12 1/2 week Ultrasound

Yesterday I had my 12 week Sequential screening. they have to do a bunch of measurements on the babies to see if they may have down syndrome or spina bifida. Anyway, the technician doing the ultrasound was really nice. She spent like 45 minutes with us. Well, of course being my children, the babies wouldn't cooperate with her, so she couldn't get correct measurements. I had to get up, walk around go to the bathroom. Then the 2nd go around, she got great measurements and they look fine:) As you can see, Baby B was the Ham of the day, it just kept posing for shot after shot(She thinks this baby may be a boy:))But Baby A was being shy and was curled up and facing down, so we couldn't get any profile shots. Bummer. The tech couldn't tell what Baby A might be, but I am sticking with Bailey's prediction of 1 boy and 1 girl:) Anyway, all is well with me, I am so happy. Until next time:)

Easter

Easter was fun this year. Bailey was kind of grumpy when she woke up, so it took a bit of coaxing to get her out of bed, but she finally came around:) She was so excited to see her Easter basket, it was funny. We went to church but had to leave early, which I wasn't thrilled about but we had a family lunch over Matt;s Grandma's. It was really nice and then the excitement began. The Easter egg hunt! It was fun watching all the kids search for eggs in Grammy's backyard. Sophie and Rowyn did the best, while Bailey and Aiden did OK, but they didn't have much help from the adults:) It was raining a little too, but still really fun. Later we went to Matt's mom's for dinner, it was so yummy. I pretty much felt sick most of the day, I think because I didn't get enough sleep the night before, but its cool. I still had a great time. Bailey learned the true meaning of Easter so I feel good about that. She says its about Jesus coming back to life:):) I love that kid. We all crashed when we got home at about 9:30pm or 10pm. Yes, we were that tired, at least Bailey and I were:):) I Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!Cute Cousins!
Bailey and I during the Easter egg hunt:)
Big smiles!
Nice hair!
Random pic that I thought was hilarious:)

Twins!

Definitely 2 in there:)
Baby A and Baby B.
We just found out yesterday that we are being blessed with Twins! I can't believe it. We are so excited. It's still too early to be scared, so we will see when that comes:) Bailey has actually been telling us the whole time that there were 2 babies in there. Infact, the Technician didn't even check for more until I asked if there was only one. Then she did another sweep of my uterus and sure enough there was the other baby:) Anyway, our due date is November 1st, but they told me that they won't let me go past 37 weeks, so probably October. Please keep us in your prayers, we will need them:)

The Worst Weekend Ever!

Poor, poor Matt. I feel so bad for my sweet husband. So we moved a few weeks ago to a 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment that I love. Anyway, Matt kept feeling like he was in pain. He actually thought he had a hernia on his belt line.It was scary. He went to the Dr. who told him it wasn't a hernia, but didn't know what it was. she is lame! So he let it go for another 4 days which was this past Friday. His sister,Jill, who is a nurse, took one look at it and said she thought it was a staff infection.(An infection of the skin, and tissue) Well, that night(sorry this is graphic) it started draining. It was so gross! It did alleviate some of the pressure though. Never the less Jill convinced Matt that he needed to go to the ER and get on antibiotics quickly. So Saturday morning we go to the ER and the Dr looks at it and says it looks like an abscess or staff infection, and pretty much does surgery on Matt right there. She lanced the abscess 3 times. It was awful, cause I had to watch, It's like a train wreck...you should look away, but you just can't! She then put Matt on 2 different antibiotics, 1 you take 4 times a day and the other 3 times a day! The next day was Sunday. He wasn't feeling so great but toughed it out through church and came home. He took a nap, and our home teachers came over. After they left Matt started getting really cold and shivering. I took his temperature and it was 101.5. His sister said to go back to the ER, so we did. He was having shortness of breath, and convulsions in the car. It was terrifying for me. I thought he was dying. So we get there and there is a suicide patient in front of us at the check in desk. His wrist and Neck were slashed up and bleeding. Scary! They took his temperature and it was 102.1 and his blood pressure was 158/93, high! So they got him in so fast, it was amazing. They took like 6 or 7 viles of blood to test. I think he got poked in 5 different spots. Then they did a chest x-ray. We were there for 4 hrs and they finally told us that the fever had nothing to do with the infection. He has pneumonia! What are the odds! So he is on another antibiotic for that. Poor guy, I feel so bad for him. Anyway, that was our not so fun weekend in the ER:) Thanks for stinking with me to the end:)

Las Vegas Trip

So it has taken me forever to blog about our awesome trip to Las Vegas...sorry:) We left on Friday the 13th(scary) and checked into the Luxor Hotel(the pyramid). We were so tired that we actually fell asleep for 3 hours. It was the best nap ever:) We got up and decided to walk the strip because we had to go all the way to the Venetian, so far away! It took us about an hour and a half. Needless to say, our feet were killing us:) We went to see Phantom of the Opera. It was amazing! I have seen it on Broadway, and it was just as good or maybe better in Vegas! If you ever go, and Phantom is playing, it is totally worth it. After the show was over Matt took me on a Gondola ride. The Gondolier sang to us in Italian and he had an amazing voice. It was very romantic:) The next day we got sucked into a time share presentation for like 3 hours. It was pretty fun actually, because Matt is such a hard nose and wouldn't even consider buying one. I felt bad for the lady doing the selling. But we got free dinner theater tickets, and $75:) It was worth it. Later that day we went to Mandalay Bay and went to the Shark Reef aquarium. It was pretty cool. I got to pet sting rays so that was awesome. They are really soft. That night we went to the dinner Theater. The show was called The Kings Tournament. It is basically a medieval show where they joust and sword fight, you get to eat with your hands and cheer. It was a blast. The most unique Valentines date I have ever had. We had a wonderful time. Sunday we didn't really do much, just walked around and ate at a few buffets. We were ready to leave. Matt got us a limo to the airport which was cool because I have never been in one, so it was romantic. I love My husband so much. It was so sweet of him to surprise me with this trip. Love you Babe:)

Temper Tantrums

Ok, so the myth about the terrible two's is so misleading. You think if I can only live through 2, I will be ok. Well, I am here to tell you that 3 is so much worse! This maybe a venting blog, so if you don't want your ears assaulted with whining, I would stop reading now:) Bailey turned 3 in November and I swear a switch flipped and her temper tantrums increased ten fold. Matt and I actually don't know what to do anymore. She whines or throws a fit about almost everything. Especially if she is told no, or that she has to be patient and wait a few minutes. It is like I shot her or something, the drama involved in these tantrums is almost hilarious if it weren't so annoying and frustrating. Please someone tell me that their child is as crazy as mine. It's so weird too, because they end as quickly as they began too. One minute she will be screaming in time out and the next she is laughing and talking about how cute Matt's cologne bottles are. Please, any advice would be appreciated.

Welcome Brady!

For those of you who haven't heard, Amanda had her sweet little boy on Thursaday January 15th. Brady was 6 pounds 6 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. I am so excited and proud of her for doing the best she could to bring this little guy into the world. She will be the best mother she can be, because it took so much to have him. It makes you appreciate you little ones so much when you have gone through great adversity to have them. I just want Amanda to know how much I love her and appreciate her faith. We have been through a lot together over the past 15 years. But we have come through it stronger more righteous people.

I wish I could be there to see this little miracle and be a bigger part of his life, but I will just have to watch him grow though pictures and occasional visits. I already love him so much though. Congratulations Amanda & Nick. I am so happy for you both!