18 Years Goes by Fast

It seems like only yesterday that my nephews were graduating kindergarten. Now they are graduating high school and getting ready to go to college. It was a happy but sad day for me. They both plan on attending Jeff State in Pell City and both had received a full 2-year scholarship. So the good news is that they are not leaving yet. I am sure that I will be in tears when they finally move away to college. I can't imagine my world without my nephews in it all the time. So for now I will enjoy having them around as long as possible.

26 weeks

I didn't have an ultrasound today, but the doctor visit went great. My blood pressure was perfect (quoting the nurse here). The doctor measured my belly and it measured right where is was supposed to and the heartbeats were good. He even said that the babies were chilling this morning. So now I go back in two weeks and this time we will have another ultrasound and hopefully some more 4D images of the babies. I hope to take the kids next time so that they can see the babies.

Great Play

This past Saturday night, the 3rd and 4th graders from our school put on the play "The Jungle Book Kids". Maggie was Bagheera the panther and did a great job. She was of course very nervous at first, but once it got started she was great. On the way to eat afterwards, she told me that she wanted to be in another play and that she loved being on stage. Looks like I may have more plays in my future.

You can see the pictures that I took at my Flickr site.

A Sneak Peak

Yesterday I had another doctor's appointment. It was the dreaded sugar test appointment. You would think they could come up with something to drink that would taste better than what they give you. But I passed the test with flying colors. I told JC not to come because I was going to have to wait so long but I wish he would have been there. They called me back for another ultrasound and I just figured it was going to be the same old thing. Little did I know what was in store. While she was checking on our baby girl, she flipped the switch and I got to see our baby girl in 4d. I was speechless and so wishing JC would have been there. It was amazing to get to see what they both will look like.
My next appointment is in two weeks so needless to say, JC will be coming to the next one if all possible.
When I got home I showed the kids the pictures and they were so excited. They said that they were getting excited and couldn't wait until the babies got here. And when JC got home from work, they had to show him. He thought it was cool but also said that our baby boy was going to be a jock because he had a "hole" in his head. What will I ever do with him.

How do you make paint?

My oldest asked me yesterday morning on the way to school "Mama how do you make paint?" I had to tell her that I had no idea but that we could ask a friend of ours who works for Benjamin Moore or look it up on the net. My son told us that he knew how they make paint. He told us and was totally serious that you take crayons, remove the papers, place the crayons in a bowl in a microwave or oven, and then melt them - and there you have paint. Maggie tried to tell him that is not how you do it and he said it was and got a little snappy with her. I just simply laughed to myself and cherished another moment with my kids.