Well, still hanging in there! We went out last night, had tons to talk about (Ha!), and bought two new books on twins. I don't just need info on now, and what they look like (for that I can double the pix I see on their development each week), I need to know what to do when they come home! Seriously. I read about schedules (and wipe off boards and notebooks), and dark rooms, and feeding two at once (don't know that I can handle that!), and keeping all the other kids happy and attended. Ches asked me if I was going to read the whole book last night (when I was about half way through one of them!). I think I am just excited and can't sleep anyway!
We talked about where to put them (pretty important..), and I think we are going to use the office. We'll move our desks into the back of our room (really too big for just us, and wasted space back there!), but it may mean a new desk for Ches. He wants to be in the middle, so he can look out the windows when he works, and I don't mind keeping my big desk with hutch, so I can keep all my storage-and stamp sets! : ) We'll use the baby furniture that they've all used, but then Ethan will need a new dresser/chest, as he has all that furniture in his room (except the baby crib, thank goodness!). We'll need another baby bed, but it's not an immediate need (I need a dark wood, sleigh-style, you know, if you see one, need to get rid of one!). They don't have to be separated till almost 4 months, so it'll be okay. I really don't want to buy a new crib, since this will be our last baby (do you say birth? pregnancy? babies?).
Ches is all geared up ready to clean out the attic, the garage, etc. We still have a storage unit, and I hate to keep it, but it may come in handy! We still have two double strollers from when Clay and Mary Claire were little together. We have the Baby Jogger (big wheels, so not mall-friendly, but lose-weight friendly!), and we have a lighter, double umbrella-like stroller (with storage underneath, but not huge). We did the car seat dilemma today at lunch..we still have Ethan's, but then it won't match if we get a new one. : ( I like matchy. So, either I'll find a size that is close, and order covers, or I'll get two new ones (highly wasteful). I'll regift, so don't worry. I won't let all that plastic be in vain!
Ok, rest of my life...there are other things going on, believe it or not! We had a birthday party at 10 this morning at Cake Party-so fun! I took pix, I'll try to get some uploaded soon. They made their own cupcake or cookie, then decorated little cakes! They enjoyed it, and after they'd designed something beautiful, they ended up piling miles of squiggly frosting on top to make it the Ultimate Sugar High! We got her sweet little friend (she really is little and adorable!) a cupcake/cookie frosting set/kit at William Sonoma, and then (I know I should really quit..) we ran to Hobby Lobby this morning, got an apron, and ran home and monogrammed it-so cute! I don't even know if I took a picture-I'll look! We decided to go ahead and use the William-Sonoma bag, since it was a cupcake party! I used pink toile tissue paper, and tied on a wooden spoon with pink gingham ribbon, and used a recipe card (printed in pink ink!) as a gift tag. So cute! I know I got a pix of the outside, since we actually made it to the party-early! If you can believe it! : )
Forgot to mention that Ches took Clay and Ethan to a train show in Rogers-very cool! and got Clay an N-gauge train set (maybe wrong gauge?), then we all met at Chick-Fil-A in Rogers to have lunch. Have you tried their Chargrilled Chicken and Fruit salad?? It is ssoooo good-really! : ) Try one! I can't find a picture, or I'd post it. It was so pretty to look at!
Ok, gotta hurry to the next thing..we are headed to a Blue and Gold banquet for Clay-it's a pizza/cake event for the whole family!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Glad we kept the other van!
I just have to blog, cause I can't Facebook, and I'm all nerves!! I have some exciting news to share...yep, pregnancy is going well. We had the ultrasound today, and it's TWINS! : O We were shocked, shaky, nervous, and generally anxious. We had thought there was a small possibility (more than four pregnancies, twins in my family, over 35 years old, etc.), but we were still shocked to hear it! I think we were more excited than anything, but still. When the doctor left the room, I hugged Ches, and he said he thought we'd have five kids. When was he going to tell me?
The doctor had showed us the heartbeat, then changed it a little, then said, "Can you see it here, can you see it now, can you see it now?" I kept saying yes, and he said, there are two! and he was switching back and forth. Then he put them on the screen at the same time, and snapped some pictures for us to share. It was all surreal. We'd thought a big maybe, but to hear it is something totally different. I mean after losing two, we were just so anxious to see a viable, healthy heartbeat. Just seeing it was so reassuring. More was unreal. I'll calm down in a little bit, but for now, I'm a little hyper! ~~Oh-and my doctor actually said, hold on, I have to look for More... as in babies!
Oh--and there are two sacs, which is good. He tried to check my ovaries for corpus luteum cysts (if there were two, they'd be fraternal), but he couldn't see very well. He'll check again next time. There is a better chance for them if it's two sacs. Ches remembers him saying one placenta, but I heard placentas, so we'll ask next time. There will be 80 more questions to write down...
Ches drove right to work (we drove separately) to tell his department head. He'd really like to teach his fall classes online, and he wanted to discuss it some more with her. I've talked to him twice since he left the office, but I didn't even ask him how it went! We have a date tonight (thank you, forethought!), so we'll talk more later. There's so much!
