These Boots Were Made for Stomping

Adia has been begging to splash in puddles so I figured why not do it today. It was raining, puddles everywhere and she wasn't dressed yet. It seemed perfect. I asked her if she wanted to go outside and splash in puddles and she responded with a head nod and, "My BOOTS and my COAT!"

I kept her in her pjs, knowing the boots would easily slide over the pant legs and not drag in the water. That was followed by a sweatshirt and her raincoat that matches her boots. Both are still a bit big (I have to roll up her sleeves), but would keep her warm and dry. Adia was super excited when we walked out the door. Luckily, my raincoat still zips over the expanding tummy. I don't know how, but it does. Without it, I would have been soaked.


She was trying to splash in puddles as we came down the stairs. She started talking about how wet it was and that it was raining. She's a true Oregonian who loves the weather, rain, wind, hail, occasional sun. She's all about it. She first made a run for the car until I explained we'd be playing outside. She squealed with glee. Water is her kind of thing.






Adia splashed at first and then went to rock collecting and throwing. She decided she wanted to go back inside, not because she was wet (her pants, butt and one sock got soaked), but because she got her hands muddy. She had to go in to wash her hands.








I convinced her to take a bath when we got inside, but it was a hard sell. It was a long bath anyway and she was toasty once again. We had lunch (tuna and chips, an Adia favorite) and I hoped she'd nap. I didn't get my way, despite the fact she was incredibly tired. She spent the rest of the afternoon being grumpy and getting into trouble. After Daddy got up, she went to the store with him and I got some quiet time. She gobbled down dinner (roast and cornbread) and it was bed time. After a library of books, several renditions of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and some snuggling, she was out cold in her bed. I even remembered the eye drops tonight and she didn't fight me off. I wonder how long she'll last on her own tonight.

Bed Update

Adia's doing surprisingly well with the switch to her bed. She chooses that one to sleep in at night and has really taken ownership of it. The first night she slept about half the night in it before I was awakened by a small voice saying, "Mommy?" I got up and she saw sitting on her bed, looking around. She saw me and said, "I hold you, Mommy." I climbed in with her, she snuggled up close and we both fell back asleep until morning.

Last night was a little tougher because Adia didn't want to go to sleep. It took over 90 minutes to get her to sleep and I fell asleep multiple times, so did Daddy. That resulted in me forgetting her eye drops. Whoops! Her eye's still dilated though so I'll just do it tonight. Fingers crossed that I remember. I checked on her when I went to bed and she was sideways. I checked on her again when I got up to pee a couple hours later and she was the other direction. About a hour after I peed, I heard her again, "Mommy??" This time she was standing on her bed, looking upset. Maybe I didn't hear her the first time she called and she was getting worried. Her bed's a little tall for her to safely get out of in the middle of the night. I climbed in with her, she snuggled up and we slept until 7. She woke up super happy and silly, which is always good.

So far so good. She's been sleeping half the night alone, which is great for her and just weird for me. I haven't slept alone in 2 years?! I guess technically I'm not though since there's two fast growing babies in my belly. Adia also napped in her bed yesterday. She didn't fall asleep there, but she didn't even stir when I laid her down in it from the car.

Big Girl Bed

DiDi was here all weekend helping me get Adia's room ready for the switch from the unused toddler bed to a full size bed. It was not an easy task. We started with the closet first since we knew we had to fit more in there plus rearrange it so we can access the new baby stuff when we need it. It took us until very late Saturday night to finish the closet and then most of Sunday to rearrange furniture. It was tough to fit everything back into the room with a larger bed. We also discovered one of the cubes we were using to store blankets and sheets was growing mold! So gross. We had to throw out the cube and disenfect the entire corner.

We did get to have some fun with DiDi. We went to the mall Saturday afternoon. Adia played briefly and then we got Orange Julius. She acted like she didn't want any at first, but when I offered to let her hold mine, she took it and wouldn't give it back. She loves Orange Julius. DiDi also bought me some maternity shirts. My tops are quickly becoming too small and too short, but these t-shirts will be great for a few months, I hope. Now I need to go back and get a pair of jeans too.


helping mommy make juice


Adia was really sad to see DiDi go. She even cried for her while sleeping this morning, but some mommy cuddles made it better. Adia actually slept until 9 this morning which is unheard of. She must have really been tired. Papa came to help with the bed part of Adia's room. We hopped in the car to go buy the mattress and it was pouring rain. Adia wanted to splash in puddles and she was smart enough to wear her rain boots.


