Me and 31 weeks DON'T get along!!

What a week! I turned 31 weeks on Wednesday and started the morning off having contractions and a lot of pain so me and the boys made the trek to the doctor. She said I have a Group B Strep infection which was very concerning because most women who deliver early it's from them getting infections that causes their water to break. She put me on an antibiotic and told me to take it easy (yeah that's possible with two little boys to take care of). Unfortunately things weren't getting any better so I went back in on Friday and she noticed that I was having contractions. Thankfully, I haven't started dilating yet, but I now have to take Terbutaline whenever I'm having contractions which has been pretty much all of the time. Depending on how things are looking this week I may have to go up to the hospital and get Betamethasone shots to help the baby's lungs develop faster. She said I can't work anymore until I'm at least 36 weeks, but I am very happy to report I have now been pregnant one day longer than I was with Zack and Austin! Please pray that our little boy will stay where he belongs for at least 5 more weeks and that we'll win the lottery (not having my income is going to make things a little hard!).

To end this on a happy note here are some pictures of some cute kids! The last couple of weeks sometimes after the boy's bath we will turn on the shower. They love it and are really funny to watch when it's on. Unfortunately, Aaron missed the picture when they were putting their legs up, it's really funny! It's a little steamy! Austin kept trying to get the water in his mouth.
Zack didn't appreciate me violating their privacy and really wanted the door closed.

Update

The last 2 weeks have been busy with lots of puking, lots of laundry, organizing, and a new family member. For all of you wondering if the baby is here the answer is thank heavens NO! My little sister moved in with us about a week and a half ago because she is going to the College of Massage Therapy in SLC and didn't want to commute everyday. So far it's been good having her here, but we don't get to see her near enough because she is so busy. Although as soon as she gets her massage table I will become her person to practice on, I CAN'T wait!!!
With the baby coming and soon inheriting the nursery as his new room; Austin and Zack needed a new room. We are moving them in to our other bedroom upstairs which used to be our spare bedroom/junk room and Angie is staying in our basement which has left me only our storage room for all of our food storage, holiday decorations, and whatever other crap we have. I have had to be creative with how to use our space and not have our house be cluttered. I bought several under the bed storage containers which is where most of my wrapping supplies and crafts have had to fit or in my or Aaron's closet. We have also started on my New Year's goal of getting our storage room organized to figure out what we really want to keep and what can go. So far we have already taken 4 huge loads to the DI and probably about twice that has ended up in the garbage. So much of it has made me wonder what we were thinking keeping so much stuff. I will admit that some of it was hard to get rid of because of guilt or sentimental reasons, but I have felt so much lighter having it gone. I will take pictures and show everything when we are done which will hopefully be soon.
Last Sunday Austin got a stomach virus which he then lovingly passed to me and I then lovingly passed it to Zack. So far Aaron has avoided our love, we will see if he continues to be so lucky. I do think there should be a law against pregnant women getting a stomach virus! It had me really freaked out for a couple of days since tomorrow is when I would have become so sick with vomiting and such with Austin and Zack which then put me in to preterm labor, but so far so good with this little guy. I had my OB appointment tonight and she felt like everything is still looking ok. The baby is up to about 3 lbs. 13 oz. and cute as ever! My blood pressure is a little bit higher and there was a small amount of protein in my urine (sorry if that's TMI), but she felt like it was still low enough that I was ok. She is being cautious and tested me for Group B strep today in case we need to know early, but I'm keeping all of my fingers and toes crossed and sending lots of prayers upward! Two more months to go!!

One of the 3 cutest boys in the World!!

We had our last Perinatology appointment today and everything looked great! At our last appointment they found a cyst in the Chorioplexis of his brain, but it's gone now. He weighed 2 lbs. 14 oz. today and is measuring at his exact due date.
I have started having some problems with swelling and my blood pressure being a little bit higher so last weekend they were starting to worry that I was developing toxemia, but I have been trying to eat less sodium and sugar and drink a lot more water. Luckily, my swelling has gone down a lot and my blood pressure is holding steady (still a little high, but not so high that we have to do anything).
Zack and Austin loved seeing their little brother today and we are getting so excited for his arrival!

Good Family Fun

Last night while watching the Sugar Bowl and cheering the Utes to victory we had a fun picnic in the family room of yummy tomato and basil pizza and cheesy bread sticks. I even had approval from Austin who kept looking at me with mouthfuls of food saying, "good."
Game highlights for me:

• spending fun, quality time with my family
• our boys were in a very huggy, kissy mood and I reaped most of the goods!
• hearing my cute little boys say, "Go Utah" unprompted
• watching them jump all over and cheer like their dad
• their constant mimicking of anything Aaron would say
  
• the fireworks that several of our neighbors set off at the end of the game
• the Utes winning
  
• having a verrrrrry happy hubby!

By the end of the game they were so tired they went right to sleep and slept in later this morning than they have in a long time.

13-0!!!

I just have to say that was the most awesome game in Utah Football history. This season has been so exciting to watch the Utes go undefeated. Once again it is another team where we will never know how good they could have been. Anyway, Wahoo!!!

GO UTES!!!!

We're officially OLD!

We did have plans for New Year's Eve to hang out with my family playing games and eating lots of food at my grandma's, but Wednesday as the time grew closer apparently our aging bodies and minds revolted because we ended up staying home. Aaron didn't get home from work until 7:30 and after dinner it was time to put the boys to bed. So you might think with the boys in bed we stayed up to party just the two of us, but that's where you'd be wrong; we finished painting the boy's new room (we are moving them in to another bedroom and just keeping the nursery how it is) and then went to bed. With Aaron getting home from work so late and I had to be up by 5:30 the next morning for work we decided to be party poopers. Maybe next year we will be young at heart again, but this year sleep sounded oh so good!

I decided to write some of my goals for 2009 on here, hoping it will help me be better at sticking to them.

• Run the Wasatch Back Relay (doctor permitting)
• Read the Book of Mormon everyday
• Say morning and evening prayers everyday
• Finish NICU scrapbooks for the boys
• Learn how to do digital scrapbooking
• Organize our storage room
• Finish sewing Christmas tree skirt, stockings, and place mats

Happy New Year to everyone!