Week 31

We had an excellent visit to the doctors today. This was my 31 week/8th month appointment. I'm measuring 40cm in my fundal height, which is normal for a woman who is 9 months pregnant. (Fundal height is the measurement from the top of my belly to the bottom). And it's only gonna get bigger...ugh! The twins are doing great. Both are apx. the same size, within a half pound or so. Each are measuring about 3 pounds. Sorry we don't have any good ultrasound pictures...Timothy is laying under Cameron so she was shadowing his face and Cameron was turned kinda upside down so the doctor couldn't really see her face. But both are very active and both are breech...or rather one is breech and one is sorta breech, sorta transverse or laying sideways...that's Timothy, he is under and across Cameron. Nonetheless, there are two sets of feet kicking the heck out of my bladder all day...good times.

Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas!
The day began early with preparation of the standing rib roast. As soon it was in the oven, we headed over to the tree to see what Santa brought us. As usual, Santa brought us wonderful gifts that reminded us of how blessed we are.

We then started to slowly get the house ready for our guests. We were having the Busbees, Sharona and John over for late lunch. Mmmmmh, slow cooked prime rib. I definitely recommend slow roasting prime rib in low heat! The meal and the company were great.

We hope you guys have had a great Christmas! Thanks Rona for the pictures!

Blessings of a Shower

Last weekend I was showered with gifts and friendships! My best friends Monique, Timmie and Beth gave me a wonderful baby shower complete with excellent food (thanks Beth!), great games and from what I hear, tasty mimosas. I've known some of these friends for the 12 years I've lived in SF and most for 10 years. It was a great time of hanging out and being surrounded by love and support for us and our babies. Lot's of Citizen Cake representation was there, past and present!

Week 29

Here is our new belly picture! I can't imagine getting any bigger but know I will. I had a good doctor's visit today, sorry, no ultrasound pics. I'll have more of them in two weeks. But we heard two strong heart beats. My doctor says I am doing very well and should be able to carry full term...but more importantly wants to get past 32 weeks. The babies are still twisting and truning, moving and kicking. But soon space will get really tight and they will just be kicking. Young's favorite thing is to press his ear against my tummy and hear the heart beats. Every once in a while he gets a kick in the head :)

I also finished up at work on Friday. Now I'll be able to rest a lot and try to get organized. There still seems to be so much to do!!

The Nursery

Things are starting to take shape in the nursery. We got the cribs and changing table/dresser built this weekend. I feel like we are on track to having most of the nursery set and organized by the beginning of the year. Young did an excellent job putting everything together, basically by himself. Monique was generous enough to give us Jake's old crib...which will be Timothy's. We bought the same style crib in white for Cameron. We'll keep you posted as it all comes together!

Advent

Today was the second Sunday of the Advent season. Sara and I were asked to light the second candle. While the first candle traditionally represents the theme of 'expectant hope,' we thought it was very appropriate for us to be lighting the candle today. We are not only remembering and looking forward to our Savior's coming, but also to that of our children.

For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

11:00pm Friday night..

What??? I wanted some ice cream.... 5 minutes later....

Diaper count

The books says you need about 600 diapers in the first six weeks....that's about 14 diapers a day...per baby. But wait, what about for twins...does that mean we need to double that?? We're talking about 30 diapers a day and over 1200 for the first six weeks?? And they say newborns go through more than larger infants b/c they feed more frequently...I guess we better increase that number just a little. Our good friend Yang gave us a coupon for $5 off each box of diapers so I figured we better start stocking up. Each of these boxes is 200...we only need 5 more boxes...and that just gets us through the first six weeks...

Brian Boitano and Barry Manilow perform at AT&T Park

This isn't really twin related but I wanted to mention our exciting evening last night seeing Barry Manilow!!! Some friends of ours gave us tickets to the Brian Boitano ice skating show at Giant stadium. We really went to see Barry and he was great! He only sang about 8 or so songs but they were all the classics. I don't think Young knew the full extent of my love of Barry's music until last night (some things are good to keep secret until later in marriage). Anyway, we had a great time. It was exciting to see Dorothy Hamill and other Olympic greats. The show was outside on a huge piece of ice in the middle of the baseball field, so we were all bundled up in scarves and gloves. I think the show will be airing on NBC and the Style Network...so keep an eye out for us!!

Annual Christmas Tree Ornament Party

So it was another year of good friends, good food and good ornaments. This year's theme was "My Favorite Christmas Carol." This year, we selected top ornaments and had the contenders sing their favorite Christmas carol for the prize. One of the finalists, my coworker, forfeited because he didn't want to sing "Born to be Wild." Not sure how that is Christmas though...

The winner this year was the Lam family. They all sang "All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth." The runner up was "Silent Night." Pictures and video clips below.

Hope you all are having a great holiday season so far.

FBC Baby Shower

They say it takes a village to raise a child....I can't wait to have our children raised by the First Baptist Churrch SF village! There is so much love and support pouring out of our church community, Young and I are very blessed. This past Saturday the ladies of the church threw me an overly generous baby shower complete with fine food, games and a mountain of baby gifts. Thanks to Claudia for orgaizing it, Cathy for opening up her home and food and the punk girls for the fun and games. We were showered with lot's of blue and pink blankets, boy and girl outfits and other necessities to help us start off well prepared. Thanks to Linda for the photos!

Lights Up!

