Week 29 - The countdown begins

Yes, I realize that this title may be a bit misleading.  We've been counting down the days until we have to rush to the hospital for the birth of our children since knowing we were pregnant.  However, now that we are in the third trimester, everything is more vivid and more real.  As in, "Holy crap!  This is really going to happen!"

Dawn is still doing great.  In fact, she is doing much better than I am.  Her energy levels are still through the roof and her mood has been excellent.  I wish I could say the same, but my back isn't giving me all that much joy right now.  Hopefully this will be remedied soon, but in the meantime, I am just so thankful that Dawn is feeling as well as she is.

In just a little over an hour, we will be heading to the hospital for a checkup to see how the girls are doing.  At this point, I'd say they are doing great and are showing signs that they plan on being just as energetic as their mama.  These little girls like to move!  If we get any ultrasounds that are worth posting, I will put them up.  At this stage, however, getting a good, clear picture of the babies is not easy.  I will see if we can't get some closeups of their hands or feet or something that is actually discernible in the ultrasound.

             

We've reached the third trimester!

We have finally reached the third trimester! The time really does seem to fly when you count by weeks, or just being busy. Nate and I have been trying to get last larger projects complete, new lights and sealing up the drafty entryway. Osu has been helping by leaving the door open when he comes back in the house.

No new or horrible symptoms of the third trimester yet, always good. I do have an urge to clean, which I'm sure Nate will appreciate. It's not midnight and I'm vacuuming again...yet.

In other news, Nate is looking in to back surgery. He has waited several years and things are only getting worse, so we figured now is better than with the girls around. Hopefully, things will go quickly and he'll be on his way back to normal, if he can remember what that was like years ago. Maybe he can even be back from Oregon before Christmas.

Our pictures this week show off our new jogging stroller, which I Love. Check out our little redheaded children and their new hats and monkey toys.

 

 

Week 27

We have reached the last week in trimester 2 and are awaiting the excitement of number 3, as I should become crazier and narcoleptic. I am still feeling fantastic and am undertaking more projects around the house that, of course, need to be done now. It’s only been two years, so why not finish our wedding album, right :)

Our double-wide stroller has come into my hands and will be put together right away. I love putting things together, which is good for Nate, as he does not enjoy this as much. This was one of our much awaited gifts that Osu will not get to try out first. I guess Osu can’t try out many, he would not fit in the baby bathtub, car seats, or cribs so well either. He has been subjected to hats and small things we can lay on him. I'm sure he will be much happier when there is someone else to be dressed up.

Enjoy the photos!

*Nate edit - photo.  I only have the one right now!  Dawn in the office with the winter garden in the background.

Week 26

The weeks have been flying for us. Recently we drove to the Czech Republic to attempt camping, but found the season is over. We did get to stay in a lovely hotel at the base of some pinnacle like stone structures, which had us keep guessing how they were formed. This was perfect for our morning walk in the dark, which Osu loved. After a nice breakfast we headed back through some beautiful fall colored valleys towards home.

As for me and the girls, we have been doing well. I still have quite a bit of energy and we have been doing a lot around the house. We have been sorting out baby clothes and putting together other little parts for the nursery. We have almost completed the décor and finally do have the girls’ names up over their beds. Osu doesn’t help much, but he does like to lay on the rug in the girls’ room.

Our outside garden was dug up this weekend to prepare it for winter and next year. Our indoor garden is growing well and we have a lot of veggies to look forward to over the winter. Nate has been doing a lot of work on the garden and it looks great.

I do not feel as large as I look in my side views, which is great, as I have a lot of growing left for these last 3 months.