23 weeks down!

We hope everyone is doing well.
A LOT has happened since we posted our last update.
Thursday evening, we traveled to Toledo, and spent the night with RJ, Lyn, and Lylah. Friday morning, the girls (Lyn, Lylah, Rachelle, and I) and Aaron drove to my parents house to prepare for the baby shower on Saturday. The morning was spent moving furniture, setting up tables and chairs, and decorating.
We took a break for lunch, which had to be fish at Sam's. Aunt Shirley surprised us and joined us, so we got some extra visiting time with her. Plus, it was her 44th wedding anniversary!
The rest of the day included naps, then getting dinner ready for when the guys arrived.
Saturday was a very big day for me. It was so wonderful to see all of our family and friends. We greatly enjoyed visiting and catching up with everyone - filling them in on how the babies are doing. We were showered with many gifts, and feel very blessed to have such a loving and supportive family. Thanks to everyone who came - the babies look forward to meeting each of you!
Saturday evening was clean up time from the shower, and visiting more with Brenda, Dick and Kelly Willinger. We hadn't seen them since Lylah's birthday in March!
Sunday we were up early for the canoe trip - breakfast at 8, launch at 9.
We were again blessed with more visitors who weren't able to attend the shower on Saturday. Kathy Balogh stopped by early in the morning before breakfast, then Lee "the other Mrs. Hart" stopped by mid-morning. Last, Wes, Jen, Alyssa, and Zoe stopped in just before it was time to head off to lunch. We really are blessed that we were able to see so many people all in one weekend!
We braved the cold again to have lunch back in the woods by the river, and watched the canoes roll in. Unfortunately by 2:00, it was time for us to load up the truck and head south, without seeing RJ arrive in his canoe. Still not sure what time he finally arrived - or if there were any jello shots left!
To say the least, it was a long drive back to Cincinnati, as I was completely exhausted. We arrived home around 6:30, but still needed to unload the truck (and part of Aaron's car - I told you were were blessed this weekend).
After unloading, I fixed some grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner, then it was time for a very long, hot shower.
Rejuvenated from the shower, we decided to go through all of our gifts again, to ensure that Brian knew what we received (he was a little busy decorating onesies when I first started opening gifts). We sorted through things, and organized them. Our guest room looks like it should be the nursery now!
We finally retired for the night, with the work week approaching.
Monday night we attended our second Childbirth class. This week we covered labor and delivery - which included some pretty graphic video! Brian did better than expected. Although natural delivery doesn't exactly look pleasant, I still think it will be better than a C-section, so everyone please pray that Right gets its head down when the time comes!
Tuesday morning we had a check-up appointment with the doctors. Doctor says we are all doing great. The babies are still pretty high - which is a good sign. Still no talk of bedrest - which is a very good thing. We were able to hear their heartbeats again - both are very strong, but definitely distinctive. The doctor predicts we'll get a boy and a girl (just because of the heartbeats). When we were listening to Right's heartbeat, we could hear another noise - the doctor told us that was Right kicking the other baby! Guess calling Right "feisty" is still appropriate!
We had some questions for the doctor, which she answered, and assured us that everything was going VERY well. She encouraged Brian and I to "get away" for our anniversary in a few weeks - so we are planning a weekend trip. We are not only blessed with twins, but we are still having a great pregnancy as well, so we may as well enjoy ourselves!
Our next appointment is on Monday, October 26th, and this will include another ultrasound. Hopefully we'll have pictures and more good news to share then!
Tonight we take our tour of the maternity unit, and the NICU. Very exciting!
Hope everyone is enjoying the fall air, and the beautiful colors.
We'll post pictures from the shower soon!
Love,
Kate