Funny Boy

I've had this post written in my head several times. I've discussed it with my in-laws and remembered other Mo updates to include. I started the post and saved it, because I knew I'd remember even more. Unfortunately, pregnancy brain has hit and all Mo's funny things have gone out the window.



You can quite often here Mo saying funny things like, "Careful, that's my bad leg." or " See my bad leg sissy? " You can't tell he stays with Grammy and Papa all day. Grammy's bad leg seems to have rubbed off on him.

Mo enjoys watching NASCAR with us. Especially when he has his "Hardt Junior" car to play with.

Mo can be seen rubbing his belly and telling you "I have boy babies in my tummy."

Mo loves the babies already and enjoys kissing them, hugging them and tickling them.

Mo has been successfully singing his ABC's for at least a month! There is a definite benefit to having an older sibiling to hand down all of her kindergarten wisdom.

Kaia's kindergarten ways have also rubbed off on Mo. He insists he has homework, for church. He also has to go write in his journal, just like sissy does.

Mo asked Grammy and Papa to buy him mosquito food. For his pet mosquito. He doesn't understand he would be the food, if he had a pet mosquito.

Mini Cherry Pies

Kaia's classroom had a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" feast today. Here is my contribution; Mini Cherry Pies.







These were very easy. I made a basic pie crust, rolled out thin and cut rounds using a glass. Then I spooned on 1 cherry from a can of cherry pie filling. Fold over, crimp, score and bake.

Thanks to Mrs. Mordecai for the inspiration. I'm not sure how I would have managed my assignment if I hadn't read your cherry pie post a while back. Her's look much nicer than mine.

Freebies!

This evening I arrived home to a big stack of mail on the counter. There were 2 small boxes, which I immediately recognized as sample boxes. Then another big box that I couldn't figure out.

The samples were Caress Body Wash and a Better Than Ears dog treat. The big box was a mystery even after I read the return address. Once I opened it though, I knew who it was from. I had joined the Coffemate Brew Crew a few months ago, and it was a box full of goodies! There was Dana's favorite French Vanilla creamer in a new package size, a nice travel mug, a Coffeemate spoon, and an insulated bag.

This was quite the treasure for one day. In just the past month I've received Huggies Pure & Natural diapers, Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield Toothpaste, Cream of Wheat, WalMart brand formula, and Cottonelle flushable wet wipes. All of this free!

I had forgotten how much I loved Cream of Wheat, so after the sample, I bought a box with the enclosed coupon. The diapers are so tiny, I can't believe the twins will fit them, and I love that they were a 3 pack. I'm waiting for Dana to try the Enamel Shield toothpaste. If he likes it, then there are 2 brands of enamel toothpaste to choose from and I can better manage the budget.

And a slightly different freebie this last week was a gift from our neighbors. They sent Kaia home with a jar of Zucchinni Jelly. Sounds wierd, right? It tastes really good. Obviously there is a lot more than zucchinni in it, but I thought it was a wonderful way to preserve that extra zucchinni that is always available.

Have you received any fun free things lately?

The Twins at 13 weeks

I just got back from an appointment with my doctor, and I was so happy to hear that I would get another ultrasound. It was so much fun to see Fric and Frac. They are both healthy, active and a bit uncooperative!

Both were exactly where I had expected based on the kicks this weekend. It was fun to see Fric upside down and kicking around, while Frac seemed more content to thumb suck and hang out right side up. As much as he tried, he couldn't get them both into the photo at the same time, except for the headshot I took home. I wish you all could see what I saw though throughout the ultrasound.

Now the exciting part: My big ultrasound is June 9th! What do you think we'll have? 2 boys, 2 girls, or one of each? Let me know in the comments.

What I did this weekend. By TJ

What I did this weekend:

• Watched the movie Hancock. Loved it too, although don't ask me about the 10 minutes toward the end where I dozed off. I woke up in time for the ending, and that's what counts.
• Felt the babies kick for the first time! I felt the baby on the lower left side, Saturday afternoon. Will call the left baby Fric. Then later on Saturday, I'm pretty sure I felt the other baby. That baby is more to the center of my right side. That one can be Frac. (Dana nick-named them a week or so ago)
• Dried two loads of laundry at my parents house.
• Enjoyed not teaching Sunday School and just being the helper.
• Helped Dana turn the front room into our tv room and our tv room into Mo's bedroom/playroom. Mo loves his new room and is so proud of it, and we're enjoying the coziness of our new tv room.
• Gave in to my OCD. While converting the rooms, I began putting my books onto bookshelves. I realized soon that I had religion books next to health books, and novels in between. I told myself just to get all the books downstairs and onto shelves, then organize later. That lasted all of one more trip. I couldn't stand it. Very quickly I had the craft books on the shelf above the cookbooks. Then the homesteading, preserving and gardening books next to the craft books. Those books flow in to my Hollywood biographies and TIME coffeetable books. Then another shelf houses all the religion, christian fiction, and devotional books. Then all my pregnancy, endometriosis and general health books. Finally we have novels. I felt so much better after that.
• I grew! I may have to take a new belly photo tonight. Between Friday and Monday, I got way bigger!