Food Will Never Be The Same Again...

So unfortunately Aspen does have Celiac Disease. I am feeling kind of overwhelmed with all that entails. I would love recipes or ideas from anyone who know someone with Celiacs.
Daren seperated his shoulder playing in a raquetball tournament. Not good timing if you know what I mean.
The babies and I are still doing well. A mother's job is never done, as they say.
I am really enjoying the nicer weather and the fresh air with the widows open.
Happy Spring Everyone!

Home away from home...

I know I have been a total slacker about posting lately. It seems like life has been pretty uneventful as of late. I guess that is a good thing. Even Aspen has the same routine pretty much every school day. We did go to Lincoln a couple of weekends ago. I hate to admit I have only been like 3 times since we have lived here. We went to the mall to look for a pair of shoes for Daren and we walked into the food court and I got so excited because right inside the door was a Panda Express. I have really missed my orange chicken while we have been in Omaha. Everytime we go to Utah or Washington I have to have a fix. I was a very happy camper. The babies seemed to like it too. They had a party after I ate. Things are going well with the pregnancy. So far everything is on track. I haven't really felt sick at all just a lot of aches and pains. I am getting old.
Aspen had to have an Endoscopy to check for Celiac's Disease, which is an intolerance to wheat, gluten, barely, etc. We don't have the results back yet but are hoping the tests are negative. Have you ever read food labels? Wheat is in like everything. I guess we wouldn't need to store as much wheat but what am I going to feed my child that already only has a diet of about 5 things? She did great for the procedure but had a hard time waking up. We were at Children's for about 5 hours. Those padded rockers they have in the corner are deceiving. They are the most uncomfortable chairs I have ever sat in. Aspen has been to Children's over 78 times not including all her therapy sessions we have had. We could have saved so much gas money if we would have just lived closer to the hospital. I think my car goes into auto pilot when we start heading for Children's.
I will try to better about posting more often. Hope you are all doing well.

Pink or Blue?

After weeks of anticipation we finally found out what we are having. One of each. We are so excited and feel like we are getting the best of both worlds. Daren finally gets his boy and I get to have another girl to play dress up with. The boy weighs 6 oz. and the girl weighs 7 oz. They are both doing well and seem very active. We can't wait to meet them. Daren wasn't able to come to the ultrasound so I didn't want to tell him over the phone. I went and bought little presents in the appropriate colors. I gave him the pink one first and he was a little nervous they were both going to be girls. When he saw blue it was all good. Finally some more testosterone.

Better Late Than Never

Sorry we didn't wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day. I just barely loaded my camera on to the computer with these pictures on it. Hope you all had a day filled with love!

Still Waiting

I had an ultrasound yesterday and was hoping that the Dr. would be able to tell what we were having. He said it was still to early. Other than that the babies are fine and their heartbeat was strong. We'll keep you posted.

I love to read!

Aspen loves to read. She could read all day long. What she is saying is beyond me but I think she knows more than we think. The other day I was pointing to pictures in a book and she was repeating what I said. I hadn't gotten to one of the pictures yet and she pointed and said, "Chocolate!" We don't even give her that much candy and never a whole candy bar so I wondered how that was the one picture she knew without needing me to say it first. I guess better that she is looking at chocolate than the gun magazine Daren is reading. What was he thinking?

I don't think we have ever posted any pictures of Yoda for those of you who have never seen him. We think he looks more like a bat or a lama or a seal if you pin his ears back. He was even smaller when we got him and all ears, hence the name. We got him a couple of years ago for Aspen to have someone to play with and to teach her to be more gentle. They play tug o war sometimes but mostly just respect each other's space. I have never been a dog person but ironically he has become "my" dog. He is very well behaved, cuddly and only barks out of protectiveness. He doesn't bark if no one is home. He now weighs a whopping 3 and a half pounds. We love him and are glad to have him as part of the family.

P.S. I had an ultrasound yesterday and everything looks good. We should be able to find out what we are having in two weeks. Because of their heart rates the Dr. thinks they are both the same gender and most likely identical. We shall see.