Home Sweet Home

Aaaaaaaahhhh. Though the mini vacation I returned from tonight was absolutely wonderful, it is great to be home; Home, where I can put my feet up, curl up in a blanket and fall asleep on the couch. Both Corey and I were a little nervous about leaving Cooper overnight with his grandparents. (Katie is older and spending nights away from her is nothing new) No, it wasn't because of lack of trust, but, because Cooper has never been away from us all night long. This was his first time and it was a double nighter. We fretted for nothing. Both grandma and grandpa say he was just a dream. No crying, no fussing, and didn't really seem to miss us much until about an hour or two before we got there. We couldn't have asked for better, as far as Cooper being without us goes.

Lincoln City was just gorgeous from the time we got there until we left. Sunday was sunny skies with not a cloud in it. Wierd for the Oregon Coast, but fantastic for us! We casinoed ourselves crazy and had so much fun. I won pretty big at the "Let it ride" table, and being my first time, it was really exciting. I also spun the big prize on the wheel of fortune game, and Coopers birthday was a lucky number for us on "Deal or No Deal." What great memories. I did find, however, that people don't like it when crazy, pregnant women, such as myself, get excited and let out a loud "Whooo hoooo" when a trip to a bonus game is won. It seemed that much of the time we had a tendency to choose games to play, and win, where others had just left on a losing streak. But, hey, what can I say...you win some, you lose some!

We got lots of Christmas shopping done, ate lots of seafood, and it was just awesome to get away with my wonderful husband and spend some time enjoying each others company. We can enjoy it at home, but when we're away, with no cooking to do, no cleaning to do, and no kids to tend to, it's amazing how rested you can become and how rejuvenating that time can be. I love my children to pieces, but this weekend was just what we needed before the babies arrive.

Today was our Anatomical Sonogram for the twins at the Perinatal Center in Portland. We had to go to this special center because the Sonographers and Doctors there are specifically trained to look for and measure all body parts on the babies. The docs in HR felt it was better to have the measurements done at this center, rather than here at home. And, after being in the office at this center for an hour and a half, and I thought she was going pretty fast with the measurements, I can see why it was recommended that we go to this center. The same measurements would have probably taken close to 3 hours in HR for both babies. The Sonographer got great pictures of the little munchkins and doubly confirmed that we are, indeed, having twin girls. They kicked today, wiggled and danced, and we even got a picture of baby A waving at us. It was the perfect "Hi mom and dad" kind of wave. Both babies are healthy, strong and growing right on schedule. All of the heart chambers weren't seen today because these stubborn little girls were covering their chests with their arms crossed each time the Sonographer went to look for them. But, the hearbeats were strong, hearts were in the right places, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. So, in a couple of weeks, when they're a little bigger, we'll get the heart chamber pics. Since that's all that was left to be seen I hope that we can just have that done here in HR instead of going back to Portland for it. But, I suppose we'll do whatever the docs want us to.

So, now that we're home, we're going to get ready to begin the holiday cheer. I'll bring out the decorations this week, and maybe in the next couple of weeks we'll go out and cut a tree. I might even get the energy to test a few holiday treat recipes for some gifts around Christmas. Decorating the house will be fun this year, and I love that our Katie will be home for Christmas this year, too.

Life will be hectic for the next few weeks, but it's my favorite time of year, so I don't care. I know to make sure that I rest enough and not to over exert myself. But, if I get enough done now, when I can, Christmas will be a breeze. Tomorrow Cooper and I will sing "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" and probably watch a little bit of Thomas the tank engine. And, maybe wrap a few presents. Oh the joys of Christmas just tickle my tummy........Actually, that's probably Baby A kicking me to say "Mom, lets go to bed". So, happy holiday beginnings to all, and to all a good night!