June 12th-18th

(6/12) Kathy said the boys were totally in sync today, sleeping/eating/playing-wise.  They got to try some watermelon today - yum!
 

J sitting

(6/13) C had a dentist appointment this morning, so I piled the kids in the car and headed out.  I didn't realize that we left the slings at home (oops), so just carried the babies up, one in each arm.  The receptionist said she felt so bad and came and stole D from me.  He got to work up front, and chew on a highlighter while J ate all the puffs I had with me during C's appt.  They zonked out on the way home, and were fortunately just waking up when we arrived at the pet store.  After we got home, we had lunch, played for a bit, and then the twinsies went down for a nap.  Sarah, Jordan, & Jamie came over to play for a bit, but the twins missed out. J ended up waking from his epic nap™ early because C was driving monster trucks outside the door.  The boys ate a lot of watermelon today, and got to try some kidney beans from our dinner. Yeah, I know, yummy combo.

J is getting faster and faster each day and can really motor around.  D is just now getting up on all fours and rocking.  The crawl is coming! 


(6/14) Work day for me, and day with Dad for the twins.  D has had a change of heart where avocado is concerned and is now wolfing down chunks of it!  Yay!  He's doing much, much better with solid foods and is really getting good at picking pieces up and eating them. 

Since it was sunny this evening, C & I went for a bike ride/walk and we came home to starving bebes, even though they had just eaten an hour earlier.  Must be growing. 

(6/15) Sarah watched the kiddos today while we worked.  Jamie (6 mos older) and J played and played, with Jamie taking all the toys that J touched and J idolizing and following him everywhere.  He even came home sticking his tongue out like Jamie.  LOL! 

This is what trouble looks like!

(6/16) Today Nanan watched the boys while I went running in the morning, and then to Aly's 18th birthday party / high school graduation.


(6/17) Happy Father's Day! Today, J let us sleep until almost 7:45a - yay.  I got all the boys up and then went down to make breakfast for Dad.   We had orange rolls. Mmm!  We had a lazy day in because it was pretty yucky out. 

We headed over to my dad's house for dinner in the evening.  We had a lovely time!  The little boys annihilated a sweet potato on their own tonight.  I'm so glad I have to work tomorrow and am not on diaper duty!


(6/18) Happy Monday! 

Swiss Chard



(9/14) 33 wks

(10/3) Aw, my very sweet hubby bought me a month's worth of Stroller Strides (bootcamp for moms & babies).  Can't wait to be cleared for exercise again!  I am dying to get outside and do more than waddle!

(10/4) Work threw me an amazing baby shower!  The boys will be stylin' in their new duds and we have loads of diapers to start off in! We plan to cloth diaper at home, but disposables are nice for outings or travel, and until they fit into their BGs!  One of my coworkers crocheted the most darling & soft blankets, one found a set of twin baby books, and there were picture frames, and containers for the first curl and tooth.  I am so very spoiled! C even got some things to keep him busy at the hospital.  Thanks again, work peeps!

(10/5) Prenatal appointment, ultrasound, & NST:  The appointment went great, the ultrasound went great, the pre-op consultation (set for NEXT FRIDAY!!!) went great and then the boys decided to take a nap and failed their NST.  So back we went for yet another ultrasound (bio physical profile) where they were reactive and working on breathing like they were supposed to be.  Guess they needed more camera time!  Baby A is measuring 5 lb 14 oz and Baby B is measuring 6 lb 2 oz; +/- 14 oz since it's hard to get measurements at this stage with them being so big and so active. Baby A is still breech and B keeps flopping back and forth between transverse and breech.   

(10/6)

Close enough to 37 weeks!

(10/7) 37 weeks!  Here is what BabyCenter has to say about this week:

Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)  Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz. See what your baby looks like this week.

Crenshaw Melons!

(9/25) Dad got the carseats installed today and I put up the pack-n-play/changing table.  Even after installing the seats, Dad says it hasn't hit him that two are coming home.  Maybe I'll put the co-sleeper on his side of the bed to trip over for a while and see if that helps. Which reminds me... I should probably assemble that soon too. 

(9/27) Prenatal Visit:  Different Dr today since mine is on vacation.  She has a 4 year old daughter that wants to play hockey, so we had a fun time talking about that. Saw the boys briefly on u/s and A is still transverse/breechy and B is still breech.  She commented that I don't look 36 wks pregnant with twins (though I'm still measuring normally). It'll be interesting to see just how big the melons are next week!

(9/28) NST:  Yay!  Another fast NST!  The nurse put the monitors on, the babies stayed on and active and we were done in no time.  I had a little (decaf) coffee on the way in.  Baby A must just need his coffee in the morning like his mama. 

(9/29)

9/29 ~ close enough to 36 wks

(9/30) 36 weeks!  BabyCenter has this to say about this week:

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly. See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)