Baby A Photo Op!

On Thursday, Miles & I headed over to the hospital for another ultrasound. I'm getting them every month now. Miles is so used to the process, haha. He was repeating what the ultrasound tech was saying.. "That's Baby A's head". He even called himself Dr. Khoury. hehe

Everything looked good for both of the babies. They are measuring nicely. They are big babies so far! =) Weighing in at 3 lbs 4 oz (Baby A) and 3 lbs 9 oz (Baby B) - the average for a singleton at 30 weeks is 3 lbs. Their heart rates are similar to one another and at a good rate, so that's always a good sign. I can't believe I'm 30 weeks pregnant now. Time to get the hospital bag ready ... and clean up the house.. and etc etc etc etc! =)

The ultrasound tech got a good picture of Baby A's face. We couldn't see Baby B too well, and at one point, she ended up turning towards my back/spine so we couldn't see at all =P Maybe next time. I'm getting so excited to see my little babies. I wonder what they both look like. Even with her hands in front of her face, this picture is still pretty clear. She looks like she has blonde/light hair right? heh

Farmers Markets, Blueberry Picking, and the Movies!

We packed in so many activities this weekend! Friday, after Tim got home from work - we did some errands by starting to get some baby stuff for home. We also tried out a new Indian restaurant that a friend recommended. At the restaurant, there was a family that came in with twin baby boys. They sat at the table next to us, and Miles kept watching the 2 babies. He cared about them and hushed himself since the babies were sleeping. =) It was cute.

Saturday, we started the day early and picked up something I bought from Craigslist. After that, we went to a Farmers Market at a nearby city. It was so hot and sunny but we had a good time nonetheless. The market was at a park, so we also walked to the playground and Miles got to play a little. There was also a baseball game going on, so we walked over and watched some of it. Miles was so into it. I love seeing him sit up straight and paying attention to everything in the game. Later on, we went home and started to do some cleaning and de-cluttering around the house. We want to get rid of stuff we don't need anymore so we can make space for all of the baby stuff we do need. 

Sunday, we went to another farmers market. This farmers market is one of the most popular farmers market in Connecticut. I mainly wanted to go there to attend a Babywearers Group meeting. I want to learn and be more comfortable using a baby wrap. I used a Moby Wrap with Miles a handful of times but I don't think I ever truly got comfortable with it. Hopefully by seeing more women use it properly, I can get more confident with it. There was a Fife & Drum event going on at the market and that was fun to watch. We also enjoyed some food at the market for lunch.
After the market, we drove to a blueberry farm and picked our own blueberries. Miles had soo much fun picking blueberries. It was so cute to see him walk around with his bucket - picking and eating blueberries! I heard him giggle and say "yumm!" many times. It was so funny. He didn't want to leave.

Later on, we went home for a little bit and cleaned some more and ate dinner - using stuff we got from both of the farmers markets. We surprised Miles with a little treat and took him to the movie theater. He was so happy throughout the whole experience. He was laughing so hard - I'm pretty sure everyone could hear his laugh! He loved eating the popcorn. He had a smile on his face 99% of the time. It was so cute. We watched Monsters University. Miles was really into it whenever we would see any pictures or toys from it, so he was pretty familiar with the characters already. I was a little iffy about him actually getting scared of the movie, but he cracked up so much throughout. He also brought his "baby" with him to the movie. His baby (the blue penguin) is fairly new. He's had that penguin for awhile but recently, he has noted her as his baby and called her "Maya" =) He puts his baby to sleep and covers her with a blanket. He has 2 babies.. the other baby is the giraffe. He plays with the penguin more though. =) He's so cute and sweet about the 2 babies - we're very excited to see how he'll interact with his sisters in the future.

