Appointments, Appointments, and more Appointments

Last week was a full week of baby appointments and one appointment for Carter. On Wed., I went in for my normal baby appt., and all was well. The heartbeats were still strong and I am measuring 2-3 wks ahead (which is where I am supposed to be). My doctor also gave me my first round of steriod shots, in the hopes of helping the girls lungs should they decide to come early. It was not that bad, just a little shot in the butt. Then I had to go back on Thurs to get another round of steriods.

Last appt for me was on Friday when we went back to the Specialist in Joplin for him to look at Bailey's kidney again as well as her bladder. The appt went well, the girls looks good and are continuing to grow. Kennedy weighs 4lbs 9ozs and Bailey weighs 5lbs 9ozs, so as you can see we may or may not have some preemies on our hands. Anyway, Bailey's kidney is still big, but not big enough that he was going to send us in today or anything. They also think that she has some sort of membrane (vesticle?) in her bladder that is not allowing her right kidney to drain. Not really sure what a vesticle is, but when she comes out they will do ultrasounds and then surgery to fix it. Again nothing that is life threatening or that has to be done immediately after delivery. So, we are still in the same spot we were before, just waiting on them to get here and to determine when and what has to be done then.

Carter did have one appt last week, his follow up with the ENT since his tubes fell out of his ears. I was really hoping that we would go and there would be no fluid or anything in his ears, especially because he had been having a runny nose. Anyway, it was a blessing, there was no fluid and everything looked great. The doctor doesn't have to see him back unless he starts having issues again. Pray that as we go through the winter season that he will not start getting ear infections again.

Carter and Roughley Girls Playdate

I was able to watch Ryan and Crissy Roughley's girls on morning for her while she went to work. Carter loves playing with Lydia, and I think Lydia feels the same way. They had such a good time. Carter had such a good time showing Lydia how to use the drill. I am sad that I never got a picture of Ashlyn though, as she was sleeping the entire time they were here.

Not sure where he gets it...

Right now Carter is obsessed with getting the girls and his wash clothes out of his bathroom, and arranging them in different areas or on different things in the house. He can spend hours just playing with them. One morning last week, he took them and was placing them in the slipcover of his little chair and then also in the golf caddy. There are other times that he piles a bunch of them over the remote, and then asks you where it is. Of course I have no idea where he could get his obsessive compulsive behavior...

Pink, Brown, and Dots....

Well, we have finally gotten the girls room ready for the most part. A big thanks goes to Dane, Amber, Shawn, and of course my loving husband who last week spent time totally devoted to getting things ready. We were pretty much given no choice, we had to let them help us, as time is getting close and we still didn't have anything put away or up, etc. I love the entire room. We painted each one a different color (2 pinks/2 browns), all of which match our bedding. Then we got wall dots online, and was able to use those instead of having to paint them on ourselves. The name boards were a project of several people. Amber painted the backing, while Chris did the names, dots, and even the bows at the top. He is so crafty... There are still some picture frames that I want to hang, but that will come later. Hope you enjoy.

I know...it still looks weird to see 2 of these

Week 32 Update

We are at 32 wks now in the pregnancy, and everything is still going great. There are times when I am uncomfortable, but overall I can live with it, as I know in the end it is going to be totally worth it.

I had my ultrasound today, and both girls are still doing great!! They are both growing, one just has a bigger jump on the other one. Kennedy weighs approximately 4 lbs and is measuring right on the due date (32 wks). Then there is Bailey who is coming in at approximately 5lbs 3ozs and is measuring at 35 wks. Yep, that is right, she is measuring 2 weeks 3 days ahead, who knows how that happens. She has always been measuring a few days ahead, but not that much ahead. I know that the measurements that they get from the ultrasound can be off a little, but with Carter they were pretty close. I guess we will see. Also, Bailey is the one with the inflated kidney, and it seems to still be growing. It is at 3.9 cm right now, and 4 weeks ago it was at 3.2 cm. We are awaiting a call from my doctor to see if we still need to go see the specialist in Joplin on Friday. I will keep you all posted.

I am term on Dec 2nd (35wks), so after that they would not try to stop my contractions if any were to start. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of them, but I do want them to stay in there for as long as they can.

For those of you who are interested, I have posted belly pics from 30 and 32 wks. I know it might be hard to tell from the pictures, but I am definitely growing each day!!!


30 wks


32 wks

31 Weeks and still going and growing...

I wanted to give all of you an update on the pregnancy. I went to my doctors appt yesterday, and both heartbeats were strong, and I am measuring right where I need to be for twins. I did not have an ultrasound this week, but will have one again next week. I start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now, and will be term in 4 weeks (35 weeks). At my next appt she will give me a round of steriods in the case that I go early. I will keep you all updated after my ultrasound next week. Until then, please continue to pray for us and the pregnancy that everything will continue to go smoothly.

Halloween Pics

I am sad to say that I was not able to attend our church's Fall Fest with Chris and Carter this year, as we had Senior night at Gravette, and had to be there for that. However, I am sure that Carter had a great time, and ate a ton of candy...especially suckers. He was our little Arkansas Razorback Football Player. Paige (his cousin) was a Razorback cheerleader, but we did not get a picture of them together...I am sure it would have been adorable.

Anyway, like I said they went to the church Fall Fest and played some games, and then got to stop by the Fire Station in Centerton to see the trucks and of course get some candy.


Chris and Carter on truck


Carter and Jaxon crossing street at church...this is funny because every Wed after we eat at church we make Jaxon and Carter hold hands on way to nursery to keep them together. Well, Carter gets really mad if Jaxon doesn't hold his hand, so I am thinking that because they were at church Carter thought they should be holding hands to cross the street.


Chris, Carter, Jaxon, and Derek on truck

I am sure Carter is trying to take some of Jaxon's candy

Jaxon and Carter just chillin...

Thanks to Emily for being our photographer for the night...I forgot to leave the camera with Chris. Silly me....