One Week Old

Emma and Jaxen,
Today is Friday, February 24th amd you are 1 week old today. I am trying to not let the hours blur into feeding, sleeping and diaper changes! I don't want to forget a minute!

This week you have pretty much ate and slept, pooped and peed! You both love being held and Jaxen you seem to be able to sense when Emma is being held and you wake right up and want to be held too! Soo cute! You both sleep more during the day than at night which is making for a very tired mommy and daddy.

Your brothers love you both so much! They all want to hold you especially William who just loves you way too much with little pats, pokes and rocks in your cradle.

This week you went to the pediatrician and Jaxen you were 5lbs 1 oz and Emma you were 5lbs 2 oz.
We all love you both so much! I still pinch myself that you are here and healthy and mine!

Emma and Jaxen I love you to theoon and back 1 million 5 thousand times! And yes, that is a lot!
William loving on Emma

William and Jaxen

Sleeping with daddy

Put to bed apart

Moved together by themselves, they do this a lot! So cute!

Jaxen and Emma in cradle together.

Grandma Fisher with twins.

Emma and Jaxen

Big brother William LOVES to give kisses, and loves, and pokes and licks...

Coming home cake

The Babies Arrived Healthy and Beautiful!

We are so happy to announce that on Friday, February 17, 2012 our twins were born!

Welcome Jaxen Thomas Fisher!
5 lbs 5 oz
19 inches
4:05pm


Welcome Emma Celeste Fisher!
5 lbs 5 oz
18.5 inches
4:06pm


They are perfect and we are so in love with them!

37 Weeks Today and a Csection at 3:30

This is the last picture of you in my belly babies!
I feel like I have waited a life time for you...
I am so excited to soon be holding you and telling you how much I love you!

One more day...

Tomorrow is the end of my pregnancy days. I have fought so hard to get pregnant through the years and it is so bittersweet that these are my last babies...

But Tomorrow is also the...

The start of having 5 children, the start of being a family of 7...

Tomorrow I will have 4 sons and 1 daughter...

The start of our journey as a complete family, there is no more wondering when our other children will arrive. They will all be here in our loving arms!

I am so grateful for an easy twin pregnancy lacking complications. I am hoping and praying their arrival into this world is easy and without complications also.

I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father that is entrusting 2 more children to my arms to love and raise. I am in awe at the responsibility and do not take it lightly.

I am now off to enjoy the last night with my 3 sons...

36 weeks - I made it!

36 week Pic:


I can't believe I made it to 36 weeks carrying twins! Heavenly father has really been watching over me and these babies!
Today was a busy day! OB at 9:20, Pre-op appt at 10:00 and Specialists and ultrasound at 11:00.
Measurements:
The babies are measuring 5.2 and 5.4 lbs. of course they are so squished in there that they could be a bit bigger than that. I asked for 1 more pic of there faces but they are both laying where we could not get one. They still both look like they have a lot of hair though!

The big question today was amino on Monday and c-section Wednesday or no amino and csection Friday. After consulting with the specialist we are going with csection on Friday the 17th. That is the best day for us as far as the boys are concerned and it seems crazy to me to have an amnio only to deliver 2 days earlier than scheduled so my dr can deliver. The specialist thinks 37 weeks perfect to deliver and the twins will be fine to wait the 2 days. My drs partner will deliver as my dr will be out of town. She delivered my drs baby less than 2 years ago, has delivered 12 sets pf twins and has her own set of b/g twins so I know I can trust her!

The count down is on!! Soon I will be a mom to 5!

Nursery Reveal

The twins are not sharing a room. Baby girl has her own room and William and Baby boy are sharing a room. However the twins will sleep together in 1 room or the other until they are ready to be separated. And of course for awhile they will be in a bassinet in our room.

I am in love with their rooms! Baby girl's is pink and green with a little purple and lots of butterfly's!







The boys room is white and brown and blue with puppy dogs!






