The Dog Days of Summer

The other day I was looking through all of the pictures on my new camera that Cory and Holly bought me as a "kick off to summer gift" and I realized that over half of the pictures are of Holly. Just thought I'd share several of them with you. She has really enjoyed her summer this year and is going to have a hard time adjusting when I have to go back to work pretty soon. Enjoy the pictures of our precious pup!!!

On my way to Grammy and Poppy's house!

When I become a big sister, I think I'm going to have to ride in the back!!

Okay...just to give you some background knowledge for the next few pics. When Cory's relatives came to stay at our house in December, we purchased a blow up mattress for his cousins to sleep on. Well, after they left Holly decided that she liked to sleep on it, so we just have never taken it down (it's coming down sooner or later because it's in the nursery). Holly is scared to death of thunder and bad storms, so when the weather gets bad...we have a slumber party! I pull the mattress into the living room and we all pile on! Call us crazy, but Holly LOVES it! Can you tell how scared she is?

All snuggled up with her daddy!!

All 3 of us crammed on the mattress probably watching the Cubs game!

Silly thing sound asleep!!!

I LOVE this picture of them just relaxing in the pool!

She sure loves her daddy!

Her favorite...fetching her frisbee!!

Action shot

Another frisbee picture!

If I remember correctly, I got out of the shower one night and this is how I found these two...sound asleep (yes, that's where he stayed all night long)!!

And this is how our dog really sleeps!!!

YUMMY...this is so good!

She loves Bullets just like her mommy!

Scratching her back and being silly!

Watching it rain and dreaming about my baby brothers or sisters!!

Relaxing in her pool!!

That's all for now! Hope you liked ALL of them.

First OB Appointment

My first OB appointment was last Thursday (July 10th). This appointment was basically like a Well Woman visit, since it was my first initial visit...I had a Pap, they took 5 vials of blood, and then I had to speak with the financial department to discuss how much we are going to owe after everything is said and done. I was a little sad because I didn't get to have an ultrasound done this visit...I've been spoiled by seeing my babies every 2 weeks! My next appointment is on the 24th of July (our 4th anniversary) and we will have an ultrasound then...if both babies cooperate, we may be able to tell the sex!!! Please pray that both babies have their legs WIDE open or at least move around so that we can see what they are! I'm so ready to begin shopping and picking out things. Will update next Thursday.

Baby Bump at 12 Weeks

I think my body knows that I'm finally 12 weeks pregnant! Hopefully I'm not speaking too soon, but I have not experienced nausea all day long since July 3rd! I still have the morning ritual of gagging/throwing up, but as soon as that is over, my day begins and I feel pretty good. I seem to have a little bit more energy too and I'm so excited (I haven't had an afternoon nap in 3 days now)!! My belly is starting to grow just a little, but for those who do not know that I'm pregnant, they may just think that I have a little belly fat! I'm sure one morning I will wake up and be totally surprised to see that my belly is HUGE! I'm looking forward to seeing Dr. Mike on Thursday and I'm hoping to see how much our little miracles have grown! Will post an update after the appointment!

12 weeks Pregnant

(just a little bump)

My Pod Has 2 Peas!!

12 weeks

Many Thanks to Dr. Grunert and Staff

Just thought I'd share a few pictures from our last visit to OGA Fertility Specialist of Houston. My mom was able to snap a few pictures of Cory and I along with Dr. Grunert and our two nurses. MANY THANKS TO THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE FOR HELPING MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE (and I can't forget all of the wonderful family members and friends who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers...please keep the prayers coming)! Enjoy the pics!

Cory, Me (at 10.5 weeks pregnant), Dr. Grunert, Theresa, and Renee

Cory (with his eyes closed), Me, and Dr. Grunert

Can You Say ACTIVE?!?!

Well, it's been a week since my last doctor visit and I'm just getting around to updating my blog. For the most part, I'm feeling much better then I was in the previous post. I'm still super tired all of the time (which is to be expected) and I have my days where I'm nauseated all day long and just want to lay on the couch! I've been much better at snacking throughout the day, but it's still so hard to force yourself to eat when food in general sounds so disgusting! Our appointment last Thursday was great. Both babies are continuing to grow like weeds and they both have strong heartbeats. We were able to see arms and legs on both babies and we were also able to see them both move. That itself was absolutely AMAZING!! In the pictures below you really can't see the arms and legs that good because the babies are moving all around like crazy and the doctor just snapped a still shot so he could measure each one. This appointment was kind of a sad appointment because I was officially released from Dr. Grunert and will be on my way to see Dr. Mike starting next Thursday. Everyone at the office was sad to see us leave and made it a point to tell us that they want a birth announcement when the babies arrive, pictures, and they even want to see them in person once they get here. Dr. Grunert told me that he wanted to see me 2 months after the twins are born so that we can talk about what we want to do with the 3 embryos that we still have frozen. He's crazy if he thinks I'll be ready for more babies just 2 months after I deliver twins. There may be more Scott babies in the future, but we aren't going to get started that quick (if we even decided to do IVF again...it would be my luck that I would have triplets or quads the next time...but then again, maybe I would be able to be a stay at home mom)!!! Okay, here are the pictures of the twins at 10.5 weeks!!

Baby A

41.79 mm

Baby A

163 bpm

Baby B
38.75 mm

Baby B

174 bpm


Baby A Moving Around In Mommy's Belly

(you have to watch carefully because it's only a 5 second clip)

Baby B Moving Around In Mommy's Belly

(this is the active one)

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and video clips of our two little miracles. I can't wait to see them again on ultrasound next week...I'm sure they will have grown even more! Take care and have a GREAT 4th of July!!

XOXO~

Hayley and the TWINS