Yes...we are!

So many of you...my faithful blog-checkers...may have wondered where I have been. I'm here, just busy. And we wanted to make sure things were looking good at the 12 week check-up before we announced "officially" :) I had a scare today when I went to the doc's office. Things were going well and I really like our family doctor...I think she will do GREAT. Anyway, she couldn't find the baby's heartbeat with the doppler and I'm 12 weeks along. My heart dropped. I had asked Heavenly Father that if this baby wasn't meant to live, to take it before I had another stillborn; but the actual thought that this baby wasn't there made me so sick.

The doc went with me to the ultrasound room and the found a little baby in there moving around, jumping, squirming (just like its 2-year old brother). I felt the tears in my eyes and the immediate relief. They think the baby's heartbeat was just hidden behind my pulse.

Anyway, everything is really good. But it made me definitely reflect on two good friends who have recently miscarried. I don't know why some babies don't get a chance and some do. I don't know why some awful people get babies so easily and those families who would really give that baby the best home possible don't. I guess that's just part of this telestial life.

But today, I counted my blessings.

The two-year old switch...

Okay, so this is my first go-round with a two-year old. I didn't realize that the actual birthday flipped a switch and made my sweet, little one-year old actually become a "terrific" two-year old. I thought the change would come gradually.

Example 1: Yesterday we were coming home from the doctor and I gave Buzzy his milk from Subway. He used to sip it, sometime spilling accidentally just a little bit. Yesterday, he flat turned his milk upside down and DUMPED it purposefully on his lap. We had a 45-minute drive home as well as a 15 minute wait at the post office. It was f-u-n.

Example 2: This morning things got quiet...too quiet. I called out Hyrum's name and he came running to me--with BLACK all on his pointer fingers. I had no idea what it was. I followed him into my bathroom where he opened my mascara and painted my BRAND NEW cabinets!! He couldn't even open my mascara, had no desire to play with it two weeks ago. What have we gotten ourselves into??? :)

Charlie Brown, a rodeo clown and a pregnant lady

Hyrum made a great Charlie Brown with his big, round head; blue eyes; and blonde hair. He wouldn't wear the sheet with all of the holes though. Ev went to his go-to costume: the rodeo clown. And I dressed up as a pregnant lady, well, because.... This is Evan and I going for the gold ( or apple) in our couple's bobbing for apple contest. Evan won. Again, the big head was a factor.

This is most of the gang that dressed up. We had quite a few of the non-dresser-uppers as well.

Pumpking carving

All in all it was a super fun Halloween.