Dr. Elliott's first goal is in our rearview...28 weeks

Hi all. Week 27 Day 6 began with church. My mom, Marsha, and I got up and went to 8:00 a.m. mass at St. Gregory's. After church, we set our plans for the day. Our mothers decided that they would like to spend the day with their own kids. Mom and I took Marsha up to the hospital. When we got up there, Mark was already there and had brought Moni some bagels and the Sunday paper. They were getting ready to do a BPP on Danna, so I stayed for that, and Mark took my mom home.

Her BPP (which stands for Bio-Physical Profile) looked great. She scored an 8 out of 8 on it. The score system is based on amniotic fluid space, breathing movements, activity, and tone (control over their muscle movements). They award 2 points per category. That was great news. After the sono, I headed home to watch football with my mom, and Marsha stayed with Moni to observe Moni in a day of the life of Moni.

Monica said that they spent their 6 1/2 hours together mainly talking. Marsha provided great company for her. They started visiting and then Marsha went to watch Moni do her hydro. Monica said it was very exciting. When they got back to the room, Marsha watched Monica perform the laborous task of getting herself ready for the day. Marsha said Monica did very well. After Moni was ready, it was time for the pedicure that Marsha had promised her. Marsha did a wonderful job with Moni's feet. They were pretty, and didn't smell so bad. After the pedicure, they did some more visiting and waited on us to show back up to the hospital.

Mom and I had a great time. She completely lucked out, and got two horrible games so I didn't pay that close of attention. We gossiped about everything going on back at home. We really visited about everything. Dad would be very proud of her. She did her best to talk football with me. We talked about what a jerk Belicheck was and so on. She did a great job. Mark insisted that my mother and I have a few cocktails together, and also insisted that he come back to pick us up to go pick Marsha up. We got Marsha, and came home. This was all after Mark fixed Moni's TV so she could watch movies. After we left the hospital, Mark took Marsha, Mom, and I to dinner at TexAZ. When we got home, we decided it was time to hit the sack.

Today we hit the 28 week milesonte. Woohoo. I woke up and went to work at 4:30. QT came through yet again and let me off an hour early so I could be with my mamas and sweet Moni. I came home to pick up Marsha and Mom, and we headed up to the hospital. We got there just in time to go to the big sono. At this sono we got measurements on all four of them. We were excited to get measurements on the boys since we hadn't for about 3 weeks. The sono was great again. All of these weights are approximate, but give us a general idea of their size:

Pius James took over the lead. He weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces.

Forrest Michael fell into second place. He now weighs 2 pounds 10 ounces.

Our little stud, Danna Lynn, gained another 2 ounces in the last week. She now weighs 1 pound 7 ounces.

Laine Ryan is still growing very well, but is our smallest boy at 2 pounds 1 ounce.

The kids are doing well, and Danna's amniotic fluid sac is well over 3 cm. She is really turning into a giant. We are so proud of her. Monica is also doing extremely well with her weight gain. Her belly now measures 52 inches around.

We got quite a surprise tonight. Jaclyn Tubre called Moni this morning, and they found out that they are neighbors. Jacklyn is having a personal, little bump in the road, and she is right across the hall from Moni. She came over to play tonight, and it was fun talking with someone who has been though what we are getting ready to go through. Her mom, Vicki, also came over. We now see where Jacki got her personable attitude. Vicki was very nice to talk with, and we are hoping to get to spend more time with the Tubres.

As for Billy and Moni's teams:

The Broncos really suck. They lost again. We will stay strong with our love for them, but I have decided that I will give them a bye year. Even though Our Broncos had a bad day, we had a great day with the news of all the weight gain, so we weren't too down in the dumps.

Bishop Carroll starts their state playoffs this weekend. Newton will be tough, but I am sure the Golden Eagles are ready to play. Go BC.

The Tide is SO ready for LSU...LSU, I hoped you guys enjoyed your little run at the top of the SEC. It comes to an end this week.

The Q.U.A.D.S. have sucked for a little over a month now. We haven't won since middle September. However, ever since they started losing, the kids started excelling. Keep it up guys.

This is Monica covering the babies "ears" because of all the poor language. I do need to add that Becky got a taste of the BS that Marsha and my mom are pulling right now. They are on fire.

Billy and Moni

P.S. Moni and I HAVE met some great people at Good Sam. We took a picture with Olava at the sono. She is a wonderful sonotech. Also, there is a nurse, Tallie, that has spoiled Moni and the rest of us rotten. Olava and Tallie are just a couple of examples of the kind of people that we have met at Good Sam. Great people.

P.S. A gigantic thank you to Brooklyn, Whitney, Brady, Taylor, and Drew Bockover for the cards, poetry, and artwork we received. You guys really know how to pick your cousins up.