this weekend we had the privilege of meeting two very special little girls- emma & taylor bailey. i titled this new family because i have met their dad (who i guess is my cousin indirectly) but i was so young that i don't remember him. however, my aunt is his aunt so it all works out somehow. anyway- some of you may know who they are from tv shows they have been on, some may have clicked on the link from my blog "two sisters one heart" and some of you may not know anything about them. like i said, they are special little girls. they are conjoined twins that share one heart & liver. let me tell you, these little girls & the bailey family were an inspiration to me. we were part of the fundraising event this weekend for these two little girls. it was amazing to me to see not only how many people showed up to this event, but to see the spirits of emma & taylor & their family. everyone had such big smiles on their face & the giggles...the girls were such good sports through the walk. i have to say that mandy & tor are such strong people. they are faced with tough situation, yet it doesn't seem to affect their spirits. they are so happy & you can just see how thankful they are to have those two precious children in their life.
as i was finishing the walk yesterday, i noticed on the side of the trail as you were walking out, there were signs with names posted of conjoined twins that did not make it after birth or hadn't lived very long. it brought me to tears. some children lived for 30 days & some for 30 minutes. it was heartbreaking to know how many families have lost children because of health problems due to being conjoined. it really put into perspective how thankful i am to have a healthy child & a healthy one on the way. makes you realize that instead of complaining about what is trivial, i should be saying thank you to heavenly father for what he has given me.
my heart goes out to the families that have lost children. i hope that others can see the strength that tor & mandy have and cling to that when they are in need. they truly are amazing parents! thank you to them for letting us be a small part of their lives & family.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
UPDATES!!
so i am still trying to get better at updating this thing! i think i am starting to do better, however i still have room for lots of improvement. so here it goes.
first lets start with sterling. as you all know by now, he is playing soccer. well two weeks ago he actually scored his first goal. now i am sure you are wondering why there aren't a lot of exclamation points next to that statement. here is why- it was for the other team....yeah- he was playing goalie and he had to drop kick the ball out on to the field. well he is only 5 and hasn't quite mastered that skill yet, so in his attempt to kick the ball on to the field, he actually kicked it in the air, behind his head and into his own goal. it was very cute & funny at the time. and of course, i had the video on pause so i missed getting the whole thing on tape!! his team did end up winning the game though. the only point the other team had was sterling's goal. ha ha! they also won this last week so now they are on a winning streak!! keep it up yellow lightening! dave has a funny story about sterling & soccer, but i will leave that up to him to tell you. i will say this, it involves a porta potty & a little boy who had to go and couldn't hold it any longer. if you know sterling, you know that a porta potty is not exactly a place that he would like to be for long...he must get that from me...i can't stand those things.
he is getting very excited about the arrival of his little sister reagan. the other morning i was leaving for work, and i think he kissed my belly about 4 times before i finally had to tell him to stop because i was going to be late for work. he kept saying, "oh she's so cute, let me kiss her again...i love her so much." it was adorable! because he has been saying some funny things lately, i told dave that we need to start documenting them so we can embarrass him when he is older. so be on the look out for the sterling chronicles. they should be entertaining!!
as for reagan, she is growing quite well. we had an fetal ecg done today to check her little heart just to make sure it is ok. as many of you know, her daddy has a special heart :) he was born with a heart defect so just to be safe, our doctor wanted to make sure she was ok. so they sent us for the test and to our surprise since the specialist had never seen us, they did a full ultra sound with the fetal ecg. it was nice because we got to see a lot of movement & cool things. they also gave us a TON of pictures, made us a cd & a dvd of the whole ultra sound. she wasn't very cooperative, but they were able to see that every thing looks beautiful!! she is right on track- measuring 1 pound 11 ounces & just above average for weight & length right now. she is measuring with a due date of may 21, however we are still saying the 23rd because if you have ever had a baby you know they never measure to their original due date. giver or take a few days & they decide to come when they want so does the due date really matter??
anyways- some of the pics they gave us were 3d of her little face so i am attaching one for you all to see. now look closely... you will see her face and little hand pretty clear. the thing right next to her hand is her foot. she had them both up by her face so basically she was folded in half. i am not sure how that is comfortable, but she stayed like that the entire time! here is our little reagan lynn :)
i personally think she is adorable.... 
