Dresser and stuffed animals we made from Build-a-Bear.
Baby Girl's crib. (The babies will share a crib initially). The bedding has flowers on it.
The new flat-screen TV fits the room so much better than the old TV.
Baby Girl's crib and the changing table/dresser.
Baby Boy's crib (bedding has zoo animals on it).
Now that we've completed all of our baby preparation classes I feel like I should have an extra bachelors degree in baby care. These couple pictures are from the CPR & safety class. I'm practicing the infant Heimlich maneuver and Amber is working on the infant CPR. Grandpa & Grandma Wiens and Grandma Grant also attended with us. Grandpa Grant was home recovering from shoulder surgery. 
Well... apparently everything in our home can kill our children. They definitely know how to make the new parents freak-out. I developed two infant safety systems while sitting in class. The first is the hamster ball approach and the second involves wrapping ones baby in bubble packing wrap. I'll give them a shot in a couple months and let you know how it goes.
Here's my burrito wrapped baby from the swaddling part of our baby care class.
Lamaze class: breathing, pilates balls, back rubs... and our awesome instructor Mary. She was a baby expert, sweet, personable, and from Canada.
Last week Kevin surprised me with a pre-babies getaway. He packed my stuff for overnight (without me knowing it). We started out by eating some good food at the Lazy Dog Cafe.
Next, we went to Disneyland to see some of the Christmas decorations.
We stayed overnight at the Hyatt in Huntington Beach, where we have always wanted to stay. We enjoyed the outside hot tubs (I only put my legs in, don't worry) and fireplaces. Kevin gave me some beautiful earrings that he got for me in Vermont. The next day we enjoyed a relaxing couples massage. This was exciting for us because neither of us had ever had a professional massage before. Then we had lunch at Ruby's on the pier. I'm blessed to have a wonderful husband who planned a great surprise!
A maternity outfit from the 1950's. My Grandma wore this when she was pregnant with my aunt. There is a hole for the belly and then it ties around the top of the belly. The outfit is actually more comfortable that I thought it would be.
A maternity top from 1980. My mom wore this when she was pregnant with me. It's one of my favorite maternity tops because it's nice and roomy.
On Sunday my sisters threw a baby shower for me. My mother-in-law hosted the shower. Guests included local family and family friends from Kevin's side. I got a lot of fabulous gifts (a swing, bouncer, jumperoo, cute clothes, toys, and more). Kevin's family's next door neighbor is like a grandma to Kevin. She made beautiful handmade quilts for the babies. My sister Amanda made a really cute twins cake.
We had to smell and taste baby food. I can't believe babies eat this stuff!
Cake decorator Amanda should consider working for the show "Ace of Cakes."
Some shower guests.
The quilt Berte made for Baby Boy. She also made a matching pink quilt for Baby Girl.
Last weekend our church small group threw us a baby shower. The theme was Rock-A-Bye-Babies with an emphasis on the rock. We enjoyed Mexican food, opening gifts and playing twin-themed games. The best part was rocking out on Guitar Hero: World Tour.
They'll be opening for Coldplay next month.
Look pretty & rock on
Apparently, Kevin is really pumped about the high chair
The preggos Amber & Jill
Jill's rockin' good cupcakesMy favorite season is now finally upon us, although 100 degree weather doesn't exactly bode of autumn. We've already made two batches of gingersnap cookies (no pictures of these, since they are in my belly). Our sunflowers have already come and gone but they were pretty while they lasted.
I was able to attend a Legal Issues in Higher Education conference in Vermont at the beginning of October. The conference was good, but Vermont was amazing. The trees looked as though they were on fire with all of the reds, oranges, and yellows. God must vacation in Vermont in the Fall! It was a memorable trip and valued chance to spend some time with the other great Student Development guys. We were told we visited at the peak of the leaf season. The locals call all of the tourists the "leaf peeps" as they walk around collecting pictures, leaves and memories. I must confess I did my fair share of all of the above. Check out some of the pictures of the trip.
Last week Kevin and I went to Build-A-Bear to "build" animals for the babies. I made a classic teddy bear for the girl. Kevin made a monkey for the boy. I think these are our first gifts for the babies (other than their nursery furniture, which isn't too exciting). It was kind of weird typing the babies' names in as owners of their animals on the animals' birth certificates. We're not telling the babies' names - they are top secret and will be revealed when the babies are born. No one knows except for Kevin and me.
Not only is 24 Amber's favorite TV show, it's also how many weeks old the twins are. Today we went to the hospital for another photo shoot with the little ones. They're starting to put on a little bit of weight at 1lb 10 oz and 1lb 11oz. So, without further ado... los ninos.
Well... the office has now evolved into the nursery. My safe place full of guitars and Xbox happiness has warped into chair rails, cribs (yes, plural), and cherry furniture. (Although I did manage to salvage the Xbox). After assembling several hundred pounds of furniture, and painting the walls, we have a first draft of the babies' room. We'll post more pictures when we get things decorated.
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