I passed!

I can't believe it but I passed my 3 hr glucose test!! I am so excited and relieved and thankful and eating whatever I want!! No, not really.. I am not eating everything in sight. I am keeping myself in check and trying to make sure I don't develop diabetes later in the pregnancy. But you better believe I am enjoying not having to prick my finger multiple times a day and worrying about every bite I put in my mouth! It is something I will not take for granted! Ever!I had my 28 week dr. visit and it went well! The baby's heartrate was fast and sounded like horses galloping and dr. said I looked great. I am now going every 2 weeks to be checked out. I can't believe this pregnancy has flown by. I will get to meet my son in less than 12 weeks or less than 85 days. I am trying to savor the days of having a cute round belly (and it being a cute thing!) and feeling him move all around inside. I am also trying to savor my 2 girls who are so much fun right now. Emma, I mean Emmaline..she is being adamant about me calling her that!..is now not on board with having a brother. She tells everyone "No, I am having a sister!" I hope she isn't right..it might break her daddy's heart!! She also said very matter of factly the other day, "God doesn't want me to have a brother!" Who knew?? Then at another time she said to me while rubbing my belly, "You not having a boy, it's a girl." I said, "I don't think so. Won't a brother be fun?.." Then she said "You can have two! A sister and a brother later!" She is getting really crafty with her responses & making me want another ultrasound for some reassurance!
I generally feel great and only start to feel really full at the end of the day. There has been minimal heartburn and not really any swelling, so I hope I continue to feel this way! The dr. was happy with my weight gain and said I am measuring right on! He said he wished all his patients were easy like me!! That was nice to hear! Especially after his 'nurse' who listens for the heart beat and takes my weight and blood pressure, etc..said, "You are 27.5 weeks today, you are almost half way there!" Well, you don't say?? That made me feel a little uneasy..and maybe the fact that she can never find the baby's heartbeat and has to call in the other girl to help! I am thinking I might have a job in my future if that is all the training & education I need! Maybe it was an honest mistake or maybe she really is that clueless?!? It did make me laugh, though!
So here we are at 28 weeks (and 2/3 of the way there)! And here's hoping & praying for a smooth finish to this pregnancy! The girls are definitely keeping me busy but in a good way..the weeks are flying by!

Sharing

So Miss Emmaline isn't much into sharing as a whole, but when it comes to "sharing" her room with her Georgie, she is all about it! She jumps at the chance and begs us to let her sissy sleep in her bed. It is sweet I guess, but something I am having a hard time with. Don't get me wrong, it isn't keeping me up at night, but it is getting me up earlier than I wish!!
The 1st night we did it on a whim after me mentioning it to Emmaline (she is still insisting and reminding me that is her name!) in the car and she was sold. She was asking Georgia in the car, "You wanna sleep in my bed with me?" And Georgia would nod her head and so me and Daniel said ok..let's do it!They stayed up past 10:30, outlasting me, and managed to destroy her room in the process. We have our baby video monitor on and it is interesting to watch them cohort and fight and then eventually pass out. I went in the next morning (we have a lock on the door..I know it is mean, but necessary for now!) and saw quite a sight of black marker, lipgloss, shredded paper & everything pulled out of drawers & the closet! I was livid, but not really surprised. The 2nd night we continued on with our plan after some pep talks from friends and the girls passed out at 10. We did clean out all the frivolous items that aren't necessary in the room and locked the closet, so that helped things out. We also pushed in the trundle part of the bed..it seemed to be too much room for them to use..up & down..they couldn't decide where they wanted to be!
The 3rd night Georgia got in her own bed and refused to get out! I asked her repeatedly if she wanted to sleep with Sissy.."No". She was not budging and Emmaline came in to talk to her and got denied. Oh the drama and big big tears! I really felt bad for her. She left the room crying and saying, "Georgia hurt my feelings! I not like that." Daniel had to talk her down and make it better.
The next morning E woke up at 6 a.m. as usual and was bounding around the house and G slept in til after 8. Poor thing was exhausted trying to live on Big Sister's schedule!
So on our 4th night, tonight, E asked us again while driving, "Can Georgie sleep in my room tonight? But don't ask Georgie!" It was hilarious. She didn't want to have her say No! They finally fell asleep at 9:45 after wardrobe changes and diaper malfunctions. We go in there a lot to mediate but eventually they wear down. I think & hope it will get better! G was actually the culprit keeping them up tonight..Emma kept saying "Georgie don't wake me up. I need to sleep!"

