Weekly Update

I finally put the bumpers on the twin's cribs and Tenley insisted on making herself right at home in her brother and sister's cribs:

(This made me realize that we're going to have to rearrange the cribs when the babies start walking or else they going to be crib hopping all night!)

Tenley loved on her brother and sister during nap time:

Tenley reallyyy wants to wear big girl panties and use the potty, but our timing is always off. She keeps taking her diaper off and reading books on the potty so hopefully she'll be potty trained by the time the babies are here:

 Karina watched T while Ed and I went to see Dr. Adashek. This appointment was a big milestone because it was my last internal ultrasound (YAYYYYYYYYY!!!) because from here on out I'll be able to tell if I'm dilating without the exams. I'll have a few "normal" office visits where they take my vitals and do a quick ultrasound to check the babies heartbeats. After that I'll be going twice a week for monitoring. Doc said my cervix was "beautiful" still and that I am doing great. I told him about some major back pain I've been having and he just told me to take it easy because it's only going to get worse. I was so excited to find out that both babies are now head down; which explains why I've been waking up in the middle of the night screaming because it feels like they're pushing my pelvis down so hard that my bones could crumble into a million pieces. The best news of all was that the babies are growing right on schedule...

Ev now weighs 1lb 11oz; which puts her in the 58th percentile for size. She also has a strong heart beart of 142bpm:

Wes now weighs 1lb 12oz; which puts him in the 64th percentile for size. He also has a strong heart beart of 147bpm:

Usually I could lay and watch the twins all day, but this time I kept having to sit up because I was getting so light headed from laying on my back. Towards the end of our hour long ultrasound I just sat up while she did the ultrasound because I was getting queasy. These little boogers are really jacking up my back...good thing they're so dang cute! I really think they are going to look like Ed when they're born because they seem to have his nose. I just can't wait to see them and smother them with kisses! 

Although it seems like I've been living at the Doctor's office, I really enjoy going because it is so relieving to know that they're doing good. I'll let you know how I feel when I start having to go twice a week!

I took KD Doughnuts to Karina's wednesday morning for a play date. The girls enjoyed the sprinkled doughnuts, while us moms sampled the rest. Isla, Sofia and Tenley had fun playing in Alena's swing:

Our play date really pooped Tenley out and she looked like an absolute angel while she cuddled up to me during her nap:

I always call Tenley Ace because the hair around her ears is at a weird length and always flips up like Ace Ventura. While smiling for a picture the resemblance was uncanny:

My little sweetie came down with a nasty cold on Friday. Poor thing was sneezing, coughing and had a runny nose. She didn't sleep well Friday night so she just wanted to lay on the couch Saturday morning and watch The Lion King or "i key" as she calls it:

She seemed to be doing better after a quick nap that afternoon. She was dancing, snapping her fingers and playing in the twin's cribs (looks like I'm going to have to wash their bedding again):

Later that night she got really bad and was having such bad coughing fits that we thought she was going to make herself throw up. I e-mailed her pediatrician with her symptoms and he recommended giving her 2.5ml of children's Delsym so we went out and picked that and a new humidifier up.  She was screaming and crying after her bath because she was so tired, but the cutest thing happened within the midst of all her tears...we had this conversation:

Me: what's wrong sweetie?
Tenley: (reaching for my belly while crying)
Me: do you just want to hug your brother and sister?
Tenley: yeahhh...
Me: do you wish they could give you a hug and kiss to make you feel better?
Tenley: yeahhh...

She totally made me cry after that! She is going to be such an amazing big sister and be so protective of her brother and sister. Her sweet heart makes me so proud.

Tenley fell asleep super early and slept good throughout the night. She woke up in such a good mood and seemed to be feeling a lot better. Thank God!

My mother-in-law finished Wes and Ev's baby blankets and they're absolutely beautiful:

(I can't wait to see them in person!)

T woke up at 6am on Sunday since she went to bed early. Needless to say I was exhausted and napped at 8am:

(Yupp, that's my big ol' belly hangin' out.)

Since it was such a beautiful day on Sunday, we bundled T up and played in the backyard so she could get out some energy and soak in some fresh air:

The fresh air really exhausted these snuggle bugs:

Tenley being sick really forced us to take it easy this weekend. It was really nice to have a much needed weekend of relaxation.

Until next week! :)