Two and Twins: 14 weeks and counting :)

Hello All!

We're all doing well here. Twins are growing and kicking (I feel them sometimes...usually when I use the doppler or when I am laying on baby B's side trying to sleep!). I am big-time showing now and feeling pretty good, but tired sometimes. I went to my OB last thursday and he did another ultrasound to check heart rates (they move around alot and are hard to find with doppler). Both were doing really well...hearts beating away and growing. They were laying right next to each other and hitting/kicking at each other!! It was funny to see them interacting already. Being that the ultrasound tech had already left for the day, the OB had to do the ultrasound himself and he admits to being totally an amateur at the advanced functions (like printing pictures!). He did, however, give it a go and try to print a pic of each for me. They're blurry, but you can see them below. I don't know which is which because he didn't label or tell me. I think the top is B and bottom is A. We just watched them kicking and playing for a few minutes :) My first gestational diabetes test came back...as expected....on the normal/low side. Mine are always like that, but that is a good thing because when it is high is when they have a problem. All of the bloodwork was good and I had only gained 1.3 pounds in all 14 weeks. I am in the second trimester now, so all is looking up.

Kierin update- My biggest baby got promoted!!! They moved him the last week to the 4 year class because he is doing so well and they felt he needed a challenge. I told you he was a smart cookie :) He loves his new class and is doing awesome. He told me the other night..."Mom, c'mere!" I said "What is it?" He said "Come look at my eye...it's freaking me out". Hahaha....he is such my little clone. I looked at his eye and he informed me his eye was shaking. Basically, he and I figured out that his eye was twitching and he had never experienced that before. Once I assured him it didn't mean his eye would fall out or some similar fate, he was fine. An update on his sleep apnea- it is better since going on Zyrtec and Nasonex at bedtime. We are holding off on further treatment right now since this seems to be working. He is such a big boy...he takes his Zyrtec pill every night with a cup of water without fussing. We tried sticking it in cheese, yogurt, apple sauce..you name it and he would cry. Finally I put the pill on his tongue and gave him water to drink and he swallowed it right down. He is asking Santa for a Train Table and train set and Leapster handheld Game system. Santa is surprising him (Shhhh! Don't tell!) with a Ben 10 Omnitrix and a transformer named Prowl.

Conner Update- He is talking more every day! He loves to point at Santa and say "Santa" and then "Ho ho" :) He now is attached to a blanket that he wants to take EVERYWHERE with him. I had to sneak it away last night to wash it because he had gotten it dirty and he was very angry at bedtime last night. He is into watching Ben 10 now with Kierin and still loves Spongebob. We took him to the ENT recently and scheduled his surgery for Dec. 26...he will have a 2nd set of tubes put in his ears as well as his adenoids removed. He keeps fluid in his ears all the time without tubes, so the ENT said that the next step would be to remove the adenoids to see if they were the issue. He said the majority of the time they were. He is also getting a different type of tube put in his ears this time in hopes that they will stay in longer than 8 months like the last ones. He is currently going through a growth spurt. He weighs 30.5 lbs and his 18 mo pants are now geting a little short! He is now wearing 24 mo. pants, but they are still big in the waist! As far as his wish list for Santa....Train table with train set, a handheld game system (similar in size and shape to Kierin's, but for toddlers) and a fire truck theme small ball pit (This is a surprise to him...so Shhh!). Fun!

Pics of Kierin and Conner's wish list to Santa (these are bought and confirmed!):

Kierin-- Ben 10 Omnitrix (It is what changes Ben 10 the kid into the alien)

Kierin and Conner- Train table and train set; this is pretty much all they talk about.

Conner- Toddler form of handheld game system...similar to what Kierin is asking for. This was added to Con's list to avoid Conner from fighting with Kierin over the Leapster. I like to play with it too. You can write on the orange pad and it displays what you write on the screen...cool!

Kierin- "Prowl" transformer

Kierin- Leapster L-Max

Conner- Fire truck theme Ball pit....can you say balls everywhere when the boys attack it?!

Made this on a website using my pic and Marvin's....this is what our kids are supposed to look like. I think they missed the mark a little, what do you think?