old friends are the best

Pauline (3 kids), Carrie (preg with her 1st), Kristi (2 kids & niece Emmy), Kristi (3 kids), Erica (2 & preg), Autumn & Hoyt(only 1 so far)
We visited my family and friends in CS a while back. It was a fun trip and great to see everyone. All my friends' kids are getting so big. I love that we can all pick up where we left off and have a great time catching up no matter how much time it has been.
Emma & Ashton swimming
G in her 1920s suit
Autumn & Hoyt
killing snakes at Hayley's farm! No, for real. I shot a snake!splashed at Sea World
popsicle time
Emma, Sammi, Taylor & Georgia

fathers & fishing

We had a wonderful day here to celebrate the Fathers in our lives. My parents came in town to see us and help me out while Daniel got some time to do what he wanted to. E's new fishing pole..we are taking to MS with us soon! Daniel is so excited to share this love with his girls!After a long day swimming at Carrie's parents house we came home for naps while Daniel headed to a poker tournament. He had a blast though he didn't win and stayed all night long and me and the girls were treated to dinner by my parents. On Sunday we all got to sleep in a bit and then enjoyed a quick Italian lunch before Daniel booked it to Houston for a concert with his friend Derek. I was happy to let him go and have a fun night out, but it made it even easier that my parents were here to play with the girls. I even got a nap while they swam outside. It was a good weekend and I think everyone had fun!reading the bird watching book..Emma has been really into it lately!showing Pop their new fishing skills!
Thank you to all the Fathers who make our lives so much more bright and full of love and memories we will always cherish. Thank you for working hard to make our girls feel so special everyday of the year!loving on Daddy on our way to lunch

Soul Sisters

These girls are so cute together. Biased just a bit, yes! Now don't get me wrong, they still have their moments of pushing, squealing, pulling hair, tattling & bossing. But I do love their hugs they share, when they ask for eachother so they can play, or when they are loving on their baby dolls and pushing them around the house in heels.
Despite Emma's tackling issues (where she will clothesline Georgia out of the clear blue) she has become quite protective of her sister. It is really cute and I actually love seeing it happen. We could be at a park or a restaurant and if someone gets near her "baby Georgia" she will get between them and kindof block them out and say, "That's my baby sister Georgia!" while holding her arm out towards them.

Recently, there was a little boy, about G's age, who was wanting her drink and kept circling her and reaching for it. G was doing pretty well at keeping him at bay while saying "Mine", but once E saw what was going on she ran over squealing, "No, that's my baby Georgia" while shaking a finger at him. It was really sweet. Couldn't we all use a protector like that now and then?!! eating spaghetti..both their favorite!
I also love that G will hold your hand now while crossing the street (most of the time). It melts my heart seeing my girls hold hands and Emma making sure and telling her "Mommy gonna give you a spanking if you don't hold hands in the street. You want a spanking??" Then G will shake her head and say real seriously, "No..No" It makes me smile!caught them playing sweet! ;)
We have graduated G out of the highchair at the table, now she either sits with us or will sit in the booster. I store it under the table and found them one day taking turns dragging eachother around the floor on the booster seat.
They were having a blast and laughing so loud, but I just didn't see it ending that way.

They spent at least 45 minutes in our plastic pool going up and down the slide the other day. They were going so fast it was causing a whirlpool and only stopped once I forced them out of the pool. I forsee lots of days spent out there burning off energy!
These are my 2 girls, probably the only 2 I will have..but I will always love seeing them grow up together, learning from eachother and even fighting with eachother over shoes, purses & makeup. Cause at the end of the day they ask for the other when they aren't around, they want to sleep together and they give sweet good night kisses after prayers to eachother.

Party girls

We have been to a few parties here and there lately. They have all been at fun kid-friendly places where the girls can go wild and we don't really have to do anything! LOVE IT.
Now, I do like the idea, intimacy, specialness (not really a word) of having birthday parties at your own home but it sure is enticing to let someone else do all the work and then you get to load up and head to your quiet home while someone else cleans up!!
I am seriously considering this for G's 2nd birthday..I will be due any minute if not just had her little brother and think that the last thing I will want to deal with will be all the party planning details!
Anyways, here are few pics of our parties we attended around town!Me & E wheeling around
G riding the train
G and her friend Maggie
E and her friend Georgia
Daniel and his girls on the obstacle course
Georgia in the playhouse
Emma tricycling!
Worth's 2nd Birthday party - he was so cute he started crying when everyone was singing HB to him and waving his hands, like 'stop it'. It was so funny! train rides were a hit!
proof of my 25 week preggos belly!shopping at the "HEB"- they got 5 of everything!
the dress up room..we had a hard time getting E to leave that room!

Memorial weekend part deux

posing at Granddad & Grandma Jules' house
nothing better than a belly buried in the sandG & Daniel looking at the fish! Daniel didn't want to pose since he didn't catch them!

sunset dinner followed by fireworks!!
Turtle Rescue Center was a hit! Emma took a while to get warmed up but eventually didn't want to leave.
Thanks to Granddad & Grandma Jules for everything!! It was a great vacation!