Callanetics

I've known about this form of exercise for quite some time. I've done it consistently only total of 8 times in a row. I saw amazing results. So why did I stop??? I don't really like to exercise but I liked this better. Oh and the VHS yes I said VHS was tooooo outdated for me. Some like it, but they updated it and I like it much better. It's so much easier to follow (for me). Anyway, I started doing it again last thursday. I've gotten 4 hours in. They count it as hours cause it takes an hour. So I feel sooooo much better and I can't wait to do my next hour. It's amazing what just 10 hours of this workout will do to your body. You work deep in your muscles and it just pulls everything in. You won't get all bulky and it's a great slimming exercise. Just google the results and you'll be amazed by the pictures. I'm just really excited that I'm excited about exercise (which is so NOT me).

Jonathan

I like him!

He's nice!

He works super hard!

Easy on the eyes!

Great Daddy!

Really SMART!

Loves ME!

I'm a lucky girl.

Gymnastics video

Emma flipping around the bar.

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Gymnastics

The girls started gymnastics today. They had lots of fun and is really excited to learn. Jonathan did gymnastics for a short time as a kid and this was fun for him to see his girls do it too. They are both doing great. I can't wait to see them progress.

So cute

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Superdog

By Peter

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Peter just informed me.

That his chin is happy! Haha



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Who got into the Chocolet

Caught red handed!!

Um quick cover the camera lens. She'll never know.

Sorry toooo much evidence on this one.

Why Do I Bother Cleaning

See these 3??? Yeah they are my demolition team. I clean constantly and they are great at undoing it. Good thing they are cute

This is just very MILD. Their Masterpieces are just tooooo much to show on-line. I think it would majorly scare some.

Glasses break!!

Lilys glasses have broken 3 times. Wire glasses and kids don't mix. So we went and changed them out for some plastic ones. Hopefully these last a lot longer. We will have to get a backup pair as well. Doesn't she look sooooo old. Sigh!!


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Being a Mother

As mothers day is tomorrow I think about the precious gift I have. I love being a mother to my beautiful children. I wouldn't want anything else. I dont want some glamourous career, or free time to do whatever I want. I love that my days are full of messes, sticky hands, tantrums, laundry, cleaning the same things over and over. I'll take the sleepless nights and crazy days over being without my kids. I've been entrusted with these little angels and it's expected of me to do my very best. I try so very hard to be the best mom I can. There are days where I'm so close to checking my self into the funny farm. Then I get sweet hugs from my babies. My older kids come up with the silliest stuff. I laugh I cry I wonder and I'm in awe in my experiences as a mother. I wouldnt have it another way. I love being a mother.

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Twins and D&C

I went into the dr and got a follow up ultrasound just to make sure everything stayed the same or by a miracle things got better. As we looked around and saw 2 little yolk sacks which is the start of a baby. I couldn't believe it. I thought for sure I would NEVER get pregnant with twins. Jonathan saw the 2 "babies" and got really disappointed he really wanted twins. He had a goal of 7 kids. Poor guy. But I got my answer as to why I lost them. First of all my progesterone wasn't nearly high enough to support two pregnancies. If you remember my last pregnancy..... That was hard, and can you imagine doubling it. I really don't think my body could of handled it and I would be in serious trouble. Heavenly Father really spared me. I needed to be able to take care of my 5 blessings I have now. So after the ultrasound Jonathan and I went to check in for surgery. We waited a bit and went back. After a while they starred the process and put some sleepy drugs into my IV. I'm really sensitive to any type of drugs so I was out fast. It was so weird cause it was like I blinked and I was awake. I asked if it was over and they told me I was all done. I was so groggy and my throat hurt because I had to have a breathing tube in. I was in a ton of pain due to a lot of gas build up. I had to get the max amount of pain relievers and it still didn't help. I have a low pain tolerance and to think I had natural child birth. Well anyway Jonathan waited through the whole thing and was so helpful to me. I really have the best husband ever. He is so strong through all of this. He really did lose a lot. He really really wanted twins. Not like I didn't but he's dreamed of them for along time. After I got home I got to recover a little more as margaret and Jonathan took care of the kids. But I couldn't resist and I had Jonathan bring Miriam in to me so I could hold her and slowly get her to sleep. I'm so grateful for my babies. Just to think I could have lost anyone of them. Heavenly Father knew my desires to be a mother and truly blessed me with 5 miracles. I was reminded of that from the nurse at the hospital. She was amazed I had what I have. PCOS makes it hard to even have 1. My testimony has grown leaps and bounds after this experience. Im grateful for trials as I have a chance to count my many blessing and realize the many mercies of God. We are not going to try again. After losing 8 babies we see that as too much. I'm happy and I'm at peace. I truly have so much to be grateful for.






See the two circles those are the yolk sacks. When we looked closer we could se the fetal poles. I know one had shrunk but I don't know how much the other did as we didn't even know it was there. One was measuring 7 weeks the other was measuring 6 weeks.

Waiting

Here I am still waiting on my miscarriage. I wish I just had some sort of closure. Everyday I wonder if today is the day it will start. My body doesn't seem to want to let go. I don't blame it cause in a way I don't want this to be over. I want it to be a huge ultrasound error and I'll get unexpected news that my baby is still alive. I got some blood work done yesterday and hopefully I'll find out more about this whole mess. Through this whole thing I've learned a lot and I'm grateful for those lessons. I just wish learning wasn't so hard sometimes.


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