Oh Happy Day!

Went to the dr's and NST today.
BP was pretty high, babies are very very low, 3CM dilated 90% effaced and my water bag is "ready"
Could I have me some New Years babies?
Who knows.
Dr. had me make an appointment for next Wed but he doubts I will make it that long.
Got to go do some lunges around the property now...
HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

36 weeks

My goal has always been to get to 36 weeks!
Now I am here and now these babies can come out...I mean really come out, please?

-Total weight gain as of today is 70 lbs...and yes if you want to know I have just slipped into the 200's a number I never thought nor wanted to ever see.
-Every person that see's me says I look like I am just about ready to pop, but don't look freakishly big.
-I literally have to hold my stomach up. The babies dropped recently and the my stomach sticks straight out. So it's just impossible to walk.
-Yes those are Jed's pants. I officially only have one pair of jeans and two shirts that fit. I refuse to buy anything else.
-Both babies are still head down
-For extra fun Jed thought he would completely dislocate his knee cap. He was playing the dance game on the Kinect with his sister April and during the free style part he hit the ground and his knee cap was on the side of his leg. I posted the story below...even thought Jed just might make me take it off. So basically he is totally and completely helpless and is in a cast for the next 3 weeks.
-I am sort of happy that the babies will more than likely not be born this year because it really has been the crappiest year and I would like to start 2011 off with something awesome. Like two new babies!
-If I don't go into labor we will probably be having the babies on 1/9 which is Jed's brothers birthday.
-Have you seen my ankles? They went missing a few weeks ago
-I contract constantly, have lost all and complete control of all body functions(sorry tmi?), I have period like cramps constantly and my back hurts like no ones business....and I could go on forever.
-I go to the doctors tomorrow to see if I am dilated at all I don't have high hopes. Since I am pretty certain I will pregnant forever.
-I refuse to do another pregnancy update so this is it.
-When I lay on my right side I feel like I have been hit in the chest and my heart flutters and I can't breath. Which means I can only sleep on my left side, which wouldn't be so bad if my left rib was sticking out.
-All in all I am very proud of myself. This has been the biggest challenge. Every being of my body aches. From my head to my very puffy feet. I can barely walk, now such things as even using the restroom is beyond difficult. I have been on house arrest pretty much since June all the while knowing that I could go into early labor at any moment. The meds made me feel horrible....and well I could go on and on. BUT I made it! And guess what it wasn't half as bad as I probably just made it seem. I spent a good majority of my time reading my scriptures and truly educating myself on this whole pregnancy thing. I took up meditation(even though as I type that I realize how weird it might make me seem) but it helped A LOT. I mean a lot, a lot. On the days when I wanted to lose it and do nothing but cry, I didn't. There were times when I was forced to do something for the health of my babies that I was really scared but I was able to use some of the methods to calm myself and I was okay. It made me appreciate the small things. Like how I can't wait to be able to clean my own house. Now who would want that, really? I can't wait to take the kids to the park or make dinner or do any of the other activities I took for granted before.

I am mostly excited to have my babies here.
When I first found out I was having twins I was scared out of my mind. How the heck would I manage. It's crazy with one let alone two! But after this pregnancy I am SO READY. I mean so so so ready. I know it will be challenging and I am sure there will be moments when I truly feel like I will lose my mind but at the end of the day I will have the ability to move again! AND that in itself is something I can NOT wait for.

The year that keeps on giving

Yesterday was my amazing mother-in-law, Janean's birthday.
As you probably already know she has been living with us for the last 3 months.
We don't know what we would do without her.
Two of her daughters April and Andria came down for the day to surprise her and take her out to eat, movie and shopping.
Jed was able to join them for lunch and then after their fun girl day they came back to our house for a few hours.
We decided to bust out the Kinect.
Jed and April were doing the dancing game and we were all having a ton of fun watching them.
Then during one of the free style dances Jed suddenly hits the floor landing on my leg and says call 9-1-1.
Now my husband is anything but dramatic.
In our 7 years of marriage I have only ever seen him stay home and be sick one time. He is the type of person who just mentally doesn't let hurt of sickness effect him.
I don't know how he does it but he does.
So when he hits the floor and tells me to call 9-1-1 I am sort of in shock.
I think I asked him if he was sure about 5 times(good thing he wasn't having a heart attack)
I look down and his knee cap is completely on the side of his leg.
I called 9-1-1 explained the situation and even the operator was extremely sympethetic.
Poor Natty was freaking out because Daddy was hurt and April, Andria and Janean were just trying to see what they could do.
It was obvious he was in extreme pain.
As I hung up the phone Jed suddenly announces his knee cap is back in place know.
What the...?!
Then he announces he doesn't need the ambulance.
We tried to convince him otherwise but he was insistant so we called back.
Even the operator was trying to convince us that he really should go to the hospital.
So, last night he was in a lot of pain and woke up not being able to move and it was extremely swollen. SO finally we were able to convince him to go get it checked out.
He came home with a brace on and orders to stay off it for 3-5 weeks.
Good thing we don't have anything coming up....oh wait.
Twins.
Coming.
Any.
Day.
Now.
What timing we have here.
In the mean time poor Janean was actually going to go up to her house(which she hasn't been to in 3 months) to get some clothes and go through a few things just for a few days. Now she not only has my big fat but who can't do anything waddling around but another patient. Just as I get off bedrest he get's put on it.
We really are very pathetic.

