Friday, December 12, 2008

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful...

Um. OK. That was a lie. Actually, the weather is quite nice.

But that's not my point.

My point is that fake snow is in my book a MAJOR MAJOR violation. I can not STAND all of the "cute, rustic" yard signs in people's yards here in Central Florida that say "Let it Snow!" The inflatable snowmen and the spray-on window frost are equally completely offensive to me. Dearest thinks I'm a bit oversensitive about it, since I now reject even snowflake wrapping paper or greeting cards down here. Also when our neighbors put up their front yard snowman I said I was going to encourage Coda to pee on it. And I won't even START to talk about Disney's fake snow machines, which in fact produce little tiny bubbles which, when falling, look fairly snow-like, but when landing on the tongue taste distinctly soap-like. Trust me. I know.

So maybe I am a little over the top about it. But fake snow just seems so... desperate. Depressing. Face it folks, you can put all the "Let it Snow" signs and little decorative sleds on your front porch but it AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. If some guy in Minnesota put a plastic palm tree and some pink flamingos in front of his house this time of the year, he would probably be taken away by the men in the white coats, or at the very least gawked at. It is no more likely that Minneapolis turn into a tropical paradise than it is for Orlando to be a winter wonderland. Let's just enjoy it for what it is, sunny and cool, and not try to pretend like we're something we're not.

Sorry. Just my serious pet peeve.



In baby news, we had an appointment today, and everything looks good! Both babies are growing beautifully, Sophie's weight was 1 lb., 3 oz, and her heart rate was 145 and Livi weighs 1 lb., 1 oz, with a heart rate of 143. Sophie is measuring a little ahead and Livi is right on track. I have certainly felt a lot more of Sophia's movements, and she was, as always, the more active during the ultrasound too. She was facing out, sucking on her toes and touching her face with her hands. We could really see her face and it was just too sweet. Olivia was snuggled in quietly, facing my spine, so even though we didn't get a good look at her face this time, we could tell she was cozy. I think she might be a night owl like her dad, because one of them actually woke me up in the middle of the night this week with their squirrelyness, and I am pretty sure it was Livi. It was a relief to see them and know they are ok and also to know that my cervix is still long and closed (because I KNOW you were just dying to hear the status of my cervix), I was a little worried about it with the contractions lately, but so far so good.

I will leave you this evening with some extreme Sophie cuteness. The first one is Soph waving hi, and the other one is her sucking on her own foot (it's a little blurry because she was moving). Aww...



2 comments:

genevieve said...

Whoa! Those photos are so CRAZY-real! I know that technology has been around for awhile, but I can't get over the fact that you can see features so clearly.

Can you tell the difference between each girl when they do these images? Are they identical right now, or pretty different? (I'm assuming they're fraternal, but I don't remember if I knew that for sure.)

I wish it were warm. I. Hate. Cold.

LilBear said...

We're assuming they are fraternal too, because they have separate placentas and are in separate sacs. It's possible they are identical, but probably not. I still can't tell the difference between them when they do the ultrasounds, other than the fact that Sophie is way way low and more on my right and Livi is up high by my belly button and on the left. But if they just showed me a picture of one face and asked me who it is, I couldn't tell ya. They kind of both look like generic babies to me.

I love the 3-D ultrasounds, there are 2 Dr's in our practice and only one of them will turn the machine to 3-D, and I wish we had her every single time. She says she does them earlier with multiples because in another month or so they will start being so squished that it won't be cute anymore.

Sorry for your temps, my mom said it has been yucky up there too. If you need a break from the cold, come on down! :)