19/20 WEEK BABY UPDATE

So I went to the doc today. They did the BIG ultrasound today to make sure all the organs were okay and everything measured good. And both babies looked great!!!! I also had them double check to make sure they were BOTH boys. And they are BOYS!!!! Chris and I are so excited.....Baby A measured 19 weeks and Baby B measured 19 weeks and 2 Days. They are measuring right on schedule. Baby A weighed 9 oz and Baby B weighed 10 oz. I go back in 4 weeks which will be Sept 17th. After my appointment I went to Babies R Us to pick up the baby beds. So this week Chris and I are going to start painting their room and hopefully get that done so we can get the beds set up. We are also going to go register at Babies R Us and Target this weekend. So we've got a fun filled weekend ahead of us. Thanks so much for all your prayers and support. And I promise...as soon as we decide on names we will let you know.

Baby A: This Baby is the one that is on top. He is right in line with my belly button. His belly is on the left and his head is on the right. If you look closely you can see that he is looking right at you.

Baby B: This poor little baby is the one on the bottom that is getting squashed, but he was the most active last Wednesday. It took the U/S tech a few tries to get him to get his head where she could measure it. He must take after his Daddy. HA! This baby is laying on his back, facing straight up. His head is on the right side with his arm and hand on the top. It looks like he may be sucking his thumb.

Aren't Our Babies Just Precious!!!!!

WELL I CHANGED MY MIND.....

IMAGINE THAT.....Yesterday my dad and his wife took me shopping for Baby Beds. They called me about a week ago and said that they wanted to go shopping for Baby Beds and buy the babies their beds, so we met at Babies R Us yesterday around 3pm. We looked around and I finally decided against the white bed because I just feel like boys need a more masculine look. The bedding that I'm leaning toward looked good in a dark bed, so we then started looking for a dark bed. Of course I found one that I loved and was reasonable, but then when we went to try and order it, they were completely out of stock of that bed and even the warehouse didn't have any in stock. The girl helping us said that it could take three months to get them back in stock and I don't have time to wait three months on a warehouse who might or might not get those beds in stock so then I want to my second choice. The girl then proceeded to tell me that they weren't even suppose to have that bed on the floor and that it was available online only, so I asked her to check the online availability for me and of course it said it was available in the store only. So we checked on that bed and finally we found one she could order. Then after making a final decision we find out that the toddler rails don't come with it, you have to special order those. So we special ordered the toddler rails, too. I tell you what nothing can ever be easy. So anyway, we got the beds ordered and they should be here in about 7 to 10 business days. I hope you all like.

Now, I know what you are thinking....that bed looks black, but it isn't. It is called Espresso.

It is just a very dark wood and it is very pretty.

We are so excited about getting the nursery put together soon.

A LITTLE UPDATE!

On July 23rd Chris and I had another baby checkup. Both babies measured good and on time. They are both staying within a couple of days of each other on their measurements which is what you want when it comes to twins. We were also able to tell what our babies are. And we are having..........TWO BOYS!!! That's right...another set of twin boys in the Hamm family. Chris's sister has identical twin boys, Gavin and Hayden. We are actually in California visiting them right now. Gavin and Hayden turned 2 years old on July 27th. We had a blast getting to spend time with them and are so sad that we have to leave tomorrow to go home. But it's always nice to return home. Anyways, other than finding out that we are going to have two more sons and vacationing in CA, not much more is going on in our House Hold. As soon as we get back we are going to start shopping for the babies and getting their nursery ready, so I will be posting some pics soon. Oh and we will get the doc to reconfirm the gender of our babies on August 20th at our next appointment.

THE COOLEST THING EVER!!

Okay...so I'm really anxious to start shopping for our Twins, but unfortunately I'm on hold until we find out what they are. But in the meantime I've found a couple of things that I'm not going to be able to live without and due to the fact that your color patterns are very limited with stuff for twins, these things won't really matter. They aren't gender specific. My first find is a Pak N Play for twins. It's one Pak N Play that is a little bigger than a regular Pak N Play, but it has two Bassinets for when they are Newborns, so this will be a huge space saver. I have found it availabe at Babies R Us and Walmart, but unfortunately it is only availabe online which is how most twin stuff is. But anyway, I just thought I 'd share this cool find.