All packed and ready for the 17th or earlier :)

Baby Shower and 35 Weeks

35 week picture. William's little hand on my belly! He's patting "his" babies! :)



My baby shower was today. It was so wonderful! Melanie and Kristie threw the shower. There were 12 people there and I had such a great time visiting with everyone! The babies were spoiled by so many cute outfits and some homemade hats and burp cloths and lap pads. Mary made the cutest diaper cake and Heidi gave them a double stroller. I had such a wonderful morning and am so thankful for such wonderful friends that gave up their Saturday morning with their families and made me and the twins feel so special!






I am so overwhelmed with the gifts!!

The Croup

Oh my poor William! The croup is knocking you right down on your diaper clad bottom!
First we had nights of no sleep! Luckily we didn't have to go to the hospital - I'm sure that was due to the steroids the dr gave you! You finally started sleeping through the night for the most part Friday night to Saturday am. The crankiness and the I want Noone but mommy has yet to disappear! It is so hard! You want mommy to carry or hold you all the time and your nose is still running a mile a minute!! Poor mommy is soooo tired and can't get anything done!!
I sure hope you are back to your sunny self with no runny nose before your brother and sister arrive!

34 Weeks!

Twin Stats:
Baby A - Boy: 4 lbs 12 oz
Baby B - Girl: 4 lbs 10 oz
Both are measuring at about 32.5 weeks.
Can you believe it? Almost 10 lbs of babies inside me! No wonder I'm starting to feel way too pregnant!

The most exciting thing today was... They have hair and a TON of it! You could see it sticking up in the ultrasound so clearly. The ultrasound tech said, "Wow, that's a lot of hair! Usually it's only just starting to grow at 34 weeks!". So neat! Especially for baby girls hair bows!!

Today we had our specialIst appt with the perinatalogist. He says I deserve a gold star for taking such good care of my babies! Babies are looking Wonderful and he is super pleased with how close their weights are. All their stats are in perfect range! My sugars are looking super AND even with all my leg swelling my blood pressure is good! Cervix is way short but that's too be expected at this point. He checked my legs real good as my left leg has quite a bit more swelling than my right which can be a sign of a blood clot but he saw nothing that concerned him. He thinks that the babies are causing it and at 34 weeks I'm lucky to just start swelling now! So as of now our due date is still February 17th. But as he says anything can change in 3 weeks especially with twins!

This week I've definitely started to feel VERY pregnant! My stomach is so sore and stretched and there are a ton of new stretch marks around my belly button :(
My left foot has started swelling very severely like balloons up if I don't keep it elevated. When I stand it's like a matter of 15 minutes and it is double the size.
I think I'm having Braxton hicks, not regularly. But boy do they hurt!
This is silly but my stomach is so sore that it hurts to climb into bed at night.

I can't believe that I am now 34 weeks! I am so lucky that I just now have started to experience swelling! I have been so blessed this pregnancy! I also can't believe that the babies could make their entrance into this world from today until February 17th! In as little as 1 day OR at most 3 weeks they will be in my arms! Yikes!

18 Months Old

18 Month Stats:
Weight: 22.1 lbs, between the 5th & 10th%. (but you guzzled 9oz of juice before you were weighed)
Length 31.5 inches, 25th %.

William you are growing up so fast! I can't believe that you are already a year and a half old! You are still mommy's cuddle bug and want me in your line of sight. Your vocabulary is increasing daily and it is so fun to hear what new word you will learn next. You love to clean and are no longer happy to use your own vacuum. You scream at mommy until I give you a turn with my vacuum - it is adorable but boy does it make cleaning take an extra long time! You love to help dust and load the dishwasher and throw things in the garbage! Sometimes you are so helpful with the garbage I think I may need to put it outside on the patio! You still get excited to see Nic and love to play with Justin. You play rough with Justin though and he tends to be the one who you throw toys at and sometimes even bite! Ouch! But he sometimes knocks you down and steals your toys...sigh! And other times you 2 snuggle together while I read you both a book.
William you eat lots of food! Your favorites are fruit - bananas, oranges, apples, can't elope and pears. You love French fries and grill cheese. You still don't like milk. When you try something and you like it you say Mmmm in the cutest little voice. Then you nod your head and smile - I love it!

You know have 7 teeth! You love to play basketball and race trucks with your brother.

This is going to be a big month for you little man! Either this month or on your 19 month b-day you will become a big brother! I hope you adjust well to it and love being a big brother! I worry about being in the hospital away from you! William you are so loved always remember that!

