Tuesday, May 11, 2010

And the Gender is...

A boy!!!! Yes that does make three boys and a girl.  But, I am just as excited to have another boy.  I was happy to hear he is healthy as far as they can see.  That always brings a little peace to my mind. :)

It was funny because the woman doing the ultrasound put the little "thingy" on my stomach and the first thing she said was, "Oh there's the gender!"  And I thought, "Oh, there it is!" It was not hard to see.  He was not shy throughout the rest of the ultrasound either. He was hiding his profile though.  We never got a pic of that.  Oh well.

I was nervous to see how Hailey would feel when I told her the baby was a boy.  She has been wanting a new sister soooo bad.  But, she reacted pretty well.  She is disappointed, but she knew we couldn't pick what we got.  I'm sure once he comes she will just love him.

Conrad said, "Yes, a boy!" And ran a gave me a hug.  Then I took the kids out to the truck to take the babysitter home.  When we got in he asked where the baby was.  I was a little confused.  But then it clicked, he thought I was bringing the baby home from my appointment.  He thought I had just left him in the car while I came in to get them to take the sitter home.  So, they were both a little disappointed.  They are still excited though now that they've had time to let it sink in.

Monday, May 3, 2010

SERIOUSLY....A Deer in North Salt Lake?!

We had a fun weekend in Utah spending time with family and seeing one of our newest nephews blessed.  It's always fun to spend time with family.

The ride home wasn't as fun.  As we were just about through North Salt Lake (Kayesville) and WE HIT A DEER!  It was only five thirty and we can't figure out how that deer even got on the freeway.  The huge sound barrier walls were still on the sides of the freeway.  There was no avoiding it but, Bo did a great job staying calm and keeping us safe. We were very grateful that nobody got hurt and we were still able to drive home.

Driving home the image kept playing through my mind.  I kept thinking about all of the other scenarios that could have played out.  We were on 1-15 going 70 mph!  Yes, it is a real bummer to have to fix the car.  But since there was no avoiding it, there was no better scenarios.  We were all safe and we made it home only a half hour later than expected.  We also got to have a good teaching moment about prayer. :)

Conrad had a funny reaction.  After it was all said and done and we were driving again he said, "That was so COOOOOL"!  I asked him what he thought happened to the deer and he said, "I think he got a bump on his foot........I think he'll have to go to the animal Dr............that's really a person............I think his foot still hurts."  Kids are so cute.



My little plug for our van:  I know van's are not the coolest cars ever, but I love having one.  They are so nice to have with all the kids.  They can get in and out so easy.  I have to say that it held up fairly well.  But, I guess we'll see when we take it in to be checked out :)

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