28 weeks

 

Excited to be starting the 3rd trimester... it means we are that much closer to meeting this little guy and it also means I am almost done being pregnant. I am feeling so much smaller than I did with the twinnies at 28weeks.  My Dr. had me schedule all my visits out until my due date there are only 6 more appointments to go. I start going every two weeks now instead of 4.  We talked a bit about delivery and she is strongly recommending I do another csection. Although I am not necessarily looking forward to the surgery aspect of it I am happy I will know what to expect going into it this time around.  

We spent the weekend at Hood Canal again last weekend. The weather was beautiful, finally.

These two...

These two are best friends. On the other hand though they can also be  each other's biggest annoyance. Typical siblings. I  am not to sure  though what they would do without each other, they are pretty sweet together.

 We had a little sun this week and we went to the Kirkland waterfront to see the ducks. Both kids ended up soaking wet. You would think I was new to this game because I didn't bring swimsuits and only had mismatched clothes to change them into. Hummm...blame it on prego brain?  This summer has defiantly not felt like summer weather wise. It is going to be fall before we know it and we haven't even had a summer. I guess I need to stop complaining about the weather because we do live in Seattle. We will make the best of the nice days we do get.

swim

One of our favorite activities of the week is swimming lessons.  Chloe is this close to swimming on her own. Carter is a little more cautious in the water but is also coming right along. It's been so good for them. Now if the weather would only get warmer so we could get them outside swimming sometime this summer. 

Carter and Jerame took a trip last weekend to Denver for his cousins wedding. They had a really fun time and Carter kept Jerame busy. He is a go'er..in fact he never stops going. I think part of it comes from being a boy, boys are busy. It is going to be crazy having two boys. At least by the time the baby will be walking the twins will be 4...yes I am already thinking about these things :)  Chloe and I had a fun girls weekend. It was nice only having one kid....we could do so much more than I can when I have both of them.  We even went shopping downtown and out to lunch with my brother. She was thrilled and felt like such a big girl. She even carried her own shopping bags with the things she picked out. Chloe is super into clothes and shoes, right up my alley.  In fact I have never met a two year old more particular about what she wears. Right now she will only wear dresses and these  reef flip flops.

I am about 27 weeks now and my body is catching up with me a bit. I am getting a very nice sized belly on me and feeling it a little bit after picking up 30lb toddlers all day. I am trying to enjoy the good parts about it though because I am pretty sure this is my last time being pregnant. Since it looks like we will still be in our house when the baby is born we will be putting the twins back together in one room. I am looking forward to decorating it.  Then I need to start thinking about digging out the baby stuff I have within the next few montsh.  Lots to do but feeling much more relaxed the 2nd time around than I did with the twinnies. I guess that is one of the major blessings of a 2nd or (3rd in our case) baby.

July 4th

We got to enjoy our 2nd annual weekend at my Grandparents beach house on Hood Canal over the 4th of July weekend. The twins had a lot of fun playing on the beach, swimming in the pool and spending time with family.

Trying clams

Carter helping get the corn ready

 Chloe helping Uncle Mike rinse  off the clams gotten off the beach

 Bella in dog heaven at the beach

 getting ready to watch fireworks...from the deck this year where it is safer than on the beach where  everyone lights off fireworks!

 going home!

 waiting for the ferry

ice cream w/red, white & blue 'sparkles'

sneak peak

We got to have another  look at the little guy this week. My Dr. ordered an ultrasound to check in on the baby to make sure his growth is not being affected by the drugs I am still on for the skin thing I got while in Hawaii over a month ago.  I would be lying if I said this past month hasn't been miserable (to say the least) health wise for me. But today is the start of a new month and I am thinking positively that I will be back to normal soon.  The baby checked out just fine, which was a huge relief.  He is still measuring in the 70th percentile and very active. We even got to see him sucking on his sweet little hands in there.  I am so thankful he is thriving despite all the stress on my body.  These pictures are scanned and are not super clear but you can get the idea.  I can't wait to kiss that beautiful face.

date night

 

Jerame and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary last Saturday. We did a little staycation and ventured to Seattle to spend the day & evening. We stayed at Hotel 1000, a little boutique hotel down near Pike Place Market. When we arrived we were greeted with champagne and roses it was such a sweet  little touch done  by the hotel.  After we checked in we went and had a relaxing lunch at Matt's at the Market.  After a quick stop at Frans Chocolates we spent the rest of the day watching movies... something we don't get to do much of normally.  It was a rainy day so we didn't feel to bad about being inside most of the day. For dinner we went to a romantic little French restaurant at Pike's Place called  Chez Shea. The food was delish and we stayed for almost 3 hours.

 

I realized I haven't been taking as many belly shots as I did with the twins. So here I am at 23'ish weeks. At my last appointment my belly was measuring a little bit big but that wasn't all that surprising because I carried twins before & he is also measuring 5 days ahead of where my due date actually is.  So I am either just a little bit farther along or he is going to be a good sized baby. Either way I am happy and feeling so much smaller than I did last time, even if I am 'big'. I often forget I am pregnant throughout the days because I am so busy with the twins. My body normally catches up with me though by the end of most days and I am pretty ready for bed after the twins are down. Things have just been so much different this time around in a good way. I think I deserve it after having been through a twins pregnancy. Now I am just praying that he is an easy baby....I think I deserve that as well!

More Hawaii

watching the sunset on the beach

almost 20wks carrying 1 baby is so much easier than 2!!!

 It turned out my cousin Lars was also on Kauai at the same time as us so it was fun to have him & his wife meet the twinnies for the first time

 little travelers on the way there

 lots and lots of beach time

 break for a shaved ice snack

 this guy would play so hard that he would jut all the sudden fall alseep where ever and whenever

 

Chloe & her 2nd cousins

 out to dinner at Keoki's

 train ride through the plantation

 pool time at the Hyatt drinking strawberry daiquiri's

 movies on the lanai

 my sweet kids

 they loved floating in these things and riding the waves in the ocean

digging a huge sand pit with Dad