Posting

Well, I am laying here in bed complaining to Nate that everyone should post more and then he throws the "Why don't you post." comment at me. I do admit I usually leave the posting up to Nate. I just don't feel like I have much to say. Well, I take that back. Sometimes I feel like I have a lot to say, but not sure if everyone wants to hear about it. I am kind of the boring bed rest gal with no exciting adventures to talk about. I guess I will try to do better at posting and keeping everyone updated. If it gets boring I don't expect you to read on.
The boys and I are doing well. They keep moving like crazy. I swear they are trying to break out any way they can. Nate is holding up I think. Although not many people ask how he is doing. I even get caught up in myself and the boys and forget about him. Poor Nate. Well if he is reading this I want him to know how much I appreciate all he is doing for me and the little babes. He really is a trooper. We love you Daddy.
Thank you everyone for your love and support. I can't say it enough.
Hope to see you soon!

River Rafting Trip

Just got back from a River Rafting Trip with the Young Men. We went down to the Green River. My boss Grant, who has almost 42 years of river experience, was our guide. Seeing as how it was my first time as a leader to plan a trip like this it was nice to get the experience and add another notch to my belt. Most of all a good time was had by all and no accidents to report (Besides the few holes in my tent from the scouts who thought they needed to start a fire inside it). Glad to get out and enjoy the river and nature.



I missed the little lady and the boys a lot.



So much so that I ended up falling asleep this way(not really but I wanted to). WE'RE HAVING TWINS!!! We are so lucky! And We LOVE our little boys.

WEEK 29!

Almost 9 weeks ago the boys gave us a little surpirse by trying to come too early. We were told that we would be doing very well if we could make it to 28 weeks. We trusted in the council of our wise doctor, who has been doing an amazing job. Also, thanks to the many prayers and service...here we are WEEK 29!! We feel very lucky (blessed)to have made it this far and little Jill is doing such a great job at staying down and making sure those AWESOME!!! boys incubate their little butts off. Can incubate be used this way? I think so...oh well.

At our follow up appointment last week we were told that they are still knocking on the door, metaphorically speaking of course, and could come any minute. They also said that the boys could still stay in for a couple more months...they always seem to throw in that token disclaimer...we are now taking it week to week...cliche-but true. We hope to see them make it to week 36!!! More so; I hope that Jill and her little body can hold out that long. So week 30 bring it on!

Grandma Great

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Funeral services were held this last week for Grandma Great. It was really nice to be together with family in a laid back setting where we could freely exchange stories and reminisce about the memories we have of our Great Grandma. I love you all and it made me happy to be able to celebrate her life together with all of you.

We'll miss you grandma!

Nate

Baby Update

We got to see our cute babies! They are getting so big. One weighs about 1lb. 10oz. and the other 1lb. 11oz. Top picture is of Baby A, but he was being shy so you can't see his face. The second and third pictures are of Baby B. He wasn't being shy at all. He wanted to show off his big lips he got from his Daddy. These 3D ultrasound pictures are a little hard to figure out. It took me a while even with the technician pointing out the features. So, hope you enjoy.

San Diego Highlight Trailer

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I know we have already posted some pics of our San Diego trip, but Nate put together this video we thought we'd share. It is so much fun to have our trips and special occasions documented. It helps us remember how much fun we had.
Between me taking a million pictures and Nate filming everything I think our boys will grow up thinking they are movie stars.

Unexpected Spring Cleaning

WOW!!! What a good looking yard right? We think so! After having spent almost a week in the hospital the house had been needing some serious attention with spring coming on and all. So I committed to coming home that day and getting things cleaned up and nice for Jill to come home to. Well the doctor gave us the okay to come home together. We arrived home to the greatest sweetest surprise we could have imagined...OUR YARD WAS CLEANED, TRIMMED, WEEDED, MOWED, and MUCH MUCH MORE!! AWESOMENESS flowed from our yard. We were so grateful for my family that had come by and done all this for us while we were away. I thought that was great because it would allow me time to be able to clean up the inside of the house and catch up on the laundry...thats when the Allphin crew showed up to the rescue of a confused inexperienced husband...whites with colors? Within a couple of hours...the laundry was done, dishes cleaned, house was vacuumed, and pretty much all was in order in just a short amount of time. It was an incredible experience that brought us to tears. The most amazing part is that the kindness that everyone had shown has not stopped since that day. Acts of service like these are occurring on a daily basis at the Pickett home.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! And we cannot say thank you enough for all that you have done for us. We are so grateful to have such wonderful family, friends and neighbors close by and even far away who have come to help. We love you and thank you all for playing a part in helping us keep the little boys in the cooker until they are ready to come healthy and safe.