Our ultrasound was on Monday this week. We ended up bringing Drew with us while a friend watched Ty. Drew was so excited to go in and he was yelling "See baby! Baby cute!" in the waiting room. Once we got into the room and he asked where baby was, I told him to look at the screen. The tech was very good about explaining to him what everything was and focusing on points of his interest to satisfy his curiosity. At one point I asked him if baby was cute and he replied "Nope!". But he saw baby waving hands, kicking feet, opening and closing the mouth and wagging the tongue. I'm really glad we decided to bring him. Now he often asks to look at the pictures from the ultrasound with us and pointing out where everything is. Baby was right on target size-wise, and we haven't gotten any phone calls that something was amiss. The next prenatal appointment is next week.
Ty - again, pre-haircut
There we go! Look at that boy! 
Story time with Grandma
Drew's tent - fun for hours! The many diaper pictures are due to extra warm temps at Grandma and Grandpas house - their wood heat is much more efficient than our gas is - thus we frequently had two sweaty boys and in Nov/Dec I didn't think to pack summer clothes!
Two boys and a dog - enraptured by the heavy snows - it actually made us stay a day longer it was so fast and heavy!
TV time with Papa - on one of the many mornings the boys were up before anyone was ready to see - or hear - them.
Tomorrow we hope to take the boys to the Christmas parade. Then on Monday we get to go "see" our littlest one. A friend is willing to watch the boys so Pete can come too. In less than two weeks I have gone to a slight "pouch" to "big-belly". I think it should be a more gradual change...but baby thinks otherwise! Baby is also quite active - kicking, stretching and twisting - using every centimeter of space available! Pete continues to do incredibly well in his classes, but is still looking forward to the break! Thanks for your continued prayers for him! :) Over and Out!!
Drew loves to try to help Ty walk, but often doesn't hang on tight enough. Then Drew decides he needs his turn - and it has become almost a nightly ritual to have their "walk" with daddy. By this age, Drew was walking already, but Ty is just doing things at his own pace.
We used the garbage bin to haul the leaves to the back of the yard and dump them in the thicket. We were almost done and not wanting to take many more trips so Pete was really trying to pack them in. Drew loved the make-shift trampoline! 
Next week I have another prenatal appointment - two more weeks and we'll be half way to meeting our little one. I have really enjoyed feeling little movements the last two weeks - but at this point am still not needing maternity clothes. By this time with both Drew and Ty I was bigger...hmmm....so what does that mean? ;) I know you shouldn't compare because they are all different, but how can you not? After the appointment on Thursday we are headed up to visit family in MI. We will be gone until after Thanksgiving. Pete will be coming back during the week for work and classes but the boys and I will stay up north so it may be awhile before another update. Thanks for checking in! Over and Out
Drew always has a car, truck or train in his hands. He doesn't go anywhere without them! Even though many of his favorites are Ty's birthday gifts, you will NEVER convince him they are not his!
One morning, before getting breakfast and dressed - their diapers were changed, thus the half-dressed Ty and Drew's missing jammies - they were watching Sesame Street. Drew just found his way to cuddle up with Ty and though I couldn't get them to ignore the camera, it was still cute! 
Ty has also started to walk while holding our hands. Drew thinks it's great to run ahead, squat in front of us and call Ty. As soon as Ty gets to him Ty gets a big hug, kiss and tackle.