18 Weeks and SNOW!?

Not too much to report this week, the babies are the size of sweet potatoes! I had to go up a size in my scrubs this week. I also had my first stranger ask me how far along I was and then a few days later a whole bunch of my patients were commenting too. I must have gotten noticeably bigger? Up until a few days ago nobody said anything and now lots of people are asking. I went to the dentist yesterday and the hygienist made a comment and when I said that it was twins she was so distraught. She kept telling me that everything would be okay and asking how much family I had around to help me because I would need them all. I think she was more worried about it than I am. I must have really made her frazzled because she was cleaning my teeth and I kept seeing water dripping from the ceiling and finally I realized that one of her tools was spraying water like a fountain all the way up to the ceiling! It was good entertainment at least. Poor lady, hope she doesn't lose too much sleep over the babies tonight!

In other news, we got paint for the room so we will probably be working on that this weekend. We haven't settled on any names yet and when we do we will probably keep them a secret! We have our next OB appointment in 2 weeks. It really has been nice to not go in every week, but we will also be happy to get to see our babies again. And, it SNOWED this morning!

Saturday Projects

Saturdays have become our work days since, as previously mentioned, I don't accomplish a lot after I get home from work (other than napping). So this weekend we finished painting the primer on in the baby room and picked out a paint color for the room.

And, since all last year Danny used one of these (that we borrowed  from Joel) to mow the lawn, we decided it was time for an upgrade. So off we went to True Value and got a brand new push mower. Danny got it all set up and away he went! First lawn mowing of the spring!

 I feel like we have been getting quite a few of our little projects done that we have been wanting to do for some time but never quite get around to (we have been talking about the lawn mower since LAST spring). It helps that the weather is finally (sort of) getting nicer and it is good motivation that we also have a little bit of a deadline to get some of these things done before the babies come!

And this wasn't a project of mine, but I do like to reap the benefits of fresh eggs! Mom got 24 new baby chicks and she stopped by so I could see them!

Twin baby chickies :)

Next up is the kitty door in our garage for Russell, who is beginning his transition to outside kitty. Right now he thinks the baby things we are collecting are his. We always find him sleeping in the bottom of the bassinet. I taught him everything he knows about napping :)

"Just for a Minute"

I have heard that in the 2nd trimester people usually start to get a little energy back. I'm not sure that has happened with me. I come home from work and tell myself I am just going to rest for a minute and then I wake up one, two, or three hours later...oops! I've always been a good napper and required a lot of sleep but now I am a really, really good sleeper! Let's just say I don't always get a lot done around the house after work

17 weeks

- This week the babies are the size of onions, around 5 inches and about 6 oz!
- I have grown out of the majority of my clothes and am officially wearing maternity pants
- My belly is 34 inches and I have gained 15 lbs. My belly button popped out! I have an outie
- I have been able to feel the babies moving around for the last week or so. I wasn't sure at first as it just kind of feels like a little bubble in there or little flutters.
- I switched from working four 10 hour shifts to four 8 hour shifts at work
- I really haven't been having too many weird cravings yet. I just want macaroni and cheese and chocolate milk a lot :)

We actually got some sun yesterday (my day off!) and it was SO nice. I really wanted to get outside so I went to survey the yard situation after the long winter. We have one little corner of the yard right next to the house that is shaded by the house and it apparently filled with weeds over the winter. I pulled all the weeds out only to find that there is no grass left there anymore! Just dirt and some patches of grass. Poor lawn! We might need to find some kind of plant that grows in the shade to replace the grass. Anyway, I am looking forward to the rest of spring! Normally I can't wait for summer, but it can take its time this year since I am going to be quite large and don't know how I will handle the heat.
And lastly, I have a wonderful hubby who knows just what I like. He came home from work with a gerber daisy and my favorite Haagen Dazs ice cream White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle!!

Accomplished!

After a slow start to our Saturday, we got a lot of things done today! We have had an ongoing list for some time that we haven't quite gotten around to since we've been a little busy lately. We started with a little housework and then my dad came over to put a door looker (peephole?) in our front door. It always drove me crazy that I could never see who was coming to the door, so now I can! Thanks Dad!

My mom and Karen were down the street painting my niece's room but ran out of paint and couldn't get more. They had extra primer and they were on a roll so they asked if I wanted them to come primer the baby room while they were at it. We weren't really planning on painting for awhile (we don't even have a color picked out yet), but I won't turn down willing help! So Danny moved his computer desk to the dining room where it was going to go eventually anyway, and we taped off the room. So the primer is (almost) all taken care of and now we just have to pick a paint color! We are starting to accumulate a bit of baby stuff so it will be nice to be able to put it in the babies room. We have a baby room!
Danny spent some time moving furniture, cleaning his BBQ, and fixing the headlight in his car.

We have started to get a few things for the babies from friends, family, and my mom finds a lot of good things at 2nd Chance (the Lynden Christian thrift store!). We got two carseats from another nurse who also had twins that have since outgrown them. So I spent a little time cleaning the carseats and a bassinet we also got. So those are all ready to go! I've always been a planner and someone who liked to be prepared. Obviously we aren't going to have everything ready, but I figure the more we can get ready in the next couple months the better! Thanks mom and Karen!

My last project was to finally, after 2 months, put up my curtains! I got new curtains but they were too long so I had to shorten them. I only got around to one for awhile so I finally finished fixing up the 2nd one! Yay!

After a hard day of work we had Danny BBQ some hamburgers on his new clean grill for the work crew. I am pretty tired, but glad that we got a lot of things done!!

Videos!

For those of you (Lindsey and Bridget) who have decided that Baby B is your favorite, here he is waving! And if you look really close you can see his heart beating!

And here is Baby A just hangin' out, you can really see his heart beating! :)

16 weeks (and 200% boy!)

This week:
- The babies are the size of avocados, they weighed about 5 oz each at our appointment today
- I have already gained 12 pounds!
- My belly is definitely starting to grow!
- I can still wear some of my regular clothes but my pants don't button any more...sweatpants it is!

33 inch belly

Side view :)

I can't believe its already been 4 months! The last 2 especially have been quite busy between finding out about the twins, having our little scare and being sent to UW, and going on vacation and visiting the fine Maui Medical Center (I was having really, really bad pain. A few days rest and lots and lots of water seem to have cured me). We are so thankful that so far the babies are healthy and growing! AND we are super excited because for the first time since our very first drs appointment we don't have to go back for 4 more weeks! Yay! We like seeing our babies but it will be so nice to not have weekly appointments!

We are starting to think a little bit harder about baby names. I am not one of those people who has had baby names picked out since I was younger so we are going through lots of books and trying to make a little list. How will we ever choose!? My mom's friend suggested that we have a raffle and charge $5 to put a name in a bucket and then we will choose 2 names and those people are the winners and that's what we name the babies. We will see if we get that desperate!

And a few pictures! The ultrasound tech had to work REALLY hard to get this picture as they were both moving around constantly and its hard to get 2 babies in one picture! Baby B is on top looking down and Baby A is on the bottom looking up!

And a cute little hand waving :)