Nice gift and a belly picture

I received a really sweet gift today from Kristina and Pierre. Its a beautiful picture frame from Red Envelope. The little plaque at the bottom says "With all our Love! Pierre and Maslin". Those are the names they have chosen for the boys. Pierre (daddy) is of course French (how can you not be with Pierre as your name) :-) His father is Pierre as well, I'm not sure how far the name goes back exactly, and then Maslin is French and means "little twin". Their full names are Pierre Andrew-William and Maslin Joseph Patrick. Kristina sent me why they chose each of their names and I have included that here.



Pierre Andrew William Bossaert

Pierre (Self Explanatory), Andrew named after a BEAUTIFUL young man who died at age 18, a friend of mine on the board who is embarking on GS now after losing her son - HE ALSO HAPPENS to have MARCH 3rd as his bday - there is a NEW LAW ON THE BOOKS AFTER HIM CALLED ANDREW's LAW in Maryland - ALL schools and sporting events have to have AED's (defibilators) because of the law his parents had passed after he died). I wanted to honor him and his Mother Rita who is AMAZING!! William, My Dad's Name - (Adopted Dad)



Maslin Joseph Patrick Bossaert

Maslin French, meaning the "twin", Joseph (my Bio Dad's Name) Patrick After my Aunt Pat (BIO) WHO WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN - Saved THOUSANDS of animals from the slaughter house and recently passed away



Joseph her bio dad has recently passed away suddenly. So sad!! :-( So what a wonderful honor for him.

So thats the story of their names! Here is the picture, it came from Red Envelope and was wrapped beautifully!! She sent one for me and one for them to take back with them. We will put the boys hand prints in them and a picture of all of us together as well!! What a special gift!! I will treasure it always!! Thank you both SO MUCH!!! The picture doesen't really do it justice its really shinny and just beautiful! Here is a link to Red Envelope where she ordered it from, you can see how the boys hand will be put on there. It comes with a special little something for their imprints http://www.redenvelope.com/re/gifts/product_display/product_information.jsp?nc=45908&refPg=endeca_srch&N=0&Nr=searchable%3A0&Ntk=search&Ntt=baby+keepsake&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&initSrch=search&oid=20682295&nc2=1



I also had to include this belly picture of me. I know I posted one earlier this week, but today is the first day I have really been dressed and out of the house since Saturday, I had to take Kristopher to the dr. he got sick yesterday and still running a fever etc.. today, so anyway I just bought this sweater a few weeks ago, and its my first time wearing it. I put it on and its so tight and I just started laughing at how HUGE I looked so had to post it for ya! :-) I am 33w3d.



I have allot of pressure and still have contractions, but other than that and being tired I am ok. Just really been laying low and not doing anything but sitting on the couch and the occassional getting up to go to the bathroom and making lunch and supper. I have my Drs appt tomorrow with an U/S so I will find out how big the boys have gotten and also find out if I have dialated anymore. I will write more tomorrow!!! So check back again tomorrow!

32w4d Belly Pictures

Just wanted to hop on real quick, I finally remembered to take some belly pics. So thought I would post those for ya!! Still been trying to take it easy. Thank you to everyone who has offered to help and or brought stuff over or taken Kristopher to and fro, or gone and got things I needed. We really appreciate it all. With Cotton not being home very often its nice to know we have such good and caring friends that are there when we need ya.

The more the days past the more tired and sore and uncomfortable I get, so the couch has been my best friend and I think there will be a permanent indention of my huge butt after all this is over!! :-)

I know Kristina and Pierre appreciate everything you all have offered and or done for us as well. They are so eager to get out here themselves!! I know they wish they were closer!! But are back home getting ready for their two little boys to join their wonderful family!!! I can't wait to post pics of all of us together once they get here!! And of course of the boys!!! :-)

They have decided on names for the boys not sure I can post on here yet or not, so I will ask permission first then will let you know next time I hop on here. Pierre's family is from the french speaking part of Belgium so they have chosen french names. I will give you some hints, one is a family name and the others meaning is "little twin" can anyone guess?? Those that know you are out of the game!! :-)

OK here are the pics! Next appt is a week from today, I will post about it when I get home!!

I had to share a funny story...

This is a story about my 13 year old Kristopher and what he has told people about me lately!! I was cracking up when I heard this so just had to share!

Monday night I explained to him that the Dr had put me on some restrictions and that I really had to take it easy and I would need his help. I explained to him that when you are pregnant your cervix is suppose to stay closed until you are ready to deliver and that they want to protect the babies if the cervix starts to do what they call dialate. I explained that I am 32 weeks pregnant and the dr would like the babies to stay put until 36 weeks, but that I am already starting to dialate and I am a 1 1/2. I told him that to deliver you have to dialate to a 10. So I tried to show him with my hands an example of what I am and what you have to be. Maybe it was to much info, but he's gotta know in the future anyway when his wife starts having babies so what the heck why not expain it now right?? He's old enough to understand!!

Ok so yesterday we go to Dollar General after school because I need some Dog food and tylenol pm, so Kristopher and his friend Craig go in for me to pick this up. Well Craig comes out and says they don't want to sell the tylenol pm to them, he said Kristopher was explaining to them about me so hopefully they would sell it. Soon after out comes Kristopher with the merchandise. He gets in the car and explains that he tried to tell the lady how I was on bed rest and that I was starting to get bigger "down there" and I couldn't get out of the car!! I about died!! He said I couldn't remember what it was called though mom. I can just see him in there trying to explain it to her. He said I didn't want to have to come out and tell you that you had to come in because I knew then that wouldn't be pretty at all!! LOL Think he knows how I can be sometimes? LOL It was to funny!!

