This weekend Corey is hosting the 8th Annual Lazy Turd Invitational. Now, the name sounds ridiculous, but the games involved are far from it. In 2001 when the fun began, the players consisted of Corey and about 7 of his closest buds - No women allowed. The word has spread over the years and this year there are nearly 40 players. They get up early, play 18 holes of golf then grab lunch. Then, they head off to the local bowling alley for (I believe) 2 games. The golf round has different prizes on different holes. For example, one of the golf contests is to see who can hit a marshmallow the farthest on a certain hole. That will be pretty funny if it's raining, as the weather man keeps predicting! Winners of the golfing and bowling contests win designated prizes, or extra chips to begin the final round of fun; Texas Hold em' Poker.
It's a day when wives and girlfriends need to free their men of anything for the ENTIRE day. Most times, I don't see Corey until the wee hours of the next morning. I don't know that Corey had planned on having the Lazy Turd continue on as long as it has, or grow to it's current notoriety, but it has become an annual event that Corey hopes to have his son(s) involved in in the years to come. I look forward to it, too.
I am now feeling the little ones kick daily. It's still more like a flutter, but it's certainly more recognizable than it was just a couple of weeks ago. It is now becoming harder to get out of a chair, or get out of bed, so I'm doing a lot of rolling. Whatever works, right? Cooper pats my belly every day and says "baby". In an earlier blog I mentioned that he did this, and finally realized that I am the only one with a baby in my tummy. I THOUGHT he realized it. But he still pats everyones belly and says "baby!" It's just too cute.
Today is Katie's "Serpentine Parade" at school. This is where all the children dress up in their Halloween costumes and in a snake-like manner weave in and out of every classroom - By doing this, everyone gets to see everyone's costume. Parents and friends are invited to stand along the walls to watch the parade and video, photograph and wave as each child they know marches by. I will be dressing Cooper in his costume today when we go to the parade. Many young children come dressed up to see their older siblings in the parade. It's quite fun, and every year it's great to see which child shocks everyone with their totally outrageous costume. Kate is Little Red Riding Hood....A shock for us since she has the tendency to lean toward gothic attire.
Since Katie will be going to middle school next year, this may be the last year we participate in the parade watching until Cooper attends Kindergarten - 4 years from now. We have nieces that attend the school for a few more years, but I don't know how involved we'll be with Cooper and the twins - Outings will be quite a challenge for me! But, after little Cooper gets to kindergarten, it will be only a couple more years before the twins join him. Should be fun!
Halloween is my kickoff of the holiday season, and I can't express how much I love this time of year. I am not one to suffer from fall/winter depression, and in fact, I love the cold weather and cloudy days. It's refreshing to go out in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea and take it all in.
Once we've made it through Halloween it will be time to gear up for Thanksgiving - It's the holiday where I look forward to nursing my husband back to health after he and his brother fast for the day before the big dinner, and then see who can eat the most without puking. These men are boys at heart, and the holidays bring out everyone's inner child......even mine!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
"Quack Quack"
I didn't forget about the blog....Just got busy. So, I'm back!
I am a good mother. I am a good wife. But, I am a horrible organizer. I clean and clean and clean, but can't find a darn thing when I go looking for it. Now, I could be naive and blame it on pregnancy, but unfortunately this same scenario has played out for months and months. My poor husband. We've decided that we're going to have a garage sale soon. This, I'm sure, will help alleviate the "I can't find it anywhere" that we all say constantly. I hate to admit this, but much of this disorganization in our home is because I have become a "pack-rat". It's embarrassing! There are boxes of stuff that I really don't need, but look through and say "Awwww! I remember this!!" Lots of stuff that's unnecessary to keep, but somehow I've managed to carry with me from place to place. Silly me. This habit must be smooshed immediately. We must make room for the glorious addition to our family due to arrive this spring. A lot of preparation is ahead of us, and this great "clean out" that we're doing is just the beginning of lots of organization that lies ahead of us. This is a great thing.
My 15 week OB appointment was on Friday. I finally gained 2 pounds. Still not a great number to look at, but, I'm happy to have gained even that little bit for the babies. BP is still doing great and everything else looks fine and dandy. The doc scanned her doppler wand over the left part of my belly and got a really strong heartbeat from baby B. She then scanned my right side and couldn't get a heartbeat from baby A at all. I had actually pointed out to Corey over the past week that I could always feel baby B kicking on the left, but I could never feel anything on the right. I felt kicking toward the top of the left side and sometimes toward the bottom. The lack of heartbeat detection with the doppler scared us a little. So, the doc pulled out the ultrasound machine. What she found was funny. The babies had both migrated toward the left side, with the placenta taking up the right. Baby B (toward the top of the belly)was upright, with his butt pointing down. Baby A (bottom) was upside down with her butt pointing up. The doc laughed and says "They're bumping butts!" This would be why I feel kicking up and down on the left side. They are both happy and growing perfectly. A beautiful sight.
