Halloween Update

Greetings to all - This is Mike, and for the time being I have taken over the Palmer Pages updates. As you may know, Kirsten and I have the privilege of spending the weekend in the Hospital due to some minor complications that took place this past Thursday. Everyone is fine, and the babies are doing well, it is simply not the best circumstance to be in. Food is terrible, monitors keep beeping, and even though you are in the hospital to reset, you get no sleep. We may be here for at least a week, as our "vast" team of doctors want to monitor the progress. We hope that everyone has a great Halloween, as Kirsten will be going as the feared irritable pregnant Kindergarten teacher whose last Parent-Teacher conference is running late, and as always, I will be her humble servant.

Nursery Update...

My mom has been hard at work on the babies bedding. She has finished the bumpers and crib skirts for both beds! They look awesome!!! I'm super impressed with her work!!! Now she is working now on quilts for each of them. I can't wait to see those! Also, my brother Matt has mounted and framed nursery rhyme pictures to hang above the cribs. He's done all the work himself. He's pretty awesome! So...here are a few photos of what the room looks like now. We still have lots to do, but it is coming along!! We are excited for the babies to get here!!!

Our Little Girl's side of the room...

You can't see the fabric in the picutres...but just imagine super cute pink and white stripes on her bedding!!

Our Little Boy's side of the room...

Again...just imagine the green and white stripes on his bedding. It's so cute!!

Family Shower in KC

This past weekend, my family here in KC had a shower for the babies! We had a wonderful time! The space was beautifully decorated and the treats were very yummy! Thank you to all who were able to come! I am attaching some pictures from the shower. Enjoy! (I was 29 weeks at the time of the shower.)

Me and the baby clothesline the girls made with Mike's and my baby clothes! So cute!

Me and Mom

Me, Paula, and Henry!

Me and Meg (28 weeks Prego with baby boy!)

Me and Mary (Our cousin who just had twin boys 20 days ago!!!)

Me and Katie

Me and Grandma Jo

Me and Alyssa

Shower Day!!!

27 Weeks

It's our first Baby Shower in Colorado today! Unfortunately, our Dr. did not want us to travel at this point in the pregnancy. So...I thought I'd at least update with a picture from today. We miss everyone...and wish we were there!

A Work In Progress....

Here is our Work in Progress! Matt came out in August and painted the room for us. It was a big job- but he managed to do it all. I am SO happy with the way it turned out. He's the best! Mom and dad were out a few weekends ago, and we were able to get the furniture put together in the nursery. We don't have the bedding, or room decor up yet...but here are a few pictures of what we have so far!

Growing...

Here are a few pictures of my growing belly. I have to admit, although I love being pregnant and know how amazing it is to be growing two tiny babies, I haven't adjusted to the changes that my belly/body are going through. I guess it's time to suck it up. (not in....I can't do that anymore!)

16 Weeks

22 Weeks

Guess What????

Well, I guess it's time we caught the world up on our latest news. Mike and I found out in April that we are expecting twins!! They will be arriving in late December or early January. Now....the news gets even better....we are having a little boy AND a little girl!! Yay! Everything is going well so far. I'm feeling pretty good (just tired after working with 20 five year olds all day!), and Mike seems to be doing well (minus being yelled at for no reason by his over emotional/critical wife!). Oops!! We are anxious to join the ranks of our family and friends with little ones. I will try to update this blog as often as I can- and post pictures for those of you that are far away. I'm new at this- so please be patient with me!