We had a very busy and fun-packed weekend. It was great spending time with Miles and Tim this weekend. I'm 28 weeks pregnant .. so we're trying to soak in some family of 3 time as much as we can before things get really busy with babies =)

Western Connecticut

This past weekend, we had no plans other than a hospital/maternity ward tour on Sunday - which was great. It was nice to just have a lazy morning on Saturday and get up whenever. We decided we would go to Hartford and check out the Jazz Festival going on, but during the drive, Miles fell asleep. Since Miles hardly naps, we like to keep him sleeping whenever he does doze off. So, we kept driving. Eventually, Tim asked if I wanted to head west. Surewhynot. So, we drove heading towards Kent Falls. We first saw and randomly stopped at Mohawk State Park and then we headed to Kent Falls State Park. We hung out there for a bit. Miles played soccer and we saw the falls. There were a lot of families at Kent Falls State Park bbq-ing and just hanging out. After that, we started to head back east. We saw and stopped at Arethusa Farm Dairy to get some ice cream/milkshake. It was such a preppy area. The ice cream and milk shake there were all tasty. We also bought some chocolate milk to bring home. Tim shared his ice cream cone with Miles because their scoops were pretty significant! Miles made a friend instantly inside, this little girl ended up telling me that "he's so cute" =) They ended up playing together inside the ice cream shop and also outside while we were all eating our treats. We got home fairly late and Miles was zonked out after our spur of the moment road trip.

On Sunday, we had a tour of the hospital/maternity ward that I will give birth at - St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. We dropped Miles off at a friend's house before going to the tour - she has 2 young boys, so Miles barely missed us and had a great time playing with his friends. The tour was really good - I was impressed by the hospital and their sense of family-centric values and also how they talked about breastfeeding & skin-to-skin time. It's nice to see that kind of information shared and encouraged. Also, I'm 27 weeks pregnant now.. into my 3rd trimester! I can't believe it's already my last trimester. I'm getting more excited and scared about it all. I'm definitely giddy to see the girls but I've been getting nervous about everything every now and then. Keep on praying and thinking positive...

Pregnancy Update - Babies at 25 Weeks

I'm 25.5 weeks pregnant now. I had an ultrasound yesterday to check up on the babies 'growth. With multiples, they monitor more frequently - I feel like I have some sort of appointment every week!

This pregnancy so far has been so different from the first time around in many ways. My pregnancy with Miles didn't really give me any nausea or much pain. This pregnancy definitely has! I had so much nausea in the beginning and definitely a lot of pain and discomfort with my hips and pelvis after the nausea wore off. I've been going to prenatal yoga, a chiropractor, and now a physical therapist to help with the hip & pelvic pain.. hence, I always have some kind of appointment on top of my OB and ultrasound appointments. Miles has been great and patient through them all - Mama is always prepared with distractions though!

Babies update - they are doing great. They are very active and I feel them all the time. Tim has felt them kick and squirm many times and so has Miles. Miles' reaction to feeling the babies move was so priceless - wide-eyed with his mouth open! hehe Tim and I have been so happy with Miles' reactions to the babies so far. He includes them in everything - like having a place setting for the babies while sitting around in his room eating the dinner "he made", drawing the babies, and including them in his scribbles of "Mama Papa Miles Babies!" (a long squiggly line) He loves to kiss my belly (2 times!) and say hi to the babies. Hopefully, Miles will stay loving towards his sisters when they arrive. I'm definitely excited to see how he'll be with them.

At my ultrasound yesterday, I found out that the babies are weighing in at around 1 lb 15 oz each! Their heart rates are great and similar to each other. They are growing so nicely. I may have little chunkers on my hands by October! ; ) I read on one of my pregnancy apps that a (single) baby at 25 weeks should be around 1.5 lbs right now. hah I pretty much have about 4 lbs of babies in my tummy right now at 25 weeks... and with Miles, he was born weighing in at 6 lbs 12 oz. I have lots of time left too... so we'll see how much bigger the girls (and I!!) get!

