Sweet Sweet Moments

Lately I have been too sick or in too much pain to try to put my kids to bed with a song and a story. Adam has tried to be home more at bedtime but he's kind of unpredictable. So to help me feel better about my life Adam has taught Ian to rock Hailey and sing her a bedtime song. I didn't realize they were doing this until the other night when I was downstairs and heard Ian singing so nicely "I am a child of God" to his little sister. What a sweet little moment after a long day of tantrums and messes. I think the wonderful thing about children is that although they can really push your buttons a lot of the time, there is always a little store of these sweet moments to remember and you can't help but love them to bits.

What's happening with us?

Nothing. Yeah I know, pretty exciting huh. Well here are a few little things that are going on. For those of you who don't know, we are about 95% sure we are having 2 boys. I am really happy about it, but a little bummed that I may not have any more girls. As far as the pregnancy goes, the babies are measuring a few days ahead of schedule and seem to have all the right parts in the right places and I have felt a lot more activity lately. I'm glad they are doing so well despite the troubles I have had. I am feeling a little better as far as nausea but I have been having many of the pains that I didn't have till the last month of my previous pregnancies already. It is a little discouraging but thankfully I now have a housekeeper who comes twice a week and eases my burdens quite a bit. I have been feeling a lot better (mentally) lately since I don't have to worry so much about the mess at home. It's unbelievable what a difference it makes. I'm just glad I'm about half way through the pregnancy now. The holidays are coming up and it really helps keep my mind off all my aches and pains, or at least it's just nice to have something to look forward to.

Ian is still loving preschool. He doesn't have class this week and his teacher told him it was a vacation. He came home and told me "I can't wait to go on vacation with my teacher!!" Yeah, if only that were the case..... He cracks me up. He is going to be Darth Vader for Halloween and is more excited than I think any other kid could possibly be. I'm sure glad I found the costume on sale! Grandma Nelson is coming for Halloween, I'm glad she can be here to do the fun stuff with the kids that I don't have the energy for. Ian is excited to make banana bread with her, as always. He is also having his first primary program this Sunday, I can't wait!

Hailey is busy stealing toys away from Ian and taking care of her baby dolls and care bears. She still only says a few words but I know she understands most of what I say and she is learning more and more sign language every week. I can tell she gets really frustrated because she has such a hard time communicating, but it is getting better. She sure is a daddy's girl and when I put her to bed she stays awake in her bed until daddy gets home and sings here a couple songs.

So that's what's up with us. I have to go to the doctor pretty much all the time, this week I have 2 appointments on the same day. It is kind of annoying. Otherwise we just kind of try to stay entertained without exerting too much energy (if I over-do it I am in pain for quite a while afterward). So there ya go, until next time......

Some pics of the kids

They get along every once in a while.....

Hailey's favorite thing to do with daddy: snuggle.
She's not really giving a "thumbs up" here. She's either about to put her thumb in her mouth or has just taken it out. She's quite addicted.
This is her newest thing. She likes to sit next to her stroller for some reason, I know, kind of weird.

Eating is always fun when kids are involved

I don't know why we can never get enough of our kids eating and making big messes. But you have to admit it's kind of funny and cute.

I think I ended up throwing that bib away when she was done instead of trying to clean it.
Ian likes to drink nacho cheese apparently.

Thankful Thursday

This week I am thankful that my husband has a good and secure job while many people are losing their jobs all over the country, including in his own company. I hate how many hours he works every week but because he has put in all that effort he will always have a job and I don't have to work to help make ends meet. Thanks Adam.

Thankful Thursday

Yeah, I know I haven't done this in a long time, or posted anything, but it is mostly because I have been so sick I could barely move (which makes it extremely difficult to care for 2 small children). So I am online right now so I thought, what the heck?

