Less than a month to go!!!

I am now 34 weeks and we have less than a month to go until our April 7th due date! I had an appointment today and the boys heartbeats sounded great. The "top bunk" is still in the breech position and was a busy bee when our obgyn was trying to hear his heartbeat but he finally settled down enough to let her get a clear reading. The hospital is going to call me this week to schedule my C-Section which is exciting and nerve wracking at the same time...I think it makes it all "real". Obviously we will cancel the C-Section if the top bunk decides to turn head down, but we need to go ahead and get it on the books in case he decides that he is comfortable where he is. I have gone back and forth as to which one I would prefer, but to be honest I could care less as long as these sweet boys of ours come out happy and healthy!



Here is a picture of my gigantic belly this week! I can definitely tell that the belly is growing outward and am getting more and more uncomfortable with each day, but to feel those sweet boys moving makes it all worth it. I think the most difficult part has been getting in and out of bed and trying to sleep for more than 30 minutes without having to change positions or go to the bathroom! So far I have gained 64lbs!!!! My obgyn wants me to keep on truckin' but I am not sure how much bigger I can honestly get. I have been fortunate in regards to swelling...my face is a little swollen and I have decided to forgo my wedding rings because my hands are a little swollen and ache pretty badly, but I am able to still wear my shoes and my ankles are not swollen at all...hopefully it will all stay that way!



We have gotten both of the carrycots in and put them on our stroller...I can't wait until Coleman and Carter are in there!

Almost 33 Weeks!

We have reached a big milestone for twins by making it past the 32 week mark! This means that Coleman and Carter are also now able to be be delivered at the hospital we want them to instead of at Duke or at UNC due to their level of NICU's. Way to go guys!!

I am tracked out and able to stay home and put my feet up during the day which sounds like it would be a dream come true, but it can be quite boring after a few days so I find myself going to lunch with friends and running errands to stores that have the electric cart I can use. If you've never ridden in an electric cart, you definitely should! It was awkward at first but now it's a lot of fun.

We had our appointment with our specialist today and the boys are doing great! The bottom bunk is still head down and is weighing just under 4lbs, and the top bunk has turned himself to the breech position and is just over 4lbs. I can DEFINITELY feel the difference as these boys grow and move around in my belly, and you can definitely see them rocking and rolling around in there through my shirt. It's a lot of fun for Jared and I to feel those sweet boys movin' and groovin' all hours of the day.

Hopefully the little guys will stay in there for at least 3 more weeks when they will be "term" for twins, but we would really love it if they'd stay in until their due date on April 7th!!

Maternity Pics

Here are some of the great maternity pictures that Kara took a few weeks ago. She is such a talented photographer and awesome friend!!

Sometimes I like to be crafty...

Last Spring we went to visit some friends of ours that just had a baby girl. On their hospital door was a diaper wreath that her sister had made with the baby's new monogram. It was adorable and I tucked it away in my cobweb of ideas in my brain to make for friends and for ourselves one day. I was able to make one a few weeks ago for my friend Kelley's baby girl and decided that while I am tracked out it would be a good time for me to make one for our own baby boys. The hardest part of our diaper wreath was finding the amperstand wooden letter. I had decided to do "C & C" for the wreath instead of a monogram for both boys. Luckily I was able to find a lady online who would customize the letters for you and she had a quick turn around processing time. They came in last week and my sweet husband painted them for me on Valentine's day. Here is the final product that will be hanging on our hospital door in less than two months!

Continued Blessings

Jared's parents came to visit this past weekend and helped us out a TON with finalizing and getting things ready for the boys. Jared and his dad worked hard on finalizing last minute details in the nursery (hanging up the curtains, video monitor, and securing the bookcase to the wall) while Jared's mom worked on cleaning and cooking meals for us so Jared doesn't have to worry about being Betty Crocker each night. They also helped us by upgrading us to a much larger SUV to help make our lives much easier with the boys and we sent them back to Alabama with my small two door SUV. Jared and his dad also installed the bases for the car seats in the car, which was definitely a "nesting" thing that I wanted completed just in case these boys decided to come early. Yesterday we practiced taking the car seats in and out of the car and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I can't wait until there are two sweet boys sitting in them!! We can't thank Jared's parents enough for all of their help and getting everything ready for Coleman and Carter!

Our Friend, Braxton Hicks

So far the pregnancy has been going great, aside from the shortening cervix, and I haven't had any problems at all. On Tuesday we went to see our specialist for our routine ultrasound and all was great! The boys are measuring just under three pounds each and were moving and grooving the entire time. I mentioned to our specialist that I feel a lot of tightening under my right rib and thought that it was always one of the boys butts or heads. Our specialist told me to make sure that the rest of my uterus wasn't also feeling tight to ensure that it wasn't a contraction. He said that any more than 3-4 Braxton Hicks per hour is something worth talking to our obgyn about. Well, Wednesday was my last day of school and I felt the contractions a LOT but I was so busy that I didn't monitor how long and far about they were. On Thursday I had my three hour glucouse test and continued to feel the uncomfortable tightening, so I decided to start noticing how far apart they were. They were measuring anywhere from a minute and a half apart to six minutes, so they were obviously way over the 3-4 per hour that were considered normal. I called my obgyn who had me stop by the office before sending me over to labor and delivery at our hospital. They overloaded me with fluids to see if that would stop the contractions and when it didn't they gave me a shot of terbutaline to help stop them. The good news is the boys looked great throughout the four hours I was hooked up to monitors with them! Their heartbeats were both super strong and around the same bpm, and they were moving around like CRAZY. Hopefully the shot will help to keep the Braxton Hicks away and keep us out of the hospital (at least for 7 more weeks!).

Maternity Pictures

Last weekend my friend and amazing photographer, Kara, volunteered to take some maternity pictures of the belly and of Jared and I. She did an awesome job and they turned out great!! Here is a sneak preview of one of the pictures while we are waiting on the edited versions of the others. I'll make sure to post them next week when I receive the disk.