5:1

5:1......The new ratio of our family.  I am seriously outnumbered.  There is no coming back from this.  I could try to be like my mom and even it out with 4 girls, but I really don't feel that ambitious right now.  I think 4 little boys is enough to overwhelm me for life :) 

We saw the Dr. this morning and got to stare at the ultrasound screen for 45 minutes.  It was heaven to watch our sweet little boys move around and kick each other in the faces.  They are already so nice to each other :)  They are both really busy babies.  The Dr. had a hard time getting them to hold still long enough to measure everything that he needed to.   They are both healthy, which is wonderful news!  Everything looked good!  Baby A is at the bottom.  And baby B is on the top.  Baby B is measuring about a week smaller than Baby A,  so the Dr. will be monitoring him closely to make sure that the size discrepancy doesn't get bigger between the two of them.  They share a placenta, so one can hog all of the blood and nutrients.  Please keep them in your prayers that they will share nicely :)

Here I am at 20 weeks!  People have started asking me how much longer I have left.  That is never a good sign.  Haha!   Sadly, I don't have any pictures from the ultrasound.  But, they gave me a DVD, so I can watch them whenever I want!  You will just have to imagine what they look like.  Probably just imagine Jack or Luke.  I will have 4 blonde-haired, blue-eyed clones running around in a few months :)

BFF's

 This is where I spent the weekend a few weeks ago.  Are you jealous?  I was able to go visit my best friend, Mandi, in California....all by myself.  It was such a fun weekend!  We went to the beach and the pool and ate and ate and ate.  Pretty much heaven for a pregnant lady :)  I figured this might be my last chance for a girls weekend in a very long time.  Soon I will be too big to fit down the airplane aisles.

Mandi took me to a beach in Malibu.  The weather was perfect and we saw a ton of dolphins!!  I wish my photography skills had been better :)  All you get is a fin.

Mandi took me to a really fun Japanese grill.  I think I may have eaten another baby.  At least that is what it felt like. 

The next weekend, Jay got a fun trip!  Our friend Roy that we knew in Virginia was finally able to bring his family over about 18 months ago from Africa after 6 years of separation.  He spent years and years saving money to be able to get them all here.  It is such a sweet story of love.  Visit this site to see pictures and the story of their reunion.  Make sure you have some Kleenex. 

We were so excited when Roy called to tell Jay that he was getting sealed in the temple to his wife and 5 kids.  Jay flew down to Phoenix to be with them that day.

Aren't they just the most darling family?

Then, Jack got to see his long lost best friends!  Our friends Keith and Jeanene from Virginia were visiting family in Utah and were so wonderful to come visit us!  We were all thrilled to see them and miss them all the time.  They were our parents and the boys' grandparents in Virginia :) In Jack's prayers that night he made sure to thank Heavenly Father over and over that they came to see him :)

Lastly in BFF news,  Jack LOVES to do hair.  He will spend at least 20 minutes in front of the mirror doing his hair.  On Sunday, he wanted to make sure that Luke's hair looked nice for church.  Luke was so patient and let Jack do his hair for at least 3 minutes :)  They are such great friends.

17 weeks - Twinners

Here is my lovely baby bump at 17 weeks.  Good thing it is twins, otherwise I would really be freaking out about the size I am already.  We had a 16 week ultrasound to see the babes.  They are growing well and growing evenly, which is a concern since they share a placenta.  We tried to find out the flavor, but they had their butts strategically in each others faces, so it is still a mystery.  At least we know they will be polite! Ha :)

So far, so good!  Please keep the babies in your prayers!  They still have a very, very long way to go.