23 Weeks!

Time has been flying by and I am now 23 weeks! The babies are growing rapidly and are now the size of grapefruits, it seems like yesterday the were mere lentil beans! I have been feeling them kick a lot and Rhett and my mom have also got to feel them kick! You can see it through my shirt too when I am sitting down, it's crazy to just see my skin get pushed forward, like they are saying, "Hey we're here!"

This past weekend we traveled to Cincinnati for our baby shower, and my mom did a great job putting everything together and my very pregnant cousin, Amanda, who is expecting her 3rd child in April, put together some very fun shower games! It was so nice to see family and friends that we haven't seen in a while! Including my good friend Megan who traveled all the way from Cleveland to be there! We were blessed with many well wishes and generous gifts and were feeling quite lucky this Saint Patrick's Day!

I am headed to the doctor today to check and see how the little ones are going and make sure that I won't need bed rest soon. The goal is obviously to keep them in me as long as possible, so I will be sure to update once I know! Thanks for everyone's love! We are so excited to have shared and continue to share this exciting journey with you!

Love,

Bailey, Rhett, and the Stenzie Twinsies

21 weeks!

This past week was such an exciting one! We had our Chicago baby shower and had such a great time! My sister-in-law Sarah threw it for us, and she did such an amazing job! Everything was adorable and delicious! We felt so blessed to have our family and friends there with us to share in our joy! My friend Christa is a great friend, excellent secret keeper, and the best cake decorator I've ever seen! She made our gender reveal cake for the shower, and it was absolutely adorable! We cut into the cake and revealed to our family and friends that we are having.... a boy and a girl! We are over the moon and think it is just perfect, God truly had a plan for us, and we both agree it was well worth the wait! We are so lucky to have the love and support of family and friends and feel blessed everyday that we lay on the couch at the end of the day and feel the kicks and movements of our little ones, life is good!


Love,

Bails

19 weeks!

Well it is safe to say, that my nesting mode has offically kicked in! We got our cribs and changing table, and Rhett put them together! The second room is now a nursery! We still have a lot to do, such as adding a new paint color, curtains, and rug, and I need to find a glider, but there is still lots of time for that!

In other news, I am 19 weeks and 5 days, so I am a little late on the blog post, but better late than never! We had our big ultrasound this week where they looked closely at each twin to study their organs, growth, heart rates, etc. It all looked great! The only thing that was noted was one of my placentas is a bit low so it just means no lifting,running, etc. Which is all fine by me right now! The doctor said that it isn't anything to worry about, it can just mean that I might have to have a c- section, which with twins is pretty common anyways!

The twins are a really great size, they are the each the size of where a single baby would be right now, which means they are REALLY big for twins, so the doctor was quite pleased with this. I felt like perhaps I was getting big a bit fast but when I heard this news, I knew it was all for a great cause! I will continue to work on growing some big babies!

They aren't just making their presence known by increasing my ever growing bump, I feel them move around a lot! It is like a twitch or flutter, not really a full on kick, but that will happen soon. I can't wait to see the look on Rhett's face when he feels these little miracles for the first time!

We still pinch ourselves and are so excited our miracles are doing well, we can't wait to meet them soon. As always thanks for your love and support. We can't wait to share the gender reveal with you on March 2nd!

Bails

Here are the proud big brothers helping Rhett with the cribs:


Here they are checking out the structural soundness, we put a blanket down, don't worry, no doggies germs!


Here is baby A, this isn't the name initial it refers to which baby will leave mommy first!:

Here is baby B, the B is not for boy or an initial, it means this baby leaves second:


My 19 week bump pics:

17 weeks!

So I am supposed to be blogging every week and posting a pic every week, but that hasn't really happened. I am feeling a lot better, am getting more of an appetite, just have been so tired! The little ones are growing a lot and I have been feeling a lot of stretching lately!

Rhett and I have been busy getting our place ready for baby while I am still feeling okay. We have gotten rid of our guest room furniture and have a changing table, and a storage unit in the nursery so far! I have been looking at paint and we ordered the cribs, which should arrive next week! I know that I am doing everything way early, but figured if I am feeling motivated to do it, might as well! We are so excited to meet these little ones and are both so in love with them already!

In March we have two showers! One here in the Chicagoland area on March 2nd and one in Cincy later in the month on March 16th. We are looking forward to sharing the genders of our little ones on March 2nd! It seems like time is just flying by, it is hard to believe that I am already 17 weeks! We feel so blessed and sometimes I still can't believe that our dream has finally come true!

Love,

Bails

Second Trimester!

Well it is finally here! The start of the second trimester! All has been going well with our sweet peas and they have been growing as have I! I have been still really tired, have still had some nausea and headaches, but have finally stopped throwing up and am able to eat! Woo Hoo. Unfortunately, I have a lot of aversions to food and there isn't a lot that sounds good, so when I have a craving for something, darling Rhett makes sure I get it!
We are so thrilled that everything is still going so well and we are excited to find out the genders in about another month or so. We have begun our registry, which is a bit overwhelming, babies sure need a lot of stuff, especially when there are two! Thanks for everyones prayers and thoughts, and well wishes!

14 week pics!

Resolutions

Every year I make resolutions and I break them. So this year I am keeping it simple. Blog more. I logged in today and saw the last time I posted was November 30, more than a month ago. For those of you that have facebook, you have seen some of my updates on there, but I know not everyone is on facebook and so I vow to try to blog more often.

This past week I turned 12 weeks! This was such a blessing. I had an ultrasound yesterday and everything looked perfect. I feel so lucky to be at the 3 month mark and to have these precious little, healthy babies growing inside me!

The past three months have been filled with joy, morning sickness, exhaustion, and excitement. Rhett and I are so over the moon and are so excited for this summer when we get to meet our precious little ones.

Many people have asked, and yes, we are going to find out the genders. Both of us feel it is a boy and a girl, but those suspicions will be confirmed at our 20 week ultrasound. We haven't planned anything yet, but would like to have a gender reveal party in which we have the doctor place the genders in two envelopes and we give the envelopes to a baker ( or my friend Christa, if she still wants to, haha)to make cakes with the appropriate blue or pink insides and we will cut the cakes among our family and friends and find out together. We can't wait to find out, we are going to happy with whatever they are, we are just hoping for two, healthy, big, babies!

We spent Christmas at home in Cincy with my family and enjoyed many good laughs, good food, and relaxation. Poor Rhett received a gift he wishes he could return... a nasty cold. My mom was sick as well too. Fingers, crossed, I have been okay so far.

I hope that all of you had a Merry Christmas and hope that 2013 is the most wonderful year yet, Rhett and I are sure it will be our best year ever!

Love,

Bails
Me and my brothers on X-Mas Eve

My Mom and I

My Dad and I

Carrying precious cargo!

Some bump and ultrasound pics. I think it's safe to say, I'm showing. I started popping out at 11 weeks... I am going to get pretty big!! :)

Trying on Maternity Clothes at the Gap: