And they just keep on cookin'....

Had my peri appointment today...it went "well" again. No changes. During my non-stress test baby boy's heartrate wasn't accelerating like they were hoping it would...but that wasn't something they'd take them out for I guess. It was really hard during the NST to get their heartrates because I think they had their first bout of sibling rivalry for some reason. They were both kicking and rolling...I've never had both of them awake at the same time and that active. I think they were just DONE with all the poking they had to endure.

When I walked into the appointment all the ultrasound gals were in the hallway and they were like "OH! You're STILL here? We keep wondering when you're gonna go!" I'm like...yeah I'm just chuggin' along here. I told my ultrasound tech that I hadn't even packed my hospital bag yet and she was like "Yeah..you probably should have that done by now". Oh boy.

Those of you who have followed my blog since the beginning of our IVF cycle may remember that DH and I made a stuffed dog for our baby-to-be that I could squeeze when I was getting my shots. It ended up being a boo-boo doggie...all dressed in scrubs. I wanted to name HER Esperanza (which means hope in spanish) but DH wanted it to be a boy so we named HIM Espie for short. Of course, Espie is going to be baby boy's stuffed animal so we had to make an Esperanza! Here are a few pictures from when we made Espie....yeah....its depressing how much thinner my face is...well...my whole body for that matter... :o) Thankfully DH has put on about 20 "sympathy" pounds as well...(though you would never know...its all muscle...ahhh men...

Little Esperanza! YAY!

I still haven't been swimming...that is planned for tomorrow morning! YAY!! I'm excited about feeling light as a feather! :o)

After the appointment this morning I was so tired...I laid down and took a two hour nap. Then I made a casserole to freeze for when the kiddos arrive and totally only froze half so we could have the other half for dinner...it just looked too good! :o) Hey at least I have one meal ready!

Oh and I had an OB appointment yesterday...my cervix is a whole centimeter shorter...WOO HOO...so instead of 5cm and some change its 4cm and some change! Which means...NOTHING! I hear anything over 3 is what they want to see so I guess I'm good for a little while longer.

I keep getting cramps every once in a while...I keep thinking "Oh...guess its that time of the month" and then I remember...I'm preggo...duh. No braxton hicks or anything yet though.

Not sure if I told the blogger world, but for the past 40 days my dad has been going through radiation because his cancer returned. Today was his last day and we are so happy! We have to wait a few months to find out if it worked, but at least he wont' have to go through that every day. And he said that the kiddos have his permission to arrive because he can fly over here to see them now!! What good grandbabies!! :o)