This will be a long post. Mostly pictures that I've been meaning to upload. Valentines was fun. Gracie and I had fun getting dressed pretty in our pink and red shirts. I was curling her hair that morning and was explaining to her about valentines day and how when we see Dad we were going to tell him Happy Valentines Day and give him a hug and kiss. After we were all dressed up and had our hair done, I asked her, "What are we going to tell Dad when we see him?" She thought for a second then squealed "Happy Christmas!!" She is so cute. I got to sneak out of bed for a couple hours and I met my sisters and niece at McDonalds and let the kids play. Our husbands were either working or out of town so it was fun having girl time for a while. Joke of that day or should I say, week, "Look down your shirt and spell attic. (A-T-T-I-C)" Retarded joke but it was even funnier when I told it to Dan and he spelled it attick, and looked at me funny, replying that he didn't get it. I laughed so hard! He's such a special guy. :) Here's Gracie and her cousins Hannah (on the ground), Mariah and Adam at the playground at McD's.


We had another Drs. appt. today. It went good. The specialist did another ultra sound to check the babies anatomy and they also measured my cervix to make sure I wasn't effacing. The tech almost gave me a heart attack the first time she measured because she quickly excused herself and came back in with the Dr. She didn't measure it right because it was showing only 1/3 of the length that it should be, meaning, I would be spending the next 3 or 4 months in Tucson. Anyway, they said the length is okay but staying on bed rest is a very good idea to keep me from going into pre-term labor. We were hoping that they would be able to see if they were girls for sure this time. I'm still not going to buy anything until I have proof. The last U/S we got, I was only 16 weeks and the first tech couldn't tell and thought one of them looked boyish, but then another tech came in and looked real fast and said they were girls. He didn't even show us or take any pictures so I'm not going to buy anything until I know for sure. Today the babies weren't cooperating. Both had their legs crossed and wouldn't give us a good look. Maybe in a couple weeks we'll know. I'll be happy with whatever though.

Here's my 5 month belly. We took Gracie to the appt. today and I kept telling her she was going to see the babies on a TV. She was a little weirded out by the U/S jelly and kept saying in her concerned voice, "Mommy, you got owies on your tummy?" It was fun having her come along to my "dotters appoitent" as she called it. :)


Here's just a little comparison. I'm getting somewhat worried. The first picture is of my belly the night before I had Gracie. Keep in mind, she was about 5 1/2 weeks early. The second is of my 5 month belly. I'm hoping that I do make it to 36 weeks with this one. At the rate I'm going, my tummy is going to be freakishly large. :) All in the name of bearing sweet children! Totally worth it, but it is funny to see how 5 months of pregnancy and no exercise can change your body so much. (Volleyball picture below.) I think I was one month along when Dan took this. Ah, those were the days. I wonder if I could still fit into those shorts? Just kidding, I won't even try. :)

Sweet girl...

Gracie has been really good at keeping me entertained these past few weeks. Her newest thing to say is "Mom, you're cute as a bug," while she squeezes my nose. When I say it back to her she states in her know it all voice, "No silly, I'm beautiful." :) She is such a girly girl. Everything is pink and princesses with her. Any commercial that comes on and has something pink on it, she squeals, "I want that!" It doesn't matter what it is, as long as its pink. As my belly has grown she'll come and lay on it and tell me its a nice comfy pillow. Today I had my shirt pulled up a little way and I was scratching my itchy tummy and she looked at me shocked and said, "Mom, put your shirt down, I don't want to see your woo woos." She cracks me up all the time. These pictures are from just a little while ago. I caught her getting into my makeup and of course she denied that she put any on. :)
Last week we had a yard sale and I was going through her baby clothes. It was like one giant dress up party for her. Who cares if they don't fit. :)