37 Weeks - Almost There!

Who'd have thought we'd make it this far?! Feeling more and more ready with each passing day...hopefully soon we'll get to meet these little ones. Excited to share our news with you!

Friday, March 25

Friends and Family,

After my visit with the doctor today, everything looks good and we are ready to go! We have an induction date set, but at the request of my husband, I cannot tell you when. We'll see if we make it to that date or if these two little ones decide to make their appearance on their own. No fair calling my house every morning to see if I'm home, either. We might have to stop answering our phone! :) As I anticipate what is going to unfold in my world in the next 10-12 days, I don't even know what to think. God knows the path that lies ahead and my comfort is in that he will walk with us each step of the way. Please pray for safe labor & delivery and a fairly smooth adjustment/transition back home. It's as if we're about to board a crazy fun roller coaster with blindfolds on. The anticipation is killer, the ride is terrifying, but we won't be thrown from the ride and when we come out on the other side, we'll have smiles on our faces from ear to ear. :) Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers....can't wait for you all to meet our kiddos (and tell you what they are, finally!). ~Sarah

Toddler Trouble

We had a shower Friday night, so Mason got to spend the evening with a babysitter. We got home that night and she shared with us that Mason had a little accident. He decided it would be a good idea to wear his potty seat as a necklace. Unfortunately, it wouldn't come off his head. Long story short, after some phone calls, our neighbor friend came over to help our babysitter out and remove the potty seat from Mason's head. Here is what we woke up to Saturday morning...

...a happy little boy who didn't know what the big deal was about his purple ears!

Hopefully he has learned his lesson and won't be putting a potty training seat on his head anytime soon. :)

Diaper Dandy Shower

Friday night we were blessed again by a group of friends that threw us a "Diaper Dandy Co-Ed Celebration." We had a great time and made some good memories. Enjoy the pictures!

Tony tries his hand at Baby Pictionary...not too shabby!

Opening the many generous gifts

Our babies are well loved!

Most creative presentation went to this tiered gift of dipes and formula and the one below with melted chocolate inside the diaper. Such fun friends! :)

Another Week Closer -- 36 Weeks

Friends and Family,

A return visit to the doctor for my weekly routine. :) Ultrasound was simply to measure fluid and listen to heart beats and that was great. Non-stress test listens to heart rates and monitors contractions. Everything was good there too! My visit with the doctor was quick. She is so happy for us that we have made it to 36 weeks and everything is looking so good. I have to go back Friday for another NST and exam so we can then talk about induction plans. This is really happening! I am so thankful for healthy babies and pregnancy, now I am just trying to wrap my head around bringing two newborns home from the hospital when I come home. I'll admit...I'm a bit scared. We'll take it one day at a time and trust in God's strength to sustain us. He is SO good!

Until next week~ Sarah

35 Weeks

Back to the doctor today for week #35 check-up. (I was just there Thursday, so this felt really strange.) Ultrasound confirms babies are still there. :) Both still head-down, good news. She measured growth today, although with them growing so much, it is really hard to get accurate measurements on both of them. With the measurements she took, the kiddos were almost a pound different in size, which the tech felt was quite off. Her estimate was they are between 4 1/2 and 5 pounds each. Once we get to 36 weeks, the doctor said we will almost certainly take the babies home with us from the hospital if we deliver at that point. Yay! NST was normal, babies heart rates were almost identical the whole 20 minutes. On to see the doctor...she is celebrating we have come so far and everything looks so good! She told me to be prepared to go ANY time. Apparently 35 weeks is average delivery date for twins. I go again on Thursday for just a NST and back again in a week for the full appointment again. I am thankful to God for such a smooth couple of weeks and asking him to prepare me for what the next couple will hold! ~Sarah

We Have Ourselves An Acrobat

Another update for you after my appointment this afternoon. Today I had another Non-stress test, ultrasound and appointment with the doctor. The NST was first and I sat in the chair for only about 15 minutes. The babies heartbeats came through loud and clear, and I didn't have a single contraction the whole time I was hooked up. The ultrasound was up next and low and behold, Baby B did another flip-turn and is again head down. This takes away some worry, but with as agile as this kiddo seems to be, time will tell whether or not he/she stays that way! They always make you step on the scale before seeing the doctor, I actually lost a pound this week...weird! My doctor was not in today, so I saw another doc. He said all looks great and I'm doing really well. So for as crazy as last week's appointment was, this one was pretty low-key! (I'm all for THAT!) Back again next Wednesday for the same routine. We're one week closer to delivery day! :) Have a great weekend!