I look and feel more like I'm 6 or 7 months pregnant instead of the nearly 4 months I am. When I asked about this I was reassured that this is very normal for multiples pregnancies; Bigger faster, especially if it's baby 2 or beyond. And, since my body has already done this twice it recognizes these changes and adapts to them. Unfortunately, I am already walking like a duck. Ha! This might work Halloween night, as Cooper is dressing up as one,and I can be a mama duck, but walking like this in my everyday activities will soon enough bring out a "quack" here and there from teasing friends and family. (you know who you are!) It's actually pretty funny.
The doc says from here on out I should rest more. Lie down in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening while watching TV. I'm a busy body so it's hard. But, I'll do it happily if it ensures a safe and healthy pregnancy. I still have those sweet little boys coming to the house for care 2 days per week in the afternoon. I'll be able to do it for another 3 weeks, but then my appointments start taking up more time and I won't be as able to do nearly as much as I can now. I fear bedrest, but know that it's possible and plan to do all I can to prevent it now.
Corey and I will be finding out the sexes of our babies the first week in November. We found a great ultrasound center near Portland called Ultrasona. They will put together a DVD of the babies in 3D and 4D and set it to music. We also get a disk with all the still pictures that they take, as well as some great printed pictures. They guarantee sex determination - We had to be at least 17 weeks along for this guarantee and we'll meet that date. We are really excited about this and can't wait to share the news with everyone.
I will do better in the future with blogging - No more 3 week gaps!
Until next time.......
I am a good mother. I am a good wife. But, I am a horrible organizer. I clean and clean and clean, but can't find a darn thing when I go looking for it. Now, I could be naive and blame it on pregnancy, but unfortunately this same scenario has played out for months and months. My poor husband. We've decided that we're going to have a garage sale soon. This, I'm sure, will help alleviate the "I can't find it anywhere" that we all say constantly. I hate to admit this, but much of this disorganization in our home is because I have become a "pack-rat". It's embarrassing! There are boxes of stuff that I really don't need, but look through and say "Awwww! I remember this!!" Lots of stuff that's unnecessary to keep, but somehow I've managed to carry with me from place to place. Silly me. This habit must be smooshed immediately. We must make room for the glorious addition to our family due to arrive this spring. A lot of preparation is ahead of us, and this great "clean out" that we're doing is just the beginning of lots of organization that lies ahead of us. This is a great thing.
My 15 week OB appointment was on Friday. I finally gained 2 pounds. Still not a great number to look at, but, I'm happy to have gained even that little bit for the babies. BP is still doing great and everything else looks fine and dandy. The doc scanned her doppler wand over the left part of my belly and got a really strong heartbeat from baby B. She then scanned my right side and couldn't get a heartbeat from baby A at all. I had actually pointed out to Corey over the past week that I could always feel baby B kicking on the left, but I could never feel anything on the right. I felt kicking toward the top of the left side and sometimes toward the bottom. The lack of heartbeat detection with the doppler scared us a little. So, the doc pulled out the ultrasound machine. What she found was funny. The babies had both migrated toward the left side, with the placenta taking up the right. Baby B (toward the top of the belly)was upright, with his butt pointing down. Baby A (bottom) was upside down with her butt pointing up. The doc laughed and says "They're bumping butts!" This would be why I feel kicking up and down on the left side. They are both happy and growing perfectly. A beautiful sight.
I look and feel more like I'm 6 or 7 months pregnant instead of the nearly 4 months I am. When I asked about this I was reassured that this is very normal for multiples pregnancies; Bigger faster, especially if it's baby 2 or beyond. And, since my body has already done this twice it recognizes these changes and adapts to them. Unfortunately, I am already walking like a duck. Ha! This might work Halloween night, as Cooper is dressing up as one,and I can be a mama duck, but walking like this in my everyday activities will soon enough bring out a "quack" here and there from teasing friends and family. (you know who you are!) It's actually pretty funny.
