Once again, I am late in updating the blog, and once again, God has shown His mercy towards me, Andy, and the trips! They are growing, growing, growing! It is amazing to see them squirm around! They are now almost too large for the sonographer to get in one picture! God has been so good to let these precious babies grow! They are all 5 ounces now! They grew an ounce in a week, and I do believe I've been feeling them grow! Growing pains hurt, but I'm willing to take one for the team that is inside of me! :)
We had a routine appointment on December 13th, here in Oxford with Dr. Smith. Meme and Papa came along with me since Andy couldn't, and they wanted to see the ultrasound. After waiting for an eternity, I got to see the doctor, who informed me that it was time for a glucose test. All I have to say is yuck. I wasn't aware they would be doing a glucose test this day, so I ate a large breakfast and two peppermints right before the test. Strike one- eating breakfast. Strike two- eating a peppermint. Strike three- eating another peppermint- all right before I had to drink a jacked up Hawaiian punch drink... in five minutes. Actually, this first go- round wasn't so bad. I couldn't really taste the powder, but I definitely could tell there had been something stirred into what use to be a wonderful Hawaiian Punch drink. So, of course, I fail the test... by thirty points! The nurse said, "honey, normally, people fail this little test by 5 or 6 points, but you failed it miserably... by THIRTY points." Yikes. Bummer. If that nurse only knew how good that piece of icing had been the night before! But, honestly, if you could have seen how the babies were moving in the sonogram and showing off for their Meme and Papa, (all because of the sugary concoction), I'd fail it every time. It is still amazing to feel them move inside of me, and of course that day was no different. Baby A, our girl, was all over the place! She is Miss Drama Queen. She'll put her arm over her head, as if to say she's had a hard day. It's hysterical. She is still rocking some big ole lips, like my daddy. Baby B, our usual calm one, was not at all calm. It was as if we had given Baby B some speed. In fact, he was the only one we couldn't get a picture of that day. Every picture of B looks like one that you take of someone that is moving. We may have been wrong about him being calm... Baby C, our thumb sucker, was waving at the camera this time. He took a break from the thumb to give us all a shout out. We got the cutest picture of him with his little hands crossed over his heart- precious! It was great! Once again, I left the doctor's office in awe of the miracles that are inside of me. God is truly performing something that is too great for words- right inside of my stomach. I can't get enough of these babies and cannot wait until I get to see them again.
Just in case you are wondering, I did end up passing the second glucose test. It was horrific. That lovely drink tasted like Hawaiian Punch with a baking soda paste, and remember, it has to be finished within five minutes. It was awful. I was going to try and be smart and go back and forth to work in between hours, but I got so sick that I had to lie down. After gagging and thinking I was dying, I made it back to the land of the living. They wouldn't let me leave the office, and the literature in gyno offices isn't very appealing. I'm now an expert on the HPV deal, which is now why I have donated all of my old magazines to them. I'd rather read about the 2008 trends than HPV. When there wasn't a finger left to prick, I found out I had passed the test. Praise God! Now, just waiting a few more weeks to repeat it again!
Now, on to more interesting things... I officially have a handy man in the house. Andy Miller has put together THREE baby beds. And, no, we didn't even use wood glue! It has been so much fun to see him put the beds together! He was so proud of himself, and so was I. It has also been so much fun to see a baby room come together... with 3 baby beds. I act like it is coming together, but truly, we've just got the beds up- no mattresses- no paint on the walls. You will really think Andy is handy after he paints the room. My mind is spinning with ideas. Think primary colors! I've picked out some fabrics online, and they are getting shipped to me. What would we do without the internet? They're precious, and I'll show them as soon as I get pics of them! This part is exciting! They're gonna have a super cute room. They may not always be matching, but their room will be cute!
Mama and Daddy came up for Christmas this past weekend since I can't travel that far. It was a little weird, but we're doing what is best for the trips. We got all sorts of baby things- blankets, MATCHING outfits!, bottles, passies, money!, crib sheets, and the list goes on and on and on. I wasn't aware of such baby things, and I feel certain Andy wasn't either. We're really going to be blind-sided. Ha. Also, Mama brought up all of Laura's girls' newborn baby clothes. That was fun! Girlfriend now has a closet full until she is three months old. She will be styling- as much as an infant can be. I rearranged them by color and fabric texture- imagine that. I'm sure that characteristic of mine will be out the window soon enough, but while I still have it, it's fun to use. Laura is sending up the boy clothes soon, so we'll have them some sweet clothes too.
Sorry for such a long post. Every time I try to end, I think of another exciting thing that has happened. I hope to get a tad bit better (for the time being) at updating the blog. I'll also try and put pictures in the next time. Please continue to be in prayer for these sweet babies. We all need it. Please pray that God would let them all grow at the same rates, and that they would be well physically, mentally, and most importantly spiritually. Merry Christmas from our family to yours....
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This post was written a little over a week ago with hopes of learning how to add pictures, but I've failed once again. One day, I promise to have pictures. Internet has been down... UGH!
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