Halloween Hoopla

What a whirlwind few days we've had!! Between moving, three doctor appointments in one week, Halloween, and many family birthdays, we have definitely been busy!

Friday, while your Daddy was still in between the old and new house, moving things, I had another appointment with the high risk doctor. I was anxious to go, to see if the contractions were having any impact on my cervix, and anticipating with certainty that I would be needing surgery (my measurements had been dropping consistently for three weeks now and I was just 1 millimeter away from needing surgery). As she began the ultrasound, I was shocked and simply baffled by the numbers I saw on the screen...my cervix was back to measuring 3.15 cm!! I had read this was a possibility, but still could not believe that this was true. Sure enough though, God has completely intervened and I am back into what they consider a more safe territory. It was such great news!

Knowing I still had to take it easier than I'm used to, due to the contractions, I still wanted to make the Halloween weekend special for you boys. While Daddy continued working hard to get us moved, we began our Saturday morning with breakfast and cupcake baking (you are champs at making the batter...putting the sprinkles on was a little more challenging! You just wanted to eat them and the icing!).

After more unpacking and attempting to get settled, it was off to General Butler for our annual trick-or-treat at the camp ground with family. You boys sure love your cousins and have a blast running around, playing, and trying to keep up with them. You were very excited to be Rocky and Zuma again to trick-or-treat. Daddy was sure to keep me off my feet though, so I stayed behind to help pass out candy, while you boys hit the camp ground for some candy!

Monday was Daddy's first day back to work after having a week off...and my first day alone with you two since contractions started a week earlier. Not to mention it was Halloween too. So, I had to try and take it easy, while keeping up with you boys in a new house, and still wanting to make Halloween special. Our day started out fabulous -- pumpkin shaped cinnamon rolls, lots of playing in your playroom while I finished unpacking / cleaning the kitchen, and then pumpkin shaped quesadillas for lunch. As wonderful as our morning was, that's how challenging our afternoon was! It took over an hour of fighting naptime to get you down and once down, you slept less than an hour. The two little boys that woke up from that nap, were not the same little boys I'm used to! You were both overly feisty with each other and flat-out defiant with me, doing the exact opposite of what you should be doing. Thank goodness Daddy has switched back to winter hours and was home an hour earlier than usual because we needed the extra help!

Once he got home though, it was off to say a quick, "Trick-or-treat," at Zsu Zsu and Paka's house and then off to Nan's house to celebrate her birthday and more trick-or-treating with your cousins.

 It was a full, fun, exhausting weekend. We are thankful for such positive reports from both doctors and continue to pray and trust that God is going to continue protecting you, Baby Peanut. We are thankful for all of the help and time spent with family this weekend. But for now, I think I need another nap!