Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter 2010 Pictures...

We had a wonderful Easter this year! It was really fun because Rosalyn is now old enough to be super excited about going to Church, Easter Bunny Basket, Egg Hunt, Pinata, etc!! Here are a few pictures...

Getting her hair rolled the night before Easter so that she could have "Princess Hair"...

Easter Morning (She was not very thrilled about taking pictures)...




Pictures with Mommy and Daddy (too bad Roger can't take pictures or perhaps we could have had a family photo!)



Easter Basket...





Easter Egg Hunt...



Eating Jelly Beans...

Taking a Swing at the Pinata...




We all had lots of fun (especially Rosalyn) and enjoyed tons of delicious food! Can't believe next year I will be chasing 3 little girls at the Easter egg hunt!!!

Nursery Pictures

Here are a few nursery pictures for those interested...


From the door looking in...That is Caroline's Crib


Elaina's Crib...

Looking out from the closet...

Dresser/Changing Table...

Window/Rocking Chair...

Looking into one of the beds (they are both the same)...

Overall, this nursery is simpler and cheaper than Rosalyn's was (but I think it is just as adorable!).

Bragging on my Momma, AKA Nana...

My mom has recently rediscovered her love of sewing and thankfully has channeled her talent into making beautiful things for my baby girls to wear! Here are few things she has made for them lately...

Cute Bibs for the Babies...


Rosalyn's Easter Dress...


Matching Summer Dress Sets for All Three...







I am so very grateful for her ability to make such gorgeous outfits for Rosalyn, Caroline, and Elaina...I can't wait to dress them up this summer! It would be impossible in a store to find such perfectly coordinated and adorable outfits as these! It also makes me proud to say "Nana made it!" when someone asks about an outfit!


She also made the curtains, pillows, and dust ruffles for the babies' room...stay tuned for nursery pictures!

Thanks, Nana! We love you :)

Monday, April 5, 2010

35 Weeks (tomorrow),,,big baby girls!

Just wanted to give a little update...I will be 35 weeks tomorrow! I had an ultrasound/OB appointment today and everything looks wonderful. The babies are BIG and healthy! Here are the their "stats" with pictures below...


This is Caroline, "Baby A." According to ultrasound today, she weighs 6 lb 6 oz (81%). She is breech on my right. Her HR was in the 140s. She has lots of hair floating around! My mom thinks she looks like me :)

This is Elaina, "Baby B." According to ultrasound today, she weighs 6 lb 2 oz (74%). She is still oblique on my left...not quite vertex/not quite transverse. Her HR was in the 140s. She also appeared to have quite a bit of hair on her sweet little head. She is very cramped...you can see her left leg/foot plastered across her face and forehead in the photo below...you can see all five toes!

As for me, I am doing fine. My BP is good and I have gained 36 lb. No problems so far other than general misery, lol! Still scheduled for c-section on April 27th! I am so very grateful to have made it this far with no complications!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

A Day at The Park + My Huge Belly :)

I couldn't think of a creative title and I don't really feel like writing, but I wanted to post a few new pictures!

We took Rosalyn to the park yesterday...





And here is a picture of my huge belly! 34 Weeks :)


Tuesday, March 23, 2010

33 Week OB Appointment

I am 33 weeks today...yay! My OB appt went well. BP, Urine, Weight, etc is all good. I have gained 34 lb so far. My belly (fundal height) is measuring 43 weeks...yikes!! It is really big! I am having near constant BH contractions, but my cervix remains long, closed, and firm. I am quite miserable, but otherwise ok and showing no signs of preterm labor. I am very grateful for that. Babies' heartrates were both in the 140's. I will go back for another ultrasound/appt in 2 weeks and then I will start going weekly until the babies are born. My OB sais everything looks perfect right now and she thinks we will make it to 38 weeks :)

Just 5 more weeks to go! We have everything completely, totally ready for Caroline and Elaina...just need the babies now! Hospital bag is packed. I washed all their stuff and arranged it and I made Jason hang the few things left to hang on their wall last night. I even have all of Rosalyn's spring/summer clothes and shoes bought because I know I won't feel like doing it later.

I am officially done with work until August-September. Makes me kinda sad, but I was only working one day a week anyway and I know it is better for me to be resting right now. I stay constantly tired/out of breath and my feet are staying swollen now. It has become very difficult to do much of anything!

Counting down the days until April 27th!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Rodeo :)

Yesterday, Jason and I took Rosalyn to the Houston Rodeo! She had a blast and we had so much fun watching her play and get excited! Here is a run-down of her adventure: ride the bus from our car to the rodeo, visit with all kinds of animals at the petting zoo and inside animal exhibits, take picture with large stuffed cow, ride a pony, eat lunch and play outside, ride the carousel and helicopter ride, color a picture of cowboy boots, play outside in the garden area, eat ice cream, ride bus back to our car, sleep all the way home :)


I did not get a ton of pictures because I wasn't quite close enough...Jason was doing most of the stuff with her while I sat on a bench and watched :(


However, I did get a few less-than-perfect shots...



I love this black and white picture of her on the bus ride...
she wasn't too sure of riding that big bus at first! She looks so serious!

Looking out of the big window


Posing with the cow



The best picture I could get of her riding the pony. She rode it all by herself and was so proud!



Playing outside


Silly Face

My love! She is the sweetest thing in the world :)

Riding the helicoptor ride all by herself!

Enjoying her ice cream as we headed out...


She was asleep before we even got out of the parking lot!


Monday, March 8, 2010

31 Week Update...

First, some pictures of my sweet angel girl...








She has been a little under the weather for the past few days, but she is still such a sweetheart! I love her so much! She is basically totally (daytime) potty trained now, but we have had to use pull-ups yesterday and today due to her uncontrollable "stomach issues"...poor girl!


I will be 31 weeks pregnant with the twins tomorrow. Things are going great! The radiologist and my OB doctor both said "Keep doing whatever you're doing because it's working!" That made me happy to hear and it redeemed some of the misery I've felt over the past few weeks! I am going to the doctor every 2 weeks now. I will switch to weekly visits at 35 weeks and the babies are scheduled to be born at 38 weeks! I can't believe it is only 7 weeks away.


Here are the "stats" from today's visit:
Me: Good BP, Good urine, 30 lb total gained, Cervix long and hard, basically everything is great so far


Caroline (Baby A): 3 lb 12 oz (58%), HR 150s, Breech position on my right side


Elaina (Baby B): 3 lb 13 oz (59%), HR 150s, Oblique position on my left side--Oblique basically means in between sideways and head down


Placentas and Amniotic fluid were good for both babies. The radiologist said the babies looked absolutely perfect and in her words "These babies do not seem to realize that they are twins and not singletons...they are big for twins!" Both babies measured closer to 32 weeks rather than 31 weeks.


I am feeling ok, just incredibly tired. The acid reflux and hip pain are enough to drive me crazy some days, but I am so grateful for two big, healthy babies.


Here is a picture of each baby:


Baby A, my Sweet Caroline, is not in as good position for pictures as her sister. Therefore, we did not get any "3D" photos of her today. All we got was the traditional alien shot, but you can still see those chubby cheeks! The radiologist noted that she has hair :)



Here is precious Elaina, "Baby B." I think she looks like Rosalyn :)


Here are my 31 week photos...just when I think that my belly can't get any bigger, it does!