Everything Elmore: April 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

27 weeks & Cheetah shower

I have made it to 27 weeks (only 7 more to go). YIPEEEEE!!!

I feel pretty good physically. My back is still doing good, no more knots and my monitoring is going well. The most contractions I have had are four (in an hour), which is good. I can have up to seven. My skin now HURTS! All around my belly button and below burns really bad like a bad sunburn or a oven burn. I guess it is from the stretching. It hurts just to touch it. I'm still not sleeping that well, but if I get two nights a week of decent sleep I feel lucky. I spend my days on the couch taking it easy. I'm drinking my gallon of water a day and just waiting until June 13th!

CHEETAH SHOWER (my running friends) on Sunday...

It was so nice and I really enjoyed seeing my running buddies. We have been running together over five years at 5am and we have run multiple marathons and half-marathons over the years. They are a great group of ladies.

Dolores, Shawna, Nonie, April, Lisa, and me!

Just some of my Cheetah girls.

What a precious cake AND it was delicious!

Three bows, so cute!

Brooke helped to open presents. She'll be a great big sister.

The 3 girls will have their own burp cloths, so cute!

Brooke even got some gifts. She really loved this princess castle bag, little did she know that there were gifts for her inside. She got her own "Big Sister" burp cloth that she can use with the girls.

Care Calendar (Meals)

Some people were asking about the Care Calendar for meals, so I'll include the information. The meals are such a HUGE help to us! Just huge!! We didn't think we needed a meal everyday, so on the calendar it only allows you to sign up on T, Th, Sat & Sun. If you would like to do a M, W, or F just email me and let me know. Troy ususally just picks something up those days.

My email: heathermelmore@gmail.com

Meal sign up website:

www.carecalendar.org

ID & Code

13435c

7272

Thursday, April 16, 2009

26 weeks!!! (61/2 months)

“The Longer the blessing is in coming, the sweeter it will be when it arrives. That which is gained speedily by a single prayer is sometimes only a half weighted blessing but that which is gained after a tug and many an awful struggle is a full-weighted and a precious blessing. The blessing that costs us the most in prayer will be worth the most.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I have made it to 26 weeks and that means only 8 more weeks to go. At the last doctors appointment we had a good check up, but the babies weren't being very photogenic, so no pictures. Here are their weights...

A 1.7, B 1.11, & C 1.11

They are moving on up there! We hope to get them to at least 3 1/2 pounds.

Everything else looked good and I am still monitoring for contractions each day. Today I had FOUR during my session! I am only allowed to have seven and this time I actually felt one of the contractions and saw it on the screen! It made me a little scared. I am just hoping I don't wind up in the hospital. It would be really hard on Brooke, Troy and myself. So far, so good.

Yesterday I got out of the house from 4pm until 11pm!! It was wonderful. My neighbor, Jamie, had a surprise birthday party, so I walked across the street and just sat and lied down on her couch. I got to visit with friends and neighbors like a normal person. It is amazing what you miss and what means so much to you.

Things I miss: taking care of my house (even washing clothes, straightening up, grocery shopping, & going upstairs), taking care of Brooke (making her lunch, giving her a bath, picking her up for a hug, having her sit on my lap & taking her places), I miss taking a bath, sleeping all night, my car, running & exercising, going on dates with Troy and cuddling with him, sushi, and seeing my toes.

My back is much better so maybe I am getting used to the weight. It is really tough to get up from the couch or bed because of the weight, but at least my back isn't in all the knots. Praise God! I get out of breath talking now and my nose is always stuffy, so that doesn't help with the breathing. I also don't sleep at night. I almost dread going to bed because I know it is going to be a LONG night. Last night I was up from 3:30 - 6:45am. Luckily I have an iphone because Brooke slept with me. I was able to check my emails, the weather, text, look on facebook and finally get up for a snack. I finally went to sleep from 7-10:30am. Troy kept Brooke occupied which was wonderful. He is awesome! I can't do that during the week because I have to be up with Brooke, so I am just tired and groggy all day.

Next Sunday my Cheetah girls (running friends) are giving me a shower here at my house. They are so sweet and I can't wait to see them all.

Troy and Brooke had a date Thursday night to see Disney on Ice. They had a great time and are really bonding. She picked out Troy's shirt and said that he looked very handsome. Troy was beaming. It was so cute! When they got home and she showed me this picture she said, "It would have been beautiful if you were in it mommy." How sweet is that! I just love that little girl so much. What am I going to do with three more?

Brooke and her friend, Claudia, at our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. I didn't even recognize myself in the background!!!

The Easter Bunny came!!!

The meals are still coming every week and are a blessing to our family! Thank you so much to everyone who has signed up on the carecalendar. It is the best thing ever!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

24 WEEKS!!!! & Baby Shower

I'm now 24 weeks and that is HUGE a number because the babies are viable. They could live now! We certainly don't want them to be born anytime soon because they would be in the NICU for months with lots of complications. We are still hoping for 34 weeks, but now that is only 10 weeks away! I can count down each week!

Here is a 24 week (6 month) belly picture!

This belly keeps on growing!!