trying to stay ahead of the curve.

so yesterday I let you in on the secret that we are expecting twins!!!


with twin pregnancy comes a lot more complications than a singleton pregnancy (you learn all these fancy new words with a twin pregnancy like singleton, fraternal, identical,) like pre-eclammpsia, bed rest and even early pregnancy.
to get ahead of the curve and try to make this a healthy pregnancy. well as healthy as it can get with two babies in there. But let's get real all pregnancies are hard. And lots of unexpected things can happen. I'm trying to take care of myself and do what I can to stay ahead of the curve. I know that whatever is meant to happen will but I want to try to take care of my body in the meantime. 

I try to get ahead of the stress...... easier said than done right?
we are in the process of remodeling my dads house and my childhood home.  Even though I am so incredibly excited about this adventure it is incredibly stressful.... we are literally tearing out every single wall, sink, light fixture door knob you name it, its coming out of that house which in turn is nerve racking and stressful. on top of all that my son starts pre-k this week. I've learned to just hand it over to my husband at times and let him help me out. To hand over the control ( which is super hard for me ) to someone else. Ive been letting the babies stay overnight with there Nana. Thats a big one for me as I always like to have my babies with me...ALWAYS. lol. That has also been a big stress reliever. Ive also let go of some of the hurt and grudges I have had and man oh man did that feel good and relive stress I was only causing for myself. once you see those people you have been holding a grudge against   you honestly can't even remember what you where mad about!!!!!

exercise.....
Im actually not allowed to do much exercising but I still try to do what I can! Chasing a 10 month old around helps a lot!!!! she's like a rocket. as soon as she's up of she goes. Other than that I enjoy walking. sometimes when its to hot we walk the mall.... lots of seating for when I get tired and window shopping. also this summer I did lots of swimming. It helped out tons with my hip pain and I got a nice tan as well. win win.

Diet...
Durning all my pregnancies I have never eaten for two.. or well three. Ive always eaten what I usually did before becoming pregnant. So before I became pregnant with twins I had started clean eating and staying away from cokes, sweets, fried foods things of that nature. so 23 weeks pregnant I am still sticking to a pretty much healthy diet plan. This pregnancy I have craved water (thank sweet jesus)
I find it easier to drink more water when its ice cold. So my husband bought me a knock off yeti cup at walmart (aint nobody got time to pay 40 buck for a damn cup) I love it. it keeps my water super cold and I find myself refilling it more and more. Im alo turned off by the smell of fried foods so I have been sticking to lots of roasted veggies like green beans, squash, and broccoli with a little added cheeses. I've also been craving mexican food like a lllll the time, So me and the hubby found a healthy alternative and roast the chicken and veggies in the oven with some fajita seasoning and put them on corn tortillas or add the chicken and veggies to a bed of lettuce and top with a little cilantro dressing from trader joes.   Ive also gotten a roasted chicken that you can shred and eat for a few days adding it to things like quesidillas and salads and even tortilla soup. But I have my vices just like everyone does and occasionally give in ha! But I try not to do it to much and stay as healthy as I can.

rest....
when my husband is home from work I rest. I spend the day sleeping. It really does help tons and helps to keep me somewhat refreshed.

although I have always had very easy pregnancies health wise, with this pregnancy Im being more cautious because I no longer have just one sweet one in there I have two sweet ones. you can never be to cautious!!!

what precautions did you take during pregnancy? any advice?
what are some of your daily health routines even non-pregnant ones?

Im not going to lie I dream of what it will feel like to be back in the gym come febuary!! I already have my kick box class set and ready to go!

until we meet again-ASH

Gender reveal.

Well friends when life hands you lemons.......

April 19th we found our we where expecting again... I couldn't believe. 

My sweet girl had just turned 6 months old. How could I possibly be pregnant again.

I had a doctors visit back in February after skipping two back to back periods. My doctor told me I needed to look into a hormone specialist because it looked like my hormones and body weren't functioning. She tolds us we should brace ourselves because the odds of getting pregnant again in the future where not looking good.

Me and Chris knew we wanted one more so hearing that news was like a blow to the chest. 

As soon as we walked into the lobby I broke down in tears. Not just because we wouldn't be pregnant again but because my body was going through so much and I could tell. 

When March came around I started to feel even worse. My hair was falling out and I had rapidly gained weight even though I wasn't eating unhealthy and had cut out cokes and fast food and had started working out. I knew something just wasn't right. I should have listen to my body. By April I could barely stay awake. I couldn't keep any food down. I felt almost like I was pregnant again. So back to the doctors we went to get my hormones levels checked again.

I had blood work done and some labs ran. When she came back with the lab work she asked me to go straight to ultrasound. By this point I was freaking out. 

Once we got to ultrasound she confirmed I was pregnant again. I was floored. I was so emotional. I was just told I wouldn't be able to get pregnant again without the hormone therapy but here I was looking at our newest addition on the monitor! Everything looked great and they told us to come back in May for another ultrasound.

As the weeks rolled on I could not stay awake. It was like nothing I had ever experienced. I felt like I had narcolepsy. It was so bad that I couldn't drive at night because I would get so sleepy. My body hurt all the time. And the naseaua was overwhelming. I couldn't keep anything down and the thought of food literally made me want to hurl. 

In May we had our second ultrasound. I couldn't wait to see our new baby just because of how sick I was I wanted to make sure the new one was okay. 2 minutes into the ultrasound I saw what appeared to be two sacks. I immediatly thought something was wrong til I looked over at my husband as soon as we locked eyes it hit up both. That was twins!! We asked the ultrasound tech and she said why yes it is twins. I looked back to my husband and we both Just busted out laughing. Uncontrollably for the duration of the ultrasound. I know she had to think we where nuts.

Here we where. We went from being told we weren't going to have another child to being told we where having twins!!!! Twins do not run on either side of our family so you can imagine our suprise (we later found out that was a myth)

Fast foward to August. We found out we will be the proud parents of a baby boy and a baby girl!!!!!

We are excited and overwhelmed. I'm especially nervous to be having another c-section a year after having my last one. I'm nervous about having three a babies so close in age.

But I believe everything happens for a reason. I went from being told I wasn't going to have another baby to having two!!! I'm counting my blessing! I can't wait for this adventure to start. 

       23 weeks!

Until we meet again-ASH