Sunday, June 20, 2010
Bedrest? What's that?!
Well, at my appointment on Thursday we hit a little bump in the road. Apparently "Baby B" has decided to quit growing as much as his brother. Now, there's only 6 oz difference between the two according to the ultrasound, but it's a bigger gap than there has been. Plus, B's umbilical cord resistance is higher than they would like it to be. Dr Leavitt explained this kinda like plaque build-up in your arteries. This may be one reason why the baby is small, because he's not getting as much "flow." So guess what that means...mom gets grounded! Not "completely down in bed" bedrest, but more of a "take it easy" bedrest. No more work (which I'm not gonna lie, those 12 hour shifts were starting to get pretty long), no heavy lifting, just taking it easy. That way we can ease some stress on mom, stress on babies and uterus, etc. Also we get to go to the doctor twice a week from now to D-day to keep a close eye on "Baby B," if his cord resistance goes up, then we're done. However, Dr. Leavitt says he thinks we'll have babies within the next week or two either way. So there ya go, we'll keep ya posted. I think Evan and I are both kinda in shock still because our month left just became 2 weeks, but we're SO EXCITED to meet our boys! Just please keep us in your prayers, we've already been so blessed with this pregnancy and are so thankful to be at this point in our lives together. Wish us luck! :D
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Now for the icing...
SO, for so long I waited for the day that I could announce that we were having a baby and have one of those countdown thingys on our blog. lol Well, not only did I slack off, but I did it SO well that I've now almost missed my chance! Let me rectify the situation, which may not come as a shock to anyone by now, but just in case it is and to satisfy my own silliness...
WE'RE PREGNANT!!!
and not only that, but we are so excited and blessed to be having
TWIN BOYS!
We are beyond excited about our boys, and things are going great!! I am now 33 weeks along and things seem to be progressing very nicely. We could really have them anytime now, full term for twins is 32 to 36 weeks, so anytime is fair game. July 11th is D-day if they haven't come by themselves, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see!
I need to borrow my mom's scanner to upload our ultrasound pictures, but I will at least post some prego pictures as soon as I unload my camera memory card ;).
Rapid Review
To those who still wonder if we are even alive- YES! And doing great :D To prove this, here's a rapid review of our lives since my last post which was quite a while ago
I chose 1 picture to represent each month, so let's start with...
December
Here's one of my favorite pictures from Christmas this year. When we went up to Driggs to celebrate with Evan's family, we did a talent show. Well, all of the other siblings promptly "delegated" this out to their children- lame! ;) So Evan and I were left to our own devices. I'll admit, I played the easy card and read a story to all the kids. But it was a new book and REALLY cute! Then Evan dazzled everyone with a rendition of "I'm a Little Teapot" complete with the actions.
Needless to say it was hilarious and by far the highlight of the evening. I love that guy!!! :D
But we had a wonderful Christmas. Evan was spoiled with a GPS for hunting/camping and he spoiled me with a Wii Fit which is SO fun! Anywho, so there ya go-- a belated Christmas to you all!
January
Evan's 26th birthday! Yay to my handsome hubby!
We just had the family over for some homemade raspberry/huckleberry cheesecake -- YUM -- and dinner. It was a party, complete with balloons and some bubble-wrap from one of his other gifts that the kids started dancing on. Great fun ;). But I think this was his favorite...
Drumroll please...Cabela's Big Game Hunter for the Wii! It is hysterical to watch Evan and his brothers play these games. They get so competitive! But it's been fun for everybody.
February
Introducing our new nephew...the nameless wonder! ;) Let me elaborate...
This cute little guy was not due until April, but decided he'd rather come in February. He came at 32 weeks, weighing 4 lbs and 19 inches long- what a stringbean!! BUT, he did so well!! This is a picture of his first day, but he only ended up needing the darth vadar mask for about 10 hours, then just regular oxygen supplement. He was a trooper! As for the name thing, originally my brother Ward called and said that his name was Kyler James Gardner. Cute right? Then, a day or two later he called back and said Just kidding! His name is now Daegan James Gardner. What?! Anywho, since then it has not changed and we've loved having "DJ," as his grandpa calls him, around. Love you bud!
March
Evan and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary!! We've kinda had not-so-awesome luck with anniversaries thus far with being able to celebrate them :) so this year I really wanted to do something fun. But, I asked Evan to plan it -- hehe sneeky, huh? So on our anniversary he surprised me with a trip to SLC to attend the SLC temple! That is something I'd never done and wanted to SO BAD. It was such a cool experience!! We even got sorta lost getting inside because a very nice gentleman assumed we were there for a wedding :), good stuff. But we made it and loved it! Afterward, Evan was planning to take me to PF Chang's to eat because that's where we ate the night we got engaged. However, it was prom night in SLC. Yeah, no bueno on the wait time. So instead, we went to another favorite, the Rodizio Grill! YUM!! Thanks for a fabulous anniversary date babe- I LOVE YOU!!
Unfortunately, no pictures :( cuz Kerri was a twit and forgot the camera. Oh well! So instead, our picture for this month is of Uncle Evan and Daegan, to see what a difference even a month had for this little guy. Here he was just over 5 lbs. Now, 3 months later he is 15 lbs. DUDE!!
