Expecting the Unexpected

I haven't blogged in so long, I almost forget how to. I'm at a lost for words right now, (I know, is that even possible?!) I start blogging and then delete it with frustration, thinking, "I am just not cut out to be a blogger." haha. (Poor me, I know.) I started writing about Christmas and how fun that was, but I am not in the mood to post that right now...I will soon. Then I thought, oh I could write about something cute Avery and Madi did the other day, but then think, no that's probably dumb. (As a parent you think everything your child does is cute!) I just haven't had the "blogging spirit" I guess. (If that's not a phrase, it is now.) Anyway, I am ready to come away from my pity party and I know once I start posting I will enjoy it...again.

So some of you know that we are expecting. Yep. Just found out two weeks ago. (Thanks!) Usually people don't say anything until after 12 weeks, just to make sure everything is ok and what not, but those of you that know me well, know me well enough to know, I am not too good at keeping surprises- surprises very long. haha. I can keep secrets, it's surprises I am not good at. Take Christmas for instance:

Me: "Hey honey, I got you this really cool gift!"


Ryan: "Oh yeah, what is it?"


Me: "I am not going to tell you! BUT I know you will like it cuz you said you wanted a new pair of sweats, but these ones are awesome cuz it says, Boise State down the side!"



See? Pretty pathetic, huh? Yeah...I am getting off on a tangent here...it's cuz I forgot how to blog. haha.

Anyway, we are expecting a baby. However, we were not expecting TWO babIES. Yes, we (ME) are pregnant with twins. (!!!!!!!!)

K, first we don't even have twins in my family anywhere or on Ryan's side. Second, we never gave it a second thought as to ever having twins cuz it was JUST never possible. (!?) So you can imagine my reaction when the nurse practitioner informed me for the 8th time, that yes, there are indeed TWO different babies/TWO heart beats and TWO sacs..? on the ultrasound, jaw dropping to the floor, tears spilling over without permission to do so, and the bawling continues as the nurse hands me kleenex after kleenex until the box is half gone. *Just add it to the bill.

Oh and then things go from bad to worse, I was sitting in the waiting room after, waiting to get my blood drawn, when some fool (ok, he was probably a super nice guy) decides it would be great to request a country song at that exact moment about how "anything is possible and anything can happen once..." That just made me cry even harder. People passing by probably thought, "oh dear, this poor girl isn't going to make it..."

I am still stunned. I feel like I just got punched in the stomach and I am still coming up short for air. I know twins isn't like unheard of, a lot of people and friends of ours have either had twins or are having twins, but honestly for me, I thought it was.

So here they are! The dynamic du-o! It's a pretty blurry picture, sorry. I took a picture of the picture. But you can see the TWO different sacs. Let's hope for a boy, so I can be done with pregnancy! Ryan wants to name them Luke and Laya (not really) if it's a boy and a girl, but we won't know what they are for another 10 weeks or so. We're hoping for at least one boy.

2008

Ha ha ha, one of my friends had this on her blog and it made me laugh...a lot. Maybe I was just in one of those hard core laughing moods, I don't know, but I thought you might enjoy it!

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. (hot chocolate)

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.


AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Clean and Cute

There's nothing better than a cute baby that smells good!!!

Birthday wishes and Santa kisses...

We had our ward Christmas Party, Saturday the 6th, and if you are wondering why I put that in BOLD, it's because it was also my BIRTHDAY!!! Yep, I had a birthday. It was a great birthday! Ryan took me out Thursday night and we went to dinner and then went bowling, a favorite past time. We also had time for some shopping before picking up the kids at my sister's house. (Thanks again April and Josh for babysitting!) Thanks everyone for all your calls, cards, visits, and birthday wishes. I kept thinking for some reason that I was turning 27 this year, but my husband kept reassuring me that no, I am STILL young, I am ONLY 26.(Does that means next year I will be considered old??) And isn't that nice that in honor of my birthday, my wonderful ward put on a party for me!? HAHA! Just kidding. No, it just happened to fall on the same day, but it was fun.

So here's a few (ok, I have noticed I always say "a few" and it always ends up being about 8 or more, sorry!) pictures of the ward Christmas party.

I am on the ward activities committee so we helped set up and decrate. Jane who is in charge of it all, did such a fabulous job! She always does and always has such great ideas! I just love her. For dinner we made chicken corde on blue, with baked potatoes, rolls, salad and dessert. It turned out great! The Pocatello High School Choir came and sang for the ward. They did a great job!Madi was pretty excited about seeing Santa and getting a chance to sit on his lap. Of course when she actually did get her turn, she was SO excited (can you tell?) she couldn't even talk or tell him what she wanted...haha.Madi looking hesitant as she sits on Santa's lap."Uh.... Mom....I changed my mind. H-e-l-p!"

Thought these pictures were cute...kind of blurry, but cute.

Avery's turn with Santa! She didn't cry like I thought she would, but she didn't look thrilled either. She is awfully good at staring. I think she won that staring contest, as Santa started laughing.