All I Want for Christmas is a....

...."SHOP-VAC"

(a real one that hangs in the garage. And, yes, we already have a real one, but he wants his own.) We'll be adding this to the list of ever-practical Ethan gifts (cheese grater, fan, hose attachments) and won't be doing much toy shopping at Toys R Us this year. This morning, Ethan said, "I'm SO glad we got to see Santa." He has his heart set on a real shop-vac....

Ultrasound Yesterday

We were happy to see our girls again yesterday! Baby A (the calm one) was still vertex (head down), and Baby B (the crazy girl) flipped back to breech....but I'm pretty sure I felt her peddle her way back down again last night. Or she was having a dance party on A....

This sono tech was relatively new (graduated in January) and she was SO surprised that their measurements were exactly the same. They both weighed about 2 lbs, 11 oz and measured almost a full week ahead of their gestational age (I'm 28 weeks; the babies measured over 29 weeks).

The doctor was pleased and we're all set to see him again next week :) Praise the Lord for great appointments!!

Texas Weather

Yesterday was sunny and 79...couldn't ask for a more gorgeous day!

Today's high is expected to reach 40, and with the windchill, feels like 27....

My Yahoo weather says it's 24 right now

???????

Sadie says, "AAAYYYY CHIHUAHUA, IT'S COLD!!"

I had my first shower! + Nursery Progress

The ladies I work with at KDO threw me a shower on Thursday. What an amazing group of ladies to have in our lives!! We are a small staff of stay-at-home moms, wives, and grandmas, so I was quite overwhelmed by such generous hearts, especially during this Christmas season. We are blessed!!!

They invited Ethan out of class so he could help me open gifts. I love that they gave him a special role!

Wow!

There are rolled-up onesies in these cute little carriages!

OH MY GOSH. "Tu-tu" cute.

No longer an office/"nothing" room!

My mother-in-law did such a beautiful job on this glider cover! I love it to pieces!!!

Nursery Progress and 27 Weeks

I have the best in-laws in all the world! Mom, Dad, and Lisa Collins (soon-to-be-Teuber) came out this week to help prep the nursery. Along with Chris, they did SO much work. I don't have current pics yet, but here's some progress.

Dad and Chris putting together the new crib

Big Brother doing his part

The painting is done, both cribs and the changing table put together, shelves in the closet, new switch plates, and a pretty cover has been sewn for the glider and ottoman. Yippee!!

27 weeks--34.5 inches again
Dr. update: Sonograms and Dr. meeting every-other-week (that means weekly appointments now!).

Science Experiment & 26 Weeks

Ethan in the bathtub:
"Daddy, I need some paper, leaves, and grass."

Daddy: "Why do you need those?"

Ethan: "So I can do an experiment."
We didn't find out what he was doing. Leaves, paper, and grass in the tub didn't sound like a good idea. We decided we would do the experiment outside tomorrow instead. He also added glue to his list tonight.

26 weeks, 34.5 inches

Can you find the "raisin" under my shirt?

Our girls...

...are still girls :)

Our ultrasound this morning was great! Both babies were measuring well. Baby A is about 1 lb, 13 oz and Baby B is about 2 lbs. They both measured a couple days ahead of their gestational age, which was a relief to hear. Today they were both vertex (head down), which is the position I hope to be in when labor begins so as to try for a non-surgical birth. Baby B's foot measured about 2 inches...so cute!

We are working hard to get their nursery ready. Seems we can't agree on anything, though...now we're off to duke out paint colors. I'm actually a little disappointed since I painted samples this weekend and found one that I was ready to go with. Chris came in this morning and vetoed it, so we're on our way to re-mix paint.

Baby A Profile; Baby B's head is on the left

Baby B Foot

Baby A Foot (looks like a marsupial...)

Baby A Face