The Twinners in "3D"

I'm blogging about these babies as if they were mine...call me crazy but I can't help myself! I'm SO excited for Tyler and Tami and want to share the news with everyone. When asked how my weekend was by the Starbucks barista on Monday I replied with, "My brother and sister-in-law are having twins!"

Below is an email that Ty and Tam sent out just a little bit ago and below that is a picture of the little ones that was taken this a.m. Baby "A" is on the right and Baby "B" is on the left.

"Our ultrasound went REALLY well this morning. Both of the twins look very healthy and are growing a little ahead of schedule :-) It was extremely amazing seeing 4D views of them (stil photos in 3D/video in 4D.) It's incredible how developed they are at this point in the pregnancy.

The doctor is giving us his best guess on the gender (based on internal genitalia). We see him again in 6 weeks (May 20th) and he will confirm if his guess it right. As of now he suspects the following:

Baby A: Sugar and spice and all things nice. That's what a little girl is made of!
Baby B: Frogs and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails. That's what a little boy is made of!

Love, Tyler, Tami, Tank and Dakota"



I love that you can see heads, arms, legs, etc. They REALLY are little people already!

TWINS!

Yesterday we had the pleasure of learning that later this fall, we are going ot be Auntie and Uncle to TWINS! Kim's brother and sister-in-law (Tyler and Tami) are 12 weeks along with two little babies...currenlty nicknamed "A" and "B." The announcement came over lunch while celebrating Kim's dad's 65th birthday. Tyler tricked everyone by casually announcing that they were looking to get a new car...a bigger one...because they would need more room....because Tami was pregnant! Lots of screams and whoops and hollers were let out and it wasn't until 5 minutes later when Kim's mom said, "I'm so glad I kept all the baby stuff..." that Tyler said, "Well, do you have two sets of everything!? It's twins!" Of course more screams...more whoops...and more hollars!

Little "A" and "B" will be gracing us with their presence this fall (official due date is in mid to late October) but it sounds like we might get to meet them at the end of September if they're ready! Both Tami and Tyler will be in our wedding in June. Good thing Tami thought ahead and secretly ordered her dress two sizes too big! Her belly is already starting to show as Little "A" and "B" set up camp inside.

We couldn't be happier... We are already so blessed to have 2 nephews and a niece (Riley 13, Spencer 11 and Gracie 6) and welcome with open arms the Dynamic Duo!

The Flip

For Christmas Nanci, Brad's mom, gave us (me) a "Flip." For those who don't know, a Flip is a handheld camcorder that's smaller than a camera and weighs only 6 ounces, I've been wanting one ever since Megan Kennedy got one awhile back and taped all the girls stating their New Year's resolutions at the beginning of 2008. (Mine was to get out of the "fat girl pants" that my college girl friends had so graciously given me after losing their college weight...needless to say, I was a bit behind schedule. However, their loss, literally, was my gain. And yes, I DID lose that weight in 2008!) Anyway...back to the point of the post. So, I got the Flip for Christmas and just a few weeks ago actually busted it out. (I love finding presents after you have forgotten, it's like having Christmas twice!) I LOVE the Flip! The only problem is...all I have to tape is our animals. I apologize in advance for subjecting you to this.

The Heating Pad

If you've ever seen the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" you know that Windex is the solution to every problem. Well, in my family (the Johnson side) my mom believes Tums are the cure to every ailment with a heating pad as a close second. I don't necessarily agree with Tums but I do put a lot of faith in the heating pad. Apparently Colie does too.

This little dog goes wherever that heating pad goes. We now have the heating pad at the end of the bed every night and Colie and Milo lay on it as they sleep. Sometimes they lay together and sometimes they take turns. Other times, Milo just kicks Colie off of it.

Lazy days with Dad.

While I'm out of town for work, the pets are home with Dad. I have no idea what sort of shenanigans they will get into. It makes me laugh to think of the three of them (Brad, Milo and Colie) all lying in bed, watching television.

Colie loves Dad and Dad loves Colie...

Haircut Time

About every eight weeks it's time for Colie to get a haircut. Brad and I like to say she is getting her "hair did." The people at our local "salon" are very nice and absolutely adore our little one. They must take great care of her because she is always so calm and collected when we pick her up and the ladies always tell us what a sweetie she is.

The one thing about haircut time is that Colie ends up looking semi-ridiculous for at least two weeks post-haircut. The problem is...if we don't get it cut short enough, she needs a haircut within a month. But like I said, it is SHORT! See for yourself...

Duck...

Duck...

GOOSE!

MUST WATCH!

My dear friend Jaymee Eidel (Sire) sent me a link to a great video today. After watching the video, I'm positive of at least three things. For those of you that know me well, these will not come as a surprise...

1) This is EXACTLY something I would have done as a child.
2) This is EXACTLY something I would do today.
3) This is EXACTLY the type of thing I can only hope my child does someday.