Baby Showers

So I have not been on in a looooong time and so much has happened! First of all, I have new belly pics from the fabulous baby showers that my friends, family, and coworkers threw for me. Thank you all sooo much!! I had such a great time at all of them and we appreciate everyone's generosity so much! We have lots of fabulous things for the twins to wear, sit in, and play with which is great :).

We went to the doctor today and had an excellent visit. Leah weighs 2 pounds 3 ounces and Colin weighs 2 pounds 5 ounces which is larger than average which we thought was great. For one, they are both staying right about the same which can be a concern with twins as sometimes one will grow great and be much larger than the other. For two, they are bigger than average which is good since twins are full term at 38 weeks and the greatest risk with twins is preterm labor so we want these babies to be big :). It might be tmi, but my cervix is measuring great at 4.5 and they want it to be at least 2. Basically everything is looking great which is always such a relief to hear!

My first shower was on 10/10 and was thrown by my best friend who I have known since kindergarten, Sarah, and my best friend since high school, Angie. October 10th was coincidentally the 11th anniversary of Brad and my first date. :) It's crazy to think that 11 years after that day, I would be at a baby shower with our twins on the way.... :)

Sarah made this awesome diaper cake...so cute!!

Angie brought the cutest rattle cakes!

Me and my fellow twin mama, Jessica...

Angie, Me, and Sarah

My next shower was on Sunday thrown by our church family. Brad and I definitely think of them as our extended family and were so happy to see everyone while we were in K.C! Thank you all for you prayers and support!

Me and Julie and me and Ina...

Martha, me, Ina, Patti, and Kristi and Martha, me, Ina, and Patti

Me and my mom :)

Our shower in Oklahoma was a couples shower and it was really great to get to see Brad get to be involved in the baby showers. He has definitely been very involved in my pregnancy and has made every doctor's visit and loves feeling the babies move and kick. His eyes light up every time he feels their little movements.

Names update

Sooo I think we have decided on names.....Col(l)in and Leah :). We haven't decided one "l" or two yet but I think those are the names. :)



In my last post, I talked about moving and how we'd sold our house. Well we were supposed to close Wednesday, the 23rd. Note I said "supposed" to. Yes, long story short we are now not closing until October 9th :(. Even though it's just a few more weeks, we were very excited to be done with that house and just not have to think about it anymore!



We had our "big" ultrasound last Monday with the specialist and he said everything looked great anatomically and structurally. Leah was 15 ounces and Col(l)in was 14 ounces so she's still a little bigger but he said usually boys are bigger at birth than girls so we'll see. It was about an hour long ultrasound which was really fun since we got to see them for so long. Leah looked like a little contortionist with her legs bent over her head like she was folded in half looking at her knees! It looked very uncomfortable but she stayed in that position a while so I guess it was comfortable for her! According to babycenter.com, the average size of babies right now is about the length of a carrot. It's amazing how fast they're growing and how quickly time is passing until they get here.



Last Saturday we went to the T-MOM's (Tulsa Moms of Multiples) sale. All the twin stuff was super cute! We found some adorable boy/girl outfits. We also went to the Tulsa State Fair kick-off the weekend before last. Let me just say free fair food and being pregnant are a dangerous combination :). I think by the end of the night I had at least tried a bite of everything there. They didn't have all the fair food but they had a good assortment and did I mention it was free? I did have a grilled turkey leg and some corn on the cob so I rationalize that those offset the corn dog, cheesecake, and fried potatoes :).

Names and Moving...

So it's been forever since I last wrote but a lot has been going on. We finally sold our house (yay!!!) which is such an answer to our prayers. We close on the 23rd and so far everything is going fine which is a relief. We found a neighborhood we absolutely love down here and decided to build a house. We signed a contingency contract on a lot close to the park and pool and now that we have a contract on our house, they have started the process!!! It is now a race to see which will happen first - the move into the new house or the arrival of our twins! We are praying it is the house first but who knows :). Since we sold our house in K.C. we spent last weekend moving most of the rest of our stuff down. We had left the house staged so we still had furniture and decorations up there along with some other miscellaneous things in the basement and some clothes. We will also be back this weekend to move the rest of it and clean one last time. It is such a blessing having sold the house but it will also be sad once we close those doors for the last time.

