18 Years Goes by Fast

It seems like only yesterday that my nephews were graduating kindergarten. Now they are graduating high school and getting ready to go to college. It was a happy but sad day for me. They both plan on attending Jeff State in Pell City and both had received a full 2-year scholarship. So the good news is that they are not leaving yet. I am sure that I will be in tears when they finally move away to college. I can't imagine my world without my nephews in it all the time. So for now I will enjoy having them around as long as possible.

26 weeks

I didn't have an ultrasound today, but the doctor visit went great. My blood pressure was perfect (quoting the nurse here). The doctor measured my belly and it measured right where is was supposed to and the heartbeats were good. He even said that the babies were chilling this morning. So now I go back in two weeks and this time we will have another ultrasound and hopefully some more 4D images of the babies. I hope to take the kids next time so that they can see the babies.

Great Play

This past Saturday night, the 3rd and 4th graders from our school put on the play "The Jungle Book Kids". Maggie was Bagheera the panther and did a great job. She was of course very nervous at first, but once it got started she was great. On the way to eat afterwards, she told me that she wanted to be in another play and that she loved being on stage. Looks like I may have more plays in my future.

You can see the pictures that I took at my Flickr site.

A Sneak Peak

Yesterday I had another doctor's appointment. It was the dreaded sugar test appointment. You would think they could come up with something to drink that would taste better than what they give you. But I passed the test with flying colors. I told JC not to come because I was going to have to wait so long but I wish he would have been there. They called me back for another ultrasound and I just figured it was going to be the same old thing. Little did I know what was in store. While she was checking on our baby girl, she flipped the switch and I got to see our baby girl in 4d. I was speechless and so wishing JC would have been there. It was amazing to get to see what they both will look like.
My next appointment is in two weeks so needless to say, JC will be coming to the next one if all possible.
When I got home I showed the kids the pictures and they were so excited. They said that they were getting excited and couldn't wait until the babies got here. And when JC got home from work, they had to show him. He thought it was cool but also said that our baby boy was going to be a jock because he had a "hole" in his head. What will I ever do with him.

How do you make paint?

My oldest asked me yesterday morning on the way to school "Mama how do you make paint?" I had to tell her that I had no idea but that we could ask a friend of ours who works for Benjamin Moore or look it up on the net. My son told us that he knew how they make paint. He told us and was totally serious that you take crayons, remove the papers, place the crayons in a bowl in a microwave or oven, and then melt them - and there you have paint. Maggie tried to tell him that is not how you do it and he said it was and got a little snappy with her. I just simply laughed to myself and cherished another moment with my kids.

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.