Flippity Flip

Sweet little Timothy Darwin has FLIPPED OVER and is no longer breech!!

I had been trying a lot of different techniques to try to get Timothy to flip over in to a head-down position, and was beginning to get stressed out about how unsuccessful it was. So on Saturday, I decided to take a break for a week. Maybe if I relaxed and took it easy for a little bit, Timothy would get moving! Sure enough, all day Sunday, I felt like he was working hard to flip over. By Monday, his movements felt different and I could feel (from the outside) what I thought might be little skinny legs under my ribs and (from the inside) there was a lot more pushing on my ribs that I hadn't had before with Timothy. But I had doubts...maybe they were his arms above his head, and not his legs. Maybe that big bump on my upper right side was his head, not his butt (though, in a very hopeful attitude, it felt different than his head!).  I decided to wait it out until Friday (today) at my doctor's appointment to get the definite and positive "Yes, that's his head down there!" before I would get my hopes up. Dr. Hardy checked, and he said it felt like Timmy had moved, so he got an ultrasound machine to be sure, and he was right!

Thanks for all the prayers and positive comments and attitudes everyone!

YAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

Not much longer...

I've got 6 weeks left!

Around 30 weeks

34 Weeks

Baby Timothy is still breech! I'm working on it though...I've got a few tricks up my sleeves that I'll be trying out in the next week to convince the little guy to flip over.

Once there was a snowman...

 A couple of weeks ago we had a short burst of snow. We took advantage of it and made a snowman with the girls!

Eventide got too cold, so we opened up the front window so she could watch from inside.

The sun came out shortly after, and within an hour, our snowman fell over backwards on to our front porch.

Poor guy.

Seattle

Mitchell had to go to Seattle to present at a Psychology conference, so we went along with them, since I had never been there before. We drove a rental (a 2013 Dodge Caravan, if I remember correctly) and it was dreamy! :) We got there Tuesday night and just settled in to the hotel.

On Wednesday, Mitchell rode on the tram with us to the Pacific Science Center, and then left us there to go to the conference. He met back up with us around 4, we picked up pizza for dinner then headed back to the hotel.

On the tram, or the train, as Eventide calls it.

At the 3D Imax theater at the Pacific Science Center. We saw a movie about Monarch butterflies.

Eventide wore her 3D glasses until there was a large close up view of a caterpillar which freaked her out and I couldn't convince her to put them back on for the rest of the movie.

Eventide loves chess, so this was especially exciting.

Playing on the space ship

Too loud!

There was a horse just outside the Westlake Center (where we get on/off the tram)

On Thursday, Mitchell left for the conference while the girls and I took the tram by ourselves to go to the Seattle Children's Museum. We went to Cheesecake Factory (right across from the hotel) for dinner, where both girls zonked out from our busy day.

The little grocery store-Eventide favorite part. She still talks about it.

On Friday, we had leftover cheesecake for breakfast (why not?) and the girls and I took a break and hung out in the hotel room all morning. Mitchell came back to the room, and we walked to Pikes Place Market to explore a bit. We went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner again (so so yummy!).

At Pike's Place

 Friday was the last day of the conference, so on Saturday, we packed our stuff up, checked out, and drove to the Seattle Aquarium. One of the most important things I've learned about Seattle in regards to tourism: the best time to explore all the places is on a weekday. Saturdays are crazy busy. I ran up to Pike's Place by myself to pick out some flowers for Mitchell's mom and it was crazy packed. So was the aquarium when we visited. After the aquarium, we started on our drive home and got home that night. It was a VERY fun trip!!

Eventide organizing-pretty normal

Memory excited about the little snuggling otters

Eventide doesn't look happy...but she was

The girls all tuckered out from the long week with their new souvenirs!

Christmas in Las Vegas

We went to Las Vegas again for Christmas and stayed for a week and a half. Eventide and her cousin Braylee get a long SO WELL, so we spent a lot of time with them!
We decorated gingerbread men cookies

 

We opened our "Secret Santa" sibling gifts on Christmas Eve (and our girls opened their pajamas as well)

And got spoiled on Christmas morning. Mitchell surprised me with a Kindle!!

Playing with stocking stuffers before opening presents

Everyone is here...time to open presents!

Memory's new "baby."

My mom made the girls a craft box with various crafty stuff-easily one of Eventide favorite presents. Eventide calls it "Stuffis"

Eventide quickly became an old pro with her new bow and arrow.

Lots of snuggling

From our previous trip to LV in November that I forgot to add to that post:
Eventide and Braylee at the mall visiting Santa