THEN today I was talking to a friend from work, well two friends from work acutally and they both said they heard I was on bedrest. I asked how one had heard and she said our big boss told her and the other said that Kristopher told her at school (I work at Kristophers school) she said he came through and she asked how I was and he said that I was on bedrest and that my I was opening up "down there" ROFL my boss was standing there and asked "her cervix" and he said yeah yeah thats it. LOL It just cracks me up to think of my 13 yr old son talking about me "opening up"!! Maybe I shouldn't have explained the details of it!!

So I just had to share I thought grandma would get a kick out of her oldest grandson and so would the rest of you!! :-)

32 Week Update

Well today I am 32 weeks!! I had an NST done at the hospital before my Drs appt. The boys were VERY active while on the monitor, they kept kicking it and moving away from the little doppler. But they passed their test with flying colors!! So then off to the Drs office. Of course we were there for an hour before we were seen, but finally Dr. C came in and checked me and measured me. I am dialated to a 1 1/2, but my cervix is nice and high, which suprises me because of the pressure I have been feeling, but thats good.

My contractions have been increasing this past week which is why I'm sure I am dialated already. They seem to be consistant for awhile to where I am timing them, and then they go away. Idealy we would like to get about 4 more weeks in. SOOOOO Dr C said "I hate to say bed rest, but....." so now I am on the couch permanantly :-(. He didn't say strickt bed rest but VERY LIMITED activity. So here I sit.

I had a one of my mini melt downs once i got home and had time to digest it all. I just am worried about taking care of everything. Kristopher is old enough to take care of himself, but I just hate having to rely on him for so much. I take care of my nephew 6 days a week and it really is more helpful to have him here than not, he is 4 and LOVES to help me with everything. So when I need something he is always happy and willing to get it if he can. The most I would HAVE to do for him is make him lunch, and I don't think that little time on my feet is going to hurt me much. Cotton isn't home much during the week so he won't be here much to help out. He is gone tonight through Friday this week. He is going to talk to his boss about being in the area more until after I have the babies. So hopefully that would take the load of Kristopher a little bit.

So thats it for now!! My next appt is on the 1st and I will have an u/s that day as well. So I will have pics to post for ya !!! Will update again with anything that might go on between now and then!

30 week pics

Just thought I would hop on and post a few belly pics. I am 30w2d today.

I went and had a WONDERFUL massage today. A friend recommended this lady and she was great! Just what the dr. ordered LOL. I also bought a package deal from her, you buy 4 massages you get the 5th one free, so I did that with the 1/2 hour massages. So I am set through 36 weeks right now. I go every Wednesday at 1pm :-)!! I could have laid there all day long!!!

Bored....

Today has been a crappy day. Haven't moved from the couch much except to go to the restroom or make lunch. My back and stomach has just been horrible today. I called a massage therapist that was recommended by a friend but she hasnt called back yet. I wish I knew why this one spot on my back was so bad and why it reaches around to the front top of my stomach. I know it all has to do with the babies growing etc.... but its just this ONE spot on my back right underneath my shoulder blade. You would think with my lower back problems (I had surgery on my lower back several years ago) that would be where all the pain is but its not its this spot higher up. If I'm not on my couch with pillows propping me up all over I hurt. It hurts to ride in the car, to sit in a chair with out my pillow, to sit in a booth at a reasturant anywhere I am other than my couch it hurts :( I have AT LEAST 8 more weeks to go from today, i will go crazy sitting here for 8 weeks. How do you ladies do it with bedrest? Im not on bedrest but it sure feels like it somedays.

I can't stand up long enough to make dinner with out being in alot of pain!! So its fast food all the time and all we have here is McDonalds!! GAG ME i am so sick of McDonalds!!!! I got up off the couch about 11 to make me and Dillon (my nephew) lunch and thats when it started today. I had been resting on the couch until then and I get up for 10 minutes or so to get lunch and my back starts hurting and hasn't stopped!! UGH!! So to stand up to make a real dinner I can't even imagine. I don't remember it being this bad in my previous pregnancies.

Ok enough complaining from me. I really try not to complain because this is something I choose to do and its something I WANT to be doing. But people keep asking me how I am doing and how I feel so I thought I would just write it all down. Over all things are great and I am lucky to be having such a healthy pregnancy and that the boys are doing so well and growing at rapid speed. I am thrilled to be pregnant and helping this wonderful family, so I guess I'm not really complaining just answering questions people keep asking :-). And besides I am sitting here bored and I have nothing better to do! LOL

30 week u/s and OB appt.

My appt went well today!! They boys are nice and big A is 3.5 and B is 3.7. I have 8 more weeks before he will induce if I don’t have them before that. I would LOVE to do this on my own that pit is HORRIBLE, but we shall see. If I keep having contractions like I have been today they may just come on their own!! LOL Everything else looked good! The nurse tried to tell me I was 10lbs heavier than what I was until I said WHAT when she announced it. LOL she re-checked and stated the right amount LOL. Still not a pretty site!! BP was good 106/70 I think.

I start NST twice a week starting the 21st before my next OB appt. An NST is just when the put the babies on the monitor to watch for contractions and movement and heart rates, just makes sure I’m not having to many contractions and everything is going ok in there. Then I have my next u/s on the 1st of Feb. So that’s its!! Nothing to exciting!!