Preggo Update

Last Tuesday, I had my regular ob appt and ultrasound to check the babies' growth and my cervix. The babies were growing beautifully! Baby girl was 3 pds 4 oz and baby boy was 3 pds 3 oz, 54th and 52nd percentile. She said they were growing just like 2 single babies would be growing in there. I wasn't too surprised at their size, since I had seen my own belly growing signficantly lately. It was amazing to think though, that at only 30 weeks of pregnancy I already had 6 1/2 pds of children inside of me...plus all of the extra stuff too! No wonder I'm the waddle queen already. =) So that was the good news!
The bad news was that my cervix had shortened to 3.1 cm and when I bear down it shortened to 2.5. I knew the magic number of 2.5 being what she had told me would require bedrest, so I nervously waited to see the dr. She wanted to see me the very next day to do a fetal fibronectin test. This is the "glue" that helps bond your baby inside your uterus and shouldn't be seen in your fluid until after 35 weeks. If the test was negative then that would mean I had a 95% chance of NOT going into labor in the next 2 weeks. If it was positive, she was going to stick me in the hospital overnight to monitor me and my contractions and possibly do some steriods to stop them. Thank you, Lord, that the test was negative! No hospital stay for me! So let the rest begin. I'm definitely resting as much as possible, but I do have this little person in my life named Graham that keeps 100% resting impossible. I feel guilty with the amount of TV this child is getting to watch, but I know it's just for a season.
Yesterday I had my cervix checked again and it had shortened a little bit more- 2.9 and 2.5 when I bear down. She told me these next 3 weeks are imperative that I rest as much as possible that I can for sure make it past 34 weeks. I'm very aware of the contractions that are happening if I am up too much. Adam has been super supportive of me resting and he has taken over pretty much every job around here. I do what I can, but that's not too much! I remember when moms of twins warned me about the last few months being difficult, and now I understand! What a huge physical job to undertake! I'm so worn out but, grateful for each day they are in my belly. I don't want to wish away my alone time with my sweet Graham, but I'm getting more and more ready to meet these TWO babies!!!

What is my son wearing, you may ask?!

Well, according to Graham, he is wearing a "helmet". (Please don't tell him its a red, satin headband of his mothers.) He loves to ride his "motorcycle" around the house and he MUST have on his helmet to be safe. =) Cracks me up...

You might also be wondering what happened to my baby's curls? Well, the lady who was supposed to do a little "trim" decided a big boy haircut was what he needed. I think he looks cute but there was a grandma that wasn't too happy about it! =) Good thing they will grow back! I love his curls.

Creativity at it's best...

We had a small Halloween shin-dig at our place this weekend with family and a few friends and it was great! Nobody got in without a costume =) and there was a prize for the best one! We hope to make it an annual thing. Other family members have the other holidays so we've claimed this one since we will have all the cute kids in their costumes. These next pictures are a combo of funny, creative and disturbing! (Mainly the grandparents for the last adjective).
Graham always laughs that my tummy is like a ball...well we took care of that!


29 weeks preggo! That "ball" was moving and squirming all night long!



Scariest bunch I know...in-laws and parents!

Cutest monkeys in town!

Elmo's Mama and the male version of Lady Gaga. Joy won for the most creative costume! I mean come on, she cut up an elmo doll and had him hanging out her belly!!!

An old church lady (yikes) and the mutant Mary Kay lady (Adam came up with that name Joyce!)

"Roger" and Joan of Arc

The Burger King, the Dairy Queen and their baby Monkey

Jermaine Oneil, Darth Vader and our Monkey. Now which of us do you think Graham would be scared of? He LOVED Darth Vader and kept telling Mommy "off". He did NOT want me to have that basketball jersey on. Odd?!

Happy Halloween!

Boo at the Zoo

A few weeks ago we headed to Boo at the Zoo for our first Halloween event of the season. We were unsure if Graham would like wearing his monkey costume or not, but was glad to have a chilly night to try it out on! We put it on him in the zoo parking lot by convincing him it was a monkey "coat". haha For some reason that worked! He wasn't going to wear it if we called it a costume.


