And their names will be . . .

Mike and I have made the final decision on the boys names! We are so excited to give them more of an identity and can't wait to meet them in January. And they are . . .

Jackson Douglass and Cameron David

Douglass is my dad's first name and David is Mike's dad's middle name. We felt it was important to honor our dad's with these boys.

Up until today I have occasionally felt a flutter here or there. But yesterday I really started to feel them move. It is so reassuring to feel the movement.

Cohen is growing like a weed!

Last Friday, Cohen has his 3 year old check up and I can't believe how much he is growing. He weighed in at 36 1/4 pounds, which is in the 90th percentile, and was 40" tall, which is in the 97th percentile! I knew my little man was tall, but geez . . . :-)

Everything else checked out great and developmentally he is all on track. He had two shots - an immunization shot to get him up to date and his flu shot. He was a pro. No whining or anything. Just a slight flinch and that was it! I had my flu shot a few days earlier and I think it helped to watch me get one!

He still has one ear tube in (in his left ear) and the right one has fallen out. The tube will probably make its way out on its own and if it is still there in a year we will head back to the ENT to see what they want to do.

We will go back for a regular check up at age 4!

Twins - 19 weeks

On Monday, September 12th, I had a regular doctors appointment. We did not do a formal ultrasound as later in the week, I would be meeting with a specialist. But we did an old school, informal ultrasound just so the doctor could see the babies and their heartbeats. They were moving and beating those little heart of theirs! Everything else with my pregnancy was progressing great and healthy. Next appointment will be in 4 weeks!

Today, September 14th, I had an appointment with a perinatologist, which does an extensive ultrasound of measuring both babies and practically EVERY part of them. She confirmed the sex of the babies to be BOYS and she said that for a twin pregnancy everything is best case scenario. Perfect size, with own placentas and thick healthy membrane between them. Right now at 19 weeks, they are measuring about 11 ounces. Which sounds small, but perfect for where I am. It is crazy to think that they will gain (hopefully) 5-6 pounds in the next 15-18 weeks!! :-)

We are pretty sure we have decided on names . . . but will save that for the next post. Just to add a little suspense!!

Here is a belly picture of me at 19 weeks!

Cohen's 3!

Today is my little boy's 3rd birthday. I can not believe it. It seems like yesterday I was holding him in the hospital in complete awe of how my life has changed! On Sunday, September 11th, we had a little birthday party . . . actually we had quite a lot of people, kids and action! We had a fun bounce house, burgers and hot dogs and tired kiddos at the end of the day! Cohen had so much fun with all of his friends, cake and new toys.

Here are a few from his birthday party day:

On his actual birthday, we woke up to do a few gifts and then we went and met Daddy for lunch for a birthday lunch. We went to Steak n' Shake for burgers, fries, and milk shakes! Cohen (and mom and dad) had so much fun at lunch. We all laughed and told funny stories. At the end of lunch, Cohen wanted to play the claw game. He played all by himself with no help and came up with an animal BOTH times! Check it out:

What is Cohen doing and up to:

* wearing 4t shirts and 3t pants/shorts

* wearing 9/10 shoes

* playing soccer, riding my balance bike, learning new sports

* sleeping and loving my new bedroom

* new obsession: batman and spider man

* learning to play independently and using his imagination (creating scenerios, etc)

* LOVES apple juice, meatballs, chicken nuggets, yogurt, apples/peanut butter

* working on colors and numbers

* favorite song on the radio: Soul Sister