Catch up

2 weekends ago I had my baby shower in WR, and here are just a few pictures from that. I have a lot, but of course can only post a few. It was great seeing everyone who came, most were people I never get to see. There were actually more people there than I expected and my sister ended up having to bring the rest of my goodies the next weekend when she came...which leads to the next picture...



Last Sunday, the 2nd, we saw New Kids on the Block in concert!!!! It was fabulous and we had such a good time! We went to Tampa to see them and it was worth the trip and the drizzly cool weather...when they came out, and especially when they sang the old school songs, the crowd went crazy, as did we. I tried to keep my screaming down, but it was hard. I read in my book that it was Ok to go to a concert now and then, so I felt alright about going, and subjecting the babies to noise. Hopefully they will know all the words to Hangin' Tough when they start talking!

PIctures from Neil

Just a few pictures from Neil Diamond. They are blurry because I didn't use my flash. I was too scared to, after sneaking the camera in! Hehe - that's my attempt to live on the edge!

Diamond in the sky

We went to see Neil Diamond last night, and had a fun time. I didn't know all that many of the songs, but it was Ok, and fun to see the older ladies getting so excited about him! I'm not sure what the babies thought....they didn't jump around too too much. I guess the true test will be at the New Kids concert on Sunday!

I am 26 weeks today, so 6 1/2 months along. Less than 3 months to go. Janet came over on Tuesday night and we went thru all the WR baby shower stuff and organized, sorted into piles of stuff I need to wash, counted everything. I am in good shape, and she said if the babies came tomorrow, I would basically have what I needed to start. So that was good. However, it was very overwhelming and the more I think about going in there, and actually starting on washing, and folding things and putting the stuff in drawers...I get kind of scared. I guess that is Ok though and part of our learning process.
I hope that when I start to "nest" I will be more in the mood to do it. Normally, I like to fold and organize clothes, but for some reason, I just feel completely lost with this.

Anyway, that's it for now. Happy Halloween!

My25-week appt update:

Greetings everyone! We had both of our appts today and everything is going GREAT! We are truly blessed and we are so happy and excited. Both of the babies look good. Baby A weighs 2 pounds, 2 oz and Baby B weighs 1 pound, 15oz, so they are right at 3 oz apart. That is fine, it's very consistent with the way they've always been. Both are growing at good rates, and both measure slightly over what I actually am. I'm 25 weeks and 3 days and both are measuring right around 26 weeks. All organs still look fine, heartbeats look good and normal...everything just looks really good, and we couldn't ask for anything else. If you don't want TMI, skip the next line or so, but everytime we go in she just raves about my cervix, and how pretty it is, and how nice and long it is, lol...which it's supposed to be long, when it starts shortening, that means it's getting ready for babies to come out, and we def. don't want that yet. It's so funny though, because she always talks about how nice it looks, and we're like okkkk...well thanks! :-)
Anyway, that's all until next month when we go back again! Here are a few pics. My 25 week belly picture, and some ultrasound pictures from today. There are 2 of Baby B, one of their heads together, and then one of Baby A that is not labeled A, but it is.
Oh yeah - both babies are head up, right where ours are, and they are verrrry high, right under my ribs. Baby B is kind of crossed over toward the bottom right, and then Baby A kind of curves over and toward the left. They cross at some point, while she was doing the ultrasound, Baby B's legs were going over A's stomach.
But all of the little punches and movements I'm feeling is apparently their heads and fists/arms! Their legs are down in the lower part of my belly, which is where I'm now feeling some weird moving sensations.
Anyway, continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as usual!
Love ya'll,
Beth

St. Augustine pictures

One more quick post! Me and Billy went to St. Augustine on Sunday for the day and just mosied around, had a very nice day. Here are just a few pictures from our day trip!

Looks and questions

I have wanted to be pregnant for a long time now...I've always been one to stand in front of the mirror and pouch out my stomach a little bit from time to time, just to imagine what I would look like pregnant. Now I am, and I'm loving every single minute of it.
I will say though - it's strange for people to stare at me and the belly. Some people say things, they ask questions, when are you due, do you know what you're having? But some people just look, and you can feel them looking...but you don't really know what to say.
Yesterday, I was with a volunteer in our employee health office, and this other lady was sitting there, staring and then she blurted out " are you pregnant?" Very loud, just like she was busting at the seams to ask! I replied Why yes I am. And then she proceeded with her line of questionning as well.
Again, I like the attention, I like, it's just kind of weird at times, and something I'm definitely not used to!
That's all for now, not too much to report. I go to WR this weekend for my 2nd baby shower and I"m excited about that! Then we go back to the doctors on Monday, so of course I'll post an update on that too. Happy Wednesday!

Nursery pictures

Here are just a few pictures of the nursery. The green is called “Asparagus.” My sister, Kristin, and her boyfriend Eliseo did most of it. They taped everything everything, and painted. Then my mom helped them put up the border. Everyone helped put the furniture together, though Kristin and Eliseo did a lot of the work. I think it turned out great, and I love it!





Here are pictures of the cribs with the loot from the baby shower!