I believe in the good things coming.

Still catching up. But, at least I am finding time to get these blog post up. It helps me to journal all that we have been through and are going through. Hopefully my blog can be shared and it can help other Moms and Dads out there who are on a journey of their own. If not, I am at least doing it for me. I joke that it will be nice to reflect back on this blog when I am old and can't remember anything or when I just can't remember anything because I have raised 3 kids 13 months and under :)

We have hit 11 months. Wow! 11 Months. I continue to enjoy each and everyday, even if time chooses to not slow down. I wish we had more days in the week and more hours in the day.

July 28 U/S- 32 weeks, Weighing in at 3# 14oz!

Lets start with Baby C. We had a U/S on July 1. All looks well with baby. Developing well. But Baby C does measure small. They want to see babies above 10% on U/S, Little C comes in at 11%. For me this does not cause me much worry, not after all we have been through. But, our Doctor reminded us "the baby is small... and we will continue to watch the growth from here on out." So we will continue to have more U/S. We had a repeat U/S on July 28 with the same results. 11% measuring small. So we will do another U/S in a month. I continue to feel great. Someday's I think I forget I am even preganant, I don't even have time to think about it. I continue to have awful tailbone pain. It comes from twins and back to back pregnancies. I am still trying to make that PT appointment. HaHa, I definitely like my sweets this time around, But the way I see it- At least I have a appetite this time and the baby is small so a little extra sugar might help :) We have chosen not to find out the gender. It's funny too as I really have no feelings as to what Baby C is.

I can't tell you the amount of joy that Z&Z bring to our lives every day. They are constantly changing, growing, and doing new things. They are so fun and so busy.  Zayne had a F/U appointment on July 10, weighing it at 17# 7oz. All looks well, he continues to be gaining weight and following his own curve. He did end up going back in on July 14th and has another ear infection. Argh! So, another dang round of antibiotics (I hate antibiotics,)

We had a great 4th of July weekend. It was pretty chill. We just sat home and played with the kiddos and grilled. Relaxing. How can I forget to mention that it was also Klyde's Birthday on the 4th of July. 10 years old for Grandpa. It's been a rough past month for Klyde. Shortly after we got home Klyde started to have some back problems and was in a lot of pain. He was at the vet several times. They believe he has degenerate back disease. I really thought it was possible that I was going to have to put him down, there were many tears. But we then started him on steroids and he is like new again, not sure if that is a good thing or bad (he drives us crazy). But, I am so glad he is not in any pain.

 

On July 18th we went to a music festival in Ennis, Montana called 'Moods of the Madison.' I have been looking forward to this for quite some time. Jon Wayne and the Pain played Saturday afternoon and then my favorite 'Medicine for the People' played early that evening. It was quite hectic getting out of the house as the kiddos missed their nap due to Maddie barking and waking them up. Andy and I joked as we were driving to the festival, that it felt as though we had already ran a marathon before we even got there. They kiddos did awesome at the festival. It was really hot, but gorgeous out. Zayne was quite impressed with the hula hoopers and the people who spin the ball deals. They both put on their ear protection with no complaints and go right up front to watch Jon Wayne and the Pain play and then Medicine for the people. In fact they both fell asleep a couple of times while watching the music. The festival was great, and I was quite excited to get to see Mr. Nahko Bear play. The one disappointing thing that I hope to see changed next year is that they pretty much kicked Nahko off the stage when his 45 minutes was up. I hope it doesn't leave a bad taste for Montana and that he will still come back here to play.

Mr. Nahko Bear and Jon Wayne!

  

Andy had to go out of town the end of July. This is my least favorite thing. Putting twins down for bedtime by yourself is nearly impossible. Luckily I only had to do it one night, I almost had to phone a friend, I  would not of survived a whole week of bedtimes by myself. My Mom, Jocelyn, Mindy, and Mya came out to stay with me. Although my house was quite crowded, it was so nice to have their help. I was especially happy that Little Miss Mya got to come and visit as she has never met the twins before. She is so good with little ones. It was so fun to watch her pick up either one of them, put them under her arm and away she went with them.  I have to share the picture below and the story. Mya was holding Zayne like you see in the picture. His feet were on top of hers and they were walking around the house like this. My sister says: "Mya what are you doing?" Mya replies: "He is the train and I am the tracks." Too darn cute, and so smart for Mya to think like that. 

The train and his Tracks.

We didn't get to do a whole lot while they were here, which is unfortunate. But, it's hard to plan anything these days when there are my appointments, and all of Zayne's appointments. I think on average we have at least 3-5 appointments a week, probably more towards 5+ a week. 

I also spent the week cleaning and getting things ready for their 1st Birthday Party. We didn't have a huge party. Just did a small little get together with our close friends. Honestly, it gets to be a lot. (blog post on first birthday coming soon!)

Overall it was a great week having my family here while Andy was out of town. I honestly don't think I could do it all by myself for a week. 

One last picture for this blog post. I can't leave Baby C out of having a belly photo pic. This was taken on one of our walks at 32 weeks.