first lets start with sterling. as you all know by now, he is playing soccer. well two weeks ago he actually scored his first goal. now i am sure you are wondering why there aren't a lot of exclamation points next to that statement. here is why- it was for the other team....yeah- he was playing goalie and he had to drop kick the ball out on to the field. well he is only 5 and hasn't quite mastered that skill yet, so in his attempt to kick the ball on to the field, he actually kicked it in the air, behind his head and into his own goal. it was very cute & funny at the time. and of course, i had the video on pause so i missed getting the whole thing on tape!! his team did end up winning the game though. the only point the other team had was sterling's goal. ha ha! they also won this last week so now they are on a winning streak!! keep it up yellow lightening! dave has a funny story about sterling & soccer, but i will leave that up to him to tell you. i will say this, it involves a porta potty & a little boy who had to go and couldn't hold it any longer. if you know sterling, you know that a porta potty is not exactly a place that he would like to be for long...he must get that from me...i can't stand those things.
he is getting very excited about the arrival of his little sister reagan. the other morning i was leaving for work, and i think he kissed my belly about 4 times before i finally had to tell him to stop because i was going to be late for work. he kept saying, "oh she's so cute, let me kiss her again...i love her so much." it was adorable! because he has been saying some funny things lately, i told dave that we need to start documenting them so we can embarrass him when he is older. so be on the look out for the sterling chronicles. they should be entertaining!!
as for reagan, she is growing quite well. we had an fetal ecg done today to check her little heart just to make sure it is ok. as many of you know, her daddy has a special heart :) he was born with a heart defect so just to be safe, our doctor wanted to make sure she was ok. so they sent us for the test and to our surprise since the specialist had never seen us, they did a full ultra sound with the fetal ecg. it was nice because we got to see a lot of movement & cool things. they also gave us a TON of pictures, made us a cd & a dvd of the whole ultra sound. she wasn't very cooperative, but they were able to see that every thing looks beautiful!! she is right on track- measuring 1 pound 11 ounces & just above average for weight & length right now. she is measuring with a due date of may 21, however we are still saying the 23rd because if you have ever had a baby you know they never measure to their original due date. giver or take a few days & they decide to come when they want so does the due date really matter??
anyways- some of the pics they gave us were 3d of her little face so i am attaching one for you all to see. now look closely... you will see her face and little hand pretty clear. the thing right next to her hand is her foot. she had them both up by her face so basically she was folded in half. i am not sure how that is comfortable, but she stayed like that the entire time! here is our little reagan lynn :)
i personally think she is adorable.... here are some pics of the belly at 24 weeks :)
so those are some fun updates for you!! if you want a good laugh, read my previous post "I've been tagged!" that one should be quite entertaining.
ta ta for now! cole :)
I've been tagged
so my friend kristin tagged me about 2 weeks ago & i thought i better finally respond!! so here goes!!
here are the rules of the game:
1. there is no rule one 2. you must post the rules on your blog page 3. list 6 random things about yourself 4. tag 6 people at the end of your blog entry 5. let each person know they have been tagged & leave a comment on their blog 6. let the tagger know when your entry is up
so here goes nothing!!
1. i collect fortunes from fortune cookies. and when i say collect, i don't just mean a few that i liked here or there. i mean i collect them...i have every single fortune that i have ever gotten out of a fortune cookie. i know it's crazy, but i feel like it is bad luck to throw them away. i am actually thinking about making something out of them.
2.i twirl my hair when i am in deep thought, bored or tired. but only on the left side with my left hand. for some reason when i try to use my right hand, it doesn't feel right. weird i know!
3. i find the commercials by roxy the shamrock spokescow to be hilarious. i am not sure if you all know what i am talking about, but if you ever see the commercials on tv or hear them on the radio, just listen to them. she is so funny. i am not sure if it is her little slogans she spits out, but they bring a smile to my face. i even have a roxy doll at my desk that one of my employees got me when she visited the farm because she knew that i liked her..."peace in the pasture people"
4. i think i would die if there wasn't music in my life...really. i have to have it on all the time. i actually don't work as well if it is quiet. and because i am so obsessed with music, many times i wake up with the most random songs in my head. like the other day i woke up singing, "hot blooded" and could not get it out of my head. i am sorry but wasn't that song from the 70's or 80's??? it is also annoying when i wake up with stupid jingles from tv in my head....example 5, 5, 5 dollar foot long! courtesy of my lovely 5 year old. that is all he sings lately!!! DAMN U SUBWAY!
