The last mile is always the longest mile...

So I am now 58 days and counting. Who knew pregnancy could be so much fun? I don't think I realized that my whole body, all my joints and everything would hurt, but I'm trying not to complain too much. Andre may say differently, but I'm really not complaining as much as I want to.

We almost have the babies room finished. We put in new carpet, bought Roman shades, and painted. We have yet to put the second crib together and the wall decorations are still in the infancy stage (no pun intended). The fish on the wall aren't really that bright and the jury is still out on them. They're made from fuzzy fake fur, so the light catches them. I may put up vintage travel pictures instead. Hmmm, not sure yet. Here's a picture anyway.

My mom and I made the dust ruffles. Here is a closeup of the bottom fabric. The top fabric is all fish. I know its a lot of blue and not pink. The girls have loads of pink stuff already, so there's no need to overdo it.

We're not using bumper pads around the cribs because it is now recommended not to use them as the baby may suffocate in them. Crib slats have to be so close now that there is no longer a risk of the baby's arms getting stuck, etc. Some parents still buy bumper pads for decorative purposes, and that's fine. I just didn't want the possibility it could harm them. We plan on having the girls in our room in a bassinet for a while anyway.

Also, we picked up this lovely dresser/changing table that matches the wood of the cribs. Notice the bottle of Bac Out in the basket. Yes, insane we may be, but we are using cloth diapers. We have a diaper service that will provide us with unlimited prefolds. Then we bought several various brands of all-in-one diapers. These are really cool. Check out this picture of a Fuzzi Bunz diaper: Its actually quite similar to a disposable diaper. All you do is snap it on. Fuzzi Bunz are pocket diapers, so they have a pocket inside and you can stuff it with washable liners to make it thicker at night or when you need extra absorbency. With breastfed babies, you don't even have to rinse them out prior to washing, you just throw them in the washer. Our diaper service will wash these for us along with our prefolds. And considering that disposable diapers take 500 years to decompose in the best of circumstances, we're really excited about cloth. They're cheaper too, especially with twins and less likely to irritate your baby's skin.

Anyhow, everything is starting to come together. I even started packing my bag for the hospital. We washed all our baby clothes and packed some preemie clothes for the hospital too. Andre is certain we will lose lots of tiny baby socks over time. I think we've already lost two. They are just so tiny.