currently + such

from a few weeks ago when we had our first snow fall. didn't stick
but, i think the storm we get this week will. AHH!

listening: 
to lady antebellum's christmas album. the other day i needed a pick me up and since then i cant stop. it's just that good. since i can't decorate my house myself this year i will settle for christmas music early. i know it's not thanksgiving yet, but hey i can't help it! 

thinking: 
how is my birthday already on sunday? how the heck am i turning 25. can someone explain this to me? please. haha.

dreaming: 
of a white christmas. we got one last year and it was magical. 

pinning: 
lots of sweaters, cute baby things and christmas crafts that i probably wont do. see them here! 

loving: 
all the kicks from the babies. they are so dang active it's crazy. we can even see some when just looking at my belly. 

reading: 
allegiant by veroinca roth 

wishing: 
for this sweater and this one too. oh and this too! 

adjusting: 
to bed rest. im learning what things i can and can't do. i've learned being in bed is the most comfy. so i stay in bed til dan gets home then move my preggo butt to couch. exciting stuff huh?

watching: 
i have had lots of time to watch endless amounts of tv and movies. im watching last man standing on netflix. a cheesy show but, so funny. oh and just finished gossip girl for the second time. amazing! what should be next?

praying: 
these babies stay healthy and stay in longer. i just want them to be healthy and okay. if the come early {which they very well can} i just pray they will be ok. we think and say a lot of positive thoughts around here these days! 

grateful

over here today sharing things i am grateful for. 

be sure to to tell jennie hi! 

ps. hi to all you readers from her blog!

xoxo

bumpate {26 weeks}

worst quality photo. sorry the lighting was terrible! 

HOW FAR ALONG:  26 weeks with TWINS! {26 weeks 3 days in this picture} 

MATERNITY CLOTHES:  yep. all about comfy clothes now that im on bed rest. the top in this photo is actually a tunic from old navy. it's sweatshirt material and amazing. see it here. if youre preggo you need this in your life-trust me!

WEIGHT GAIN/LOSS:  i think i am up another 4 lbs from last time so a total of 15 or so lbs since the start. i am totally guessing i don't remember what the scale was at my last appt. which was only a week ago haha. get to go again today. 

BEST THING THIS WEEK: lets see, feeling them move so much. at times its annoying or even hurts me when baby girl kicks my ribs or in baby boy's case my pelvic bone since he is so low. i still love it. im learning they are already tricksters i saw babe feel and then they stop. already messing with their daddy! 

GENDER: boy & girl :)

MOVEMENTS: oh yes. since the whole hospital adventure they are so active. my belly gets super hard when they move due to my uterus being crazy still. they still are the most active at night or lately in the morning. 

FOOD CRAVINGS/AVERSIONS:  no aversions. although sweets don't usually sound that great to me anymore. so weird. im loving all the foods i used to love before i was pregnant. still crave french fries all the time. haha. 

WHAT I MISS:  being able to do more around the house. i know resting is the best for the twins and i but, still hard not to want to pick up that sock or whatever. thankfully my mom was here and helped so much and dan is doing so well with everything! love that guy! oh and my stretch mark free skin-yep i found my first few stretch marks! 

SLEEP:  last few nights have been get like 3 times to pee and adjust the pillows a million times kind of nights. the babies are stubborn and don't like when i sleep on my right side they move and then my belly gets super hard and SO uncomfortable. silly babies.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO: taking these next hopefully 10 weeks to rest and focus on me and these babies. thankfully the nursery is pretty much done well kind of. oh and my baby shower. my aunt and i were talking about it. made excited for when it happens in several weeks! 

there you have the 26 week bumpdate. even though im uncomfortable from the kicking and stretching of my skin i love being pregnant. i also feel so blessed to still be pregnant. gotta keep them in at least 10 more weeks-we can do it! :) 

xoxo

what bed rest looks like

+ the hubby sleeping by my side when we were at the hospital 

+ very grateful to be out of the hospital 

+ and grateful to have those ivs out

+ currently reading this and loving it

+ two peas in a pod my mom and dan 

+ my mom has been here since the whole per term labor and has been the best 

+ we have some of the sweetest friends {thanks lundrigans for the goodies, the hendersons for dinner and the olsens for the treats!}

+ boy its been freezing lately-hot cocoa is a must 

+ if you ever need me ill be in bed or on the couch

most of you probably know that we have been home since last friday. i have been put on strict bed rest with bathroom privileges. well, really i can "putt" around the house but no chores or lots of walking. i can also go out to meals if we want. like dinner. but, boy it wears me out. i move pretty slow these days. i just don't want to exert myself and cause contractions again. 

my mom has been here since this all started and will be leaving us on saturday. she has been amazing. cleaning, cooking, pampering me, and keeping me company. when she leaves it's going to be very quiet around here. which, i guess is ok. doctors say they want me to be bored. haha. im always up for visitors so, just text me! 

bed rest isn't very fun but, i know taking it easy is in the best interest of these babies. we saw our real doctor on monday and she said babies look great. she doesn't want to check my cervix too much in fear of messing with it. i will now see her once a week from here on out. if i start contracting or anything then she will check me but, til then just weekly visits to be safe. i am taking progesterone every night in hopes of it keeping my cervix where it is at. we are all still praying baby h & c stay in a few more weeks. tomorrow i will be 26 weeks. so, lets pray i can make it passed 30 weeks. 35 would be ideal! 

again, i want to say thank you for all the prayers, thoughts, calls, texts, etc. we feel so blessed to have so many people thinking of us. we love you all! i will tell you this whole thing has taught me to let others do things for me and helped me know my limits. i can't do it all, all i can do is rest! 

this is a sure test of our faith in our heavenly father.....it has help us truly know with him all things will be okay! 

xoxo

i actually went to a blogger get together

last tuesday alacia, kim and i headed down to provo for a blogger get together at francescas in the orem mall. bri from breezy days hosted and it was oh so much fun. living so far from provo makes me sad because, i don't get to go to many blogger events. boy, i am glad i got to get out of the house for this one. 

i loved seeing girls i havent seen since march, getting to know new bloggers and meeting some in real life finally. i feel like i know these ladies from all the blog reading i do. meeting them in person in so much better, i love forming real life friendships with them. blogging is really a great thing. 

since we were in the cutest store ever. we were split into teams and each had to create a fall look from one of their collections. then we dressed one of our team members. in my team our model was the lovely elise from hunters of happiness. {can i just say i love her soo much!} guess, what we won the game! too bad, i didn't get good pics of every teams outfits. they were all soo freaking cute! 

while at the party i was eyeing so many cute clothing items i wanted to take home. maybe once i get birthday money later this month i will have to make a trip to my local store in slc! 

here is a list of the bloggers that attended along with their blogs:

bri from breezy days 

kyla from fordology 

elise from hunters of happiness 

rachel from rachel sayumi

alacia from hoodwinked 

kim from life as a bird 

jessi from haircut and general attitude 

kelsey and hubby from kelsey bang

deidre from love, the skinnys 

sue from chevron and lace 

brittany from lovestiched 

natalie from {ahhh i didn't get your blog...sorry girlie!}

&& me of course! 

boy, you all tired this preggo out. i was so tired by the time i got home! a good tired. had so much fun. heck, the next day was when the whole hospital thing started. oy vey! haha.