Getting close!

I'm 35.5 weeks along and have surprised myself that I made it this long. I had my mom come out two weeks ago because I thought I was pretty close to having them. Well with all this bed rest it sure has kept them in longer which is good so they can develop more.

Today I had a non-stress test (I have two a week now), things went good with that and I also had another ultrasound. Both babies are head down so if they stay that way it looks like I won't have to have a c-section (yay!). Baby A is 4 lb 12 oz and Baby B is 4 lb 3 oz. Dr. wants me to squeeze in another week so the babies can get over 5 lbs. Crazy to think I have almost 9 lbs. of baby in me but there are two. Dr. says he will induce me in just over two weeks if I haven't had them by then. We are getting excited to meet these two littles but I'm mentally preparing myself for the lack of sleep over the next year. I don't think we fully understand yet what it's going to be like. I remember the lack of sleep with Carson, but this is going to be double.

I can't walk around much or be on my feet at all because they will swell right up, so Keith and mom have taken really good care of me. Carson has loved having my mom here and it's been nice to have someone to read to him, put him to bed, fix his lunches for school, and play with him. Longmire is finally back on for the new season, after a year of waiting Keith and I are stoked, so I'll have something to watch this last week or two before the babies come. My mom heads home next Wednesday and Keith's parents come next Saturday....so we have help until November which will be so nice. My next blog post will probably be their birth story! EEKK!

Me today--I look huge even compared to last week!

Goodbye Summer.....

I can't believe it's already September 1st! School has started and I have no idea what to do with myself now that Carson is in kindergarten. I guess I only have a few weeks to myself before the babies come and then I'll most likely be catching up on sleep during the days when Carson is at school.

August just flew by. We spent most of it hanging out with friends, getting ready for school to start, prepping for the babies, going to appointments, and figuring out our backyard plans.

Yesterday was Carson's first day of Kindergarten. He's lucky to be going to school with three other boys from his primary class that are his buddies. When we dropped him off at school yesterday he started to cry a bit which made me tear up, but we found his buddy Carter and sat him down next to him and he seemed to be ok. We watched from the window for a bit with our friends before we headed off. I had a pretty hard time with it yesterday, I certainly would have loved to keep him home another year, but I can't. He's my buddy, he's really never left my side the last 5 1/2 years. In some ways I'm ready to see him grow and learn and do the school thing, but I mostly just miss the little guy everyday, I'm sure it'll get easier, especially when the twins come and I will need that time to recover, clean and sleep, but right now I wish he was still home with me.

Pregnancy update: I'm a little over 32 weeks and on bed rest. I missed last Sunday at church and received a whole flock of text messages, phone calls, and dinner offers. Keith said he was bombarded at church with people asking where I was and once they found out I was on bed rest my phone was receiving texts etc. like crazy. We really do have the best ward, people are so genuinely thoughtful and want to help. I'm doing well though, trying not to do much other than the necessary. My dr said he'd be surprised if I made it to 35 weeks, which is two weeks from Monday!! It's getting closer and I'm getting more nervous! My mom might come out next week, we are just hoping I make it to at least 34 weeks so I can have them here in Casper and not Denver.

That's about it! Fall is basically upon us and I couldn't be more excited! I may have already put up my fall decorations :)

Enjoying the last few summer nights at the river with Daddy before school started

Movies in the park with his buddy Carter

Gotta get the last of the fishing in!

Car seats came and it's surreal to have two!

Little man's first day!

At the beginning of August Keith worked with Carson for a couple of days to help him learn how to ride his bike without training wheels. He finally got it down and was so proud!

July Fun!

July was full of fun! Our July included--Bbq's, fireworks and the fourth of July, chalk art festival, the fair, cousins visiting, miniature golfing, movies in the park, dr's appointments, smores and hot dog roasting, parade day, fishing with dad, my baby shower, bowling, hot days, lots of milkshakes and ice cream cones, swimming, Misti's wedding and an ever growing baby bump.

I'm sad I didn't get any pics of the wonderful baby shower my friends Nona and Diana threw for me. I got lots of great gifts. It's so weird to start buying/receiving girl stuff too. We're so excited to be blessed with both.
I didn't get any pics of the fourth of July with our friends and the bbq we had at their house, but it was quite fun. We let the kids play in the water, ate yummy food and watched the fireworks.
I also didn't get any pics of parade day or the fair but Keith took Carson to the fair for over three hours! It was definitely smart to get the wristband because Carson wanted to go on ride after ride.


I'll just sum up July with the pics I did get..

This kid constantly asks to go fishing and has caught several fish already!

BoGo shakes at Johnny J's on a hot day

Chalk Art Festival downtown

My sister's three kids came to stay with us from the 22nd-25th, we were so excited to have them come visit and show them around Casper. Carson was in heaven because he always had someone to play with, we had a blast and hope they can visit again next year!

Exploring Rotary Park

A Casper tradition-- you have to take everyone to the waterfall when they come.

Movies and popcorn in the park 

Lake day at Pathfinder Res.

Roasting hot dogs, chicken and s'mores on Casper Mountain

We had to fit in miniature golfing before they left because Brecka and Carson love it!

Trying on hats at Sportsmans

Half off drinks at Sonic for a hot day!

July 30th my little sis Misti got married in the San Diego Temple. Keith and I took a quick trip there from Friday-Sunday. It was such a perfect weekend and I am so glad I was able to make it even though I'm cutting it close with flying and being 28 weeks. It was so fun to catch up with everyone. Friday evening we had a dinner at her in-laws while all the guys had a bonfire at the beach. Saturday was the sealing at the temple and then a luncheon afterwards. After the luncheon we helped prep for the reception and relaxed a little. The reception was from 6-8 and we danced, ate yummy food and chatted with everyone. After cleaning up, Keith, Kirk and I went and grabbed some in and out because I was still hungry, lol. After getting only 3 hours of sleep we hopped on a plane to SLC then Casper. After throwing up on the flight home I don't want to fly again for a long time. Congrats Misti and Marcus!

Waiting for Misti and Marcus to come out of the temple--Sister Shana, Niece Chelsea, Sister Shae.

What a beautiful temple!

She's Mrs. Camden now!

Getting big!

Terrible Iphone pics, but whatev.

Misti, Daren and Kirk. Only two of the 6 brothers could make it.

The sisters and mom. Just missing Nikki and Shiree. (again..terrible phone pics) I really need to get my camera fixed.

Prepping for the reception


My friend Whitney was so kind and offered to watch Carson over the weekend while we were in San Diego. This guy hardly missed mom and dad and had so much fun with his buddy Carter.

 And here's a update on the bump...

I'm constantly being kicked and someone asked me if I think they "fight" in the womb, I never thought about that, but now I wonder because sometimes they're both kicking etc... at the same time. Who knows? lol