CHRISTMAS!!!!

My brother Shawn and Cassady out to lunch after a day of shopping. I just love the smirks on both their faces. They are both such teasers. Cassady adores Shawn. She loves to ruff house with him and tease him. Shawn and Kirstla took the girls one night to the nickelcade and they had a blast. Josh and I got to go out with no kids to our Favorite Chinese restraunt,Joy Luck, restraunt that night with my parents. Thanks Shawn and Kirstla!

Our Christmas was a little differnt this year, just like every thing has been since July. We went to Josh's Grandma's Christmas Party on the 20th in Salem. I was able to go. I didn't think I would make it earlier in the month. Then we stayed the weekend at my Mom and Dad's to celebrate Christmas with them. We usually celebrate on Christmas Eve, but my family humored me, so we wouldn't have to go back down. It was good to be with my mom and dad and 2 of my brother's, Shawn and Trevor and Shawn's wife Kirstla. We had too much fun playing Catchphrase. I laughed until I cried and my stomach just hurt.

We made gingerbread houses at My mom and dad's after church on Sunday.


Kylee didn't want to have to hold her house on her lap on the drive home so she left it, but hurried and ate the good candy off it before we left.


Cassady just tried to put as much candy on it as possible.


Christmas Eve Jammie's. We have the tradition of the girls getting to open a gift on Christmas Eve. They always know it is Jammie's and slippers to wear to bed. Cassady got Hannah Montana Jammie's, slippers and a light up robe. Jordan and Kylee got cute Thumper and Marie night shirts and some awesome fuzzy slippers. I should have got me some too. These are my super models, always posing.
We celebrated Christmas eve with the Coats. We had a yummy dinner and watched movies. Usually the girls all sleep together in a room, but Jordan wasn't feeling well, so she slept in her own room. Cass and Kylee slept in Kylee's bed. They slept in until about 7:30. I had gotten up and eaten a little so I wouldn't be sick and waited for them to get up. Cassady was so excited to see that santa had eaten her cookies and the reideer ate her carrots. There was even one carrot left with reindeer teeth marks in it. She thought that was so cool!

Santa brought Cassady a loft/bunk bed. Just what she asked him for.

Santa wrapped one of the smaller boxes and left the other 8 in the garage. The thing is huge and barely fits in her room. It has a dresser and a desk hooked on. In a few years she will share it with her baby sister. The babies will get her dresser. Even though it was the largest most expensive Christmas gift Santa has ever brought us. It was practical or at least we justified it that way.

Kylee has been saving her money for an Ipod for awhile and she had enough money to buy it, but we kept coming up with excuses for a few weeks of why she couldn't buy it. Santa brought her one and now she has a load of money for a 12 year old. She is such a good saver, but it has been a problem for us a few times.

Jordan and Kylee got gift certificates for a closet, the paint, and carpet in what is to be their new bedroom, hopefully before the babies get here.

Jordan got a new fancy coat. She wouldn't wear the one she had. She was hard to buy for this year. The only things she wanted was a cell phone and a laptop, two things she will not get for quite awhile. She told Santa she wanted healthy twins. Which shocked him, until he realized I was the one pregnant, not her.

Cassady's new fancy dress. She got a matching one for her baby sister too.

Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana Barbies.

We have a Christmas Tradition we got from Josh's family, Christmas Cereal. We go to the store a few days before Christmas and everyone gets to pick out any box of Cereal they want. Then we have it for breakfast Christmas morning. Lucky Charms was Cassady's pick.

Kylee's pick was Cookie Crisp.

Jordan picked Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

We spent the rest of the the day watching movies and playing games on the Vtech they got. We are enjoying the extra time off the girls have from school. Josh doesn't work the week after Christmas so we are enjoying the time with him.

Hope your Christmas holiday was as Joyful as ours!

Black eye

This is the result of the crash on Tuesday. The pictures don't show it that well, so you can imagine what it looks like.

Cassady's Dance Show

She is becoming quite the dancer and she loves it! It was quite a sight to see our little ballerina with a black eye.

Bruiser

The other night at our ward Christmas Party Cassady got pushed into the Piano and had a large bruise on the other cheek. Today it is just that greenish color. Then today she came out of Preschool with this nice bruise just starting. She came running around a corner and hit a boy's head. Of coarse my little girl has a dance recital tomorrow and a singing show on Thursday and the poor thing looks like she has been beat up.

