33 weeks down...4ish more to go??

Me at 33 weeks--my word for the past few weeks is SWOLLEN.

We were a bit worried that there may be some complications with all the swelling i am experiencing, but my blood pressure and everything still looks good, thankfully. Wow though, between my face, hands, legs and feet being so blown up i just don't feel like me and i certainly don't look like me.

Everyone has been asking if we have any news about when the babies may make their appearance, and the answer is no. Really we're still no different than anyone else, babies seem happy to be inside and we're just waiting on them. We did ask the doctor about our chances of c-section vs natural birth and he really didn't have a good answer. How we deliver depends on so many things we may not know anything until we go into L&D. I'm still hoping for a natural birth so that i will have a quick recovery--gotta help mike with those little ones...that's all he needs--3 people to take care of!

This past week Mike went to Fort Irwin, CA. We call it NTC, or the National Training Center for deployment preparation. Mike's brigade is heading there sometime in the beginning of next year and he had to go with a small group of guys to do some RE-CON and planning. It was either now or in December, so thankfully he got it done now. Even though i wasn't excited about him being gone this week, i would been a whole lot more upset had it been right before or right after the babies come. NTC is just a few hours from Vegas, and the guys took some time to play around a bit before catching their flight back to HI. There are some pics below.

This is NTC--not much different than being in the Middle East from the looks of it, huh?

The Bellagio--Mike's fav place to go to in Vegas for food and slots. Apparently he made out with a win this time, a whole $14!

The Paris Hotel

And just for fun, here's our sweet Olie. He keeps me company while i sit on the couch by sunbathing in the window. On this day, he was completely knocked out. Oh, to be a cat...these days getting that comfortable is only left to my dreams!

oh, and today's is my moms birthday, well at least it still is here in HI, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mom! Mike has a message for you having to do with how many more years you have until you can get senior citizen coffee at Mc Donalds...but we'll keep that exact number a secret!