We're having a . . .

Today we found out we're having another little baby boy Herb! We're so excited about this little guy; he looked just fine on the ultrasound. He weighs 8 oz, and is right on target with his growth. Here is a profile view of his little face.

Sunday was my second Mother's Day, and it was a good one. Chris gave me an electronic picture frame where we can store all of our pictures and videos. I can take it on the road with me, so I can see the babies even when I'm away. Saturday we had their one-year pictures taken. We'll get to see them tomorrow. Other than that, we stayed home the whole weekend, and I deep-cleaned and organized our kitchen. It was such a disaster! Now, it is nice and clean with all the stuff put away in cupboards--so it's much easier to keep it clean from here on out. Also, vacuumed up about 2 additional pets worth of dog/cat fur. Ick.

Happy Birthday to Shari (yesterday)!

We're so excited about our Oregon/Washington trip coming up next Thursday. Michael and Jill and Olivia will be coming in from Boise, and Chris's dad is also going to be visiting with us at Dad's ranch. Lots of family, kids, animals, celebrating, and relaxing! Can't wait!

Love, j&c, m&t, and new baby herb!

The Baby Herbs Turn 1!

It's hard to believe that we've survived and our little twinnie boys turned 1 on April 29! They had little birthday muffins and opened lots of presents.

We're looking forward to our trip this month up to Oregon and Washington! My cousin Laurie's daughter Emily is getting married on May 21, then we'll celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday. That will be up in Yakima, Washington. Then, we'll drive down to Oregon and spend a few days on my dad's ranch. Then we'll spend a day or so with Mom, and fly home on the 29th. It should be an adventure flying with the little guys!

That's all for now. Love, j&c, m&t

Cutest Baby Herbs Ever!

Yesterday we went to the Baby & Family Expo over in Scottsdale. State Farm sponsored a photo-shoot, where your picture would be mocked onto the cover of American Baby. It turned out cute of Matt and Thomas!

We got a bunch of good stuff--Parent's Choice gave us a case of baby formula!

Love, j&c, m&t

Catching Up

It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks. I went to Oregon for the Oregon Library Association convention April 1 - 3. I got to stay with Mom, which was fun. Dad and Shari and Troy also came up one day, and we had lunch together. I got home late Friday night, and Saturday we drove to San Diego. We arrived at the hotel and discovered they had no more cribs available. This was terrible! Thomas had to sleep in the stroller, and Matt slept in bed with us. Sunday, there was a beautiful gathering in honor of Kathy, Chris's mom. Maureen and Bill arranged all the food, Staci and Auntie Barbara and Pam created beautiful flower decorations, and Alicia made several picture displays celebrating Kathy's life. Many, many people came to be with the family and honor Kathy's memory. Below are several pictures from the day.

This week on Wednesday night as I was going through B&T boxes in preparation for my trip to Las Vegas and Utah, I got stung by a scorpion on my left ring finger. I had shooting pain up my hand and arm to my elbow all night and the entire day on Thursday. Finally Friday morning it felt a lot better, but today my finger is still numb. Luckily, Chris found and destroyed the scorpion. They can be extremely dangerous for babies.

Thursday and Friday I was visiting North Las Vegas, Las Vegas Clark County, and Washington County Public Libraries. I arrived home last night about 5:00 p.m.

Today I'm looking forward to a fun outing to the Baby and Family Expo in Scottsdale. There will be baby crawling races and other activities for the little guys. It'll be great to be outside walking around and looking at all the vendors' wares.

Tomorrow, it'll be back to working on the properties and the house.

That's all for now.

Love, j&c, m&t

The New Little Baby Herb

I had my doctor's appointment on Monday for some non-invasive genetic screening of our new little one. The baby is twelve weeks along now, and with a combination of some testing of my blood and an ultrasound, my doctor was able to give me a risk percentage for genetic defects. The risk turned out to be incredibly low--1 in 145 for Down Syndrome and 1 in 902 for Trisomy 18/13. So, right now we feel happy knowing our baby seems to be just fine and healthy. I also got to see a 3D image of the baby! It's incredible. Here are some pics.

The little guys both have colds this week, so they're not feeling very well. I hope today will be better for them.

I'm heading to Oregon this morning for the Oregon Library Association Conference. It'll be fun to stay with my mom, and I'll also get to see Dad and Shari. This weekend we will go to San Diego for a gathering to honor Chris's mom. When we get back, we have two condos to get ready for new renters. Crazy busy times.

Love, j&c, m&t

A sad loss for the Herbs

After a long and very courageous battle with cancer, Chris's mom passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon. It's going to be so hard to be without her. She loved her family more than anything, and no matter how she was feeling, she was the one who always took care of and spoiled all of us.

We were very lucky to get to spend a week with her not long ago. She was so happy to see the babies. She fed them, held them, and played with them throughout the week. She also had a big party for all the family, and we all had a wonderful time together, eating St. Paddy's Day traditional dishes such as corned beef and cabbage.

We will miss her so much.

Love, j&c, m&t

Update from the Herbs









All's well here in AZ. I went to the doctor and everything is fine with the baby. I've posted the ultrasound picture. He or she is just a little blob--and oh, there's just one little blob, thankfully! The baby will be due October 11. I'm going back to my same doctors, so I met with Dr. Sawai who delivered Thomas. She was happy to see me back--and not surprised, because she had warned us it may happen.

Aunt Janet and Uncle Rich came to visit a few times over the last couple of weeks, so there are some cute pictures of Aunt Janet with Thomas and Uncle Rich with Matt.

Also, Chris does such a wonderful job on our yard, and it's a beautiful time of year, so I've included a couple of pictures.

Matt and Thomas had their check-up this week, and they're both doing well. Matt weighs 22 lbs, 6 oz, and is 30" tall. Thomas weighs 23 lbs, 2 oz, and is 29 1/2" tall.

That's all for now!

xo, j&c, m&t