Then my mom and I shopped one morning on the internet for Baby Beds. I had a bed in mind, but was unable to find it anywhere. I wanted a baby bed that was two toned and when I say two toned, I mean has some white and some wood color on it. So we looked around and found a bed that we just can't resist. I asked Chris what he thought and he said he liked it, but you know how guys are, they just don't really get into the decorating.

The other best thing that we got was a Black and Decker Storage Cabinet for our Garage. I'm using it to store seasonal things, that were just taking up much needed space in our house. If you are looking to create space and get more organized this is the best thing for you. And it is very sturdy and well worth the money. You can find this item at Lowe's.

We also got some more shelves to go in our hall closet and what will soon be the babies closet. So we are on the road to organization in the Hamm Household. Hopefully by the time the babies get here we will be organized and ready.

4TH OF JULY FAMILY BEACH BASH!

Last week my whole family headed down for a week at the beach. We always go every year for the 4th of July. So it was a total of 14 of us this year and we had a blast. Let's see...there was my family which included me, Chris and Brady and then my sister's family which was Kelley, Keith, Victoria, and Daniel. And of course my mom and grandmother went as well. We were all in one condo together. Then my Aunt Jessica, Uncle Barry, William, Walton, and his girlfriend Lauren were in another condo. The first day we were there we almost got blown away by a storm that came through. We were all getting our stuff together and heading up to the room because it was looking pretty bad outside and then all of a sudden this wind out of nowhere starting blowing everybody's stuff down the beach. Our tent made it thanks to Keith, Barry, and William. But by the end of the week we looked like we had been ship wrecked. Our tent was being held up by a 2x4, tow strap, bungee cords, zip ties, and some rope. It was rather funny. After that storm all the other days were beautiful. On Friday night we all got together and ate BBQ in teh room and then sat together to watch the Firework Show that Gulf Shores put on. It was awesome and the kids LOVED IT. We left on Saturday the 5th and were so sad to leave, but looking forward to being back at HOME SWEET HOME.

The Two Coolest Men in My Life

The Kids Riding the Frog Hopper at Adventure Island

My Handsome Captain's Catch of the Week ~ 20lb Dolphin

Our Family

The Cousins

Walton, Brady, Daniel, William, and Victoria

The Stringfellow Family

Daniel, Keith, Kelley, and Victoria

The Washburn Family

William, Uncle Barry, Aunt Jessica, and Walton

Our Cool Brady Bug

Daniel Trying to Get to the Water

My Favorite Beach Bums

The Kids Playing in the Pool with William

Daniel Chillin on the Beach

The Guys

The Love Birds ~ Walton and Lauren

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY TO US!

Chris and I celebrated our 2nd Wedding Anniversary on June 24th. It's so hard to believe that we have been married for 2 years. Each year we do the dorky thing and get each other something small that goes with the "traditional" wedding gift list. This year was cotton. So since my hubby loves to cook all the time, I got him a Chef hat with his name printed on it and HE LOVED IT!!! Unfortunately, we had to spend our anniversary apart because Chris had to go away for work that week, but he sent me a lovely bouquet of fruit that was DELICIOUS! And the fruit was shaped into flowers.....how cool!! He didn't get the "cotton" item, but at least he remembered. HAHA!!!

TWELVE WEEK BABY UPDATE

I went for another appointment today and we got another U/S. Unfortunately Chris was unable to go with me, so my mom went with me to the doc. Chris has been out of town for a week working and will hopefully be home Friday. This time I got a picture of our babies and you can see them perfectly. The U/S tech said today that they WERE in separate sacs so that means there still is a chance there could a boy and a girl in there, but it is still too soon to tell. It all depends on when the sac/babies actually split. I go back on July 23 and they have me down for another U/S. HOW EXCITING!!! It is so fun getting to see our babies so much. They both measured 11 weeks and 4 days and they look like little peanuts. By my cycle I am 11 weeks and 3 days. One's heart rate was 146 and the other was 155. They said everything looked great and sounded great. So another good checkup!!! YAY!!!! Thank you all again for your prayers and your support. We have a long way to go, but it is going to be so much FUN!!

This pic shows both of our little peanuts.

They are right beside each other. It looks like the bottom one is facing up with his/her hands up beside his/her ears and the top one is showing a profile view with maybe an arm up by his/her face.

Aren't they so cute?? This is just so amazing!