Swimming!

We took Kaitlyn swimming a few weeks ago. It took some coaxing to get her in.


She finally got in and enjoyed some splashing!

Setting Up

Kaitlyn and I set up the pack n play today. And then we practiced swaddling with a doll and a bunny for the full effect. I still can't believe I'm gonna have 3 babies soon!

A Comparison

36 Weeks with Kaitlyn and 26 Weeks with Twins



I can't imagine how much bigger I can get in 10 more weeks!

A Few Days of Summer

We have had a few days of summer among a lot of days of rain. Being pregnant, I don't mind the cool June we have had!

Catching Up

I'm a little behind on posting pictures!

Kaitlyn found a piece of chocolate while I was in the shower one day and made a huge mess. OOPS!


Daddy brought home a singing Elmo he found at Value Village. The funny part is when Kaitlyn is jumping up and down she is not looking at Elmo, but at the reflection of herself in the computer screen :)



Grandma got a new pool for Kaitlyn! Here are some pics from Kaitlyn's first swim of the season.








Kaitlyn got a new toy to play with, that balls pop out of. I like how it makes her hair blow!




Kaitlyn loves to read books! Here she is reading to herself.



And here is my 5 month picture, though it's already a couple of weeks old.

Uh-oh

I've been teaching Kaitlyn to say "uh-oh" the last couple of days. Right now she is building a tower of blocks, knocking it down, and saying "uh-oh" over and over. I think she's got it, and it is so cute!

BOY + GIRL

We found out we are expecting a BOY and a GIRL. Paul is happy to have at least one boy, and I am happy that the girls will still outnumber the boys in the family. We also get to reuse the boxes of girl clothes that we have in the closet, and get new boy clothes too! It is also nice to know the babies are fraternal, and we won't have to worry about mixing them up the first few weeks after they are born. I'm also thinking that it will be easier for people to see them as individuals and not just "the twins" since they have different genders.

I also met with a perinatologist (doctor for high risk pregnancy) and talked about my history of high blood pressure and pre-ecclampsia during pregnancy. Having multiples definitely increase my chances of having them again since there is so much more strain on my body. I started a very low dose of medication to lower my blood pressure and a low dose of asprin to lower my chances of pre-ecclampsia. Hopefully keeping my blood pressure under control will also lower my chances of pre-ecclampsia. I also got a blood pressure monitor so I can check my bp at home every day. Pregnancy sure brings a lot of fun things to do.

The last two weeks or so I have really started to feel a lot of pain. Moving hurts....standing up, walking, rolling over in bed....everything I do hurts. I can hardly imagine how I will feel in a few more months.

But the good news is that I am feeling the babies move more! It is so fun to feel them moving and think about how there really are little people in there. They are two of God's many miracles!