Eggplants?

23 ish weeks prego

I just read the ticker to the side where it says they are the size of eggplants....I believe it. Unfortunately, I do not have enough room in here for 3 eggplants so the sleeping has proved to be a bit difficult! Especially when baby C decides at 3 am that she is not exactly happy with her position!

Chris got married at the end of March and it was a blast. Fun to see them so happy and fun to see my hubby cut up and be himself...not in "Project" mode. We both needed it! They had this great photo booth and of course we took full advantage. I also drank my weight in this punch they had. I think Whit drank his weight in Bud Light.

The last few weeks have been huge for the Shepherds. We have been working on keeping a normal schedule while our lives are a bit turned upside down with construction.

the slab for the master add on

the framing

going really fast without any rain!

We are adding a master bedroom, bathroom, closet etc, and extending the living room. The babies will then take over our current bedroom which is really big and will share this until we feel they need their own space. The construction will make our house 3 bedroom, 3 bath with the option of placing a wall up in the larger room making it 4 bedroom 3 bath. We looked for a larger house in February and March and ultimately decided that we wanted to stay close to family with our new editions coming. We also decided this would increase the value of our home and we would have a better time making our home suit us rather than moving to something that didn't feel like home just for the size....

The four little dogs have been difficult. With no gate, they have all had to be leash walked, 3 and 4 times a day- this is hard. Cooper seems to think the workers are all there to get him- so we have had to really be patient with him. Last weekend we drove to Dripping Springs for a wedding and sweet Aunt Karen took Cooper for a much needed swim.

It was his first swim of the summer and I think he was thrilled. She said he chased the toy they threw for over 2 hours when she finally took him home because he looked exhausted. Lol, he didn't move for two days. Good for Coop, he needed to blow off some of that excess anxiety. Cooper will be heading to DogTopia soon for his summer shave. Grant and Karen will appreciate this since he clogs their pool drains. 
This past weekend was Easter. I can admit now that this was the first Easter in which I felt joyous, in about 5 years. It makes me sad when I think how long I was in the dark place of the baby making business. The preachers message was about being in a dark place and seeing that because he has risen- you don't have to be there. I knew that message well. I even heard a similar one while we were struggling. It took me rushing back to the pain I felt each holiday. Watching all the children ring the bells and in their cute little clothes....made me look around and wonder while I was watching my little ones kick my stomach- who was dying inside. I said a silent prayer for those hurting and prayed that God would put his hands on them for inner peace- even if it was just for the day. It's so hard to fake it when you are struggling.

Easter was also the day we promised friends and family that we would reveal our baby names. We went to church and then to Mema Pat's for lunch. We took balloons with their names in stickers to lunch and placed them on the buffet. They turned out super cute....SO HERE THEY ARE............................................

Gavin Riggs Shepherd, we will call him Riggs

Grant Becker Shepherd, we will call him Becker

Gianna Grace Shepherd, we will call her Gianna

 or Mema plans on calling her gg. She always wanted a gg, she begged them to name me Gretchen!

I also wanted to include my napkins from my shower in March...those girls over did everything! It was perfect!!!!! We missed sweet Julia, but bedrest for twins is a good excuse!

We hope everyone had a great Easter!

I have some pics of the crawfish boil this weekend...hope to get them posted asap!