Check it Out!

Hi Everyone! Meg wasn's quite ready to start her own blog but she did want to make sure that the babies got plenty of details about their life before birth. To that end I started a blog on Meg's behalf - check it out and let me know if you want to add to it! Randi gets the prize for most attentive blog watcher - not only does she check my blog regularly but she caught the new blog within hours of it going up, and most importantly, she commented on it! Now if only she would start adding to her own blog so we had some details about her little bun in the oven! Like did we find out the gender yet?????? hint hint hint

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GNM - ILY!

It's OFFICIAL!

I was lucky enough to go with Meg to her "Anatomy Scan" today. This is the best ultrasound - the one where they measure the bones and find all of the organs and tell you that your children are perfect - because even if they aren't - they are yours so they are! And rest assured - there are two very perfect, very active, very loved babies in Meg's tummy right now! Baby B was defintely the active one this time - while our little baby A was perfect!

So for all of you who are a little behind on your anatomy we have one hot dog and one hamburger bun. The top one is Baby B - a BOY - a very proud, not so modest little baby boy! Baby A has a hamburger bun and is most defintely a less than modest Baby girl! Someday they will be as mortified as Molly and Peter are that their in utero anatomy is featured prominently in their baby books for all to see but right now - how cute are they?
These are the profile shots - Baby A is on the top in this one and Baby B is on the bottom. Baby A is 7 ounces and had a heartrate of 134 - perfect. Baby B is 9 ounces and had a heartrate of 146 - prefect, also! We got to see the four chambers of each baby's heart, the measurements of their legs and arms, their brains and all of the parts that make them up, their bladder, kidneys, stomach, and spine. I will say it again - it is simply a miracle to see these perfect little human beings with all of their parts even when they are less than 6 inches long! They were moving and playing with each other the whole time - so sweet!

Tim's mom, Alice was so excited to see the ultrasound and "meet" her grandchildren for the first time. "Back in the day" there were no ultrasounds and no telling what gender the babies were before they were born! She was thrilled and so much fun to hang out with!

Lizzie's new skill - climbing on the table!

With a little help from her sister!

Troublemakers! But very cute ones!

Just a little snippet of Annie singing her version of Halleluiah! I think it is adorable and it is my blog! So another exciting day in the H-W house - we can't wait to meet the babies!

GNM - ILY!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Bob and I woke up to yelling this morning and then remembered that the Leprechan brought gold and left it under the kid's pillows! They were screams of happiness for the gold coins and Twix bars. (The best I could do on short notice.)

The kids had a blast getting dressed up in the special stuff that Auntie Ann got for them. I think they looked adorable going off to school with hats and ties and tatoos! They were so happy and excited to see their friends.

The rest of the pictures are just outakes from the Saint Patrick's Day cards that I so desperately wanted to send out. I bribed the kids with gummy bears and cousins over to play and it worked a little bit! I may eventually perfect this technique!

A friend from our church prayer line sent this out today and I loved it so I will leave you with the inscription in the breastplate of Saint Patrick.

I bind to myself today,

God's Power to guide me,

God's Might to uphold me,

God's Wisdom to teach me.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! WE LOVE YOU!