We asked all the very real questions too, we didn't totally lose our minds. We asked what the chances are of them both making it all the way. With one (after seeing a heartbeat on ultrasound), it's about 92% chance. With twins, he said there's an upper 80's percent of them making it. Us-ever practical. We just didn't want to tell the kids, then it change.
We also asked him when we should tell the kids. He said if it was him, he'd go ahead and tell them. We have another ultrasound to check the progress in 10 days, and he said we could always wait until then. We had decided to tell them tomorrow -Saturday- since we were going out tonight, but I went ahead and told them after calling Ches. They were so excited! I told them that we were going to have a baby, and...there are two! They both yelled, "Twins!" I didn't really realize that word was in their vocabulary, or that they'd come up with it on their own, but they are pretty smart. I'm glad they are excited. They'd like a boy and a girl..I'll just place that order... I told them we'll be happy with whatever God chooses for us. : )
Mary Claire did say she hopes I don't get "sick" like I did last time (she doesn't even know about the last time) and lose the baby. I told her I have waited a while to tell her about this pregnancy and the chances of that happening are pretty small, but my prayer warriors can keep praying!! Clay piped up and said he's praying for a girl, and I know Mary Claire prays with me -daily- for a girl. I just want them to know their prayers are answered, no matter what.
Now I know why I've been so tired! I'll try to rest more, maybe eat more calories? and take better care of myself, although I have been working on it since January. Mom has requested I stop picking up Ethan so much! I'll try to come down to his level more. Is there data for harm?
When I called Ches at work this afternoon, he was on the computer looking up twin stuff. He's so cute. I'm glad he's excited, and interested. I can't imagine a husband not being excited-it'd be sooo hard.
Alright, I must mosey on, and get ready to go on a date! Keep saying your prayers, as my friend's hcg didn't quite double (but totally went up!), but I want us pregnant together, and I love her dearly. I want her big and pregnant (hahaha), and I want a baby for her just as much as I do for me! Extra time on your hands? Say your prayers! : ) Hugs!
The doctor had showed us the heartbeat, then changed it a little, then said, "Can you see it here, can you see it now, can you see it now?" I kept saying yes, and he said, there are two! and he was switching back and forth. Then he put them on the screen at the same time, and snapped some pictures for us to share. It was all surreal. We'd thought a big maybe, but to hear it is something totally different. I mean after losing two, we were just so anxious to see a viable, healthy heartbeat. Just seeing it was so reassuring. More was unreal. I'll calm down in a little bit, but for now, I'm a little hyper! ~~Oh-and my doctor actually said, hold on, I have to look for More... as in babies!
Oh--and there are two sacs, which is good. He tried to check my ovaries for corpus luteum cysts (if there were two, they'd be fraternal), but he couldn't see very well. He'll check again next time. There is a better chance for them if it's two sacs. Ches remembers him saying one placenta, but I heard placentas, so we'll ask next time. There will be 80 more questions to write down...
Ches drove right to work (we drove separately) to tell his department head. He'd really like to teach his fall classes online, and he wanted to discuss it some more with her. I've talked to him twice since he left the office, but I didn't even ask him how it went! We have a date tonight (thank you, forethought!), so we'll talk more later. There's so much!
We asked all the very real questions too, we didn't totally lose our minds. We asked what the chances are of them both making it all the way. With one (after seeing a heartbeat on ultrasound), it's about 92% chance. With twins, he said there's an upper 80's percent of them making it. Us-ever practical. We just didn't want to tell the kids, then it change.
We also asked him when we should tell the kids. He said if it was him, he'd go ahead and tell them. We have another ultrasound to check the progress in 10 days, and he said we could always wait until then. We had decided to tell them tomorrow -Saturday- since we were going out tonight, but I went ahead and told them after calling Ches. They were so excited! I told them that we were going to have a baby, and...there are two! They both yelled, "Twins!" I didn't really realize that word was in their vocabulary, or that they'd come up with it on their own, but they are pretty smart. I'm glad they are excited. They'd like a boy and a girl..I'll just place that order... I told them we'll be happy with whatever God chooses for us. : )
Mary Claire did say she hopes I don't get "sick" like I did last time (she doesn't even know about the last time) and lose the baby. I told her I have waited a while to tell her about this pregnancy and the chances of that happening are pretty small, but my prayer warriors can keep praying!! Clay piped up and said he's praying for a girl, and I know Mary Claire prays with me -daily- for a girl. I just want them to know their prayers are answered, no matter what.
Now I know why I've been so tired! I'll try to rest more, maybe eat more calories? and take better care of myself, although I have been working on it since January. Mom has requested I stop picking up Ethan so much! I'll try to come down to his level more. Is there data for harm?
When I called Ches at work this afternoon, he was on the computer looking up twin stuff. He's so cute. I'm glad he's excited, and interested. I can't imagine a husband not being excited-it'd be sooo hard.
Alright, I must mosey on, and get ready to go on a date! Keep saying your prayers, as my friend's hcg didn't quite double (but totally went up!), but I want us pregnant together, and I love her dearly. I want her big and pregnant (hahaha), and I want a baby for her just as much as I do for me! Extra time on your hands? Say your prayers! : ) Hugs!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Mad? Just kick it!