1. Relief Society - My Relief Society presidency came over the other day and cleaned my house. They even got down on their hands and knees and scrubbed the floors. It was so nice to enjoy a clean house for a couple hours (before Hailey ran around and messed everything up). I am so thankful to have the Relief Society, it's a wonderful organization, truly inspired.
2. Some much needed help - Another thing my R.S. president did for me was found me someone who can come help keeps things cleaned up a couple times a week. She hasn't started yet (Monday, yippee!) but I am really excited and feel better about the whole situation already.
3. Visitors - My mom and sister Marianne have both planned trips to come visit and help out at the end of this month and beginning of next month. Yay!! My sister Amy and her family are stopping through next week too. I am just glad to have some things to look forward to and help the time pass by a little faster.
4. It's ultrasound day! - We will hopefully find out what kind of babies we are having today! I am really really excited and I hope we will be able to tell. I always said I didn't want to find out with my third one but that went out the window when I found out I was having twins. I'm also just glad we will get to see the babies and make sure they are ok despite their poor sick mother.
5. Adam taking care of all of us - Adam has been working a ridiculous amount of hours lately, but when I really really need him, he finds a way to come through for me. Yesterday I really thought I was going to die or at least have to go to the hospital so he came home and took over so I could spend the rest of the day in bed. I know it probably makes work a lot harder for him when he has to drop everything and run home, but I sure appreciate it.
6. Panera Bread - It's a restaurant/bakery kind of place. I sent Adam there yesterday to get me soup, a bagel, and muffins. Interestingly enough, they sell exactly everything I was craving yesterday and it was the first food I was able to hold down in 24 hours.
7. Hailey, napping champion of the world - I really don't know how I would survive if Hailey decided she didn't want to take naps anymore. She usually sleeps for 2 to 3 1/2 hours every afternoon. It requires absolutely no effort at all to put her down, I just put her in her crib and walk out. Most people who are over when I put her down say it's pretty amazing, and I agree.

Well, that's all I have for today. Sorry I never post anything anymore, I'm sure you all can understand though. Until next time....

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for my wonderful family and friends. I'm also thankful that I went to the doctor this week and saw my little babies again. One if them seems to be quite active (another Ian??). And I'm thankful I got Ian into a preschool we could afford and he is starting soon. Sorry this is kind of short and to the point, it's better than nothing!

Hailey's new pillow, and other things

Well, I don't have any pictures, but I thought I would write a little update. Hailey got her first pillow yesterday. She has shown interest in all of our pillows so I thought it was time for her to have one too. I didn't have a special pillowcase for her so I put one of Ian's on it. She sure didn't care. When I put the pillow in her crib she started crying until I put her in too. She laid on the pillow and was all ready to go to bed. Since then she is so excited to go to bed and go down for naps. I wish I gave her the pillow sooner! Now she lays down without a fuss and has a huge smile on her face when I leave the room. Who would have thought?

I got Ian signed up for preschool. I almost didn't get up at 7am for the online registration but I am really glad I made myself do it. The class was filled up in 9 minutes, thank goodness I got him signed up! He starts September 8th!

We tried to explain to Ian that I am pregnant and we are having twins. He is pretty excited, the only thing is that 2 babies aren't enough for him. He constantly reminds me that he wants ten babies. Yeah right Ian.... He tells everyone that his mom is sick and we're having twins. Today he asked how the doctors are going to get their hands in to get the babies out. That was a fun question. I just told him not to worry about it and that seemed to satisfy him (thank goodness).

Things are going alright, we're surviving, it's what we're good at. I have been too sick to really get out much but Ian doesn't seem to mind as long as he has the Wii, and Hailey has been having fun destroying the house. Adam is working lots and lots of hours as usual, poor guy. All in all, I'm just glad I'm a quarter through the pregnancy and I'm having another ultra-sound next week which I'm excited about. That's all I have to say for now.

Thankful Friday

I have been so bad about doing Thankful Thursday lately. Gee I wonder why. Well I was determined to do it this week but then I was kind of in and out of sleep all day on the couch yesterday and forgot yet again. So I am doing it today.

1. Zofran - This is my new best friend. It is a medication for nausea and works pretty well in the mornings. By the afternoon I am back to non-functional, but I can get some stuff done in the mornings thanks to drugs and we sometimes even get out of the house.
2. Good health insurance - I can't imagine having a "high-risk" pregnancy with crappy insurance.
3. My sister Jill - Jill lets me come up to her house every once in a while and eat her food and lay on her couch while my kids are entertained by her kids. And sometimes she comes and cleans up the mess at my house. She saved me when I was pregnant with Hailey and is already saving me again, what would I do without you Jill?
4. Hailey has been sleeping in till 9am! - Thank you Hailey!
5. Twins - It really is a blessing and although I am sicker than ever and want to live in the hospital under a coma for the next 6 months I know I will survive and it will all be worth it.
6. I am signing Ian up for preschool tomorrow! - Yippee!!!
7. The Olympics - Adam and I have had a lot of fun watching Michael Phelps win a million gold medals the last few nights. Man that guy's amazing! It is hard not to stay up all night watching the games so we try to record it and go to bed. It's really cool, if you think about it, that all the nations of the world can come together in peace once every couple years and have some healthy competition (to some extent).

What? Are you joking??

Well, some of you may have heard, we're having twins! We just found out on Tuesday and I think I am still in shock. We don't have any twins in either of our families so it is quite surprising. We are excited though, and I am very sick. Which is why I haven't updated my blog in quite a while. It really is a blessing though, since I have such bad pregnancies. I get two for the price of one! I'll try to be better about updating the blog, but no promises.