Update and putting together the play park!

Well, no change from last week. For a minute, we thought Lauren flipped! It was crazy. Her heartbeat seemed to be registering at my belly button and her hiccups looked like they were at my ribs! Dr. Laden sent me to the ultrasound room to double check and they are both still head down. It doesn't really matter except for delivery. Anyway, the induction is scheduled for June 2nd. We have no idea how long the labor will be, so we are going to go at this one alone. With all the craziness of two births, we want to make sure I can be focused on the job ahead! Don't worry, we will call EVERYONE when they arrive. Knowing these two stubborn little girls, it may be another long day... and night! If you don't remember, Jason's dad made it in from Reno with 5 hours to spare with Kara. Our babies tend to put off entering the world as long as possible.

This past weekend Jason and Jim put together Kara's play park. That is Kara's term for a swing set. It took forever, but it is well constructed. It was definitely a labor of love! Check out the pics! I am also posting the BIG (and I mean BIG) 37 week picture.

Weekly update!

Well... everything went great at the doctor's appointment today. Lauren is estimated to weigh 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and Elizabeth is estimated to weigh 6 lbs. 14 ozs. They are both looking great... but it is getting to be a tight squeeze in there! Dr. Laden said I am 40% effaced and around 2 cm dialated! This is exciting because I was not dialated at all with Kara even when my water broke. On the other hand, I could walk around for weeks at a 2 and still not go into labor! I will be induced on June 2nd if the girls have not arrived by then. So... 12 days or less! I am going to continue working, walking, swimming, eating mexican food, etc and hope they come soon! My next appointment is Tuesday... but maybe we will have babies before then! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!

June....????

Back from the doctor...again! Last night I was having contractions for a couple of hours, but they went away when I went to sleep. I had another NST this morning. Looks like the girls are just happy where they are! I am measuring 40 weeks even though I am only 35 weeks. That is normal for twins, but you can imagine how huge my belly is at this point. People are starting to stare! It is actually funny. So I guess the girls will probably wait until June to arrive. I have another appointment next Thursday. If they have not moved down at all, I may start doing jumping jacks! :)
I hope everyone is doing well! Have a wonderful week.

Another week almost done!

This week has been crazy! Jason had OTC (offshore technology conference) for work. He had to be at the conference every day and then he had business dinners, etc at night. Tuesday I took Kara to the ENT doctor. She has to have surgery this summer to remove her tonsils! Jason and I knew that would be the case, but when a doctor tells you a baby will have to be in the hospital overnight for observation, it is a scary feeling. Then I dropped Kara off at Mimi's house and headed to my doctor appointment.


I had another NST (non-stress test). These are normally no big deal, but of course Lauren did not want to cooperate. Elizabeth's portion of the test lasted about 15-20 minutes.... Lauren's lasted an hour and a half! She is fine, but every time the readings would be almost done, so would move and the heart rate would not register. The nurse would have to move the monitor and find her heartbeat and then start over. So... I was laying on this horrible chair for about 2 hours. I have never understood people who have anxiety attacks until the end of that test! I felt like I was trapped. I was sweating and sick to my stomach. It was crazy! The nurse was fanning me and had to get me a cold glass of water to help me make it through. I surely did not want to move and mess up the reading. Anyway, everything is great with the girls and I felt better as soon as I was able to move around.


We host the recital tomorrow. It will be a long day, but Mother's Day should be relaxing! I am going to try to work half days next week and then take off! If I make it through May 15th at work, I think that will be enough. After the 15th, I will be praying for the girls to hurry up and get here!! Thank you for all of the prayers and well wishes. Jason and I feel so blessed to have made it this far. I can't wait to post pictures of our little sweet peas! Have a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day!

Our family picture at the dance team banquet! Kara looks so big! She is growing up so quickly.

Almost time!

I have been waiting to find out my fFN results before posting.... well.... the test was negative! Yeah! This means we should get to 35 weeks! Once we get to that point, I may be praying to go into labor. This was a big doctor's appointment. We had another ultrasound. They are estimating that Lauren weighs 5 lbs 4 ozs and that Elizabeth weighs 4 lbs 15 ozs! That means they are almost a pound ahead of schedule. I really think I was made to have fat babies... not that that is a bad thing. Anyway, you couldn't tell much on the ultrasound because they are all smushed together, but they looked healthy and happy. You can tell they both have hair. Especially Elizabeth, she looks like Elvis! It looked like white fuzz sticking out at least an inch from her head. After the ultrasound, I had my actual appointment with Dr. Laden. She said she will not let me go past 38 weeks which would be June 3rd. Even though that is only 5 weeks away, it seems like forever! Then in the next breath, she said that if I went into labor next week, she would not stop it. 5 weeks is a little too long, but next week is too close! She is going out of town for two weeks, so she wanted to do the fFN for her piece of mind and mine. I am so glad it is negative. If this crazy swine flu will stay away from Magnolia, I will be completely done with my drill team commitments for the year in two weeks. It would be so nice to finish up everything at work and then be able to relax and just take care of my girls. I did officially start working half days. It is hard for me to make it for long periods of time sitting or standing, so I am only allowed to work 4-5 hours a day. I still check emails and get things done at home, but it is so nice to work from the couch in my pjs!!

I am posting a picture.... ugh.... I feel like a tank, but everyone has been asking to see a picture. Here goes nothing. This is what 33 weeks with twins looks like!!

Here is a picture of the awesome rainbow after the huge storms on Monday! The pictures really do not give it justice!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Another week....:)

My doctor's appointment went well yesterday. I had a non-stress test which is basically a way to monitor the babies' heartrates and movements. They told me to be prepared to stay a while, but it did not take much time at all. The nurse said the girls were both happy and healthy according to the readings and so it only took about 30 minutes for both girls to be tested. Dr. Laden said everything is still looking great. Another week without having to take the fFN test because of the good report! Next Tuesday, I will have an ultrasound. I can't wait to see the girls and to hear about their estimated size. I have a feeling they are packing on the pounds. It seems like my belly gets bigger every day! Keep up the praying!! Praise God that the girls are staying inside!
This week is the last week of practicing every day after school! Starting next week, I only have to stay after two days a week! Hopefully, I can make it through a few more weeks of working and then take off and have these babies!! Technically they will be full term in a month.
Jason and I promised to pull out the baby pool for Kara this weekend. I will try to get some good pictures and post them next week. I hope everyone has a safe weekend!

Gold Star!!

Just an update on the last week! It has been busy. Easter weekend was a lot of fun for Kara! She got to visit family and hunt for Easter eggs. She also got to use glue for her project at church. This was a bigger deal than the actual final product. After a weekend of eating good food and chocolate, we needed a vacation. No time for that... Monday started another week for us. On Tuesday, I had a doctor's appointment. Dr. Laden said I was going so well that I did not have to take another fFN test! She gave me a gold star for doing so well! I did not have an ultrasound, so I do not have any size updates, but by the size of my belly I can assure you they are growing. I will start going to the doctor every week now. At my appointment next week, they will do a non-stress test (NST). During this test, they will place a belt around my belly and monitor the heart rate,etc. They will actually perform the test twice... one for each baby! Dr. Laden said it is just another way to monitor their progress and make sure everything is okay. Please keep the prayers going! God has blessed us tremendously by letting the girls stay put for this long! I am 31 weeks and full term for twins is 37 weeks. 6 more weeks is really not that far away!!!