Patience

I've decided that patience will be the theme of this pregnancy. Nobody ever told me that pregnancy required so much patience...but maybe it is just me since as you know, I'm not a very patient person. My patience really has been tested from waiting two years to get pregnant, waiting till 12 weeks to share our exciting news, waiting in the doctors office, being on bed rest in the hospital for 5 weeks, learning to do things slower and accepting help (putting my shoes and pants on has become a real struggle) and now patiently waiting for these girls to make their appearance. But I must say, I believe everything happens for a reason and maybe God is just preparing me for what is to come because I am sure that A LOT of patience is required in parenting.

In the end, I know that holding my two little girls for the first time will be well worth the wait. I would not change a thing since we prayed for these girls for such a long time and now we are so lucky to begin the journey of parenthood in just a couple of days. In the meantime, I am patiently waiting till that moment comes. Thankfully, there is an end is sight and if the hospital has room for me I will be induced on Friday or Monday. Who would have thought after 7 weeks of bed rest to keep them cookin we would have to force them to come out?

37 weeks and still growing...

The girl's room

This post is long overdue! The nursery has been finished for a while now, but our old computer finally pooped out and I couldn't download any pictures. I convinced Mike that we should buy a new laptop now so I have something to keep my busy while we are waiting. After many reccomendations from friends, we made the switch to the Apple MacBook. LOVE IT!

I still have some little things left to do (like fill the picture frames) but other than that everything is all ready for Emma and Avery!

Louie and Bella are ready for the girl's to arrive too!

34 Weeks...

...and I am finally home! After 5 weeks and 1 day the doctors finally decided it was safe for me to come home on meds and bedrest. I cannot tell you how happy I was to be in my own bed, see my puppies and spend more time with Mike. He was a trooper through the whole hospital stay bringing me dinner after work, running errands and taking care of everything at home by himself. Luckily I only had one little meltdown the whole time-sorry honey!

My mom came over the day after I got home to help get the nursery together. After 7 hours and 5 loads of laundry we are pretty much ready. Pictures are coming soon! Mike has had a lot of fun putting things together and he is really looking forward to installing the carseats:)


Now the waiting really begins...it is crazy to think that after 2 years, the baby (times two!) that we prayed for could be here any day. We cannot wait to meet the little peanuts and hold them in our arms. Will they look alike? Will their personalities be totally different? Will we really be able to handle two at the same time?


As I'm waiting, my stomach continues to grow very quickly...I'm not sure if there is much more room for them in there!