32 Week Update

Well today was a full day of baby planning and appointments. Nate and I started the morning interviewing pediatricians... and had a hard choice between two of them. Ultimately, I think we are choosing Dr. Foley. So one more thing to check off the exceedingly LONG list.

After the doctors interviews we had an actual appointment to see the munchkins again. During the ultrasound there was a lot of measuring and everyone is doing amazing! Actually, they are growing so amazingly that they are each 5 lbs. each! According to the doctor, they are measuring as if I was 34 weeks along and not 32. "Yeah" for the babies... not sure how long it will be "yeah" for me.

Overall I'm feeling great. A little pain in my right hip here and there, and it is definitely taking a lot of effort to move around... but things have be OK so far.

We also toured the birthing center at the hospital today - which was a total waste and probably the worst tour either of us have been privileged to attend, but at least we got to see everything ahead of time.

On another note, some of my best friends threw a baby shower for us on Saturday! We received some amazing gifts from people and feel so blessed by all the generousity of some fabulous women. One of the most touching moments were when several of the women, including my mom, prayed blessings over the stages of life of the babies. It meant so much and was so touching... I should've known something "gushy" was about to happen when Melissa made sure I had some kleenex!

Well, that's about it for now... we're on weekly appointments at this point, so I'll try to give you all another update next week!

Thanks for the continued prayers and blessings. 

30 Week Update

Most of you know I'm seeing the doctor now every 2 weeks. Which is fun, because it is AMAZING how fast the babies are growing now. The down side is that the babies are getting so big it is hard to get a good shot of each of them in the ultra-sound.

The appointment went really well. It was a “testing” one where they checked their lungs, liver and movement, etc. Which I wish I knew ahead of time so I could've given the babies a pep-talk, but no go. It's okay though because they passed within ten minutes of the ultrasound so the tech just messed around and got us pictures for the rest of the 20 minutes. 

Addi has a full head of hair already and Gavin is completely bald. LOL. Addi of course was sucking her thumb and napping and Gavin was hamming it up and posing all over the place. It was really the first time we got to really see him really well. We even got a few more 3-D photos of him. 

Nate and I were staring at the photos on the fridge last night while taking our vitamins and couldn't believe in just 8-10 more weeks we'll be holding the little faces that are in the photos.

Last week Addisyn woke me up from a dead sleep (Wed at like 3 a.m.) and I was like what the heck is she doing? It felt like she was climbing around in my stomach. I thought she had turned and the ultra-sound tech confirmed at our appointment that she did! So currently they are both head down and spooning. Looking off towards my left.

Dr. Brothers thinks that I will go at least 38 weeks – if not full term. She said the babies are doing amazing and that if she was going to let anyone deliver twins it would be me… so after a discussion as long as nothing changes, I will be delivering 2 babies which she still thinks will be 8 lbs each. 

Yup, that's right. 8 lbs. The babies are steadily growing at the rate of other single babies. Which is awesome and SUCH a blessing - but is going to get really uncomfortable for me quickly. I see a lot of laying around and floating in the pool in my future.

The only thing is my blood pressure was a slightly high so she wants me to get a blood pressure cuff and start keeping track twice a day. I’m also supposed to lay down more – especially for an hour in the afternoons. So I have started to half days at work where I come up in the morning and do all appointments, etc and then work the other half of the day at home.

Everything is coming along and we're still getting ready week by week. I think we're tackling crib skirts this weekend and I'm finishing up a few art projects for the walls!

Thanks for your continued prayers and I'll try to keep you all up to date!

Family Photos

I’m really excited to share our first set of family photos done by Esther Louise Photography while we were in Savannah for Nick and Shea's wedding.  She did a wonderful job and I am so thrilled with how these turned out!  Check out the full gallery here (password is Savannah).