28 Weeks

Everything is going very well at this point. Sorry there aren't any pic updates, I hope to have some on here soon.

The babies are growing healthy. At the 28 week ultrasound he was 2.13 lbs and she was 2.14. They look perfect so far, and everything seems to be developing normally. They both have good steady heartbeats. Both Grandma's have been able to come to the ultrasound and see them.

I measure about 38 weeks (only 9 weeks ahead!) So, at least I know what I would look like if I ever have just 1 baby. I am loving being pregnant. I love the change that is going on inside me. It is crazy to me that I have 2 babies growing in there. I feel them move all the time. They are either going to be best friends or worst enemies after how much they are interacting with each other. Mike loves to feel them move also.

We are so excited to be pregnant and especially to have things be going so well.

We are having...

ONE of EACH!!!! That's right, we are having a boy and a girl! We are so excited, and I can't believe I am already 21 weeks and 6 days. The time seems to be going by so stinkin fast! We already have to register because my family is planning my shower. Yikes!!

Things I love about pregnancy

• Everyone telling me "Congratulations"
• The look people get when we tell them we are pregnant
• The look people get when we tell them we are having twins
• The look people get when we tell them we are having a boy and a girl
• Walking through Babies R Us and looking like I belong there
• Expectant Mother Parking
• Being so uncomfortable at night, because it means the babies are growing!

Though names aren't set in stone, we have them picked, so I am calling them by their names. They are real little people, and I am so excited to get to meet them.

20 weeks 6 days

Ever wonder what someone pregnant with twins looks like at 20 weeks and 6 days? I did...I don't any more. This is me:

Just as an FYI, this is the same outfit I take all my pregnancy pics in. I like to see the difference in the same outfit, including me in the pants I made 4 years ago when we did our first IUI, and I thought I was pregnant for sure. The quality is horrid, but you get the idea :)

Missionary Updates

For any of you that are following Quinn's or Matt's blog, I have finally updated them. Matt's still has a long way to go, but there are updates through April of this year.
I am hoping to have Michael's blog up and running before the new year (my pre-New Years Resolution) We will just have to see about that!
The missionaries are all doing well. They are strong and happy and healthy. They are dedicated to the work they are doing, and loving every minute of their crazy scheduled lives.

So Blessed

I know Thanksgiving is long over, but I am sitting here today so thankful for the many blessings in my life. I am married to a wonderful man who loves me for me, and I couldn't ask for anything more! Plus I have the awesome addition of a great big family. Both the ones I grew up in and the one I married into.They are so great to us, to let us live with them, spend time with them, and more than anything to love us despite our faults and silly quirks.

Most of all, I am thankful to live in this time and age. As I look back in history over the centuries, I do not know how I would have faired. i don't know if I would have the strenght to be a pioneer wife, or to be a wife to a man who leaves on the Crusades. Not only that, but at no other time in history, would I be blessed enough to have the medical miracles to turn this...

into this!!!

We are so blessed to finally be pregnant!! Finally Mike and I will get to play the role of Mommy & Daddy.

Remembering When..

I set my computer to go through my picture when it is going into "Screen Saver" mode. It has been fun to get to look at all the pictures from the great things Mike and I have done over the years. But, I especially like looking at the pictures from our wedding. The last 6 years have been the best adventure I could ever imagine. Through apartments, houses, drama and infertility struggles, I would want anyone else by my side. He is my best friend and I am so glad 6 years ago we both said yes!!

A Day in the Life of Caly

Well, we decided to breed Caly. The vet (Dr. E) was super excited because she is so small (34 lbs) and has such a great temperment. We found the perfect stud, and we got everything all set up. Leave it to Mike and I to pick a type of dog that can't go through life doing things the easy way. I guess it must be a requirement to be a part of this family. So, to breed english bulldogs, you have to do surgical inseminations. She at least got to meet the male, but she was then put under anesthesia so the dr. could do the insemination. This took place on September 7. She had a few staples, and had to be on restricted activity, pain pills and antibiotics for several days afterwards.

That's when things took a twist as they always do. Mike left for China on September 16th. Before he left he noticed a little lump on the right side of her insision. Her staples were out, so he didn't think much of it. Infact, it didn't cross his mind to tell me. Well I noticed it, and over the next 7 days, the lump got much bigger ( 1 1/2 in across) and it was hard. After talking to my father-in-law I decided to take her to the vet. So we went in today. Turns out she had internal stitches, and she managed to pop one of those!!! The outer incision was great, but she poped the internal one! So, i left her there so she could be put under again, opened up again, and have the stich reinforced. Poor girl. Here are some pics of here after we brought her home. She does not like the anesthesia or the feeling of the pain meds. She tries to fight it, and she just acts so mad all the tim. I feel so bad for her. I feel bad that we are putting her through this.

The pills we made her take Twice!!!




We won't know if she is pregnant for a few more weeks, but the pills and the anesthesia won't hurt the puppies. She is so cute, and such a good fit for our family.