Holiday Visitors

One of my favorite benefits of staying local for the holidays are the friends we get to see when they visit Southern California to visit their families for the Christmas holiday.  This week, my best friend from Cal Poly, McKenzie and her husband Scott flew to LA from Georgia and stayed with us for 24 hours before heading to the Central Coast to see their family.  After they arrived Wednesday morning, our day consisted of eating breakfast at Schooners in Long Beach and then a scenic drive through the Palos Verdes Peninsula.  We stopped at the Trump golf course to take in the view, stretch our legs and of course use their restroom ;)

Eating at Schooner or Laters

Rick and I at Trump

 Kenz and Scott at Trump


Trump has his own water!

We thought this was hilarious, so of course we bought a few bottles.  

I felt richer just drinking it!
 

Whale watching from the cliff... Blue Whales 

Surprise.... Baby Sage expected in June 2012.  

What a difference 21 weeks and twins makes in our belly sizes!

What a Difference 2 Weeks Makes

We had what I think was our 6th ultrasound this evening.  The twins have grown an amazing 1 lb each over the last two weeks.  This is their biggest growth spurt yet!  Yeah!  And of course that means I have grown a lot over the past two weeks with them.  Here are photos from Weeks 32 and 34.

Week 32 Belly Shot

My sister in law Erica was visiting from VA and was kind enough to pose with me for comparison.  

(I can only dream of having a flat stomach like hers one day!)

Week 34 Belly Shot (taken over this past weekend)

My doctor estimates another 3-4 weeks left.  Each day Rick and I are more and more excited for their arrival!!

Party like a Rockstar

Two packages labeled "fragile" landed on our doorstep this afternoon.  Here I thought it was something fun for the twins or me, but no... Rick ordered himself two cases of Rockstar!  Apparently this is his way of preparing for the babies' arrival!  At least one of us is ready to pull some all nighters!

Office Baby Shower

Two of my coworkers and team members are also having babies in January and February of 2012.  The office has been joking for months about how our team is a maternity ward.  The only catch... I am the only female, so technically their wives are having babies next year.  At least it has been nice to talk to the guys about something other than sports.  Sometimes ultrasounds and fetal movements are more interesting than Fantasy Football, BCS polls and NBA lockouts. 

To celebrate, the office threw us a little, but charming baby shower this afternoon.  Since I am working from home right now, Rick was kind enough to drive me to the office and hang out for a few hours. 

Pregnancy Fear

What am I most afraid of... labor pains, cesarean, breast feeding, recovery.... nope... I am most afraid my feet are going to permanently grow from my pregnancy and I will need to buy all new shoes.  Seriously, this has haunted me from week 1!  It has taken me a long time and a lot of money to build my shoe collection. 

I am currently limited to a flat heel and I look forward to the day I can slip back in to my favorite 4 inchers!  
 
Vultures like McKenzie and Erin are lined up claim what may not fit. Sorry girls, hands off my Burberry's and Ferragamos!

P.S. the Nike Air technology in Cole Haans truly does make their high heels and wedges much more comfortable.  I highly recommend them!

Nursery Progress

The nursery is coming along well.  The twins will get 75% of our second bedroom and the remaining 25% will remain as Rick's office (poor guy has been shoved in to the corner!).  Both cribs have been assembled and outfitted with some of my favorite PB Kids bedding.  Next up... hanging shelves, photos and some fun art work I recently purchased from Etsy. 

Here are a few photos.  It was hard to get a truly good angle. 

Twin dolls, Max and Meredith, from our friend Leslie.

Here are some close-ups (the color is not the best):

No More Schlepping!

Per Doctor's orders on Monday, today is my last official day commuting to the office... In her words "No More Schlepping to Downtown".  At first I panicked, not only am I not ready to leave work, but this is a clear sign the twins are on their way whether I am ready or not! As I sat there arguing with the doctor on the benefits of me continuing to work, my darling husband Rick shot me a glare that said shut up and listen to her!

Everything on the ultrasound looked good.  There are no major medical reasons for me to stop work.  It is just time to slow down, rest and start focusing less on my day job and more on growing babies.  Our little girl is 3lb-15oz and our little boy is 3lb-14oz... Both growing very quickly and at the same rate.

So starting Monday I will be working part time from home (You didn't think I was going to give it up that quickly did you?!).  And at least now I have a little more time to finish the nursery (progress photos coming up in my next post).