i seriously believed that having a job that gives me the months of june and july off would allow me to get so much accomplished. it is july 7th and it seems the most significant thing i have accomplished is making my to-do list. since updating my blog is on that list and i can do it from my couch while simultaneously watching horrible reality tv it seems like the best thing to check off on this rainy, muggy morning.
since my last post there has been a lot of exciting things happen. first and foremost, we found out that we are having two girls which of course makes me smile from ear to ear. josh, on the other hand, had to be placed on suicide watch for a few days but seems to have finally recovered. he has now convinced himself that at least one of them will still be an all-state wrestler. judging by the way they kick and punch me all day long i am starting to think he may be right. i sure do love them but they are violent little babies! all of our doctors appointments have gone well except one minor little hiccup that doesn't seem to be of any concern at present time. we found out at our last ultrasound that baby b has a singular umbilical artery. apparently this is not uncommon in twin pregnancies and as long as she continues to grow there should not be any problem at all. judging by the way my clothes fit i am pretty sure they are continuing to grow:) baby a is head down which is ideal and baby b is transverse which is not ideal for a vaginal delivery but she has plenty of time to spin herself down into the correct position. i have faith that she will cooperate. afterall, my kids are always going to do what their mother wants them to:)
we spent 7 nights in siesta key, florida with my mom and bill, cass, jd, maddox and zoe which was a fabulous getaway. it made me even more excited to add a few more ornery butts to the mix. i am so grateful i got to be there the first time maddox and zoe saw the ocean, it was truly a priceless vacation. not to mention, i learned that people in general are extremely nice to you when you're pregnant. i was even allowed to pick a treat from the first-class basket on our flight home which is a total bonus if you ask me! Why yes, i will have a candy bar (or 3) over those bags of peanuts you are slinging back in coach. i am happy that we had one last peaceful getaway before all hell breaks loose this fall.
josh and i attended our final bradlely birth class last night so i guess i am officially prepared to birth these little rascals. it has been an interesting 12 weeks to say the least. i probably should have kept some sort of running list of the questions josh asked. don't get me wrong, i learned a whole lot that i had no idea about, but it was incredibly entertaining to listen to the husbands in our class. i always knew i was fortunate that cass gave me the privilege to be present at the births of maddox and zoe but i think now more than ever having some idea of how things work will be helpful. it's honestly not the labor and birth part that i am scared of. don't get me wrong, i by no means think it is any sort of cake walk. like i said, i have seen it live twice and have no delusional thoughts that it is anywhere close to easy. with that said, i feel very confident that i have the mental and physical strength i need to manage. besides, no amount of physical pain could be worse than the mental anguish we have endured just trying to get to this point. what terrifies me is when we get home. i just keep picturing us walking in with both our girls, who will likely still be baby a and baby b at that point because we will never decide on names, and having no clue what to do! i feel more confident in the first two weeks as josh will be there with me but i am scared to death of what to do when he goes back to work! i, of course, don't want to give him too much credit but he tends to do better in stressful situations than i do. i think i tend to feed off of his patience when he is around which will be helpful. in all seriousness, i know it will be fine, and i don't believe what i am feeling is the least bit abnormal. i just continue to tell my self to take it one day at a time and it will be all good.
as for the pregnancy part, i couldn't love it more. i know this will probably be annoying to some but for the most part i feel like i could stay pregnant forever. maybe it is the reality that this could likely be the only time i get to experience this but i am not anywhere near ready for it to be over. 3 months and 30 more lbs and i may be singing a different tune:) i feel really, really, really good.
our next ultrasound is in just a few weeks and i will do my best to update our progress. we are busy getting the nursery together and i will post some pics when it is complete. much love until then!
