Foreshadowing?

Last night, we got to take a trip down to IKEA, because the bed some friends gave us didn't come with a fitted sheet. No big deal, so why the trip down to 17th St., right? Well, IKEA is a Swedish company and all of their baby bed stuff is European sized. What's more, the linens aren't available online or over the phone - in store only...

So, we made the trip, got the sheets, and on the way back got to stop at Northside to visit our best friends, Sarah and Jason with their 3 hour old baby, Samuel Jayden Allen!!! Woo-hoo! As I looked at their sleeping newborn, the coming of the twins hit me even more clearly - we've got two babies on the way, and SOON!

Samuel was a whopping 9 lbs at birth, 21 inches long (go, Sarah!!!) and slept the whole time we were there - nice break for mommy & daddy, since they'll be in for some sleepless nights once they're released from the hospital. Shae is now officially a big sister and loved the opportunity to hold her little brother while he's still "holdable". Knowing Samuel's mommy and daddy's work ethic, this little boy is going to be hard to hold on to once he's up and mobile.

It was great to see him and we're excited for Sarah to finally be "empty" and equally stoked for Jason, a step-dad of one and now first time dad.

We got to hold Samuel for a while, in fact, long enough for Cristine to ask - "so, how's that going to go when you have to carry two babies?" Being that the most baby sized and baby weighted thing in the room was a Diet Coke bottle, I put a 2 liter in one arm and Samuel in the other.

WOW, carrying twins around is going to be an experience! I started doing the math and if Samuel weighed only 9 lbs and the Diet Coke bottle only weighed 3 lbs (it wasn't a full bottle), that's 12 lbs. and if I've got any hope of holding Jovi and Jezreel together when they arrive, Papa's got to start lifting weights!

After the trip, I've decided to add our baby registry to the left hand column of the page as well as give a shoutout for IKEA - with all the organizing we've got to do in the future, I think it'd be super smart for us to ask for IKEA gift cards for Cristine's shower next weekend. So, if you're thinking of the twins and Mommy & Papa's sanity, visit our registry or pick up an IKEA gift card!

In the meantime, keep Sarah & Jason, Shae and Samuel in your prayers for a smooth transition home, a full night's sleep as soon as possible, and (shammmmmeless plug) plenty of new work for Mr. Jason's business "Fresh Start Remodeling".