These past few weeks have been about making room in our house and making changes in our lives and of course more changes in my body.1st--Here is my latest belly pic--this is right at the beginning of 19 weeks. I keep track of my measurements weekly--weeks 16 through 18 were fairly steady, which was a bit of a relief, but then all of sudden this week has brought on a 3in. increase in my mid-section.
2nd--This past Wed. we finally got to go to our first appointment in the multiples clinic of the hospital instead of the over-crowded and frustrating OB clinic. What a change! There was only one other waiting mommy in there besides us. The chairs were like movie theatre, rocking captain seats instead of the standard uncomfy metal chairs. There was a flat screen tv hanging on the wall. The nurses were friendly, and the doctor came right out to get us from the waiting room and to introduce himself. He filled us full of information and was patient through our questions. This first appointment was a quick one and I was led to believe it was just an initial intro to the clinic--but a nice surprise, we got to see our little ones too. They are getting so big--the first thing Mike and I noticed was the clear definition in their spines. It was just a quick look this week, but next week we have a 2 hr. ultrasound appointment to take all their measurements, see how they are growing and check for any abnormalities. I know we will be receiving LOTS of pics and I will post them as soon as i can.
3rd--Making room in our house! We have been cleaning out our closets, cabinets, under the bed, and the garage trying to make room for these little ones. Houses here are much different than at home. Ours is pretty little and there is basically NO storage. We have been trying to come up with creative ways to store what we need to keep and then we are purging everything else. Last Saturday we had a garage sale--honestly i would have been fine with the dumping it all, but mike wanted to try and see what we could sale. So, we advertised on craigslist and all the early birds showed up at 6 am and we sold almost EVERYTHING. We even sold things that weren't originally for sale. Apparently the locals really want anything military--including old uniforms so everyone came in asking for those. One man even bought a pair of goggles and scissors that were in a junk pile on our washing machine. We made quite a bit of money considering what we were selling. We are using the money for a date night to a restaurant in town that I have been CRAVING and then to see a movie. It's been a while, and i am so ready! The rest will be put back in the baby fund to get everything they will need.
4th--we sold the jeep--we think. I mean we have a buyer and she has taken the title to the bank to get the check cut. We are very relieved to have this sale almost behind us and to get what we are asking for it.
5th--Our friends are almost all gone. This is the one very reluctant change. I will post more later with some pics, but for now 3 families are gone, and we have one more to go next week. Right now it doesn't seem real, but i am sure as the weeks go by we are going to really feel the loneliness where we once had so much going on.
6th-- We have started a new bible study with some people at church. This is a kid-friendly bible study so that families with small children can still be a part of a small group. We meet every Friday for dinner and then bible study time. It is good for Mike and I to extend our activities and build new relationships, especially right now with so much going on. And soon we will be a part of these other families with little ones of our own and I know they will be a big support.
So i guess that's all for now. Happy weekend everyone!
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