Bed Rest

So has many of you know I am now on bed rest. Our goal is to keep girls comfortable till at least 34 weeks , March 23 and at the latest April 15th ( 37 weeks). I am so far handling this inactivity okay. I am trying to keep my self busy with little projects, much like this blog. I also appreciate all the phone calls, emails, and texts. Anything to keep my mind busy. I wanted to share some pics. One of the girls is chewing on her hand or something. The other girl is just posing and gave a really nice profile. The picture of me is at 29 weeks. So very recent. So far I have gained 25 pounds. I need to gain about 10 more. Chad has been helping me out a lot, doing dishes, laundry and general house cleaning. He is also trying hard to come home around 4 to work from his office. He is going to try and do this two to three times a week. We hope if this goes well he can continue with this schedule when girls finally come home. Girls are about 2.5 to 3 pounds now so they are really packing on the pounds. At last doctor appointment saw girls practicing their breathing and open their eyes, which was a little creepy. Starting to count down now and finish preparations for their arrival, when the action really starts. Thanks again everyone.

Last Three Months

We are now in the last three months of this journey. We have had visitors and lots of changes. Grandma Susie and Grandpa Wayne came out for a visit and even got to see the girls on TV (ultra sound). Girls were 1 pound and 7 inches long as of Chads Birthday. They kick and punch all the time. It seems the kicks get stronger everyday. We have accumulated quite a wardrobe already for the girls, their closet is full of pink clothes. We have 90 % agreed on names for the girls, Allison Marie and Ella Lorene. Looking forward to February when I can relax and stay at home. Work is getting a little tricky for me the bigger I get. Chad and I will start planning and purchasing nursery items in Febuary. I will take pics when projects are done. Big thanks to Grandpa Mac for the girls crib bedding and Grandma Al and Grandpa Pence for the Pack and Play. Great Aunt Lorene and Grandma Susie bought outfits and gear ( bottle items to name a few) for Xmas. Thank you. I will update as soon as time allows. So stay tuned.

BABY GIRLS

So as many of you know we are having two babies in the spring. Last week we found out those babies are very active and already kicking baby GIRLS. In true fashion of being sisters they already fight with each other. While watching the magic of technology ( ultra sound) they seemed to enjoy kicking and slapping each other around. They also like to keep me up at night with their late night early morning squabbles by creating a lot of movement in my tummy. We are excited and a little scared about the teenage years to come, I was terrible and I know this is fate getting back at me, but we will take it has it comes. For now they will be sweet and loving. I will be on house rest at the end of January per Doc's orders and hope to deliver sometime in April. So February and March I will be concentrating on cooking them as long as I can and thinking of baby names. Stay tuned for more updates as we get them.

New "Additions" to our Family

Well we have some big news, Chad and I are going to have a baby. Well let me clarify that we are going to have two. That's right two, TWINS. Babies are due in April. April the 15th, tax day, which makes Chad very excited. We are very excited, shocked, and ready for the adventure. First pics below.

Gator Game

Go Gators!!!!!!

Well we are back from Gainesville. We watched a blowout between our Gators and Charleston Southern University. We spanked CSU. We also went to the Gator walk and bought Gator regalia. Check the flickr site on the right for Tebow and game pics.

Go Gators! Get up and Go!

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Just thought that this was a funny picture.

Galveston

We went to Galveston Beach this weekend. It was Magill's first visit to the beach. She had a lot of fun playing and barking at the waves. Their are pictures on my flickr site on the right. Chad liked watching Magill play but said it was too hot and dirty so we will see if we return. School starts for me on Monday. This weekend is officially the end of summer vacay.
We are all set to see the opening Gator game on Sept. weekend 3-5th. We are sitting four rows from touching Tebow. Chad is very excited. Hopefully we can get some autographs from the players on a T-shirt or something.