Very Brief. Tired... Today was so busy! Ethan had Mother's Day Out, and I had a meeting at Clay's school for a 504 Plan for him. Just some modifications for his classroom teacher (and language arts teacher). Then on to deliver girl scout cookies, make a bank deposit, pick up more meter strips for Mary Claire, pick up my Banana Republic clothes, back to Target for a return, then to Wal-Mart for a few more groceries, and finally to pick up Ethan! I got a lot done!! Then to the car wash, home, made dinner (beef stew on the stovetop), picked up the kids, took them for drinks at Sonic, took them all to Clay's Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor's appointment (long story, longer appt, not going there-the nurse wanted to know why they were seeing him today! Umm..because you told me to come back in 6 months? Do I HAVE to be here?), home to eat, Ethan icky poop, kids baths, some Olympics, and bed. I'm SO tired! Did I say that already?
And Ethan fell down (again) off a bar stool. Ches hates them, wants new ones with backs, but the only ones I like are $300 each, and we have five. : ( Blech. So, he was mad (yeah, at the bar stools) so he kicked one over after Ethan fell. So mature. I got all mad, and we aren't talking so much. I don't like for the kids to see aggression like that, and he apologized to them. I get mad, but I don't kick things. Ugh. And then he was ultra-calm. He has the patience of Job, then cracks up. I think he's mad we haven't already replaced them, maybe he's mad at himself. And Ethan was up there to get closer to the cake. What a day.
And Ethan fell down (again) off a bar stool. Ches hates them, wants new ones with backs, but the only ones I like are $300 each, and we have five. : ( Blech. So, he was mad (yeah, at the bar stools) so he kicked one over after Ethan fell. So mature. I got all mad, and we aren't talking so much. I don't like for the kids to see aggression like that, and he apologized to them. I get mad, but I don't kick things. Ugh. And then he was ultra-calm. He has the patience of Job, then cracks up. I think he's mad we haven't already replaced them, maybe he's mad at himself. And Ethan was up there to get closer to the cake. What a day.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
What a Crock! Pot.
Mary Claire is home from school. Her ear hurts. : ( She went upstairs to take a nap, and I hope she feels better soon! I don't know if she'll feel like going to gymnastics today. I made a roast beef in the crock pot, since I'm usually not home till 5:40 with her, and we are usually starving by then!
I had Mother's Day Out today, and did really well! I was in and out of the grocery store in almost 30 minutes! (my record?) Then, home to brown some beef, cut up carrots and onion for the crock pot, put away groceries, and back out the door. I had this great coupon for Banana Republic (30% off, only good today!), but when I got there, I realized it was only good from 5-9pm. Who on Earth gets to shop between those hours? Talk about limited. I picked out some stuff that can "grow" with me, and they did a PreSell (took my card info, and will ring it up after 5pm). I liked one sweater, but they didn't have the color in the right size, so they found it in Fayetteville, which means now I have to go back to both stores! Maybe since we MiGhT miss gymnastics, I could go there??
Ethan did fine at MDO. He's been screaming a lot lately for me and Ches. I think it's a small attachment thing/phase. I kinda got his mind onto other things (delivering girl scout cookies to the teachers!) so his attention was diverted. It worked, and I picked him up a little early at the end. Maybe if he sees I'm the first to be there, he'll be less nervous? There is no perfect answer, but I need the time alone, and he needs time away from me.
Ps-punctuation matters, don't you think??
Please pray for all ladies you know that are pregnant. It is not an easy time. There are all kinds of things to worry about, and anything can happen. Every day is an accomplishment. I can understand that it's hard to just enjoy it. I have friends that need your prayers, so if you have extra time..offer up some prayer! : ) Thank you~
I had Mother's Day Out today, and did really well! I was in and out of the grocery store in almost 30 minutes! (my record?) Then, home to brown some beef, cut up carrots and onion for the crock pot, put away groceries, and back out the door. I had this great coupon for Banana Republic (30% off, only good today!), but when I got there, I realized it was only good from 5-9pm. Who on Earth gets to shop between those hours? Talk about limited. I picked out some stuff that can "grow" with me, and they did a PreSell (took my card info, and will ring it up after 5pm). I liked one sweater, but they didn't have the color in the right size, so they found it in Fayetteville, which means now I have to go back to both stores! Maybe since we MiGhT miss gymnastics, I could go there??
Ethan did fine at MDO. He's been screaming a lot lately for me and Ches. I think it's a small attachment thing/phase. I kinda got his mind onto other things (delivering girl scout cookies to the teachers!) so his attention was diverted. It worked, and I picked him up a little early at the end. Maybe if he sees I'm the first to be there, he'll be less nervous? There is no perfect answer, but I need the time alone, and he needs time away from me.
Ps-punctuation matters, don't you think??
Please pray for all ladies you know that are pregnant. It is not an easy time. There are all kinds of things to worry about, and anything can happen. Every day is an accomplishment. I can understand that it's hard to just enjoy it. I have friends that need your prayers, so if you have extra time..offer up some prayer! : ) Thank you~
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