Bi-weekly Update

First of  all, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
There's really not a whole lot going on here at the Sorenson house, but I know the only reason anyone really gets on the blog is to see updates about the babies...right!?
(That's the only reason I would get on my blog if I were you, too!)

 

So here is the Babies Sorenson update!

 

I got to go in for my 24 week ultrasound and take all their measurements last week.

Matthew's mom was in Salt Lake helping the girls (Matthew's sisters) move into their new house, so since she was so close, she and Matthew both got to come with me this time!

I love it when Matthew comes with me and gets to see first hand the things that I usually just have to describe to him - and it was way fun for Julie to be there!

 

They both look really good. At my 22 week appointment, Baby A was weighing 1 lb and Baby B was weighing 13 ounces ... just 3 ounces behind Baby A.

 

At 24 weeks both babies are weighing in at a whopping 1 lb 9 oz! I can't believe that I have 3 pounds of baby in my belly!

 

Everything is measuring great, too! They are growing just like they should be!

 

Mom (me), however, might be causing a few problems. Apparently my blood pressure has been a little too high. When they took my blood pressure at my last two appointments, the machine actually had a little alarm that went off.

(How is that supposed to help someone not stress!?)

So I get to have a bunch of tests run on me just to make sure I'm not preeclamptic.

My doctor doesn't seem to be too worried. He said that my blood pressure has kind of stayed in a higher range the whole pregnancy, but they will run the tests just to be safe.

I'm just trying not to worry too much either...if the doctor's worry, then I will start to worry...a little easier said than done, but I'm trying!

I think other people are worried enough for me and Matthew put together! :)

 

Anyway, here are my latest ultrasound pictures!

They babies were a little less wiggly this time so it was easier to get some good pictures!

 

Baby A's face

 

Baby B's face

Baby A's little twisted-up arm!



All 4 of their adorable feet!
I absolutely LOVE this picture!

My mom had the idea for me to wear some of the same clothes that I wore in past belly pictures to take some of the new belly pictures in...so this is for her!

 



WEEK 22

I went in for my 22 week ultrasound here in Sanpete! Unfortunately, my doctor's office here in Sanpete is not set up to print out ultrasound pictures. (Since week 24 is my last ultrasound up north, I'm really hoping my doctor gets a printer before my babies are born. I'm gonna be so sad not to have pictures of them.)

 

The babies look so good, though! I always worry so much about them. It's hard because I know I feel them moving around, but I always have to wonder if I'm feeling both of them, or if it's just one of them.

I get myself so worked up, so I really LOVE when I get to see them.

At this ultrasound I actually got to see a little face on one of them! It was so amazing! It wasn't that creepy x-ray looking face...it was an actual baby face! It was amazing!!!

 

 

I can't believe these little babies are going to be here in just over 3 months!

I get more and more excited...and more and more scared everyday!

 

We were invited to go spend the weekend on Aunt Patty and Uncle Bob's houseboat!

We had SO much fun! It was so nice to be on the lake and soaking up the sun! We went fishing, and cliff jumping and we were able to go on a little hike to see the Indian ruins.

Cody & Kass were also there...but they were cliff jumping
when this picture was taken!

 

 

 

 

 

We had such a good time! I am so glad we were able to go!



...THE LATEST...

What have we been up to these last few weeks!?

Not much...just more ultrasounds and a birthday/birthday party, and putting in our garden. It's been a little crazy!

 

I went in for my 18 week ultrasound and everything looks so good! We just measured fluid and looked at the babies really quick. They both looked good and all was well! :)

 

Then at 20 weeks, I got to see them again and get another picture!

 



Best Buds. These are the tops of their heads.

They were SO wiggly we only got the one picture. It was pretty funny to watch them moving so much. This picture makes them look so cuddly, but the truth is, they were just beating each other up the whole time!

I got to see Baby B (Eap) yawn, too! It was amazing!!!!

They are getting so big, too! Baby A (Cupcake) weighs 13 ounces and Baby B (Eap) weighs 1 pound. It's crazy to me how fast they grow!

One of the most exciting things happened for me this week, though! I have been feeling the babies move so much!! Matthew even got to feel them! It is so exciting for me!!! I love that they are getting so big! My mom got to feel them, too. That was a lot of fun...I think she LOVED it! :)

 

Matthew's birthday was last week, too so we did a BBQ for him. It was a lot of fun, and I am so glad so many people were able to come. His mom and dad were in Idaho so they got to come down before they went back home to California. Three of his sisters got to come down too! My mom and Aunt Patty and Cody and Kassidy came over too. We had a lot of fun...except I feel a little bad because I made Matthew cook his own birthday dinner! But it turned out so yummy! I did make the cake, though...so I get credit for that, right?

 

I am such a slacker, though...I didn't get any birthday pictures!!!

 

My last little update is that Matthew built some planter boxes for our garden! We finally got some veggies planted, and I really hope that they do well. Also, hopefully we are still in our house long enough to actually get to enjoy the veggies!

