We're here!

"We decided it wasn't any fun to hang out in mom's belly any more, so we got the heck out!"

Charles "Charlie" Evans and Weston Rieves made it here on Sunday the 26th of July. Lacy went into pre-term labor on Saturday afternoon as we were heading to lunch, so we detoured to the hospital, got transferred to downtown Austin, and got two precious little boys on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 and 2:06 pm. Lacy is doing well post C-section and the boys are doing great in the NICU. They get awesome attention and care over there from great nurses. They weighed in at 4lbs 11ozs (17.5") and 5lbs (17") respectively. We can't wait for you all to meet them!

The picture below is just as the NICU nurses were preparing to whisk the boys off to the NICU. They are approximately 5 mins. old at this point. Charlie is on the right and Weston is on the left.

Mom, dad, and boys are doing well.

Cast Your Vote for Our Babies' Weight and Birthday!

33 weeks has come and gone and the babies and I are still going strong.
Gestational diabetes can't get me down; We're so excited for the babies to come to town!

Ok, all cheezy rhyming aside, the latest doctor's appointments have been great. Last Tuesday, the boys weighed in at 4 lbs., 4 oz. and 4 lbs., 11 oz. My perinatologist's office (aka, fetal medicine specialist) loves to see me coming because they just can't believe I'm still working or even standing upright, for that matter.

Both boys are standing on their heads now so a C-section is not necessarily my only option. Scary thought but I know I can do it! (with the help of a strong epidural of course.)

We moved into our new house almost 3 weeks ago (thanks to Aaron's hard work and task master schedule) and the nursery is complete. Grandpa Wayne assembled two cribs and a bookshelf and also hung art on the walls. They have a lime green dresser chock full of newborn-sized clothing and diapers, lots of books and stuffed animals, a basket of bottles, rattles and pacifiers, and 5 or 6 boxes packed with diapers of every size. Aaron also assembled their bassinet and double stroller.

Now all we need is babies, I think. ;-) You can even help us predict the size and birthday of each baby. Just click this link: http://www.expectnet.com/games/rohretwins

and enter "rohretwins" in the game name box in the top, left corner. From there, you can cast your vote for both Baby A and Baby B.

Have fun!

28 Week Update

Went to the doctor last week (Fetal Medicine Specialist in Austin) and yesterday (OB/GYN in Georgetown.) The babies received good reports at both appointments.

On Tuesday, June 9th, the babies weighed in at 2 lbs., 12 oz. each. They are growing rapidly and are still one week ahead of schedule. One baby gave a nice profile shot with his arm and fist above his head (Power to the People!) but the other baby was facing down and towards my tailbone so all we got was a spine shot (kinda looked like a dinosaur).

Yesterday, I took my gestational diabetes test (the babies really liked the sugary drink I got to have and were moving around a lot) and I, myself weighed in at a good, healthy weight. (No need to disclose the actual number here, ;-)

The doctor said we are all doing great and there's nothing else she can do for me. She will let me go to 38 weeks if I'm still comfortable but will look to induce after that. That's August 24th if you're keeping a calendar.

So for the time-being, I am going to keep eating, resting, putting my feet up, and swimming! I'm looking forward to the family vacay at Lake LBJ next weekend and to moving into our new house after that. (By "moving in" I mean pointing to Aaron where I want stuff to go.) He's a super help and has been very caring despite my waking him up nightly because it takes me 5 minutes to get out of bed to go to the bathroom. Yesterday he got his first Father's Day present early, a super sporty diaper bag made from recycled materials, so I think that made him happy.

Will continue to keep you posted on all things twin but for now, a short list of current Rohre Twin favorites:

1. chips and salsa, sans heartburn (they are sure to be good Texans)
2. Nutella S'mores (thank you Kathy Walker for this ingenious idea)
3. elastic waist shorts (so nice and cool for mom)
4. new car seats and stroller to match (thanks to Gran, Theo, Grandma Di, and Wayne - grandparent name still TBD)
5. meetings that involve lots of engineering terms (they are very active when listening to software/hardware product info so I think this bodes well for future careers)
6. Arby's! (with lots of Arby's sauce)
7. sweet tea (just can't get enough)
   

It's all in the preparation

The days seem to go by faster and more people ask how the mom and boys are doing. To which, if you are wondering, they are doing fine. We go back to the doctors in the next two weeks and will have a complete report along with new pictures for you at that time.

In the meantime, the boys have been accumulating stuff. We have had several showers and people have faithfully been buying and giving things to us from our registries. It is a huge blessing to have people be so generous with what they give to us. The problem is we are running out of room to put this stuff. These boys aren't even here yet and are already taking up their fair share of room!

We are looking forward to an increasingly close closing date on the house we are buying and that will signal the beginning of the move. Once moved in and painted, I am sure that I will get to arrange and rearrange furniture to the mother's delight until all things are perfect for the arrival of the little guys. We will be sure to update you on the progress of the boys' domicile as well.