35 weeks 4 days....

All we are doing around here is getting ready for the babies.
The fact that I am SO DONE is pretty much the only thing on my mind right now.
Because of the fact I pretty much require my own zip code I will probably just be blogging about the uncoming arrivals.
This is actually me at 35 weeks.

Natty "Mommy when the babies pop out will your belly button come back?"
Jed "Oh, that just looks painful"
L&D Nurse "The first thing I noticed when you came in was your puffy feet."
Tenant "OH you are having twins I forgot that is why you are so big."
Doctor "Oh wow, you have some good size babies!"

Doctor "You are measuring about 44 weeks pregnant"
Me "Is it possible to be 44 weeks pregnant?"
Doctor "No, it's just the measurements. I had a girl who was 34 weeks with twins and was measuring 54 weeks."
Me "Please tell me you induced her?"

I am tempted to put a bare belly shot on here for the pure shock value, but don't worry I wont. It's twice as bad with no clothes on.
Yes, those are Jed's pants.
I officially only have one pair of pants that fit my anymore and let me tell you they are SNUG.
I will have Jed take a picture of my 36 week belly on Friday so you can get a really good idea of my gerth.

Christmas

We had a very nice and relaxing Christmas.
Christmas Eve wasn't filled with the usual traditions we have done in years past because I spent the night before in L&D and then came home to recover from the lovely meds that I was given.
BUT luckily by the end of the night I was feeling better.
We had given the kids their Kinect early so we could play it together on Christmas.
And by we I mean the kids, but I am super excited to play with them once I can move.
The kids were beyond excited for Christmas morning.
They put out some cookies and chocolate milk for Santa and Daddy read us the Christmas story from the Bible.

On a completely different side note we have been saying for the last 6 weeks or so that once this balloon hits the ground I would go into labor. Well Christmas came and....

The balloon hit the ground. Of course it got in a little fight with the ceiling fan and then Noah proceeded to beat it for about 20 minutes(I think he is just as ready as I am to not be pregnant anymore). But I am still pregnant. I think it doesn't count unless it falls on it's own :)

Being Santa is SO much fun! I was attempting to keep this Christmas really really light. It was our first Christmas spent at home and with the babies coming I knew I didn't want a lot of toys to find places for. So my parents sent their packages up so the kids could open them Christmas day and...

Well these three GIANT packages arrived via UPS and were close to over 50lbs each and I knew that my "light" Christmas was no more. But I can't complain the kids love all their toys and had a wonderful time playing all day long.


Of course we didn't take ANY pictures. I am so bummed. I swear I always forget but we have a TON of video. Including when the kids came out to see their presents and that is priceless. I would put it on here but it's like an hour long and no one would be interested but my parents :)

Natty got a camera for Christmas so the following pictures are from a four year old perspective.

My brother got Noah a toy welding set which is hilarious because that is a big part of what my dads business is. Noah LOVED it and I couldn't believe that he put this shield on his head and loved it.
Natty was just in heaven with all her new dress up stuff and brand new shoes with laces. She put them on and didn't take them off until bed time.

Noah got a large collection of dinosaurs. This one is especially large and loud.

We have a lot of close ups of Noah because he insists on taking pictures using the wrong end. No matter how many time we tell him to turn it around he wont. There are also a lot of very unflattering pictures of me and my giant belly...and I mean giant. I should post a picture it has grown significantly since last week.

Natty loved this stuffed kitty and wanted me to take a thousand pictures of her and her kitty.

