These are painted with outside paint and turned out nice.
October 30, 2012
A mother's prayer for health for my twin daughters
At the beginning of November of two thousand I took a pregnancy test and it was positive. Later the doctor confirmed I was indeed pregnant. This was my fourth pregnancy and more difficult than the others. I was more tired, vomited more often, everything seemed to be exaggerated. I concluded that it was because I had three young daughters at home and the youngest still in diapers. Speaking of diapers I learned a great lesson in never taking anything for granted, even changing diapers.
When the time came to schedule the ultrasound I was asked, “Are you having twins?” I said it was a single pregnancy. The day of the ultrasound arrived. I was five months pregnant. I was lying on the bed and the ultrasound technician started the ultrasound and asked a question. I thought she asked if I was having twins. I said no and I thought to myself, I wonder why she would ask because I already said I am not having twins when I made the appointment.
The technician actually said, “You are having twins!” I asked if she was serious. She then proceeded to show me two babies on the screen. We found that the twin babies were girls. I had always wanted twin identical girls. Of course it was not until after they were born that we found they were identical.
The tears flowed. I lay there and just bawled. I felt Heavenly Fathers love for me in such abundance. I was thrilled that He would bless me so much.
Just four very short weeks past and I became worried over some symptoms that do not usually occur until labor or right before labor. So I went to see my doctor. My doctor was worried too because I was in labor. I was put on very strict bed rest and with medication to slow labor down. I was twenty four weeks along.
He set up a home monitoring system to record how many contractions I had in an hour. Twice a day I tested. Four times my contractions were too many for one hour and I was told to get checked at the hospital. Three times my medication was increased, the forth time I had to stay until I gave birth.
My parents had our three daughters, Hillary, Kymberleen and Kallee, live with them while I was on bed rest. Their dad worked many hours and could not afford to take time off. There was no choice. I missed my girls so much. I even missed changing Kallee’s diapers. Mother’s tasks are cherished even when we don’t know it. Our ward brought meals three days a week for their dad and I. I am grateful for those sweet women.
I said prayers continually on behalf of my twin babies. I received priesthood blessings. Family and ward members said prayers for the babies. Countless prayers were given to Heavenly Father for the health of the twin daughters in my womb and a safe and timely delivery. I know that they were meant to be. I lay in bed for ten weeks for them, the last week at the hospital. They are so worth it. At the end of ten weeks I gave birth to two healthy girls, Kindsey and Kendree.
The girls were born five and a half weeks early and they could have been born at twenty four weeks. Heavenly Father blessed us so. They didn’t even need the special care nursery. I brought Kindsey and Kendree home two days later. They were blessed through the power of prayer.
I think I love the girls more because of the sacrifices I made. I also grew spiritually. On bed rest I read the scriptures and books on gospel principles. I grew close to Heavenly Father through prayer and pondering. It was quiet in the home during the day. It gave me the opportunity to feel peace. I did not even feel like it was a burden or boring to be in bed all day. I was comforted by knowing the twins could be born at a healthier time by being on bed rest.
When the time came to schedule the ultrasound I was asked, “Are you having twins?” I said it was a single pregnancy. The day of the ultrasound arrived. I was five months pregnant. I was lying on the bed and the ultrasound technician started the ultrasound and asked a question. I thought she asked if I was having twins. I said no and I thought to myself, I wonder why she would ask because I already said I am not having twins when I made the appointment.
The technician actually said, “You are having twins!” I asked if she was serious. She then proceeded to show me two babies on the screen. We found that the twin babies were girls. I had always wanted twin identical girls. Of course it was not until after they were born that we found they were identical.
The tears flowed. I lay there and just bawled. I felt Heavenly Fathers love for me in such abundance. I was thrilled that He would bless me so much.
Just four very short weeks past and I became worried over some symptoms that do not usually occur until labor or right before labor. So I went to see my doctor. My doctor was worried too because I was in labor. I was put on very strict bed rest and with medication to slow labor down. I was twenty four weeks along.
He set up a home monitoring system to record how many contractions I had in an hour. Twice a day I tested. Four times my contractions were too many for one hour and I was told to get checked at the hospital. Three times my medication was increased, the forth time I had to stay until I gave birth.
My parents had our three daughters, Hillary, Kymberleen and Kallee, live with them while I was on bed rest. Their dad worked many hours and could not afford to take time off. There was no choice. I missed my girls so much. I even missed changing Kallee’s diapers. Mother’s tasks are cherished even when we don’t know it. Our ward brought meals three days a week for their dad and I. I am grateful for those sweet women.
I said prayers continually on behalf of my twin babies. I received priesthood blessings. Family and ward members said prayers for the babies. Countless prayers were given to Heavenly Father for the health of the twin daughters in my womb and a safe and timely delivery. I know that they were meant to be. I lay in bed for ten weeks for them, the last week at the hospital. They are so worth it. At the end of ten weeks I gave birth to two healthy girls, Kindsey and Kendree.
The girls were born five and a half weeks early and they could have been born at twenty four weeks. Heavenly Father blessed us so. They didn’t even need the special care nursery. I brought Kindsey and Kendree home two days later. They were blessed through the power of prayer.
I think I love the girls more because of the sacrifices I made. I also grew spiritually. On bed rest I read the scriptures and books on gospel principles. I grew close to Heavenly Father through prayer and pondering. It was quiet in the home during the day. It gave me the opportunity to feel peace. I did not even feel like it was a burden or boring to be in bed all day. I was comforted by knowing the twins could be born at a healthier time by being on bed rest.
October 29, 2012
Solomon Ward Fall Festival 2012
My daughter Kymber dresses as a kitty. She along with other mia maids did face painting. She had a lot of fun.
I didn't take a lot of photo's. I wish I had taken a picture of my costume. I wore a red and black wig with a black crow in my hair. The festival was fun. All the kids had a great time. My twins got a lot of candy and they shared with their sisters who ran booths and with me. Kallee helped the Beehive class with a candy walk. She had tons of fun. We all had a good time.
October 23, 2012
Solomon Ward Activity Day Girls...
Kendree
Erin
Ka'ili
Elizabeth
Zoraya
Aivree
Samantha
Kindsey, my daughter that never lets me take a photo of her!
All the girls, including some from Lazona Ward.
Kendree with Kalei, Ka'ili's little sister, in the background
All the girls did fantastic. I know my twins, Kindsey and Kendree had never even played before and other girls that had never played and everyone of them did great. As a mom and as an Activity Day leader I am really proud of all the girls. I had just been called as one of the leaders and was very glad to get to know the girls. It was a lot of fun! This is the last year for some of the girls since they will be in Young Women's soon. The church has so many opportunities for growth and development for each member. These young girls had a great time and I'm glad they got the chance to play softball with the Mesa South Stake.
October 2, 2012
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