12 wk ultrasound

New pics of the twins! We had a ultrasound a couple of weeks ago. Apparently this will become routine, about every 4 wks now and maybe closer together by the 3rd trimester. It was at a special Fetal Diagnostic Center where they only do ultrasounds. It lasted about an hour while they determined all sorts of things about the babies. They are certain they are fraternal and each has its own placenta. That's very good news. If they share a placenta it could cause problems with growth in one of the babies. They even measured exactly the same and a few days larger than they should which is a good thing. After all the measurements, they switched the ultrasound to 3D. The picture above is a 3D image of both of them together. We probably won't get too many more pics of them together as they grow. The other cool thing they did was make us a cd of all the pics, including some video of each baby. After such a long time of being pushed around, they both got very agitated and were everywhere. Baby A kept turning away and hiding its face from us. It was such fun to see them moving around, but yet still not be able to feel them. The kids are so excited. H keeps saying she just can't wait until they are born. Speaking of due dates, I didn't mention it before, but they are due April 26th. However, being twins, my doctor says we'll aim for 37 wks, which makes it around the beginning of April. I'm just hoping to make it past H's bday the end of March without being on bedrest! We hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll try to do a better job keeping up with our blog! (the first video should say Twin B left, not right)

S turns 2!

Our little girl turned 2! It's hard to believe two years have already passed. Thankfully Daddy was home this year to celebrate. We just had a small party at home with our friends J, M and little R. Of course no party is complete without balloons, crepe paper, presents and cupcakes. During our move, S became very fond of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (we watched a lot of the Disney channel during our stays in hotels!), so Minnie Mouse was our theme. I think one of her favorite things was the giant #2 balloon! She still plays with it (her bday was a month ago)! It was fun to watch her actually blow out her candles and tear into her presents this year. She liked her cards, especially the ones with checks! It was funny, how does a 2 yr old know what a check is?! She had a great time, especially being the center of attention. And what a cutie, just check out that smile!

Beaches of Kaua'i

Of course a trip to an island of Hawai'i isn't complete without beach pics. We had a great time enjoying the beautiful beaches. The kids didn't get to play in the water as much as they would have liked. The waves were huge, and came crashing right onto the beach!

This last picture is of Spouting Horn. It's a blowhole in the rocks. When the waves come in, it blows water out the hole. The kids thought it was awesome. We watched it for quite awhile. Next pics to come - Sarah's 2nd bday!

Trip to Kaua'i

A few weeks ago we took a short flight over to the island of Kaua'i. We went to attend the North American Mission Board Chaplain's Conference. It was only a few days, but it was jammed packed. Besides the conference we took full advantage of our free time and drove the entire island, one side to the other. We saw waterfalls, caves (these were so cool! caves in lava, wow!), a coffee plantation, and even a mini Grand Canyon. The second waterfall pictured above is the waterfall from the opening scene in Fantasy Island.

Checking out the inside of a cave (this was two days before we found out that I'm carrying twins)

The canyon - way more impressive in person than pictures. I loved the cool temps up so high. It doesn't get cool here.

The trip was so much fun. It's a much more relaxing island than Oahu, not very touristy (is that even a word?). More pics to come in another post.