A sweet moment

Ryan and I were sitting on the couch this afternoon after she woke up from a catnap and she was rubbing my belly. The baby moves so much and I have been hoping that the girls will be able to feel it move, but it hasn't happened yet. Ryan wanted to touch my belly button (which is popped out like a turkey that's fully cooked) and she was playing with it and kept poking it asking me if it tickles. She said, "Is the baby ready to come out yet?" I said not yet and asked her if she wanted the baby to come soon. She said, "Not yet, it's not ready yet. It needs to stay in longer". I told her she was right and that he/she would be here soon enough.

Boy or girl?

We’re taking guesses.  Does it look like a girl or a boy?  It looks WAY better than when we had a 3-D ultrasound of the girls.  We laugh that they looked like squished fish because they were so crowded.  This baby looks pretty adorable.  Can't wait to meet him/her.

Three year old stats

We visited Dr. Matsumoto yesterday for the girls' three year well check and they are doing awesome! Ryan is 37.5 inches tall, 31.2 lbs, and has a BMI of 15.6. Reese measured 37 inches tall, weighed 30.8 lbs, and a BMI of 15.8. They were able to take Reese's blood pressure (86/52), but Ryan was too squirmy. The doctor had the girls hop on one foot and bend over to touch their toes. She asked if they were speaking in full sentences (yes), riding a tricycle (yes), and potty trained (yes). We didn't have to get any vaccinations this time which was really nice. Dr. M said that it's usually really easy to bring a new baby home to twins because they don't have any memory of being alone so there probably won't be any resentment towards the baby. She also said not to be surprised or get upset if one or both is not interested in the baby. I think they'll be great with the baby and it really wasn't something that crossed my mind, but it was nice to have her reassurance.

Happy Birthday, Reese & Ryan!!!

It is hard to believe that our baby girls are three years old. They are the most amazing children and every day with them is full of joy. We love you girls so much and are grateful every day for the love and laughter you have brought into our lives!

We had a really fun birthday weekend for the girls, including a princess party with dress up attire and a princess bounce house. The girls had so much fun with their cousins and friends!

Fun in the bounce house

Time to eat our princess cake

Enjoying some much needed down time with our new books after the party.

30 weeks

I am backdating this entry because I'm a blog slacker but life has been really hectic lately. I'm about 2 weeks behind on writing. I'm writing this on 11/17 but these photos were taken on 11/11, right after my 30 week appointment. There is a big difference from my 26 week photos a month ago. I'm anxious to see how big baby Whyte will be. I've gained 20 lbs. so far, but that # will surely creep up to 30lbs. by the time it's all over :)

Our first trip visit to the dentist

We had our first visit to the dentist and the girls did SO great!! They sat in the chair and watched an intro video about what to expect and then Ryan went first. Dr. Steiner checked out her teeth, counted all of them (20), and even used the polisher. Reese was next and she was a little more serious but warmed up towards the end . They gave the girls a teddy bear to hold and when it was all over they got new princess toothbrushes and toothpaste. Now when we brush our teeth every morning and night they say, "Dr. Steiner wants us to brush our teeth!"

Watching the video about going to the dentist

Dr. Steiner checking out Ryan's teeth

Reese looks a little hesitant of the whole situation.

Halloween

Halloween was so much fun this year. It was really the first year that the girls were into it and could actually trick or treat for an extended period of time. Reese dressed up as a bat and Ryan was a witch. We bought a $6 cape for Reese and cut out bat wings and tied rubber bands to the end of the cape so she could lift her bat wings. Ryan wore her witch costume that we had bought from Mystique. It looked so cute with the witch hat, but she really didn't want to keep it on all night. Cory painted both their faces and they loved it!! Romelo & Haley came over dressed as Hannah Montana and the Grim Reaper. It was such a great night!!

Our budding photographer

Reese loves to take photos. She thinks she's a photographer. I gave her my old camera to use and she goes around taking photos of everyone and everything. I was downloading some photos off my camera (the one she's not supposed to use) and I found these photos that she had taken when I wasn't around. It totally cracked me up that she laid her princess figurines on a pillow and was snapping photos of them. She also got a really cute shot of Ryan posing with the princesses.

Our last vacation for awhile

I'm pretty sure this is our last family getaway for awhile since baby #3 will be arriving in less than 3 months. We went to Disneyland 3 weeks ago and then Rocky Point last weekend for a wedding. It was a really nice vacation and we had tons of fun at Shauna & Erik's beautiful wedding. R&R were flower girls in the wedding and they did really good (in my opinion) for not even being 3 yet. They loved their dresses and they thought that Shauna was a real life princess.

Here is little Ryan posing on the balcony

A snapshot with the real life princess bride, Shauna

Reese is getting worn out after a busy day of fun. Thank goodness we brought the yellow blanket

26 weeks

I started losing count of how far along I was in the pregnancy (in weeks) so today I pulled out the calendar to remind myself. I'm 26 weeks along, but I try not to talk in weeks unless I'm talking to someone else that's pregnant. So I'm 6 1/2 months pregnant and feeling great. I took so many photos of myself pregnant with the girls and I've been bad about getting the good ol' belly shots this time around. Here is a shot that Cory took the other day and I must apologize in advance for the bikini shot with white thighs, but this is how I did it with the girls and I think the bathing suit shots showcases the belly best:

Still recovering

Ryan is still recovering from the euphoria & excitement of Disneyland. She has slept so hard for the past few days since we've been home. She has napped every day and still gone to bed so early. When she's awake she's so mellow, sucking her thumb and carrying her blanket around the house. This morning she woke up and ate breakfast and then laid on the kitchen floor for about an hour. I kept trying to get her to move and go lay down on the couch or in her bed, but she said no. Reese & I kept stepping over her and she didn't seem to mind. When I got home tonight from my board meeting Cory told me that she was in the family room around 7:30 and said, "Daddy come here". He ran over there and she said, "Can you take me to my bed?" He took her to bed and she fell asleep within minutes. Hopefully she'll recover from our weekend of fun soon :)

The happiest place on earth

We just got back from Disneyland and we had such an amazing time with the girls. We went with Cory's entire family and it was such a fun family trip. The girls did great on the rides that they could go on. The highlight of the trip was getting to meet the princesses. There is a section in the park called Princess Fantasy Fair (or something like that) and you can meet the princesses. We waited in line about 45 minutes to meet Snow White, Princess Aurora, and Cinderella. It was totally worth it because the girls ate up every second of it. They asked Snow White where the dwarfs were and asked Aurora where Maleficent and Prince Phillip were. It was a crackup to hear their answers and the girls were so enthralled. It will be fun to go back in a few years when I'm not pregnant and the girls are a bit older and can ride on more rides.

At the end of the day we were SO happy to have our double stroller!