More Pictures!

Me and my girls, with our guard dog :)
First doctor's appointment - 2 weeks old!
I don't know how but they both like to sleep with one arm out!
Adina is in the pink and Sari in the strips. They don't enjoy too much tummy time, at least not yet!

April 3rd - Happy Birthday!

Our first family picture! (Joe says he never looked better!) After a long day waiting for the girls to arrive they finally came late in the night on Friday. My water broke around 6:45am, Joe & I both showered and then stopped at McDonald's on the way to the hospital (I knew they wouldn't give me anything to eat once I got there & I was starving). They took me straight to a room - no checking in - I was in the middle of a contraction when we walked in. I was dilated to about 2.5 when they gave me an epidural (required when your having twins) then everything slowed down. I didn't dilate past 5.5 for more than 5 or 6 hours so doctors decided to go in and get the girls. The girls were born at 11:36 and 11:38pm. 20 fingers - 20 toes!!!

Week 36 (March 30)

Here is the last picture of my enormous belly - this was taken on March 31st. I was a little uncomfortable and my legs and feet were just as huge. We had a doctor's appointment on the afternoon of the 31st. I had gained just about 50lbs and my waist is about 45 inches around. The doctor measured each girl at about 6 1/2lbs each. Both heads are down and ready to go. We are just waiting for the day they want to come out :)

Week 35 (Mar. 23)

Can you believe they still have room in there? I still worked this week but got lucky because we actually had snow days on Thursday and Friday - 1st ones I have had in this district (6 yrs). Now we are on Spring Break so I have more down time which is great. It is getting harder & harder to move around a ton. We were suppose to have a doctor's appointment on Thursday but because I didn't want to get out in that weather we canceled it. The nurse was alright with that because I feel fine and my next appointment is with the specialist on Tuesday. My only real concern is that my legs and feet swell so much but apparently that is fairly normal.

We are really excited that we made it this far. We are almost to 36 weeks and we were told that they won't let me go past 38 weeks with twins to we have a maximum of 2 weeks before Joe is a father again and I am a mother - kinda scary :) but exciting!

Week 34 Fun Pics

Just some fun pictures of Joe & I with my enormous belly!

Week 34 (March 16th)

Well we made it past the 2 week mark and the doctor did literally jump for joy at our appointment this week. Everything still looks good, but I have started dilating - barely at 1. I have gained about 40lbs. and this week my feet have doubled in size. Joe calls them Fred Flintstone feet - they are SOOOOO big! I try to keep them up but then my back starts to hurt, so I will take the swollen feet over back pain any day! I am still working but that is getting difficult just because I have to walk so far to the bathroom :) Both babies are active, but I have really felt Baby A a lot more this week. My students are all prepared just in case something happens at school - they know where my phone is and what teachers/staff members to get. They all want it to happen in their class - I think they just want to have a fun story!

Week 33 (March 9th)

We have made to week 33! I can't believe how big my belly is getting. We have now made it past a week from when the doctor said we would have them within 2 weeks. I didn't believe him and so far so good. Things still look great the specialist said they are each over 5lbs now and if I go into labor they are going to let me. No stopping at this point, so I think it is great that they believe our babies are healthy enough to be born at this point. I am still working they said that I was fine just sit as much as possible. I do have to admit that last weekend was the roughest I have had. I had major back pain for 2 days, so that's when all of our stuff for the hospital was put in the car because we thought it was time, but I think I was fighting some sort of flu or cold. Definitely feel better now!

Here is a straight on view - look how much they are pushing to my left. I am lop-sided! The darkness around my belly button is from my belly ring, it's scare tissue - gross!