Some people were asking me for belly pictures... I always forget to get the camera out to take them, but today I remembered - and used my web cam. This is me at 25 weeks with twins. Since I still have more than three months to go, I'm thinking I'll be twice or three times this huge by then, and I really can't imagine what that'll look like! What an experience! Read more...

I guess carrying twins is more work than making singletons (an experience I've never had), because I very little energy these days and have to prioritize what I can do and what I'll have to drop because I'm too tired. That too is a new experience for me, and not one I enjoy that much. But at least my health is good, and so are the babies.
These last days, I've been bargain hunting online pretty much every day at the Norwegian version of craig's list "finn.no". So far, my search has rendered great deals on a used car seat (one down, one to go!), cloth diapers, second hand baby clothes and a carrying sling. Still looking for that perfect (-ly priced) twin stroller and another car seat. I guess you could say I'm definitely in the "nesting" mode. My mom goes along to shop with me and it's been a lot of fun with lots of catching up as well.

written by Gro Agersten, April 13, 2010
Godt å høre at det er bra med deg og tvillingene. At du blir fort trøtt er nok ikke så rart i din stilling. Men det er i alle fall en overgang! Siden blir det nok mer enn nok å henge fingrene i. Bor dere i leiligheten i dine foreldres hus, eller hvor holder dere hus? Vi ønsker dere lykke til med handlingen av alt som trenges til, god helse og alt godt! Babyene kommer nok mens vi er i Peru. Vi reiser den 20 juni og blir 10 dager hos Maino med familie. Derfra reiser vi til Lima for å besøke menigheter og steder der vi har arbeidet, men det meste av tiden blir vi i Saramiriza og jungelmenighetene. Vi kommer tilbake den 12.august. Jeg skal jo tilbake til nytt skoleår. Ha det!
Hjertelig hilsen Gro. John ber meg hilse dere.


Godt å ha dere trygt hjemme i gamle landet!