So in preparation for our Christmas Tree Ornament party, we got our Christmas Tree up and ready - approximately 700 lights are on this tree. Doesn't it look great! It was a pretty chilly evening here in SF, so we also started a fire. We wish you were here with us sitting by the fire and listening to Christmas songs.

At least our friends Daryl and Mindy were in town helping us celebrated Sara's baby shower and our party. It's good to have them visit. It's like they never left.

27 Weeks!

Today was our 27 week doctors visit, the beginning of the 3rd trimester. We got a few ultrasound photos and new picture of the belly. Praise the Lord, everything is looking good with the twins. Cameron is a little smaller than Timothy but still growing in proportion to her age. They were both very active and crawling all over each other. It was very cute to watch their movements on the screen. They got full checks of their hearts, kidneys, bladder and bones...all looking good.

Easy

I was listening to the radio today about how marriage is hard work and that it takes two people to work at it. While Sara and I might have had some difficult moments during our three years of marriage, they were very few. I wouldn't say that I can point to a particular secret to our marriage except that Sara is wonderful.

Giving Thanks

We want to start off by giving thanks to all of our friends and family members who have been there for us through thick and thin. That said, we are definitely going through the 'thick' right now, and have much to be thankful for. And just like the Emmy and Oscar winners, we would like to thank God for His love and faithfulness.

For those of you who might be wondering, we had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving. We wanted to spend some time just the two of us before our lives got busy with additional members of the family. We had lunch at Americano, a restaurant on the Embarcadero. We had a great meal and highly recommend checking the restaurant out. The food and service was great. And best of all, no clean-up. Of course, no leftovers either :(

Kickin' back...

I hear lots of women say how much they love or loved being pregnant. Unfortunately, I'm not one of those women. Pretty much from day one of conception I have been complaining about one thing or another going on with my body. From sickness, stretching pains, bathroom trips or just general discomfort, pregnancy hasn't been a joy ride for me. But I have to say, one aspect of this pregnancy that has brought me joy is feeling my babies move. Their movements increase and get stronger day to day, week to week. It took a while for Young to feel the movements but now he is just as fascinated with them as I am. I suppose it just makes the babies more real for us. And we are so lucky with twins, one of the two is usually moving at any point of the day. I can just imagine a little foot, tiny elbow or forceful hand pushing their way around inside. I'm trying to define their personalities by their movements. Timothy moves less but packs a powerful punch. Cameron is almost always on the move, seemingly trying to get comfortable. I wonder if Timothy is giving her a few kicks just to say "settle down over there, I'm trying to sleep."...hum, just a sign of things to come...

What's In a Name?

So I don't think we have yet explained how we came up with Timothy and Cameron for our little ones. Well, Timothy as many of you may know was one of Paul's companion and fellow servant of the Gospel. When Sara and I were trying to have a baby the first time around, we were on a plane together. While on the plane, we came across the following passage in Philippians 2:19 "I want to be encouraged by news about you. So I hope the Lord Jesus will soon let me send Timothy to you." I was very certain at that moment, that the Lord would bless us with a boy. Oh, and the name Timothy means "one who honors God."

The origins of Cameron on the other hand was rather 'worldly' in comparison. Sara had always wanted to name her child after her (yes, I know, quite the self-absorbed). We had discussed the name quite a bit because another name that we had considered was Yoomie, but we finally agreed to Cameron. And if you are wondering what that name means, it means "crooked nose" - lovely. Oh, and it's Scottish.



We're still waiting on my parents to come up with Korean middle names. So stay tuned...

Emily Kapic's Baby Shower

You think twins is going to be hard...try triplets! Our friends Danny and Emily Kapic are expecting three little ones around the same time our twins are due. We attended a baby shower for Emily this past weekend and had a blast.

Young came along to hang out with the guys. He and Danny talked about what it will be like to be dads of multiples. I must admit, having twins seem like a piece of cake next to what they are expecting. There were a lot of current and former FBC folks there, so it was nice to catch up. Emily's pregnancy is going really well so far, she has so much energy and the babies are growing according to schedule. It's beautiful to see the Lord pouring out His blessing on that family. You can visit Danny and Emily's blog at www.thekapics.blogspot.com.

Sara's Birthday Tea Party

We've been getting lots of advice from our twins club about spending time with your friends now, before the twins arrive. So for my birthday this past weekend I decided I wanted to have a tea party with a few of my close girlfriends. We had a fabulous time! It was so much fun. We all met at Lovejoy's Tea Room in Noe Valley. The ladies there completely styled us out and made sure we were having a great time. I highly recommend, whether pregnant or not, taking an afternoon with your girlfriends and having tea. And thank you to my friends for making it such a special time...sorry if I ate most of the food...

Thanks for the pictures Sharona.

It's a Boy!! It's a Girl!!

23 Weeks

Hi,
This is Sara. I'm at 23 weeks and I gained 23 lbs! Only 20 more to go!



Below are some previous months' pictures. I just wanted you all to know that my face wasn't always this 'full.'

First Entry

Okay. Considering everyone and their brother seems to have a blog about their lives and/or special happenings, we thought we would create a blog too.

Specifically, we hope to share our journey of becoming parents and parenthood. Of course, other interesting stops along the way will also be journaled.

As an update, we are currently 23 weeks pregnant with twins! They are fraternal. And if you must know, no, it doesn't run in our family. We went through IVF. We can't wait to welcome Timothy (boy) and Cameron (girl) into our family. Actually, considering all the horror stories we hear about pre-term labor, we can - at least for another 15-17 weeks. Sara should be posting some pictures of the critters