it's a girl (x2)!!!

Welcome Kate and Olivia!!!

Kate Amber

born: 7:32 a.m. on March 3rd

weight: 5 lbs 12 ozs

length: 18.5 ins

Olivia Mae

born: 7:33 a.m. on March 3rd

weight: 5 lbs 10 ozs

length: 18.5 ins

Can you tell them apart?!?

Daddy's 4 perfect ladies (proud? me? Yep!)

Mommy and babies are doing great.

Our little (but growing rapidly) family. I praise God for these girls in my life. If I get to the end of my days and all I have to show for my life is my faith in my Jesus and these 4 girls that have stolen my heart, I will be satisfied and want for nothing more to show.

thank you all for your prayers and love. (I have got to go catch up on some sleep now!)

37 weeks!

Wow. Way back when I wrote out my weeks on my calender, truth be told, I didn't think I'd be here on 37 weeks with babies still waiting to be born. Yet here we are, and as I look back, God has really been in so many details (including those of my growing belly!).

Ryan has been able to meet both of his big deadlines at work - with the last larger one being just yesterday! He's now in a position that being gone from work brings no extra stress. My mom and dad were able to meet some appt's they'd hope to get to last week and every new day has helped our little girls prepare for their big arrival. Not to mention, Ava gets just a little bit more grown up with every hour. That's always helpful!

So while, yes, there have been (some) complaints and aches and pains on my part, I am so thankful we've made it to today.

Thank you for your part in praying us here.

Although rumor has it that sometime today your prayers can change . . .I think we may have a winner. Leslie, let me know where you want your gift card from. Although have some mercy and give this mommy a little time to get it to you. : )

We'll update more as we can!

Mommy and Daddy aren't the only ones getting ready for babies

for those of you out there wondering . . ..

YES . . ..we're still here.

All of us.

36 weeks . . .hooray?!?!

Well today marks the 36 week point of my pregnancy. . .and with it, truth be told, has come a rough week of not sleeping, being uncomfortable and weariness. So if we're being honest, I must say that while part of me can see the celebration of making 36 weeks . . .part of me is just ready to meet these two little girls.

Dr. Nord doesn't seem to be quite so anxious (probably why he is the doctor and I'm not?!!). : )

We didn't get a measurement of our munchkins today - one of the girls is so burrowed under the other, he had a rough time getting just a clear view on her heart to check her heartrate. However, both girls continue to look well, have strong heart rates, and move lots. For that, I can step outside of myself and be very thankful we've made it this far and that they can keep growing stronger.

We're somewhat back to our previous positions of baby - one of the girls did move partially head down, but her body still curves across me in a more transverse position while the other girl went back head up. Dr. Nord still feels like a c-section is our best option and both Ryan and I are in agreement that he's making the right call. It seems unlikely that even if one baby would be a successful vaginal delivery, that the second one would as well. At this point, I really feel like it's going to be our best option and (most of the time), am very ok with it.

So not alot of details for you this week . . .unless of course you were dying to know what I measured this week.

44.

Those of you who guessed I wouldn't get this big were very sweet to humor me. : )

I think they may have used me as an oblivious model for this cartoon. I know I've seen this image in the mirror quite often lately. : )

So at this point, babies won't be making an appearance this week . . .unless they decide to surprise us.

And with that, this mommy is off to take a nap.

I think I see a potential conflict developing . . .

"i'm a baby mommy!"