Keeping up with Four Joneses!

I'll start with Baby J #2 this time!  He's doing great (Mom too...although Brian is probably sick of me complaining about feeling like a flopping fish while sleeping-right side, left side, right side, left side)! On July 12th, Brian and I met with the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children's Hospitals and Clinics - Minneapolis.  We didn't go in with a particular agenda, but more to hear of some common questions and resources that we could address with a prenatal diagnosis.  Our biggest "take aways" were common issues with feeding and educational services that are available starting from birth through our local school district.  We are very blessed to live in a supportive community where we are confident our little guy will have all the services he needs! I've also been on weekly perinatal and OB doctors appointments.  Luckily, they have been able to coordinate them and I've been blessed with help from the Joneses (for those of you who don't know...Ma

Wow...it's been awhile! Our July started out with a long weekend trip to Chicago!  Although the trip didn't go exactly as planned due to the extreme heat, (105 heat index all 3 days) we made the best of it!  We visited the Lincoln Park Zoo on Friday and then found our way into downtown!  For Max we had the best view ever...one of the Chicago Firehouses!  He got to watch the "wee-u, wee-u's" whenever we were in the room! On Saturday we took a walk to the Navy Pier.  It was very quiet and peaceful because nothing was open yet, but Max enjoyed the big boats and Lake Michigan.  In the afternoon, we found the Red Line that took us straight to Wrigley Field.  Due the heat, Max struggled to stay in our seats both days!  However, we did find a pretty awesome splash pad that saved the day!  Although the Twins didn't get any victories, we enjoyed the adventure!  Another ballpark for Max!  Wrigley Field...check! Next up was the Independence Day celebratio