April
haha! Who said you couldn't have sunshine, snow, rain, and hail all in one week! Well in Idaho we can, and do quite frequently ;). My sister Jamie and her kids came to visit in April and we had SO MUCH FUN!! It was great to see them and hang out, and to see the kids' adventures- especially for Easter. My mom and I went out to hide the eggs for the kids to find when the skies opened up and started to snow... a lot! So we had fun, then laughed inside as the kids scrambled around the yard to find the eggs as quickly as possible so they could come back inside. I think we set the record for shortest easter egg hunt in history! But it was fun. I'll have to steal some pictures from Jamie's blog later though, I again forgot my camera. Doh!
May
Again, can I just say how awesome Evan is?! For those of you who have been to our house, you've seen the awesome settling in the yard, cracked steps, etc. Well, that is our project this summer and here is Phase 1. Evan dug out the front yard, ripped out all the concrete (which left us with no front steps, or back steps for that matter, for about a week hehe It was great) and then his friend John and his brother Shawn came over and they poured new concrete sidewalk and steps in the front, and new steps and a patio in the back. YAY!!!! It looks great, and now we're on to landscaping, then hydroseed so we actually have a lawn next year. Wahoo! Thanks to everyone that helped, and on to the next phase soon...
So there ya have it folks! Now we can enjoy some sunshine and a summer that is bound to be an adventure... ;)
I chose 1 picture to represent each month, so let's start with...
December
Here's one of my favorite pictures from Christmas this year. When we went up to Driggs to celebrate with Evan's family, we did a talent show. Well, all of the other siblings promptly "delegated" this out to their children- lame! ;) So Evan and I were left to our own devices. I'll admit, I played the easy card and read a story to all the kids. But it was a new book and REALLY cute! Then Evan dazzled everyone with a rendition of "I'm a Little Teapot" complete with the actions.
Needless to say it was hilarious and by far the highlight of the evening. I love that guy!!! :D
But we had a wonderful Christmas. Evan was spoiled with a GPS for hunting/camping and he spoiled me with a Wii Fit which is SO fun! Anywho, so there ya go-- a belated Christmas to you all!
January
Evan's 26th birthday! Yay to my handsome hubby!
We just had the family over for some homemade raspberry/huckleberry cheesecake -- YUM -- and dinner. It was a party, complete with balloons and some bubble-wrap from one of his other gifts that the kids started dancing on. Great fun ;). But I think this was his favorite...
Drumroll please...Cabela's Big Game Hunter for the Wii! It is hysterical to watch Evan and his brothers play these games. They get so competitive! But it's been fun for everybody.
February
Introducing our new nephew...the nameless wonder! ;) Let me elaborate...
This cute little guy was not due until April, but decided he'd rather come in February. He came at 32 weeks, weighing 4 lbs and 19 inches long- what a stringbean!! BUT, he did so well!! This is a picture of his first day, but he only ended up needing the darth vadar mask for about 10 hours, then just regular oxygen supplement. He was a trooper! As for the name thing, originally my brother Ward called and said that his name was Kyler James Gardner. Cute right? Then, a day or two later he called back and said Just kidding! His name is now Daegan James Gardner. What?! Anywho, since then it has not changed and we've loved having "DJ," as his grandpa calls him, around. Love you bud!
March
Evan and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary!! We've kinda had not-so-awesome luck with anniversaries thus far with being able to celebrate them :) so this year I really wanted to do something fun. But, I asked Evan to plan it -- hehe sneeky, huh? So on our anniversary he surprised me with a trip to SLC to attend the SLC temple! That is something I'd never done and wanted to SO BAD. It was such a cool experience!! We even got sorta lost getting inside because a very nice gentleman assumed we were there for a wedding :), good stuff. But we made it and loved it! Afterward, Evan was planning to take me to PF Chang's to eat because that's where we ate the night we got engaged. However, it was prom night in SLC. Yeah, no bueno on the wait time. So instead, we went to another favorite, the Rodizio Grill! YUM!! Thanks for a fabulous anniversary date babe- I LOVE YOU!!
Unfortunately, no pictures :( cuz Kerri was a twit and forgot the camera. Oh well! So instead, our picture for this month is of Uncle Evan and Daegan, to see what a difference even a month had for this little guy. Here he was just over 5 lbs. Now, 3 months later he is 15 lbs. DUDE!!
April
haha! Who said you couldn't have sunshine, snow, rain, and hail all in one week! Well in Idaho we can, and do quite frequently ;). My sister Jamie and her kids came to visit in April and we had SO MUCH FUN!! It was great to see them and hang out, and to see the kids' adventures- especially for Easter. My mom and I went out to hide the eggs for the kids to find when the skies opened up and started to snow... a lot! So we had fun, then laughed inside as the kids scrambled around the yard to find the eggs as quickly as possible so they could come back inside. I think we set the record for shortest easter egg hunt in history! But it was fun. I'll have to steal some pictures from Jamie's blog later though, I again forgot my camera. Doh!
May
Again, can I just say how awesome Evan is?! For those of you who have been to our house, you've seen the awesome settling in the yard, cracked steps, etc. Well, that is our project this summer and here is Phase 1. Evan dug out the front yard, ripped out all the concrete (which left us with no front steps, or back steps for that matter, for about a week hehe It was great) and then his friend John and his brother Shawn came over and they poured new concrete sidewalk and steps in the front, and new steps and a patio in the back. YAY!!!! It looks great, and now we're on to landscaping, then hydroseed so we actually have a lawn next year. Wahoo! Thanks to everyone that helped, and on to the next phase soon...
So there ya have it folks! Now we can enjoy some sunshine and a summer that is bound to be an adventure... ;)
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