34.5 Weeks! Almost there!

Today we had our 34 week appointment, which was preceeded with an ultrasound. About a month ago, the doctor felt I was measuring a little small and thought it would be good for me to have an ultrasound to make sure that baby was growing ok.

The ultrasound today revealed that everything is doing just fine. Our baby boy is growing at a fantastic rate. Based on the measurements taken during the ultrasound, baby boy is 6lbs 11oz which is about 2 weeks ahead. Doc said that doesn't mean he will come early.......basically sounds like another big baby :-)

During the ultrasound, baby was practicing breathing and my doctor said that babies don't do that unless they are really happy and are feeling good! She said it's a good day for him then today!

She was also very surprised when I told her that I notice more when the baby isn't moving than when he is because he's moving allllllll the time! :-)

We have a couple of concerns, my cronic heart irrhythmia has been acting up and last weekend (after the 4th) I had a couple of scary moments were it seemed I might black out. Luckily, I we were at the cabin with my parents and they were able to help Walter and I. I think it was mainly due to a lack of sleep (which my parents were wonderful to make sure I was able to take naps with the kiddos and get enough sleep at night!) Doc said if it happens, Walter, or whoever, is supposed to take me to the ER to make sure nothing more severe is happening.

Getting more and more excited daily to meet our new family member......just gotta nail down a name for the little guy :-)

Week 17--Onion Baby!

Baby's rubbery cartilage is now turning to bone. And the baby is growing some meat on those bones -- putting on some fat. The baby growing a stronger, thicker umbilical cord, too.

OUT OF DIAPERS!!!

OUT OF DIAPERS!!!! Corvin has officially moved into big boy undies at night!!! YAY!!! completely potty trained for both kids (Chlo has been since last year)....just in time to get a few months of no diapers before new baby comes!!!

6 months to 9 months

So it's late I know, but I have been trying to do this for weeks! I am just going to give quick highlights from 6 months to 9 months....will try to do the 10 month one shortly!

6 months (1/19-2/18): We weighed in at our 6 month appointment: Chloe--19lbs 7oz 27.5in & Corvin--19lbs 3oz 27.5in.....getting big fast! The twins started working on trying to crawling, getting in to position and scooting backwards...they loved to be in the kitchen 'cuz they could easily move. We had moved to rice cereal everyday along with breast feeding and formula. They loved the cereal! Also, my parents watched the kids to let us go out on a date (for the first time) for Valentine's Day.



7 months (2/19-3/18): Chloe started crawling this month as well as getting her first tooth. They both moved to the veggies and fruits too. They absolutely were ready and loving this, especially Corvin. He loves his big boy food! They both have been pulling themselves up on everything and have been walking with our help! They want to be moving all the time :-)


8 months (3/19-4/18): This was a very busy month. We had our first Easter, trips to the zoo, and pike place with Uncle Brandon and Oma (my mom). Uncle Brandon couldn't believe how big they were, but was loving every minute! As well as Corvin's first tooth popping up and Chloe's second tooth! They were chewing on everything working those teeth up.



9 months (4/19-5/18):Let's see, we will do this one by baby....Corvin: He got his second tooth this month and started climbing stairs giving momma heart attacks! He started saying something that sounded like "good, good," and stood on his own. Chloe: She's started holding her own bottle and standing alone as well. She wants to be walking all the time and says things like "da da da da". Walter tries to claim it saying she's calling for him...nice try hun! Loves! They both graduated to new convertible car seats as the infant seats were just too frustrating...for everyone....too many bumped heads and they were just getting too big to carry in the infant seats! They also developed a love for avocados and mangoes!



They have been soo much fun! And have grown sooo much in the last few months. It's only going to continue and get more fun! Well...off to bed! Love you all!

5 Month Reviews

So this is how we are going to do it. I was going to slowly add little blogs about each month, but instead, I will just give the highlights from them.

