Welcome to the World!

Introducing.........

Presley William

and

Evelyn Mae

Born November 11, 2009

I finally found the time to post since the birth. Everything went well. I was surprised at how fast the whole C-section thing went. I reported to the hospital at 6:15 am and went in the operating room at about 8:30. Chuck no sooner was allowed in the room when they pulled out the babies!

Baby A

Presley William

8:42 am

8 pounds

19.5 inches long

Baby B

Evelyn Mae

8:43 am

6.4 pounds

18 inches long

Here are the proud grandparents!

Our new additions

Chuck and Kris plus 3


Exhausted Mama Weiss with her two new babies!
Everyone is doing well. Plenty more pictures to follow. I have been staying at my parents ranch house to recover from the c-section but plan on going home this weekend! Can't wait to share more pictures with you.
And Gracie LOVES being a big sister. She just couldn't come to the hospital because of all the flu going around! We'll share her story later.

"Twas the Night Before my C-Section

Here we are, the eve of the c-section. I am to report to the hospital at 6:15 am! Before we head off to meet our two new bundles of joy, we decided to take a few last pictures. Here is mom and Amy measuring my circumference. Any takers on what this number is????

That number would be 49 1/2 inches! I am over 4 feet around! Holy cow!

Here is one last look at this big belly.

And here is one last picture of our small little family of 3 before we become a family of 5 in few short hours.

We'll keep you posted!

Fall Fun!

Yesterday was beautiful outside, especially for November. Grandpa had a lot of raking to do in the front yard of his house so Gracie decided she wanted to help. Once Grandpa raked up a big pile of leaves, Gracie wanted to run and jump and bury herself in them! What fun she had! Happy Fall!

My Pregnancy Scrapbook!

Since I have been on bed rest, I have managed to find the time to whip up a pregancy scrapbook! It took me only 2 quick days too! I wanted and needed a place to put my belly pics and ultrasound pictures. I even left a page to put some pics of me waiting to have the c-section. I think it turned out pretty cute. See what you think!

38 Weeks!

Well, here is the huge belly that hangs from me at 38 weeks! (Keep in mind that camera really does add 10 pounds) I am so excited to be here! (I really am too because I seriously have only 2 shirts that fit me. I have to alternate between them.) As some of you may know, I am having the babies on Wednesday, the 11th. I have to have a C-section, which makes me nervous and it is not the way I was hoping to deliver but it will be safer since both babies are breech and have not switched positions in weeks. Probably becasue there is no more room to move in there. With carrying multiples, there are always doubts that women will carry the babies this far. The statistics actully say that 50% of women carrying multiples deliver before 38 weeks. So I was one of the lucky ones to have made it. Hopefully this means that next week I will deliver good-sized healthy babies who have to spend little or no time in the NICU and they will be able to come home with us. While I have enjoyed being pregnant, and it has been a whole different ball game being pregnant with twins than it has with Miss Gracie, I am ready to have them out. I forget what it's like to not have this big belly. It is hard to move and sleeping well is out of the question. (Not like it will be any better once the babies come out anyways.) I am sore especially in the pelvic region. I have not seen my crotch in months and thankfully, I will not have to pee in a cup. Peeing as much asI do due to 4 feet constantly pushing on my bladder will not be missed either. That was getting pretty tricky. I attribute my success it making it this far is the modified bed rest. While not wanting to go on it at first, it really has been for the best. Had I still been working, I would have had much more swelling because I would have been on my feet more and I'm sure I would have been in more pain due to that. Also, I have not been exposed to all those nasty germs going around this season. The flu would not be something I would want as a pregnant woman. So being at home has kept me healthy. So I guess it's also safe to say I won't be wearing a bikini again. Ever. And hopefully the belly button goes back in. In a few days, I plan to pull out a tape measure to see what my circumference is. Anyone want to venture what that lucky number will be?

Scrapbooking Queen!

Well, since bedrest started, I have managed to get Gracie's pages all caught up! I have scrapped 196 pages! Yep! The days Gracie is at the sitter, that is what I do. I am glad I got caught up though. When I knew that I had to go on besrest, this was one of my goals! I also knew that once the babies come, there would not be much time for a long while to work on scrapbooks. So now I just have to put the pages in the albums. Gracie is only 2 and already has 8 albums without these pages. I also whipped up another pregnancy scrapbook and am working on a zoo scrapbook for Gracie for Christmas. Here are some of my pages. They are all from the past year! I must say, I am pretty proud of myself