The doc says from here on out I should rest more. Lie down in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening while watching TV. I'm a busy body so it's hard. But, I'll do it happily if it ensures a safe and healthy pregnancy. I still have those sweet little boys coming to the house for care 2 days per week in the afternoon. I'll be able to do it for another 3 weeks, but then my appointments start taking up more time and I won't be as able to do nearly as much as I can now. I fear bedrest, but know that it's possible and plan to do all I can to prevent it now.
Corey and I will be finding out the sexes of our babies the first week in November. We found a great ultrasound center near Portland called Ultrasona. They will put together a DVD of the babies in 3D and 4D and set it to music. We also get a disk with all the still pictures that they take, as well as some great printed pictures. They guarantee sex determination - We had to be at least 17 weeks along for this guarantee and we'll meet that date. We are really excited about this and can't wait to share the news with everyone.
I will do better in the future with blogging - No more 3 week gaps!
Until next time.......
Sunday, October 5, 2008
I made it
Cooper is learning fast; It's ONLY mama that has babies in her tummy. For a while when we asked where the baby was he'd tap dad's tummy or even Katie's along with mine. We've finally convinced him that mama's the different one.
With the babies on the way we have decided that one of our two labs needs to go to a different home. I put out a notice to friends and family last week and we had quite a fast response. Flip and Maija discussed taking her, but agreed to let another interested family meet her and see if they had a connection. The family, a really nice couple with two young girls, came yesterday to meet her. Though Annie was shy with them at first she really warmed up to them quickly, in turn making the family fall for her. They have decided that they do want her. Natalie, the mom, is on her way out of the country for a couple of weeks, but will take Annie when she returns. We're very excited for Annie to have this opportunity. Doyle, our male lab, has been so dominant with her that he has sometimes hurt her pretty bad. We know that it's in Annie's best interest to have this chance with a family who is able to focus only on her. In fact, they've already investigated obedience classes for her. We love that they will be her new owners.
We have been discussing the layout of our house, and how we'll room our 4 children. Sure, we don't have a mansion, but we're (Corey mostly) fairly creative, and can make the best of any situation. We have 3 bedrooms, a family room and a living room. We're pretty sure that the "family room", which is currently used as the daycare room, will be Katie's room. It's big, roomy, and though it has a sliding glass door that is often used as the point of entry to the house, we'll block that off and put an alarm on it. No, we won't be telling this to miss Katie. haha. But, we can put doors on the entry point to the room from the inside and close it up, making it a 4th bedroom. That way we can put the babies in her room and keep them closer to us. I have faith that it will all work out, and with Corey's crazy obsession with interior design and rearranging, this should be a fun project.
I can now feel some slight "flutters" in my tummy. they're in the same spot each time, so I'm pretty sure it's bouncing babies and not just gas. It will be several weeks before I can feel actual kicking, but I'm looking forward to seeing the twins fight it out in their little sacs. It should be quite a sight from the outside! I'd love to say I'm feeling better, but the moment I say it I'll probably get heart burn. That seems to be the way it goes; Feel great, feel like crap. Feel great, oh, yep, there it is, feel like crap. I'm no longer involuntarily vomiting, which is great, but when I can't eat, that horrible, nauseated feeling is still there. If this doesn't last the whole pregnancy, ya know, that wouldn't be so bad. I'm in mostly all maternity clothes now. It's pretty obvious I'm pregnant and my regular jeans certainly don't fit anymore. Thank goodness for maternity jeans. My only downfall is that I have no butt....Let me rephrase that; I have a large flat area that consumes my back end, and I have trouble keeping my pants up. Ha. I asked Corey this morning if he had a pair of suspenders in the house and he just looked at me like I was crazy. Sorry, honey. I was just being honest!
Day before yesterday was my 30th birthday. It has been pretty traumatic for me getting ready to turn 30. My wonderful husband took me to Skamania Lodge for dinner and it was so romantic. Just a nice, quiet time for the two of us, which is something that we don't have too often. He bought me a beautiful pair of earrings, and put together a gift bag from Coop and Kate with bath stuff, lotion and jordan almonds. He ordered a pregnancy pillow that I had asked for some time back and it should be here soon - Yay! He spent time looking for just the right pair of earrings, and found a beautiful pair at HR Jewelers that had an opal in it - My birthstone. Absolutely beautiful. And I must give him kudos for actually going downtown and, by god, meter parking! He must really love me to do something like that. Flip, Maija and Kim got me a new pot and pan set, and Maija picked up a beautiful pair of earrings as well and labeled them from Cooper. I had also requested strawberry shortcake and Kim whipped that up for me as well. My grandma visited last weekend and brought me new maternity tops, very welcomed, and a big fuzzy blanket - I freeze when pregnant. It was perfect.
