Belly is growing

Yes... we are having a baby.  My belly keeps growing.   Only 25 more weeks to go!!!

Day off

Leif had the day off so we got to take the kids swimming at Days Inn.  It has a awesome pool that slowly goes down to 5 feet.  We all had a lot of fun swimming with Daddy and enjoying the ship-slide.  After the pool we took naps then went and played tennis.  It was a great day.   

Birthday Party

 Micah and Savannah did end up having a small birthday party.  We invited a couple of friends over to go swimming, and paly some games.  I had hand-made my first piñata ever, and wanted to make sure we used it correctly.  And I am proud to say that the piñata was a success.  Micah & Savannah were both so cute opening up presents and swimming.  It was nice to see them so happy.

 

  They had a really nice birthday party.  It was so cute to see them so happy.

True Personalities

   I love these two pictures because it shows their TURE PERSONALITIES.  Micah is my smart little man who thinks about everything and loves to read.  Savannah is my preppy little girl who loves to dance, dress up, sing, and just be a girl.

Aunt Lairen in town

Lairen came to visit us for 5 days.  She flew in on the twins' birthday, to help celebrate.   And for the 5 days she was here.... either Savannah or Micah was sick.  So our big plans of beach, water parks, swimming, and adventures turned into hanging out at home with sick babies.  But by day three the kids were a little better and we were able to make it to some parks, and the beach.  Lairen was a great sport about "taking it easy".  She enjoyed just hanging out at our pool and enjoying the sun.  I think I had a harder time staying indoors then she did.  It was very nice to have her here.  Thanks Lairen for coming.

 

Twins turn 3

My babies aren't babies anymore.  They turned 3 on May 26th.  It is hard to believe that my babies aren't really babies anymore.  Their Aunt Lairen came to visit on their birthdays BUT they were both sick (or getting sick).  Little Savannah had soars on her tongue and couldn't eat anything.  Her temperature was high and she only wanted to be held.  Micah got sick the very next day, so we had to cancel their friend birthday party.  They real birthday consisted of opening their presents, singing Happy Birthday, and going to bed.  Good thing they didn't did have any expectations.   

 

The next Sunday at Nursery the twins' had another little party. We brought in cupcakes and they opened a present from Sister Ross.  Their nursery leader took some really cute pictures and sent them to me.  I am glade they got some special time in Nursery.

 

Sandars in town

Happy Mothers Day to Me!  For Mother's Day our Friends came into town to visit us, and the beach.  Nate just finished his Residency and they are about to move to back West.  So as a treat to themselves they spent 3 days at Disney World, and they 3 days at the beach.  But before we "beached out" we got to spend Mother's Day together.  We went to church, Heritage Village, then went swimming as the men cooked us tacos.  The Sanders have twins that are six years old, and our twins had so so much fun with them.  They are also pregnant with twins, so we have a lot in common.

We had so much fun spending 3 whole days at the beach together.  Day one we went to Clearwater Beach, day two was Fort Desoto, and day three was Indian Rocks.  Each day was a lot of fun.  We made a lot of castles, buried a lot of babies, ate good food, read good books, saw sting rays, dolphins, and fish. Little Savannah has 3 encounters with seagulls eating her food, and Nate turned into a lobster.  It was a wonderful visit.   

newest pictures

We had an appointment on May 24th.  Our little baby is getting so big.  This is our sweet little one at 12 weeks.  Ya!!  We are 1/3 the way done.   And the hematoma was gone!!!  We are excited to meet you little baby.

Why it's fun to be a twin???

It's fun to be a twin because you always have someone to "help" you be mischievous.  It makes pouring a WHOLE bottle of baby power in your room more fun.  

 It's fun to be a twin because you always have someone to sleep with.  And sharing one toddler bed together is way better then sleeping alone.

It's fun to be a twin because you always have someone to play with.  When Mommy tries to play with you, she is sometimes rejected and told to "go away."

 

First Dr. Appointment

Today is May 10, 2013 and my birthday.  It was a very special birthday because I had my first Dr. appointment and had an ultrasound.  It was so comforting to see my baby.  I was overjoyed to hear my baby's heart-beat and see that it is growing.  It was the best birthday gift ever.  

 On a side not, the ultrasound also showed that I have a subchorionic hematoma.  That is a really big world for saying that I have a blood clot between the pregnancy membranes and the wall of the uterus.  It should go away completely by 20 weeks if I take it easy.  So the doctor put me on "pelvic rest".  She gave me instructions to not lift anything over 20 pounds, I can't work-out, can't have intercourse, and can't strain myself in any way.  So in other words, I get to "relax and be lazy" for 2 more weeks.  If it doesn't get smaller in 2 weeks then I will continue on pelvic rest till 20 weeks.  Everyone pray for our little baby.

My Pre-Birthday

I turned 31 years old on May 10th.  I used to think 30's were so old.  Now I am realizing that it is the best time of your life.  I feel great... not old!! 
Leif had to work on my birthday so we celebrated it one day early.  He took the twins shopping in the morning for birthday gifts.  He had the twins make cards for me.  He make a cake for me.  And he took us all out for dinner and ice-cream.  It was a very nice relaxing day.  I love my family.

Here the kids are holding up the nail-polish they bought for me.