The kids each got a Fisher Price ixl and I spent a good majority of the day trying to put games on it and I was about to throw it through the window. Finally I was able to get them going and the kids have been enjoying them ever since.

Here is Natty trying to come in and take a picture of me while I was going to the bathroom but luckily I grabbed the camera and took pictures of her instead :)

It was a Christmas to remember.
Favorite memories
-Jed cooking the ham for 4 hours per instructions and making us ham jerky for dinner.
-Noah not wanting to open any presents after he got his tractor
-Jed getting me my new dresser organizer thing I wanted AND putting it together right away
-Remembering the birth of the Savior and reflecting on the trials and triumphs of the year
-Natty snapping unflattering pictures of everyone in the house
-Jed having to ask Natty how to use her camera
-Noah running around the house telling us to shield our eyes as he shot his "laser" from his arm like Buzz
-Watching Sword and the Stone with the kids
-Being extremely grateful that I had made it to Christmas and was still pregnant with my little ones.
-Taking a 4 hour nap in the middle of the day
-Listening to the kids describe everything they got from Santa to my parents on the phone
-The fact that Natty was beyond herself when she got her own pack of gum from Santa.
-When Jed sat on Noah's little toy welder that vibrates and shoots fake fire

It was a wonderful Christmas and normally I am so sad the day after Christmas because I love the season so much but not this Christmas. I am so excited and ready to have these babies. I don't know if they are going to come this week or the next but to know I will only be pregnant for a short period of time is a wonderful feeling. I can't wait to meet my babies and start our journey as a family of 6!

L&D

On Thursday I woke up feeling pretty darn good. I got a lot of stuff done and Jed and I decided that we would give the kids an early Christmas present(The Kinect) since we thought it would be fun to play together Christmas Eve. Around 3pm I started having BH contractions which is no big deal because I have them all the time. However as the day progressed they got stronger and more consistent. Since my uterus is literally in my lungs now it is really hard to breath during contractions. Once we hit every 2 minutes I was really struggling to catch my breath. I have medication to stop labor but my doctor had told me Monday not to take it at all from then on out. So I called him and he said go to the hospital asap, I asked if I could try taking the meds first and he said no go in. Ugh. So I packed a bag and headed in by this tine ir was close to 9pm. I get there and my strip is showing that I am contracting every two minutes and I really thought this was it! She checked me and I was a "loose one" whatever that means. So as it would seem I was having strong contractions but not dilating SO my doctor said that there were only two things to do with contractions like that...induce or stop. Well since I am only 35 weeks they decided to try and stop. Although he said they would try to lightly stop meaning no heavy meds(thank goodness!) so he gave me the exact same medication I have sitting at home and guess what??.....it stopped them. So basically I spent hours in labor and delivery when I could have just hung out at home and taken the medication. Oh well. I got to spend Christmas Eve "hung over" from the medication BUT I get to spend Christmas with my family and every day the babies stay in my stomach is just another day for lung function and de development. Come Friday they would induce not try to stop. That is ONE week. It will all be over soon and totally be worth it.

Surviving Bedrest

I have spent a good majority of this pregnancy on bedrest.
It's not something that I would wish on any one of you.
But if by some chance you do find yourself on bedrest one of these days if it be a few days, a few weeks or months I thought I would share what I have found to be helpful tips.

First off bedrest is actually two words. But I think it should be one word so I am using it as one word even though my computer is giving me the nasty red underline. You know the "learn how to spell you idiot" red line? I think it's a medical term and it should be one word.

Anyways...where was I.

Tips for bedrest(if you should ever find yourself in this situation)

1)Always and I mean always take daily showers, put on some light make-up and get dressed. ALWAYS. I promise you staying in your pjs for days on end and never getting yourself ready will make you feel worse. At least when you take a shower and get ready(of course while laying down that is) you will feel so much better. Promise.

2)Move your legs. If doing little leg exercises such as flexing your feet, moving your leg up and down puts you in labor then, well, you are sort of screwed anyways. But it's good to have circulation in your legs and in your arms. It will make you feel less week.

