We have started a Youtube channel in anticipation of the twins arriving. We intend to upload videos of fun moments similiar to updating the blog here.
Our youtube videos can be found at this link.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thejiminy
Enjoy
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Light at the end of the tunnel
Despite our lowered expectations, Meg has carried these rapidly growing twins to 37 weeks. Yep, I said 37 weeks. 13 weeks ago we were playing it day by day. 9 weeks ago we had our second hospital visit due to contractions. Today we have had over 2 months of semi-smooth sailing and thoughts have shifted nearly 180 degrees. Now we are waiting for contractions, waiting for a spontaneous shower. Waiting for the imminent arrival of our welcomed babies.
We have mostly completed the nursery preparations. We have been stockpiling diapers. We have a dresser full of clothes and blankets galore. We have four handcrafted blankets/quilts for each baby waiting to provide comfort and warmth. So now it is a different waiting game. Anxiously waiting instead of waiting anxiously.
We have been visiting the hospital each weekend to have the twins monitored. Each week is a peek at this new life. A time to hear their steady, strong heartbeats. It is fascinating and inspiring. I spend my time thinking about how life will change, the things I will want to do with them, the responsibility that comes with having babies. Imagining playing catch, making smores camping, reading to them, or just plain watching them be alive. I am excited!
And now for some pictures. I have to say everything I want to say before the pictures because I know you wouldn't read it otherwise. It's like a picture hungry mob out there.
First we have a selection of pictures from the showers Meg had at Cheryl's and the family shower at Marlene's.
Next, we have a couple photos of the quilts that Marlene made for each of the kids.
With genes like the following two pictures we are going to have beautiful, loving, and intensely strong charactered children. What a blessing to have such family.
Extended family on the Teague side.
And we will finish up today with pictures of the completed nursery.
We have mostly completed the nursery preparations. We have been stockpiling diapers. We have a dresser full of clothes and blankets galore. We have four handcrafted blankets/quilts for each baby waiting to provide comfort and warmth. So now it is a different waiting game. Anxiously waiting instead of waiting anxiously.
We have been visiting the hospital each weekend to have the twins monitored. Each week is a peek at this new life. A time to hear their steady, strong heartbeats. It is fascinating and inspiring. I spend my time thinking about how life will change, the things I will want to do with them, the responsibility that comes with having babies. Imagining playing catch, making smores camping, reading to them, or just plain watching them be alive. I am excited!
And now for some pictures. I have to say everything I want to say before the pictures because I know you wouldn't read it otherwise. It's like a picture hungry mob out there.
First we have a selection of pictures from the showers Meg had at Cheryl's and the family shower at Marlene's.
Next, we have a couple photos of the quilts that Marlene made for each of the kids.
This is one of the blankets that Sherry Myklebust made. She also made a blue blanket. Some really talented knitters/quilters we have here.
With genes like the following two pictures we are going to have beautiful, loving, and intensely strong charactered children. What a blessing to have such family.
Extended family on the Teague side.
And we will finish up today with pictures of the completed nursery.
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