We've Been Busy

We've done a bit of traveling and also a lot of sightseeing in DC.  We've decided to really take advantage of all the fun things DC has to offer as a family before I'm on bed-rest and before it gets too hot to go outside!  Below are a few pictures of us on the airplane and at the beach.

At Gravelly Point, a great place to go and watch the planes land at Reagan Airport.  It is literally right next to the airport, so they fly right over your head.  Even I was impressed.  Hmmm....airplanes are becoming a theme here.  The second picture is down by the Potomac River.  Great place to ride your bikes and have a picnic, throw sticks in the water and chase ducks

We also went to an airshow and got to see the Thunderbirds, 

I'm not sure which Irby had more fun...

This past weekend we went to a National's baseball game.  We had a great time, even though the Nats lost, which was kind of sad...Can't wait till they play the Braves later this summer!  Little Irbs got a little tired near the end, here he is napping on Irby's head.

I also had a good Dr. appointment last week.  It wasn't my big 20 week appointment which is coming up, it was just my initial appointment with the Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr.  I really liked him, and he said everything was looking good, although he is still trying to figure out if the babies are identical or fraternal.  He did say he could see the genders of both clearly, and that wasn't enough to determine which type of twins they are, so I am concluding that we are either going to have 2 girls or 2 boys!  What fun!!

In other news, we are FINALLY moving into our house next Monday!  We cannot wait to finally be settled here in DC, and to get our stuff which we haven't seen since Sept 23 last year!  

A Piece of News (or two...)

If you're like me, you can't tell what you see in this picture.  I kind of felt like Rachel on Friends when she's having an ultra-sound and starts crying and saying "I'm such a bad mom, I can't see my baby!"  Well in this case, I couldn't see my babies (yes there are TWO!?)  but with the help of the doctor I could kind of see what she was talking about.  In this picture you see baby #1's head on the bottom right and its body on the lower left with the little arm going up from the shoulder to the ear.  The circle on the top is the body of baby #2, and you can't see its head in this picture because it's tucked down and the ultrasound is only 2-D so you don't get depth.  Sorry to bore you, this is for those medial types out there (mom & dad:)

I am 15 weeks now, due Nov. 6th, but praying they don't come before October.  And no, we're not going to find out what they are...sorry Mom!  They are probably identical based on the fact that the doctors think they share a placenta, but they can't be certain.  It would make more sense if they were fraternal though as those kind of twins run in my family (I could be wrong, but I think fraternal twins are genetic and identical twins are totally random).  My grandmother had a twin brother, and they also had 2 sets of other twin brothers, who I never knew because one set died in infancy, and the other set died when they were younger.  Anyway, here they are!  We're getting over the shock (I've had 4 ultrasounds now, and am just now really starting to believe that there actually are 2) and getting really excited!

Little Irby is also very excited;  if you ask him:

"Irby, where are the babies?" He says, "In Mamma's bew-wey."  

"Irby, how many babies are in Mamma's belly?"  He says, "Lots of babies, two babies."  It is too funny, I'll try to get that one on video.  I've never posted a video on this blog, but maybe that will be my first attempt.  I'm kind of think he answers this question just like he does 'How old are you?'  or 'What color is the grass?'  He knows the answer so he says it, but I hope he'll understand what all that talk meant come this fall.

I lost my camera wire...

It sure makes it hard to update when you lose your camera wire for the computer!  I came across this picture that my mom sent from when she was in town.  Makes me realize I have so few pictures of me and little Irbs.  Sad, I've got to fix that!

Random Pics

Birthday roller skates, all he wanted for his birthday ("Irby happy birthday, Irby roller skates!" was common every night dinner table conversation), and yes, the box said 2+!? I was shocked, and even more surprised that he can actually use them.

Mr. Potato head glasses.

Although it doesn't seem like it in this picture, Irby doesn't love his potty. He will sit on it sometimes, but the closest he's come to actually using it is the bathroom floor...we're working on that. I hear it's hard with boys, especially if you're a little boy who isn't phased by a dirty diaper.