My Gracie Giraffe

Gracie was a giraffe for Halloween this year. How appropriate as she has an obsession with animals right now. Topping the list of her favorite animals are giraffes, panda bears, and zebras. I was so excited that I found this costume for her and to think it only cost $6.50! Anyways, for weeks we have been pumping Gracie up and getting her excited for Halloween. She would tell everyone that she was going to be a giraffe for Halloween and that when you go to the doors, you say "trick or treat." She also knew that she would be getting candy! That was her favorite part too. So the morning of Halloween, we reviewed what was going to happen. Gracie again was excited about the candy part but also told me that she hoped to get donuts too! (Is she her mother's child or what?) Anyways, she loved wearing her giraffe costume and did fairly well at trick-or-treating. She wished everyone happy halloween and todl everyone "trick-or-treat." Since we trick-or-treated at my parents house, the neighbors loved seeing Gracie come around. Some even baked special goodies just for her! Of course those were also the first to be eaten! Mommy get to go this year too, by wheelchair of course. I just told people I was dressed as Octo-mom! Anyways, had a great time and got lots of candy! Daddy is already planning for what all 3 kids can be next year. One idea was 3 stooges. Mom says "we'll see." Hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Decorating Pumpkins!

The other night Daddy came home with 4 pumpkins! He decided to be the one to take the guts out and carve 3 of them (representing our little family of 3). He saved one for Gracie to decorate however that came with this kit. With the kit, you take these golf tee things and pound them into the pumpkin. It did come with patterns but of course a 2-year old does not want to follow that. She went to town telling us which color she wanted where. She would rather hammer the tee while holding it in her hand, or hammering the table! Daddy had to hlep with that. But then when you put a candle inside and it lights up, it looks pretty cool. Gracie had fun and is proud of her "craft". Now on to trick-or-treating tomorrow! Can't wait to post pictures of her in her Halloween costume.

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My Little Pumpkin!

A couple of weeks ago, Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie Amy came and took Gracie to the pumpkin patch. I would have liked to go but due to the gravel roads, not good for wheelchairs and the fact that I can barely walk anymore, I was left to rest at home. I sent my camera though and how cute did pictures turn out! Gracie loved it! She had fun petting the animals and playing on the slide, which went super fast so Grandpa had to catch her. She even rode the train and picked out her own pumpkin, which she want to carry everywhere! She still talks about going back but due to the weather, not sure if that will happen. Next year though, we will have 3 little pumpkins sitting in the pumpkin patch!

The Last Ultrasound!

Today was my final ultrasound! Sort of sad but exciting though. It is totally hard to make anything out much in these later ultrasounds but once again, all is good with both babies! Baby A weighs about 6.2 pounds and Baby B weighs about 5.9 pounds. Again, the doctor said they are above average size for twins so that's good news. It must be the all the healthy foods I have been eating! Ha! Anyways, nothing to do now except wait. I go every week to the high-risk doctor for non-stress tests and every week to the OB/GYN where I know my cervix will NOT open. It never did with Gracie remember? That thing needs to be pryed open! Anyways, probably having a C-section. Maybe tomorrow we will get to pick the day. Besides from being uncomfortable and barely able to walk, I have a few more things that I need to get done before these little munchkins show up. For one, I probably should pack my bag...........

Bouncing with Auntie Amy!

Since yesterday was not a babysitter day for Miss Gracie, Auntie Amy took the day off to come and help since Chuck had to work. She had been talking about taking Gracie to this Bounctown place. They have toddler times on Thursdays so it's only for kids 5 and under. My pal Jessica and her son Scott came too! It wasn't too far away and we had a coupon. We were so excited that there were hardly any kids there at all! This place beats the other bouncy house that we have gone to before. They had 2 rooms full of huge bouncys! Gracie and Scott loved the bouncy that is like a huge basketball court and full of balls. Scott would just run and slam himself down and Gracie would run around with the balls screeching with delight! In this room too, they had an obstacle course bouncy that Gracie loved too. Auntie Amy was dragged through this many times and I think she earned herself some extra weight watchers points for that. The workers at this place were kind enough to give me folding chair that I could drag from bouncy to bouncy so I could sit and watch and take pictures. In the other room, they had big basketballs that you could roll around. Gracie also loved the boncys in this room too. One was made for little kids like her so she had fun bouncing on some purple animal thing. She also liked one that was a snake obstacle course and ended with a slide. The only one she didn't like was this Batman one because the slide part is dark and she refused to go in the dark. Oh well. We will for sure have to make another trip back to this place. Maybe next time Daddy can come. It will also be a great getaway for Gracie once the babies come too!

Decorating Delight!

