30 weeks....

 "that baby is ready to come out!", "Whoa...how much longer do you have left?", "I hope you're having twins cuz I've never seen a belly that big!", "Good lord how many more weeks? Do they know how big those babies are going to be?" and "look out here she comes".....these are just a few of my faves in these past weeks. All compliments given to me by women none the less! One of them also 7 months pregnant who asked to rub my belly while saying, "this is the largest belly I've seen". Really??? Because I'm pretty sure you have your own to rub! I think we as women forget the very fragile state pregnancy produces. I mean double hormones does mean that I could go postal at any given moment, so filter maybe just a tad? Just ask my husband who got my wrath after me not being able to find ANYthing to eat in our house yesterday! I have needs people and the top of that list is food and kind words! :)

This work of art was created by Makenna and her friend Haylee. It's great on many levels. First, it's a sleepover activity that I don't have to move for! Second, with this pic I get to view areas on my belly that are not viewable to me currently. And lastly look at the space I provided for them to be creative....talk about an open canvas! 

camera...

Oh now is so not the time to lose my camera! But I did! My memory was the first thing to go after my waistline. I think it's at the baseball fields but it's all a little hazy! Praying I find it so I can document these last months like I want to. Maybe it's with the mailbox key and ipod that are also MIA???

pregnancy pics at 27 weeks

Before I got too much larger I wanted to capture this season of my life. With all the difficult parts this pregnancy has possessed I never for a moment want to take for granted the miracle taking place inside of me. So here we are, the 3 of us....

Ben gets baptized...

Beautiful day for a beautiful moment in Ben's life!

Proud moment for all of us

Brandon praying over our boy

Pastor Steve who is Ben's youth pastor has been such an amazing instrument in Ben's life in just a few short months of finding a home church. 

Oh Ben we are so proud of you and the man you are becoming. You have such a giving and gentle heart and your love for the Lord shines through all you do. Thank you for being who you are in Him! We look forward to seeing all that He has in store for your life as you chose to continue to serve Him in all you do. 

fish on....

I love watching my kids fish. I love watching how independent the boys are now baiting their own hooks, restringing their line, getting un-snagged, unhooking the fish. It's all just amazing to watch how much they've grown up. 

Cutest fisherman ever! We went to buy bait. The boys picked out lures and she picked out this hat! I mean it really does come down to looking good!

After 3 hours we decided silly pictures was more entertaining!

Ahhh....nothing like a day at the lake

One day at a time....

God continually brings me to a place of complete surrender. I know my desire to be 'in control' gives Him lots of opportunity to show me just how 'out of control' I am. He does this because He desires to deepen my dependency on Him and bring me to a place where all I can do is look up! This pregnancy has proven to be another opportunity for Him to teach a very slow learner :)

We right now are dealing with pre-eclampsia at a very early time in pregnancy. This warrants all sorts of concerns and scares at 23 weeks. As of today I've started blood pressure medication. Even though there are risks involved to the babies, the bigger risk is it being untreated.   I've had the prescription for 5 days and have been praying what to do. Today I was able to talk to the nurse, at the University of WA high risk pregnancy department, that I will be seeing on Thursday. She spoke to me clearly and with great knowledge and I got off the phone knowing I had no choice but start the medication. I'm thankful for the peace that came from waiting on the Lord and waiting for Him to show me my next step. Today He really just showed me to take one day at a time. I can't get ahead of myself or HIM and I can't know what happens next. What I can do is rest in the fact that I serve a God who gives me what I need for that day. And today I have peace. 

The evidence needed for a few boys around this house!

Makenna and I just keep saying our motto 'girls rule and boys drool!' ;)

This one is great. It just takes some head tilting and deep concentration ;) So both girls are labeled. You can see that Baby A (Alexa) is resting her head on Baby B's (Avery's) belly. She is tilting her head backwards and looking at her sister...love it!

Our first 3D picture. Only Alexa showed up for this photo shoot this time around! But I sure love her little hand up by her face. And I can see Makenna in her little nose and mouth! 

And lastly me at 23 weeks! 

These are also the pants that will never be worn again! (moment of silence) Sadly on my way to the doctors appointment, with only 15 minutes to spare, I hopped out of the car and heard a ripping sound. I immediately felt the draft and knew we had an issue! From crotch to rear I was completely exposed. I rushed to Target with white sweater, featured above, tucked into the back of my pants and my purse place strategically in front of my crotch. Rushed/waddled back grabbed some yoga pants, put them on, ripped off tags, paid, and made it to appointment on time! 

Just one day at a time :)

the results are in....

The results are in....

We are having 2 little girls!! 

Introducing....

Alexa Drew

She is named after my brother Nathan Andrew

Avery Scott

She is named after my brother Scott

Alexa's feet

These are their two heads together! Not sure how all these angles work. Just before this we got video of Alexa kicking Avery in the face.

And here we are at 20 weeks! Not really sure where these girls are going to go in the upcoming weeks! Just know it's probably going to involve more and more Maalox!