D Cubed Day (Drew, Dane Delivery Date)

12/7 - 8:40pm

We should have known that it wouldn't be easy after it took an hour and a half to get to the hospital this morning. Why can't people drive in the rain in TN.

We arrived at the hospital at 8:30am and Amanda was started on Potocin around 11:15 and of course nothing, for almost 9 hours she has progressed from a 3 to a 5.

So now at 8:40 they are going to go ahead and move things along by breaking her water, but before that Amanda is about to receive the Epidural and hopefully I'll receive mine soon after. This should move things along quickly so we are hoping that they are delivered before midnight.

Stay tuned for an update.

9:17pm - Epidural is in, waiting for the dam to be broken

12/8 - 12:06am - IT'S TIME, WE'RE GOING INTO THE OR. We're keeping our fingers crossed as we go in that Drew (aka, Baby B) who is breach will be able to be turned and come out without a C-Section. The next post will be announcing the birth.

12/8 - 12:27am, Dane was delivered and luckily Drew followed his lead and flipped around, head down and came out 6 minutes later. No C-Section Required!!

Dane Walker born at 12:27am weighing 7 lbs 3 ounces and 19.5 inches
Drew Walker born at 12:33am weighing 7 lbs 11 ounces and 19.5 inches

Thanks, Bill

I've wanted Bill to participate in this blogging thing since the beginning - this is what I get...
Enjoy!

Happy 4th Birthday, Caden!

Caden then...

Caden now...

Caden, Claire and Nana Lynn with Caden's self-decorated birthday cake - complete with pink icing and about a pound of sprinkles. We can't wait for Aunt Lauren and Uncle Mike to arrive next week with the REAL cake...

...and here's the REAL cake - we love The Cake Shoppe in Roswell, GA.

Twins Update

Yesterday was my (hopefully) last ultrasound to check on the boys' growth - and they are definitely growing! Of course all measurements are give or take about a pound...please, please, please I hope it's not give a pound because...

Baby Boy A's approximate weight is 5lbs. 11 oz!
Baby Boy B's approximate weight is 6 lbs. 10 oz!

No wonder my lower back hurts.

Of course there are no signs of these two making an appearance any time soon, so we went ahead and scheduled a back up plan for around December 7th. I haven't made the final appointment yet, but an end is in sight. Thank goodness. I'm ready to get this show on the road.

Ode to College Football

One of our family's favorite fall traditions is going to Vanderbilt football games. This year we didn't have much to cheer about, but it's still an awesome experience and a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Here are Caden and Nick at the last game of the season.

Of course Caden has worn his football "uniform" ever since Saturday. This consists of his Vandy jersey, orange soccer socks, soccer cleats, and a black armband that he got from a "real football player" after the game. Hopefully next year we'll have more to cheer about.

Halloween 2009

Halloween this year was a ton of fun. The weather was great which made it easy on everyone. Of course mom stayed home to pass out candy due to her "condition."

Caden was a ninja turtle, Leonardo to be specific. Thank goodness for Target - he'd been planning the costume for months and we found it in early October. He was allowed to wear it during the month as long as he wasn't eating or outside playing. After Halloween the rules were relaxed and he pretty much wore the thing every day though I drew the line at wearing it to church.

Claire was a lion - a cute hand-me-down from Caden's first Halloween. I figured that she was too young to protest I should get my money's worth.

The kids went door to door with their friends Zoey, Reed, Von and Micah. Caden's comment as his bucket filled with candy was that "this was the best Halloween ever."

After trick or treating we joined our neighbors in the cul-de-sac for BBQ and s'mores. We are lucky to have such wonderful friends.

Caden's soccer

This was Caden's second season playing 3 year old YMCA soccer. The second season was much more successful than the first - there were few tears and he really got the hang of running up and down the field. By the end his team was actually remembering to score in their own goal. He had 3 preschool friends on his team which made it extra fun.