Cuddle Time

Here is our baby girl B. I love this picture of her snoozing. The 3-D pictures are really fun. We get to see the most adorable faces. Just after this picture was taken, she made a really cute pucker face, like someone had given her a taste of lemon. Hopefully we'll be able to get the 3-D pictures every time. It just depends on which ultrasound machine my doctor uses. The girls are growing and kicking more everyday.

Playing hard to get!

Here is our little baby girl A. She kept hiding behind something (arm, leg, sister's leg . . .) during the ultrasound, so the tech couldn't get a very good picture. Don't worry, she doesn't have the measles. :)

What tummies are for

So, just a funny story.
The other day James and I are sitting on the couch. He's eating a cookie when he decides that he doesn't want to hold it any more and he doesn't want to throw it away. He looks around for a suitable storage place. Waa-La! Mom's belly! He promptly places his cookie on my very convenient "shelf". What else are bellies for?

Yum, these fingers taste yummy!

Ok, so really this should have been the last picture I added, but I keep forgetting that the posts show up in reverse order. I just wanted to add this picture of baby girl B because it was so cute. If you look closely at her profile, her mouth is open and her hand is right in front of her mouth. She kept sucking on her fingers during the ultrasound. She just kept opening and closing her mouth and sucking on her fingers. So, cute!

Baby girl A--aka: rib kicker

Here is Baby Girl A Jochim at 25 weeks. She weighs in at 1 lb. 12 oz.--a little bigger than her sister. The ultra sound tech said they will probably keep flip-flopping on weight because they are so close in size. She did her fair share of gymnasts this time around, but not quite as much as her sister. See my notes on twin B. She is currently head down--thus making her the guilty party who is kicking me in the ribs!! My doctor will deliver me at 38 weeks unless I go into labor sooner. They don't stop labor after 34 weeks--so that gives me a potential due date of June 13th-July 11th. Nice and exact, huh?! The girls are growing nicely and getting more active every day.

Blowing bubbles

Here is baby girl Jochim B. She's our little gymnast. During the ultra sound she just couldn't keep still and really made the ultrasound tech earn her wages! She weighs in at 1 lb. 10 oz. this week. Which is right on for 25 weeks. She kept putting her little bum in her sister's face (thank goodness for that placenta membrane, as Grandma Sarah said!) Her sister had no problems trying to push that bum out of the way. The "bubble" is actually an umbilical cord--whose I don't know. She was romping around during the last ultrasound (I've had 6) as well. I guess we better start tumbling class asap with this little chickadee!

25 Weeks and counting!

Here I am at 25 weeks! We have made the big move up to Washington and are finally getting settled in. For those of you who hadn't heard we decided to move up here about 3 weeks ago. Sacramento didn't work out for us and we wanted to move before I got toooo far along. We'll be living with my parents until the girls arrive and then find a place of our own. I'm very excited to have help with James, especially since I'm growing bigger every day--as Justin likes to remind me by speaking to me in "whale" like Dory (sp?) from Nemo. I'm only actually measuring around 4 weeks bigger than a single pregnancy. My parents have been very good to let us commandeer the basement and James is beside himself at finally having a backyard complete with a Nemo pond!

Half way there!

Well, I'm officially half way through this pregnancy, but the doctor says I will probably deliver between 35-36 weeks. The girls are kicking and moving all around. Every so often they'll flip positions and my whole stomach does a wave. I reached my goal of gaining 24 lbs. by week 20, so I guess now I can stop stuffing myself silly. Although, with the diminishing size of my stomach, it doesn't take much. :) Take care everyone--Thanks for visiting our blog! Jessica

Day at the Zoo!

We finally made it to the Sacramento Zoo! It was an absolutely gorgeous day and I think the sunshine did all of us some good--cough and cold's aside. James really liked the monkeys and flamingos--mostly because they moved around alot! I'm sure he would have preferred the lion if it had ever come out of it's den. :)

Conversation with James

Hello everyone!

I had an interesting conversation with James a moment ago. I thought it probably summed up pretty well how he'll feel for the next 18 years.

James: (Pointing at my belly) Baby!
Mom: Yes, that's my belly. There are babies in there.
James: (Pointing at my belly again) Baby!
Mom: Yes, Babies. Your baby sisters are in there.
James: Uh-oh.

Thought that would give you a giggle. :) Take care everyone!

Jessica

Mind if I put my feet in your ribs?

Well, we had the first big ultra sound today. The little tykes cooperated nicely and made lots of pretty faces for the camera. Hum, pretty faces? Yep, two girls! We're so delighted and thrilled. It will definitely make name choosing easier since

they have 16 male cousins and only 6 female cousins. I think the Athay clan has most of the bible covered . . . James, Matthew, Jacob, Joshua, Benjamin, Nathan, . . . I might have missed a few. That being said, I'm sure the girls will understand (only after several years of therapy of course) why they were dressed as boys as infants. Can't let all those hand-me-downs go to waste! J/K Our next big ultra sound is in 6 weeks. We'll keep you posted. Oh, I love the comments--it's so fun to hear from everyone! Love, Jessica & Justin & James

Send over the frills and lace--two girls are on the way!

Here we are!

Hello there--Nice to meet you!

hush . . . I think they're telling secrets!

James a.k.a. trouble

James is exploring the freedom of toddlerhood. Everyday he learns some new, fascinating way of testing his parent's patience. Today he woke up at 4 am and refused to go back to sleep. I guess in some way he was trying to do us a favor by preparing us for the sleepless nights ahead when his siblings arrive. Thanks James. :) Here are some of the latest pics of the little rascal. In one James enjoys his favorite treat--chocolate chip pancakes on Valentines day, and in the other he tries to undo the damage by flossing. Gotta love the kid--We do!

Here are some pics of the preggie mom at 18 weeks. Only 5 months to go!

The babies are starting to kick more and more, which is still really fun for mom. Ask me how I feel about it in a few months! James is still pretty oblivious to idea of additional human beings in our family. He does like to point to my belly and say "baby," but then he points to his own belly and says "baby"--so I don't think he's quite got it yet. :)

I'll have my first real ultrasound this week and we'll find out the sexes. It's an hour long ultrasound with a specialist. I'll have one of these ultrasounds every month, so hopefully that means lots of prenatal photos. We'll keep you posted!

Welcome

Hello friends and family! Life is pretty crazy right now. We thought this would be a good way to stay in touch with everyone. We'll try to keep it updated as our family grows!