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Well thanks to the help of my family and advice from many friends I tried and tried and tried and finally went into labor at 37 weeks 3 days!!

In the operating room to deliver the babies. Check out this crowd!! :) We love our family.



Here they are!!! James and Elliana both delivered naturally and so healthy!!


More pictures to come!!

36 weeks and still going....

The past weekend was CRAZY busy for my family!! Sarah moved into college at Johnson and Wales and had a family day/ceremony that we went to. She looks so cute in her new dress! This is a picture of her and mom in front of her dorm. Way nicer than CSU's dorms!!
The family posing for a picture.
We love our brother Matty!!
My oldest sister Shanna and her family also moved this past weekend. They made it safely to Redding, CA. Makes me sad just thinking about it but they are chasing after their dreams of being in full time ministry.

Then my mom earned her new car from Mary Kay and we picked it up!! Pretty Snazzy!! She is signing the papers and getting the keys! Way to go Mom!
Mom and Dad in front of the Chevy Malibu! She looks pretty foxy driving this brand new car!!
And finally I am at 36 weeks. 2 trips to the hospital yesterday but turns out everything is ok. The babies got measured today and Ellie is approximately 6lbs 8oz and James is 5lbs 5oz. The babies could come anytime....
The anticipation is seriously dreadful! I just want to meet these sweet babies and hold them in our arms.

35 weeks

At my doctors appointment today he said that I am 60-70% effaced and that labor could happen at anytime!! What exciting news!! They also put on the fetal heart rate monitors and contraction monitor and were surprised to see that I had what the nurse called a "triple contraction." I guess that is where you have a hard, strong contraction then it starts to let up and you have another, it starts to let up and you have another. The babies don't seem to mind all the contractions and their heart rates looked good. They were a little sleepy but once they woke them up they were really active and kicking the monitors. For the last 4 days I have been having over 12 contractions in an hour as close as 2 minutes apart and all through the night. Sometimes they are letting up and then they start back up again. I am off of Procardia which made the contractions less intense and I have noticed a huge difference for me in the strength of the contractions. SO needless to say I have been really drained from all the contractions and in a lot of pain/discomfort. I am trying to keep a good attitude but I have not been the sunniest person to be around. Sweet Jeremy has been wonderful and my family has been amazingly helpful! Mostly I am trying to stay distracted and just let things happen when it's time. Jeremy texts me from work every few hours to make sure I am still prego...I think he is a bit nervous to be 2.5 hours away from me at this point! Thanks for your calls and encouragement even if I have missed you, it has been an endurance challenge for me at this point. I can't wait to meet these babies and be able to see my toes again. I am always wondering if today will be the day but we will just have to wait and see.

My oldest sister Shanna and her family move to Northern California this weekend. And my little sister Sarah is moving to college at Johnson and Whales on Friday. Lots of good changes happening for everyone but we are going to miss them lots and lots.

Almost 34 weeks!

Well we have almost made it to another really important milestone...34 weeks! Tomorrow I will be at 34 weeks which is a huge accomplishment! My doctor continues to be surprised by how well I am doing. The babies are looking awesome, growing like little peas in a pod. I am still on modified bedrest because they want me to try to go as long as possible and the more I am up and moving the more that I contract.
SO you may be wondering...what does one do to pass the time for weeks on end? And the answer is....puzzles, lots and lots of puzzles and movies and reading, and hanging out with my family and friends. Jeremy and I celebrated our anniversary early this year because he has to work this weekend. We got all you can eat crab legs and gelato!!! It was quite the little outing for me. We have been married for 5 years and gone through so much together. We had such a great time celebrating our life and we are right on the verge of such a big life change.
34 weeks...I am so thankful for having a healthy pregnancy and healthy babies!!
Who's belly is bigger?
I think I beat the watermelon on this one!
At this point I have had more grumpy days than usual just because I am barely sleeping, so uncomfortable, heartburn is raging, contractions are painful, nothing fits, and I waddle everywhere I go...but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We scheduled a csection for September 22nd (38 weeks) if I make it that far, our babies will be here by then for sure!!

2nd Goal!

We will be at 32 weeks tomorrow!! That was the second goal my doctor gave me. We are breathing a huge sigh of relief today. We had a perinatologist appointment today and they measured the babies and checked them out. They are still growing, both head down, looking great, and no concerns from the doctors!! Ellie is 4 pounds 1 oz and James is 3 pounds 11 oz. I can not express how thankful we are to have 2 healthy babies and to have gotten them this far!! Now we need to make it to 34 weeks and anytime after that the babies can come with a lot less worries about preemie issues. All this modified bed rest has been worth it!
Talking to Oscar about the babies! When will they arrive?? You can post a guess and I will add it to the calendar. Whoever is closest gets a gift card in the mail!