Noahs Jeep

We got this jeep for Noah on his birthday so he could ride around the Funny Farm. I don't believe he has totally figured out that he can go anywhere with it. He has only drove it a couple times and he really doesn't have the steering down yet. I think when he gets a little older he will really enjoy it.

Katelynn is over 4lbs now, and doing great in the NICU. She is getting closer and closer to coming home. She is very close to moving to a crib soon once she is able to regulate her temperature without assistance.

She is just like her brother

This is a shot of Noah(top) when he was in the hospital and the other one is Katelynn. I believe their is no doubt they are brother and sister. Maybe this is just how they both feel about being in the hospital. Katelynn is doing great and she is gaining weight everyday. We hope in the next couple weeks she will be able to come home w/ us, but we want to make sure she is ready. The staff at RMH NICU have been great and I do not believe we could ask for better care of Katelynn. We still believe Noah does not really understand that he has a sister, but we all seem to agree he will figure it out pretty quick once she comes home.

Katelynn Elizabeth Franks

We finally named our little girl the other day Katelynn Elizabeth Franks. I know we took our time getting a name, but it was a really hard decision and we didn't get as long to think about it since Katelynn came a little early. She is doing great in the NICU at RMH and we still hope to bring her home in a couple weeks if all goes well. Leah is doing great as well and we are visiting Katelynn everyday till she comes home. Noah still hasn't figured out he has a little sister, but I am sure once we bring her home he will be in for a surprise. Dad brought his scooter to the hospital one day and I was able to give Noah a tour of the lobby with it.

Noah has a sister

Leah gave birth to a 3lbs 2oz, 15 1/4" long baby girl on 8/8/08 at 11:28pm., The baby and Leah are doing good and we are all just resting up in the hospital. No name yet for the little gal, but we are working on it so we can actually start calling her by name. Baby is in the NICU right now, and they told us to expect her to stay till the due date which was October 2nd, but maybe earlier if everything goes ok.

Leah admitted and Induced

Leah was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday for monitoring of her blood pressure and other labs for preeclampysia. We thought she might get to go home this weekend since she was doing so good, but than her blood pressure and vitals have changed and they have induced her and she will give birth tonight or early tomorrow. Leah and the baby are doing great, just waiting on the doctor to tell us it is time. We are crossing our fingers and hoping for a healthy baby, but we understand the risks of a 32 week delivery as well. According to the doctor baby is looking good so far. We still have not picked a name out, but I guess we are now against the clock to figure it out. Thanks for all the phone calls and visits, I will try to keep everybody posted as we get through this pregnancy.

2nd Birthday

Noah turned two on July 16th and we had a couple different parties for him. We had a small party at the Funny Farm and also we took Noah to Chuck E Cheese. He really seemed to enjoy putting the tokens in the machine more than actually playing the games.