Relieved...

Thanks to Renee and to all those who wished me a happy birthday! Today started out rough but ended great! Let me explain...

I had a doctor's appointment this morning. I have had a rough time with this pregnancy and have had lots of pain, pressure, and some other issues. I told my doctor about what had been going on and because of my situation last time he decided to check me. I am dilated to a 1 and 50% effaced. No big deal except that I am only 29 weeks and this is exactly when I ended up in the hospital before. He decided to do a test called fetal fibronectin. They did this when I was pregnant with Brady and Easton so I was familiar with it. If the test comes back positive it indicates a good chance you will deliver in the next 2 weeks. It came back positive with the twins. The doctor told me if it was positive today he would admit me to the hospital on observation and give me steroids. You can imagine my horror when he told me this because last time this happened I ended up in the hospital for 3 weeks on the most miserable medication. We waited all day for the results. I went and got a pedicure and went out to lunch with my family. We finally got the call telling me the test came back negative and I don't even have to go on bed rest. They will repeat the test every 2 weeks until 36 weeks and hope it continues to come back negative. Needless to say we were thrilled, it was great news!!

Tonight we went to Ryan's Grandma's house and had a swim/pizza party for me and Kylee! It was a great night surrounded by the people I love most! Thanks to all of my family and especially my mom, sisters, and hubby who made this a special day for me despite all the drama! I love you!

Happy Birthday Sarah...

I decided to take advantage of the fact that I know Sarah's password and let you all know that today is a special day. Today is Sarah's 26th Birthday and what an amazing 26 years it has been! Happy Birthday to a wonderful sister, wife, mother and friend! Anyone who know's you is lucky...you are an amazing person! We love you!

Stroller Advice

I am in the market for a new stroller/car seat combo. Since I did things in reverse, I own 3 double strollers and no singles. At first I was just going to get a sit and stand and have the boys share the back but when I took them to look at it they hated it, fell out, fought, and would not stay in it. I have decided to just get a single stroller. I am leaning towards this Chicco but I am not totally sold yet. Any advice from all you experts out there would be greatly appreciated! What do you have? Do love it, hate it, wish you had something different? I am hoping this one will last me through the rest of my kids and I won't have to do this again :)

On a side note...Congrats to my brother Geoff and his beautiful wife! They just found out they are having twins...a BOY and a GIRL! We are so excited for them! They will have 4 kids under 4! It is going to be crazy but fun! Two sets of twins (naturally) in 1 family...what are the chances? We are thrilled for them!

India

My little sister Abbey is in India for 2 1/2 weeks having a life changing experience. She is working with the lepers, teaching children English, and building bathrooms. If you want to see some really neat pictures and read about her experiences go HERE!

4th of July

Better late than never right? I just realized that I have not posted all our cute pictures from the 4th so bare with me and then I will post about our Bear Lake trip! Geoff and Aleena and Jake and Michelle were both here with their families! It was so fun to spend time with their kids.

On the 3rd we got the boys up and took them to the balloons. If we look tired it is because we were!! The whole gang!The boys were a little unsure but warmed up once the balloons were in the air!Brady stayed close to his dad!On the 4th Ryan got up bright and early and ran the 10K! I took the boys and went to the parade. I was a little nervous but they loved it!Aunt Kelsey is the best helper!That night we went and had a BBQ with Ryan's family and then came back to hang out with my family! We had a snail problem in the backyard so my mom came up with the idea to give all the kids salt shakers and have them kill the snails. You cannot believe how excited they were! It was hilarious!The boys were a little "scared" and watched from a distance!I thought they would be scared of the fireworks but they weren't at all. They loved them!My sisters/best friends!Chad came home for the 4th and the family reunion! It was so fun to see him! We miss him!Brady loved the glow in the dark things. He was entertained all night!We had a great 4th! Hope you all did too!

All Because 2 People Fell In Love!

We just returned home from a great week in Bear Lake with my whole family! There were 25 of us staying in 1 cabin including 11 kids under the age of 7 (plus a few mice who were kind enough to share their home with us)! It was a little crazy at times but we had a blast! The kids did great together, we ate lots of yummy food, boated, played games, and relaxed. It was lots of fun! Thanks to my wonderful parents for making it a great week for all of us! We love you! LOTS more pictures to come!

Baby Summer

My sister Renee had her 4th baby a couple of weeks ago! She named her Summer Evelyn Holland and she is adorable and so precious! It has been fun trying to introduce the idea of a baby to the boys. It is all so confusing to them. This was the first time they saw her. Easton wanted to hold her the whole time and have my mom take pictures of him kissing her! It was so cute! Brady on the other hand wanted nothing to do with her and only wanted my mom to take pictures of his feet and his mouth. He is quite the little ham these days! They have since both gotten used to her and get excited every time she comes over. They are very "soft" with her and love to kiss her on the head. I am hoping it will help them get used to the idea of having a baby around. We love her to pieces...who wouldn't want to kiss this precious face? She is truly an angel baby!