A Little Late

Okay so I have some explaining to do on why I haven't posted anything in a while. #1 I have Twins...enough said, #2 My carpal tunnel syndrome has gotten worse in the last couple of weeks and it hurts really bad to type...ouch. I haven't gone to the doc because I am afraid I will have to have surgery...so I have been wearing the wrist braces hoping they will heal themselves...I don't have numbness in my fingers anymore BUT I have lost range of motion with my thumbs on both hands and wrists. It makes changing diapers, putting on makeup, cooking, working out and most importantly, holding babies very difficult. I am also hoping to wake up one morning with no more pain. #3 My aunt, that was here helping me since July, went home last Saturday. :( We are very sad and miss her VERY much. She is an angel and I will never forget what she did for our family. So, I am officially 200% in charge of my little ones all day long. It is definately a full time job. Luckily I have wonderful Greg to help me in the evenings and at night. Except...Greg is going out of town next Sunday until Wednesday sooooooo...please pray for me. :) Okay, that is enough explaining. Now the real reason I am writing this blog. Here are some recent pix.

This was taken on Halloween. Sean is on the left and Alexa is on the right. They really look alike in this picture.

Greg's mom bought these cute outfits for the babies.

Here are the twins on their two month birthday. Alexa weighed 9.6 lbs. and Sean weighed 9.3 lbs. He is catching up to her.

Well I gotta go feed. I hope you all enjoy this post. TTFN! V

The Twins are One Month Old...

I am borrowing B's great idea about taking pix with a bear every month. They turned one month old on October 3. Sean and Alexa are now weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. and 7 lbs. 5 oz. They are officially out of the preemie diapers...yay and Alexa has grown out of almost all of her preemie clothes. They each grew about two inches in length. We are eating every three hours during the day and we are getting one 4 hour stretch during the night...which make such a difference. We went on our first outing to some friends house for the Cowboy game last Sunday and we were so impressed on how well they behaved. That is all I have time for...Enjoy!

How 'Bout Them Twins, I mean, Cowboys...

Alexa was not as excited as Sean, but she did show her support for the Cowboys.

Here is Sean getting ready for the Cowboy game. Thanks to Jeff for getting these adorable outfits. We forgot about his socks not matching but oh well...he is a guy.

Greg wanted to take a family picture in our Cowboy gear. Here we are getting set up for the big shot.

...And here is the shot. We tried to take out the pacifiers but this shot was taken right before feeding time and the twins would have been really upset.

We are definately getting into a routine, at least when Greg is here. It is like they know when he isn't here. He has had to be such a huge part in helping with them and I couldn't ask for a better man. It really is amazing how someone who has never really been around babies, especially preemie newborns just naturally knows what to do in pretty much every situation. Our babies are wonderful and we have never loved like this before. Thank you to everyone who has sent gifts, food and who has visited just to hold a baby while I sleep or shower. :) I also want to note here that my aunt "Tia Goya" has been a God send. We would not be functioning the way we are without her.

They will be 3 weeks old on Wednesday and they are definately growing. We are still very sleep deprived but it is all worth it. I hope to be able to update this blog more often. Please leave a message. Okay...gotta go feed. V

They are here...

Sean Xavier and Alexa Joy made their grand entrance on September 3, 2008. We just love them to pieces. They home and are doing well. I don't have time to write much just yet...but I am hoping I will soon be able to improve my blogging skills...stay tuned...V

Pix of Nursery...

Sorry for not blogging in such a long time. I have a hard time typing and writing due to carpal tunnel syndrome...Anyway, enough complaining. Here are some pix, I took with my cell phone, of the nursery. We still have some decorations/shelves to put up, but for now this will do.

I am still trying to figure out how to post pictures. The bee bedding is Sean's and the ladybug bedding is Alexa's. The colors that they have in common are black/white gingham and green. It was hard trying to decide how to do their room. I like this because it is very soothing. The wall color is called "Hint of Mint."

We are 34.5 weeks and growing. My doc says that I am doing great. They each weighed about 5 lbs. today. We should be meeting these little Blasingames very soon. Okay...there...I did it...I blogged. Whew...is that better B? Ha! :)

Update...

