Woah Babies!

Just a bit of their movement...The girls were dancin' and movin' for a good 5 minutes or so- the girls LOVE their food!

30 weeks!

This picture was taken at 30 weeks and 3 days.

Time seems to be flying by- These little girls will be here in 8 weeks or less! I went to the doctor and I'm measuring at 36 weeks (if I were having a singleton)-hearts are beating and lungs are breathing and they look healthy! We are watching their weight gain, so I starting to go to the doctors office every week to watch their development- Baby A was a happy 3lb 4oz while Baby B is kicking a little smaller at 2lbs 9oz. We aren't too worried about the size difference but we are keeping an eye on them to make sure the babies keep on being healthy!

New developments between week 29 and 30- Swollen feet= not attractive, but not so bad

DIY Button

It is almost hard to pick out but it is there- the round thing that has a little white around the rim :) To release the Tie back, pull the Velcro apart

Some New, Some Re-Design

-Some New-
Green side table- Target $14.99
Pink Quilts- made by a former co-workers husband
Tissue Paper Pom-poms- $2 walmart green and yellow tissue paper (white tissue from Christmas sales)
Tie backs- Fabric left over from bedding (free?)
Buttons- Michael's $3 kit to make your own button and Fabric left over from bedding (free?)
Fabric End Cap- Michael's $2.99- 12 pack styrofoam balls (I used a 40% off coupon), Fabric left over from bedding (free?)

Total:
$23.00 for that corner of the room

-Some Re-Design-
Curtains- found buried in our linen closet from our Mclean apartment
Curtain rod- had it in the house and don't know why
Chair- Grandma Neil's chair that used to be in our loft
Small art print- Belonged to Greg growing up


-Some New-
Cribs- Ikea 'Gulliver' $99 each *worth much more since my dad made his first trip to Ikea during Christmas season to get these for us*
Mattresses- Babies-R-Us $99 each, but used a 20% off coupon so $80 each *another Christmas present*
Bedding- Fabric, Michael Miller "Whimsy", from The Artful Quilter, Burke, VA- $100
Mobiles- Michael's- $3- 2 ribbon spools, $3-2 cross stitch hoops
Walmart- $4.50 fabric, $2.50 Monofilament, $2.50 3M strips
Paintings- Michael's- $9- 4 canvases
Lighting- $75 for a Casablanca light kit *THANK YOU DAD! for getting this to work for us!*

Total:
$ 493.50

-Some Re-Design-
Flower painting- From our bedroom
Mike and Sulley stuffed animal- From one of Greg's trips to Disney (colors are perfect for the room)

Finished 'End Cap'

If you wanted you could glue the insides of the fabric together to hide the back of the fabric- however, you run the risk of the puff not being so puffy. Or you could use a solid colored fabric so you would not be able to tell the difference of front and back.

Thanks to the 40"+ of snow

I've been able to work on the nursery details!

Above is a picture of the materials I used to create the 'end caps' to the curtain rod.

I used:
leftover fabric from the bedding (cut into circles)
2- 2" Styrofoam balls
hot glue gun

How to:
1. Push the Styrofoam ball into the curtain rod creating a hole deep enough for the ball to rest on w/o falling off- I pushed mine about 3/4 of the way through
2. Take your circle fabric and fold it in half (pattern side showing)
3. Fold the fabric in half again (it is now in quarters)
4. Put hot glue on the Styrofoam ball
5. Press the point of the fabric into the glue and hold
6. Repeat, repeat, repeat (don't cover the hole you made earlier)
7. Place on the end of the curtain rod

If I were a baby...

this would be my view; five hopping kangaroos!

One done...

Nine more Roo's to go!

Snow Days are for making progress in the twins room!

Well we are expected to get around 24" of snow between today and tomorrow, so nursery projects it is!

What's on tap?

1. "Two" theme wall art

2. Mobiles

3. Pom-poms http://tiny.cc/pompoms

4. Wash clothes

5. Organize the dresser

I also bought a few books to read in between projects, hopefully they will be good ones since in a few short months reading books for pleasure will be a thing of the past.

Nesting much?