The mattress buy didn't go as expected. We weren't entirely sure we needed a box spring so we had to come back and put the frame together. Adia threw a fit when Papa and Daddy started taking apart her toddler bed to make it into a full. We had to explain to her what we were doing. To keep her out of their hair, Adia and I went to the store and to pick up a pizza. Adia loved the pizza place because she could watch them make the pizza. Too bad she can't eat the pizza though. She narrated the whole pizza making process and eagerly got back in the car to go home. Papa and Daddy were finished when we got back and were working on trading our dryer back out. Adia rode on the handcart and then helped Papa move the dryer. She held the cord while she pushed the dryer across the living room.

We ate some food and then Daddy and I went to buy the mattress. It was delivered a hour later and Adia was jumping off the walls in excitement. She was so eager to try out her new bed that she was trying to jump on it before the box springs were even down. They got the mattress down and Adia immediately climbed on and started bouncing. We had the hardest time convincing her we needed to put on a mattress pad, sheets and blankets. Once it was all set up, Adia started bouncing again. She wouldn't let us put any pillows on the bed because that was where she wanted to bounce. She then pretended to sleep.


Daddy and I went to a movie and left Adia with Papa. When we came home, Adia was happily watching Curious George. We said goodbye to Papa and got ready for bed. Adia and I read books, like we always do, but we were in her bed instead. Adia actually chose that bed over ours too. It took a little longer to have her fall asleep, but she did. She's now still asleep, snuggled with her "buddies" and a couple body pillows. I hope she doesn't fall out of bed.

Life's a Beach

We had an awesome Valentine's Day weekend. Daddy and I got to go on a date on Saturday while Adia stayed with DiDi. Adia didn't even notice we were gone and didn't really care. She had fun playing in the hail instead. She actually thought it was snow and loved it.

Sunday morning we headed back to the coast. It was a fabulously sunny day so Adia was begging to go to the beach. We met up with Gramma and we all headed to the beach. It may have been sunny, but it was seriously windy. Adia didn't mind. She just requested a hat and two coats. She plopped down in the sand with her toys and started filling buckets with sand. Then came the running from the waves parts with Gramma. She was a happy camper.










Adia never wanted to leave, even though she was walking in the direction of the car. She carried a walking stick for a little while, then picked up shells and rocks. We made in within sight of the car and she wanted me to pick her up. I carried her to the car, but the grandmas brushed the sand off and buckled her in.


We had dinner at Gramma and Papa's house. Adia chased the cat, played with toys and was thoroughly entertained by Papa. She crashed on me before we left, but woke up crying when we tried to put her in the car. She was fast asleep when we got home. I laid her on the floor in the twin bed where she slept until 1:30, when she woke up crying for mommy. It broke my heart. We slept on the floor until 6:30, when she woke up wanting DiDi. I plopped her in bed with DiDi and went back to sleep.

After we all showered and Gramma arrived, we packed in the car to head up to the aquarium. We hadn't been since last July and we couldn't wait to see Adia's reaction. She fell asleep in the car and I woke her up with kisses in the parking lot. She started talking about the fishes and "sharps." She was super excited. We stopped at the sea otters first, but she wasn't too thrilled by them. She loved the seals and sea lions though. She was a little freaked out that they were so close and we had to show her multiple times that there really was a window. She was only happy if she was sitting on my lap. A couple harbor seals kept swimming right up to the glass, one nearly hit it and Adia jumped.


Next was the fish and shark tube. I didn't know how Adia would react, but she seemed excited. After showing her once again that the fish couldn't get us, she relaxed. She loved "walking on fish" or walking on the glass windows in the floor. She'd giggle as she ran over them. She was fine until we got in the shark tube and it was kind of dark. She panicked and dragged me out. We made a penny instead with a seal on it. She thought that was pretty cool.






Somehow Adia must have remembered the kid's play area. She headed right in that direction after exiting the tube. She didn't want to play on the animals alone, but Mommy had to play too. Not easy when you're pregnant with twins.




It was then inside to see jelly fish and the touch pool. I touched a sea star so Adia was willing to touch it too. She then wanted to touch an anemone. She squealed when it's tentacles stuck to her finger. I think she mostly liked to play in the cold water. She said goodbye and waved when it was time to move to the next thing. She wasn't that interested in the jelly fish, which surprised us.


She did like the Oddwater exhibit. She went in the tunnel part with each of us and loved it.