Michigan Vacation Recap

*a fair warning.. this post is long and full of picture collages!!* =)

We took a trip to Michigan for the 4th of July break... we made it a bit longer this time around since it'll probably be our last major vacation before the twins arrive. We started our trip on Friday, June 28th. We split our trip into 2 days... spent the night at a nice hotel near Rochester, New York. As soon as we arrived at my brother's condo on Saturday, we headed out to National Coney Island for dinner =) I have been craving a Hani and Chili Cheese Fries from there for soo long - had to have it, hehe. One of my great friends, Thao (she's also my first friend ever in the US!) joined us for dinner too. During the weekend, we also celebrated my cousin Kat's birthday a little early (her actual bday is today). I took her out for a mani/pedi and we had a nice dinner at home with a few of our friends. It was a fun time. Miles enjoyed hanging out with everyone. During the weekend, we also got to hang out in Royal Oak. Reminded me of so many fun times there back in the day.

Monday, we headed out to Detroit Zoo and met up with Tim's brothers, Joseph & Jalal and their families. We had lunch first before going to the zoo. It was nice to hang out and just chitchat & eat with everyone before doing the whole zoo thing. We brought a wagon to the zoo and it came in pretty handy. It was cute to see all of the combinations of kids in it throughout the zoo. Miles hates being in strollers nowadays, so it was nice to have something for him when he was tired of walking. Even with the rain, I think everyone had a great time. The kids had a lot of fun seeing all of the animals - I think the butterfly garden and the polar bears were the favorites. After the zoo, Miles zonked out in the car before we even got to the restaurant for dinner! He was asleep on me for the beginning of dinner but eventually woke up and got to play with some pizza dough with his cousins! We ate at Tim's cousin's restaurant in Livonia. It was definitely a fun time eating there.

It was nice to spend some time with my brother Herman for a few days. Miles liked playing with him and found it funny to wake him up in the morning. His place is full of random stuff, so Miles explored the condo and had a lot of fun. My brother took us out to dinners which was really nice. One of the nights, we went out to dinner and got to walk around downtown Rochester afterward. I love Michigan summer nights! They are so much longer!!

Wednesday, we headed out to Cass City for the rest of our Michigan vacation. We got to hang out with Jalal, Mary, and Abbie some more. Miles and Abbie had a greatttt time playing together. They played so nicely together - they chitchatted a lot, got to watch fireworks, play at Tetah & Sedo's house, swim and ride bikes, and enjoy the Cass City 4th of July festivities. It was so cute to see them look for each other each morning too. They were truly buddies during this vacation. Miles also got to feed cookies to some horses in Cass City too! Gotta love the country. I'm glad we got to spend some time with family and friends before we "settle" down a little for these angels of ours. I'll post an update of the twins and my pregnancy soon too.

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day Papa! We love you and everything you do for us - you're the best!

We had a nice day with Papa today. Miles greeted Papa "Happy Father's Day" first thing in the morning and gave him a Map/Massage Shirt =) He was a fan of that! Papa also got to open a couple more presents. Later on, we had breakfast and got ready to go to a really cool farmer's market. We usually end up just walking around and listening to the live band and eating random stuff (like these amazing sugar raised donuts from a food truck!).

Afterward, we came home for lunch and did some errands that have been on our To Do list for a long time now. This pregnancy has been completely different from my first - been in lots of pain (hips & pelvis) lately and it's been hard to do or be motivated to do anything lately. Thanks for all of your help Papa! You're amazing and we hope you had a great day today.

Miles' 1st Dental Visit!

Miles' had his first dental visit today and he was a champ! I was prepping Miles for the dentist all day today and just telling him that he'll say "ahh" and "cheese!!" to show the dentist his teeth. He was pretty excited about the concept so that was good.

At the office, Miles enjoyed looking at the fish in their fish tank and laughing with the older kids waiting with their mom. Then it was his turn! Once the door opened, he knew it was his turn and walked right on in as if he's been there a million times! The hygienist talked to him while we walked to the room and he was just full of answers! He sat down nicely on the dental chair and again, answered all of the hygienist's questions perfectly. Once she started to work with him, a Bruno Mars song started playing on the radio and Miles goes "BRUNO MARS!!" haha I loved it. He was soo happy about the music.

