Save the Date!

We have a c-section date!!!!! At the ultrasound yesterday, one baby was head down, but the other was bottom down. So our doctor recommended scheduling a c-section. We're on the calendar for 8am next Thursday, May 30th! So surreal! Now we are just praying that I don't go into labor before then.... especially since my doctor is going to be out of town two days this week! Please join us in prayer. We're super excited! :-)

The Final Countdown

After my doctor's appointment yesterday, it feels like the girls will arrive any day now! My blood pressure was slightly elevated, and I was dilated to a 2. We went up to the labor & delivery area to do a non-stress test. There was a heart monitor hooked up to each baby, a contraction monitor for me, and my blood pressure was taken every 15 minutes. I was supposed to lay really still to see if the babies were under any stress in a completely relaxed environment. It was harder than I expected to lay completely still for two hours straight!

The girls did awesome, though! Apparently, I was having mild contractions and one "real" contraction during the test and didn't even realize it! The doctor wrote me a note to go on modified bed rest so that I could work from home. Sounds like the girls will make their debut in two weeks or so! We go back again next week to see how they are positioned. If they are not both head down, we will set a date for a c-section! We would appreciate any and all prayers as we anxiously await their arrival!

Project Nursery

You've been wondering about the nursery, haven't you? Well... here it tis...

We decided we wanted to hang the girls' names on the wall, and considered multiple options... wooden letters, decals, etc. I found a picture on Pinterest of letters that had been wrapped in yarn. Adam thought it was a fun idea, so we bought some paper maché letters and yarn at JoAnn's and went to work. Let me just tell you that it was not as easy as it looks! After several tutorials found on google, we finally prevailed. Adam was kind of a pro. I'm so fortunate that he is a helper! He wrapped more letters than I did! So... Here is what they look like:

 

(sorry, this ridiculous program won't let me rotate the pic & i don't have the time or patience to wrestle it into obedience. Please turn your head to the right to view properly. Ha.)

As you were turning your head to the right to view Eliza's pic, did you notice that frilly bedding?! Adam's mom has turned herself into a sewing machine. No lie... she has been busy. One of the super cool things about the bedding she made is the sheet. It has one fabric on the top and a different fabrice around the sides. It makes it look a little more like there is a bumper when there isn't. (Because those apparently aren't safe anymore... in case you were wondering. The times are a changin.) And another special feature on those sheets is the sweet ruffle that separates the two fabrics! Now the crib kind of looks like a ruffle explosion happened because the skirt is a 3-tiered ruffle as well, but it's girly... and I love it. Here is a close-up of the sheet ruffle. My photography skills don't do her work justice.

She made each of the girls their bedding, a quilt, a smaller blanket that will be perfect for covering them in the carseats, these little lovies with ribbons along the edge for texture/play time:

She also made a banner of flags, these amazing fabric balls, and the wall art made out of buttons with their initials.

This pic is a little bit old because the flags go all the way across the wall now, but you get the idea. How about those fabric balls, eh? The pink one has over 3 yards of fabric on it! Woah.

And these letters are made out of buttons that she sewed onto a fabric wrapped canvas:





We plan to use that dry erase board to keep track of diapers in the early days. Later on, I think I'll put a verse on it or something. So, like I said... Adam's mom has been busy. She also embroidered some burp cloths & bibs with their names. Cute stuff.

The nursery also features two (yes, two!!) rockers! Adam insisted that we each have a rocker. So, one is the swivel, rocker, recliner combo and the other is this classic wooden rocker that my parents let us have from their house. Both are quite comfy!

Our dresser/changing table is just a regular desser that we picked up at ikea before we moved from Florida. We changed out the knobs to brighten it up a bit...

I *think* we're almost ready to bring these babies home. Although, nothing can truly prepare us. I've been reading books on sleeping... books on feeding... books specifically on twins... it's kind of stressing me out. People have been having babies for thousands of years without all the gear, books, and advice we have now. Surely we can figure this out, right? Ha. That's what I keep telling myself. I've made it 34 and 1/2 weeks so far! Praise the Lord for continuing to sustain me.