Update on twins

Here's an update on the gals-
So my doctor appt was not very exciting the other day. I found out I measure 42 weeks big (if I was having only one baby) and have gained a total of 27 pounds. For most of the pregnancy the babies have been breech. The good news is one baby has turned, but I was reassured that she could turn again. We were told to wait a bit longer to see what to do next. My growth ultrasound is next Friday, the 3rd. Here we will find out how big they are, and their positions. From this ultrasound, I will have an appt. on the 8th, and I think there will be some final decisions on dates of either induction or c-section. It still looks as though I will make it to Christmas break at school, and would be scheduling (if I have to at all) a c-section the last week of December sometime. She said that we might schedule it, just to have the time allotted for us, because we can always cancel it. We are all really hoping, doc included, that I just go into labor naturally at 37 weeks...this is considered full term and the babies would be less likely to be in NICU and be able to go home with us.

Needless to say, the doctor ordered double desserts for me this holiday season.

Thanksgiving right into Christmas

With these two little ones coming, and who knows how quickly, our Christmas is starting pretty early. I went shopping on Black Friday. My aunts, my mom, and I were in line at Target at 3 am. What a blast every year! We all were able to get everything we wanted, and I was at home in bed by 9am. Awesome! I am basically done with my Christmas shopping now. And once I woke up, the tree and Christmas decorations were ready too. We took the minimalistic approach this year, but could not go without the snowmen and santas in the living room. No decorating the bathroom, and a lot of breakables did not come out due to little Josie, but we still have the Christmas spirit around here.

Josie putting up some ornaments. She is doing good so far. She has pulled a couple off, but since the tree has been up for a couple days, she does not seem to mind it anymore.

Here are just a couple pictures from Thanksgiving. Every other year we go with Dave's family to Columbia, Missouri. But, not this year. He had to work at night, so we enjoyed some time with my side in St. Charles.

Hanging with Josie

We had a little corner in the house where Josie was not allowed to go. It has the phone, a candle setup on a table, Roxie's food and water, and a small cabinet with my scrapbooking supplies. But, the time has come, Josie can invade what we termed "Roxie's corner". A Pier 1 chair of mine from college worked for 16 months, but it is over. Trouble is brewing. She can now get into all that mentioned above and create havoc. Oh-no, poor Roxie.

This is the chair that was the barrier, but now she can get onto and over pretty easily.

I feel so bad for Roxie lately. First, Josie can now get in her corner, and now she lost her spot with the papsan in the bedroom. The twins crib arrived last week, and Dave put it up in our room. The idea is to let them sleep together for the first couple months, then make a whole house switch-a-roo before I go back to school. Josie definitely wanted to help daddy. Ignore the messy room in the back, we are currently nesting. Clean is not in my vocab right now...only tidy is.

One last fun picture of Josie. She loves, loves, loves her daddy's drums. She know how to step on the pedal to hit the bass drum. She knows how to hold the sticks, and she loves to put on a show. It is awefully cute, but really loud!

Quack-quack

This year, Josie didn't poop out on us right away. She was able to enjoy Halloween as a duck.

We started the day at Babies R Us after mass. They were offering free pictures of the kiddos in their costumes. Once home and after a long nap, Josie's grandma, grandpa, great aunt Diane, and our friends Mandy with her son Brendan came to the house. We cooked up a huge pot of mostacolli then got ready to go trick or treating.

We have some friends down the street and they had their third baby two days before Halloween, so we went to say hi. Wagon loaded and we hit every house on the way there and back. Once we returned to the house, Josie and Brendan played inside for a bit, but then came out to enjoy the craziness outside. Every year we get about 200 trick-or-treaters, and Josie was all about giving out candy. She gave every person something and with each piece a huge smile emerged. Cousins Ethan and Jacob also stopped by to say HI!

Passing out candy.

Roxie loves to give everyone kisses that come by. We situate her on the landing and she gets herself so worked up. She loves Halloween.

Enjoying some loot. Check out her hair.

Mandy's husband was out of town, so her and Brendan come to enjoy the festivities.

Riding around the neighborhood.

At Babies R Us.

Grandma and Josie in her really adorable Halloween outfit. Thanks Aunt Diane for another great find.

Josie's Favorite toy

Here's Josie's in her most favorite outside toy. She is practicing to be a good driver for later. It is so cute, she knows how to go backwards, but her little feet have not figured out going forward. So we are still in the pushing phase. We take her to the end of the driveway and let her rip. It is a very small hill, but much excitement for a 15 month old. The grin could not get any bigger.