Hello all who read this,
Happy Memorial day to everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend with the nice weather we had. Also, a specail Thank you to our service men and women and our veterans who have served. We are truly blessed for everything you have done for us.
I am giving Amber the week off so I am taking over the blog this time. Its crazy to think that it's already almost week 32, each week we are amazed at how the pregnancy has gone. Our house is at a point where its full off baby stuff but its slowly getting organized. Amber has been getting the clothes together and getting stuff put in their right spots in the nursary. I don't throw the cute word out there a lot but I must say, some of the outfits are pretty cute and I can't wait to see the girls in them. We have finally pulled out our double stroller and have it put together along with our two carseats. The debate now is when to have them in the car ready to go. We have some final touches to put in the nursary along with items to get but overall we feel better eachday with what we have gotten ready.
Here's where our twins are at:
Your twins' arms, legs and bodies continue to fill out and are finally in proportion to their heads. By 32 weeks, each twin weighs about 3.7lb and looks very like a newborn. They measure about 16.5in (42 cm for our Canadain readers) each from crown to toe.
You may notice that your twins aren't moving around as much this month. Don't worry, they're just running out of space in your womb. As long as you can feel them squirming, you'll know they're fine. Believe it or not, they still have some growing to do. You can expect them to gain at least 1.5lb more before they're born.
Your twins' organs are continuing to mature and they are passing large amounts of water through their bladders, which is good practice for weeing once they're born. Your babies have periods of dream sleep by this stage, and will continue to do so once they're born.
Some babies have a full head of hair, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on.
Your twins should already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down, with their heads pointing downwards. Your doctor will be paying careful attention to your twins' position in the coming weeks. Some babies do turn back round again.
Your twins' skulls are still quite pliable and not completely joined, in part so they can ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. But the bones in the rest of their bodies are hardening. Their skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled.
You may notice that your twins aren't moving around as much this month. Don't worry, they're just running out of space in your womb. As long as you can feel them squirming, you'll know they're fine. Believe it or not, they still have some growing to do. You can expect them to gain at least 1.5lb more before they're born.
Your twins' organs are continuing to mature and they are passing large amounts of water through their bladders, which is good practice for weeing once they're born. Your babies have periods of dream sleep by this stage, and will continue to do so once they're born.
Some babies have a full head of hair, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on.
Your twins should already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down, with their heads pointing downwards. Your doctor will be paying careful attention to your twins' position in the coming weeks. Some babies do turn back round again.
Your twins' skulls are still quite pliable and not completely joined, in part so they can ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. But the bones in the rest of their bodies are hardening. Their skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled.
Not only are we excited for the development of the girls but we love that we have familyy close by as well. We have been blessed with Heather and Elliot moving near us and we are always excited to hang out with them and most importantly we get to hang out with our nephew Mason. We told you guys last week that we found a daycare but whats more exciting is that our girls and Mason will be going to the same daycare. I find that really cool that even though we are FAR away from family, our girls and Mason can hangout together all day!! We are also excited for this fall as we have talked with family and there is interest in them coming out to visit us out here. My sister Kristen and Dan had a girl, Sydney about a month ago and we are excited to see and hold her someday! Also, my brother Anthony and Maria had a boy, Shea, in January so its been tough not being able to hold and bond with him. Although it has been enjoyable to talk with their other two boys, Jesse and Owen on the phone. Its so fun to see them develop into the boys they are. Finally we got to see my other brother, Shawn and Bobbi and their daughter Taylor. We got to see her on Skype and it was a blast so see how much she has grown since we saw her last summer. We are truly blessed with all our nephews and neices, and I'm still blown away that my parents will have 6 grandchildren within one year!!! When we head home next year our family get together will be so different but its a time we are excited for. Along with my family, Ambers family is also excited for these girls. Its been so funny to watch her brother Reid feel the girls kick, his reaction is pricelss eachtime. These are the first grandchildren on this side so there is a lot of excitedment from Amber's mom and dad as well as her Aunt, who has ensured that we are ready with Nebraska gear for game days!!!
Amber with her pineapples!!!
Ambers sideview....I know what your thinking, yep, she's still got it!!!!!
Finally, I have to tell you about the TOUGH MUDDER competition I did last weekend. If you are able to I would encourage you to do this event. There are events all over the US and Canada. It was a 12 mile course with about 28 obstacles on it that you try and complete with your team. You are not timed but its more of a teamwork and comraderee event. I did the event with 7 other guys I went to college with and the whole course took us 3 hours and 26 minutes. Truly one of the most exciting events that I've done and we are planning on doing it next year, July 20, 2013!!
Anyways, hope all is well with everyone and have a great week!!!
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