Good Times

Well our Christmas started on Christmas eve, we went over to Mike's parents house and the kids got their gifts. They gave them money because they didn't know what to get them. So that was excitement for them. All they were talking about is what they wanted to buy. After we left we went to dinner and El Chico and then home to decorate santa cookies and get in the bed so the man in the sleigh could deliver his gifts. Thankfully the kids went to be pretty easy. I was asleep before Mike which surprised me. I'm usually the last one to sleep on Christmas eve. But of course I was up at midnight, then 1:30 and then finally at 4:30. The kids were so exicted because santa brought them a Wii!! They were even more excited to open gifts. We opened gifts and even though we didn't get them much this year they enjoyed every gift they recived.

So after opening gifts I made a big breakast of eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and biscuits. It was delicious. I got the kitchen all cleaned up and decided I needed to lay back down, it was going to be at least until noon before we left for my parents house. So I took a nap and it was nice!!! Then we headed to my parents for gift exchange. We ate lunch first and then the gifts, its so much fun seeing all the kids open their gifts. My parents got me and Mike a set of bar stools, thank you mom, you didn't have to!!! She had just mentioned she would be getting my sister some and I told her to get prices for me so I could buy some at a later time, well she surprised us with them. I also got a travel wallet and a phone card for the phone the kids got me.

We finally headed home and I put my swollen self to bed. My legs have swelled so much over the last week and its surely because I've been busy and on my feet all day. Finally this morning the veins in my feet were actually standing out but I still feel swelling in my calfs. I know by the end of the day though I wont have normal looking feet or ankles but I guess I will deal with it.

I will be 33 weeks tomorrow and I feel the time slipping away. I still have so much to do!!! I've got to get the other crib cleaned up and set up, clean out the van so I can install the carseat bases, clean up the playpen, start packing my hospital bag and I still have much more to buy for these babies. My sister had her twins at 35.5 weeks so it scarees me that it could happen to me and thats just 2.5 weeks away and I still have too too much to do.

Here's some photos from Christmas

 The Wii

 Mikey got a BB Gun

 Kaylee trying to get the box opened

 Lexi opening a gift

 The chaos at my mom's house, the floor was covered in paper at the end

And for show my 31 week belly picture!!

Finished!!!!!

Yes I am finished Christmas Shopping!!! If I forgot anything I will just have to hand out an IOU!!! I've been on the go since 6:30 this morning. Our first stop was MCD's for breakfast, then walmart. That was a 2 hour trip. Brought stuff home and then headed back out to the dollar store for a gift bag I forgot, then to Radioshack(which by the way they suck!!!), then to Walgreens. After walgreens we came back home to bring stuff home. Then back out again to get some lunch, no way I was cooking today. So a stop at Burger King. Then home, the plan was to nap but that didn't happen all Kaylee and Mikey wanted to do was fight. I then got disgusted with  my hair so we left and went to get my hair cut and got back to the house at 2:30pm. I am worn out. I still have to go to work and then tomorrow I will be back at work from 8-2, blah!!!!!!

3 days!!! Eeekk

Thats right, 3 days until Christmas!!! And I'm not done shopping yet! I will finish tomorrow morning thankfully. I've still got to get a present for Lexi, one for Mikey and 2 for Kaylee plus stocking stuffers and I will be done. I've made my mom a calendar, well I still have to get it printed and put together and add pictures but I should be done with it tomorrow. I think I'm going to get my Dad a movie watching bundle, hope to find a movie he will like and get him a big ole bag of m&m's his favorite and some popcorn. I'm always dumbfounded on what to get him. Guys are so hard to shop for. So tomorrow I should be completely done and it will be so good.

I had a sonogram on tuesday and all is well. Harley is head down and weighs about 4lbs 1oz and Ella is breech and weighs about 3lbs 11oz. I really hope Harley stays head down it will make delivery so much easier!!! Both look very good and they don't want to see me back for 4weeks. I'm fine with that because I am getting sick of appointments!!! Right now I see my ob every 2 weeks and it will soon be every week. I need to speak with him and find out exactly how long he will let me go. I thought for sure he said 38 weeks but I will ask just to be sure.

