Week 26

Here's the week 26 tummy pic:

Though I look about "done," I've still got a ways to go! Hopefully we'll have at least 9 more weeks before the big day. But I'm wondering if I can take that many more weeks of these leg cramps, back pain and fatigue. I didn't think about the fact that being this big this early on would make me FEEL like I'm in my third trimester way before I should. I just keep reminding myself that every week more I can go is that much better for Parker & Brooks. It's amazing how much development takes place in even a few short days by this point in the pregnancy. I think I can....I think I can!

Even though I've hopefully got several more weeks, we've been going crazy around here trying to prepare for the boys' arrival in case it comes really early. I've put blogging on the back-burner lately because we've been in Spring Clean mode for about 3 weeks now. We're cleaning out closets, making trips to Goodwill, and trying to make room in our precious little house for these two new babies. I can't wait to post pictures of what we've been doing! Laney has a brand new big girl room, the boys' nursery is in the works, and we finally got our yard and back porch ready for spring/summer! Many posts to come.

I also have some Laney videos that I need to format and put on here! So...don't give up on me. I'll start posting more frequently again as soon as I can get the TAKS test behind me and feel a little more prepared for our boys' pending arrival. :)

Week 24

I'm back on track! Here are the week 24 tummy pics:

These pictures were taken on March 12th, my birthday. I turned 24. And I feel old. Probably not because 24 is that old, but more because I'll have THREE CHILDREN before I turn 25! Birthdays have become so lack-lustrous now that I'm older than 21, but it was a great day nonetheless. After I slept in, we went and picked up breakfast at McDonald's (one of my favorite things to do), then ran errands all day (another one of my favorite things to do). We finished the night off with dinner at at new restaurant in Clyde, TX, called Bonterra Blu. We'd heard a lot about this restaurant and it definitely lived up to the hype. It had a very neat, eclectic, Austin-y feel and great southwest/cajun food.

Marshall's birthday is the day before mine (I know, we're meant to be), so we've gotten to where we kind of lump the two occasions into one. I really like it because not everyone gets to share their birthday with someone special. It also gives us an excuse to "birthday" for an entire weekend. We can really stretch it out.

Now I have to give an update on Laney. She got tubes put in her ears by the ENT this past Monday. We were really nervous about the procedure, but it only ended up taking about 15 minutes in all. She was very unhappy right when she came out of the procedure room, but they swear it was only because of the groggy, disoriented feeling that she had due to the anesthesia wearing off. She's been doing great since then, though! We hope this will clear up her ears for good!

Missing Tummy Pic Apologies

Well hello, there! It looks like I've been slacking off on the blogging lately. I not only did not post a "week 22" tummy picture, but didn't even take one! I looked up yesterday to realize that I was already over 23 weeks along and had missed the opportunity. So here's a stand-in week 22 pic:

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JUST KIDDING! That's Kate Gosselin during her sextuplet pregnancy. Thank you, Kate Gosselin, for making me feel infinitely better about my pregnant body and less sorry for myself. I can always think, at least I'm not as big as you were. You go, girl.

The good news is, I'm nearly 24 weeks along already, so there's an actual tummy picture coming in just a few short days. And though I'm not Kate Gosselin big, I'm pretty darn big. People at work are already asking me, "How much longer do you have?!" You can tell they're expecting me to say a few weeks. They're shocked when I tell them that I still have 3 more months to go! And I promise I'll be sure to make all my scheduled tummy pic posts from here on out. Hopefully there will be about 7 more pictures before I'm done.

Here are the reasons why this week was too busy to even think about tummy pictures:

-Laney has double ear infections and the doctor has finally decided to put tubes in her ears on March 14th. I have mixed feelings about this.

-Laney came down with pink eye in BOTH eyes and had to be sent home from school. Poor baby.

-We've finally begun re-doing the guest bedroom into Laney's "big girl" room.

-Cheerleading tryouts began at school and stunting evaluations took up the whole night on Wednesday. The rest of the tryouts will take place next week.

-Marshall is burning the candle at both ends more than ever trying to balance work, grad school, and fatherhood. What a guy. So lucky to have him.