I'm so glad when daddy comes home!

Ethan has been in Boston for 9 days doing some work there. He finally made it home to us late last night. Man are we all so glad to have him here with us. Though he is already back at work here, it is sure nice knowing that he is in the same city and that each evening we get to be with him. He did the kitchen for the New England Patriots kicker and he did a beautiful job. In a month or so he will go back to do his brothers kitchen and maybe another ladies who had Ethan go measure while he was there. From the looks of it, this could really take off and Ethan flying across the country every few months my become a part of his and our lifestyle. I say... what a time for this to come up, right as we are about to have twins! We will see how it goes. It sure is interesting the twists and turns that life brings our way.


I was so glad to have him here today because I had an ultrasound this morning. I have been excited for the past month waiting to see our boys on the screen and to make sure that they are developing well. Every time I have a Dr. visit I get more excited about the fact that we have two boys coming our way and it becomes less scary to me. These two are sure wiggly! I don't know if it was from them being able to feel the pushing of the Doppler or that this is just their little personalities. They sure didn't want their pictures taken today and squirmed, kicked, and pushed. I did think it was cute that they were snuggled right up against each other. The tech had mentioned the fact that they were right together and kind of surprised given being in different sacks and being small. I hope they are close and will find a close bond with Mr. Max, who is excited to have 2 little brothers. He is going to be such a good big brother and I can't wait to see that interaction. So far the boys are measuring right on schedule, which is great that at this point they aren't measuring big. Though Max measured on schedule and towards the end his growth took off and was born 2 weeks early weighing 9.9. So we will continue to watch them and see if they do the same. So I am 23 weeks and they measure the perfect weight for that. On the contrary my uterus and everything combined is measuring 30 weeks! Yikes! Having 2 placentas, 2 sacks and extra fluid takes up a lot of room. I'm a little scared to see how all that plays out over the next few months. Anyways... I am just grateful for Ethan's safe return home to us and for our growing family that I love so much. We really are blessed and I am enjoying the journey!

Hard day and a funny little Conversation

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster for me. My oldest was sad about some things going on in her life, which in turn as a mom tears you up inside. I sometimes wonder is we hurt just as much as the child. Then I watched something that affected me and made me think of Kamber's death. I should have just turned the video off but I didn't, so I fought the demons in my head trying to bring me down to the depths of He#!. But, then a friend came over for me to do her hair and she was like a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed doing her hair and making her look beautiful, which is not hard. She is she a pretty girl anyway! We then decided to take the kids to Chick Fil A to eat and play. That was nice to get out of the house and let the kids have some fun other than at home destroying everything. I didn't lock my back door when I left since it was going to be a quick trip, but when I got home I realized that someone had locked the bottom lock and we were locked out. It was almost 110 out yesterday and I was in a pair of sweatpants. Yes, I do wear these when I am big and pregnant when I am planning to be at home all day. I looked for my key and it was no where to be found. I tried our other secret things to get in the house and they all failed. Did I mention Ethan is out of town and could not come to the rescue? I called a locksmith and from the time I called it took an hour to get there, which was opposite of what they told me 2 times. I sat with my hot sweaty kids and cried. This just topped the cake to my emotional day. The locksmith couldn't pick the lock so he had to drill it which breaks it and costs more money. He did mention to buy that same brand again because of how hard it is the break in. Yay! That is a plus, even though for the first time I was hoping it would be easy to break into my house. I just wanted cool air. I called Ethan to talk with him and ended up in tears instead. He couldn't talk because he was busy, which I have been hearing the whole time he has been gone. Most the time I understand, but I just need my husband to hear me for a moment. His response was I'll call you a little later. My response " I won't have time for you later, I'm going out with a friend tonight." I was a little ticked but quickly let it pass because I know he is crazy busy working. Needless to say, I had a great time with my friend getting a pedi and going to get some yummy dinner! But before I end I need to tell you of my funny conversation with the nail tech, a conversation I have a lot here lately with people I meet.


Nail Tech- Is this a boy or girl?
Me- Actually 2 boys
Nail Tech- Oh wow! Twins! That is why you are so big.
Me thinking- Thanks for noticing! Haha!
Nail Tech- Is this baby # 1 #2 or #3?
Me- 7 and 8
Nail Tech- Her mouth hung to the ground in shock.
Me- LOL!!!!


I'm sure I am going to hear all kinds of things as I get closer to the end! Ha!

21 weeks with twins

The weeks seem to be flying by. I can't believe I am past the half way point, but feel like I am closer to the end. My stomach has grown quite fast this past month and it is no doubt by looking at me that I am pregnant. I am 21 weeks and I have another doctors appointment on Thursday along with an ultrasound. This time they will look at the babies more closely and make sure that everything with them is developing the way it should. I just pray and worry that they are both strong healthy babies and continue that way throughout their lives. It continues to sink in that we are having twins and gets more exciting. But if I think too much about it then it does get a little overwhelming trying to figure out how we will afford them and all the things you need for two babies. And WoW! It is a lot! We have some names picked out, but Im not sure I will post then here at the time, but maybe eventually. Here's to a new week, a busy week and getting to see these cute boys on the screen in a couple days!