Apple Hill 2016

Hello my wonderful readers. I just love the Fall! I love Apple Hill as you would know if you have followed my blog awhile. This year was our 5th year going to Apple Hill in the Fall season, can't believe next year we will have two more little ones joining us for our annual trip. We got to go to Apple Hill twice this season: once in August just the 3 of us and once in October with some friends of ours that had never really been before. 

This is the first trip in August, we went to some of our favorite places and Penelope had lots of fun. 

 The next trip we went to all the popular spots we don't normally go to with our friends since they hadn't really been there before, Penelope loved the pumpkin patch. 

Overall both times we went were awesome! We just love Apple Hill and can't wait to continue the tradition next year with our two other additions. Love always! 

Bouncing Baby - Update Week 26 & 27

Hello my wonderful readers. I apologize this pregnancy I haven't done as good of a job at blogging because of just being so busy and trying to get so many things done before these babies come, all while taking care of an almost 2 year old heading into her terrible twos. 

Week 26

This week started with another ultrasound (#4 to be exact so far) to get a good enough image of baby A's heart. We got one!!!!! Yay!! everything is normal for both babies they can officially say now. Not much else happened this week except that which took a huge burden off our shoulders because we every ultrasound we just kept thinking maybe something was wrong. The week ended with a trip with our friends to Apple Hill, which if you have followed my blog awhile you know is one of our favorite places ever! They hadn't been in years so we did all the major touristy spots that we don't normally do which was really fun. Penelope loved the pumpkin patch and cried so much having to leave it she could've played in the pumpkins all day. Future post to come soon, hopefully, with all of our Apple Hill pictures from our visits this season. 

Week 27

This week was a little more tiring as we had Moms group at church on Tuesday. My grandma had surgery on Wednesday, which I drove two hours there and two hours back in one day alone after sitting in the hospital waiting room chairs for about 6 hours, this for sure tore up my back bad. Aaron and Penelope stayed home for a father daughter day because she couldn't have been good for that long sitting in a waiting room. My grandma came out all good with a brand new shoulder so praise God for that! The week ended with nothing but going to do my glucose test and failing it (more in the next post), other than that we relaxed and just spent time as a family for the weekend, which was really nice. 

Hope you enjoy these updates, I'm going to try to be more on time as we are slowing down with doing things now that I'm getting into the 3rd trimester, can't believe how fast the time is going by! Love everyone!

Bouncing Baby - Week 24 & 25 Update

Hello my wonderful readers. I cannot believe we are at week 24 already this is crazy and going by so very fast.

Week 24 was pretty boring until the end. Besides being tired and I am feeling good. Week ended with my monthly ultrasound, we will know the results the next week when I see my doctor (see below). The other highlight of the week is that it ended with my almost 2 year old moving from a crib to a toddler bed. I cannot believe she is big enough to do that. Next challenge with her is potty training after we get the toddler bed settled in.

Week 25 started with a doctors appointment. Doctor appointment went good the babies are on track growth wise and have healthy heart beats. I am akso healthy weight wise I have lost and blood oressure is wonderful. Also my moms group at church started back up. Penelope has done wonderful so far in her new big girl bed at night and nap, we had a few snags but other than that she is doing good with it. The week ended with sending out invites to Penelope's 2nd birthday, I just cannot believe how fast she is growing up and pretty soon we will be a family of five.

Hope this was a good update on things. Love to you all.

Bouncing Baby - Week 22 & 23 Update!

Hello my wonderful readers. I am so sorry it has been 3 weeks since I posted, that is crazy on my part. Time is just getting away from me in general. I am trying to do all I can while I am still in the second trimester with these twins and have enough energy to do everything. 

Week 22 was ok, except that me and Penelope came down with a cold right before the Labor day weekend, which we had family plans for already planned out. We ended up going to our family plans and then stayed home the rest of the long weekend to get feeling better, Aaron then came down with the same cold and is almost completely over it now as I write this. Otherwise I am just tired, which is expected. I am thankful for the weather cooling down a little bit since I am housing two others I am so hot all the time. 

