Lights off!

So, just a funny story from James. Lately James starts every conversation by establishing whether each light in the room on or off. And if they're on, then they must be hot, so he tries to blow on them to cool them down.

Today while we were out shopping James fell asleep in Justin's arms. When we got to the car the sunlight must have shined in James eyes because in his sweetest, sleepy two-year-old voice he commanded the sun--"light off." My heart just melted. :)

Preggie update

Well, I'm a little over 29 weeks but I'm measuring 37 centimeters (FYI for those who don't know--37 cm equals about 37 weeks which is considered full term for singleton pregnancies). Soooo, what does that mean? It means I now get "Wow, you look like you're gonna pop!" comments when I go out shopping. Sometimes I choose to relieve the spectator's anxiety by telling them I'm expecting twins. Othertimes, I just like to tinker with their curiosity by telling them I still have two months to go (and don't tell them about the twins). I just like to see their reactions. hee-hee-hee

Both girls are doing great. Baby A is 2 lbs 15 oz. and Baby B is 2 lbs 13 oz. No names yet. I just had my big monthly ultrasound, but regular tech wasn't there so I didn't get any picts.

As for the delights of pregnancy I thought I'd write a little ode to Prilosec here, but it stopped working so well this week. So, if all goes well, I may have an ode to Nexium next week. I had thought about putting a picture of my black and blue varicose veined leg on the blog just so people can look at it when they're feeling down and say to themselves, well at least I look better than that! But I think you'll all agree with me that somethings are better left unshared. :)

Well, that's all for now. It's past midnight (which explains the terrible picture) and time for bed! Take care everyone! Jessica

Big Brother Class

A big thank you to Uncle William and Aunt Carrie and cousins for sending all their baby equipment and clothing to us!

James has thoroughly inspected and tested all the baby equipment for his little sisters. For example, he can now tell you that trying to sit on the edge of a baby bath while it's on the coffee table will likely get you dumped out onto the ground, crib mattresses are really fun to jump on, and Lion likes to go for rides in the swing.

Helping Dad

Justin has been working on repainting the basement for the past little while. Normally we try to keep James out of the work zone by painting when he's asleep or barricading him in the family room. On this particular day James had been banished to watch "Nemo" so dad could work. Well, James wasn't about to be left out of the fun. He went and found his own paint brush and came to help dad! He did pretty good until he tried to take over Dad's Big paint brush. I'm still trying to get the paint out of his jeans--but it was fun while it lasted!

Nature in our backyard

As much as I complain about the weather up here (it has been averaging 60 degrees and either rainy or overcast since we have been here) I love the scenery that we have from Jessica's parents backyard. There are two or three Bald Eagles that nest along the Salmon Creek greenbelt behind their house and this one just happened to perch itself about 200 feet from where we were sitting and I just happened to have the camera.

Cannon Beach

Another picture. Same place.

Weekend Getaway

Well, since this is our family blog I suppose it is about time that I (Justin) make a post or two. Last weekend we had the opportunity to travel to the Oregon coast for a little getaway. Despite being at the beach, we were in sweaters and jackets most of the time. You just got to love the beautiful Northwest weather. This is a picture of James and I at Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach. We had a great time exploring the tide pools and seeing fish, starfish, and sand; which is James' favorite. I would have posted a family picture but Jessica wouldn't let us take any pictures of her.