Life Savers

Well, the last couple of days have been a little rough. Since Friday evening, the “morning” sickness has showed its ugly face. I guess I should be thankful that it has taken 10 weeks to kick in, but I was really hoping that I could just bypass this whole phase. I do want to give a shout out to my amazing husband for being extremely helpful and supportive while I have been feeling these side effects! Ben, you are amazing and I love you so much! Thanks for all you have done and continue to do to help out during this process. There have been two other life savers that I feel I need to mention! The first being Preggie Pops™, these things are amazing! There really isn’t anything in them, but they ease the nausea. Preggie Pops™ are just suckers that come in seven different flavors. They are a God send! The second helper has been “sticky” ginger ale! I have never been a huge fan of ginger ale, but it helps! If you are wondering about the “sticky” part, well…you are going to have to ask my mom, Ginger, about that one! I pray that this “morning” sickness, which is actually hitting me around 5 pm, goes away soon! The babies must be growing up a storm!

~ Jamie

Blessing Multiplied..................

God touched our hearts so deep inside, our special blessing multiplied. ~Author Unknown

Well, we had our second sonogram today and....IT'S STILL TWINS!!!!

Yes, you read it correctly! Twins! God is so good! He has blessed us times two! We are so thankful and give all the praise, thanksgiving & glory to our Father in heaven! We have enclosed some stats to share with you of Baby A & Baby B.

Stats:

Baby A: 25.3 mm long / 9 weeks & 2 days old / heart rate was 172 bpm

Baby B: 23 mm long / 9 weeks old / heart rate was 183 bpm

Here is what baby.com says about week 9:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a prune — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Thank you for your continual support and prayers! We love you all!

So loved,
Jamie & Ben