Time to Catch Up!

Wow, as I look at my blog, I noticed it has been awhile since I have updated...let's catch up!

Sean: He is quickly becoming a very independent almost 3 year old! He loves to "walk" in the stores, strollers are for babies. He is good at organizing his things, whether he is putting them away or lining up them up by size. We love giving him responsibilities, and one is to feed the dogs and let them outside. The dogs seem to like him even more now...We changed his bed at Nana and Papa's house to his cousin Emma's old toddler bed, as we are going to be using his "old" bed for the babies' crib soon. He thinks it is awesome:) He still has no fear and loves to climb as high as he can.

Graham: Now he is the only one of us traveling back and forth. I worry constantly about this, but he is a trooper. He is excelling in school and has met some really cool people. He is getting into his workout routine and feeling great about that, too. He is Sean's best buddy and loves to rough house with him. I have also put him to work helping me organize our baby stuff again. So, his car is always loaded with something to bring to Mankato or back up to Duluth. He never complains and is always wanting/willing to do more. I am so lucky!

Me: I am growing and growing. I only wear slip on shoes and my belly button is about to pop! I am 25 weeks along, and our babies look great! At my last ultrasound, Baby A was approximately 1 lb. 9oz. with a heartbeat of 144 beats per minute. Baby B was approximately 1 lb. 11oz. with a heartbeat of 158 beats per minute. Now the guessing games can begin! We are waiting to be surprised at their birth, but can't help wonder... :) Otherwise, school is going good for me. I enjoy playing with Sean as much as I can.

Hope you are all doing well. I promise to stay more on top of this in the future.

Back to Reality!

What a wonderful couple weeks we had as a family. It was so nice to have Graham home and some quality time together.

Christmas was amazing this year! Sean absolutely loved Santa and all the presents. He was able to play with his cousins, build a snowman, and get totally off his schedule :) He got trucks, books, pjs, and games. Graham and I took a day to sort through all his old toys to make room for the new. We feel so organized...finally! We even have some of the toys heading up north to surprise him when we visit daddy.

We enjoyed great visits with family and friends. Even though the weather didn't cooperate much at the beginning of Christmas, we were able to reschedule to get our visits in. All the snow sure made Christmas fun! It was a true winter wonderland here! Reconnecting with everyone was awesome. Time just goes too fast, and we wish we could see them more often.

It was also great to have Graham home for some doctors' appointments! He was able to come to an ultrasound and prenatal check up, so much better to have him here in person rather than listening over the phone :) He also was able to take Sean to an appointment, poor kid is just coming off meds from his 3rd strep throat since Halloween! Oh, did I mention that he needs glasses?! Yep, at his eye appointment he learned he has to join the ranks of us "corrective lenses" folks. He picked out some cool ones, so now we wait for them to come in.

Today we are back to reality. Graham left after lunch to head back up to Duluth, and Sean and I are left trying to remember what to do without him. We miss him terribly and can't wait until the day we are a family again. We are counting down the days until Friday...5...

Enjoy some of our holiday pictures! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and have a great New Year!