weekend pictures

Here are some pictures from our busy weekend!

7 loads of baby laundry!


The nursery after Daddy made the beds up


The guys worked on the pond while Mamma supervised


Mom, Dad, and boys- 36 weeks


Daddy is getting the car seats all ready for the boys

We got to see the boys today!

We had our monthly ultrasound today. 34 weeks and the boys are growing and growing! We weren't able to get a very accurate weight on Baby A because his head was so low she couldn't get a good measurement (mind you the tech tipped the table back so far I felt like I was hanging from my toes!). She estimates his weight to be at least 4lbs 7oz. Baby B was very cooperative- he is about 5lbs 3oz. Both are up from 3lbs 5oz last time. Wow- that's almost 10lbs of baby at 34 weeks! Imagine if I make it the whole way.

I also visited my OB this afternoon. No weight lecture this time- I gained 10lbs in 3 weeks! But I guess when you figure the boys have gained almost 4... Everything else looked fine as usual. Dr said to start weekly visits to her- joy! I asked about scheduling the C-section. She didn't want to schedule yet but said that she would probably do it Aug 14th (38w 4d) or Aug 17th (39w). That seems so far away! I guess the boys will make the final call on that though, I could always go into labor early. We definitely want to keep them in as long as possible- I'll just make a bigger dent in the couch waiting for them!

33 weeks

Yea! We've made it to 33 weeks! Every week is another 1/2 a pound or so for each of the boys (according to my pregnancy books). It amazes me though how much this pregnancy has changed in the past week to week and a half. I went from feeling so good and being pretty active to ugg! I'm so uncomfortable and tired all the time! I still feel so blessed to be pregnant and have escaped any complications so far with this pregnancy I don't mean to complain. But the "weight" of carrying two babies around in me is starting to take it's toll on my body. I've started having Braxton Hicks contractions here and there but nothing consistent or too painful. I'm trying to stay away from too much salt as my feet are starting to swell with that and the heat (but Mmm those french fries were good the other day!).
The nursery is getting closer to being done. We are finishing up painting a book/toy shelf for under the large window. Then I can get the books and toys put away. Derek and Grandpa Reyelts will hang the closet door soon. I have finished sorting the clothes into tubs by size and have several big piles of laundry for Grandma Ring to help me with. Oh, and I want to make some curtains to dress up the mini blinds too. The list is never ending! I will post pictures once it's done.
Ultrasound and 34 week OB appt next Wednesday 7/15

Derek's Baby Shower

The wonderful ladies at Derek's work threw him a baby shower today. I had known about it for quite a while but it was a surprise to him. I'm so glad that they invited me- it was great to meet so many of the people he talks about from work. They brought in lots of food to snack on throughout the day and decorated the conference room and his cubicle. We were blessed with so many wonderful gifts from everyone. I think Derek enjoyed opening bag after bag of the cutest outfits. Our kids will be the best dressed kids for the next year or more! Now I have lots of sorting to do- newborn and 0-3 month things will be washed and put in the nursery, older clothes to be put into bins for storage until they are needed. No extra room in the nursery!

30 weeks

I can hardly believe that we are already to the 30 week mark. It seems like not long ago we got the great news that we were pregnant. It all goes too quickly. Today I had my monthly ultrasound. Unfortunately they didn't print any pictures this time but they really didn't get too many good shots. Go figure, Baby A was moving too much to focus on him for too long! The good news is that both babies weigh exactly the same (they weigh them in grams right now which roughly converts to pounds so sometimes the pounds is the same but they are actually a little different in grams). At 30 weeks 2 days they are 3 pounds 5 oz each- that's almost 7 pounds of baby in there. No wonder I'm starting to gain more weight. This puts them in the 50th % for a singleton which is perfectly average and excellent for twins.

I continue to feel good for the most of the time. My restful nights are getting few and farther between, which I know is to come anyway. The boys are so active at night I'm sure that's what is waking me up several times. Then once they wake me up I realize I have to go to the bathroom. It's a vicious circle but I am happy to be in the circle. I find I can't sit very long as I get this sharp pain in my right side/rib area. No doubt it's from Baby B shoving his head up in my rib cage- yes, he's still breech. But all in all, not much I can complain about. Dr said we will schedule my C-section for between 38/39 weeks so only 8-9 more weeks- Yikes!

Maternity Pictures

Here is the link to some professional maternity photos we had taken last week. I'm not thrilled with the white scarf ones- she used too much fabric. I'm pretty happy with the rest.
http://Alexanderphotography.zenfolio.com/ring
I saw the OB again today- 29 week check. BP was good. In two weeks my belly has grown 2 more centimeters and I gained 4 pounds! The boys should have gained quite a bit when I go for my ultrasound next week. Dr said everything was great and see you in two weeks! I'll take that!

the nursery painting is done!

Grandma Ring came this weekend and put the finishing touches on the nursery walls. I am so excited about how it all turned out. Now I can't wait to get everything in there organized!

The dresser for the nursery is on back order so I can't really get things set up too much until that comes and we know exactly where all the furniture will be placed. This week we plan on shopping for mattresses for the cribs. There is still things from our registry we need but we'll start stocking those things in July.
On Saturday while I took a test towards my masters- Derek, his Dad, and my Dad worked hard on the pond. They got the liner in and the waterfall/pump working. It's amazing how much they got done. I came home from my exam and the pond was full of water! Now we just have to work on placing the rocks around and in the pond. We'll wait a little while to put the fish in so the water has time to balance. We've gone from under 100 gallons to 12oo gallons!


Sunday was my family/friends shower here in Illinois. We had a lot of fun playing a few games, opening gifts, and having yummy cake and ice cream sundaes. Another batch of baby things to drool over! They gave it a slight sports theme for the little sluggers in my belly- a Cubs cake, bats and balls on the tables, etc. Derek liked that!

OB check-up on Wednesday 6-10
Ultrasound next Wednesday 6-17