1st Month (8/18-9/18): The major highlights were the 5 generation pictures, the baptism, Brandon visiting and other family visiting from far away, and my 24th birthday. The babies grew very fast and were somewhere around 8.25 lbs to 8.5lbs. and about 22 inches. I had lost the majority of my baby weight by the end of the month, but I was still slowly recovering from the C-Section. My grandma (GiGi) and my mom were still switching nights off and on to help me and Walter through the nights. Chloe was getting better at attaching and Corvin wasn't screaming in his sleep to wake up enough to pass gas and then cry and go back to sleep. We had experimented with formula, and have settled on the Gentlease formula from Enfamil.

2nd Month (9/19-10/18): The babies are growing like weeds: Corvin was 12lbs 13oz and 24 in and Chloe was 12lbs 4.5oz and 24 in. They definitely grew out of a lot of their newborn clothes and were onto 3 month clothing and out of some of them. They really liked to be on their tummies and they were starting to really show personalities. Chloe took to actually standing while being burped, which made it a bit harder to actually burp her due to how long she was getting.

Sadly it was in this month that GiGi had to go home. It had been 5 weeks since her visit of just 6 day actually began ;-)

3rd Month (10/19-11/18): Corvin was 14lbs 13oz and 25 in and Chloe was 14lbs and 25 in. They didn't gain much this month, but they were definitely getting out of the 3 month clothing and moving to the 6 month stuff. This month was an eventful one. They started to get more vocal (especially Corvin) and they were starting to smile. Mornings were lots of fun, getting to hear happy babbling and coming in to smiling babies :-D Both babes also rolled from their stomachs to their backs. It was also the month that Corvin decided to take a couple of nights and sleep through the night. Luckily it was during the first few days back on the job for me. I started back just the three days a week, but I was only working half days. My mom is babysitting the babes for us. And was watching them at our house. We also went to the cabin with my parents for a weekend. It was kinda nice getting out of the house and to the peaceful cabin. The twins also had their first Halloween. Corvin was a little jailbird and Chloe was a pumpkin. I think this is when we started the walkers too.

4th Month (11/19-12/18): Corvin was 16lbs 6oz and 25.5 in and Chloe was 16lbs and 25.5 in. This month Brandon got to come home and see the babies. He was in Uncle heaven :-) It was close to 3.5 months since he got to see them in person (we had been skyping). We did Thanksgiving with Walter's family and spent time as a family with my family as Brandon was only in town for a little while. We also went down to Walter's parents' place in Ocean Shores. During this month the babes were starting to scream while on their tummies (I think they wanted to go places and couldn't figure it out yet) and they were working on getting balance to sit up! They started taking rice cereal 3 days a week and were loving it. By this time Corvin had become very efficient in his walker getting around very well, while Chloe was just content to sit in it and play with the toy bar.

5th Month (12/19-1/18): Corvin was 17lbs 10oz and Chloe was 17lbs 3oz. This month we took another trip down to Oregon to see the babes' Great Great Grandma for her 90th birthday. This time Walter and Dad came along too :-) It was a wonderful visit. We also went to our church's children's Christmas party and of course had their 1st Christmas. It was a lot of fun. There was a lot of Walter's family who hadn't seen the babies yet and live in the area, and they got to see them and they got a lot of presents. I think we will be good on clothes for a while :-) SPOILED ;-) But we are very very very very grateful! Also, this month I started back up to full days (7hrs) three days a week and I started to cart them over to my parents' house. Brandon came back again and we got to go to the cabin for a few days. This month they started taking rice cereal once a day every day. I ended up starting like a few days early because poor Chloe was soo upset when I was eating with her in my lap, that she wouldn't calm down until I gave her the rice cereal. Chloe has gotten much better at the walker and is moving mainly forward, but just seems happy still sitting there, while you have to watch out for your toes with Corvin who likes to be right next to you :-D They are still screaming while on their tummies, but it's taking longer to get to that point, its weird, they used to like it and now all of a sudden just can't handle it....i think they were ready to motate, but just couldn't figure out how. OH! They both had been actively working on rolling from their backs to their fronts and Corvin accomplished it one night and Chloe was right behind him the next night....