Matt and Emily came to see us, I think it's been 2 months, but I'm glad to see I took a few pictures! We had a great time, little Irbs loves his Matt and Em, and we all really can't wait to meet his little boy cousin M.

Just found these on my camera. I am going to try to post current events after this. I just thought these were a few funny and memorable ones I wanted to put up.

Cherry Blossoms

We had a big weekend this past weekend, not only did we have a birthday party, but we went for a long bike ride down to the Tidal Basin (Jefferson Memorial) to see the Cherry Blossoms. We borrowed some friends bikes and trailer for Irby since ours are still in storage. Irby loved riding behind the bikes, in fact, we stopped down by the river to let him run around and watch the airplanes, and he wanted to get back in the trailer! It was great weather for bike riding, cool and sunny, not hot...We even decided to be responsible parents and wear helmets, since of course we made little Irbs wear one.

Happy Birthday Irby!

We had Irby's birthday today (a little late because I was sick with a terrible virus last Sunday, his birthday.  I didn't think Irby would make his friends(or their parents) happy if everyone got sick at his party, so we postponed it until today.  It turned out to be great because the sun was out and the cherry blossoms were in bloom!)  We had a little get together at the park because our little apartment is soooo teeny and doesn't really hold more than 4 adults.  I figured 10 kids in here would be even worse.  The park was PERFECT, and I was so happy to see Irby having so much fun!  (I was feeling kind of sad having his birthday party in this new place where we're just making new friends and with family so far away, after having so many dear friends and family come celebrate Irby last year.  But Irby's new little friends and their parents came and celebrated with him like he was their oldest and best friend.  He (and we) felt so loved!)   The park near our house is called Lincoln Park, it has 2 playgrounds an lots of dogs running around to look at; loads of fun.  Of course, I didn't get everyone's picture, and I didn't take as many as I would have liked, but here are a few pictures from the big afternoon.

Singing Happy Birthday to Irby.  Ellie, Ansley, Camille and

Loic chowing down on train cake with Irby.

Irby's friends Ellie, Addis and Ansley Mills in their 'triple' stroller.

Irby's friend Luke and his parents, Mary and Joel.  Irby with his buddy Trinity and Ms. Amy.  

Irby and Mr. Jim.  SLIDE!!!!!!

Mamma's Office

Apparently I must spend a lot of time doing dishes because Irby has recently been going up to the dishwasher, banging on it and saying, "Mamma's Office!!"  He's had a recent obsession with Daddy's office, I think mainly because we've been going to eat lunch with Irby about once a week and he gets a sucker every time.  If that isn't a memorable experience for an almost 2-year old, I don't know what is.  Here are a few pictures from recent (or not so recent) days.

The favorite Christmas gift, and still a favorite toy these days since

we're inside so much because of the cold weather...

Riding my new trike, thanks Nanna and Doc!

Feed the birds!  Irby has no fear, at least no fear of birds.  We walked down to the Capitol last weekend and there were people feeding the birds...I've never seen him so excited!

A morning at the Natural History Museum.  One of the many great things about DC is the museums.  There are so many, and they are all FREE.  It's just like going to the zoo or a giant indoor playground.  Makes for a great morning activity to get really tired for a good afternoon nap.  I'm just thankful we are so close to the Mall so we could go everyday if we wanted to!  It made me a little sad that Irby didn't bark at the big elephant in the entry hall like he usually does.  My, how my little boy is growing up!  

We've also had a few birthdays around our house recently.  Now I don't know how much Irby follows this birthday thing, but he's seen several people get to open presents after lots of people say Happy Birthday, so this has become a common sentence in our house:  "Irby Happy Birthday!  Irby Roller Skates!!!" (Apparently there's a dog in one of his books, "Go Dog Go" - my personal childhood favorite - with roller skates on and he thinks that looks fun:)