35 Weeks!

My camera is back! I've learned my lesson, no more allowing children to photograph pregnancy picts, that being said, a lame self portrait of the belly:

I'm not sure this photo even captures the true size. I am big. I was measuring 45cm this morning, which means 5 weeks overdue for a singleton pregnancy. That's large and in charge.

I am grateful to be where I am at, however, after an episode of what I thought to be early labor last night (ended by a 2am bath), I am dilated to 3, which is not the greatest at this point. My goal is to make it to 36 weeks. Only God knows the boys' birthday, however, they are scheduled for the 30th of December, making them 37 weeks, 1 day. They should be very much in the clear by then as 36, 3 days is considered full term for twins. I wanted to keep them as long as possible, though, but due to their mono-di nature and all the risks involved, we thought that 37 weeks was a good compromise. We will see what their true birthday will be!

I have been nesting. Jason is still busy busy at the turkey ranch, so all the projects I had on his to-do list ended up being done by me (and some by Opa, thanks Opa!). I never thought I would be eight months pregnant with twins and using a skill saw. But that's the nature of our circumstances, and a girl has to get her "vision" for the nursery done!

I hope to update the blog a bit more as I really don't want to forget this time in our lives. Now that my camera is back, maybe I'll make it a bit of a priority... but for now, back to my glue gun.

Firstborn Reflections

Kid has been talking a lot about his brother(s) and sister lately. He's been super affectionate with them as well, which is always such a pleasant action to witness. I'm not sure if they are talking a lot about family at school or if it's just the impending arrival of the twins, but he's had a lot of interesting comments/ insight regarding family.

Last week, he got very sad and asked me why families only have one child. I told him for a variety of reasons, some families choose to or God tells them to, others are trying or waiting for more children. He mentioned that he was so sad for them because they had no one to play with. I reminded him that parents are there and that single children have very full lives. I also tried to remind him that they get plenty of attention and don't have to share all of their toys all the time, the perks of being an only child! He still was so burdened for the single children out there... I found it fascinating that as much as I tried to introduce the positive aspects of being an only child, he seriously felt for them.

He's been talking big about being the oldest, proving how helpful and responsible he can be. He's definitely preparing for his role as a leader of a crew, and it's precious to watch.

Yesterday he told me, "Mommy, I am the luckiest boy in my class". I was curious to see where the confidence came from as he continued with "I am about to have the most brothers and sisters than anyone!"... It made me so grateful that he's embracing his role as a leader and a partner in this journey of becoming a large family. Let's hope he never loses the appreciation! Even when he's helping in the assembly line or missing out on certain sports or activities because of all the others in the family to consider.

I honestly could never imagine being in this position, of having a larger family, but seeing the gift that it is to each of our children, I am so happy for them and what they're about to experience.