Here are pictures of me in labor with each girl. Emma is on the bottom and Sammi is on the top. Wow, I was big with Sammi! We shall see how big I get this time. I was gaining weight a lot slower but I made up for that this month. I gained as much in the last 4 weeks as I did in the first 16 weeks. Ha!

little kicks!

Dave and Emma both got to feel the baby move for the first time this week! Those little bumps are so exciting! Sammi was very patient the first two times we tried to get her to feel the baby. But it didn't happen and now she has lost interest. That is ok, as baby gets bigger and busier she will get to feel it. It is so fun to see Emma's face when she feels a little kick! Tomorrow we have our next midwife appt.

So we were talking about the baby yesterday and Sammi can't wait until it gets here so she can change it's diapers. Emma is excited to find out what it is. I told her she could go with me to my next midwife appointment on Monday and she asked if we were finding out then. I said no, the midwife doesn't do that, we would have to do that at a sonogram. Emma said, "Well Ms. Forbes (her teacher) found out what hers is!" Yeah, but not at her regular appt. Em. Silly girl knows it all! She also informed us this week she is not sure she wants to have kids. Her exact words were, "I don't even know if I want a baby yet. I wanna play with one but I just don't know if I want to lay in bed all day to have it." LOL!! Sammi says the baby in her tummy is going to be a girl and I am having one of each. Whoa. She and Emma got in a screaming match the other day over whether or not it is a boy or girl. Silly girls! Baby Trey is moving more all the time. Some of them can even be felt from the outside now. Yeah, my favorite part!!!!

Ok, so for those of you reading my blog I need help! We haven't come up with a single name for a boy and only one so so option for a girl. Please put ideas in the comments on here or on my FB page. Just put the name though so people can wonder wth we are doing!

Almost halfway there and I finally feel a lot better. The back trouble is starting up but that is better than being sick. We are confident that this is our last go round so I am trying to cherish this pregnancy, which is much easier now that I am not feeling so awful. A few weeks ago I had a bad cold or the flu. Since I can't take anything when I am pregnant and probably wouldn't anyway I relied on home remedies to get me through. First, lots of rest. I have finally come to the point where I realize it is not worth it to keep going when I am sick. I parked myself on the couch on Friday and stayed there until Monday. Thankfully I have Dave to allow me to do that. Then I drank a lot of hot lemon water, lemon is full of vit. c and a naturally detoxifies. I did take Tylenol for severe pain or high fever. At night when I was so stuffy that I couldn't breathe I sliced onions and put them in my socks and they opened my nose right up. And of course I couldn't live without my nettie pot! I rinsed my sinuses a lot! Now the weather is warming up and hopefully all the germs are gone so we can be well all summer!!!