A Poem

I recently read this poem and I really love it.  It gives me so much perspective.  Mother Teresa was truly an amazing person.  

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

It's True....

I'm preggers.  And I am excited.  No, really I am.  OK, I am nervous.  Fine.  But, I really am very excited on the inside.

Mindy made me these cute cupcakes a few weeks ago!  THANKS, Minners!  Charlie messed up the Y on the BOY ones.

And to answer all of your questions . . . . .

When are you due?
Very end of June.  But, if this one is anything like Charlie that means the end of May.  They will be 2 years and 2 months apart.

How far along are you?
about 7 weeks

How do you feel?
Been having a LOT of mirgaines and I feel lightheaded, somewhat quesy, and I just feel exhausted most of the time.  BUT - maybe this is just preparing me for life with 2!  Haven't thrown up though!  Never did with Charlie, so hopefully this will remain true.


Was it hard to get prego?
Many of you know it took a little extra help to get pregnant the first time with Charlie because I have PCOS.  This time, things just worked with very little fertility help.  We had only been "trying" for 6 months.  We really thought it would take longer, but are so happy.  The emotional stress with the fertility last time was NOT something I wanted to deal with again. 

How does Dave feel?
He is super excited!  We were both like "Oh wow, look there's 2 lines!"  Very surprised!

How does Charlie feel?
Well, being that he is quite smart.... he is preparing himself for life with another child in our home.  He often speaks in FULL sentences about his willingness to share all of his toys, crib, clothes, and bedroom possibly with another sibling.  Not to mention, his parents undivided attention.  He even naps on demand when he can see I am tired.  Wouldn't THAT be nice? OK, honestly as I am sure you know - - - - he has little to no idea about what is going on.  On occasion, we can get him to point at my belly and say baby.

Boy or Girl?
No idea!  I have no feeling as to what it is and really would be happy for either.  A boy would be much cheaper, so I think Dave is pulling for that one.  I think if I have a girl I would be tempted to make that the grand finale (or maybe that is just my exhaustion speaking).  So, I will probably have a boy.  Then, have to try for a girl again later.  We have always said we want 3 or 4 kids.  OK  - I say 3, Dave says 4.


Have you been to the doc?
We went to the doctor yesterday.  My REI, Dr. Hutchison, always does an ultrasound and bloodwork to confirm pregnancy and then sends me to the regular OB after that.  So, yesterday we had the ultrasound.  I saw the dot.  It is very cute.  And very alone.  No twins here (which I was slightly worried about since I feel like I already have a pooch! and the fact that fraternal twins run in my fam -(my Dad has a twin sister)).

 After monitoring the heartbeat, the doctor also said that my chances of miscarriage are now in the single digits.  Hence - me posting this news.  And besides, 15 of my closest friends already know and quite possibly 15 of their closest friends already know as well.

Hopefully I answered all of the important questions!  :)  I really am VERY excited to see our family grow.  With 1 child, it's like we are a couple with a baby - with 2, I feel we really will be a family.

Tearing up from writing that last bit......ok yes I am definitely pregnant.  YAY!

Charlie's First Haircut - November 2009

Charlie's first haircut went very smoothly!  My friend Christa did a great job.  She strapped him in a booster seat, turned on Elmo, and gave him a lollipop.  Worked like a charm.  He is such a handsome little boy.  He is growing up!  Definitely moving beyond the baby stage.  We love Charlie so MUCH!!

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Happy Halloween 2009!!!

A trip to the Agua Linda Pumpkin Patch!!

Finding the best one was very hard.  We decided to employ the watermelon technique.

Not a fan of riding a pony.

Carving our pumpkin.

Dave is good with the knife.

Did you know Charlie Brown can ride a tricycle in the house?  Me neither.

At our weekly StoryTime group.  All the kids dressed up for Halloween.

From left to right: Macy, Caylee, Charlie, Mady, Avery, Kenzi, Brooke, Audrey, and Addy in front.

And just for fun - an oldie but goodie of Dave's Dad.  SPOOKY!!!

Kenny Comes To Visit

My 2 big brothers who love taking pictures. I tried to get them to each kiss me on the cheek but I was rejected.

On Friday night we all went out to Johnny Rockets for dinner near the U of A.

Saturday was "my day" with Kenny and we had fun doing some Christmas shopping at the mall, hit up Costco for some free samples, tried to find a flu shot at a few pharmacies (no luck), and took Charlie to the pet store (inside the mall). Kenny tried to convince me that Charlie needs a puppy. Maybe in a few years.

It was lots of fun to have UNCLE Kenny visit. The next morning after Kenny left, Charlie came in my room and put his hands up and said "Un-cle?" He really had fun with him. Thank-you for coming, Kenny. We had fun having you. Come again.

Time Out For Women!

My BFF Emily (who lives in Phoenix) and I have been planning for almost a year to go to Time Out For Women. Our other "club" members really missed out. 2 of them recently had babies and the other member is in Australia petting a kangaroo. We missed them but we like to keep club meetings alive even in their absence. Hopefully they can come next year!

The speakers were great. My favorites were Jon Bytheway and Brad Wilcox. I also enjoyed listening to Jenny Oaks Baker (violinist and apparently also a comedian). She was trying to introduce her next song and this is how it went - - - "What's the scripture again....Be still something? Gosh, it's my favorite and I am totally spacing it." Luckily someone from the audience threw her a lifeline saying it's Be Still My Soul. That was just one of the funny things she said. She cracked me up. Maybe you had to be there. She's probably a better violinist than public speaker.

I took notes in my cute notepad from Em-O. Brad Wilcox told great stories revolving around the theme "If you can laugh at it, you can live with it." Wonderful lessons. He read an awesome story about a Sunbeam teacher that I had heard once before but it was funnier to hear him tell it. Sunbeams is definitely a calling that requires a sense of humor. Jon Bytheway told a great story about a man named Zens Cush (sp?). He saved a mans life while mountain climbing and the man was unsure how to thank him. He asked, "how do you thank someone who just saved your life?" Jokingly he asked, "Do you buy them a slurpee on the way home?" No, you remember them, you always remember them. Honor them. He linked that idea to the sacrament prayer we hear every week when it says "and always remember him." It reminded me what I need to do to show gratitude for the atonement and was very touching and strengthening to me.

Emily and I did some mandatory shopping (at Last Chance of course). We both love to rummage for a good deal. She then took me to a great fabric store called SAS I think. Such great deals there. We also did a fun craft - Halloween Wreaths for our front doors. Emily and I wanted everything to be sparkly, and so glitter was everywhere. Not the easiest to clean up, but it was better than the last time we used glitter. That's another post. Thanks Casey for putting up with that!

Oh and we ate way too much! Of course.

Thanks for a fun weekend, Emily!