The kids are out on break and like always driving me crazy. Lexi has been at her Grandmas all week and she will be home tomorrow and maybe then it wont be so bad. Mikey just can't seem to leave Kaylee alone. So maybe once Lexi is home he will know he isn't allowed in the girls room and maybe just maybe he will quit picking. I'm tired of threatning to return gifts!!!

Friday!!

It is finally friday, this means payday, last day of the school week, last day of school for two weeks!! I got up bright and early like I always do. I got the kids off on the bus, Kaylee was excited because she got to wear her pj's to school today! They will be having a day filled with activities and watching the movie the polar express. As soon as the bus drove away I was headed off to Walmart do get groceries. I'm glad we didn't need much because that meant I got out of the store quicker. I had hoped to get some more Christmas gifts but I think that will wait until next friday, blah!!! I did get all the bills paid this morning. Now I'm just waiting around until I have to go to the school at 1:30 to see Kaylee sing in her program.

I think I may try to lay down and take a little nap, kind of tired this morning. Glad tomorrow is saturday and Mike will be home, I hope he can help me with some household chores.

Nesting Perhaps?

I think I may be beginning to nest or just making good use of my days off. Today I did all the laundry, went and waited at the wic office to sign up, came home and put laundry away and this included making my bed. Started dinner in the crockpot, made a quick trip to the grocery store, decided to pull the covers off the carseats to wash them, wiped down the exterior and interior of the carseats, put away a basket of baby blankets, burp rags and wash cloths, washed the baby bathtub, got the springs and the mattress put into the crib, then decided to orgainze my kitchen, put the new pyrex away that I bought on black friday, pulled everything off the countertops and cleaned the countertops all the appliances got cleaned too. I also swept the kitchen floor. Feels like nesting. Glad I got it all done. Tomorrow I have plans of washing the carseat covers and crib sheets, sterilizing the bottles and pacifiers, putting away the bottles. I am also going by my sisters house to pick up the remaining baby items from her.

I will probably catch up on my sleep in the morning too because I am worn out!!!!

Christmas is Coming!

Oh Christmas will be here before we know it!!! Only 13 more days! This whole year has really passed by quickly for me. I am almost finish shopping. Still got a few more things to get, one more gift for Lexi, one more for Mikey and three more for Kaylee and stocking stuffers for all. And if money allows I really need to get my parents something even though they have said not to.

My weekend went quick, which was good because I had to work. Mike worked all weekend too. Yesterday evening we did go shopping and got the mattress for one of the cribs. We also got a few other things for christmas and the babies. We also picked up the girls from Grandma's house, they stayed the weekend. Mikey was suppose to go but he was sick so he had to stay home. Saturday night we acutally took him to the hospital because when I got home from work he was doubled over in pain and Mike was actually in the process of getting dressed so he could take him. So we all went. He did get diagnosed with strep and his stomach pain could have been associated with the strep but a bit after being at the hospital he was having gas and trying to go to the bathroom. He is fine now and on a antibiotic.

What to do, what to do

Have you ever had those days where you feel like you have nothing to do, you want to do nothing even though you know you have a million and one things to do? I've been having alot of those days. Most of the time my day goes like this:

-Get up at 5:30am
-Wake the kids at 6:00am
-Watch the news while reminding the kids what time it is
-Remind the kids to brush their teeth, wash face, brush hair
-Sign the kids notebooks from the day before
-Take the kids to the bus stop at 7:00-7:10am
-Back in the house from the bus stop 7:20 - 7:30
-Eat Breakfast
-Lay down to watch tv and maybe drift off asleep 8:00am
-If I have fallen asleep, which most days I do I wake around 10:00am - 11:30am
-Eat Lunch while watching the news 12:00
-Watch One Life to Live, I can't miss it anymore, its ending in January 1:00pm - 2:00pm
-At 2:00pm I usually change the tv to Rachael Ray and take a shower if I'm doing so that day
-At 3:10pm its back down to the bus stop to get the kids
-If I work that day I'm usually trying to watch the news and break up little fights between the kids until I leave at 4:20pm
-If I'm off that day I'm usually in the kitchen preparing dinner

