The twins' update: The fluid of Baby B has been above normal levels and I have been going in for weekly ultrasounds. Luckily, last week the levels of fluid had decreased so I did not have to do amniocentesis. I will continue check ups to keep on eye on the twins. The belly keeps getting bigger and Jace refers to me as "Big Belly" and says he will call me Mom when the babies come out. "Belly, I'm hungry" or "Okay, Belly" are normal phrases from him. Many say I look nine months already...whelp, three months to go if all goes well.
Some pictures of the house, as requested. I didn't bend over and tidy up before these pics, so sorry.
My mom helped me paint Rebecca's room. The twins will share with her until they care that it's pink :)
The boys' room
Dining room
Family room.
Master Bedroom
We got some great deals on furniture with coupons for buying our first home.
As a side note and worthy of blogging: I take my last final this week! Wahoo!
The ultrasound went well today, sigh! It was the first time Ron has seen them on the live screen so that was sweet. Baby A is down low and and Baby B thus far is on top and breechish. They could only see one membrane (instead of two) separating them so they look like identical twins at this point (I still don't completely understand it). Two membranes separating them would suggest fraternal. I am going to see a specialist because they need to make sure baby A is growing okay, since it is smaller than Baby B and they need a more intricate picture of the membrane. I'm not sure how well these pictures will show up on a blog but I'll give it a go. A picture of them together is on the bottom and right. The right one shows an arm extending to punch his brother...excellent, sibling abuse is already in full force! You can see in the bottom picture that Baby A is smaller than Baby B. I will not carry them longer than March 11th, at 38 weeks but they could easily come before that. Future ultrasounds will reveal what positions they will get comfy in prior delivery. C-section vs "normal" delivery is still in question. I am 20 weeks now and fearing a little what 38 weeks pregnant with twins will be like!!! But then, I should not give in to my fears and press ahead!
One of the best things about Halloween is that Thanksgiving is not far away!
Tinkerbell, the pink version
First time results from sponge curlers, super cute! It's fun to have a girl!
Ghost Ronnie...the blood was the boys' idea
Ghost Jace with his scariest face
Dressed up for our murder mystery party...a clairvoyant and a cannibal (Ron was the murderer, he was the murderer at our last mystery party...should I be scared?)
I have slacked on my blogging because yep, twins are on the way and the shock has eased as well as the nausea and fatigue. We are in excitement mode now as well as a little in rushed mode. I am on my last class for my bachelor degree, wahoo!
Another fun surprise is that my routine check of the two heart beats turned into a gender check as well (what a nice tech I had:) It was pretty clear that we will add two more BOYS to the pack! While some may pity Becca, think of all the things she won't have to share! Her bedroom, her dollies, her hair bows and dresses, and she will have four brothers to protect her from scary boys. Bring it on! Good thing we like sports!
We feel blessed the babies are healthy and look forward to the big ultrasound in three weeks.
Thanks to Shade, maternity clothes are super cheap!
Enjoy your sleep now while you can Ronaldo! (this was during Conference by the way:) Next Conference won't be so relaxing....what fun is relaxing anyway?
Ron's sis Ashley (and my good buddy) married Tyler Standifird, so home again for another wedding! The yellow was incredibly cute!
Just to wet your appetite for our Christmas card picture!
Becca's new version of "Cheese!"
Ronnie's 6th birthday with his cousins while visiting the beach at CA!
Complete with a trip to my most missed place in Utah, American Fork canyon...with my family and silly kids.
The craziest part about the trip was that due to weather conditions, I had to stay overnight in Denver on the way there and on the way back...interesting stories best left to find cobwebs in my brain so I don't have fears of traveling by myself with the kids again.
After a very busy summer of moving, visitors, and vacation, the school bus once again thunders down our street to pick up our new first grader!
Waiting for the bus...you can't see our beads of perspiration from this Georgia heat, but they are there!
Ahhh! The first couple days of school have gone much better this year. PS I will post more pictures of the summer when I get a chance...my school work is summoning me...can't wait to finish!
Hej, the Swedish word for Hello!!! This week we learned about Sweden, where my ancestors originated. We made Swedish meatballs, ate Swedish fish (not really found in Sweden:), made a flag, and colored Swedish vikings. It has been fun to focus on a country a week and learn a little bit about it. Ronnie's version of the capital: The Stockholm
Don't be deceived by Becca's huge mound of veggies. She served herself. One of those carrots probably ended up chewed up in her cup or on my lap and the rest of the veggies were taken from her plate:)
Don't they look thrilled to do this craft? Idea from www.dltk-kids.com
Swedes do not put Desitin on their face. I think Becca thought we were learning about clowns.
First a new home on the range Our marriage years now equal seven It's been a blast, a bit of heaven
With less boxes stacked from floor to ceiling We're slowly getting the settled feeling Sweet Becca turned a big girl TWO We love her precious attitude
Ron begins his summer teaching My degree is somewhat in the reaching Maybe we can stop to breathe And have ourselves a cup of tea (lemonade really)
Shots of our ranch house
Family room
Our steep driveway-the boys would go down on their bikes the whole way if I let them, but it gives me a heart attack to see them whiz by as their bikes shake
This is what we wake up to every morning...many Georgian backyards look like this
We couldn't have sent in our order for a cuter little birthday girl
Becca wanted popsicles instead of cake...I didn't argue with that
Hello Summer! With you brings three active kids at my house with lots of time of their hands and one mommy to entertain them. As the rest of you mommas do fun things with your kids, post them and I will copy your ides and you can do the same with my blogs (hopefully my creativity will start kicking in soon...my mind of late has been consumed with thoughts of packing and moving) This week we are going to learn about China (Ronnie's idea) and make foods from China like egg rolls, fortune cookies, fried rice. We will get videos and books about China at the library to keep them entertained while I pack!
Ever see a bird's nest in your helmet? We didn't even notice this nest in the garage until it was completely finished. It's pretty cute!
Six eggs were eventually laid; only four of the six hatched.
The freshly hatched birdies were cute- in a scrawny, wrinkled sort of way
The mommy bird pushed one of the unhatched eggs out of the nest, even when we pushed it back in. She could escape through a small hole at the bottom of the garage. The birdies flew away this morning...sad to see them go! (Cute was my favorite word today..refer to video)
We traveled home to Utah to see Ron's sister Kimmie marry Andrew
It was a beautiful wedding! Oh, how we love going home for weddings! We are running out of single siblings that will give us an excuse to visit home often!
It is no small task to get 21 grandkids to stand still in the cold wind. I was trying to duck but Rebecca clung to me.
The boys' room
Family room.
Master Bedroom
