Sorry for the no news drought, I've been lax in my post-Thanksgiving updates; perhaps the tryptophan is finally wearing off.
In other news, no news is good news as far as news goes about Erin. The babies continue to be in utero and growing well, and Erin gets larger by the day. An ultrasound on the week of Thanksgiving showed the kids to be at 2 lbs. 13 oz. for the girl and 2 lbs. 9 oz. for the boy, a stunning reversal from our 26 week ultrasound when the girl was almost 9 oz. larger than the boy. Erin is now at 30 weeks, cruising on in to 31 this Thursday. She does remain on bedrest, which is getting more and more difficult to police. I think she's ready to be able to get up and move around again.
We also had a very busy couple of weeks with not one but two baby showers, one at our house and another at my mom's. Erin was obviously unable to make the two hour sojourn back to the homeland, so I made the trek for her and was the surrogate mommy for the day. Luckily there was no practice baby changing or anything like that, as it would have been embarrassing to fail miserably in front of 20 something existing mommies. We were able to bridge the gap back to Lexington, though, by employing the friendly services of Skype, an internet-based phone service which happens to be running a free beta of video conferencing as well. So Erin was able to sit comfortably on her couch and laugh while I attempted to ascertain just what to do with the 32 oz. container of Vasoline.
Our second shower was the next weekend and by sheer coincidence had been scheduled at our house. So, Erin was able to be right in the mix of things with friends and family, though she was fairly firmly grounded in the La-Z-Boy (almost on her side) all day. This time she got to see the little booties up close and personal, though I don't think she got the same looks of terror that I displayed.
We have received a tremendous amount of support from everyone and I wanted to thank you all for visiting while Erin was in the hospital and now at home, and certainly everyone that came to both of the showers. Events like that keep her going for a while I think.
COMING SOON: Pictures! Promised for the seventeenth time!
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Good job, Ben, taking care of your beautiful bride when she needs a prince. I know she is in good hands and we continue to count the weeks (gestation) and are eager to meet our new grand-niece and grand-nephew. I am definately looking forward to some spoiling and hay (oops...I mean hey) I already have their pony! :)
Betsy
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