I never would have imagined being 30 and pregnant with twins. Double the emotions! But, I know that I'm in a good place and I have family here that love and support us, making this journey that much easier. I actually made it to my thirties....It hasn't completely sunk in yet. The glamour magazines say that 40 is the new 30 which means I have 10 years to do some remodeling and improvements on my shrine. Giving birth to twins has to be a fantastic workout, and god knows that the months to follow should provide some good excercise. This great life only has room to get better. What a blessing!
With the babies on the way we have decided that one of our two labs needs to go to a different home. I put out a notice to friends and family last week and we had quite a fast response. Flip and Maija discussed taking her, but agreed to let another interested family meet her and see if they had a connection. The family, a really nice couple with two young girls, came yesterday to meet her. Though Annie was shy with them at first she really warmed up to them quickly, in turn making the family fall for her. They have decided that they do want her. Natalie, the mom, is on her way out of the country for a couple of weeks, but will take Annie when she returns. We're very excited for Annie to have this opportunity. Doyle, our male lab, has been so dominant with her that he has sometimes hurt her pretty bad. We know that it's in Annie's best interest to have this chance with a family who is able to focus only on her. In fact, they've already investigated obedience classes for her. We love that they will be her new owners.
We have been discussing the layout of our house, and how we'll room our 4 children. Sure, we don't have a mansion, but we're (Corey mostly) fairly creative, and can make the best of any situation. We have 3 bedrooms, a family room and a living room. We're pretty sure that the "family room", which is currently used as the daycare room, will be Katie's room. It's big, roomy, and though it has a sliding glass door that is often used as the point of entry to the house, we'll block that off and put an alarm on it. No, we won't be telling this to miss Katie. haha. But, we can put doors on the entry point to the room from the inside and close it up, making it a 4th bedroom. That way we can put the babies in her room and keep them closer to us. I have faith that it will all work out, and with Corey's crazy obsession with interior design and rearranging, this should be a fun project.
I can now feel some slight "flutters" in my tummy. they're in the same spot each time, so I'm pretty sure it's bouncing babies and not just gas. It will be several weeks before I can feel actual kicking, but I'm looking forward to seeing the twins fight it out in their little sacs. It should be quite a sight from the outside! I'd love to say I'm feeling better, but the moment I say it I'll probably get heart burn. That seems to be the way it goes; Feel great, feel like crap. Feel great, oh, yep, there it is, feel like crap. I'm no longer involuntarily vomiting, which is great, but when I can't eat, that horrible, nauseated feeling is still there. If this doesn't last the whole pregnancy, ya know, that wouldn't be so bad. I'm in mostly all maternity clothes now. It's pretty obvious I'm pregnant and my regular jeans certainly don't fit anymore. Thank goodness for maternity jeans. My only downfall is that I have no butt....Let me rephrase that; I have a large flat area that consumes my back end, and I have trouble keeping my pants up. Ha. I asked Corey this morning if he had a pair of suspenders in the house and he just looked at me like I was crazy. Sorry, honey. I was just being honest!
Day before yesterday was my 30th birthday. It has been pretty traumatic for me getting ready to turn 30. My wonderful husband took me to Skamania Lodge for dinner and it was so romantic. Just a nice, quiet time for the two of us, which is something that we don't have too often. He bought me a beautiful pair of earrings, and put together a gift bag from Coop and Kate with bath stuff, lotion and jordan almonds. He ordered a pregnancy pillow that I had asked for some time back and it should be here soon - Yay! He spent time looking for just the right pair of earrings, and found a beautiful pair at HR Jewelers that had an opal in it - My birthstone. Absolutely beautiful. And I must give him kudos for actually going downtown and, by god, meter parking! He must really love me to do something like that. Flip, Maija and Kim got me a new pot and pan set, and Maija picked up a beautiful pair of earrings as well and labeled them from Cooper. I had also requested strawberry shortcake and Kim whipped that up for me as well. My grandma visited last weekend and brought me new maternity tops, very welcomed, and a big fuzzy blanket - I freeze when pregnant. It was perfect.
I never would have imagined being 30 and pregnant with twins. Double the emotions! But, I know that I'm in a good place and I have family here that love and support us, making this journey that much easier. I actually made it to my thirties....It hasn't completely sunk in yet. The glamour magazines say that 40 is the new 30 which means I have 10 years to do some remodeling and improvements on my shrine. Giving birth to twins has to be a fantastic workout, and god knows that the months to follow should provide some good excercise. This great life only has room to get better. What a blessing!
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