Ok, I think that catches most of you up....its almost 1 am and I am getting very sleepy. I will try to get the 6 Month update out soon! Loves to you all!

Baptism and 5 Generations

Brandon (Godfather), Walter holding Chloe, Me holding Corvin, and Crystal (Godmother)

Before the twins were born, we had already set up the twins' baptism so their godfather, Brandon, could come. So, September 6th at the 6pm youth mass we had their baptism. It was such a truly God felt day. Brandon is their Godfather and Walter's sister, Crystal, is their Godmother. Not only was Walter's family and grandparents; my family and Gigi, but also were my great aunt and uncle (Rachael and John, Gigi's brother), my second cousins (Jennifer & Chris), and my Nana & Papa. We also had some very close friends of my family's there too.


When we brought up the gifts during offertory, the priest, Father Jose, felt moved to take each baby and lift them up towards the alter. He said that it just came as an idea to him, and it's also something done in Mexico. We are there to promise to raise the babies up Catholic and dedicate their lives to Christ and God, so he felt it was also right to raise them up as another sign as offering them to Christ and God. It was a very deeply felt and moving moment.

Corvin

Chloe

Chloe

Corvin

The next day (Monday) was my birthday, the 7th, and we had a small family BBQ and get together at our place. And the following day (Tuesday), Mom, me and the babes took off to Oregon for three days. My great grandma is still living.....yes that means, the twins' Great GREAT Grandma. Since this is such a rare opportunity (and my great grandma will more than likely not be able to travel here) we wanted to commemorate it by taking pictures of the 5 generations. Dad drove down that Wednesday with Nana and we spent the afternoon taking pictures at my great grandma's house. While we were their my dad's brother and wife also stopped by to see the babes.... It was really fun. We took a bunch with both, but we also took the opportunity to take pictures of the straight 5 generations of WOMEN....:-) Below are some of the pictures from the day.....

Starting from bottom left...Chloe, Me, Nana (my mom's mom), My Mom, Great Grandma (Nana's mom), Corvin

This was a "caught in the moment" picture that was unanimously loved!

The 5G's of Women

Loving momma

Aunt Wendy and Uncle Reynold (my dad's brother)

Home Sweet Home

(Wrote this back in December :-))

So much for trying to write a couple of blogs a couple of days apart to
update you all :-( oh well let's see what I can do now.  Typing this on
my iTouch on our way back from the in laws' place in ocean shores
while the babes are sleeping :-)

The babies have arrived!

I left off last time with our hospital stay. When we got home we ate
some pizza and watched a movie. I think it was after dinner that
Walter realized my feet had ballooned up and were about 3-4 times
their normal size. We put them up and they started their way back
to normal. My mom was so wonderful and was willing to stay the night,
I wasn't quite ready to be without all the help I had been used to in
the hospital. They slept in their pack'n'play at the foot of our bed.
That was a crazy night. I got maybe about 30 min to an hour of sleep
at a time.

There after mom spent the nights helping me and Walter out. And
helping me most nights so Walter could get rest for work. Usually
I would feed one while the other was getting diapered and then we
would switch or we would diaper and I would nurse one and the
other would get a little bit of formula and then we would switch.

Man, life is busy! I am now getting back to this a week later.

Mom wanted to go see Brandon after the babes were born. So
they had booked tickets before I delivered and we called my
dad's mom, Gigi, to come help me while mom was back east. Gigi
ended up coming for 5 weeks instead of the 6 days like she was
planning. It was so nice to have her here and get to know my
grandma on a different level and learn family history. Mom came
back and they helped take care of me and my twins. With the
c-section I ended up staying on the couch once I finally made it
downstairs and didn't go back up until It was time to go to bed.

Gigi (named by my cousin's little one who couldn't say great
grandma) and my mom are God sends. I couldn't have taken care of
the twins and myself after the major surgery.

GiGi & Oma playing with the babies

Gigi and Mom: Thank you sooooooooooo much! Your love and
generosity is so greatly appreciated and I don't think there's enough
words to express how wonderful you both are.

God truly blessed me with you two!

<3