The Belly at 34 Weeks

Two Of Everything: Dr. Seuss Onesies

From Melissa Krum.

Which twin gets to be Thing 1 and which gets to be Thing 2?
Perhaps assigning by birth-order is the thing we should do.
Or whoever's bigger, or louder, or is first to make poo.
We'll just let Mommy decide, she always knows what to do.

The Football Fan's Birthing Plan

In the months leading up to the arrival of the twins, Erin and I have been advised by just about every professional we've met with to come up with a birthing plan.  The birthing plan provides an outline for all the things we want to see happen immediately before, during and after delivery - such as desired pain medication, people present, who cuts the cords etc.  It's been stressed that we come up with this birthing plan early - to avoid any unnecessary surprises on "d-day."

This week it occurred to me that there's a critical piece missing from many birthing plans - specifically for fathers (and mothers) who are expecting in late August or early September. If you're a football fan, who's covering for you in your fantasy football draft(s) should the babies decide to arrive on draft day?

Heaven forbid you throw yourself at the mercy of your league's auto-draft and wind up with a roster full of Kyle Ortons, Correll Buckhalters and Brandon Stokleys.  Lucky from me, my little brother agreed to cover for me in my East Coast draft should the little ones decide to show up early.  Thanks Jason.

So, my advice to all expecting football fans: make sure you consider a fantasy football surrogate in your birthing plan. Write it down.  Ask them early.

If enough of us start doing this, it might eventually become a position of honor for the person you select... sort of like a pigskin Godparent for your kid.

The Shape-Shifter

I think that's a term from Harry Potter. I use it here to describe my giant belly full of babies. I took these pictures to show the belly from my perspective. By way of background, little boy is on the right, and little girl is on the left. Here are two photos, taken minutes apart, showing that each wombmate has moments of dominance.  I like how Lola is the "Where's Waldo" of blog photos and can often be seen lurking in the background.

The Belly at 31 1/2 Weeks

Gratuitous shots of The Belly at 31 1/2 weeks. She's so cute isn't she?

Two Of Everything: Awesome Onesies

Who else but the Bakers? Really, they're the best.

The Nesting Instinct

Less than two months and counting and the rush is on to get the house ready for the twins. This weekend we tackled the babies' room which included laying the carpet, building the cribs & changing table, dressing the beds and starting to decorate the walls. There's more work to be done - details mostly - but we made great progress.

Special thanks go to Grandma and Grandpa L for all their help and hard work this weekend.

As you'll see from the photo gallery below, we're going with a puppy theme. We think our puppy approves.