Thanksgiving

This last week we were able to go to California for Thanksgiving!!

The traveling part was not very good for me. I got pretty sick. Because we were stuck in traffic, we almost missed our flight to California, but the plane was delayed because they had no flight crew, that was a huge blessing for us!

We had a great time in California! It is always so nice to see and spend time with family. It’s hard living away! I should’ve taken more pictures, but this pregnancy has turned me into someone else! I don’t know where the old Stephanie has gone, and when she will be back….. but this new Stephanie is sick, tired, and lazy and I don’t like it!

Cute niece Avery, just laughing away!

Everyone hanging out and talking

I made pilgrim hats for thanksgiving :)

We had people write on leaves what they were thankful for!

Cute Russell and Kim :)

Hans and me ( looking particularly large…)

Sister Rachel and I!

Oh Anna…. haha

Niece Kyla

Hans and his brother Jarom

Hans’ brothers Russell and Curtis!

Hans and I with Conrad and Whitney !

Curtis and Stephanie :)

Anna and Rachel!

Russell and Kim

Kyla and Avery had a picnic!

How cute are they?!

Little miss Ruby :)

The boys playing video games on Russell’s birthday… of Course!

Steph and I cooking and baking in the kitchen :)

Ice cream cone cupcakes for Russell, Kim, and Ruby’s birthday party!

        

    

Ruby didn’t really know what to think…

   

Hans’ mom and Ruby :)

As for my pregnancy, I’ll be 20 weeks this week! I am so grateful for the 2 little babies growing inside me! But pregnancy hasn’t been easy on me! I’m still sick… yes I am, it’s sad but true. My emotions are all over the place, which I guess makes sense since there is a battle of hormones going on inside me. I have been having a lot of stress and anxiety lately, I don’t exactly know why? but some of it I think is about having 2 babies! I won’t go into detail about all of the fun pregnancy things, but the two things that I think are affecting me the most are the sickness and my emotions! THIS IS NO FUN!!

Luckily I have an awesome husband, and I can honestly see the hand of the Lord in my and our lives!

We have an ultrasound this week, can’t wait to see the babies and try to remind myself that this is worth it!

We had a great Thanksgiving, and hope you did too!

Another Update

Hello again! Just a quick update.

I haven’t been all that great lately at taking pictures but here are some!

Hans and I painted a pumpkin together on Halloween! I can’t remember if I posted this or not…

This past weekend we went to spend some time with the Westergards! It’s always so nice to catch up with them :)

Playing ticket to ride with Kaitlin and Addison :)

So fun!!

On our way back we drove right through DC… it’s been a while!

Washington Monument, and Lincoln memorial

We also had some friends over on Sunday for dinner. It’s always nice to have friends over on Sundays!

Here is Hans making me cookies right when I asked him to :) Just satisfying those cravings!

Here are some pictures we got at our last ultrasound

Hans has wanted to try and listen to the babies, so he will just put his ear on my belly, then he’ll usually ask for my stethoscope… which ends like this….

hahaha. so cute :) The babies have been moving pretty frequently, and I feel like they like to do somersaults in the womb a lot… which can be uncomfortable for me, but funny when I get to see and feel those lumps on my belly! Hans has been able to feel them kick a little more, but I think its because our little boy is active! Or at least he has had some pretty hard kicks for being so small, haha. Sometimes if you put anything where his feet are, he will just keep kicking it! The girl is a little more reserved I think :) She does more flipping around rather than kicking.

As for me, I still have to eat all the time and I dry heave a lot, which isn’t fun. I have gotten big enough now to where sleeping has gotten more uncomfortable, and bending over isn’t very easy anymore… oh weird dreams, and headaches as well! But I have enjoyed feeling the little babies kick! :)

So here I am at 18 weeks today! In my pajamas.. haha.

With my “sea bands” for nausea… quite the fashion statement! The search for maternity clothes has begun. It would be nice to have comfortable clothes again!

Well, we leave for California tomorrow, to spend time with Hans’ family for thanksgiving! The traveling part I am dreading, but I can’t wait to see everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!