Twin trouble

Well at 22w5d (Thursday 11/15)I had what I hope to be the first and last pre term labor scare. I was having some symptoms early in the day, but the nurse said to take it easy and I should be okay until my appointment the following Monday.
Well a few hours later I was having weird pains I couldn't identify. By the time I got to the hospital I was having contractions every 5-15min. They ran a few tests and determined that there weren't any serious signs that delivery was imminent. While I was thrilled I was still confused why I was having contractions. After a shot of Terbutaline the contractions turned to irritability. We came home, I was instructed to stay on bed rest.
The following day we had an ultrasound that again confirmed everything looked okay, and there were no further signs of imminent delivery! Yay! But as my uterus was still "irritable" I was to remain on bed rest until my appointment Monday.
So here I am on bed rest. I realize it's an important job I have to grow these babes. A job that no one else can do. And while I miss the day to day with Ellie I have to prioritize the twins in this moment because I'm the sole provider for them. Ellie has many who love her an can care for her.
It's been quite an eventful 72 hours and I am anxious to discuss with my OB on Monday what the extended plan is. I'm still having some contractions/irritability while on bed rest. It does scare me. But I have to remain calm and pray these babes have NO intention of coming early! 15more weeks doesn't seem like too much to ask for!
:-/

Twins' Ultrasounds thru week 21

The video was too long, so you'll have to go through youtube to watch it! It's just a lot of pictures and videos of the twins up until now. (21weeks)

Enjoy!

Welcome Chick-Fil-A

Ellie was begging me to take her to Chick-Fil-A which just opened in Boise this week!
Finally after hours of trying to reason with her, we wandered out to eat more chicken!
Ellie seemed to really enjoy it! The book was the only thing she wanted! She did take a small break from reading "Cowrate" to partake of her juice box. She didn't touch another thing! Last time I listen to a one year old!

Stretchy pants

Don't deny it! If you've ever been pregnant you can appreciate that stretchy pants were a total bonus! Combined with the fact that you feel extremely bloated anyway, and no one can tell if you stole a watermelon or are just pregnant and you get a total lack of self control! Last week I was woofing down the apples. This week I upgraded to cookies. Don't judge me! (or do so quietly!)

Scary ghosts and ponytails

With Halloween on the horizon. Ellie decided she would get some scary practice, by playing ghost! She loves her WOOBIE and when she sees it she moans and groans and giggles while rubbing it on her face. She has figured out it makes a fun game to go blind! Also please note her very adorable FIRST ever ponytail! You can TOTALLY tell her mom is a cosmetologist by the sheer perfection of it! (The link will redirect you to youtube since I had such problems with the baby videos last time).

http://youtu.be/Ho66qphrTGY

(Also please note the ravioli sauce in her nose she's saving for later)

Niiiiice Baby!

Ellie meets her cousin Josiah! She calls him "Niiice beeebeee" and "Baby Bink?" cause she wants us to give him his binkie!

Ellie

Here are some pics. Ellie and her daddy! She loves him so much! Usually I put her to bed, but last night (when these were taken), I went to take her from Kip to rock her and read a book, and she said "Bye Bye" to me! Ugh! Such a daddy's girl!
Then the second one is of me and my three kids! Enjoy ugh!