Another Dr. Appointment

I had another Dr. Appointment today. It was at 8:30 am. Not sure what I was thinking making it that early. I had to wake Cass up at 8 to get her to Josh's office. I felt a little more nauseous this morning, I think because I ate my breakfast so fast, usually I take my time.
Started with the first of many urine samples with a empty bladder. It took me a while to get a very small sample...I know too much information. While he was looking at the babies for heart beats one kicked the other in the back and the one that got kicked had a slower heartbeat. He checked the other baby and when he came back to the first one the heartbeat was back to normal. He said it was probably just from being kicked. It is fun to see them every time. they are wiggle worms!!!
I got my flu shot. I made another appointment for a 3-D ultrasound in Four weeks and then an appointment with the Dr. the day afterwards. Then I will start going every 2 weeks, since it is twins and I will have them sooner.
I have been feeling better, only nauseous in the morning. I take one of the Zofran in the morning and that lasts me the whole day. I get really tired by the evening and still go up to my room and lay down. Starting to get uncomfortable. My back is really starting to hurt if I stand for too long. Today the Dr. said I could use a heating pad or the ThermaCare Heat wraps. I can't even imagine how they are going to fit in there for 17 more weeks. I hope it will all go fast with Christmas, then Cass's birthday in Jan., my birthday in Feb., and Jordan's in March.

Twin Ultrasound Pictures

Here is Baby B's arm and leg and a shadow of a head

A whole Baby B- our girl

Both of Baby A's little legs

Look at that cute foot!

Here is how we know for sure that Baby A is a Boy!

The Big Ultrasound!!!!

Yesterday I had my ultrasound appointment. We all, and I mean all 5 of us, got ready and left by 9:10. We got called into this tiny room. The Ultrasound tech asked if we wanted to know the sex of the babies and I told her, "Yes that is why we are ALL here." She started with Baby A on the left and was getting measurements of different things. She said, "Here is a tailbone". Cassady said,"He has a tail". Cass couldn't pick out the babies in the ultrasound. Josh was trying to show her things and she asked if we were having a crab, cuz that is what it looks like. The ultrasound tech then said,"Oh look dad got his wish. Baby A is a boy!" Cheers went up from Jordan and Kylee. The tech moved on to Baby B and shortly into looking, but about 1/2 hr into the appointment. I started to feel lightheaded and nauseous, not unusually to me so I didn't say anything. I tried taking some deep breaths and closing my eyes for a sec. That is when I started sweating A LOT! I was dripping! The tech noticed and said you need to roll to your side. She told me there is a Main blood vessel that when I lay on my back is pinched off by my the babies. I was not getting enough blood to my heart. Thank Goodness she noticed before I passed out. I just thought it was this dang morning sickness! She was able to do most of Baby B while I was laying on my side. She told us it was a girl. There was no cheers after that, but "well at least there is one boy", was said a few times. Except for Cassady who said,"I told you I wanted 1 girl and 1 Boy." She has been telling me that from the first day I told the girls I was pregnant, even before we found out about the twins. I am glad the tech saw the boy first or the disappointment would have been worse. I felt bad for my little girl. I am excited! I wanted boys, but it was hard not to look at all the cute little girl dresses and bows. Now I can buy both.

Cassady is going to ask Santa for a bunk bed! When I thought both babies were Boys. I kept thinking that she is the only one who will not need to share a bedroom and the only one who would not need a bunk bed. Now that Bunk bed makes a lot of Sense! We never would have thought to buy one this early on, but one day Cass with share a room with with Baby B! Way to go Cass!!

Now the Shopping and the name debate can begin!

I'll post some pictures later. Right know I can't get my scanner to work.

Black Friday

For the first time in a long time I did not go shopping on Black Friday. It seems like the kick-off for Christmas to me. I sent Josh, Jordan, and Kylee out to Walmart for a Hannah Montana barbie. I sent my dad to target. I slept in and Josh was home before Cassady and I even got up. I will look forward to going next year. I will need too with 2 more to buy for. I know I have 25 days until Christmas but I plan to do a lot of shopping on line. I better get started!

My big ultrasound is tomorrow! We are all so excited! Cassady can't wait to see the babies. I thought it might be hard to explain how she would see them, but it is just like her echo-cardiograms she get every year for her heart, so I think she knows more what to expect than Kylee does. Wish us luck that we will have babies that will want to show-off their private parts. Keep your fingers crossed for at least one boy!

Primary Program

Cassady did her first Primary Program last Sunday. She had a huge part, she memorized so well! "Be Baptized". She got up there confidently and said it and quickly left. She was so cute singing, standing as tall as she could so everyone could see her. She listens to her CD of the primary Program songs all the time, so she was proud to know almost all the words. Including the words to "Called to Serve" We were proud.
She slept the night before in sponge curlers and it made her hair so curly. She loved all those curly curlys! Isn't she so cute!!!

