23 week Dr.appointment and updates...

So I went to the Dr. today.  She measured my tummy and I am measuring at 26 weeks!  She said that the surgery went really well and I have a nice long cervix now.  Babies heart beats are looking great!  Good news....I didn't gain any weight!!  Go ME!! 

Today I wore my new shirt my friend Amber Merritt got me for my birthday! Thanks girl!

While we were out me and my mom went to get a pedicure too!  Their chairs leaned back so I was good!

Then after that we picked up some Chinese food!  Got it to go and went back home and had a good lunch!  Thanks momma!!  I love you!  Thank you for ALL you do!!

So an update on bed rest......it's going OK so far... I watch Netflix!  Lately my show has been Take Home Chef!  I've been learning how too cook all kinds of stuff....for when I have time after my lil monkeys are born!  HA!  I take naps on and off during the day which is good for the babies!  I am starting to get uncomfortable at night when I sleep.....that and getting up to go to the bathroom like 2 to 3 times a night! 
GOOD NEWS!!  Hubby got another RAISE!!  Thank you Jesus!
I scheduled my maternity pictures!  so excited about that! Amy is gonna come to the house! Not what I wanted but I cant get out to take pictures now that I am on bed rest!  I have a friend whos gonna do my hair and makeup!  Thanks Amanda!  You rock!

Till next time....

sono appointment

So My follow up sonogram appointment went really good!  The babies are doing good! He checked my cervix and it looks a lot better than last week!  Thank you Jesus!  He said the bed and couch should be my best friends!  they are lol!  I go to my OB Dr. next Wednesday... so I'll let yall know how that goes. 
The girl has been kicking and punching me.  I can feel the boy move but he hasn't kicked or punched me yet.lol

My Aunt Carolyn is gonna come see me tomorrow! I can't wait!

This is what she got for my lil angels!  So cute!  Love the monkey bootie pants!

Ok well till next time!  Back to go to bed rest!

Me.

So I thought I would post some facts about me for those who don't know me that well....

1. I was born in Houston,TX
2. I am half Colombian
3. I have 1 brother.  I must say I wouldn't trade him.
4. I absolutely LOVE my family!  I wouldn't be where I am today without them!
5. I am married to my Best Friend.  Been married for 3 years now!
6. I love my Uncle Tony!
7. I love the color purple!
8. I love my eyes!
9. I have freckles on my face and am proud of it!
10. I love my In laws to death! 
11. Pet peeve #1 when someone leaves the microwave blinking a time. #2 when the power goes out and all the clocks are blinking. #3 stupid drivers!
12. I love OU!
13. I love watching hockey....love the fights lol!
14. Me and my mom are very close!  She's the best MOMMA ever!
15.  We are naming our twins after my grandparents....their middle names!
16. I love my Iphone!
17. I love leopard print!
18.I CAN'T wait to be a momma!
19. I love my naps....I actually get them now since I am on bed rest!
20. I love pickles!
21. I love my niece Callie Faith Shanks!  She's so adorable! 
22.  I love my car!  But sad that I have to sell it...Mustang can't fit my babies!
23. I speak Spanish!
24. I love milk!  I have to....I have to drink 3 glasses a day!
25. I am addicted to Face book!
26. My second toe is longer that my first toe.....don't judge me! lol
27. My favorite Actor is Adam Sandler....Actress is Julia Roberts.
28. I love that I can fix my hair straight and curly! Love those natural curls!!
29. I lived in the same house for 18 years.....after high school we moved to a new house. 
30. I grew up in Frisco, TX
31. I LOVE my life!

So I hope yall have gotten to know me a lil better now!

April showers bring May flowers

So my April appointment come around and we go.  Everything is fine :)

I joined the Plano Area Moms of Multiples that my friend Heather Cox told me about.  My first meeting was in March.  They have separate classes and I am in the Expectant mothers class.  There was a lady that was from Lone Star Baby in Frisco, TX.  She brought a double stroller, breast pump, mattress, and a few other things.  Then everyone came together for a big meeting.  They have alot of members! Mother's of Twins, Triplets, Quads, and Singletons too!  The speaker was a Police officer and he talked about safety around the house. 
April 16th was the big semi annual sale for PAMOM!  Of course I was there!  I got the babies mattresses, some clothes, shoes, a single stroller, a few bottles and the breastfeeding pillow! 
We also found the stroller and car seats on craigslist!

April 26th was me and hubby's 3 year wedding Anniversary!  So we went on a little trip to Arkansas for a few days!  We stopped at the Cliff house Inn and had lunch and man it was good! We visited Daniel's old neighbors from when he was a kid.  We went to Eureka Springs to walk around and enjoy all the little shops.  We found a really good Hot Dog place too!  We had fun in Branson, Mo and we went to Silver Dollar City!  Boy was that a lot of walking! We saw a bunch of shows and had some yummy food and ice cream! 

 We went through this town called Flippin!  We had to stop and take a pic!  Haha

Me and my mom went to lunch with my Aunt Carolyn, we have not seen her in forever!  We celebrated my birthday, my mom's birthday and Mother's day all in one day!  We found some stuff for the church baby shower too!!  We found some cute outfits too!