3) Always, and I mean ALWAYS research the medication that the doctor is going to give you. Yes, they are doctors and yes they went to a whole lot of medical school but you know your body better then them so it's important to research it before you give it to you and your baby. I have found that some doctors will go right for the hard stuff when there are less abrasive options out there with less side effects. My opinion is go for the lease abrasive and if it doesn't seem effective then work your way up to the more aggressive stuff. (example try nifedepine before you try terbutaline a little queasiness as apposed to speeding up your heart and making you feel as if you might have a heart attack seems like a much better option)

4)Take any and all help offered. Almost every one says "let me know what I can do" but don't really mean it. But those that really do mean it let them know. Allow people to do your dishes, bring you meals and play with your kids. It sucks, trust me, I HATE asking for help but it's the only way to be able to actually stay on bedrest. Remember it's for your babies health and safety. So in those times you have to swallow your pride just a bit.

5) Don't get offended or disappointed. In my personal opinion I think people get offended to easily anyways. BUT when you are hormonal and in such a situation such as bedrest it's easy to get your feelings hurt. Realize that people generally mean well and friends are busy so you will fall off the radar for awhile and that is just what needs to happen. Plus how fun is it to visit someone who is just laying there anyways?

6)Keep your personal space clean. Yes, your house will go to crap. There will be things that you want to do SO BADLY but just can't. But what you can do is keep your personal space(the place where you bedrest) clean by placing trash can by you and making sure you don't leave dishes and trash around you. With your house falling apart before your very eyes trust me it will make you feel so much better to have a little cleanliness around you.

7) Spend as much time as possible with your kids. Try to think of fun things you can do while laying down. Such as watching a special movie or reading books. Make sure your kids know it's totally temporary and you are doing this for the health of their little brother or sister(or both). Take naps with them and spend as much cuddle time as possible.

8) Don't get frustrated. It's really easy to get frustrated with those that are helping you the most(id husband). Men think totally different than women. I have found(at least in our case) Jed does what is absolutely necessary. The kids need to eat so they have a Pb&J, yes it's dinner time and yes they had that for lunch but they are getting fed.

9) Keep a daily journal, write down your frustrations and fears so that you aren't letting them out to all those around you.

10) One day at a time. Don't think about how tomorrow will pretty much be exactly like today just think about today. Just think about the now. Trust me this is how I have stayed sane.

11) Good books. Movies are great but getting into a book will really pass the time so take the opportunity to read as much as possible.

And if you have a friend who has been put on bedrest the best thing you can do for them is keep in touch via email, texting or the occasional phone call. Sometimes when a person is on bedrest they are on medication and can't really visit anyways but it's always fun to email, text or even have a short conversation every so often.
Some people don't like when friends come and clean up their house and that is okay. I am not one of those types of people personally. But if you have a friend who is on bedrest and you really want to come help set a time and date. Don't say "what can I do?" say "I am free Friday morning and I want to help tell me what I can do?"
Maybe it will be something like picking up a few groceries, or taking their kids outside for an hour to play or doing some dishes. Whatever it is trust me the person on bedrest will be SO grateful.

Also remember that when a mom to be is put on bedrest it's usually because the health of their baby or themselves is at risk. It's not a fun experience by any means and it's a very emotional ride. As mothers we will do anything for our children and it's hard when that "anything" is actually nothing. When doing nothing will actually help our child have a better chance. This has been a very trying experience for me and I can't tell you how grateful I am to all those that have helped me through this last 9 months, even if it was something as a text message asking how I was feeling. Everything helps. I am so grateful that I am out of the "danger zone" and I know that my babies could be born today and would be okay. Even though it's been the most physical and emotional challenge of my life I have to say that now that it's near the end I am so grateful for this experience. I could have had it SO MUCH WORSE and I know that. I have talked to way to many twin moms and heard so many different stories. In the grand scheme of things I had it pretty easy.

Dear Universe,

Can you please make one of these appear at my house before the babies come?

Gingerbread Men and Pregnancy Update

Trader Joe's was out of gingerbread houses AND Joe-Joe's(gasp!) so we decided to go ahead and go with the Gingerbread Men.
Since Sunday was a very rainy day we decided it as good a time as any to decorate the men.
The kids were super excited and took their decorating very seriously.

Noah's approach was stick as much candy as possible on the giant cookie.
Natty on the other hand did all the frosting herself and had a very precise design in mind.

Noah's end result

Natty's end result.

FYI-These gingerbread men are G-R-O-S-S but very fun to decorate.

Pregnancy update:
I went to see the high risk doctor and got an ultrasound for the LAST time. It's crazy when the doctor came in and said that he no longer needs to see me. I have been going there so much for the last several months it was kind of crazy to be able to just walk out and know I wont be back!
Baby Ryder weighs(according to the u/s) 5lbs 2oz and Baby Emma weighs 5lbs 14 oz. The big weight difference isn't of any concern. As my doctor explained this is two completely different babies with different make-ups so they just grow differently. Both are head down and very low so perfect for delivery!

