Double Whammy!

I have been meaning to blog for a few days now, I thought I would shock you all if I posted to close together though :)  just kidding, but really this is like some sort of record for me.

Some more exciting news around our house is that we are expecting our "third" baby in September!! I am 13 weeks and 2 days.  The reason I put quotations around "third" is because that is what we expected.  When I went in for my 11 week check up my Dr. (Steven Newman) could not find the heart beat so we went in and did a quick ultrasound.  We saw the baby, only one, and everything looked great!  I don't know if any other woman is like me, but I tend to get nervous like a week before my appointments and then when I hear/see the heartbeat I am so comforted and that is what gets me to my next appointment (at least a week before it :) ).  Well last Thursday I started spotting and worried because this was not normal for me.  I never spotted with my first two so of course I called my Dr.  He told me to relax and assured me he thought everything was fine and told me to come in the next morning.  I was so nervous the rest of the night and the next morning.  When I got there and waited and waited and waited in the exam room, my mind was jumping from over thinking the situation to being absolutely blank.  When he came in again he assured me he thought everything was okay and had me lay down to do another ultrasound.  I smiled and just kept breathing not trying to think anything until I saw for myself.  He chatted a little about stuff as he was putting the gel on and finding his bearings and then tilted the monitor so that I could watch.  When he showed my uterus he stopped talking and I thought that it was needing some time to focus because he kept going back and forth from two spots and there were two babies... two... I looked from one to the next looking for heartbeats on both and watching to see if they were moving at different times. When he didn't say anything after a bit I tentitvly asked:
"Is that two..."
"Yep, yes it is!"
I think I kind of held my breath at that point.
"Look he said, this one has the hiccups and that one is kicking! There are definantly two!" he said and then started laughing.  "I'm sorry, I just really don't know what else to do."
All I could get out was "WOW, I was not expecting that at all!"
I don't think I will ever forget that feeling of staring at the screen seeing those two unexpected babies.  Just a week before I stared at the same monitor and watched one baby.  Needless to say, I was a little bit in shock :)  It has been a few days now and I still can't believe it!  I get super excited and then super nervous and just have to keep telling myself that it will all work out and it will be great!

  

I know it just looks like blobs in this picture, but the ultrasound was so clear.  I could see all four legs and arms and two little heartbeats :)

 So by "third" baby, I really mean third and fourth.

Big Things Happening Here :)

Before I get to our big news, I wanted to just post a few things that we have been up to since I last posted... I know, I'm awful :)

 Jac got to ride his bike in the 24th of July parade our ward put together. 

 She devoured it :)

 We went to the zoo for the first time.  It was awesome!

 We hiked to Emerald Pools in Zion

 The shoe tree on the way to Springdale

 Jac and Isis with their catches.  Jac caught a lot of fish on this trip.

 Pop Pop and Jac.  I love this picture :)

 My dirty little girl :)  I am amazed sometimes that her and Jac are siblings. 

 The Color Me Rad run in STG.  We had a blast!

 Halloween!!!

 Christmas time :)

 Jac and the car he prayed for :)

 Sledding is always a blast!

 At least it's not yellow :)

 Jac with Santa... Reese was to scared, maybe next year :)

Our kitty Leonidas (Leo). 



It will be 4 years in April since we bought our little home here in Enoch.  We have absolutely LOVED living here!  We have the best ward and have made some of the best friends someone could wish for.  BUT the job where Jeremy worked no longer would let him keep going to school.  We knew that getting his degree would be best for our family's future and so he started looking for other employment.  Just three weeks ago he received a phone call from a company in Provo Utah and they were very interested in meeting him.  So he set up an interview and went up.  He was told that over 100 people applied for the job, but they were very impressed with his portfolio (I have a very talented husband :) ) and even though he didn't have the degree, they wanted him. And they wanted him to finish his schooling and would help in anyway they could.  This is such a blessing and answer to our prayers.  Even though I am not thrilled to move out of Southern Utah and leave our little home that we (my Dad) have put so much work into, we know that is where we are supposed to go.  The kids and I won't be moving until we sell the house, but Jeremy gets to start his new job April 1st!  Things have happened so fast, but have felt so right.  I know there will be lots of tears (from me),  I am excited for this opportunity for Jeremy and our family.  I guess it's a good thing my Mom and I can talk for free on our cell phone :)

Look who's 4!!!

Birthday

 My baby boy is 4 years old today!!!  Seriously where has the time gone?
So I asked Jac some questions so that I could remember him and what he likes right now.

1.What is your favorite color?  Red
2.  What is your favorite toy?  My cars and my bike
3.  What is your favorite fruit?  Apples and Fruit Ninja
4.  What is your favorite t.v. show?  Super Hero Squad
5.  What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Cereal and Peanut butter sandwiches

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2nd

6.  What is your favorite thing to wear?  My pajamas
7.  What is your favorite game?  Fruit Ninja on Uncle Aaron's Kinect
8.  What is your favorite snack?  Fruit snacks
9.  What is your favorite animal?  a Lion
10. What is your favorite song? Old McDonald Had a Farm
11. What is your favorite book?  Thomas the Train
12. Who is your best friend?  Isis, Lydia, Ryn and Edie
13. What is your favorite cereal?  Fruit Loops
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? Chocolate milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My cars and babies (Bambi, Teddy bear and dinosaur pillow pet).
18. What is your favorite thing for breakfast?  Cereal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cake
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Dad


I am so proud of Jac and the amazing little guy he is.  He is such a great helper.  He loves Reese and even though he didn't say it when I was asking him questions I know she is one of his best friends too.
He is learning so fast and loves to go to Sunbeams and can't wait to go to school someday.  Jac Jac you are one of my Sunshines and I love you. Happy Birthday kiddo!

