Saturday, July 28, 2007

Happy Birthday Stephanie/Mom!!

Today is Stephanie's 29th birthday, later she'll go out for some major drinks and probably stay out all night.

Just kidding! We're in for a low-key birthday filled with Mexican Food and probably an early bedtime. Our lives are on par with the Paint Drying Channel. We, however, do not mind.

Yesterday Gloria surprised Stephanie with a visit from her 2 aunts, Ellen and Jo and two of her cousins, Emma and Meggie. They flew in from somewhere East, near an ocean. Tonight we're picking up Cliff, Susan, Samantha and Jake from the airport and tomorrow going to the last of three baby showers in Holton where we'll see my parents and a ton of other people I'm sure. Here's hoping we get the PlayStation 3 I secretly registered for...for the young ones' entertainnment, of course.

Stephanie got a video camera for her birthday from her man, who would be me, to capture all of the spectacular-ness of the twins when they arrive...and perhaps the occassional throw up.

Well, all for now, but hey, I'm getting more of these in than usual. I must not be working hard enough around the house.

Until next time,
N,BDAYGIRL S & A & B (get all that?)

Monday, July 16, 2007

They ARE human!

Almost like when people found out that soylent green was...people...

Friday, July 13th, we had a 3D ultrasound. Regardless of what some of you may think it was not an ordeal in which we put on red and green tinted glasses and sat in front of a screen in which babies spewed forth toward us. It was more like watching a TV show featuring a lava lamp at times. This was quite the experience, for us and the soon-to-be grandparents, as they could watch the ultrasound via live streaming video (ah, technology). Stephanie had to drink Mt. Dew beforehand so the babies would move; and move they did! She got somewhat uncomfortable because of the length of time of the ultrasound but all in all, it was worth it!

We did get a couple VERY cute pictures as you'll see below. The little boy was more generous with his face time than the girl since she was basically curled around his head and her face was therefore obstructed for most of the time. The pictures below are of the little boy and little girl. The girl's picture is a little skewed due to the fact that it's a profile shot (no, her nose won't look like this in real life) and not a straight on face shot like the little boys.

So, without further ado, check out these cute little floaty people! Talk about being excited!

Cute little boy (baby A)
Cute little girl (baby B)
Leave comments if you think about it, these little buggers need to know they are loved by you all before they take over the world!
They're coming,
The Norgrens

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Holy God, an update!

Yesterday Stephanie and I had another baby appointment (she'll be 29 weeks on Friday!), which seem to be getting more regular than the cycles of the moon. Everyone, however, is exciting because we get to see where the twins are and updated on how big they are growing.

Twin A (boy) is now 2 lbs 9 oz and Twin B (girl) is 2 lbs 5 oz. The boy is actually in a breach position, which isn't necessarily bad since there is still time for his little tookus to move. The girl is in a transverse position which means that she's basically sucking on her own toes. Finding out how these babies are positioned is sometimes a cringe-worthy task. Like a frame out of a B Horror film about yoga or something. Ouch! Maybe they get their flexibility from me. I can still touch my toes while standing, although, afterward I cannot walk for nearly 5 days.

We got a very nice picture of the profile of the little boy. I thought he resembled me, Stephanie thought he looked like a monkey. I guess we'll see who's right...or maybe we both are? Hmmm. We only got what I like to refer to as the "Skeletor" picture of the little girl's face. Anyone who's see a baby's face straight on in an ultrasound can appreciate what I'm saying.

Look for another update coming soon! We have a 3d-4d ultrasound on Friday, which we cannot wait for. Maybe you've seen them.

They can either be scary:



















Or cute:

Until Next Time,
N,S&theT's