Category Archives for Pregnancy
Baby face…
Today we had our usual twice-weekly Non-Stress Test at the high risk office. As expected, the babies would not cooperate and we couldn’t get them to stay on the monitors. They really like to squirm around in there and give … Continue reading
The home stretch
Chrissy is nearly 34 weeks pregnant. It seems like the girls will be here ANY day now. So, naturally, there’s a lot going on at our house! After talking with Chrissy’s OB (who we see every week now), we decided … Continue reading
Babies kicking!
At various times of the day (4pm and 11pm most often), our precious children throw a party in Chrissy’s uterus! Pregnant with twin babies kicking from CJ & Shannan Appleking on Vimeo.
Bouncing baby girls… literally.
Last week was not a good one. We had a bit of a scare and an emergency trip to the hospital. What happened you ask? Well, apparently, I cannot walk to a bus without supervision. On my way to work … Continue reading
Anatomy scan at 21 weeks (them bones)
Yesterday’s full anatomy scan (it takes over an hour for twins!) went very well. According to the sonographer and our Drs, both girls are doing very well and are growing right on schedule. The sonographer was quite taken with Baby … Continue reading
Bumpin’ Up
I’ve coasted by my early pregnancy like it was a breeze. I’ve been annoyingly pleasant and obnoxiously begging for my belly to expand to mass proportions. Well, my wish has come true. My belly is growing bigger every day it … Continue reading
Guestroom gets a nursery makeover
As some people pointed out, it’s a bit early to be working on the nursery, but Chrissy wanted to help and soon she won’t be able to bend, reach or move comfortably. So, we set out over the past few … Continue reading
1 milestone, 2 introductions
After another ultrasound, Chrissy and I left the doctor’s office yesterday morning with a little spring in our step. We had terrific news for once! In my last post, I explained that our doctor had some concerns with Baby B. … Continue reading
Risky business
Hi all! Chrissy is 13 weeks, 4 days pregnant with identical twins now. She’s too busy playing Angry Birds on her iPhone right now, so I thought I’d show you our latest ultrasound photos from last week! The photo above … Continue reading
adjusting to pregnancy, preparing for parenthood
My friends, I apologize for my blog hiatus. I’ve been so tired, so queasy, so lazy lately that I just couldn’t bring myself to hop on my computer at home. I think it’s partly because I’m on a computer all … Continue reading