It was a laid back weekend for the Weiss girls. Grandma and Grandpa were out of town and Daddy had to work all weekend. So Auntie Amy came over and baked cookies and Gracie had a blast decorating them! We had bowls of sprinkles set out and Gracie went to town. Granted half of the sprinkles ended up either on the table or on the floor. A few licks were snuck in there too as Miss Gracie coudn't resist the temptation. Of course, she got to eat some when she was done. What a great idea for inside fun! Auntie Amy is planning what kind of cookies to make for Christmas now. A gingerbread house is even in the plans.........

34 Weeks and Going Strong!

I'm not quite sure why I am showing this picture. But nonetheless, I have made it to 34 weeks so far! Yay! This is great news because now the babies' lungs should be pretty developed, enough where they could probably breathe on their own and their sucking reflexes are developed too! Although the longer I can carry these babes, I know it's better. But as you can see, I am pretty big now and I am getting pretty uncomfortable. I won't share how much weight I have gained but I can tell you that my belly alone weighs about 15 pounds! Yep, that's right. Each baby is over 5 pounds by now, plus 2 placentas, which are about 2 pounds each, plus all the amniotic fluid and whateve else may be there! I can't believe that short little me has accomodated the babies quite as well as I have. Let's just say my stomach is not a pretty sight and I'm pretty sure I will never wear a bikini again. Doctors say everything is great! I go every week and have been for awhile now. Now I also get to see the perinatologist (my high risk doctor) every week too! Now I get to take non-stress tests every week. I had them with Gracie but not until I went over my due date. I remembe lying there for half an hour hooked up to a fetal monitor and pushing a button everytime I felt Gracie move. Not sure how this is going to work with twins. Will I be hooked up to 2 fetal monitors? I can tell ya now that these babies move like crazy when I am sitting down. Like they neve stop. With two in there, it's quie a different feeling. I love it and will miss it when they finally make their appearance, which I still don't know when that will be yet. I have a feeling, because the babies are still breech, I will have to have a C-section, which does not make me happy but I know we need to do whatever is safer. I have a feeling that these babies will be born sometime in the first week of November. Anyone willing to place some bets?

Ready or Not, They are Coming!

As I am preparing for the twins to arrive, I have been busy reading all about them! Sure I had the usual pregnancy books when I was pregnant with Gracie but there was not too much in there about multiple births when I took a look at them. So ever since I found out I was carrying twins, I ran out and bought some books about it. It really has been a different experience than carrying one. Besides seeing my BFF's, the doctors, way more, there has been tons of planning, if not more than Gracie, a trade in yet again of another vehicle to make room, the purchases of more baby items as if we didn't have enough, the attempt of selling the house to make room, bigger belly, way more movement, much more uncomfortable but on the plus side, lots of ultrasounds! Anyways, here are some of the books that I have been reading.......


This book has helped tremendously. It not only has a whole chapter devoted to the feeling you have after hearing the news that you are having twins, (it was scary and yes, I cried), but it talks about how it is ok to not be sure about what you have gotten yourself into. I totally felt that way for awhile. But it also talks about different delivery methods of twins and if need be, what their stay in the NICU might be like. It also had much more detailed tips on how to carry mulitples in the best healthiest way you can. It also has contains many interesting facts about conceiving twins such as how age (my age of 30) can increase the amount of eggs I release adn how actually 1 in 30 pregnancies in women over 30 end up pregnant with twins. It talks about how twins develop faster than singleton babies too in order to prepare for an earlier delivery.

This book sounds like something I might have written. It's a funny trick-of-the-trade book about a mom who is dealing with the emotions of having twins. She way she wrote the book is the exact way I feel too. There is a chapter about getting a minivan. Of course she didn't want one because she didn't want to turn into one of those sweats-wearing, coffee clutching moms who drive the mini. I was not the most excited about getting a mini either but due to financial planning, that was our only option. This lady opted for the pricey and big SUV. But regardless, it is still funny to read.

This book has been great too. It takes you through the whole pregnancy and shows pictures of how twins grow inside the womb each month. They even have ultrasound pictures for each month as well. Very informative and it will also go through what to do when the babies are born, which I have not gotten to yet, but probably should read soon!

This book has helped me in many ways too. One being, they have a whole section of what baby items you actually need double of. It did help me make decisions as to what we needed to go out and buy. And the items we did go out and buy, it wasn't as costly as I thought with all the sales, coupons, and twins disount we used!

This book is great. It's almost like those Chicken Soup books. It is real stories of moms with twins describing their feelings from pregnancy through the delivery to what it's like living with them. I really need to continue reading this book more as I have not gotten too far into it yet. Guess I better get reading!