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

Our Trip and Big Boy Bed

Kevin and I had an INCREDIBLE anniversary trip to Cancun and made it back with babies still in-utero!! We were super lazy and mostly slept, ate, read, and completely chilled. It was so nice to have pure rest and relaxation and know that Graham was very well taken care of and having fun with all of his grandparents. Thanks to our parents for loving our boy and giving us some wonderful time together. On another note, we moved Graham to his big boy bed and all has gone well so far. He doesn't use a pillow or sleep under the covers and sleeps in crazy positions. It's funny seeing such a little boy in such a big bed!!

6 Years!!!!

Our view from our balcony

Enjoying my smoothie

Big boy bed

DRAMA

I feel like I lead a pretty low-key life with little drama, but this week has been a bit different. My son has decided to be a little monkey crawling out of his crib constantly ... he not only also figured out how to open his door, he figured how to unlock it, too. BUT, I outsmarted him by taking off the doorknob and switching it, so that the lock is now on the outside and I can lock him in there :) All week long we have found him either asleep on the floor or in the chair in his room ... he is one crazy boy. We will be moving him to a big boy bed VERY soon. I also had another ultrasound this week that went well (baby A measured 2 lbs. and B measured 1 lb. 13 oz). My doctor's visit went great, too. And then she called me about an hour after I left to say that my cervical length has shortened 25% in the last 5 weeks and is concerned about our vacation next week :( All that to say, I went back yesterday (yes, on my birthday) to have a fetal fibronectin test (a pre-term labor test) and my results were negative, which is good and my dr. said she is fine with us going on our trip!!!!!!!!! THEN, she tells me that my glucose screening test came back 2 points over the cutoff and I need to go back next week for the 3 hour test. I might as well get a second address at the doctor's office :) I kind of wish I was pregnant 30 yrs. ago ... sometimes ignorance is bliss!! But on the positive side, I have healthy babies, I'm healthy, and I have a dr. who is being careful and looking out for our best interest, so I am VERY thankful.

My sweet babies!!

Kind of a freaky 3D pic ... I know it's hard to see their little faces (baby B's bum was in baby A's face and baby B's leg was in its own face)

Bye-bye crib

Weekend Trip to Birmingham

We took a little trip down to B'ham to visit family and friends for the weekend ... making the most of our little time left of traveling with only one child :) We stayed with my college roommate, Robin, and her husband Todd (or Toff as Graham called him) and their adorable 8 month old, Anna. Graham LOVED her and playing with her toys, but he wasn't so gentle all the time. I have a feeling these twins may have some battle wounds early on!! We drove down to Clanton to see my 92 year old grandfather ... it was great seeing him and I know he enjoyed our visit. He is a twin and is very excited that I'm having twins ... he predicts that they are a boy and a girl. We also went to a baby shower for one of Kevin's best friends, Joey, and his wife Beth. And we even got to see Pops and Gigi briefly as they were driving back to Memphis from Destin. It was a very fun filled weekend!!

Graham and Anna

At the pool

PaPa and Graham