Tenderness

Whenever someone asks me about breastfeeding, I get all mushy inside thinking about what a special experience it was with Piper and I. I'm hoping all goes as smoothly with the twins. Damomma described it better than I could here.

Gigglefest

When people ask me if I'm scared about having twins, I think, "Please! I can definitely handle half of this fun scene."

Happy Birthday Bobby!

Yay! My handsome husband turned 30 years old today! Now I don't have to feel like such a pervert for sleeping with a kid in his 20's. Although- that was fun, too.



Daddy gets some help opening his gift



Four girls and a lamb watching TV

Two months to go...

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHRRHHHHHHHHH!

It's 7am, and I've been awake for 2 hours, damn this insomnia, and I am just wanting to HAVE THESE BABIES ALREADY!! I just cannot get comfortable with these little bowling balls in my tummy, and I am so over the nosebleeds, heartburn, constant peeing, and overall hugeness. I mean, I am in no way ready for the babies to arrive, since we're moving in 3 weeks, and I have a bazillion things still to prepare and buy, and I don't want these girls coming out before they are fully baked... but.... WHINE! WHHIIIIINE! SIGH! COMPLAIN!!! WHINE!!!!!

Somebody slap me across the face, please. I have to try to enjoy these last few months, as this will most likely be my last time ever being pregnant, and I'm trying to appreciate this special time when it's still just Piper, Robb and I. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE ENJOYING IT AT 5 FREAKING A.M.!! OK, slap me again.

On a slightly less spoiled and annoying note:
I had a great night out tonight, (last night,) at our bar, with Robb and our friends. Piper has been the sweetest little potato all week long- so much so, that I hate putting her to bed at night, because I just want to keep hanging out with her awesomeness. The 3 of us went swimming at the pool on Friday night, and it was SO fun splashing and floating around with my two favorite people. I wish I could have taken photos in there. I actually wore my bikini, since I don't own a one piece, and I must have looked pretty funny waddling in there with my enormous navel-less belly entering the room about 5 minutes before the rest of me. It felt sooooo good to be weightless in the water, if only for an hour. And I'd like to send my deepest apologies to anyone who was knocked over by any tidal waves I created during my swim, and to anyone who was blinded by the glare of my fluorescent white belly.


Robb & Piper planning their synchronized swimming routine on their way to the pool- "Remember, point your toes and SMILE!"


My sweet girl, winterized

I Heart Robb

Happy Valentine's Day, Robb! You are still my favorite human on the entire planet, and I love you more today than ever!
Thank you for always making me feel beautiful and adored, even when I am cranky, bloated, and deformed. Thank you for always considering my feelings and opinions in any decisions you make, and for showing me every day by your actions that I am the most important person in your life. Thank you for all of the surprises, the encouragement and support, and for showing me a love that I never knew even existed before I met you. Thank you for giving me 3 daughters, who will definitely fill our lives and hearts even more than we hoped for. Plus- you are totally hot. I couldn't want for anything more.

You are a dream come true, and I love you with all of my heart,

xoxo,

Love E

Still here!

Somehow, what feels like 10 minutes has turned into 10 days of bloglessness! Sorry!
The part of my brain responsible for thinking original thoughts and expressing myself has been reabsorbed into my abdomen and turned into extra amniotic fluid for the babies, or something. Speaking of which- I had another ultrasound today, and the girls each weigh almost 1 1/2 lbs. It feels like I am carrying a LOT more than 3 lbs of baby, especially since their heads are both up in my ribcage today, and everytime one of them kicks or punches, my left kidney pokes out of my ear. It's hard to catch ones breath when there are two skulls crushing my lungs. I have no idea how I am going to carry these 2 girls once they get to 3 or 4 lbs each! They are going to have to wrap themselves twice around my torso and down my thighs if they expect to have any room at all. "Honey, come feel the babies kicking! Put your hand on my left ass cheek! It's RIGHT there!"

The past week has been a flurry of new house related activity- booking painters, buying furniture, ordering baby stuff, lusting and drooling over the retardedly overpriced baby paraphanalia at Pottery Barn Kids, designing room decor, measuring things, etc. It's really fun, and I love every minute of it.

Piper has been doing really well at her once a week day home, minus the teary goodbyes. Today, she even made a CRAFT, for goodness sake! A valentine! For us! I will cherish it always- at least the tattered parts of it that are left after she disected it on the way home.

Here are a few shots from today:


Piper doing her Britney Spears impression


Trying to make supper around my belly at 25 weeks

Fun with Play Doh

Yes- we've had these colds for waaaayyyy too long, and YES- we have pretty serious cabin fever... but we are nothing if not CREATIVE!

The initial taste test


Clumpy the Dohman


Clowns


Glasses


This is what Piper thought of the glasses...