I then went to my ob's and I explained about my breathing problem, which he said is normal to which I started crying. I am sure I am not the first giant pregnant woman crying in his office but he checked me and I was 1 cm dilated and he told me I could have these babies at any time and he wouldn't stop it. Which was a HUGE relief to hear because I certainly don't want to take any gross meds to stop labor.

So tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc.....

34

~My doctors have been telling me from day 1 that I need to make it to at least 34 weeks and here I am!
~ Measuring 41 weeks pregnant
~Pretty much can't breath
~ Emma did a BIG flip one night and tore a muscle in my stomach. Good news she is head down. Bad news is I feel like I have a knife stuck in my stomach
~Ryder is very very low
~Go in Monday to see if I am dilated and how big the babies are. The doctors want to determine if I will last past Christmas. Luckily either my ob or HR doctor will be on call all through the holiday.
~When the babies move my stomach clicks. It's really weird.
~Whenever I call anyone in my family they think I am in labor
~Crib is up
~Natty has clearly picked a favorite twin. She said Emma is cute and Ryder isn't. She found a little stocking and hung it next to hers so Emma could get some toys. When she goes through baby stuff she puts the cute stuff aside for Emma. Whenever Noah goes through baby stuff he takes all the cool stuff and sets aside for himself....poor little Ryder, don't worry Mommy has some cute stuff for you.
~Getting less nervous and more excited!!!!
~Sleeping is impossible. I am tired but can never seem to fall asleep and or stay asleep.
~For the last three nights I have thought I am in labor then the sun comes up and I am fine.
~Jed has his last test today and then he is off for a few weeks!
~PRESSURE!!!
~About half of the twin moms in my twin mom forum have delivered this week.
~Doing kick counts for each twins is way too hard. If I feel movement in my bottom left I know it's Ryder, if I feel it on my far right it's Emma....but in the middle it could be either. But am still supposed to be keeping track anyhow.
~I am at the hospital at least twice a week(this week three) so I am very familiar with the layout.
~No more weekly shots.
~Haven't been contracting nearly as much this last week...go figure.
~I have been doing these updates twice a week for this pregnancy, which I think will be really fun to look back on someday but I wonder if this will be my last update?? In all actuality the longer the babies are in there the better for them. I am really hoping for an easy delivery, fast recovery and most importantly healthy babies. It seems crazy to me that I am at the end. This time next month I will have FOUR children. I remember when we were thinking about going for the third and my concern was if I was going to be able to do everything AND take care of three kids and now I will never know. I am not scared, I am not even that nervous I am actually just very ready to be able to move around and take care of my family.

Due Date

I am guessing December 22nd (only because Ryder isn't moving too much which is exactly what my other two did right before I delivered)
I am thinking 5 lbs5 oz and 5 lbs 10 oz

Jed says the 9th of January

I think it's safe to say it will be sometime between these dates:)

Pictures

A weeks worth of pictures from my Iphone
Taken out of pure boredom.

Biggest Boppy EVER!


Will someone please come and potty train this boy for me?

Heartbeats and contractions...looking good.

Hospital room view


Waiting for Dr. C
Hanging out with Mr. Noah

Waiting for pictures of E&R

Best Invention EVER!

Spend a lot of time with the fish

Medication
The only drug interaction is grapefruit
Silly girl
Water change at the aquarium

Anyone feel like doing 50 loads of baby laundry?
Lunch. A bowl of stove popped popcorn(the best kind) with salt and a cheese and turkey sandwich
R&E's 6-9 months clothes packed up and ready to go into the closet.

Christmas Tree

We have a very fun Christmas tradition that I have explained
Here
and
Here

I just love decorating our tree because of all these fun memories that come with it. This year was especially fun because the kids were really into it and were super excited about all their different ornaments.

Janean(my MIL) and I stopped by Home Depot on our way home from the Dr's today and just grabbed a 5ft noble. Yes, it's not as much fun as taking the whole family to pick one out but we are having to make a few sacrifices this year.
I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked but it was fun to sit back and observe the kids. They had a blast finding spots(which were always on the same exact branch) for their ornaments. It was funny because last year we got Noah a Dora ornament because he was obsessed with her. But this year when we were going through the ornaments and I was telling him which one's were his and which were Natty's he was NOT happy about this Dora ornament. He wanted to trade with Daddy for one of his car ornaments. I don't think he even put it on the tree because he was so upset by this girly ornament. Loved her last year, hates her this year...such a guy.