She started to get a little cranky though. She was hungry and worn out. She had a full on meltdown, twice, in the gift shop so we knew it was time to leave. We headed down the the bay to get some lunch. It was tough to keep her occupied while we waited for our food because she was so hungry. I succeeded by balancing a spoon on my nose so then Adia wanted to do it too. She doesn't quite have the technique down, but it was cute anyway.


After eating we walked down to the candy shop. We bought some taffy and Adia got a purple sea star. Once we met up with DiDi and Gramma again, we walked across the street to see some more seals and sea lions in person. Adia thought they were awesome, especially all the barking they were doing.


On the way back to Florence, we stopped at Heceta Head. Daddy was asleep in the front seat and Adia was pretty out of it too. She immediately perked up when we parked though. She knew we were at the beach. We got there at the perfect time for sunset. Adia played on the beach, dug in the sand, drew with a stick and ran from the waves with Gramma and Daddy.






We were all wiped out when we got back to DiDi's house, except for Adia. She wanted to play. She watched her favorite Care Bear movie while Daddy did some more sleeping. DiDi got her to eat some food and then it was bath time. After Adia's bath, we headed back home. Adia didn't cry when we left. She gave DiDi hugs and kisses and was ready to go. She fell asleep nearly right away and I had no problems getting her in bed.

whoops

I knew I said I'd be back, but we had a super busy weekend.

We waited over a hour for our appointment. Adia was bouncing off the walls. She hadn't napped and it was showing. We kept her occupied with stickers for awhile. Then Papa sidetracked her with magnets. She had Daddy chase when she tried to climb on chairs. Eventually Papa rode the elevators with her followed by a water fight at the drinking fountain. Adia had never used a drinking fountain before. Adia loved it.

When we were finally called back, Adia kept saying, "Mommy doctor, baby dance!" We all fit in the tiny room, Daddy, Papa, DiDi and Adia. Adia sat in DiDi's lap and eagerly looked at the TV screen. She knew what was going to happen. She kept asking if I needed a blanket though because I was laying there with a pillow.

Adia watched for a little bit, talking about the babies dancing and moving. She found out she was having sisters and when I asked her something else, she was silent. I looked over and she was fast asleep. Head drooped in DiDi's arms. She slept through the rest of the ultrasound, meeting the high risk doctor and the elevator ride back to the parking garage.


Both babies look terrific. They're measuring only a day apart, which is awesome. Baby A is 4 oz and Baby B is 5 oz. Baby A was also head down now. Baby B was in the same position and then rolled over to be facing down, but still transverse. It was cute to watch them wiggle and dance.

We're having...

TWIN GIRLS!

I'll be back later with more, but Adia wants some mommy time right now. She fell asleep halfway through the ultrasound. Now I think she wants a bath.

Eye Doctor

Adia had a follow-up eye doctor appointment today. We waited forever in the waiting room, but at least they have plenty of fun toys. When she did eventually get bored with them, she checked out the magazines instead. She pointed at the Parenting magazine and let me know it was a daddy and baby. Then she picked up the Newsweek and yelled, "Obama!" The receptionist started laughing and I was shocked. I honestly didn't know she recognized him. She then let me know it was the same magazine that was at DiDi's house, which is also true. This kid remembers everything!


Adia wasn't too cooperative at first, but once the doctor got going, Adia was excellent. She did everything the doctor asked and her eye even turned out a few times. Sadly, our appointments with the eye doctor will continue. It appears that Adia's eye might be getting worse so we have new treatment. For the next month, we have to put dilating drops in Adia's left eye once every three days. It will make her left eye blurry, so she'll be forced to use her right eye more, hopefully making it stronger. I hope it works since I don't know what the next step will be if it doesn't work. We go back in 6 weeks for another check up.

We ran to Walmart after her appointment to pick up Valentine's presents. I handed Adia the cards and presents as I picked them out and she repeated who they were for. I think she has them all memorized. I also picked up some paint brushes for her since she hates getting her fingers dirty to finger paint.

I tried to get Adia to eat some lunch, but she wasn't interested. She wanted to play in the sink instead so I let her. I filled up half the sink with soapy water and let her stand on a chair to play. She needs to grow another inch to really be able to look and see in the sink. She had lots of fun anyway and also drenched herself.




She then told me she wanted to paint. I stripped off her shirt and set her in her seat, handing her a paint brush. Once she figured out what the paintbrush was for, she had a blast. She still managed to get paint on her hands, her arm, her hair and her chest. She painted two pictures and then told me it was bath time. She just hates getting dirty.








