift! haha.

I better go!

Frustrating!

Ugh. It's 5am, and I can't sleep. The dogs woke me up barking about NOTHING and now I can't get back to sleep. I just keeping thinking about a million things at one time. When I woke up I was actually dreaming about the registry. lol. I think, that if I had to name one thing that frustrates me the most about being pregnant it would be the difficulty I have sleeping.
I love to sleep! I have always needed a lot of sleep. When I first got pregnant I slept all the time. It was a deep sleep too. I would wake up at 8ish, and go to bed at 8ish for about 2 months. I slept all during the day too, I was just always exhausted. Since entering my second trimester however, I can't sleep well at all. For one thing, I sleep REALLY lightly now. Every little thing wakes me up, and once I wake up and I can't get back to sleep for hours. I feel so tired, but I just cant' sleep! It's driving me crazy.

While I am blogging, I might as well say that I went ahead and registered at Target too. It will be easier for Florida people since the babies r us there is in Orlando, and not everyone likes to shop for gifts online. I was happy to see that Target had some of the same stuff as babies r us, and somewhat less expensive. At the same time, their online registry sucks. It is not user friendly at all.
I am having some difficulty navigating my way through their 'categories' and finding what I need. Somehow I keep ending up in a place where I can't register something, I can only buy it. There also seem to be things they won't allow you to register for, you can only buy it. I consider myself somewhat savvy at figuring out how to navigate a website--this one just isn't designed well.
I think maybe they just aren't used to people going online to register, as opposed to going into a store. The Targets around here though don't have much selection in terms of baby stuff, which is why I just wanted to register online because there is a bigger selection that way. Oh well. I can't complain--getting gifts is good and maybe I should have to work at it a little. haha.

Well I guess I will try to get some sleep. It's almost 6 now--ugh.

Pictures!

So here are a few new pics.

Here is the cutest one :-)


Number 2:


Number 3:


You know how I was saying I don't think the rest of my body looks like it is pregnant--After looking at these pictures I think I was wrong. lol

Enjoy!

Obsessed--yes I think so.

Well, the past few days have been exciting.

FIRST OF ALL! In exactly ONE WEEK we find out the sexes (hopefully they cooperate with us:-) I can hardly wait--I am so excited. I keep looking at girl names (girls because we have our boy names picked already) and I seriously can't find any names I like. Over the last few days we've been OK with Melanie (unsure about the spelling), Olivia, and Addison. I feel like there was one more but I can't remember it. I've been pouring over names like crazy. We have decided on a girl middle name--May. It was my grandmother's middle name and we both really like it. I kind of like it as a first name, but Chris isn't too keen on it, which is OK, because it's a great middle name.

Second, I cam obsessed with babiesrus.com. I've been registering, and it's so fun looking at everything and picking out what I want.
I will say that realizing how much stuff I need for the babies made me feel somewhat overwhelmed. Not so much about the stuff, just about having 2 newborn babies at home! And being responsible for them. Not to mention all the breast feeding craziness. At the same time I feel a bit more prepared having picked out what I need and feeling like I have a better idea of what to expect.
So babiesrus.com has been my obsession lately! I seriously had to make myself stop going online. I have a few more things I need to register for, like clothes but I really can't do that until I know if it's boys or girls.

Third, my belly is getting big big bigger! I feel like it is anyway. I will post a pic tonight and you can see for yourself :-) Honestly though--I am bigger. A friend of mine from church let me borrow some her maternity clothes, I went through them all and picked out what I liked. I got about 5 shirts, she is a lot shorter/thinner than I am so most of the bottoms didn't fit but I was happy to have some new shirts. They are actual maternity shirts--so now I really look pregnant walking around. Not like I'm trying to hide it. haha. I feel cute though.

Speaking of feeling cute, I also got my hair cut. It's very different than what I normally do. You will see in the pic, but I really like it. It's exactly what I wanted. As you can see in my last pic I had kind of let my hair grow out and it didn't have much of a style, but now it definitely does.

In other pregnancy news, my appetite has really started to increase. Up until now I ate rather small portions or not much at all because my stomach always hurt. I feel very hungry lately though--all the time. I notice too that I am eating bigger portions.
Also, I crave candy all the time, like starbursts and skittles. I've never really been a candy person, but this pregnancy has made my sweet tooth come out! Concerning weight, I'm doing very well. I haven't gained very much weight at all--which at this point is a good thing. I am very conscious of my weight--not in an unhealthy way, I know I am going to gain weight--I just don't want to gain a ton of excess weight. I haven't really gained weight anywhere on my body except my belly. I feel like I look the same. I have a few shorts that were just too big for me, a few sizes too big, and I can't wear them anymore. But only because of my belly--they look too big on me otherwise. So--I feel like that is a good thing, in terms of gaining lots of weight.

Well I suppose I am just blabbering on and on. So I will go.
I will post a new pic later on tonight!