Afterward, the dentist came in and checked up on his teeth and he did great. They were pretty impressed at how well he acted during his first checkup. They told him he could pick out a couple things in the treasure chest - he mainly had fun looking but didn't really pick up anything. I just took a couple things just in case he mentions it later. So, all in all, great visit!

Twin Girls!!

Today we had our 20 week ultrasound and got to see the babies =) They are looking great and measuring well. Both were pretty active during the appointment - Baby B even went from breech to upside down during the appointment, hehe. We saw both of their mouths move a lot, haha, a couple of talkers! They weigh 12 oz each and their heartbeats are both good.

After the appointment, I gave the genders results to a baker who then made baby cakes for us to cut after dinner! Tim & I were so excited for this.

We had a Google Hangout with friends & family to reveal the results. It was a lot of fun even with the glitches we experienced. No one could hear us! =P And I forgot to make our screen the bigger screen while it was being recorded. Ahhhwell, still memorable =)




Final results.. twin GIRLS! =) I can still honestly say that Miles is my favorite little boy in the world! hehe We are all so excited about the news.

Playing Basketball & Counting in Arabic

Miles and I went to this one play place area in town .. and he absolutely loved it. Leaving was another story =P Anyway, he loved playing with the basketball and shooting around. He made his first shot and I was so surprised! He made several shots and so I finally decided to record him with my phone. =)


This other video is a little older, but I don't think I posted it on here yet, so here it goes! Miles really catches on to Arabic nicely.

Memorial Day Weekend

During the holiday weekend, we went to New York City. My mother-in-law came back from her vacation to Jordan. We picked her up on Saturday in New York City and showed her around the City. Before picking her up, we had brunch with our friends Melissa & Michael and their friends at 44 & X. It was nice to see friends again so soon! =)

We took Tim's mom around around and tried many New York places. NYC is definitely all about the lights, walking, the crowd, and the food. We got a hotel right down the street of Times Square (high five Tim!) and it was easy to walk around to different foods to enjoy for the evening. It's always a neat experience to walk around Times Square at night - see so many people and all of the lights and billboards constantly blinking and grabbing your attention!

On Sunday, we got up and ready for breakfast. During my nauseous stage, I could really just enjoy bagels. Sooo.. because of that, Miles has really gotten to love bagels. We got bagels for breakfast at this one place called Murray's and Miles was a happy boy. New York City is crazy. Every place is busy busy and rushy rush. It's neat to see and experience though. After breakfast, we walked around. The weather was perfect for it. Miles loved seeing everything He loved "downtown!" We decided not to bring a stroller since Miles hates being in it now. We figured it would have been such a waste of space in the trunk of the car anyway. He mainly traveled in an Ergo Baby on Tim's back. He enjoyed it pretty well. He also loved going in a cab and in the subway. At one point, he knew we were close to a subway entrance!

Tim also got us tickets to ride on a boat tour around NYC. Miles loved it and so did my mother-in-law. She got to see the Statue of Liberty! haha She's always wanted to see it.

After the boat tour, we did more walking around and had dinner at Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. Tim and I love their burger and fries. In true NYC fashion, everything (yummy, at least) involves a long line. Miles was asleep on Tim's back most of the time we were waiting, so that was good. He woke up just in time to eat! (Hmmmmm) =)

It was a great and packed NYC weekend. Very quick but we did a lot. I was very exhausted =P Tim's mom stayed with us for a few more days and left out on Wednesday. On Memorial Day, we went to a friend's house and watched their city parade. Miles loved seeing the marching band, firetrucks, and the kids. He still talks about it now. 

Miles loved having his Tetah around. He loved playing baseball and soccer with her. He misses her already and thinks she's with Tim when he comes home from work.