What a weekend

This past weekend was great. Josh and his baseball team won their game Friday night and we enjoyed a post supper with some great friends.
Saturday we hung out at the house and the kids played outside all day. That afternoon, I took Josh and his best friend to his house and we ended up staying and grilling out and hanging out by the pool. I am not sure how they could swim in that cold water but they were loving it.
Sunday after church we went to eat at The Shack, which has to be one of the best BBQ places I have ever eaten before in my life. We rode out to the track to get JC some Lowes hats to wear to work. While we were out there, we ran into a friend who was able to take us into the infield and Maggie got to see some of the race from Turn 3. She was so excited and I believe that she is hooked on NASCAR. We will have to take Josh back for the fall race since he is such a big Dale Jr fan. We went to pick up Josh from his best friend's house and got home around 8:30 last night. The kids went swimming again and we had a great time again hanging out by the pool and our friends.
Man the weekend sure did fly by. I dread them having to go back to their dad's this coming weekend since I will miss them so much. I could use weekends like this past weekend with them all the time.

Let's Get Ready to Rumble

Today we went to the doctor for another check-up and yet another ultrasound. There was only one person today doing them so it took a little longer than usual. But when we got in there we didn't realize that we were going to be in there for a while. Things have changed since the last time that I had a baby which was 8 years ago. Now at or around 20 weeks, they want to check everything and take pictures of it for the record. When you have two, then things can take a while.

First up was our little boy. He was quite cooperative and showed us everything we needed to know. We saw him one time with his fists up but when we looked right above him we saw his sister and she was kicking him. We got to see his arms, hands, legs, heart beating - everything. He measured a little bit bigger than she did. He measured around 20 weeks and something while she was at 19 weeks and some days.

Next up was our little girl, who I have discovered today is rather stubborn. I have no idea where she would have gotten that from. We were able to see everything for her today but her face. She is in a breech position and had her face turned to my spine and would not look around for anything. The lady tried to get her to look around and she wouldn't. She was moving like crazy so I have to get another ultrasound when I go back so that they can check her out again. It seems that my doctor is very detailed in what he wants to know about the twins.

But they looked great. Here are some pictures from today. I was hoping for a video but the new machines that the group I go to now has doesn't have a way to copy the video. So I guess I will be doing the 4D and taking the kids some this summer so that they can see for themselves.

Watch what you eat

This past weekend one morning as the kids and I were eating breakfast, I decided that I wanted some cereal. One type of cereal that I really like is Special K Fruit and Yogurt. Some people have it to help them lose weight, I just eat it because it is good. So as I was fixing my bowl, Maggie came up all concerned. She informed me that I couldn't eat that because that you eat that to lose weight and I didn't need to be eating anything like that. I laughed and informed her that a serving size for losing weight was 1/2 cup and that I probably had 2 cups of cereal in my bowl. So I guess I will have to watch what I eat around them.

It's Hard to Believe

This past weekend, I took pictures as I watched my nephews leave for their senior prom. It is so hard to believe that they are seniors. It just seems like just yesterday they were Josh's age running around and playing baseball. Now they are all grown up and getting ready to go off to college. They looked so handsome, but I am a little bias.

As we went up to the high school to meet all their friends and get in the limo, it hit me that it was 20 years ago that I was getting ready for my senior prom. (Sorry no pictures will be posted of me at my senior prom.) Now I stood there watching my nephews leave for theirs. Before I know it, I will be watching my kids leave for their senior prom. My greatest advice would be to any parent is don't wish time to move quickly ever and cherish every moment, every whine, every annoying time because one day they will be gone and the house will be empty.

18 Weeks

As of this past Friday, I am 18 weeks. It doesn't seem that it has been that long but then again it does. For twins, I guess you would said that I am 1/2 way there since it is rare for twins to be carried full term. I just pray everyday that they are growing and will be healthy and strong like Maggie and Josh were. I am starting to feel them move a little more everyday. At times they will kick me pretty hard and it a surprise when they do because it is a rather strong kick. The first time I really felt one of them kick I was giving JC a hard time about something. He said that I should be nice to him and that if I wasn't then his babies would take care of him.
I feel like this is my first pregnancy since it is the first time that I have had twins. With my first two, I was feeling good and had lots of energy at 18 weeks, but not now. All I want to do it sleep and lay around. This past Saturday night I slept for 12 hours. But it is so exciting this time because I am experiencing this with the kids (who are so excited) and JC, who is experiencing all of this for the first time. Maggie and Josh look after me and are eagerly awaiting the chance of getting to feel the babies move in my stomach. JC is starting to get a little over protective of me, which I do appreciate.
Now we have to put the house on the market and pray that God will send a buyer along soon and have the perfect house for us to move into when it sells. I have friends who are stressed out because we don't have a house big enough for all of us or a car for that matter. But I am trusting that God will take care of us and things will move in His time and not ours. Because if we rely on His timing, it will be perfect.

The Bond is Strong

This morning as we were pulling up to the school, Maggie informed me that Josh had some little wrestling guys in his pocket. So of course I had to get on to him for trying to bring toys to school. He was like "Can't I just play with them?". When talking to him about it, I figured out that Maggie had felt of his pockets to see if he was bringing anything. She is such a little mama. I had to then talk to Maggie about doing that and tattle-telling which she does quite often. But I need to stress to them that if it is an danger to the other one then we need them to tell. As we were pulling up to the drop off point, Maggie said "Well there is something else but I pinkie promised Josh I wouldn't tell." Well that got my curiosity up and of course, neither one of them would tell. Maggie kept saying that she promised Josh. I asked her if he had gotten in trouble or if it was really bad and she said no. As much as this was a little frustrating, it was good to see that their bond with each other is strong and that is exactly what I have always wanted for them. They look after each other and make sure that the other one is okay. I can't imagine how protective they will be over the twins when they get here.