I love you to the moon and back 1 million 5 thousand times! And yes, that is a lot!!!


I Love my Slide!

Stealing daddy's slippers:

I Love Pizza!

Yummm! I had to steal some before mom baked it! Her Mac and Cheese is the best!!!

This is how Nic babysitJs me. He runs me ragged until I fall asleep on the floor!

Justin's tonsils

Justin has been suffering for way too long with strep. He gets sooo sick! 102.9 fever, achy body, falls asleep instantly and severe vomiting. It comes on sooo suddenly. The Pediatrician kept saying 6 times a year for a referral. But my instinct said just bring him to the specialist and I didn't.
Until...
He got strep right at the start of Christmas break. We had enough strep for a referral so off we went to the ENT. And she took one look in his throat and said "Those need to come out!" They are HUGE, they make him have a throaty voice, there are pockets on them harboring dorment strep so that anytime he gets run down or a cold the strep flares up. He is snoring and some nights it is keeping him from REM sleep - which is where your body becomes paralyized as you dream - since he doesn't enter REM he acts out his dreams in his sleep which is why we are seeing him sleep walk. I should of listened to my instincts! She said just on the size of his tonsils she would have yanked them a while ago!
Surgery is scheduled the Thursday prior to his 2 week spring break. He goes in March 15th. He will have to take it easy for a week and then should be able to enjoy his last week of vacation.

32 Weeks!!

I can hardly believe that the twins could be here as early as 2 weeks or at the latest 5 weeks!!

I am truly trying to enjoy every second of this pregnancy! I love being pregnant and this is my last time - so bittersweet.... But if we are being honest here it is getting tough!! My hips and back and stomach muscles scream at me constantly! There is no moving quickly and standing up is a slow slow process to try and avoid pain. I am woken up by hip and leg pain just as much as I wake up to use the bathroom. I think I am ready for newborn sleep deprivation.

The specialists are still very happy with how the twins and I are doing! The fluid around both babies looking great now. They could see them both taking practice breaths which means neurologically everything connected and working. And... My cervix is measuring nice and long!!! I cant believe how trouble free this pregnancy has been! My prayers have been answered over and over!

I am so EXCITED!! I am so SCARED! I am getting SO.... Ready to hold my precious miracle babies!!!

Baby Stats:
Little Boy: weighs 4lbs 1oz and is measuring 31 weeks 2 days
Little Girl: weighs 3lbs 12oz and is measuring 30 weeks 6 days

Me at 32 weeks:

Christmas Letter

Merry Christmas! We have had a wonderful 2011!

Alex is enjoying his job and working a ton! I guess thats what happens when you are an AVP and salaried! Although we'd love him home more we are very thankful for his job and his dedication to providing for our growing family.

Nicholas is 16 and a Junior this year. He is also a Captain on his wrestling team. He stays busy working out, wrestling and of course playing video games.

Justin is 7 and in 2nd grade. He is still my crazy daredevil. That boy is always on the move! He just did a basketball clinic at school and LOVED it!

William is 1 and my little snugglebug half the time and my crazy climber the other half!

I am doing well. I think I have a bigger belly than Santa this year! I feel pretty good although I am starting to experience that 3rd trimester tiredness and by the end of the day my stomach muscles are screaming at carrying these babies around! We are so overjoyed to be adding another precious boy and our long dreamed about baby girl! Our dreams of having 4 children were beyond answered and we feel so blessed to be adding our 4th son and our 1st daughter! It is an amazing feeling after so many years to feel that our family is complete and all our children our with us! It's going to be a crazy life, but I am so looking forward to the craziness this house will hold! Of course if I am being truthful I am also a tad scared about managing a house of 5 children - but I know that with a ton of love, a schedule, and daily prayers I will make it.

I truly believe that our children our gifts from our Heavenly Father, his children - that we are entrusted to raise here on earth. Many times over the course of our marriage we have thanked god for Nicholas and been so thankful he was entrusted to us. But so many times we have cried and been angry while we tried to grow our family. Infertility is a disease that eats at your soul. I'm not sure why God chose us to experience infertility. But through the experience I have learned many things... To trust in God- although I may not know the outcome - he does, that patience is a true gift, to treasure each child even while hoping and praying for the next, to treasure my spouse as only you two can comfort each other in a way NO ONE else can (and when he's sticking huge needles into your butt you really don't want to make him mad :) and that God opens doors if you just trust and continue to move forward.