We are growing soooo fast now. I go to the doctor on the 10th and after that I go every other week and then eventually once a week. I have an ultrasound scheduled so hopefully I can put some updated pics of the babies on our blog. By the way, we came up with names...ready?...Sean Xavier and Alexa Joy...Greg and I both finally agreed and when we saw the 3D pics the names seemed to fit. They move soooo much now. I feel like they are arm wrestling in there sometimes. Sleeping is becoming more and more difficult. I have developed carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands. Writing, typing, cutting, eyebrow plucking etc. have all become very difficult. I seem to drop things all the time. I hear it should go away afterwards, but there is no way I could confidently hold a newborn baby right now. That is really my only complaint. I am 27.5 weeks and we would love to go to 37 weeks. Keep us in your prayers please. I am trying to finish an externship. My last day is July 25th and then goodbye grad. school!!! I may be put on bedrest in early August. We will see what my doc says next week.

P.S. This picture was taken about a week and a half ago. Those are my friends Becky and Vania. The babies really liked to kick them. :)

Babies in 3D...oh ya, and...I PASSED!!!!

I passed my exam!!!! Thank you for the prayers and thoughts. I can't believe it, I actually passed!!

Now that I got that out, here are the most recent pictures of the twins. They are each a little over 1 pound and are sooooo active. We can't wait to meet them.

V

Okay...here is big momma...

I finally decided to add a picture. Here I am at 22 weeks, no makeup and extremely tired. These babies are kicking all of the time now and Greg has been able to feel them for the first time this week. He is sooooo excited and I am soooooo exhausted...and excited :).

We get our 3D and 4D sono on Thursday. We can't wait. We still don't have any names picked out so if anyone has any ideas...we are listening. It is hard picking out two names.

Thank God tomorrow is Memorial Day so, hopefully we will get some rest.

I promise I will get better at blogging...V

Here it goes....

I leave in 15 minutes to go and take, hopefully, the last major exam I will ever take in my life. It is amazing how one day can make you feel like it's life or death...but I am being ridiculous because it is just ONE day, one test and I have the rest of my life to live and be successful. Plus, I will be taking on a new job soon, Mommy, and I don't think that there is any test or class to prepare me for that. So...NESPA...here I come!! Wish me luck. V

Finally...

I finally have time to sit at my computer and blog. I haven't posted any pictures of my growing belly yet...well... because we haven't taken any yet. Are we already horrible parents? I've always been really bad about not taking enough pictures. I need to learn, from B, how she does that. Do you walk around with a camera 24/7. All of Jillian's pictures are so good. You'd make a wonderful paparrazi person. :) Hmmmm...new career?

I've probably seen Greg a total of two hours per night this week because of my classes and him working late (playing golf.) But who can blame him we have had some perfect golf weather (besides the tornadoes). I am sure we will be playing this weekend.

Anyway, I can imagine that in the next few weeks I won't be able to write or post on here too much because I have my HUGE NATIONAL LICENSURE exam on April 26. I am requesting for prayers for my performance on this test. #1 It is 120 questions in 120 minutes. Yikes!!! #2 They don't let you leave once you have started the test and with two babies pushing on my bladder...we'll see! #3 I haven't taken a test like this in 5 years! So prayers would be nice. :)

I will try my hardest to get a picture of my "babies bump" on here this weekend. Remember I am new to this so bare with me. Have a good one!!! V

Here they are...

Here are the babies. Our boy is baby A (top). He is head down and just loves to kick...hmmm? future soccer star? I can barely feel him but sometimes I do. We know 100% that he is a boy. He was 4oz. and a little over 5 inches long on Tuesday. You should have seen Greg's smile when we found out about him. We can't wait to meet him.

This is our baby girl (bottom). She was very good at posing for the camara. In this profile picture she is sucking her thumb (reminds me of her Tio Ben already...) We are about 85% sure she is a girl. She is also 4 oz. and over 5 inches long. She moved alot during the sonogram as well. She even looked like she was trying to talk to us by opening and closing her mouth. I also feel her move every now and then. Greg also had a huge grin on his face when we found out about her.

We are officially 15 weeks tomorrow. I am tired, starting to get big and moving is not as easy as it was. By Fridays I have almost no energy. I work all week and then go to class Tuesday and Wednesday nights. It has been rough! I want to send a shout out to Brittney P. who started this blog for me. Thanks B!! I gotta go walk my other baby, Diego, while I still can. Take care and I hope you like the pictures. V

What is this exactly???

Well, I am very slowly learning the what, who, how, when, where and everything about a blog...Is it a noun as in "I have a blog or read my blog," or a verb as in "I am blogging or I need to sit and blog for a while?" I am so confused. Anyway, I hope I am doing this right...we'll see. I will have to return to this blog thing after class tonight so...stay tuned. :)

New Blog

This blog is created so that everyone can keep up with the progress of the Blasingame Twins who will make their grand appearance in September 2008!!!