The babies are growing like weeds! Baby boy is 2 lbs 13 oz and baby girl is 2 lbs 8 oz. This puts them at expected delivery dates of 9/14 and 9/24. The doctor isn't concerned about the difference in dates, since boys are normally larger than girls. Both babies are still head down, which puts the boy kicking me in the right ribs and the girl kicking me in the stomach. They are particularly active when I eat ice cream. Apparently they don't like the cold on their feet and bums :)
As far as me, my blood pressure is still the high side of the normal range, but still normal. They continue to keep a close eye on it. I am measuring at 36 weeks (which is where Mel is at), so needless to say I'm starting to get a bit uncomfortable. It also doesn't help that people in the plant tend to not have filters. I think I hear 'you just get bigger every day' at least 5 times a day. Fun times... Here is an updated belly bump pic and a comparison of my belly bump with Mel's.
I will keep having 2 week appointments until 32 weeks where I will start to have 2 a week: one with my doctor and one stress test at the hospital. I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but we are going to be delivering at St. Luke's. Both hospitals in town are fantastic, but St. Luke's has a neonatologist on staff 24 hours a day. This was key since we have a higher likelihood of delivering small babies.
Now, the projects. First off, I have a fantastic family. They have been sooo helpful! I'm not sure why I thought starting so many projects all at once was a good idea, but I'm in it now. Last weekend, John's family came down to help with tiling the floors of the half bath, the floor of the guest bath and the shower of the guest bath. We are still in the process of finishing, but we got a TON of work done while they were here. These aren't the most up to date pictures, but here are some progress shots after that weekend.
During this week, the painter came to redo our kitchen cabinets. We had him use polyshade to darken them. He hadn't used it before and he really didn't like this product. He was here yesterday to reinstall the doors. All that is left is to clean up the dust and install a few handles. I think it turned out great!
Sometime mid-week, I asked my family for some help. I think I had hit the incredibly overwhelmed point of having the house a mess and feeling like I just couldn't keep up. Mom, Dad, Derek, Becky and the kiddos came down yesterday. Jantzen said 'she is just telling us what to do and we are doing all the work!'. Yep kiddo, that's how it works when your belly is too big to bend over and pick green beans!
We got a TON done! Our garage was a hot mess with construction stuff, garbage from construction, toilets from the bathrooms, etc. The kids helped load all the cardboard into my car and helped sweep the floor while mom and Becky moved things around so we could sweep under things (and so we could get vehicles in). Derek and Dad reinstalled the vanity upstairs and installed the vanity downstairs. They got the faucet in as well except for actually hooking up the water and the drain because we didn't have the connections. Derek finished some grouting in the shower and then Becky did some serious cleaning in that bathroom. Mom and I also spent some time just cleaning up the main floor. Needless to say, I was exhausted when they left. I do feel like I actually live in my house now and not a construction zone. Hooray for so much help and awesome family!
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