Week 33 twins, part 2
We have a solid birth plan! Yesterday the doctor scheduled our C-section for Oct. 4 at 11:30 a.m.
She noted that doesn’t mean the twins won’t come on their own before then, of course, but I’m glad to have a firm date on the calendar to know the latest time they’d be making their world debut.
This slightly outdates my twin watch guess, but it could give the rest of you a boost in guessing! So go vote and win a prize! (I KNOW all you out there are reading and just not posting since I’ve met several of you saying that!!)
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Ava on the bars at gymnastics -- she's generally fearless, fortunately or unfortunately!
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Twins, week 33
This twin thing is so happening, folks. I’m absolutely huge. Every part of me is uncomfortable. And I think we’re finally pretty much ready.
Check this out:
Whoa. This is serious twin gear.
Please take a guess on when you’ll think the deuce will arrive by posting a comment on this link. Even if you don’t live in Little Rock or think you’re not eligible for the prizes for whatever reason, I still want to see what you think!
I posted some help for guessers on that page, but here’s an extra tidbit for you regular readers: I’ve been having Braxton Hicks like crazy and even a few real contractions here and there for weeks now, but the doctor has said twice now that I’ve got a “cervix of steel” — still all clamped shut. Good luck on the guessing!
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Cribs for twins! At right is Ava's old one, with an ABC crosstitch my mom did for me when I was little.
Newly restocked dresser!
Newly organized bookshelf with "baby" books plus extras, and a needlepoint Chris' mom did for him when he was little.
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thanks Aunt Nerd!
Just playing around!
My sister Brandi, aka “Aunt Nerd”, came to visit this weekend and help us out a bit in my enlargened state. She rocked!
We had a full weekend packed with gymnastics, a baby shower, a trip to the McDonald’s playground and Super Wal-Mart, so the time flew right by. But Ava LOVES her Aunt Nerd, so that immediately made everything that’s a normally challenge with her a little easier. Plus, she did a little cleaning around our house to boot. Horray!
So thank you again, Aunt Nerd! Can’t wait until you come back when the babies are here!
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Wordless Wednesday
Somehow, Ava looks way older than 2 1/2 here ...
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scary Swiper
Ava is in love with Dora the Explorer, although somehow she’s become terrified of Swiper, the fox on that show who tries to swipe things away from Dora and her buddies.
He’s just about the lamest cartoon villain there is, because all they have to do is say, “Swiper, no swiping! Swiper, no swiping!” And then he says, “Aww, man!” and runs off. Oooh, terrifying!
Somehow, though, Ava has convinced herself that Swiper is always about to jump out at her. In the past few weeks, we’ve heard that Swiper was in the bathroom mirror, in the bushes outside gymnastics, downstairs at night and most disturbingly, “trying to get” her “pee pee.”
Perhaps most parents would take this as a cue to find something else for her to watch, but she’s super insistent about getting her Dora time, and I don’t have the energy to have a nightly flailing battle over it right now. Hopefully this phase will pass in another week or so like all her other phases have, and we’ll move onto something else.
twins, week 31
I’m one big mama right now. Last time we took a belly picture, it was at week 20.
11 weeks later, here we are:
Notice that this even giant shirt can't cover it all ...
Whoa.
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still swapping …
Remember Ava’s panty swap? Well, it turns out the girls really did do that on their own.
And they’ve now moved onto swapping other things.
One day this week there was apparently a secretive 3-way shoe trade among Ava and her buddies. Somehow the parents managed not to notice right away, so Ava — the last to get picked up — came home with the wrong shoes, which means the other girls did too.
And the mom of the girl who Ava swapped panties with wasn’t too pleased about that trade, noting, “It’s unsanitary.” So I’m sure the shoe thing didn’t go over too well, either.
Wordless Wednesday
I hate to tell Ava, but this is what really happens to most princesses ...
Oh wait, that's about to be me ... minus the costume
Thanks to my friend Laura for the forward. (An oldie but worth repeating!) And see Arkie Mama for more Wordless Wednesdays!
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Heidi White, assistant state editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, lives in Little Rock with husband Chris and daughter Ava. The couple hope to expand their family in the near future.