27 Weeks: The First Baby Shower...The Last Getaway

Hello Friends and Family,

This past week was an exciting time for us. The babies are continuing to grow and move around and we can feel and SEE them more and more frequently. We are 'settling in' to the fall season and getting ready for the Arrivals! We have a dry erase board with a list of things we want to accomplish by the 36 week point, just in case the little ones decide to come in December.

This past Saturday, our sister Michelle threw Kealy her first baby shower. The shower attendees were mostly women from our college ministry and church community and they had a wonderful time together. One of the games was a diaper raffle, where for every package of diapers the guest brings they received a raffle ticket. Consequently, we received two months worth of diapers, including this diaper cake!

After the shower it was fun to take the gifts home and organize them and put them into our nursery room. It is taking shape and fun to have a place to 'get ready' for the little ones. We LOVE our themes of ladybugs and turtles intermixed as the babies will be sharing a room together.

One of the funnest things the last few days has been to 'watch' the babies. At times when they are really active we can actually see them moving around. It is fun, having multiple ultrasounds thus far, because we can tell who's moving when. The boy is definitely taking up more space than our daughter, but she'll move around just as much.


This weekend we're taking a chance to 'get away' one last time. We have a chance to spend a few days near Lincoln City and so we are going to get away and enjoy just relaxing with no responsibilities for a few days. It will be nice to spend time together, continuing to enjoy one another and talking about how much life will change in the upcoming months.

Here's a fun photo series of Kealy's 'progression' over the last few months.






in Christ,
Ryan and Kealy Thorson