Twins' Nursery

The nursery is about as complete as it is going to get for these babies. We painted all the walls and ceiling, had crown molding installed and changed out the ceiling light for a chandelier. All in all, I am really happy with the way it turned out, especially considering it used to be our guest room. You would be surprised how difficult it is to come up with a room that fits both genders, which is why we ended up with the pink, blue and brown coloring.

A view from the door coming into the room:

A view of the wall between the closet and bathroom:

A view from the closet: I hope they like it!

Update on the Twins

Today marks 32 weeks for me and the babies...such a big milestone for their development. I went to the perinatologist this morning to have the babies measured and have their biophysical profiles done. Both turned out great! Baby A "Reece" is measuring 4lbs 5oz and Baby B "Gabriella" is measuring 4lbs 4ozs. They have each gained a pound over the last two weeks! According to the doctor, they are estimated to weigh 7-7.5lbs each by the time they get here on July 5th ... craziness!!!! I don't have a new belly pic, but here are some pictures of the twins from my ultrasound two weeks ago and today:

Gabriella's side profile at 30 weeks...looks like she is waving :) Reece at 30 weeks with no feet in the way of his profile finally...chin tucked down in his chest Reece's side profile at 32 weeks...feet all stuck back in his face again

Gabriella at 32 weeks looking straight at us...she is in a weird positon across my belly but facing downward...hard to get good pics of either of them these days

I am getting so excited to meet them...only 5 weeks from today!

All-Stars

The all-star season officially kicked off this weekend for Chase's team, the Sandy Plains Cougars, at the Lake City Classic in Acworth. It was a fun-filled weekend...three days, six games and lots of heat! The kids seemed to have a good time, but really started to drag by the third game in a single day. They will have to build some endurance as the summer goes on, and so will us parents that are there with them! The Cougars didn't win the tournament, but really put in a great effort. Here's to hoping they have a better outcome at the Shaw Park tournament that starts this Thursday. Here are some pictures from the first game of this weekend...so fun!

Twins Update - 24 Weeks

Went back to the perinatologist this morning for our monthly check-up and they are doing great! Gabriella is measuring perfectly to date and weighs about 1lb 5oz. Reece is also measuring perfectly to date and he weighs about 1lb 8oz. All in all, they are growing just as they should, which in turn means, I too, am growing a lot! I feel huge and people continue to remind me of that everywhere I go. The doctor says I look just as I should for growing two tiny humans, so I will take peace in that and carry on :)

The doc got a sweet pic of Gabriella in 3D today, so I thought I would include that in this post. She kept giving us these little smiles in between sucking her thumb and/or hand...so cute! I can't tell who she looks like just yet. Reece was not being quite as cooperative, so no new good pics of him. He was too busy kicking his sister in the head during the whole appointment!

OMG!

I didn't even realize how much bigger I am with these babies than I was in previous pregnancies...that is, until last night! Jay took the picture posted below and I was shocked when I looked at it. I knew I felt big, but it is amazing that I didn't see just how big I really am.

Here is a picture of me at 20 weeks with Chase. Yes, it was my first pregnancy and there was only one baby, but there is really no comparison!Now I just worry about what the next 16 weeks hold...I am only 5'2" for goodness sake!

Better late than never...Cole's 4th B-day Party

Cole's 4th Birthday 12-21-10...Cole's Birthday Party 3-6-11

I know, I know, it is terrible of me to wait so long, but it has just been one thing after another. Christmas is a difficult time to have a party with his friends and I felt terrible during the whole month of January. When February finally got here, I made the reservation for a party, but that left us having the party the day before my birthday!

So, today was the day and it was so much fun! We had all of his friends join us to bounce and play for the afternoon at the Bounce House. Needless to say, Cole could have cared less that it was so far passed the actual day!

The Birthday Boy - playing basketball

Cole and his buddy Parker on the slides

He blew out the candles before the singing was done and was fairly proud of it!

Halfway There

Well, I have officially made it past the halfway point with twins. I am coming up on 20 weeks on Monday and am just grateful that things have been fairly uneventful so far. I am growing at a much more rapid rate than in my previous pregnancies, but I guess that is to be expected with two babies growing in my 5'2" body.

As for the boys, we have been very busy with all sorts of activities this past month. Baseball started for both boys, so we are at the field most nights with practice. Games start this Saturday, so it is about to get even crazier! Chase is on the Orioles for the second Spring in a row and Cole is on the Astros. Both are really enjoying the season so far and I am enjoying being so involved with their teams before the babies come.

Jason and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary this past Tuesday and I will celebrate my 31st birthday on Monday. Other than that, we have just been taking things week by week!

I go back to the perinatologist on Monday and will scan in some of those u/s pics afterward. Now that the babies are getting so much bigger, the u/s pics are much better. In addition, I will try to remember to have Jay take a picture of my belly to post soon.