Almost Walking and Ultrasound

Elias and I spent the past week and a half in Pennsylvania staying and visiting with family. Kevin was able to be with us for the first half, but then had to return to MA for church and for classes. He took the MegaBus down Thursday (which BTW, it cost us a whopping $5.50) and he and I were able to go to our good friends wedding.

While we were home, Elias started walking while pushing his toy.  Heres one of the first few times he did it. We were in the middle of getting him changed for bed (hence the no-pants) and he wanted to take off. Our goal in physical therapy was to have him walking on his own by Christmas. Before Thanksgiving I was thinking that definitely wasn't going to happen. But now I have hope that maybe, just maybe, he'll take a step or two before Christmas.

Our very dear friends Katie and Oliver tied the knot over the weekend. Katie looked like a princess straight out of a Disney movie, she was absolutely stunning. They are one of the most beautiful couples I know, both inside and out. The way Oliver looked at her throughout the whole wedding was so endearing, there love was just so apparent to all of us. Oli's from Germany, and Katie did a fabulous job of combining American traditions with German ones. It was just wonderful to be a part of their special day.

We had our first "real" ultrasound this morning! I say "real" because the last one was literally 5 minutes and was just to see a heart beat and get a due date. The baby looks much more like a baby now, and less like a blob! The heart beat was measured at 168 bpm, and as far as they can tell so far so good! They did find a cyst on my right ovary, so they're going to keep a close eye on it over the next few months. We have another level 2 ultrasound in 2 weeks that will screen for chromosomal abnormalities, such as downs. The baby does a lot of growing in the next two weeks, so it'll be nice to see more of the baby next time. But so far so good!