So I just do nothing during the day, although watching oltl is alot of work ;)

I know I need my rest but I feel like I just spend my days in the bed. I need to wash some baby stuff, need to pull the covers off the car seats and wash them, sterilize bottles for the first use, hunt down the baby nail clippers that I know I have but can't seem to find, organize my scrapbook closet, fit in the new shelf I bought for in there. So I have stuff to do I'm just being lazy and wont do it. Maybe tomorrow!!!

Pregnancy

I'm trying to enjoy this pregnancy as much as I can since it will be my last, but I don't know if my body is going to hold out till the end. Everything has been really good, I love feeling my babies move and kick. I love when someone asks when I'm due and I tell them and they have a look of shock, then I have to tell them I'm having Twins and then their shock is even bigger. They tell me how blessed I am, and I am.

The downside to this pregnancy is my hips feel like they are going to fall off, I feel like I need to sleep on a bed of clouds. I can get pretty comfortable but then when I get up or switch sides the weight from my belly is killing my hips. I feel like someone has stood next to me and just punched me over and over again on my hips. Swelling is something I've pretty much kept at bay thankfully. I've had some mild swelling and the week of Thanksgiving I did so much running around that I did swell up pretty good for a few days. Indigestion and heartburn I can deal with most of the time, although some days its so bad. Now that I'm on iron supplements along with my prenatal the bathroom thing just isn't happening like it should and making me miserable. I'm increasing my veggies and fruits and water but I'm just not winning this game. For the past two days I've been pretty much in pain. I would love to go for a walk to help things get moving but its so dang cold outside that its not going to happen.

I will be so glad when this pregnancy is over so I can get my body and my bodily functions back!!! And of course hold my babies!

Updates

Thanksgiving was a good one this year. We went to my mom's for dinner and its was delicious!!! All the kids had a good time and it was good getting to visit with my Mom and Dad. I feel like I don't see them enough anymore. The couple of days after Thanksgiving were a blur because Mike got sick with either food poisoning or a stomach virus. He was sick for 4 days!! On the tuesday following Thanksgiving I had a sonogram again and they fiinally got all the pictures needed. Our ultrasound tech was awesome too he printed me 15 photos!! These babies are going to have quite the sonogram picture collection by the time they are here. So both babies are growing great. Our boy is measuring a week ahead and weighing about 3lbs 1oz. Our girl is measuring right on schedule and weighing about 2lbs 11oz. I really can't believe I am now 29 almost 30 weeks pregnant with these babies. They are going to be here before we know it. The very next day I had my regular ob appt, I got my results from my diabetes test and I passed with flying colors. My only problem is my iron is very low. It tested at 26 and I need to be between 34-48. So I am now on iron pills along with my daily prenatal. I hate that I am having to take the iron pill but I will, I hope I can raise my level by delivery. My dr spoke about the possiblilty of a blood transfusion after delivery and I really would like to avoid that by all costs. I did get irritated at my dr because at my first initial appointment when they took blood it came back that I had low iron and he didnt bother to tell me about it. So I've now got about 8 weeks to get my iron up. I could have had so much more time if they had told me earlier. I really despise taking the iron pills because of the effects but I am taking them. So we are preparing for the Christmas Season. I've been buying a little bit here and there of gifts. I'm about half way done if not more, I hope to knock some more out this week and hopefully finish next week. The kids are getting excited and they understand that this year we are not buying as much as we usually do. And its not because of money issues but because they have too much stuff to begin with and they will be getting gifts from other people. They are cute because they have been trying to guess what I have bought for them so far and they are so wrong. Well until next time!