Snowy Christmas 2007!

We spent a wonderful Christmas in Idaho at the Tamarack Resort, which is about 2 1/2 hours north of Boise. My mom flew in from Oregon, Abby (Jill's sister) flew in from Chicago. Michael and Jill and Olivia and Jill's mom and dad, Helen and John, drove up from Boise. We rented a car and arrived at about 7pm Saturday evening, the 22nd. It was quite a scary drive, dark and snowing for about the last hour and a half of the trip. Luckily we were in an all-wheel drive Chrysler Pacifica, and it did just fine.

We rented a beautiful 4-bedroom chalet where we were nice a cozy and could look out at the snow. Most of the time we sat around in the chalet and played games--Sequence and Mexican Train. Some of us (not me!) went skiing and snowshoeing.

Olivia got lots of fun presents but had the most fun playing with the wrapping paper.

We came home on Wednesday evening, and unfortunately, Chris had to work Thursday and Friday. I took the rest of the week off and will go back next week on the 2nd. It is so nice to have 11 days off! I'm working on clearing out the craft room to make way for babies!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

xo, j&c

18-Week Check-up

Chris and I went to the doctor yesterday for our 18-week check-up. The nurse and the doctor spent a lot of time on the ultrasound, taking measurements and making sure everything looked good with the babies. They were very active and had good strong heartbeats. They are both about 9 oz and 9 1/2" long, which is good. Baby A is 18 weeks and 6 days along, and Baby B is 18 weeks and 4 days along. The doctor said it's fine for them to vary. They each live in their own amniotic sac and have their own placenta, which is also good. He checked several areas and was fairly certain that there is no sign of Down's syndrome, cleft palate, or spina bifida. We are very grateful that they seem to be developing normally and are in good health!

Love, j&c