Weekend before last I went home to Valpo and had a wonderful visit! Susan, Melissa and Michelle threw a shower for me and it was perfect! It was at Designer Desserts and everyone had a great time! It was so nice to see friends and family I haven't seen in awhile all while celebrating our twins! I got to stay for 5 days and hang out with Melissa and Finn and Michelle and my mom. It was a nice time - and the last family hang out time before our twins. That part is hard to believe - that the next time we see them we will be a family of 4 with 2 new babies!! I cannot believe we are so close!
This is my week 30 - with Thursday being 30 full weeks and entering week 31. My doctor and I are shooting for me to get to 35 weeks, maybe 36! Up until about 2 weeks ago, I would have said "No problem" but in the last 1.5 weeks, I have taken a turn down a different road. I am officially in the "uncomfortable stage". I feel as though I could not grow anymore if I wanted to, but I know I have much more growing to do!! I am trying to rest when I can and that is helping! I also got my compression stockings in and wear them daily - I love them!! They help so much - my legs hurt a lot less!
Marc and I are moving to the condo at Victorian Village Resort, the resort where I work, where we will be until mid June. We are doing that over the whole week, taking a little at a time. We are trying to take only essentials, the babies seem to have a lot of these said "essentials". The movers come next Monday - Wednesday to our Sheboygan house and get everything else packed up and taken to where they store it until we need it in July. We officially close on our house next Friday, April and cannot wait to NOT be homeowners! So these two weeks are crazy!! But as soon as next week is over, it will be easy does it for me anyways!! I am so (Marc is too) looking forward to a little down time these last few weeks before our babies come. Well - thats it for now - I'm heading to put a few more boxes together!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Third Trimester!!!!
Thursday will be 28 weeks! How exciting that we are in the 3rd trimester! I am feeling good overall. I had a doc apt. last Friday and my doctor gave me an A for the visit!! Blood pressure was good, weight is doing good (Ive gained 25 lbs so far - I'm proud of myself for that!) and swelling seems to be a normal level. I am having some circulation issues. The extreme swelling I had last week and the nearly passing out when sitting straight up and down - my doctor said both are because of so much extra pressure from having 2 babies in the middle of my body and blood and fluids are having a hard time getting up and down! To help with this I have ordered compression stockings, and must keep my feet up when I can.
We are moving to Victorian Village Resort in Elkhart Lake April 7th ish and will live there until June 17th. We are both excited about that. We will have the movers come and get everything on April 15th and hold it until we get to Maine. We will just take our clothes and the babies stuff pretty much. Also Im going to start swimming for exercise at the resort pool and am looking forward to that.
Last week I went to Southern IN to visit my mom and family and had a beautiful time and a wonderful shower. Here are a couple pics.
Mom & Mamaw have been working on these matching afghans for the twins! Aren't they sweet! 
We are moving to Victorian Village Resort in Elkhart Lake April 7th ish and will live there until June 17th. We are both excited about that. We will have the movers come and get everything on April 15th and hold it until we get to Maine. We will just take our clothes and the babies stuff pretty much. Also Im going to start swimming for exercise at the resort pool and am looking forward to that.
Last week I went to Southern IN to visit my mom and family and had a beautiful time and a wonderful shower. Here are a couple pics.
Mom & Mamaw made me this diaper cake!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Almost 26 weeks!
Thursday will be 26 weeks! Then I will start month 7 of my pregnancy! I am trying to get to week 35-36 with the babies before I need to deliver. I had an appointment last Friday and everything was great! It was an ultrasound apt. So at 25 weeks the babies looked great! Twin A is now the boy and Twin B is the girl. A&B have everything to do with which one is "presenting" or further down and closest to the birth cannal - or in other words going to be born first. So baby B decided to be head down and in that position and moved into baby A spot. Previous Baby A is head down too, although the dr. said there was time to move still, but baby A should stay the boy now. It all really doesn't matter - just a way for the doctors to keep track of each baby and which is in which position.
Girl: her head was 2.5'' across, heart beat was 155 and weighed 1lb 10oz
Boy: his head was 2.5'' across too, heart beat was 144 and weighed 1lb 7 oz
Im headed to southern IN this weekend to spend some time with my mom and her family. I will be there for about 5 days. They are having a shower for me there - the first shower for me and I am so excited!!
Marc is in Virginia again for another training school for his new job. He will be there for 2 weeks.