May 7th is my birthday and we had a family dinner at my parents house.  My mom make her famous Enchiladas, guacamole and cheese dip!  I got some money, shirts, a picture frame for my babies, and some purple knives for my kitchen.  My friend Amber got me a cute shirt that says Mommy to be, candles, and a friend sign :) thanks Amber!

Then I had a sonogram appointment Monday May 9th.  Hubby had to work so my mom went with me.  The babies are doing awesome! Baby A - boy is 15 oz and Baby B -girl is 1 pound 2 ounces. 
After he checked the babies he checked my cervix.  The Dr. noticed that my cervix wasn't completely closed.  It scared me immediately!  He explained to us that I could have a procedure done that would fix it.  I was scared that it would effect the babies, but they were doing fine he said!   He told me I would have to be on bed rest until they were born. Very emotional appointment for me!  So they called my Ob Dr. and she was in surgery so me and mom waited around to hear from her.  They told me to go home and relax and I would be admitted to the hospital later that afternoon.  So me and mom went home and had lunch then went to my apartment and packed a bag for the hospital.  Later that afternoon my OB Dr. called me and told me to go to the hospital.  So mom drove me and I was admitted like at 4 that afternoon.  First thing they did was put that stupid IV in my hand....If you don't know me....I absolutely HATE needles!! Then right as they were finishing that a guy from the lab came to take blood.....grrr.  I had the surgery the next morning at like 7:30.  I was so nervous!  The last time I was in the hospital for surgery was when I was like 2 or 3 getting my tonsils out! They put me to sleep for the surgery.  When I woke up I was in pain and when I am in pain I am really cranky ( according to my mom .)  That day I went to the bathroom every hour to 30 minutes.  Up and down all day! The next day I was in a little pain but not as bad as the day of surgery.  I got to go home on thursday May 12th!  Me and hubby live in an apartment in Prosper on the 3rd floor.  So since hubby works all day we moved in with my parents so my mom takes care of me....brings me food and things I need while hubby is working all day.  Thank you momma!! My next sonogram appointment is May 17th....so I will let yall know how it goes!
So far it's been 3 days on bed rest.  Thank goodness we have Netflix!  I watch movies, read magazines, and facebook of course.  So that's why I started this blog to keep me busy. 

Hope everyone enjoys following along!

-Andre'a

Lets have a BABY!

So last year we decided we wanted to start a family.  We tried for about 5 or 6 months or so.  In January I started feeling some symptoms, so I took a pregnancy test.  It was negative, then a week or so it was positive!!  I am pregnant!  I was crying and excited all at the same time. 

So then I went to Walmart and bought a poster board, a pink outfit and blue outfit, and a pink and blue sharpees.  I went back to our apartment and made a poster for hubby and put it on the wall for him to see when he got home from work!  He was soo EXCITED!!!  He picked me up and hugged me for a long time!  We are gonna be PARENTS!!!

The next morning I called the OB Dr. and set up and appointment for February 9th!  I had to wait about about a week to go to the Dr. and man it felt like FOREVER!!

One night we were at my parents for my cousins Santiago's birthday.  We were all sitting watching tv, so we thought it was the perfect time to tell my family!  So I busted out saying " Well everyone one I have something to say!"  "I'm PREGNANT!!"  Everyone was sooo happy!!  My mom starts crying instantly!!  My family is soooo excited!!!

The next night we wanted to drive to Daniel's parents house, but the ice storm hit so we had to keep it a secret from them for a few days.  When we finally made it to their house we told them they were going to be grandparents again ( Dan's brother has a little girl) they were sooooo excited!!!! 

We are soo BLESSED to have the best family!!

So Feburary 9 th came along.  The appointment was like at 1:30 or so.  So hubby picked me up from work and we went together! We were so excited!!!  I had to fill out some paperwork and give them my insurance card and liscense and I payed the copay.  Thank you Jesus we have insurance!

So they called us in and they took my blood pressure and temp.  Then went into the sonogram room!  First they did an outer sonogram and saw the baby but not very clear, so they did an internal sonogram.  Then the nurse looked at me and said " Do you see what I see?"  I said there's 2!! She said "yep!" I started freaking out and crying, but it was happy tears!  Hubby ran over and held my hand and he was really quiet and had a HUGE smile on his face!  He was taking it all in!  I kept saying OMG we are having TWINS!  The nurse told us that they were fraternal twins cause they have seperate sacks.  So then we went to see the Dr.  She just went over some general things like prenatals to take and what to eat/ not eat while I am pregnant.  She told me she wanted me to see a special sonogram Dr. since they are twins to regulate their growth and development.   Then I made my next appointment for march! 

So then we went to my parents house and showed my mom the sonogram!  Immediately she started screaming at the top of her lungs! She said "I knew it!"  We were both crying we were soo happy!  I know my parents will be the best grandparents ever!   Then hubby took me back to work and I told everyone at work!   
The next night we drove to Daniel's parents and showed them the sono and they were soo happy!  At first they didn't understand that it was twins so we had to explain it to them.....lol

I went for my March appointment and the Dr. told me that I could not lift more than 15 pounds.  So therefore, my job told me I could not work as long as I have a lifting restriction.  Thankfully they are letting me keep the insurance, I just make payments to them every 2 weeks.  So then I started staying home every day.  I spent my days watching movies, cleaning and doing laundry.  I would visit my mom some days and we would go shopping and have lunch together!!