(I'll have to update you on that, too...we'll see how things go before I do)

 

This is what our back yard looked like before Matthew got his hands on it...

 

And here is what our back yard looks like now...

I know they aren't the best pictures, but I am really excited to have them!
I'm so glad that the weeds are hopefully going to not be too unmanageable and I'm glad that I won't have to bend over too far to weed them!

My husband is amazing! 

16 WEEKS

 

 

 

Now that I am almost 17 weeks into my pregnancy, I guess I will give you an update on my babies at 16 weeks!

 

Matthew and I went up to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center to meet with a specialist again and measure our babies' growth. I can't believe how much they have changed in so little time. For Matthew it was probably CRAZY since the last time he saw them, they looked like "gummy bears." (That's how Matthew described them) :)

I am so amazed and so grateful for technology! I love seeing my babies grow and develop. It was SO cool to see their hearts - which now have four distinct chambers - working. And to see their brains starting to develop. It was just amazing!

 

Most of the pictures didn't turn out too clear...but here is an
adorable little foot!!!

 I am pretty excited, too 'cause I get to see them every two weeks for the next couple of months! I'm feeling pretty lucky to be able to keep such a close eye on them!

 

Anyway...one of the most exciting parts about this ultrasound was that we got to find out the gender of our little "gummy bears!"

These two little GIRLS are sure going to be spoiled!

I'm sure that they are going to be such Daddy's girls!

 

When I told my sister that the babies are girls, her son was a little disappointed. He "thought they'd be boys." I think they're growing on him, though. He called me this week to tell me what he's nicknamed my babies. Here's how our conversation went:

Daxton - "Auntie Goo what is your first baby's name?"

Me - *told him our first name*

Daxton - "What is the other baby's name?"

Me - "I'm not sure yet..."

Daxton - "Well think of somethin' real quick!"

Me - *threw out a name*

Daxton - "Okay! One of them is "Cupcake" and the other one is "Eap" okay?"

 

He makes me laugh so hard! I just love it!

So I've taken to calling Baby A "Cupcake" and Baby B "Eap."

 

Here is a pretty good profile of Cupcake!

I love her little nose!!!

Here is Baby Eap's profile!

Her sister was kicking her in the the head the whole time!

 

 

 I am doing pretty good too! I actually cleaned my whole house on Saturday! It feels so great to have some energy back! And maybe even better to not be so sick anymore!

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

At this stage, I think I just feel really big!

My doctor said that at 16 weeks I would be measuring about 18 or 19 weeks.

 

Now I just can't wait until I can feel them moving!

 

 

 

 

 

Accomplishments

I apologize in advance for this post -It might be a little hard to follow. I am a little scatter brained this evening!

I feel like I have accomplished a lot today...which is pretty sad, because I haven't accomplished much.

 

I feel like my house in Idaho was always pretty clean. Sure, it wasn't always spotless and there were times I might have been embarassed if someone came over, but (not to toot my own horn) those moments were rare. I know that a HUGE part of my house being clean was because not only did I not have any kids, but I only worked Monday - Thursday so while Matthew was working hard on Friday, I would stay home and clean.

 

This is not the case in my new home.

 

It has been a while (longer than I would like to admit) since I have done anything around my house. It's getting pretty pathetic. I feel like a have a great excuse right now, though...I'm pregnant! (I blame the babies for everything:) ) I don't have ANY energy! I feel like the simplest task makes me tired. I rarely feel very well and I am working full time not leaving the office until 6:00...until this week. Now I leave at 5:00! 

 

I know this is NOTHING for a lot of people. I will be the first to admit that I have been REALLY spoiled. I have had it SO easy in the past!

 

Anyway, last night I went to bed telling myself that I was going to get up and do SOMETHING to get my home in order. So I woke up this morning (at 9:00 - it was heavenly) and cleaned!!!!!!!  Please don't think that my husband and I are living in complete filth! I have tried to keep up with things, I just prefer my house to be a little cleaner than it has been.

 

This is exciting to me for a couple of reasons:

1) I don't feel guilty every time I walk into my bedroom and see the bed unmade or dirty clothes on the floor.

2) If I need to throw up again, my toilet is clean!

3) I actually felt good enough today to clean my house and do some laundry!!!!

 

Number 3 is my favorite! I am now 14 weeks into my pregnancy and I think (I am praying that I don't jinx this) that I am starting to feel better! I know that some women have it way worse than I do in their first trimester...I know a couple of women that had to be hooked up to an IV almost 24 hours a day. It's not been THAT bad for me. But it's still been fairly rough. I am really hoping that I am getting out of the first trimester "morning sickness!" And if that's the case, then hopefully I will start to get the energy I need to clean my house and cook dinner!!!  I feel like it's been a long time since I've had that kind of energy!

 

 

Anyway, here is a little Babies Sorenson update!

 

I went to see my doctor for my 12 week appointment. My doctor, Dr. McGreggor is so funny! He probably says similar things to all of his patients, but he tells me that he always blocks out extra time for me because he loves twins, and everytime I come see him he wants to do an ultrasound just because he loves twins so much. I guess he wants to see the babies almost as badly as I do!

