has hell frozen over?

because we finally got the furniture put together yesterday! after a few hours of pushing and shoving pieces into various places, we finally found a layout that fit in our teeny tiny nursery. =)

standing in the doorway:



standing in front of the closet door looking to right:



in front of closet door looking to left:



and standing in front of the blue rocker (please ignore the storage bins in the corner!)



we haven't decided on bedding yet.... i'm trying to wait until after my shower so i'll have a better idea of what i want to do. the sheets and blanket on the cribs now were just some cute carter's ones i found over the weekend. i had to put something on the poor nekkid beds. =)

25 week belly pic

no nekkid belly pic right now, since i have on my oh-so-fashionable maternity belt.... it looks like something you'd see a pot-bellied Home Depot employee wearing. but Melissa took my maternity pics this weekend, so there will be plenty of belly flaunting shortly. =)

How far along? 25 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: + 1/2 pound

Stretch marks? i don't think there's any yet, but i'm sure they are on their way.Sleep: ugh, horrible.

Best moment this week: putting furniture together last night - we had to do a ton of pushing/pulling/shoving everything around to where it somewhat fits into the nursery, but we finally found an arrangement that works. this whole second crib thing is throwing us off all over again. =)

Movement: ever-present.

Food cravings: watermelon.

Labor signs: more of the every day same-ol' stuff.

Belly Button: still an innie, but it's definitely getting shallow, and the top part is starting to stick out. ew.

What I miss: margaritas. and being totally heartburn-free.

What I’m looking forward to: my shower on the 30th.

Weekly Wisdom: do not google "diastasis recti".... no, it has nothing to do with your butt, like it sounds.... but i've noticed that my abdominal muscles literally come to a point now in the center of my stomach when i am trying to get up from lying down. another twin mom i know has this, and says it's pretty commn with big bellies. basically, it's when your two most center abdominal muscles separate because of the stretching, and allows some of your abdominal organs to protrude through the opening.... kind of like a giant hernia. apparently the only way to fix it is to have them surgically brought back together, so i'm adding it to the list of post-babies plastic surgery (along with a tummy tuck and breast lift).

Milestones: i took my maternity pics this weekend and will be posting them as soon as I get them, I promise!

new ultrasound pics!

here's some pics from my 24 week ultrasound - it's getting kind of cramped in there! =)

sadie weighs in at 1lb 6oz and jeffry is a chunker, weighing 1lb 8oz. both of them are measuring right on track. sadie has flipped to head down, and jeffry was transverse today, with his head in my left side and his bootie in sadie's face. at the end of the scan, he did a huge roll and went head down.

sadie's profile - she was practicing her sucking:

sadie with her elbow up by her face:

and an awesome shot of jeffry when he finally decided to cooperate!

24 week belly pic

How far along? 24 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: + 1/2 pound
Stretch marks? i can't see any, but jeff says it's just because i can't see my lower belly - he says they are there.
Sleep: not too hot.... i'm only comfortable on my left side or flat on my back.
Best moment this week: getting furniture! it's not put together yet, but at least all the pieces are out of the boxes. =)

Movement: as jeff would say, like two rats fighting in a wool sock. i'm feeling more movement way up high and way down low... it feels like their feet are kicking me in the colon.

Food cravings: chocolate cream pie.
Labor signs: just the everyday contractions, nothing progressive.
What I miss: being able to bend at the waist!

What I’m looking forward to: putting together furniture and shopping for bedding... if i can ever make up my mind what theme we're going with! my mind changes at least once a day.

Weekly Wisdom: not much new to add.
Milestones: i have joined the leaky boobs club. =(

24 weeks - happy v-day to me!

i can breath a pretty big sigh of relief now.... i've made it to 24 weeks, which is a milestone. 24 weeks is when the babies are considered viable, meaning that if they were born today, every efford would be made to make sure they were resuscitated and would survive. so, happy v-day to me!

i've scheduled my maternity pictures with my kick-ass wedding photographer, Melissa Cannon - she's become a very good friend of mine, and is backing me up on a few of the weddings i had scheduled in the next few months. if anyone in the area is looking for baby's first year sessions or boudoir, she does incredible studio work - check her out! and of course, i'll be posting her pics of me here as soon as i get them.

i'll be posting more ultrasound pics after my appointment on tuesday with MFM - i can't wait to see them again!

furniture.... done!

eek! our furniture is picked out, in stock, and we're picking it up this week. i'm so freakin' excited!

the style is serenity, and we're getting two cribs, one chest of drawers, and one dresser/changer. the wood color is called cinnamon, and it's very pretty.... not as dark and red as cherry, but not as yellow as the natural/chestnut. i changed my mind from white when my husband pointed out that the baseboards, windowsill, and door in the babies' room are off-white. i'm sure no one else would notice the difference, but it would have bugged the crap out of me. =)

this is the style of the crib in a different color:

and this is the cinnamon color, just a different crib:

i abso-freakin'-lutely cannot wait to get it all home and arranged!

23 week belly pic

please excuse the bathroom pics - this was yesterday, my first day back at work in over a week. i have to say, the only good thing about bedrest is that it's the only time i'm completely comfortable! the minute i'm up and about, the pain/discomfort/contractions start up again!

How far along? 23 weeks, 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: + 1/2 pound

Stretch marks? i can't see any, but jeff says it's just because i can't see my lower belly - he says they are there.

Sleep: not too hot.... i'm only comfortable on my left side or flat on my back.

Best moment this week: when sadie was really acting up last night, jeff put his hand on my belly... his eyes got as big as saucers and he said "i'm glad they're in you and not me!" i had to laugh. =)

Movement: it's so cool how these two have totally different personalities already. jeffry is so calm and mellow, but sadie is a spastic little thing. jeffry just kind of rolls around, but her.... it's like the 4th of july fireworks show in my uterus.

Food cravings: apple juice.

Labor signs: just the everyday contractions, nothing progressive.

What I miss: being able to fully stretch in the mornings.

What I’m looking forward to: making it to 24 weeks will put my mind at ease a little. should anything happen, that will be the marker for viability. two more days! and seeing the kiddos again next tuesday at my MFM appt.

Weekly Wisdom: not much new to add.

Milestones: the babies' room is finally cleaned out - hell hath frozen over! just kidding.... we're getting furniture this week, so jeff was antsy to get things moved into the attic (after me hounding him for a month about it). he's starting to nest - it's so cute.... i went to the grocery store sunday afternoon and he told me i needed to get a bottle of dreft so he could start washing all the baby clothes that we've been storing in bins. i come home from the store and he's in the babies' room, unpacking diapers and arranging them on shelves in the closet. =)

so, here's the before pic of the babies' room!