Nursery Pictures

Well the nursery is finished! We're ready (I hope) for the arrival of Joshua and Saray!
The only thing that will have to wait is hanging pictures on the wall. My plan is to take artistic pictures of the twins and have them hung on the walls in the nursery.

Update: We had a non-stress test done this morning. Both babies were active and
their heart rates were good. I had a few mild contractions, but nothing to worry about. We'll have a non-stress test done again next Friday, and each week after that until the babies arrive.

32 weeks

Today we had another ultrasound done to see how well the babies are doing. Both babies are about 4 lbs 3 oz! They are growing very well. Currently, both Joshua and Saray are transverse, no longer head down, but we're praying that they will flip once again into the head down position.

Joshua wouldn't show us his face today, but we did get to see his cute feet. We could see Saray's face rarely well.
The tech could tell that Joshua now has hair Last time she could only see hair on Saray's head.
We can't wait to meet these little ones!

I have another doctor's appt tomorrow morning at 9:30. We' not sure if I'll have a non-stress test done tomorrow or not, if not this week, then next week.
But since I have been having more braxton hicks, I am
betting she'll want to start paying closer attention.


That's it for now...enjoy the pictures!

Camping Trip

This past weekend Jer and I went camping at Hart Ranch in Rapid City with my parents, Alli, Jesse, Jansen and the twins (in utero). My parents brought their camper so we didn't have to stay in our tent. Generally I love tent camping, but the idea of crawling into a tent and sleeping on an air mattress just doesn't seem like fun at 30 & 1/2 weeks pregnant.

The last night camping was a little rough. I was dealing with acid reflux/heartburn all night long. But as I laid there trying to get comfortable and trying to get some sleep, I realized just how grateful I am. I wasn't really grateful about the acid reflux, but I was grateful that my babies were the main cause of the acid reflux and also the countless trips to the bathroom that night. I just laid there with a smile on my face most of the night as my babies made my belly shimmer and shake, which made my belly turn into all sorts of funny shapes. How blessed I am to have two healthy, squirmy babies growing inside. I truly am enjoying every moment, even if it comes with some acid reflux. Being awake during their active hours sure made me smile and in the midst of it I found myself falling deeper in love with these two babies of mine.

Update

We had another doctor appt this morning. All is going great! My blood pressure and such look good. We did have an ultrasound, although since they are getting so big, the doctor was unable to get any pictures of Joshua and Saray. She was able to tell us that Joshua is still head down, but Saray is now breech. Just two weeks ago, they were both head down. How in the world do they move in that cramped space?! We're praying she becomes head down again.
I have another ultrasound to measure their growth on July 24th at 10am. We'll see if the Tech can get any pictures. We'll just have to wait and see.

Since I haven't had any contractions which is good. My next appt will be in two weeks instead of one week. We'll start having one visit a week starting at 32 weeks. They will also start monitoring the babies using non-stress tests. They'll do that once a week, unless I start to have contractions regularly, if that happens then we'll have two non-stress tests in a week. We're getting close!!

That's the latest! Sorry no pictures.

30 Weeks!

I can hardly believe that I am at 30 weeks now, it just doesn't seem possible. I feel as though it was just yesterday that I was taking a pregnancy test and getting that positive sign. And now here we are just days away from meeting our little ones! *Gulp* This is not a dream, this is really happening!

Oh I have to tell this story...
The last few months I have been looking around for a double stroller. At first I was just gonna get a "Snap-N-Go" stroller frame, where you snap the car seats directly into it. But then I realized that Graco has a double stroller that works with the car seats we have, plus you can use it once the kids have outgrown their carseats. I figured that I would have to spend about $60 more to upgrade from the "Snap-N-Go" frame to the Graco stroller, but in the end it would be saving us lots of $$. Anyway, the other day Jer and I went to Rapid City, we slipped over to Toys R Us to see if they had the Graco stroller that I had been looking at online. We wanted to see how it worked, looked, etc. Generally this stroller is around $150. We noticed that this stroller had been marked down from $149 to $129. Not bad, but I wasn't to quick to jump at the deal. Then Jer realized that there was a $20 off coupon for stollers over $99, so that would make the stroller $109. Now that's a better deal! So we decided we just couldn't pass it up. We check out and for some reason it rings up much cheaper then the $109, we got it for $85.00! Along with the $20 off, it was also 20% off! What a DEAL! We couldn't believe it! We saved over $60! Plus, the Graco stroller cost less then if we had gotten a "Snap-N-Go" frame.
Oh, earlier that day we had gotten a $75 check from Jer's Dad & Rose. So basically we only had to pay $10! What a huge blessing from God!! :)

3D Ultrasound

Yesterday morning we had another 3D ultrasound done. What a trill it is to see our babies, even if it's via a screen. It's so hard to believe that the babies we see on the screen are growing inside me. With each passing day our excitement grows. Currently, I am 28 weeks and 3 days along.

Anyway back to the utlrasound and update: Joshua weighs 2lbs 7oz and Saray weighs 2lbs 8oz. The tech stated that Saray for sure has hair. Joshua doesn't noticably have any hair (yet). I had tons of curly hair when I was born and Jer had peach fuzz when he was born. Haha. It seems as though we have 2 mini me's in the making. :) It will be so much fun to see them in person.

Our next appt is in 2 weeks, on July 10th - our 4th anniversary! Wow! How time flies!!

Enjoy the pictures!

Love Ya

You two babes are getting so big! You're pushing out your Mama's tummy more every day! I enjoy watching you roll and kick and stretch under your Mama's skin. I wonder how much longer it will be before we meet face to face. Oh, what a wonderfully exciting day that will be. Love you babies! ~ Daddy