Her bath wasn't very long, but she washed the paint off, including the paint in her hair. It was soon time to head to the pharmacy for Adia's eye drops and my protonix. Adia hadn't napped so she was getting pretty cranky, but I knew we had to go. The pharmacy was mobbed and mine wasn't ready yet so we wandered the store until they were finished. Adia turned into a total pill. She absolutely lost it and we barely made it out of the store in once piece.

We got home and Adia had a full on meltdown. Screaming at the top of her lungs, kicking and not responding at all. It was awful. Daddy finally got her to calm down after 10 minutes and she came running back to me. I picked her up and she snuggled up close. She was soon asking for pjs and I knew she was getting ready to pass out. Just as Daddy was bringing the pjs, Adia fell asleep. Her head hit my shoulder and we knew she was gone. I did managed to change her diaper after I laid her in bed, but she's still sleeping in her clothes. When I tried to lay her flat, she stirred and said, "Fish! Fish!" She talks in her sleep, just like her Daddy. I also put the drops in her left eye like the doctor recommended. Adia rubbed her eye, but never woke up. She's going to be seriously pissed when she wakes up though since her left eye will be blurry. It almost seems mean.

DiDi arrived just minutes after Adia fell asleep. Adia had been talking about seeing DiDi all day. I felt bad that they missed each other, but DiDi will be hear in the morning until she has to leave for training. Adia will get to see her after training though.

Our "big" ultrasound is tomorrow. I hope the babies let us see everything we need to see. I bet it's going to be an insanely long appointment. My ultrasounds with Adia were also really long and this time there's twice the baby to cover.

I do have pictures from yesterday's ultrasound. They're pictures of pictures so they're not great quality, but I will be scanning them this weekend.


Baby B, waving


Baby A

Just Beachy

Adia got to go to the beach this last weekend. We went back to Florence on Friday and it was super windy and rainy. DiDi kept saying she didn't think it would be nice on Saturday, but I believed the weather report. When we woke up Saturday morning, it was foggy and cold. By 11 it had all burned off though and the sun came out. Adia was more than ready to go to the beach.

We jumped in the car and headed there. Adia was excited when we got out of the car. It wasn't too windy. We hiked to the water and set down Adia's toys. She didn't want to sit still to get her picture taken with DiDi, she just wanted to get in the sand.


She quickly started digging away, filling buckets and dumping them on top of each other.






Gramma knew we were at the beach so she stopped by for a visit. Adia was happy to see her too and they walked down the beach a bit. They ended up going out towards the waves and then running back as the waves chased them. Adia loved it. She had the silliest grin on her face. They also stepped and kicked on sea foam.






When it was time for Gramma to leave, Adia did her pouty face. Adia wanted to walk Gramma to her car so we decided to leave too. I thought Adia would fall asleep in the car, but she didn't. We made a quick trip to the store and Adia was still awake. We had lunch and then headed out to Gramma and Papa's house. Adia's Great Grandma, and great aunt and uncle were there for a few hours. She enjoyed seeing them and actually gave her great aunt a kiss when it was time for them to leave.

Sunday was wet, cold and rainy again. Adia wanted to go back to the beach, but we convinced her it wasn't a possibility. She then said she wanted to play in the park. It wasn't raining when we got bundled up, but the second we got out the door, it started raining. By the time we got the park, it was pouring and very windy. Adia was still determined to play. She played briefly, but she got frustrated when the slides were too wet to go down. She kept asking for a towel to dry them.


We walked back to DiDi's house and I took a nap on the couch while Adia played. When I woke up, we took a short walk and then got ready to drive back to Eugene. Adia wasn't happy to leave DiDi, but I told her she'd see her again very very soon. Adia slept on the way home, but was cranky when she woke up too early.

We've had some rough days on Monday and today. Adia's been cranky and not wanting to sleep. She has been enjoying her mornings with Daddy though. Today we had a doctor's appointment and Adia talked about seeing her babies dance all day. When she did get to see them on the screen, she was so excited. She kept telling us they were dancing and wiggling. She could see hands and feet. Both babies look terrific and are growing perfectly. One baby is transverse and the other is breech right now. Baby B was wide awake, dancing like crazy and even pushed Baby A. Baby B's heartrate is 156 and Baby A's heartrate is 138.

Tomorrow is Adia's eye doctor appointment. Her eye doesn't seem to be getting much better. Then on Thursday we have the "big" ultrasound with the perinatologists. We should be finding out sexes and getting much better pictures. We're so excited.