Ridgeback Pack!!

Archie and Sirius are members of the Ridgeback Pack which meets twice a month in Central Park.  We had our monthly meeting this morning and had a great time!  The weather was perfect.  It's really shaping up to be a beautiful fall in the city.  Sirius and Archie love going to their club meeting, not just to see their friends but also because it's off leash time in Central Park.  As soon as we enter the park, I let them lose and it's like they can't believe it's legal!  And thankfully, they're on their best behavior!

There were about 6-8 Ridgies there this time.  Archie's buddy Zeus was there and he made a new friend named Ullysses.  They are the dynamic mythological trio.

Sirius stayed out of the commotion but had a great time taking in the fresh air and beautiful scenery.  We climbed up on a rock pile but it was hard to get us all in the picture.

This week in our lives...

Scott and I had a really eventful week.

Scott flew out to California to sponsor Mike Tyson's one man show called The Undisputed Truth. He spent 2 blissful days with Mike, traveling with him to appearances, grabbing lunch, playing video games and getting to know him better. Mike even told him some new stories about Cus. They were really able to build more trust and strengthen their friendship. 

Meanwhile, back at the Manhattan Ranch, the babies and I had another big anatomy scan. Since Scott was in California, his parents came with me to the appointment. My favorite sonographer, Nagina, showed us so many fun baby parts!  Turns out the babies turned and they are now both head down!!! This is huge news!  If they stay this way (at least Baby A needs to), we can try for a vaginal delivery, which would be a dream come true for me! While, I'm trying to let go of expectations, and just focus on growing healthy full term nuggets, I would still prefer to deliver them naturally. Lots of people forget that Cesearan Sections are major abdominal surgery. It would be less than ideal to have to recover from that with 2 newborns in the house. Both babies being vertex, also means that I have 4 tiny feet kicking me in the belly button. If you recall to my 20 week update, I complained about belly button pain. It's all making sense!  

In other developments, the babies both weigh 1 pound and are in the 50th percentile for growth. I'm so happy they're growing so well.  And then the funniest story that we came away with from the scan involves watching the babies interact with each other. We were looking at our Little Man's perfect little brain when his sister's hand came into focus. We watched in shock as she gently poked him in the eye and then lightly popped him on the nose!!! Looks like our little princess is playing dirty!  When we focused back on our little baby boy, we noticed that he had turned away from her as if to say "Forget you! I'm outta here!"  Ironically that caused him to moon us!!

Check out this cute tushy and those little crossed feet (and that perfect spine)!

And this is Baby Girl gloating over getting more camera time. 

Gimme s'more!

Marla, Brian, Jake, Aidan and Ethan came over today and we all played in the pool and bbq'd. We finished out the day with a bonfire and s'mores. Jake and Aidan are Scott's identical 9 year old twin nephews.  They've promised to give our babies "twin lessons" when they are born.  Can't wait for them to get are here to share in these moments!

Life is but a Dream

Every since we found out about our babies, the world has seems a little rosier. I love knowing that I'm growing 2 little people. What an amazing responsibility!  Just hoping and wishing and praying that the babies keep growing and developing.