Week 18

Dear Babies,

No picture this week! A little busy with the first full week of school. Mommy and Daddy are so excited for you to get here and a bit apprehensive. You both are about the size of a bell pepper. Your little fingerprints are starting to develop! Oh, I cannot wait to cuddle you both at the same time! Not many people get this opportunity and I am so thankful. The doctor said that we are going to find out your genders in TWO weeks! Yay!

Daddy picked up some Chinese food (wonton soup and crab rangoon...mmm) which I have been thinking a lot about. Mommy has been in a bit of pain recently. I think you should consider being a bit nicer on her... just a thought!

17 Weeks

Dear Babies,

This week brings some pretty exciting things in our family's lives. I had my first day of school today! Mommy loves teaching so much! I am blessed to have found my vocation so early on in life and even more blessed to work at a wonderful school with wonderful friends!

This week also marks your brothers' patron saints' feast days! St. Roch's is August 16th and St. Maximilian Kolbe's is August 14th. Such a big week for us all!

You have been moving around like crazy in there and I am so excited to feel you even more in the coming weeks. You will double your size in the next two weeks and I don't know where you will go!

Daddy is a trooper, running Daddy Daycare and working his job. You are lucky to have such a great example of hard work and sacrifice that you have in your Daddy. You are also lucky to have such wonderful brothers; they are the ones who are making all those car noises all the time.

I love you both with my whole heart. My prayer for you this week is that you find out early on what God wants for you and are always willing to follow HIS will and not your own.

Week 16

Dear Babies,

You are the siz of avacados this week! I love comparing you to fruit because you are so darn sweet! You both have started growing toenails, as well.

Mommy is still always sick and tired. I am trying to keep up a good spirit. Daddy's corny humor and jokes make me smile enough to set me back on track if I get too pitiful.

You guys went on vacation this week to Michigan for Har Har's surprise 60th birthday party. He loves you both so much. He now has 22 grandkids and counting! You are his legacy and he will always protect and take care of you. You also got a new cousin, Keegan. He has been a part of our family for a while but Auntie Kay Kay and Uncle Shawn made it official by adopting him. I hope you learn from their selflessness and unconditional love.

We purchased your car seats and cribs this week. Mommy is such an over organized control freak that we should be ready for you guys next week! lol.

On a personal note, I am so happy with God's plan for our little family... well, not little anymore... Who knew that we would grow at such a rapid rate! I think it is so funny when people ask about Daddy and my having so many kids. But I want you to know the real reason... the love that Daddy and Mommy share wasn't small enough to fit in a small family. We needed to share our love four fold.