5. i like to write backwards. basically so if you held what i was writing up in a mirror, you could read it the correct way. i think it is because as a kid i always wanted to be left handed. weird, yes...but my alphabet & hand writing after many years of practice is actually very legible that way. i can even write most words in cursive backwards. i know- what a great talent to have :) maybe one day i will write you a letter backwards and you can work your noggin to read it :) (clearly i am a dork this i know)
6. and finally since kristin embarrassed herself on her post, i figured i would have to join in and embarrass myself. so if you were at the wedding, you probably heard my maid of honor say she had some good stories- well here my friends is a shortened version of one. when i was about 5 or 6, keir & i went swimming. she is 3 years older than me and about 4 inches taller. so when we rinsed off after swimming, i asked her for some clothes so i didn't have to put my dirty swim suit back on. well, needless to say, she said all her stuff was to big for me. so- listening to the advice of my older friend, i did what she said and ran home naked. yes that is right- 6 houses away in the middle of the day i ran home with nothing on....needless to say, my babysitter was not thrilled when i rang the doorbell to get in the house. i am sure my parents weren't happy when they found out, but at least it is a good story to tell now :)
here are the people who i am choosing to tag...kenzie, marsha, jami, dave, tawnya, mom. enjoy!!
here are the rules of the game:
1. there is no rule one 2. you must post the rules on your blog page 3. list 6 random things about yourself 4. tag 6 people at the end of your blog entry 5. let each person know they have been tagged & leave a comment on their blog 6. let the tagger know when your entry is up
so here goes nothing!!
1. i collect fortunes from fortune cookies. and when i say collect, i don't just mean a few that i liked here or there. i mean i collect them...i have every single fortune that i have ever gotten out of a fortune cookie. i know it's crazy, but i feel like it is bad luck to throw them away. i am actually thinking about making something out of them.
2.i twirl my hair when i am in deep thought, bored or tired. but only on the left side with my left hand. for some reason when i try to use my right hand, it doesn't feel right. weird i know!
3. i find the commercials by roxy the shamrock spokescow to be hilarious. i am not sure if you all know what i am talking about, but if you ever see the commercials on tv or hear them on the radio, just listen to them. she is so funny. i am not sure if it is her little slogans she spits out, but they bring a smile to my face. i even have a roxy doll at my desk that one of my employees got me when she visited the farm because she knew that i liked her..."peace in the pasture people"
4. i think i would die if there wasn't music in my life...really. i have to have it on all the time. i actually don't work as well if it is quiet. and because i am so obsessed with music, many times i wake up with the most random songs in my head. like the other day i woke up singing, "hot blooded" and could not get it out of my head. i am sorry but wasn't that song from the 70's or 80's??? it is also annoying when i wake up with stupid jingles from tv in my head....example 5, 5, 5 dollar foot long! courtesy of my lovely 5 year old. that is all he sings lately!!! DAMN U SUBWAY!
5. i like to write backwards. basically so if you held what i was writing up in a mirror, you could read it the correct way. i think it is because as a kid i always wanted to be left handed. weird, yes...but my alphabet & hand writing after many years of practice is actually very legible that way. i can even write most words in cursive backwards. i know- what a great talent to have :) maybe one day i will write you a letter backwards and you can work your noggin to read it :) (clearly i am a dork this i know)
6. and finally since kristin embarrassed herself on her post, i figured i would have to join in and embarrass myself. so if you were at the wedding, you probably heard my maid of honor say she had some good stories- well here my friends is a shortened version of one. when i was about 5 or 6, keir & i went swimming. she is 3 years older than me and about 4 inches taller. so when we rinsed off after swimming, i asked her for some clothes so i didn't have to put my dirty swim suit back on. well, needless to say, she said all her stuff was to big for me. so- listening to the advice of my older friend, i did what she said and ran home naked. yes that is right- 6 houses away in the middle of the day i ran home with nothing on....needless to say, my babysitter was not thrilled when i rang the doorbell to get in the house. i am sure my parents weren't happy when they found out, but at least it is a good story to tell now :)
here are the people who i am choosing to tag...kenzie, marsha, jami, dave, tawnya, mom. enjoy!!
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