Happy Thanksgiving!!

I love today!!  We'll be watching the Macy's parade while we're preparing our yummy menu: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream, and some sparkling cider.  Of course, we'll also watch Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving and Miracle on 34th Street.  Hope your day is wonderful too!!

Hello there, baby!

Yesterday I had my second ultrasound, but it was the first one where my tiny 6cm baby actually looks like a baby.  Here is a little profile of six laying on its back.  You can see its little leg bent, tiny fingers waving hello, and its little face that I can't wait to shower with kisses.  It's crazy that I'm just 13 weeks pregnant tomorrow, but I already love this little one so much!  Now if I could just speed up time and make it May now I would be one happy momma!!

A true friend helps you become your best self!

My friend, Leslie joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints twenty years ago.  She asked me to share some photos from that day and I found a few.  This one is my favorite with my sweet friends, Leslie and Gina; my husband (who was my new boyfriend then); and my four darling little siblings.

 

I met Leslie on the first day of school in 7th grade.  She sat behind me in Mrs. Stonner's Science class (yes, Mrs. Stonner was as awful as her name!).  We became fast friends and over the years spent lots of time together on the dance team, cheerleading, school trips to California, parties, and sleepovers.

 

I was a new freshman at BYU, when Leslie called me to tell me she was getting baptized.  At first, I started laughing- I thought she was teasing me since I was at a Mormon school and all.  When I realized she was serious, I started crying.  Luckily, I was able to catch a ride home for the special event (and bring my cute boyfriend home for the first time too).

 

Twenty years later and Leslie has stayed a true friend.  We sent our boyfriends on missions and made them cute scrapbooks.  We tried to have summer flings with some other cute boys in the singles ward.  (I married my missionary, she married her fling- tee hee!).  We are both the mothers of twins.

 

Leslie has a strong testimony and is a wonderful woman.  She gets what is most important in life.  She is such a good example to me as a wife, mother, professional, and daughter of God.  We joke that even though she didn't go to Young Women's camp as a teenager, she has been more times than I have as a leader.

 

Just wanted to say thanks Leslie for being such a fabulous part of my life!

Gimme a Number

I posted this on facebook and thought I'd share it here too.  14 things you might not know about me.

1.   I am a water baby.  The summer I was 2 we lived with my Aunt & Uncle in California, who had a pool in their backyard.  After being rescued a few times from jumping in the deep end all by myself, I had to wear a lifejacket 24/7.

2.   My pet peeve is when people use "your" in place of "you're".

3.   When I was 8, my best friend and I shoplifted My Little Ponies.  We got busted and thrown in the store jail.  It was so scary and my only brush with the law.

4.   When I was in college, I joked that I was going to marry Brad Pitt.  I'd then hyphenate my name and become Jennifer Pittl-Pitt, ha!

5.   Silence is hard for me.  I'll turn on the TV and not watch it, just so I don't feel alone.

6.   I used to have a lead foot.  I caught myself going 110 mph (180 km/h) on a BYU road trip once.

7.   I shaved all of my hair off when I was 23.

8.   I despise my nose.  Although, if I could afford plastic surgery I'd fix my deformed mother of twins and soon to be 5 c-sections tummy.

9.   When we were visiting France in 2000, an unknown man came up to me and kissed me.  I barely had time to turn my face so he only got my cheek.

10.  The shortest job I ever had was at Gymboree.  I worked there for ONE day and then quit.

11.  I dream of living on each continent, except Antarctica.  I still want to take a cruise to Antarctica though and take some pictures of the cute penguins.

12.  When we were in Taiwan, my kids did lots of modeling.  One time I was asked to model with them.  So, if you ever see a witch, or pirate, or devil costume with a face that looks like mine on it- it just might be.

13.  Baby #6 will be our caboose, but if I could I'd have 2 more babies!

14.  I love the tradition of sending Christmas cards.  I send over a hundred each year and I am so grateful for the friends and family that remember us and send us cards too.  I've saved every single one!

If you took the time to read all 14 of these, please leave me a comment.  If you have a blog or are on facebook, please share 14 unknown things about you- and then let me know so I can read it!

Need Home Remedies Please!

I am one sick momma!  I have had "morning sickness" with all of my pregnancies.  Although for me, it lasts all day, all night, the whole pregnancy.  However, I think this pregnancy has definitely been the worst ever.  I curled up in a ball on Friday and pretty much didn't move until now (only because I had to get the kids ready for class picture day at school).  In Canada they actually have a prescription drug "diclectin" for pregnancy nausea.  I have taken 100 of those puppies over the past few weeks and they have not done a dang thing!  Last night I had a dream about durian fruit (its smell would make anyone nauseous) and that it was an anti-nausea remedy.  That's how desperate I am- I am dreaming about home remedies to cure my nausea!  I would even eat a durian if it would help.  So please, help this momma out- if you have any home remedies for nausea please share in the comments!!