16 Week Ultrasound & Updates

The girls are still on the small side but are doing well. It was a pretty uneventful visit, but I think that’s a good thing. Here are the pictures from today. The first 2 are of baby A (her head is on the right) and the 3rd is of Baby B's leg. Since she's behind baby A that was about all we could see of her.

So operation decorate is in full swing. I ended up coming home from Vegas a day early – it’s not a fun place to be when you’re pregnant. I get tired really easily now, so I wasn’t up for much walking and the smoke in the casinos really bothered me. We saw a couple shows which was fun, but I really just wanted to get back to the house to get started on putting the nursery together.

I actually ordered bedding sets before I knew for sure that we’re having girls. I found a good sale on the sets that I had picked out and figured I could return them if I was wrong. Fortunately I was right, so I was able to jump right into accessorizing. Since I’m not allowed to paint the walls, I ordered a large vinyl tree with jungle animals that will adhere to the wall to coordinate with the girly jungle themed bedding.

The bedding came with valances, but the window in the girls room is really tall, so it needs some long curtains as well. After lots of looking I gave up on buying ready-to-hang curtains, so my mom and I picked out some fabric and she’s going to make some for me (the sewing machine isn’t something I’ve mastered quite yet).

Anyhow, so we’re moving right along with the decorating. The cribs and mattresses have been ordered and are on their way to the house and I placed an order for the dresser and rocking chair. Those will take 8-10 weeks, so hopefully that will give me some time to get everything else done with less furniture in the room to work around.

Although I have to take frequent breaks, this is definitely the fun part for me. I really enjoy trying to figure out how to pull it all together to make a cute/unique/functional room. I don’t think Luke quite has my “vision” figured out, but he’s willing to go along with it - trusting it’ll look good once it’s all completed. We’ll post some pictures once there is something to see.

Here is the latest picture of my rapidly expanding belly...