I had finally had it with my so called pantry! I started to tear things out of it one night and Greg came into the kitchen and much to his horror saw food all over the floor and counters- I started to clean out one shelf but didn't have time to do a really good cleaning so all the food went back (minus the muffin mix that we had when we lived in the apartment in 2006).

Greg made the great suggestion of rearranging the cabinets so that we could free up space and not have to use the pantry for all our food needs...so that is how we spent our Saturday and this is a picture to show the progress at about 1/4 of the way through.

When all said and done, the kitchen is much more functional and there is even lots of empty space in the pantry, as well as a whole shelf reserved for the kids tupperware toys!

Week 26

26 weeks with my belly button still fully in! :)

I may still be about 39 inches around my equator but that doesn't stop me from wanting to look like my old self :) I have pretty much given up on most of my wardrobe at this point but the number one item still in play is my Jolt brand pants I bought this summer from Nordstroms- what an amazing purchase!

What's life like at 26 weeks?

Things I can still do:

Tie my own shoes
Shave my legs
Wear some pre-maternity clothes
Walk the dog
Make it up and down the stairs w/o wanting to collapse (sometimes)


Things I can't do:

depends on who you ask...
Take off my birthday shoes on my own
Run (not sure I ever really could)
Roll over in bed delicately
Sit up from a reclining position
Sleep a whole night through without a bathroom break
Make it to 10:30 without a nap

Project Bumper...Almost done

I still need to add ties to the bumper, but you can see what the bedding will look like!

I used Michael Miller "whimsy" fabric for the bedding as well as a pre-made Target bumper on clearence for $13.

More pics coming your way!

I have a 26 week photo and update, one crib bumper done, and a little example of what nesting looks like in my world!

Hopefully I'll get my act together tonight!

These Elephants Won't Be Grey!

Two elephants in these fabrics coming the girls way!

Before Bedding and During Bedding

Sad Crib...

Happier Crib...

And together now...

Bedding! and more...

Fabrics are chosen and purchased...now I'm working to put it all together! I'll update later today with my progress--things are coming together nicely!

Mom and I got the girls mattresses yesterday and a pretty successful venture, saving 20% on each! I love a good deal :) We also had some lunch and then went to the quilt shop to buy the bedding fabric and it was a successful trip...much less expensive than I had thought too. Enough fabric for 2 bed skirts and 2 bumpers cost me about $65. Not too bad when full sets of ugliness would set me back around $200.

While at the quilt store mom found the most adorable pattern for a sewn elephant stuffed toy- so naturally we bought fabric to make 2 of them...I have no doubt they are going to be loved by our girls! Can't wait to post pictures of them...

Off to sew!

Things people say...

and shouldn't.

1. We may never meet the babies. Who knows?

2. How are you feeling? (I work with you and see you every day, you don't have to ask me every time you see me)

3. Oh, I should have asked if you minded if I touched your belly.

4. You really started to show all of a sudden!

5. April?! I thought you were due in February!

6. How much weight are you supposed to gain?

7 (my favorite coming from one of my co-workers). Are you waddling yet?

"You have a REALLY big belly, Mrs. Kruck!"

Why, thank you? Glad you noticed? What do you say to something like that? I don't blame the 6 year old for saying that...yesterday morning I measured my "equator" and it was 38" exactly. Before going to bed that same day I measured again, and I was about 1/16th of an inch away from 39"! Seriously?! Are you supposed to grow an inch in one day? Good golly- I'm scared to measure tonight....

On a positive note, we get to see the girls tomorrow! I can hardly believe it we are at 24 weeks! Pretty soon we will be going to the Dr. office every 2 weeks rather than every 4 weeks. April will be here before we know it!

Happy New Year!

How did the we ring in the new year?! Well, Zoe thought it was a great idea to greet us at 5:30 in the morning with a nice whine or two then full on bark-which somehow in turn woke up the two kids inside me...as I'm being kick by kids and punished by my dog Spit woke up and did her morning whine and arm tossing to see if she could get petted. AWESOME!

Happy New Year! If this morning was any indication of what this year is to bring, fun times!

What a difference a month makes!

Week of Thanksgiving

Week of Christmas

Looks like I swallowed a 20 pound turkey whole!