A lot of people were nice enough to ask for an update when we had more news so here goes :

Last friday my wife Bretta and I went in for an ultrasound. She had the ultrasound I was just along as an observer. After letting us know that both babies were of normal weight and size for their age { due date Feb 7th } he asked us if we wanted to know the gender of our kids. We said yes. He said he was very confident that both of them were boys. Now we know how to decorate the babies room. Actually my wife knows how to do it. I'm just going to say "Yes, dear" a lot. As you can imagine we're thrilled and excited. We didn't care about gender as long as both children have one and have all of their fingers , toes, ect. Especially the ects. Those are so important nowadays.

I'm looking forward to the challenges that being a father entails. I'm especially concerned with bringing up boys. I don't want get on a rant but I think a lot of societies problems start with the "boys will be boys" mentality. I want to raise my boys to be caring, generious, unbigoted, sensitive men who aren't afraid of emotions, bullies, or their own capabilities. I think it's a tough job to bring up kids today reguardless of gender. I hope I know how to install good values in a child but you don't get a lot of help from the media. Oh well. The air is getting a little thin up here on my soapbox. Thanks in advance for your good wishes and please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. It's still early yet.