I Am SO In LOVE With This Girl!

Birthday

 Today is my baby's 2nd birthday!  It really is crazy to think that 2 years have gone by.   She came into this world at 8 lbs 8 oz and 20 inches long at 5:54pm and now...

1st Birthday

... She is 25 lbs and 35 inches tall! 
She loves to play with her big brother Jac and tries to do everything
he does.  She sticks her tongue out at the appropriate time :P and
can say all sorts of things.  She when she starts using real words
in sentences I am sure we will learn SO much!  She loves
Winnie the Pooh and can sing the Batman theme song.  She loves
to paint and color and  is happiest when she is outside playing
and getting dirty.  She also has the most expressive facial features of
ANY little kid that I have ever met!  She gives the best hugs and is
quick to give them and she LOVES to give kisses.  I am SO happy
to have her in my life and could not imagine it without her!

Today, 2nd Birthday

Smelling the flowers :)

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Reese and Mommy

Collecting all the spoons, I don't think she wanted to share her Asphalt Pie

Her hair is long enough to put in piggy tails!!!

Birthdays!!!

I LOVE birthdays! And in June I definitely get my fill of them :)  My kids Jac, and Reese, my sister in laws Brittany and Miki, and my siblings Kade, Karlee, and Riley are all this month and that is just family!

Aunt Alli and Uncle Riley's gift from Peru

What they gave Jer and I :)

Aunt Brandi's hat that Reese wants to wear all the time :)

We celebrated Jac and Reese on the 2nd with a little party and it was great!  We just played in some water and had some dutch oven chicken and potatoes.  It was a lot of fun and we had friends and family here that made it such and wonderful day. 

The End and Begining

Karlee

Tara and Eric

Alli and Riley

I love this time of year.  I love the earlier mornings (even though I haven't gotten up), the longer days, the 70 degree days, working in my yard and letting my kids play outside. It is also graduation time and this year it matters because I have SO many people that I love walking. My older sister Tara and my sister-in-law Alli are graduating with their Bachelors from Dixie.  My younger brother Riley Ty is getting his associates from Dixie also.  My brother-in-law Eric recently passed all he needed to become a Paramedic and my little sister Karlee is getting her Bachelors from SUU.  I graduated college at the U in 2007 and it honestly seems so long ago :(  Before me, my sister Stef had graduated with a Bachelors and then went on to get her Masters. My parents (especially my mom) have always stressed to us how important college is.  I think because she didn't go, she wanted that opportunity for us.  I LOVED college.  I went for two years at SUU when I was 19-21 and finished up at the U when I was 23-26 and both college experiences were great.  I made memories and had experiences that I think back on often.  Jeremy (he is almost done with his Bachelors) and I talk all the time about how we want to stress the importance of going to college to our kids too. I grew a lot and learned a lot about myself during those times.  It was not always easy, but then nothing ever worth anything is.  I am so proud of my family.  I think of how crazy and hard it was and these people are doing it with spouses and families.  So even though I know most of them won't see this blog,  Good Job, and I love you all!

Having a Blast...

Actually, Jeremy did.  He has had kidney stones for a few months now and because of some blood issues it has taken him a long to to finally be able to get them taken care of.  He had two stones, one was almost a 9mm and one was a 6mm.  Considering that the, um "passageway" is only 4mm they were huge!  We went to the hospital today at 9am and he had a procedure called Lithotripsy.  Basically he lays on a waterbed and they send sonic waves through it to blast them apart.  The doctor said he would probably have bruising on his back and that it was normal.  All I can say is "Wow, they must have hit hard to cause bruising".  He is doing great though and has some good pain killers if he needs them :)
Jac has been doing great this week.  He is finally over his turn with sickness and it is Reese's turn (yay...not)  She has been throwing up, but we have some medicine that helps and she seems to be doing better...
Last night was quite the adventure.  I had taken the kids with me to Milford (even though Reese didn't feel so good) to pick up a good friend.  She had agreed to come stay the night and stay with the kids so that I could be with Jeremy today at the hospital.  I had made dinner and we were just sitting down when Reese "got sick" all down the front of her.  After cleaning her up and her seat, Jac informed me that he could not eat what we were having because he "can't like it" (seriously what kids doesn't like tater tot casserole?) .  I put on some water to boil to make soup for Reese because I was not feeding her the casserole and she started throwing her plate and fork around and Jac was not whining loudly.  I got the soup made and the phone was ringing...  (several things started happening here to where I got to the point that I was a little frazzled) So much so that when my son came up to me and showed me his finger with a little red line on it, I quickly told him it was just punch.  I wiped it off with my finger and stuck it in my mouth to show it wouldn't hurt him.  As soon as I do this the little red line reappeared... "Awesome, I just ate my kids blood..."  My friend started laughing so hard I thought she was going to cry.  Needless to say, bedtime couldn't come fast enough :) 

Although things are crazy around here from time to time, we really do have a lot of fun.  I think now, our turn for being sick should be over :)

 These are just a few pictures from the last little while.  These first two are of Reese's creation.  That is butter
that she has shoved into the vacuum attachment :) and it's all over the floor.

 As part of Jac and Reese's Christmas we got rid of their crib and toddler beds and put up the bunk beds (that I have been saving since college) and got them some fun bedding.  I wish I could say this made bed time a breeze, but I can't.  I do however find Reese kissing her pillow :)