(pretty much every single ornament is on the top of the tree)

We usually exchange ornaments on Christmas Eve but I decided to give the ornaments early this year. I got Jed this ornament of him and his brother when they were little. I think of all things this probably defined the year the most(well besides the babies if they come this year). I also got the kids each an ornament with a picture of their Uncle Zach and Daddy. I thought it would be nice to have them on the tree longer because we will probably take the tree down Christmas night this year(to make room for the babies).

As you can read in the posts above last year was Natalie's turn to put the star on so this year it was Noah's. Even though she did not remember making this deal last year she was okay with it, especially since I let her put my ornaments on the tree.

Noah was very excited to be able to put the star on all by himself(with Daddy's help).

I can't believe it's already Christmas time! It seems like yesterday we were just decorating the tree for Christmas 09 and now it's Christmas 10!

Topping Noah and Natty's Christmas List

THE CLAW!
Noah discovered The Claw in August when we were at Jed's Dad's house and has been totally obsessed. He wants a Claw SO BADLY! I actually could use a Claw myself these days.

Natalie wanted a pair of sparkly shoes with laces.
The kids are totally obsessed with games. They LOVE the learning games I have on my iPad so I thought it was time that they each get their own. I did some major research and this the Fisher Price ixl is AWESOME. They are going to love it and they better because my iPad will officially be off limits for all play time after Christmas :)

Santa Baby,

Everyone keeps asking me what it is that I would like for Christmas. When you are very very pregnant and sitting on your butt all day there isn't a whole lot that comes to mind. I surely don't want any clothes because who knows what this body will look like in a few weeks(or months)yikes! My house is shrinking by the minute so I really don't have room to store anything else. But after doing some serious thought and research I have compiled a list of things that you can get a extremely pregnant women for Christmas.
Ready?
Here you go.

I really really want this. The one I have is peeling, it used to have doors once upon a time, the back is falling out and the middle dividers are being held up by thumb tacs.

I shouldn't complain that I had someone coming to clean my house once a week while I was on bedrest the first time. Except...well I am going to. I paid her out of my own pocket and she BROKE my steam mop. The steam mop I SAVED up for, my most favorite cleaning tool. Broken. I told her NOT to turn it upside down when it was steaming. UGH.
So I would really like a new steam mop and can you please put coal in her stocking and or a bill for $100 for a replacement?

Can you please remove Camille from RHOBH? It's not very often I get into these Real Housewife shows and for some reason the Beverly Hills cast has caught my interest but if I have to listen to her whinny, self proclaiming nonsense anymore I just might have to watch something more wholesome and who really wants to do that?


Can I please be home for Christmas? I just want to see my kids open their presents that's it. I know I will be over 35 weeks and I understand there is a huge possibility I will be in the hospital but if you could hold that off until just after Christmas morning I will be very much appreciative. And while on the subject can you please let my babies be healthy and only have to be in the NICU for a very short period of time. I understand that they will probably have to have a stay but I have worked really hard to keep them in and poisoned my body with all kinds of crazy meds so I don't think that is too much to ask for.
Can you please provide me with a personal Handy Man. I mean yes, I have a husband. But he is gone ALL THE TIME right now with finals and board exams since graduation is just around the corner and I have a honey do list that is getting really big really fast. I have a pile of stuff here that needs to be taken to the storage unit and things that need to be built and stuff that needs to be moved and I have ZERO patience and I don't want to wait until Dec 17th when he is out of school.

On second thought....this Handy Man might be better.
Could you also have him build on an extra room?

Lastly, will you make this little guy who was once the biggest mommas boy start asking for me again when he is hurt/scared/sad/angry...and all those emotions that require a Momma? It hurts my heart when he wakes up screaming from a bad dream and calls for Grandma....*tear* Let him know Mommy will be the main caregiver again very very soon.

Ps- Please don't let him try to hurt the babies when they are here. He is a little rough.

Also, can you just go ahead and mail a down payment here.

That is about all I can think of for now.
I don't think my list is too hard or difficult but if you have to leave off a few things here or there I understand. Whatever you can't get please feel free to email my husband what is left so he can pick it up for me. You see because I am carrying two babies and I feel that I should get everything on my Christmas list this year :)
Love,
Erin