Merry Christmas - No names yet

We hope you all had a very merry Christmas. We had a very nice time visiting our Scherck family in Jacksonville. We also saw my grandpa Larry, my Aunt Chris and her husband, my cousin Deann and her husband and 3 boys. It is so great to get together with family during the holidays. It was great to visit friends at church we had not seen since we moved also. We ran into so many people that we know while we were out shopping in Jacksonville. We are back home now and are going to be enjoying some time off to relax and set up the nursery furniture. We only have 5 weeks and a few days to go. We have to get everything ready. :) The girls are growing and moving around so much. It is getting a little uncomfortable, but I am still really enjoying being pregnant and love feeling them move around in there. We are so looking forward to having them in our arms.
We are sure they are both girls, but we are still not sure about names. I think we have settled on two really nice names, and then I change them. We want them to be right. We want them to be strong names, not to frilly. We want them to be a little unique and not so common they will have 3 in their kindergarten class. I want them to be easy to spell and I want them to bring positive thoughts to my mind and sound good when said together. I didn't know it would be so hard. Maybe when we see them, the right names will come to us. :)

We finally know!!

Here is the news we have all been waiting for - It's a girl and another girl!! Two beautiful and precious baby girls. :) We are both so excited and thrilled to have these blessings come to us. Jim and I went the very next day to buy nursery furniture. We had already picked out what we wanted. We just had to wait to find out for sure if they were both girls so we could pick colors and stuff. We are going with pink, lt. green and white with flowers, ballet slippers and anything else girly and adorable.
Both girls are growing right on track. They look really good and measure just right. One weighs about 3lbs and 11 ozs. The other one weighs 4 lbs. They should be adding on more weight over the next few weeks. They should be a nice size when they are born. The c-section is scheduled for February 4th. The doctor said I am looking great too. He is restricting me from traveling after week 34 which is only a couple weeks away. He said to stay off my feet and take it easy. I still feel really great.

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

30 weeks! Only 8 to go!!

WOW! I am really getting big. I can't really see the whole belly from my view point. It is only when I see a picture of myself that I can really see the size of it. Last appointment at 28 weeks, my belly was measuring 34 weeks. I guess now it is really close to what a woman with one baby measures at full term. I can't believe my belly will grow more. I hope they will stay in there until February so they have the best chance to be fat and healthy.

Click on the picture to make it bigger. Then you can really see how big my belly is getting to be.

Jim and I hope that all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are so grateful for our Savior and all the blessings He has brought to our lives. We have truly been blessed this year with two precious miracles. We hope that His blessings will be upon you and your families also. We hope your holidays are filled with family and love and peace.

Baby Registry

We are really enjoying sharing this with all of you. It is so nice to keep in touch with all of you even though we have moved so much. Some of you have asked about a registry. We have 2 set up right now and will be adding more stuff to them after Tuesday's appointment. We have one at Babies R Us and one at Target. You can go to the stores and tell them my name at the registry desk and they will print off a list for you. Or you can go online to http://www.babiesrus.com/ or http://www.target.com/ and click on baby registry and type in my name and FL (and Target needs February) and the list will come up. You can buy online and even have them ship it to us. You can shop online also and purchase anything you would like to give us to help prepare for the arrival of our two bundles of joy. :)


Jim and I are getting so excited! We only have 8 weeks to go (or less). The doctor will take them on February 7th if they don't come before. We are looking forward to holding them finally and having a house full of little baby things. We bought one little outfit once we found out that one was for sure a girl. We want to do pink and white if they are both girls, but Classic Pooh and sage green if one is a boy though. We will have another chance to see them on Tuesday the 18th. If we still don't find out then we will just do pink, white and soft green classic Pooh. I think that will still be really cute. I don't really like yellow. And I think it is two girls anyway. Keep checking for an update on Tuesday.

Keep checking for more pictures to come!!

2nd 3D ultrasound

We went early this morning to our second 3D ultrasound. We were really hoping that we would be able to get both genders for sure, but we still don't know. :( Baby B is still a girl for sure, but baby A will not cooperate. They had moved around a little, but "his" knees were still pulled up and we could not get a good view of anything. The tech even bounced the wand on my belly to try to get the leg down, but to no avail. Oh well. We are happy to see them again and know they are growing. We will have another regular one on the 18th. This one is for the doctor and they will do all the measuring and estimate their weight etc. Then we will know if they are growing on track. We will try to get the gender of baby A again too. We really want to know so we can buy things. If they are both girls we would like to do white furniture and lots of pink. But if one is a boy, we want to do classic Winnie the Pooh and a sage green color with wooden furniture. I have attached more pictures for you. They aren't that great because they were moving around a lot and covering their faces. We got a couple good profiles of the girl but only a foot of baby A.

Keep checking in for updates. Now that we are getting closer, I will be adding more pictures of my growing belly and the ultrasounds I will be having.

YEAH!! We found a great doctor!

We finally found a doctor that we like and that is going to take good care of us. I had trouble as you know with finding someone to take me. Everyone said no because I did not have any prenatal care from the first trimester to show them. That didn't make any sense to me. Would they rather I have no care at all or at least some care here in the final weeks when it is most critical? Anyway, I called a doctor that was recommended by a parent of one of my students who had triplets with him. I called and got an appoinment right away. Jim went with me to the appointment on the 4th of Dec. We were so relieved as soon as we walked in the door. the staff was so nice and welcoming. They even gave me a big goody bag with some samples and magazines. The doctor came over to us and shook our hands and introduced himself. He really took time to talk to us and explain the plan for our birth. He let us ask questions and made us both feel so relieved. He said I was doing great! Everything is looking good, no signs of pre-mature labor or need for bed rest. I can do my regular routine(for now anyway) and just rest while at home. He said he will deliver them on the 7th of Feb. if they don't come before then on their own. He said there is no benefit for multiples to go past 38 weeks. It just gets too crowded and can start causing problems. So we know at least the last possible day we will have to wait to have our babies. :) He also requested that I have a sonogram about every 3 weeks from here on out to watch them develop very closely. I have one on the 18th. (I have the second 3D ultrasound tomorrow too!! Hopefully we will get some really great pictures to post and we will finally know both genders.) I will go back to the doctor on the 18th too for another check. I am so relieved to finally be getting good care. I'll keep you posted. :) More to come!