Week 23 was good. I am still tired which I am accepting will be the case until the babies are sleeping through the night haha. This week we had our 3rd anniversary, which was good even though we didn't do much, Aaron got us my favorite salad I was craving from Applebee's and after Penelope went to bed we celebrated with some sparkling apple cider. We were laughing because this is the second of three anniversaries we have had apple cider and not champagne because of me being pregnant, the other anniversary was our first when I was pregnant with Penelope. We ended the week with going to my parents and attending my good friend's daughter's first birthday party, it was amazing! Go check out her YouTube channel at Mattandemm. My mom watched Penelope and we went on a date to my favorite place to eat back home that I have been craving and went and saw our first movie in 2 years at the movie theaters. We saw Bad Moms I would highly recommend to anyone, it is hilarious! We have almost everything we need for the babies so I feel less stressed. I finished Penelope's birthday party so that is good to go in like 2 months, I wanted to do everything while I still had energy and that way when I'm 30 weeks pregnant I won't be running around too much. 

Hope you enjoy these little updates, I am trying to keep up, it's hard with an almost 2 year old and all the crazy life has thrown at us. Love you all! 

Bouncing Baby - Week 20 & 21 - Gender Reveal!!!

Hello my wonderful readers. Sorry I didn't post last week it was a crazy busy but so exciting week! Last week started with getting cribs put together for the babies... It's so real now! Pictures to come when they are all set up and decorated. Couple days later me and Penelope went to a play date with our moms group where she had fun playing in the water and I was completely tired out. We then had our bug ultrasound and both babies are healthy and growing just right. We ended week 20 with date night which was amazing! Me and Penelope went and met my cousin and her little girl at the zoo for some girl time visiting which was so good! I had my regular doctors appointment and all is well with me too. My mother in law is coming to visit to finish the week off to go shopping for the babies now that we know the gender!

So in January 2017 .... Andrew James and Juliet Rose will be joining the Thorsen family bringing us to 5! A boy and a girl is so perfect and we are so happy!

Bouncing Baby - Update Week 18 & 19

Hello my wonderful readers. Week 18 was quite busy in our lives and the week went by without me even knowing I swear. Our water was shut off for repairs in our apartments for one day which was fine we were prepared for it ahead of time just inconvenient. Also I went to the dentist for a cleaning which was good, and I have heard they recommend you do at least once during pregnancy so that's one thing off my list haha. The cribs for the babies are ordered which makes it so much more real. We are still looking into strollers and deciding exactly which one we want, I am pretty sure that's the last big purchase we have left. We are also making the decision on what type of cloth diapers we are going to use for the twins when they are out of the newborn stage. Week 19 is starting off early, like 5:15am early with a toddler that is ready to run around for the day for some reason haha, they are also paving our parking lot in the apartments we live in so everyone had to find parking elsewhere, again we are prepared but still inconvenient. I finished my genetic screening blood work this week, the time has gotten away from me so I went in at the last couple days of the window I was supposed to go in and do it, oops. Other than all that I am feeling pretty good besides feet swelling, but I think that partly has to do with it being in the 100's here. Can't believe next week we will be half way through already, I better get my butt in gear and get some stuff done while I am still not as big and have a little energy to do stuff. One thing to look forward to is next week we get to find out what the gender of the twins is!!! I am so excited to know!! Lots of love your way and keep an eye out for a gender reveal soon! 

Bouncing Baby - Week 16 & 17 Update

Hello my wonderful readers. It's time for a pregnancy update. Week 16 was good getting my energy back but still laying down and resting when Penelope takes a nap. Started walking again at least once a week if not more so I think that is good, before I felt too sick to even think about going outside. I still can't eat chicken unless it's fried because it makes me just want to throw up. I had my doctors appointment during week 17 and all looks good, babies are healthy size and heartbeat. I did go to a Moms group play date during week 17 and wore myself completely out playing with Penelope in the pool in the sun. She is a handful and I am a little nervous about when I am really pregnant and can't quite keep up with her, we will see what happens then. Hope you like this short pregnancy update, the next ones will hopefully be on time, life has just been well life lately. Lots of love!