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I have so many pictures to post, but no time! Here are a couple of Nicky. He had his 4 week check up on Friday and he is 8lbs 2oz and doing wonderful! Things are challenging every day, but we are making it through. Pray for all of us!



Nicky's first smile!!!

Our Newest Addition

Nicholas Jacob Hirsh
Born December 8, 2009 (3 years and 3 days after Mason and Jeremiah)
5lbs 11oz, 20 inches long

Baby Nicholas

We had an appointment today and Ivan was able to sneak away from work to come with me. We also had the boys with us, which is always interesting, but everyone in the lobby gets a kick out of them. They are all over the place... saying "hi guys" to everyone, wanting to go down the stairs and ride the "alligator", which is Jeremiah's way of saying elevator. I have tried to correct him by having him slowly repeat me, but he always goes back to his way. The baby looks good, his head is down and very low! I can feel how low he is because he hiccups on my pelvis all day long. At first that was cute, but it gets really annoying when I am trying to fall asleep. November is here, which means only one month and my mom will be here, then we will celebrate the boy's 3rd birthday, then wam-bam another member of the family. Praise the Lord! Here are some Halloween pictures for you. Mason is the lion and Judge is the alligator...

32 Weeks and Counting Down!

I can hardly believe October is almost over!! For those of you who don't know, I ended up in the hospital a few weeks ago with contractions 3 minutes apart. I went through a similar thing with the boys, but was not expecting anything like this to happen this time around. I was instructed to 'take it easy' by my doctor, which is not an easy thing with 2 year old twins, but with the help of friends, family and my wonderful husband, we have managed to keep the contractions at a minimum. My next appointment is on Nov 3rd, when I will get another ultrasound :-)

Mason and Jeremiah are cuter than ever! Talking up a storm, singing songs, telling stories and playing together like I have never seen them play. They make up rules and see to it that the other follows them. They are really in to vehicles right now, namely emergency, construction, and trains. Anytime they hear a siren they run to the kitchen and want us to pick them up so that they can see it go by out the back window. We are lucky to live a block away from a fire station!

Ivan's job is going well! I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know a few of his co-workers, which is always fun. Every month is a new roller coaster with Ivan working in sales, but the Lord is always faithful to provide even if he waits until the last minute.

I am still working for White Fields Community Church. I am down to working half the hours that I was, which I am grateful for during this season of my life. I am so blessed to be able to contribute financially and stay home with the boys. We have not decided yet how much time I will take off after the baby comes, but we are looking forward to Ivan taking some extended time during the holiday season!

Praise the Lord!

Here are some pictures from my baby shower...

It's A BOY!!!

The doctor gave us film this time instead of pictures of the ultrasound, so I am sad to say that I am unable to scan them for your viewing, but we have a super cute baby boy! The technician was able to snap a shot of him smiling so clearly and another shot of the bottom of his two little feet. It was great to have Ivan there this time. It was his 1st ultrasound since my last pregnancy, which by this time he had gone to something like 20 appointments with me and witnessed several ultrasounds. It's amazing how much you forget from one to the next. The baby, we are thinking Nicholas, is perfectly healthy and normal and weighs about a pound. This is exactly the type of pregnancy I prayed for. There is no question that I am showing! For those of you in California, you will see for yourself in a few weeks :-) Love you all!!

Enjoy these pictures from the last few months...