An older but a goody--Jack around two months

Jack and the Gram at 11:00am

Jack and the Gram at 3:30pm

Grandma, Grandpa Richter and little Jack and Dad

Curious George, Grandpa, Dad and Jack

Another Chronologically challenged photo that I really like.
Three generations of Richter men.

Ella as a little nootchie

Grandma and Grandpa with the Nootchies, the day they came home from the hospital

Because I started this blog well after the kids were born, on occasion I have to include photographs which I really like, but are chronologically challenged. This one for instance was taken the day the little ones came home from the hospital. This might also be the first picture taken of my father holding an infant.

Hospital Calender

Mary was in the hospital for 63 days, beginning May 22nd, with her leaving the hospital July 22nd. During her 63 day stay, we created a calender so I could cross out every day she made it. As you can see, on the right in blue are numbers that correspond to what gestation week Mary was in. Because of her high risk pregnancy, our goal was 27 weeks, but as you can see she went home at 34 weeks and only delivered in the 36th week. Long hospital stay, but worth it.

The Official "these could be the names of our children" board

Before our twins were born, on our refrigerator was a white board (as seen in picture). If you have children you will know that where ever you are, someone is giving you advise on what to name your kids. So every time Mary or I had a name thrown at us, we put that name on the board. the good ones we circled, but no matter how ludicrous, we still put them on the board. Its fun to look back, and so will the kids at what there names could have been.