As I sit here this Christmas, I sit in amazed awe staring at my belly and my 3 boys! God has blessed Alex and I with 3 amazing gifts in Nicholas, Justin, and William. And he has blessed us even more with this little boy and girl moving and kicking in my belly! Just as Jesus Christ, Our Savior brought peace, joy, hope, and love to the world our 5 children bring those gifts to my life every day!

We are so excited for 2012. Our babies are officially scheduled to arrive at 37 weeks on Friday, February 17th at 8am. But my specialist said if they want to choose their own birthday he will allow them to arrive as early as 34 weeks.

I hope the New Year brings you joy, hope, peace and much love!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!

Love,
Kristi, Alex, Nicholas, Justin, William, baby girl and baby boy
and of course - JD, Max and Riley.

30 Week Dr Appt

The babies are looking wonderful!!! It is such a relief to see them and hear their hearts beating!
Our little boy weighs 3lbs 2oz and is measuring 29 weeks 4 days.
Our little girl weighs 3lbs 1oz and is measuring 29 weeks 2 days.
The specialists are very pleased with their weights and measurements! I am in awe that I have over 6 lbs of baby in me! None of the boys were over 7 lbs and together they are getting close to 7lbs. Its just crazy to me at how big I am getting and will get!!

My cervix is measuring nice and long!! Yea!

The fluid around our little girl is looking perfect right now. Our little boy still has a little too much fluid - still nothing to be concerned about BUT still something we are keeping a close watch on.

I took my 3rd and last 3 hour gestational diabetes test Thursday. I got the results today and ... I passed the fasting test- which means no immediate medicine. However I failed the rest of the test but just barely. So we are back to multiple finger pricks and diet control. He's hoping that at least for a bit I can diet control the diabetes! I am hoping so too!

Weight gain - still no gain! Yea me!

Alex and I went on a maternity tour last Tuesday and I brought up a few concerns to the specialist: no special care nursery - and after he chuckled a bit and insisted he really needed to write a book about a pregnant woman's fears he assured me that the nurses were wonderful and Noone would steal my babies if I was alone with them and he actually really understood my fears about being alone at night but was insistent that all would be ok! Plus after posting on facebook my fears i had some wonderful friends offer to stay with me and the babies at night so Alex could be home with the boys! The specialist also told me that there will be a team for each baby in the delivery room (OR) to check them out and care for them. I love that they each have their own team and will have individualized attention!! He also said that he'd love me to make my scheduled csection at 37 weeks BUT if my water breaks or I start having contractions at 34 weeks we will not stop anything and we will go ahead and deliver.

I am now seeing the Specialist every week. One week for ultrasound and diabetes and bp monitoring, the next week for a non stress test and diabetes and Bp check. Oh plus the OB every 2 weeks also. Yikes!!!

I can't believe that in 7 short weeks (at the latest) that I will be holding my precious babes in my arms! So many emotions! Excitement to see their faces and kiss their cheeks, terror at the thought of 5 children -3 under the age of 2, scared to death to be cut open for the 3rd time and hoping that my body is put back together easily, sadness at the end of my carrying babies, and joy that our family is so wonderfully complete - complete in a way that I had only ever dreamed possible!

Christmas 2011

We all had a great Christmas this year. The boys got what they were hoping for and were very happy. There was a lot less under the tree but the boys got 1 big gift from Alex and I - William his new truck, Nic an iphone and Justin an ipod touch. They also got a few things from Santa and the rest from family. We really asked them to scale back their lists to items they really wanted and it worked out really great this year! Grandma and Grandpa Fisher were here to celebrate with us - it was nice to have family here :)
Nic's iphone

Basketball hoop!


All 3 boys

Nic's book and Shoes

Justin's pillow pet

William opening his metal tonka truck for the outside

Is this for ME???

A new movie

I am overwhelmed!

iTunes gift cards