16 week Dr. Appointment

Not a big fan of the tummy pics, but this is 16 weeks and I am scared for 37 weeks

I went to the Dr again today. I don't have to worry about not gaining enough weight anymore. I gained 14 pounds in the last 4 weeks. the nurse weighed me and I got off the scale and she went to write down my weight, she asked me to get back on and just check my weight to see if that is right. It was. Dr. Fowers said I am almost half way there and have not yet gained half the weight I am suppose to. I was just playing catch up and am were I am suppose to be. I don't think I will be posting my weight gain anymore.
I got to see my two little babies that actually look like babies now. Ones little skeleton face was so cute. Two strong heartbeat!! I am feeling movement from both babies every once in awhile. I am feeling and looking really pregnant. The guy at 7-11 asked me the other day if I was almost done. He seemed embarrassed when I said, no not till April. I asked this girl the other day who was a little bigger than me when she was due. She was due in 2 weeks!
I made my appointment for the Ultrasound that will tell us what the sex of the babies are. We will finally know in 3 weeks!! I also made an appointment with a high-risk OB. He is in Ogden, But, he comes up to Logan twice a month. I don't know why Logan doesn't have any specialty doctors. This is just a common appointment for twins and as long as there are no problems I can continue to see Dr. Fowers.
I am feeling a little better. I am going longer in between the medication. I only throw up in the mornings before I can get the medication in me. I have really good days, but they are usually followed by a really bad day. I have turned into a germ-o-phob. I don't want to get sick on top of being pregnant sick. I avoided close contact with Cassady for a few days after she threw up. Thanks goodness it was on a weekend and Josh was home.

Merry Thanksmas

All the grand kids in a Nativity picture for Grandma's Christmas cards. Jordan and Kylee were angels, Cassady Noah, and Hayden are Wise men and of coarse one wise queen (Cassady is not a man) , Micheal, Katie and Fiona as Shepard's, Ellie as Mary, and Baby Zina as Baby Jesus. It turned out so cute.


Josh's Brother Ben came home from his mission last week. Josh's other brother Seth and his wife, Jen and their 3 kids, Micheal, Katie, and Fiona came out from Maryland to see him. His Family decided they wanted to have a Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration with all the family. It had been a very long time since we had done that. We asked everyone to come up to Logan so I didn't have to travel. So we had Thanksgiving dinner and opened Christmas presents. We found enough room for 26 people to eat.

The twins gift from my sister in law. They will be the cutest "THINGS" next Halloween! Thanks Aunt Sarah

We got to meet Fiona for the first time. She is adorable!

Katie,Ellie,Micheal, and Cassady patiently waiting for presents.

Mary, Noah and Jarom opening Noahs gift.

Josh's Grandma, Grandma Z opening her gift. She did all the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen after Thanksgiving dinner. She was my angel. We love you Grandma Z

Happy Halloween

This year for Halloween was a little different at our house. Jordan and Kylee went to a party! They had a good time, but it made me feel old. Josh had to take Cassady trick-or-treating. I usually go out while he watches TV with his boss. I think he had a good time. I told him it was not fair I usually have to go in freezing cold weather and this year it was so nice (jacket weather). The girls gave out candy until they left for there party. I then turned out all the lights inside and out and went to my room and closed the door. I watched TV the rest of the evening in bed like I do every night.

Cassady was Hannah Montana. This was the 6th time she had dressed up this week and by then She and I were over the rock star look and it became very understated. She was sick of the wig. She had a microphone that lit up and played a part of a Hannah Montana song. She had a whole dance show that went along with it. She was a Superstar!!

Kylee was a very mild vampire with a cape and teeth, she took out after the picture. She danced the monster mash at her party! Wait to go Ky!

Jordan in the middle with her friends Ashley and Morgan. I am not sure what they were, they just raided the dress-ups. Jordan and Ashley put on fake nails the day the before and Jordan could not do anything with them on. It was pretty funny. Especially when she couldn't unbutton her pants to use the bathroom. Some how she got them off the next day.

The lone tricker-treater!

Cassady with her loot!

Pumpkin Carving

We grew our pumpkins this year in our garden. We grew 7 of them, which is how many we need for next year, but this year we shared, since we only needed 4. I didn't do one this year the smell of them was hard for me. I am usually the one who ends up cleaning all the pumpkin guts out and roasting seeds. this year the girls had to do them by themselves. We saved a few seeds to plant next year, but threw the rest away. No one was willing to pick through pumpkin guts to get all the seeds. This is Cassady and her scary pumpkin.

Kylee's Pumpkin

Jordan's Kitty cat pumpkin

Kylee trying to get all the guts out.

Cassady thought it was pretty disgusting pulling all that slimy stuff out.

Look mom Guts!