Halloween

Update on the Babies

Well we had our follow up appointment today for both the babies. As of right now, both of them look wonderful. Luke still has the club feet which won't be able to be corrected until arrival, but his spine and heart looked perfect today -as well as Ellie's. We were told even if there was any chromosome abnormalities, we won't be able to tell until they are born. .

At my next appointment, they will do a echo gram on Luke's heart to rule out any other abnormalities. Ellie and Luke weigh a little over 12 ounces and about 9 inches long EACH! Can you believe that I already have 18 inches of baby in me? Austin and Dylan were both born at 19 inches at birth. I just can't imagine what I will look like in just a few more months! Pretty much they are from hip to hip. Luke actually was hitting my rib today during the ultrasound with his head. We are always amazed to see how big they are every few weeks. As of right now they are both breech (head up) but the doctor isn't sure if they will turn are not. Since they are twins and the space is getting quite small, we will have to wait and see if they turn or it will be a mandatory c-section.

So thank you all for keeping all of us in your prayers. We will continue to keep you updated as the months go pass.

Luke & Ellie

Here are the most recent ultrasound pictures that we have. These are from almost a month ago, I'm just now getting around to putting them on here.




Our next appointment is on October 28th and we will have another ultrasound to look closer at Luke's club feet and to make sure that both Ellie and Luke have no abnormalities. I promise to write an update as soon as I get home. Thanks for the prayers!

Seattle

A few weeks ago, we took out last family vacation before we are a family of six. We went up to Seattle, which is a little over a two hour drive north. We were going up there to watch the Angels play the Mariners. The boys were so excited to go as this was Dylan's first real baseball game.

We stayed downtown in the timeshare and it was beautiful. It was an old, restored brick building that had a vintage theme. We walked a lot and even road the bus, which was operated underground. The boys had a blast. Dylan thought that he was on a train so he was in seventh heaven.

We got to the game a few hours early so that the boys could watch batting practice. Austin was able to watch his favorite player which is Vladi. He was even able to get Vladi to say hello and wave to him. Dylan, being the cutie that he is, was handed a ball by one of the Angels players. He was very proud of himself. Since Dylan got a ball we were on the hunt for Austin.

Our seats were in left field near the bullpen. Austin was cheering them on as they were warming up before the game and the pitching coach noticed him. As they were walking out to start the game, he threw a ball up to Austin -the actual ball that they were warming up with. Thank goodness! So now that both boys got baseballls, we could enjoy the game. The Angels won in a fairly easy game in the freezing 48 degree night. Needless to say after six hours at the ball field, we all crashed the minute we got back.

The next day we did a sight-seeing tour. It's a tour bus and boat in one. The boys thought that this was just awesome. It took us all around Seattle and in the water too. After the three hour tour, we walked around town looking for a great fish restaurant along the water. We or I had the best Halibut ever! It was worth the walk. Before we left, we went to the famous market center where they throw the fish. The boys thought that this was so exciting and wanted to try themselves.

This was a lot of things to squeeze in a 24 hour period, but we all had a great time and there's nothing ever better than a family trip.

Pumpkin Patch 2008

So yes I know that it has been quite awhile since I have updated this thing, so bare with me. Our internet has been down for a while and finally got a new service. Here is a little slide show of our recent trip to the pumpkin patch and a few extras.