Catch Up

I cannot believe Thanksgiving has come and gone so fast.  It seems like yesterday we were celebrating our first Thanksgiving as a family with Allie and Olivia.  There has been a lot going on around here since our last post.  I'm going to try and catch you up as much as I can.

Allie and Olivia turned 16 months old on November 7, 2011.

I am loving being back in the classroom.  It has it's challenges everyday and sometimes hourly, but is very worth it.

We had our 4D ultrasound of Lillian on November 22, 2011.  Here is a picture of our beautiful baby.

Justin's parents drove down to come with us to the appointment and were able to share this with us.  She weighs about 2 pounds and has a strong and healthy heartbeat of 155 bpm.  We also scheduled our         C-Section for February 10, 2011 at 7:30 that morning.  Lillian will be born the day after Justin's birthday (Feb. 9th).  Talk about a great birthday present.  Everything is going nice and smooth so far.  I am 28 weeks (will be 29 on Thursday, December 1st) and can tell you that this pregnancy is SO different from carrying the twins.  It's hard to believe that I carried two babies in my belly.  Lillian is going to be a whopper, I can already tell.  I have only gained 17 pounds as of last Tuesday and am scared to know how much weight i packed on over Thanksgiving because I did not turn down ANY food. 
Our next appointment will be December 14th.  I will start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now.  WOW!! This pregnancy has flown by so fast.

Thanksgiving break was a bit hectic, but so nice to spend with family.  We had three Thanksgiving meals to attend.  They were all delicious and, of course, entertaining.  The girls, however, did not have the best Turkey break.  The day after Thanksgiving, Allie came down with a fever and bad cough.  Then Olivia.  Olivia also came down with some kind of eye infection in both eyes.  By Sunday morning, both girls and Mommy and Daddy were exhausted from lack of sleep.  We came home early Sunday morning and spent the day resting and doctoring the girls up.  They are feeling better today.  We made it through our first night last night fever free and hopefully we can do that again tonight. 

We are so thankful for everyone that has supported us and been there for us.  We are also very thankful that God has decided to give us one more blessing.  Apparently we are doing something right with Allie and Olivia, He wants us to have another one ;-).  Lillian will be here before we know it and we will start getting the nursery ready after Christmas.  We have talked about buying another house, a bigger house, and have no idea where to start.  Life is so busy but is so good.  Have a great week!!!

Good Night from Allie and Olivia