Update

Okay, just one more for today. . . I thought I would just let you all know that my husband and my car are back! Yeah!!!! It is so great to have Brandon home! We missed him, even more than we realized. I am glad we survived, but I hope we never have to do that again. We need our daddy!

Papa Visits

Papa (Grandpa Payzant) had a work trip that brought him to Vegas for a few days. So, we got to see him! Yeah! The girls were excited to see him, although, when I told Kira that JUST Grandpa was coming to visit, and not Grandma, she burst into tears. She is a real Grandma's girl. But once Papa came, she loved every minute of it. And I did too! Papa, being Papa, spoiled me the entire day. He took us out to eat, took the girls on a walk and made me relax while they were gone, and on and on! Wow! It sure is fun to be spoiled! Thanks, Papa!

Belated Christmas

Okay, so I know that I am really late at getting these in here. . . Sorry! We had a fun Christmas. Just the four of us! Brandon was able to come home for several days, so we enjoyed ourselves. Being that we just have girls (so far!), all of our Christmas decorations are bright pink! I guess that may have to change next year. . . Hope you all had a great Christmas, too! And thank you, thank you, thank you for all the wonderful gifts! We are so spoiled!

Little Kicker!

Oh my gosh, I have been so bad about writing! I agree with Steph, somehow it just didn't sound good for a few months there--hormones are so weird! Well, I finally had my first appointment. I was starting to think that this baby was farther along than I originally thought. First, I actually had someone ask me if I was pregnant at six weeks!!! Yes, six. And yes, I did look pregnant by then (I had only found out a week before!). Then, I starting feeling this little babe start kicking me at 10 weeks. I was sure that I was off by several weeks on my guesstimate. But we had our first ultrasound and we are right on schedule- due July 10. Apparently third pregnancies are just killer. I seriously look like I am six months pregnant, not three. That little baby sure has a lot of room to swim around in there.



And I think this one is a boy and I can't tell you how scared it makes me! It is not that I don't want a boy or don't like boys, I just don't know anything about them! I only have sisters and now I have two girls. Another girl added on just seems like no big deal. But a boy?!?! Kind of scary!!!!

Christmastime!

I love Christmas time. And it has been so fun this year with the girls! They are old enough to enjoy the lights and the tree and the music. We put up our tree shortly after Thanksgiving. The girls helped me put the ornaments on the tree while I took them out of the packaging. After a while I looked over and the bottom two branches of the tree were completely covered with ornaments and the rest was bare. It was so cute!

The Monday after we put up the tree we had a family home evening about the real meaning of Christmas. Now Kira talks about how it is Jesus's birthday soon and she thinks all the presents are for Jesus. She keeps asking me when Jesus is going to come and open his presents. She has even suggested we make a cake for Him. I wish I was more creative and could find a way to make it more Christ oriented. The girls are just so sweet about it! I hate for them to lose that.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoy the season!

Is there a baby in your tummy?

I didn't tell the girls about my being pregnant at first. Since Brandon is still trying to get over the shock I thought I would wait a bit. But on Sunday, Kira came up to me and asked if I had a baby in my tummy. Well, at that point, I figured it was time to tell them. They are so cute about it. They keep asking me if the baby is crying in my tummy and if the baby has any clothes on (they think it is funny that the baby in naked!). And Kira is scared that they are going to rip my tummy open to get the baby out (how do you explain how a baby comes out to your 3 & 4 year olds??!?!). They are both convinced it is a girl. I keep trying to explain that it could be a boy or a "he" but they tell me, "no, it's a girl." I guess we will see!

Kamber's latest stubborness is not saying her prayers. Most of the time she just refuses. It has gotten so that at every meal prayer, when I say "Okay, let's say a prayer," Kira just starts in immediately because we all know Kamber won't say it. Tonight, however, she decided that she would say her prayers, but only if Kira helped her say them. Okay, talk about the cutest thing! Kira is telling Kamber what to say in her prayer and she says "Thank you for the baby in Mommy's tummy." I just couldn't help but smile. What little sweeties! I hope they stay this sweet after the baby is born.

And then there were three. . .

Okay, so I guess we have an announcement to make. Number three is on the way. And no, this was not planned. This wasn't even an "oops!", this is a "How in the world did that happen?" So, we are a little shocked. But I am excited and I already look pregnant! I don't know how people keep it a secret for months! I am only about 7 or 8 weeks along and look pregnant! Blah! Okay, but I have to remember that the reason I look bigger than others early is because I don't get sick-- so I guess it's really a blessing, right?