Wonderful Weekend

I just had a pretty great weekend, and I hate to admit that it's mostly because Graham was out of town. My amazing brother and sister-in-law took Graham to Memphis and they all stayed with my parents to give Kevin and me one last relaxing weekend ... the calm before the storm!! We got to go out to dinner with friends, sleep in, be lazy, go to a movie, get stuff ready for the babies (the carseats are all in my car now ... I'm triple wide) and I got a pedicure and Kev played golf twice. Even though the break was nice, I was excited to pick up my boy and we had a fun afternoon playing. I just told Kevin that my contractions have picked up significantly since Graham has been back :) Maybe he'll put me into labor before Friday, but I'm not holding my breath. It's pretty surreal that in one week, we'll be bringing home 2 little babies!! 5 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!

Final Countdown

We are officially on the final countdown ... my induction is scheduled for next Friday, Sept. 4, which will put me at 38 1/2 weeks. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty disappointed that it is still so far away, but I'm not going to go into that because I'm trying my best to stay positive. Graham truly has been such a joy lately, and I'm trying to figure out how to deal with my emotions as losing him as my only child. For almost 2 years, it's just been the 2 of us everyday and now we're about to add 2 more. Oh, how I pray that he will adjust well and still feel attention and love from me. Well, I wish that my next post would be baby news, but I've still got plenty of time to post more about my big baby, Graham.

Kevin and I got into "nesting" mode and cleaned a lot this weekend ... Graham helped, too

Feeding the ducks

I'm not sure who ate more bread ... the ducks or Graham?!?!

Baby Update

I had an ultrasound and doctor appointment this morning as I am now 36 weeks along in this twin pregnancy. Baby A measured 6 lbs. 7 oz. and Baby B measured 6 lbs. 4 oz ... yes, I have over 12.5 lbs. of baby in my belly right now :) They are both head down and look great!!! I am 2 cm. dilated, so my dr. feels good about inducing me at 38 weeks if I don't go into labor before then ... which will be sometime the week of Aug. 31. I do have a feeling that I'm going to make it 2 more weeks, so hopefully I'll have more good days than bad ones and that I can keep up with Graham until then. I know it's because the end is so near, but it's all beginning to feel very real. Can't wait to post pics of my precious little babies all snuggled up together!!!

Ready for 3 kids?!?!?!

I am going to have 3 kids VERY soon (we're down to 3 weeks or less), and I'm not so sure what I really think about that. I guess all I can really say is IT IS WHAT IT IS. Jackson brought Jake and Evie over Sat. morning to play with Kevin and Graham, and we were all in the den for most of the time. We got them to help clean up toys in there before they left and all looked great ... until I checked out the playroom. I couldn't help but smile and think that this is going to be a common occurrence when I have 3 small kiddos of my very own :)

Fun Family Weekend

We had a really fun family weekend!!!! We spent pretty much the entire weekend together doing fun stuff, and we all had a blast. We started out on Friday night having the Allens over for Satco and we sat out on the patio and let all the kids play. On a side note, July in Nashville had only 2 days in the 90s ... God is SO good :) On Sat. morning we met the McFarlands at the zoo. We always end up playing more than actually looking at animals, but Graham has fun and that's what really matters. On Sat. afternoon we went over to Jackson's house to cook out and swim ... their house construction is finished, and looks great, by the way!! We went to church on Sunday morning and then to the Nashville Sounds baseball game in the afternoon with the Judys. I guess it's good that we're getting out doing a lot of stuff because I have a feeling that we'll spend a lot more time at home soon. I can't quite get my head around the fact that our life is about to change so drastically and that we have such a short time left of being a family of 3. I say it's hard to remember life without Graham, and I'm sure in another couple of years, I'll be saying I can't remember life when it was only Graham. No dr. appt this week but starting next week (week 35) I'll be going weekly ... definitely on the home stretch :)

On the carousel at the zoo

"Golf clubs, Daddy" ... I hear this all day long :)

At the sounds game ... Graham sure does love his Daddy!!

Slacker

So, I have definitely been a slacker lately ... I've been bad about taking pictures and videos and haven't updated the blog in over 2 weeks. It's mostly due to the fact that I am definitely slowing down lately. I still feel pretty good, but everything seems to take so much more energy these days. I'm glad Graham enjoys playing inside and outside our house because we are doing A LOT of that. I am truly enjoying this last little bit of him as my only child. I wouldn't say that I am necessarily nesting, but we have begun to get some things ready. We've put out the swing and bouncy seat to get Graham used to it ... we will definitely have to buckle these babies in since I'm pretty sure Graham might try to catapult them out :) I bought some newborn diapers and Graham helped me put them in the drawers ... they are the tiniest things!! Oh, and we finally made sure that all of the car seats will fit in my car, and thankfully they do. My ultrasound this week was wonderful and baby A measured 4 lbs. 9 oz. and B measured 4 lbs. I can't believe I already have over 8.5 lbs of baby and probably still have a little less than 5 weeks to go. I know it will be so good for the babies if I make it all the way to 38 weeks, but the thought of how big my tummy is going to get is a bit discouraging. Feel free to send up any prayers, esp. about my comfort level. I promise I'll get some pics out soon!!

Summer Fun

I'm not going to lie, I was definitely dreading this summer ... being big pregnant with twins, the heat, keeping up with Graham, etc. But it has been great so far!! We spend a lot of time at the pool ... Graham even jumped off the diving board to Kevin all by himself last weekend :) Katie, Wils, and Brantley stayed with us a few days last week, and I loved having them here. Kevin is taking Graham to Destin on Thur. for the weekend. It will be Graham's first flight ... good luck, Kev!! I'm looking forward to some good rest, but it will be weird here in my house by myself (something I haven't done in almost 2 years). Ok, on the the baby update: I had an ultrasound this a.m. and Baby A measured 3 lbs. 5 oz. and B measured 3 lbs. 2 oz. Both looked great and are head down which hopefully they will stay that way. I have a maximum of 7 weeks to go which somedays seems so far off and other days seems like tomorrow. I have been so blessed with such a smooth twin pregnancy and can't wait to meet my 2 precious kiddos. Here's to hoping the end of the summer is just as easy as the beginning!!

LOVING the fountains

At the pool with Catilin and Paxton

Reading books in the big boy bed with Wils