Speaking of moving, I am starting to feel the twins move which is pretty much the coolest thing I've ever experienced. At first it felt like little muscle twitches and now it's more like popcorn popping in my belly. It's so fun and I love feeling them moving around. I am a little nervous about having two sets of arms and legs kicking and punching me once they get bigger and stronger though! :)

We went to the doctor yesterday and our twins are now sitting side by side with our girl on the left and our boy on the right. Dr. Sterling told us we could remember because boys are always right...we girls know that's not so true though :). He measured each femur and our little girl is in the 67th percentile and our little boy is in the 44th percentile which he said was fine. He did a check on major organs and everything looks good :). We still are going to see a specialist though on the 21st as he is the expert and there is a higher risk with twins so our doctor feels it's best for him to check everything out thoroughly. I really enjoy going to my appointments though and seeing them every few weeks so I don't mind an extra long ultrasound at all. It's amazing how much they grow in just a short period of time. Looking back at those first pictures of our little circles it's so crazy to see them so big now.

So now the names part of the blog. We thought we had names picked out - Braden and Gabriella (Brady and Gabby) - but it seems we have changed our minds and are back to the drawing board as far as deciding goes. Names are such a hard thing! We have some ideas but nothing solid. It's such a big decision because they will have these names for the rest of their lives and we want them to be perfect as I'm sure every parent does. Our plan is to at least have it narrowed down to three by the time they get here because we really have no idea. :) I told Brad tonight we need to at least come up with nicknames for them. They're just our little girl and our little boy right now but it would be fun to give them cute nicknames while we pick their actual names. Any ideas on nicknames?

Brody's Arrival!!

Well, Brody decided he was not going to wait (typical trait in the Creed family) and decided to come into the world 7 weeks early on August 19th at 3:18am. He weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces and was 17 inches long. Being early, there was a concern that his lungs would not be adequately developed however they were great and he had a great APGAR score of 9 a minute after birth and a score of 10 five minutes after birth. After he was born, he was prepped for surgery as he has gastroschisis which his intestines were outside of his body. They were able to put most of them back in his abdomen with the first surgery and the surgeon has been amazed at how well he is progressing. His final surgery to close up the hole in his abdomen will be this Monday. Hopefully soon after that Michelle and Brian will finally be able to hold their little boy. He is absolutely adorable and I have already told him that I am his favorite aunt. He even opened his eyes to take a picture with me last night (proving I am definitely his favorite aunt) :).

Belly Pics and Brody's Baby Shower

Last Saturday on 8/15 we attended my brother, Brian, and Michelle's baby shower for their little boy, Brody Stephen. It was a coed shower and Brad and I both had a great time. It was so fun seeing all of the cute baby things and thinking about how much fun it will be once Brody is here. Michelle and I took this opportunity to take some belly pics together and I am amazed at how quickly I am catching her considering she's 4 months ahead of me :).

Twin Pics!!!

Since our doctor is amazing and wonderful, he gives us awesome 3-D pictures at our visits now which we LOVE since they are amazingly clear pictures of our babies. Our little girl obviously is not camera shy as we've been able to get 2 great pictures of her and we have one of them together with our little boy's profile and our girl's back.

Oklahoma!

Well, last weekend we went to the official home of the Rodgers & Hammerstein production of Oklahoma (a must for living here now) at Discoveryland. It was a fantasti c show as usual and the first musical for the twins who I am sure enjoyed the show. My Aunt Peggy was able to get us free dinner beforehand and free coupons for ice cream and snow cones during the show which was absolutely delightful. It turned out to be a nice night especially given that it was August in Oklahoma.