Merry Christmas 2007

Ok so once again here I sit.. wanting to sleep (nap) before going over to mom's for Christmas Eve and guess who is SNORING his head off? That's right Mr Leland P Ringen himself. Ugh... I swear I am going to cause him violence but then Santa won't leave me anything.. trying to be a good girl..

Anyway.. Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and possibly Happy New Year to you all. If anyone is wondering I'm doing fine after Friday's mini scare. Lots of rest on my part though you wouldn't think so since I went to the mall Saturday afternoon to finish my shopping. Also, not totally sure but I think I felt someone move today.. I really have no clue what I am supposed to be feeling at all from these babies. I'll take it..

Lee was looking at my tummy today and was totally impressed by it. He thinks that it's time for another belly shot.. Ok but we'll do it on Thursday since all my other pictures have been on a Thursday and I'll be 20 weeks and 1 day PG. That's the halfway mark. Can you even believe that Wednesday is 20 weeks till May 14th is here? I so need to get moving.. though my mantra lately has been to enjoy every single moment of my pregnancy. I may never do this again so I'm not wanting to rush through any part of it.

Almost forgot.. the girls got a very sweet kiss from Daddy today.. as the McDonald's saying goes.. I'm Loving It..

Life with me is not boring..

I went to an interview today and left at quarter of 12 (noon).. and am justing getting home now at 9pm.. reason.. I wound up in the L & D unit.. I had a really bad BM this morning that had me in the bathroom for 90 minutes (tmi).. I figured that anything I saw was from that but once at my interview I felt like I really needed a bathroom and had a bit of blood in the bowl and on the paper.. Had my interview and acted like nothing was wrong.. went to visit some old co-workers and used their bathroom before I got back on the road and it was still there.. I calmly called my OB and talked to his nurse and she told me that he's left already but to drive myself to our local hospital and go straight to L & D. I practically cried for the whole trip imagining the worst case scenarios. Thankfully everything was ok but they kept me for 2.5 hrs and then I went to my mom's so I could see my brother. So now I am finally home and under orders to rest and relax and let Lee pamper me silly. BTW the interview seemed to go well (though I did have a couple of moments where I felt like I couldn't focus at all). I'll hopefully hear at the end of next week / beginning of the week after.

19 weeks Today

Here's a picture from last week (18wks 1 day)... the girls got their first Christmas presents today.. a set of 5 bibs (to share) and a 5x7 frame each that is magnetic from their Uncle A and Aunt D in CA.

Daddy got a great book from them too... The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion.. Lee loves it..

I usually Love Snow

But today it is really not making my day... I was supposed to go to church this morning and then out shopping with a friend and then much later out scrapbooking.. None of that happened today.. Instead I got up at 6am and sat listening to the news waiting to hear news about church (1st it was delayed due to weather then cancelled) then I got an email that my crop was cancelled too.. I called my friend and left a message that I wouldn't be leaving the apartment today. Instead Lee took me out for a walk down the street to get some treats and then back home. I took a well-deserved nap and am now sitting here doing laundry and trying to figure out dinner.. at least I got some knitting done. I am not a happy camper. At least tomorrow I can TRY to leave here and go to work. Hold on did I just type that I wanted to go to work? Quick take my temperature I must be delusional since we will be packing up the office this week and moving to the Corporate Office on Friday.

At least I have stuff to look forward to later this week.. D is coming home on Friday. I can't wait to see him and get his reaction to what I look like right now.

Oh I watched the girls last night.. we had a really fun time together.. D was adorable as most 2 year olds are and even told me that her belly was big like mine. I asked her what's in her belly and she told me "Soda and chicken" (I swear I only gave her a sip of the soda). S on the other hand decided to draw a picture of Santa for Santa and put it in the fireplace for the elves to come and bring to Santa. How cute is that?? So glad that I didn't stay over at S's house last night.. I would have gotten stuck there today. Not a bad thing.. I just wanted to be in my bed last night with Lee and the kitties.

Big News

We had the Level II ultrasound yesterday plus an OB appt and we are very proud to announce that we are having not one but TWO little girls in May. I am so excited and once again my mommy instinct was correct (I had an inkling that they might both be girls).. This also makes me freak out a little.. quoted from my HS yearbook, " I, Cheryl Sarno, see myself teaching Kindergarten and raising a family consisting of twin daughters". Insert Twilight Zone music here.. Ok so I'm not a Kindergarten teacher but you never know.

Oh a special note to Jen and Aunt Sue... It is safe to call or email S... He should know by now (I told J last night and asked her to tell him).

Lee and I celebrated last night with Sparkling Cider... darn that stuff is good and addicting.. If it weren't snowing right now... I'd be at the store buying more.. it was that good.

Down she goes

Oh my gosh what a day...

I knew that it was going to be an icy day out.. I just wasn't prepared for how icy.. I went to go out to the car this morning to go to work and I got no further than our neighbor's fence and boom down I went straight down on the belly.. Realized what happened and got myself up and returned to the apartment. Lee heard me come back in (since I was crying) and had me sit down.. Called Dr M and let his office know what had happened. Dr M called me back and asked if I had any vaginal bleeding (nope), is my belly bruised (nope). Told me that I was most probably ok but let's get you in for an u/s today to double check on the kids. So I spent the day at home mostly except for a quick trip out for the u/s. Everyone is fine.. plenty of fluid that protected the babies. I have a scrape on my hand though.

The most stupid part of all of this is that Lee had just ordered some cleat like overshoes for the ice the other day and had them delivered to my mom's. They arrived today. I really SHOULD go pick them up but I'm too wiped out to go over.

Oh btw, when Lee left for work today, he almost fell too but he made it to our car and started it, de-iced it and then moved it closer to our apartment for me.. wahoo.. I am loving him so much right now..

Driving Lesson and a new scanner

I took Lee to the cemetary today to get him driving... He actually asked me to do this. He did fabulous after a small rough start. I kept asking him how confident he felt about driving (I know nagging wife routine). He must have been feeling pretty good since instead of switching places he decided to take to the real roads after 30 minutes of driving around the cemetary. He didn't last long... maybe a block or two before he pulled over and asked to switch back. Not too shabby and I don't blame him since he had two cars come at him from the opposite direction and there wasn't enough room for each other to pass (there were cars parked on our side of the street).





After I took over I asked if we could go to Staples and get a new scanner since the old one doesn't work and will never work with Vista. So we went, we found a nice one that does what we want it to do and took it home and set it up. I am so happy to be able to scan pictures again. I have a lot of learning to do on this one since I knew the old one rather well. Still need to figure out how to get and print the user guide...





So let's celebrate with a picture... This is me with my 15 week and 1 day belly. It's a little on the old side (almost 3 weeks ago) but that's what happens when your computer crashes and your new tower has Vista instead of Windows XP and your old scanner won't work with Vista. There will be a new one taken this week (18 weeks) along with the news of what type of babies we are expecting... boys, girls or one of each.