One pounders

 I had another doctor's appointment yesterday and everything looks good!  Both babies are still big for their gestational age and weighed in at one pound each.  I definitely feel them kicking and turning in my stomach and Paul can feel them sometimes too.

We got a good picture of Presley's face but Cy kept his hands in front of his face for the entire sonogram, so those pictures aren't very clear.  The babies are positioned across my stomach with their heads on opposite sides.  When we do the sonograms we look at one baby at a time while she gets their measurments.  When we were looking at Cy we kept seeing Presley's foot come into the picture and kick right at Cy's head!  I'm sure Cy will get his revenge at some point, but it was fun to see the way their bodies interact with each other already.

None of the sonograms are scanning very clearly so you'll just have to take our word for it that the boys are very cute and getting so big!

Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy 2 year anniversary to me and Paul!!

5 month Bellies

Presley Robert

**Programming note:  Ok, so it is too confusing to let the babies do the talking since there are 2 of them, so from here on out it's just me, Lindsay, telling you about everything going on.**

We have finally decided on a name for Baby A.  He was the little guy that was shy the first time around and led us to believe he might be a girl!  Well now we have confirmation that Baby A is in fact a "he."  We are very excited to have two boys and we think it will be so fun for them growing up to be the same sex...there is just so much more that can be shared between the two of them, especially as they get older.

Baby A is officially named Presley Robert Oler.  We thought if one baby gets to be named after their dad, then both babies should get that honor.  Not only does Presley share his dad's middle name but they also share initials...P.R.O.  From here on out the babies will be known as Presley and Cy.  (just so you know...Baby A and Baby B are terms that the doctors use to refer to the placement of the babies inside of me.  Baby A or Presley, is the baby that is positioned lowest and would be the first one to be born.  Baby B or Cyrus is higher up and would be the second baby to come out).

I had another doctor's appointment right before Thanksgiving and everything still looks really good as far as the doctor can tell.  Presley weighs 6 ounces and Cy is 7 ounces.  They are both a little bigger then expected at this point so that is a good sign!  I have started feeling them move around in my stomach.  They just feel like little flutters, but it is still pretty cool.  Paul is looking forward to being able to feel them move from the outside of my stomach.

My next appointment is the week of Christmas, so there will be another update then.  Until then, here are a couple of pictures.

Top Photo:  Presley Robert

Bottom Photo:  Looking at the top of their heads. Cy is on the left side and Presley is on the right.  They are facing each other in this photo.

Evie's Adventures - Christmas Giveaway!

Hi everyone!  Mom and Dad go to their next appointment on Tuesday and I know they will post pictures and updates then, but in the meantime I wanted to tell you about my cousin, Evie's blog.

Evie and her mom go on lots of fun adventures and they post all their fun activities so that other moms and kids will have good ideas for activities during the day.  Right now the blog Evie's Adventures is doing a giveaway in conjunction with KM Thomas Designs on Etsy.  You could win one of 3 gift certificates for card designs (Christmas, birthday, birth announcements, etc...).  Head on over to Evie's Adventures to read the contest rules and enter to win!  Good luck :).

Cyrus Paul

I have a name!  My parents are naming me Cyrus Paul, but they are just going to call me Cy for short. 

It's pretty cool because I am named after three important men in my family.  My mom's grandaddy was Cyrus Cook Addams and from what she says he was a very good and generous man and she has lots of good memories of him when she was a little girl.  My middle name, Paul, is my dad's name!  My grandpa is named Paul too, so three generations of Oler's get to share the name.  I am pretty proud to have the name of all three of these men!

Great-Grandaddy Cy

Great Grandaddy and Great Grandmother

Paul II and Paul Sr. (aka Dad & Grandpa!)

We are...

Our first pic together!

I'm back!  Baby A and I are still growing away in mom's belly, but we have something very important to tell you!  I am a boy and Baby A is a boy too!  Isn't that cool?  Mom and Dad found that out about us a couple of weeks ago.  That picture at the top shows both of us together.  I am on top and my brother is behind me. 

If you wonder why I do all the talking on the blog it is because my brother sure sleeps a lot but I am active and moving!  In fact, the sonographer told mom and dad that she had never seen a baby move as much as I did.  I think that is why they were able to tell my sex so early.  I was kicking my legs pretty hard, so everyone got a good view of my "equipment!"  My brother is much more quiet and calm but if you nudge him a little bit he wakes up and moves around too. 

Mom says she is starting to feel better, but she likes to give us pep talks in the morning so that we will help her out with that!  Dad is pretty funny because he talks to us a lot and tells us how excited he is to see us.  Hope you guys like the new pictures :)

Twins!

Our first pictures! 

(You can click on the picture to make it bigger).

Hi everyone!  I am Baby B and my mom and dad just found out that they are having twins (us)!  They are very excited and so are Baby A and I.  We can't wait to see everyone next spring.  This is our first picture from a doctor's appointment back in September.  That was when mom and dad first found out there were two of us growing in mom's belly.  You can see my whole body pretty good.  I am laying on my back and I am trying my very hardest to stretch my arm and leg buds out so you can see them!  Baby A was probably sleeping so it is harder to see anything besides a head and body in that picture.  I will be back with more updates for everyone from time to time so stay tuned!