 

Anyway, "Baby A" was asleep the whole time, so I didn't get to see much of him/her. But "Baby B" was a wild child. I got to see his/her hand balled up in a fist and then he/she stretched out his/her arm and then stretched out his/her leg! I could see the two bones in his/her forearm and we measured a femur. Then he/she opened his/her fist and I could count all of his/her little fingers! It was SO exciting to watch!

 

I can't believe how they have grown and changed in just two short weeks. It is seriously crazy!!!

 

The other night I guess I slept mostly on my right side, because when I woke up in the morning, I think both the babies were on that side of my body. My belly was pretty lop-sided. Matthew and I got a pretty good laugh!

 

We have another ultrasound on May 1st and we are hoping to find out our babies gender!

I can't wait!!!

04-07-2013

 

Today I had the oportunity to listen to General Conference. I heard a few talks about raising children and teaching them and helping them become the best that they can be.

 

We have recently announced that we are expecting twins this October (more on that later), and these talks this weekend have really got me thinking, and quite honestly made me a little nervous. Being a parent is such a HUGE responsibility and I am a little scared that I am not going to be any good at it.

 

Matthew and I have talked a lot about this, and we know that if we just listen to the promptings of the Spirit, and do the things that we know our Heavenly Father wants us to do, we should be okay! I know that if we continue to make Heavenly Father a part of our decision making, we can do what is best for our family. I also know that as humans, we make A LOT of mistakes...me especially. There are so many parenting styles, and I know that it's important to parent each child differently, so really no one can even tell me what the best way to teach my children is. I just really hope that Matthew and I will be able to teach our children to love the Lord and the love the gospel as we do. I hope that we can raise them to have strong testimonies, and teach them to love and accept those around them. I hope that we can teach them about their ancestors (which means I need to learn a lot more about my ancestors). I want them to know where they came from and what those who came before them have gone through, and the sacrifices that were made so that we could be where we are today.

 

I know that I am just going to learn as I go, and I am so grateful for my husband, and for the friendship and partnership that we have. I am so glad that I know that I have the help and support that I need in my husband and in my family. I also know that I can turn to my Heavenly Father for help as well, and that he will give me the guidance I need.

 

But still, pray for me! I am going to need all the help I can get! :)

 

 

I did say earlier in my post that I would give more information about our growing family. It has kind of been a rough start as Matthew and I had been trying to grow our family for about 10 months. Finally one weekend, while he was fishing I decided to take a test. I was so used to seeing a negative result that when I saw two lines appear, I was SHOCKED and had to take another test the next day to just make sure. I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for the following Monday anyway, so I decided to go talk to them and have them tell me if I was for sure pregnant. The initial test came back positive, so we did an ultrasound because I had NO idea how far along I would be. My doctor thought I would be about 6 1/2 weeks so he expected to hear a heartbeat, but we saw nothing on the ultrasound. So we drew my blood, and I got a call from the nurse saying that we would have to draw blood again to make sure it was a valid pregnancy. Needless to say, this really stressed me out and had me worrying. Over the next two weeks we drew my blood a few more times and decided that there really was a baby growing. A few weeks later we went in for another ultrasound to see what was going on, and got some pretty exciting news. Instead of having just one baby (which I was so excited and thankful for) there were TWO babies!!! We were able to hear both of their little heartbeats and measure them. They measured at about 7 weeks. My doctor couldn't tell if the babies were sharing a sac or if they each had their own. Either way there were certain complications that had to be addressed, so he wanted me to go up to see a specialist. He also told us that there was a possiblity of my body absorbing one of the twins. That had us really freaked out and any discomfort or anything new my body felt, I worried. I just prayed that I still had both of my babies. The time finally came for my next ultrasound. At 10 weeks I went to see a perinatologist. I also saw both of my babies. I saw both of their heartbeats. I saw them moving around and waving their arms and rolling over! And we were able to determine that my babies are identical twins!

 

Baby B at 10 weeks

Baby A at 10 weeks

 



Both babies at 10 weeks

 

We are so excited about these two little ones!!

 

But now you might understand a little bit more about why I am so nervous about raising them and teaching them and hoping that they grow up and reach their true potential. Normally I would have one to practice on, but if I mess up terribly, I will ruin both of them! :)

OUR BABY BOY

On Tuesday night I went down to Bountiful and picked up this beautiful baby boy! He was born May 16 so he was about 8 weeks old when we got him... His name is Mo. Actually it's Mordecai, but I like Mo betta! :D

He's such a smart little puppy! We are working right now on getting him to sit (which I think we almost have) and we are starting to teach him to "shed hunt". Matthew has already been working with him (and by working I mean playing fetch) with his his antlers! He's so smart! And so funny!

Sorry this is sideways, but I thought maybe some of you would enjoy it anyway!

Don't tell Matthew, but I think I'm his favorite! :D