I LOVE FALL

I have been buying these small pumpkins for years now, to make my first pumpkin pie of the season. I always look forward to when they get them in the produce department so I can plan when to make one and devour it with my family. Too bad my little ones can't eat it yet, they are missing out. Lilly loves to bake with me and we have fun together.

2 Months Old

Our babies are now two months old. They have spent these months putting on weight and sleeping alot.

We had their doctor appointment this week. Bella weighs 11 pounds even, which is the 50Th percentile. She is 22 3/4 in long- 61 percentile. So that means she is average for her age. Her neck is still a little weak but normal for her age. She gives me precious smiles periodically that bring me great joy. She is perfectly content to sit and stare at people for long periods of time. She is usually very quiet and peaceful but can be a drama queen when she is hungry.



Tristan weighs 13 pounds 11 ounces- 87% and 24 1/4 in.- 88%. He is a fast grower just like Lilly. His neck is alot stronger. He also is giving more and more smiles which light up his normally grumpy face. He is my grumbler and is always grunting or just plain crying all the time he is awake. But he at least sleeps alot. This past week he has been getting more happy while awake, so I think I will soon be getting more relief from that phase.


Some days are hard when I just get one calm and the other starts crying, all day long. They keep me busy and I sometimes feel like I am always feeding them. But then I get a great day or I have someone helping me and I am able to recover and enjoy my family. It has been hard stepping into the role of mother of three and learning to juggle so many needs but I am taking it in strides. They are a lot more wakeful lately and I am in the process of getting them on a sleep schedule during the day. At night they are sleeping really well and some nights I can get as much as 5 to 6 hours in a row. They are already competitive when it comes to eating. They have learned that the loudest eats first if I'm not in the mood to tandem feed them. It is alot to adjust to but I would not trade this experience for anything. I consider myself extreemly blessed to have these beautiful, healthy babies and to raise them and witness them learn and develope.

Blessing Day

We blessed the twins when they were six weeks old. We had lots of family come from far away to be there. We feel so loved and it was so great to see everyone. It was a beautiful day and Bella and Tristan looked like angels in their white outfits.

Newborn Pictures

We really wanted to get professional pictures taken and so we chose Blue Iris Photography to take them. She is such a great photographer and got a lot of great shots and even got some natural smiles out of Lilly. These were taken at one week old.

Bella Anastasia Nicole






Tristan Damon Nicholas






Lilly Mae Madeleine






Twins







Happy Family

Big Sister Lilly

We prepared her well, Lilly loves her baby brother and sister. She has so far shown no jealousy. The only thing is that all she wants to do now is smother them. She barely plays with any of her toys anymore. We always have to keep an eye on her so she doesn't cut off their oxygen.

First Night and First Baths

Our first night home wasn't too bad. We were able to get some sleep and they like to be next to each other. We gave them their first baths at home and Bella doesn't mind as much as Tristan. He always yells during bath time. Bella is pretty relaxed until she gets out.

Bringing Home Babies

After staying 3 days in the hospital, we were finally released. Our stay wasn't too bad, though. All the nurses loved us and the babies were healthy enough to stay in our room with us unlike the other two sets of twins born that same weekend. I carried them to 39 weeks and was breastfeeding them both, so we were a novelty to all the nurses. The only thing that delayed our leaving was that Bella needed to go under billi lights for a day because she was a little too jaundice. But it started to clear up and we were able to go home and start our lives with twins.

The Twins are Here

Our twins don't look much alike to me. I can't decide who Bella looks like but she definitely has my long toes and fingers. She has such small dainty features and makes noises like a kitten. Tristan definitely looks like Clifford's side. When I saw him, I thought he looked like Lilly but more boyish. He is always tense and turns red when he gets mad. They are pretty good so far. They just eat sleep and fill diapers. Some nights are better than others but we are all surviving. Lilly loves them so much and always wants to do anything to help them. so far, life with twins and a toddler is very busy but I am blessed to have so much help.

Sorry it has taken me so long to add a new post. I'm sure you are all understanding of my new busy life. I barely get a free moment to myself, as i am constantly feeding someone. This is me just hours before i literally BURST. Our C-section was scheduled at 7 am on the 9th of July. But our babies had other plans. At 12:50 am I returned to bed after a trip to the bathroom. The second I got comfortable, I felt a little gush and knew it wasn't pee. I immediately jumped out of bed saying "you gotta be kidding me." The day before, I had been joking that they better not try and come that night now that my mind was prepared for them to come at 7am. I guess if there is one thing I've learned this pregnancy, it is to not joke around because everything i joke about has really happened. Anyways, I looked down as i was beginning to gush and saw that it was not just water, it was bright red blood. I ran to the bathroom and the floor began to puddle with bloody water, my pink shorts tuning red. I was calm but I quickly had Clifford call the hospital and they sounded concerned and told us to rush right over. I wasn't in any pain so i was hoping everything was ok. Luckily my mother-in-law was already staying with us, so we left her with Lilly and sped to the hospital. when we got there, the nurses saw what we described and looked shocked. they called our doctors and started hooking me up to everything and getting me preped. Through all this, I was calm, just praying, until one nurse was looking for heartbeats and wasn't finding Bella's fast enough. she moved on to looking for Tristan's and then went back for Bella's. Clifford and I looked at each other and tears were coming. I imagined the worst because it was her sac that broke cause she was baby A, the first to come out. Finally, after what felt like forever, she found the heartbeat. We were so relieved. After that our doctors arrived and everything went quickly from there. At 2:26 Bella was born via emergency C-section. she weighed 6 pounds 5 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She was perfect and breathing and healthy. At 2:27 am Tristan was born and he was 7 pounds 7 oz and 21 inches long. He was great too. I was so happy. Turns out the bleeding was nothing serious except that i lost alot, but i was just fine. and the C-section went well and better than I anticipated. Overall, it was a good birth and we are all happy that our twins are here and healthy.

37 Weeks

So, there is no progression. The babies are very comfortable in me and don't want to come out yet. I was a little dissapointed at first because everyone said that full term for twins is 37 weeks, so that is what i was expecting at the most. It is in the 100's everyday here and i am measuring 48 centimeters, so i am super uncomfortable. But my doctor wants me to go all the way to 39 weeks if the babies will stay in. He said most don't make it past 35, and 37 is a blessing, so 39 is terrific! So i choose to focus on the possitive. They will be very healthy and big. My babies are estimated to weigh over 6.5 pounds each so far. My C-section date is set for July 9th because baby A is breech and hasn't got much chance of moving. Everything is looking good and i hardly have any contractions, so i most likely am having them on that day. Please wish me luck with the major surgery! I can't wait to see my babies!! Only 1 1/2 weeks left.