Last Tuesday evening the women from the church in Kokomo (where Elizabeth grew up) threw a shower for her. How nice is that? She hasn't lived there since 1999, and they still threw her one. Everyone was very generous, and we received lots of nice gifts. We now have our Diaper Champ along with some diapers to be dirtied by the babies when they arrive and then placed in the Diaper Champ. We received several blankets of all different sizes. The portable swing we received will be nice because it will allow us to have two swings without losing so much floor space. We also, of course, received a lot of clothes. Elizabeth has organized everything in the closet according to size (did you expect any less?), and it seems like we have a good assortment. Here is a picture from the shower.
Since my last post two new babies have been born into our families! My cousin, Megan, had a little boy on July 10th. His name is Ethan. We got to see him this past Saturday and he is really cute (in a handsome sort of way). Elizabeth's sister, Molly, and her husband Greg also had a baby this past Friday, July 21st. His name is Shadrach, or Shad for short. We were able to go and visit with Molly, Greg and Shad at the hospital on Saturday. He is also adorable. Elizabeth and I were both able to hold each of the babies. It was quite an experience, knowing that very shortly I will have two of my own to hold all I want! Anyway, here's a picture of Elizabeth getting some practice with Shad.
We had a doctor's appointment today, so I'd better report on that now. First and foremost, everybody is doing great! Things got kicked off with an ultrasound. One of the first things we learned after that got started was that Baby B (our little boy) has flipped around and both babies are now vertex (head down). If they cooperate and stay in these positions things will be much simpler at delivery since Baby B won't have to be flipped around from the outside. OUCH! It also quickly explained why Elizabeth, and me for that matter, have really only been feeling kicks from one baby...or so we thought. It turns out that all four of the little feet are in one spot right under Elizabeth's ribs. Everything else with the ultrasound went great. Baby A (girl) is weighing in at 2 lbs. 1 oz. and Baby B (boy) is weighing in at 2 lb. 3 oz. They are both above the 50th percentile for their gestational ages. Unfortunately, since Baby B flipped around and they are now head-to-head it made it very difficult to get good pictures of their faces. I went ahead and attached a few below, but they aren't the greatest. I tried to point out some features so that you might be able to get oriented. There are two of Baby B and only one of Baby A.
We met with a midwife at this appointment because Elizabeth's doctor was on vacation. All of the results from the bloodwork at the last appointment turned out great. No anemia and no gestational diabetes! Even though Elizabeth is at 27 weeks today she is measuring as if she were 33.5-34 weeks. The midwife was really impressed that she is doing so well! Go Elizabeth! Our next doctor's appointment is in two weeks. There won't be an ultrasound at that appointment, but I'll update the blog nonetheless.
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