Kickin' It

It's something every pregnant women goes through (I think).  Kelly and I have been really entertained the past few weeks with the babies kicking, punching or just moving around in Kelly. 

I've just recently been able to experience this otherworldly movement and it's really, really cool.  It's another reality check that yes, we are really pregnant, and there is a living thing(s) inside Kelly.  It could really be something out of a science fiction novel, but it's the way God made us to have children.  Wild stuff.  

Kelly says the boys are the most active, and her little girl is properly calm, of course.  The next 12 weeks should hold a lot of entertainment in this manner, getting to know our littles ones by feel.  

Kelly and I have talked a lot about feeding and sleeping philosophies, going back and forth among the various books we've collected.  The books are helpful as long as each one is really scrutinized and taken with a grain of salt.  I think we've arrived where we began before we read the books; we're going to be as consistent as we can and do whatever we think will work the best to get the kids to sleep and get them fed.  What else can you do? 

Kelly's friends from Grimes Elementary threw a great shower this week, and the generosity was overwhelming.  Clothes, toys, useful gadgets, gift cards and so much else - including a delicious cake were given to us to help start our journey as a family.  THANK YOU!  It really feels like we have a big family around us, and it makes us feel secure as we expect our family to arrive. 

If you can imagine a reclining lawn chair in a kitchen, you could imagine our kitchen right now.  Our breakfast routine involves getting the paper, turning on the morning news and pouring our cereal.  Our counter serves double-duty as a breakfast bar and we sit on stools.  However, due to Kelly's condition, a reclining lawn chair is her new breakfast stool.  It's a mix of comfort and redneck, but it works and it makes Kelly comfortable and right now that's priceless. 

Belly Shot: 21 wks

What else have we been up to?  We have finished the basement nearly, and are pretty satisfied with the results. Check it out: 

Before shot, including washer and dryer which were relegated to the alley.  

This is the after shot, including fridge, freezer and 'the twins'

Sticky tile to the rescue! 

Our next appointment is the first week of August, which will be about 24 weeks along.  After that, another eight weeks and we will be ready to rock.  The time goes fast, the time goes slow and either way the time goes (Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. What?) .  We are looking ahead and ready to do it together.