Aug
05
2009Derek and I hung the completed Bird Art Canvases over the cribs last night. It is so fulfilling to see that room in it’s mostly finished state! The art is on the wall, the little beds made, the dresser filling with clothing, and the closet overflowing with newborn disposables. These little things make the impending arrival just a little more real.
A’s Bird Art
My sister did most of these except for the name which Derek and I did after my family left (we’re keeping the names secret until they arrive)
B’s Bird Art
My mom and I did most of these, but again Derek helped with the name. The wall color is very washed out in these images; the nursery is a minty green not the sickly cream the camera flash created.
I’m really in love with them: the birdies, the quirky Basic Grey Sultry papers, the way they’ll match (but not too matchy) the girls completed quilts. Sigh… it makes me want to decorate my entire house in this much exquisite detail. Maybe I’ll do our bedroom next…
Jul
24
2009Food is an all consuming part of my life right now for three reasons
- I’m hungry all the time.
- I want these babies to grow as much as the doctors do!
- Every time I open the refrigerator, I have one of two reactions: excitement over something that appeals to me or despair because nothing looks yummy.
Since food is very much consuming me (or am I consuming it?), I thought you may enjoy seeing just what I eat in one day to support the three of us.
7:40am: I’m starving at this point from the 8 hour fast and far too lazy to make breakfast. So I started my day with an “Almond Joy Shake” This is an extremely high calorie mix of coconut milk, almond butter, half and half, and a pint of chocolate ice cream (don’t worry that pint is supposed to make at least 3 servings. I usually get 6 out of it). I’m downing lots of fat, protein, and calcium and a whopping 400+ calories. Yummy.
9:40am: Unfortunately liquid food runs through me pretty fast, so I’m already digging through the fridge again. This is the last of my frozen hash browns (OH NO!) and a slice of bacon. I added ketchup before serving, since ketchup is the whole reason the potato was created 😀
12:30pm: Homemade minestrone with overgrown alphabet pasta and Parmesan. This photograph does not look so appetizing since I was trying to show just how overgrown the alphabet pasta is.
2:40: Mom and sister arrived bringing with them a 12-pack of Chick-fil-a nuggets. An unusual but appreciated treat 😀
7:00pm until 8:45: Pheasant, Boar, and Buffalo Sausage pieces. Spinach and Bacon Dip with Corn Tortilla Chips. A lovely wild game dinner sampler including duck, steak, and lamb with garlic mashed potatoes and in season veggies. (I forgot my camera for dinner, I’m so sorry!)
Okay so snack and dinner were not very typical for a day (since mom and sis were in town and treated us to dinner), but you get the idea:
It’s A WHOLE LOT OF FOOD!
Jul
13
2009I can’t express how relieved I am to have visited the Maternal Fetal Specialist. Finally, I’ve had information poured into my type A brain and feel like I actually know what’s going on with the babies. WOOHOO! So here’s a bullet list of some of the more important information we received today.
- Baby A had rotated from footling breech to frank breech before the ultrasound. In the middle of the ultrasound she returned to footling breech. I love that stubborn little girl 😀
- If Baby A has club foot it’s relatively mild.
- The babies BOTH weigh approximately 2 lb 3 oz
- My cervix was declared a “triplet cervix”. It’s holding out at 4.8cm at 28.5 weeks
- Baby A is a little small in the torso despite weighing approximately the same as Baby B, so the Maternal Fetal Specialist will be seeing me for weekly ultrasounds to monitor blood flow from the placenta to Baby A. Every two weeks they’ll measure her growth.
- I’m still allowed to function normally because of the “triplet cervix”.
- The babies both really enjoy holding onto their feet above their heads.
- Baby A is my shy stubborn one.
- Baby B is my camera hogging diva. She even put her feet in front of Baby A’s head to block a decent head shot.
- Both girls are practice breathing already!
- Baby A has plenty of room to flip…if she chooses to do so.
- I didn’t even get close to passing out today from lying on the ultrasound table for over an hour. This one is quite comfy 😀
- Derek cracked me up writing on a Etch-a-Sketch while waiting for the doctor.
It was a good visit AND we got 3D ultrasound photos! I love how they are fascinated with their feet though it proved difficult to get face shots with all those feet. By the way, Baby B’s feet are the ones blocking Baby A’s shot. She did not want her sister to have the limelight!
I finished the quilt top today which I did not expect at all! It’s so much fun!
Whew! What a day! I’ll leave you with the 28 week belly shot in the dress I sewed last week from stash fabric.
Jul
13
2009The dawn of this big day found me up before 7. It’s getting harder and harder to sleep solidly with this huge baby furnace attached to me! Not to mention this morning the baby furnace had burned all its fuel and was hungry. Oh well, I’ll sneak in a nap at some point 😀
Our perinatologist appointment is at 1:30 today, but I’m going to spend the morning making this Pinwheel Baby Quilt for one of the twins.
I’m using a charm pack of the pink, green, and brown prints from Moda’s Sultry line designed by Basic Grey. Here are the prints in the charm pack.
The really cool thing is that I have matching scrap booking paper to make the Owl Canvases. I’m super excited about these projects. I just hope I’m awake enough not to slice off my finger with the rotary cutter :-p
I’ll be back later with a twin update.
