A Peek At Our Life

August 30, 2008

Updates

The twins have arrived! Two new beautiful girls now make the tally six girls and three boys... everyone is thrilled!

The Buzz Around Me

Babies are sleeping on my lap, and the rest of the family is working on gutting the bus.

Kitchen Happenings

We're enjoying having all those freezer meals we stocked up on. A frozen casserole and some salad from the garden, and dinner is done. Whew.

In Our Schoolroom

The children are enjoying exploring a new Hebrew computer curriculum. I think the four-year-old knows more than anyone so far.

The Garden View

Brayden Waller planted some beets and collards and greens for me when they were here a couple of weeks ago... they will make a nice fall garden.

In The Sewing Room

I got that new bedspread and bedskirt made to welcome the babies. Now I have to alter some wool diaper covers before the case of disposables I bought runs out.

Home-keeping Agenda

Things are running pretty smoothly, but we're not doing any extra anytime soon.

Simple Joys

That smell of newborn babies. I just can't stop kissing them and breathing in that wonderful scent... none of us can.

Preparing for Twins

I add this link below only because local folks have asked. These are the things that we will be trying to buy before the babies arrive. So, while matching outfits are fun, these things are the priorities for us. (P.S. Anyone who knows me in real life knows that used items are perfectly OK... well...just not the diaper liners. *grin*) I will remove stuff that we have already gotten.

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My 2008 Goals

Well...my hopes anyway


~Deliver two healthy new babies safely and not too early.

~Switch to cloth everything...napkins, wipes, diapers, etc.
**Napkins, diapers & wipes done!

~Switch to non-electric kitchen appliances...grain mill, blender, food processor, etc.
**Got the grain mill with the money I made from selling junk stuff on eBay!**

~Learn how to make cold-process soap
**I did it! I really did it! I made Rosemary shampoo bars, Lemon-Calendula soap bars and Spearmint-Peppermint-Tea Tree soap bars. It smells so good in my closet where they are curing!**

~Keep a hand-written journal

~Begin putting our family photos into scrapbooks

~Maintain a "no backlog" policy with my sewing projects

~Purposefully put together an emergency plan and kit for our family with batteries, radio, canned food, clothes, etc. and have it packed and ready to *go*

~Begin building traditions, recipe files, scrapbooks, etc. for our family's celebrations of the Biblical feasts: Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles

~Read some fiction for a change!

Quick Update

My best intentions keep getting overshadowed by either the size of my belly (which is measuring 47 cm.) or my lack of energy, which is why I haven’t posted anything. My computer was also out of commission for a few weeks, but that is not a great excuse because I could have used Mr. Visionary’s.

Anyway, I am at 34 weeks and counting. Counting contractions, counting trips to the potty, counting the minutes that go by while I lay wide awake at night trying to sleep… counting down the days.

All is well with Momma and the babies: weight is great, blood pressure is great, etc. I have an ultrasound tomorrow morning to check these little folks’ weight, and I will update better afterwards. Really. I will… if Yahweh wills it and the creeks don’t rise.

Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Late-Breaking News, Childbearing.
Comments: 10

Comments

Comment from Kelli
Time: July 21, 2008, 11:28 pm

Keeping you in my prayers . . . .

Comment from Holly
Time: July 22, 2008, 9:53 am

Julie! Thanks for updating! You’ve been on my heart so much…and of course, in my prayers! Thirty four weeks, WOW! That’s wonderful!

Comment from Jennifer
Time: July 22, 2008, 10:34 am

So glad to hear all is still well with you and the babies. I pray things will continue to go well.

Jennifer

Comment from Tracy
Time: July 22, 2008, 4:13 pm

thanks for the update! I’m glad you are doing well & hangin’ in there!!

Isn’t it so frustrating to be SO tired, & not be able to sleep?

Blessings ~ Tracy

Comment from Krista
Time: July 22, 2008, 4:56 pm

You’ve made it this far, Julie. Way to go! Hang in there! Little by little, great things are made.

God bless you!

Krista

Comment from Lisa W
Time: July 22, 2008, 5:20 pm

I’m so glad to hear an update. :) I had a dream last night and you were one of the people in it. You were overdue with the babies and we were laughing about how we fret about tomorrow but we never know what the day may bring. I had strange dreams all night after a day fighting a migraine and finally taking some OTC medicine for it. Don’t worry, I’m certainly NO fortune teller or diviner!

All that to say that I’m really pleased to see your update today. Looking forward to future announcements.

Lisa

Comment from motherofmany
Time: July 22, 2008, 6:34 pm

Just smiling at the good news.

Shalom!

Comment from Catherine
Time: July 22, 2008, 11:58 pm

It was so good to see you post! Glad you and the babies are doing so well.

Comment from Lynne
Time: July 23, 2008, 10:52 am

You are doing GREAT making it this far without going into labor.

Comment from Kate M.
Time: July 23, 2008, 8:36 pm

Hello,
Glad you’ve made it this far. I’ve been praying for you. Every time I see the wilsons or the schaefers I ask how you’re doing…
Will continue to pray for you. Do you still have back pain?
Ugh.

~Kate

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