Not sure what to think of the characters...


Preggo Mommy waddling through the zoo.


An overly warm monkey in the indoor section of the zoo. And Graham, too. =)

It was funny... "scary" things were totally not scary to Graham. He really wanted to go into a haunted house at the zoo for kids 6 and older but, of course he didn't quite make the cut off. It was the first time we heard, "I want to go there!" though.

More Halloween fun to come...

Cute.

No pics, just 3 cute things I wanted to jot down...and I realize they might just be cute to me! But I wanted to document some sweet things since I've been slacking on blogging lately...

While fixing (or taming) Graham's hair this morning he turned around and started to play with my necklace. He said, "pretty necklace", "balls" (because it had these 2 pewter balls on it), and then matter of factly declared, "Like it." I said, "you like Mama's necklace?" and he replied, "yes". =) Already making his Mama feel special. He also told me my hair was "pretty" the other day.

Yesterday we spent a good hour or two in the nursery organizing baby clothes 0-3 months and folding and hanging it all up in the closet. Baby brother has a lot of clothes- baby sister, not so much...yet. =) Anyways, I showed Graham some of the baby clothes and was telling him they were so cute. Later that night he was playing in his room and came running out with one of baby sister's outfit, hat, and booties, and he said in his highest pitch voice, "SO CUTE! Baby Sister!" I think Graham is getting excited!!! He talks about brother and sister now and prays for them at dinner and bedtime.

This morning on the way to Bible Study at church, Graham asked for some juice. I brought milk instead of juice so I said, "Buddy, Mommy brought you milk instead of juice." Usually I would say sorry, but I didn't today and he noticed. He took the cup, looked at it, and said, "Sorry. No Juice. Just milk." Sometimes this would have caused a fit, but today he just told himself how it was. =)

fall fun with mommy

This boy melts my heart. Simple smiles and mommy/son dates are pretty special. Trying to cherish my alone time with my first baby love.

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No, no. I do it.

My big boy has reached 22 months and what was the first thing I heard??? "No, no. I do it." Yes, we have entered (or should I say) continued into the major independent phase. He's a smart boy and I'm glad he wants to be more independent, but it definitely requires more patience on my side. No one dares put him in his high chair, he must climb. He wants to climb into the van, climb on the lawn mower, climb up the stairs and jump back down (scary) and so much more. This past month he learned how to open the doors in our house that have round door knobs so now he can get into pretty much anything he wants. That boy is too tall...Time to childproof the round knobs!

This past month he started putting his phrases into complete sentences. His first sentence was "I want some bubbles". Now it's I want this and I want that for everything! Another thing that cracks me up is he is in love with my chapstick. He calls it "mastick" and likes to lick it. We've discussed over and over how it is for lips and not tongues, but he usually gets a good lick in there before I can swipe it from him. He's into coloring more, loves anything that has to do with hoops, balls, or sports in general, and Sesame Street. He is pretty well balanced with his love for music, sports, and trucks. He's all boy and that pleases his Daddy to no end. Parenting does become more tricky as each month passes and more discipline is required, but we are learning consistency is the key and WE WILL WIN! Meltdowns are a daily occurence that wear me out. Being pregnant with twins and having a rambuncious toddler sure is tiring. Adam is such a wonderful daddy and helper to me. I have no complaints about that! Thanks for stepping up to the plate. Gone are the days when he comes home and just gets to relax. =)

Here are some pics from this past month...
25 weeks

The guest room is painted...and the big boy furniture arrived! Graham's big boy room is slowly but surely coming together. Adam and Graham had so much fun putting this bed together. Graham LOVES to help his Daddy and had many jobs...hold the tools, pass out the screws, make sure someone can crawl under the bed...things like that.


Helpin'



Important work going on here with us men, Mommy.

Hmmm...what can I "help" with next. =)

Looking sporty and ready for church!

Have a great day everyone!!!