Thursday, November 7, 2013

Remembrance Day Booklet

Yesterday another homeschooling family took Presley and Rachael for the afternoon and did a really fantastic Remembrance Day booklet from Teachers Pay Teachers based on the book A Poppy Is To Remember.
Here is her blog where she explains what they did in detail. :)
 






Tuesday, November 5, 2013

38+3

 Well here we are still very much pregnant and according to obstetrics in B.C now post dates.

Lots of contractions but nothing that amounts to anything, the pressure is beyond intense. Even after seven very full term babies I have never experienced anything like this kind of pressure. My body doesn't feel like my own. Walking to the bathroom amazes me that nothing has fallen out.  I suspect we are getting closer with all the pre-labor. I am getting up around 2:00am some nights to have bath and relax, this seems to help a lot. Getting out of the tub well that's probably quite funny if it was video taped. I literally have to climb up my body to get back up to standing.
 Chris is awesome though on the really rough nights he will get up out of bed and come sit in the bathroom with me even though he has to be up for work at 6:00am. He will even shave my legs for me!
I am thankful for my birth support. Friends who live 8 hours away come to give me a foot massage. Or friends that have let me just be real when I hit a wall. Friends that last minute will have a coffee with and just let me tell them everything I have told them 4,5,6 times already.

So for now it's a sit and wait game! I feel like a ticking time bomb and everyone (including many family and friends........ the butcher ........... grocer......the man with the dog......... the postman ha ha) is waiting in anticipation! and I'm here ready to go.

This pregnancy and birth plan has been an emotional one, and we continue to be in prayer to deliver these two boys naturally with out interventions or complications and so far everyone is on board.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

First Snow Fall

 
The snow has arrived!
As it appears the white stuff is here to stay it's been coming down for over 12 hours now.
The children were so excited they spent a couple hours outside building snowmen and snow forts.
Everyone came in with red little noses and chattering teeth. The big guys were quick to pull out the hot coco to warm up all these little people.
Then later this afternoon Austin got to go outside with Dad and have his first tractor lesson and plowed the driveway. He did pretty good, other than almost swiping the house with the bucket! Ekkkk Chris was hollering at him telling him to stop but the tractor is just so loud! Thankfully he missed!
 
 



Friday, November 1, 2013

37 weeks!

Sorry for how blurry it is. 
     I can’t believe I’m saying this… but I’m 38 weeks pregnant tomorrow with twins!!!! Wow what a blessing and true miracle that I’m still pregnant. As shocking as that is to the medical community I on one hand know my body and think I have another good week to go.  My cervics is still long and closed (sorry TMI) and babies are growing well.

I can honestly see how women reach a point where they just can’t go any longer, and schedule inductions. Right now I’m still holding strong to my word… we plan to not induce and let these babies come when they are ready, just as long as I stay healthy and they stay healthy. My OBGYN has been great the last few weeks really understanding and listening to me and my body. Inductions are not fun.  But I will not lie when I’m at my lowest I think about it "maybe I’ll let the OB just break my water or maybe we can just do PIT and get the party started". But I also know what it best for the babies. I have researched my brain out, talked to plenty of different midwives and they all tell me the same thing "be patient". I am incredibly uncomfortable and sore now. Baby A is so deep pain shoots up my back right up to my head where I end up with wicked headaches that send me to bed. Baby B is all over the place still transverse but a wiggle worm. I have a fundal height of 45-46  I did however lose 4lbs last week due to intense heartburn so my weight continues to maintain.
  Sitting causes the most pain now I need to be home to have the option to go lay down and get the weight off. Even with all that this has been one of the most amazing seasons of my life. A pregnancy with no PSD was a dream come true. All at the same time of wanting to meet my babies I'm sad the pregnancy is at the end.
I go for an NST tomorrow and will likely double my fluid tests this week and my NST's and I'm pretty sure that will be it.  I have LOVED all my u/s tec's they have been amazing and encouraging making sure to include all my children in everything they are doing. 
This week I plan to have a quiet week and rest as much as I can and soak in these last days where I don't have to share my babies. Love up all my big kids and really just push the outside world out and create my little haven here.