I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged by my bestest friend Andrea (yes, I know bestest isn’t really a word). This was a lot of fun! The things in bold & italicized apply to me. I now tag…Sarah R. and Joey G.:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (marching and concert band)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (but I did adopt my Larry Pup)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (in our garden growing up
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort (ah sweet memories)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52.<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (If the movies my siblings and I made count)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Strawberry Bunny)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (and it was absolutely disgusting)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (I fell of the monkey bars @ 2y/o & broke my arm)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (but I’m going to one day)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (there wasn’t any bigger news in the Williamston Enterprise)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (twice already in my 28 years, I think they like social workers)
91. Met someone famous (Phil Vasser, a country singer)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby <span style="font-weight:bold;">(give me a few more months)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee (but I was stung by a yellow jacket)

We finally got some snow!

When the weatherman began reporting snow for eastern North Carolina yesterday, I was very apprehensive. I mean, they forcasted snow for Sunday and we never saw one flake. They forcasted the snow beginning anywhere between midnight and 5am. When I woke up at 5:30am to use the bathroom (as I do frequently now that I'm well into the 2nd trimester) I peeped out the window with great expectations. What did I find? Only rain. I was sorely disappointed. However, when Steven left for work around 6:45 this morning he informed me that snow was coming down beautifully. Yay!!! Work was on a 2 hour delay and I opted to take the day off. I'm a bit overly precautious and was afraid I might fall or something. Anyway, it was a glorious day in the snow, I think we got between 5-6 inches.



I made two batches of snow cream and one batch is already nearly gone...I may make more tonight. Poor Steven had to work until after 4pm, so he wasn't home to share all of the excitement with me, but thankfully Heather was here:) We made pancakes and sausage around 11am and played a little outside with Larry. Larry absolutely LOVES the snow...he acts crazy when he gets outside in it; running back and forth and tossing his nose in it. I caught a little of his response on video, which I tried to post, but the blog wouldn't upload. I'll see if Steven can play around with it and we'll post it later. Steven came home like a giddy school boy and quickly prepared himself to go play in the snow. We threw a few snowballs and took a few pictures of our first snow in our new home. Overall, it was a great day and I LOVE the snow!!!

We're Kickin'

Fun times tonight - I felt the babies really kick for the first time. Up until now it's just been flutters but tonight I felt a strong kick. I felt the first one and then put my hand on my belly to see if I could feel it on the outside...and about that time I felt the second kick. It was wonderful! Steven wasn't home though, which stinks, but thankfully my friend Heather was here and she felt a 3rd kick. It's all so exciting!

22 week check-up

(Meredith is pic on top and Berkley on the bottom)

I had a 3rd ultrasound today, this was scheduled just to measure the growth of the babies b/c the docs were a little concerned by the fact that there was a 20% discordance between the boy and girl (he was significantly bigger). We were blessed to have my mother and father-in-law accompany us to the appointment, which made it all the more fun! The measurements today show hat both of the babies have grown steadily and are very healthy. They still have a 20% discordance, which leads us to believe that the girl is just naturally smaller. Meredith is weighing about 1 lb. 3 oz. and Berkely comes in at 1 lb. 7 oz. - which sounds beautiful to me! They're heart rates were healthy; Meredith @ 160 and Berkley @ 140. Berkley sucked his thumb for us to see and Meredith held her legs up to her head - at one point her feet were actually above her head...crazy flexibility. The doctor didn't have any concerns and I'm feeling great! People at work have commented this week that my belly has finally gotten round and I'm starting to have the pregnancy waddle, which is fine with me...at least for now, we'll see how I'm feeling about it in a few weeks. I'm just thrilled to know that my babies are developing normally.