How are you Feeling?

We’ve found when pregnant we are asked 4 basic questions.
1 - When are you due?
2 - Do you know what you are having?
3 - Do twins run in the family?
4 - How are you feeling?

There are a few more questions but these are by far the most common. It is only the last question that gives me some thought. Most often I’ll simply answer, “Good, thank you”. But for you, the lucky readers of this blog, I’ll tell you exactly how I’m feeling. In no particular order, I feel:

Movement: Like two boys are stretching and kicking and perhaps even playing
Exhausted: Like a bear before hibernation, I can’t get enough sleep
Sore/Achey: Like a very out of shape athlete who just endured the first practice of the season from a coach who had no mercy
Huge: Like a mini cooper, complete with passengers (I think the picture below illustrates my point)
Grateful: Like the presidential pardoned turkey on Thanksgiving. We are so grateful for this blessing in our lives.
Confused: Like, where did my center of gravity go? Like, I thought I had stomach muscles for turning over in bed, why is it so difficult now? Has anyone seen my toes, I certainly haven’t?
Hormonal: Like a crazed teenage girl. I cried before the Super Bowl began, I cried when the Celtics won the NBA Championship. I cried tears of joy at numerous Aggie Basketball games. I don’t think that’s normal.
Hot: Like an ant under a magnifying glass. Spencer says our bedroom feels more like a meat locker. He sleeps under flannel blankets, I wish we could turn the AC down a few more degrees.
Trust: Like a skydiver trusts his parachute. The Lord knows what he is doing and what is best for us. He most think we can handle this.
Joy/Anxious: Like a mom about to have her first kids. It’s a little different to experience these emotions at the exact same time.

In a nut shell that is how I feel. Enough about me, how do you feel about me?

Baby Update

We had another Dr’s appointment this last week. The boys seem to be doing very well. They gained more weight and each weigh about 5 lbs. That’s a total of 10 lbs of baby. No wonder my back is sore. We have about 5 more weeks to go so I have no doubt these boys are going to be big and healthy. I’m hoping for basketball big, not football big.

Home Improvement

We've been in our new place for about 3 weeks and "most" of the boxes are unpacked. It's time to start on all the "little" things we said would be "easy and fun" to do when we were considering buying the house. As first time home buyers we didn't know what we were talking about! Nothing is as "easy" as you think it will be. But being married to the handyman that is Spencer things just may work out.

We've completed our first "major" home improvement project. Our laundry area had a great deal of unused space above the washer and dryer, we thought it would be easy to put in a few shelves. When our plans were made we did not consider the "little" things that complicate such a simple job. Things such as electricity for the dryer is mingled with the studs or the water pipes for the washer are lurking somewhere behind the sheet rock. Nor did we consider how much weight we wanted it to hold. As you can see from the pictures it all worked out. Spencer is amazing and a great problem solver. Engineers ROCK!

It begins...

Victory!

Adjusted Due Date: Just as an FYI we had a doctors appointment last week. Our new doctor is going to be great, thanks to Kim for the referral. He does an ultrasound every time and records it on a DVD for us. In our last appointment he indicated it wouldn't be safe and doesn't do the boys any good for us to go beyond the 38th week. As a result the new approx due date is July 22. Our next home improvement project ... paint the nursery, assemble cribs and the dresser drawer and wash baby items. We are freaking out a little I don't know that we are ready, is it too late to have second thoughts?