After 3 short weeks we sold our house!! We cannot believe it and are super excited! We will move out around April 10 and into a furnished rental until mid June. From there I will head to Valpo for a few weeks and then to Maine! Poor babies will be a little gypsy like for the first couple months! But I am excited to now know where I will be when I bring home the babies from the hospital. I can set-up a little area for them as soon as we move in - and that makes me happy!!! Also to know we do not have to pay double mortgages - well one and then rent thru the summer is such a relief!! Now on to sort what gets taken with the movers to Maine and what goes with me for the rest of the pregnancy and after!!
Here is my 24 week pic.
Girl: her head was 2.5'' across, heart beat was 155 and weighed 1lb 10oz
Boy: his head was 2.5'' across too, heart beat was 144 and weighed 1lb 7 oz
Im headed to southern IN this weekend to spend some time with my mom and her family. I will be there for about 5 days. They are having a shower for me there - the first shower for me and I am so excited!!
Marc is in Virginia again for another training school for his new job. He will be there for 2 weeks.
After 3 short weeks we sold our house!! We cannot believe it and are super excited! We will move out around April 10 and into a furnished rental until mid June. From there I will head to Valpo for a few weeks and then to Maine! Poor babies will be a little gypsy like for the first couple months! But I am excited to now know where I will be when I bring home the babies from the hospital. I can set-up a little area for them as soon as we move in - and that makes me happy!!! Also to know we do not have to pay double mortgages - well one and then rent thru the summer is such a relief!! Now on to sort what gets taken with the movers to Maine and what goes with me for the rest of the pregnancy and after!!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Camden, ME
We are so looking forward to moving to Maine! Camden is the name of the town were we found an amazing rental. Here are some pics of our new home along with a couple from the town of Camden. It is a seasonal vacation town, similar to Elkhart Lake, WI (where I work now).
There are 3 units in this Victorian Mansion, two on the first floor and 1 on the second and 3rd floors. We are renting the large one on the 2nd & 3rd fl.
The patio on the 2nd floor is part of our unit. It is off of the kitchen. I think we will spend a lot of time there!
This bedroom is on the 2nd floor, next to the master and will be the babies room.
This is Marc's new home away from home!
There are 3 units in this Victorian Mansion, two on the first floor and 1 on the second and 3rd floors. We are renting the large one on the 2nd & 3rd fl. 
Thursday, February 10, 2011
5 months! (22 weeks)
We made it to a healthy 5 months! I feel pretty lucky to have had a very easy and enjoyable pregnancy. I am growing growing growing, but still is not uncomfortable. Our next doc. appt is on March 2nd. That will be an ultra sound as well. From then on we will see the doctor every 2 weeks for a couple months. Once a month will be an ultrasound. They do this to see specifically how each baby is growing. My doctor explained they cannot tell from a standard exam as they can with a singleton pregnancy!
During the middle of the night, I do somehow roll over onto my back and when I wake from that position and try to move, my lower back does hurt - but all in all that is my only concern. I bought this amazing pregancy body pillow and that helps alot! I am still a little unsure how I get rolled over, because I am pretty wedged in there when I go to sleep!
I am not having any cravings, except the foods that are my favorite normally sound very good now!! (i.e. Mexican food, ice cream, yogurt and fruit. There aren't many foods that I didn't like (Marc either) - so we are going thru a lot of groceries currently in our house!
Our house officially is on the market tomorrow and we have our first open house on Sunday! Please nice buyer come buy our house! We feel good about it and are hopefull! It is kinda scarey now though because it means we are only a few months from our next move! We have been planning for this spring for awhile and now it is coming upon us!
Marc is at another school right now unitl Feb. 16th. He has several trainings to go to for his new position in Maine. Right now he is in Portsmouth, VA. I am headed to see my sister and neice in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday. My dad is heading down as well and we will spend the week! It will be a lot of fun - I can't wait!
During the middle of the night, I do somehow roll over onto my back and when I wake from that position and try to move, my lower back does hurt - but all in all that is my only concern. I bought this amazing pregancy body pillow and that helps alot! I am still a little unsure how I get rolled over, because I am pretty wedged in there when I go to sleep!
I am not having any cravings, except the foods that are my favorite normally sound very good now!! (i.e. Mexican food, ice cream, yogurt and fruit. There aren't many foods that I didn't like (Marc either) - so we are going thru a lot of groceries currently in our house!
Our house officially is on the market tomorrow and we have our first open house on Sunday! Please nice buyer come buy our house! We feel good about it and are hopefull! It is kinda scarey now though because it means we are only a few months from our next move! We have been planning for this spring for awhile and now it is coming upon us!
Marc is at another school right now unitl Feb. 16th. He has several trainings to go to for his new position in Maine. Right now he is in Portsmouth, VA. I am headed to see my sister and neice in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday. My dad is heading down as well and we will spend the week! It will be a lot of fun - I can't wait!
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