Baby Update

Our lives over the last few months have been very hectic and blurred. The girls are growing so much though and so fast, I can barely keep up. They are so adorable though. They are now sleeping almost through the night. We put them to bed at 8:30 and then they sleep until 2:30. One night feeding is wonderful. They are such good babies. 

I apologize for not updating sooner, but we are still working on getting internet in our house at this time and thus I am limited to either Scott's parents house or the library. I will do my best to keep everyone updated though. Below are some pictures of us and the kids. 

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit

The girls while lucky to have one set of Grandparents who live only 5 minutes away, got to visit with their other Grandparents this weekend. My parents came to visit us, and meet the girls for the first time.
It was great to see my parents interact with the girls and have a good time.

Life as a parent

My life has changed so much over the last four weeks. I cannot believe that Emma and Addison are already almost a month old. This last month has gone by so quickly and the girls have grown so much as well.



As I have gotten older my life has seemed to go by more and more quickly. However I know now, that it will continue to go by even quicker as I watch my little girls sprout up before my very eyes every day.



Life in the Hovey household has adjusted to a schedule of feeding, wake time, and sleeping, with the ever present need to change diapers. I am pretty sure we have calculated that we go through at least 36-40 diapers a day between the two of the girls. Overall though the girls are great. They sleep well most of the time and wake up only once or twice during the night, at which point Scott and I rotate to take the feedings. We have it pretty much down pat at this point. I have people tell me that they don't know how I handle two, since they always had problems with just one. In response, I think that I have just adjusted to the two and since I have never known any different, it just comes naturally for me. You do what you have to do, and when you can't figure it out, you do the best you can.

All of Scott's family have been so helpful and wonderful with the girls. It has been nice to be able to get out and do my errands when I need to, and to have help when the girls have their doctor visits.



I want to thank everyone for their gifts and congratulations, and all the love and support we have received from our family and friends. We love you all.

Its been Forever and a Day!

To all my friends who read my blog. I apologize for not posting any pictures or updates in the last couple of months. Life seemed to get very hectic once I started to feel my pregnancy woes, and then deliver the girls. Its even crazier now that they are staying awake more and growing bigger every day.

So for the specifics on the girls. Addison and Emma Hovey were born on July 7th, 2009 at 5:24am and 5:41am. They were 5lbs 9oz, and 5lbs 6oz, and each were 19 inches long. There were no complications, and both girls were born healthy and happy.

I was successful in carrying the girls to week 37, which is really good for a twin pregnancy. I was ready to have them out though, so they came at the perfect time. I gave birth vaginally, and from the time my water broke till delivery it was about 12 hours. I pushed for 30 minutes and they were out. Funny thing was though the placenta weighed more than the girls at a whopping 6 1/2 lbs. Insane if you ask me. Overall though I was blessed as far as pregnancy and delivery are concerned and had a fairly easy time of it. Thanks to all for your prayers thoughout.

The girls and I are home now and are doing well. We are all adjusting to our schedules and Scott and I are getting used to our lives as parents. It amazes me how much your life can change in just a few days. I couldn't ask for a bigger blessing.

I will do my best to be better about blogging and posting pictures from here on out.

House and Life Changes

Scott and I are blessed enough to have found a house to move into. The house is a short sale house though and we have been dealing with alot of frustration with trying to get it closed so we can move in. Being 28 weeks along, I really am just ready to get into a house and settle down before our little bundles of joy come along. 

We are lucky however that we have been able to get inside the house and do some work on it. While I am not working right now, due to a slump with the temp agency placements, I have been painting my little heart out and trying to get the house in shape. It's definitely coming along, and will hopefully be ready for if the house closes this week. I hate waiting games. Like many other women in my family I am a planner and like to know what is going on and the timeline that I have. Needless to say, this is not the situation I imagined, but I am trusting that everything will work out in the timeline that God wants. 

I have another appointment tomorrow, my last ultrasound, so I will write about the girls tomorrow. We are healthy though up to this point, just a little tired from all our hard work. 

Scott and I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. We love you all. 

Tiredness is back!

So this last week, I have really noticed my level of being tired at the end of the day has increased exponentially from what it has been. I know it is to be expected once you get closer to your third trimester, I just wasn't anticipating how overwhelmingly exhausting it would be, but then again I do have two little munchkins in there.

The girls, Emma and Addison, are doing great as far as I can tell. I have another appointment with my doctor on April 7th. They are kicking up a storm and I can actually see it now on the outside of my tummy when they kick. Its so amazing the beauty of life. Overall, with the exception of me not gaining weight, (The babies are fine though.), and being very tired, we are all doing well.

Scott and I are getting more and more excitement as the time gets closer. I have been blessed to have such a happy and healthy pregnancy thus far. Keep Emma, Addison, and Scott and I in your prayers as the weeks go by.

Love you all!
Christa

Sorry for taking so long!

So I have been a horrible blogger these last couple of weeks. I have been super busy with life and everything esle going on. We are trying to figure out for registering, and waiting on news about the house. Its all kind of crazy. This week at school I had two tests, but thankfully, I will be on Spring Break next week, so I will have a little bit of a reprive.

I am getting to that point in my pregnancy, where i have begun to get tired easier again. I am not liking it as much because I need every ounce of energy I can get just to get through the day.

We are making progress though on all the baby stuff and are trying to organize our lives as much as possible. Its kind of crazy though that out little girls will be here in 15 weeks. Ahhhhh... where in the world did these last few months of our lives go. I think I will enjoy the break from work though and staying home with the girls. It will definitely be a change of pace I will have to adjust to. Scott and I are getting very excited though, and look forward to the birth of our adorable little ones.

Well I hope everything is well in the rest of the regions of the world where everyone is reading this from. God bless!