Baby Number 3 - 19 weeks

I had an appointment with my perinatologist last week. I know some of you are asking, why a visit with a perinatologist? It is a precautionary measure due to the blot clot that I had when I was pregnant with the boys. My doctor wanted me to see one, to get me on the blood thinner and make sure all is progressing well. The doctor did an ultrasound and everything looks great! Yes, there is still only one baby! The baby weighs about 12 ounces and all other measurements are right on target for 19 weeks. The best news of all is that I don't have to go back to the perinatologist!!! I get to continue giving myself daily injections of blood thinner and get a couple extra ultrasounds just to make sure the baby is growing. Otherwise all is on target!

The boys are getting more and more excited about the baby. We have been asking for their input on baby names and it has been interesting. Thomas thinks we should name the baby Rockity (sp?), while Michael prefers the name Blastoff-er (again not sure about the spelling).

David felt the baby move the other morning. The boys have tried to feel it, but are not patient enough to wait long enough, plus I don't know if the kicks are strong enough for them to feel.

Super Jayhawks

What do you get when you cross superman and a Jayhawk? A Super Jayhawk!

And The Winner Is.....

Back when the boys were first getting mobile David and I were taking bets as to which one we would be taking to the hospital for a play related injury first. Our pick was Michael, as he was always a little more outgoing, willing to take the risk and more aggressive. Well last night he proved us correct.

While we were getting ready to head outside and ride our bikes, David and I were in the back of the house and we hear crying. I head out to the living room to see why Michael is crying. I come in and see blood running down his forehead. I yell to David "We've got blood". As we are cleaning him up the best I can determine what happened is that he hit his head on the corner of the coffee table. After a phone call with David's mom, a nurse and some going back and forth we decide we should take him in to get it looked as, especially since it was on his face.

I find an after hours pediatric clinic that we decide to try as I'm really not too excited about $150 ER copay (Thanks Jackie for finding this place!). It is a bit of a drive from our house but we decide to go. We get up there and after a quick look at his forehead they decide that they don't need to do stitches, but can use skin glue instead. They were able to use skin glue because the cut was going up and down and not touching hair. Apparently they don't get to use skin glue on the face very often because they were pretty excited!

The worse part of the whole adventure was getting the cut cleaned out. Michael is no worse for the wear. In fact he was ready to ride his bike only a few minutes after getting the cut. This morning I mentioned running to the store and Michael said he couldn't go because of his bad forehead! (Sounds a little like his dad!) He is doing a great job of leaving the glued area alone and not bothering it.

For those of you who can't tell them apart, at least for awhile, depending on how this heals up, Michael will have a distinguishing mark on his forehead.

4 Years Old

Yesterday Thomas and Michael turned 4 years old. We celebrated with a party with friends and family over the weekend. To make July 1 a special day, I took the boys to see Toy Story 3 and we had a special lunch at McDonald's. We had mini brownies and opened more presents. They boys are very excited about the new bikes they got. We are working on riding them.

At four years old some of their favorite things to do are anything sports related, counting, talking about letters and the sounds they make. They love any kind of racing. They are each other's best friends and they love playing together. They are very excited to become big brother's in a few months.

It is truly amazing to see how far they have come since they entered this world.