Good news/Bad news...

Well, I had a Dr. Apt. yesterday for ANOTHER ultra sound. I am on the "watch list" and have to get ultra sounds every 4 weeks...well after yesterday now I am on the "every week list". The good news is that Kade is no longer in the 95 percentile for everything...now he is between the 60's and 80's (well expect for his head that is now 91) The bad news is apparently I have WAY to much amniotic fluid. Basically he is swimming in a large pool...hey if you ask me I'd rather be swimming around then all cramped up, right? Next week if my levels don't go down I'll have to start seeing a specialist in Phoenix. Polyhydramnios (the name of the problem) could be signs of problems with the baby, or problems for the mother. I am hoping that it doesn't effect Kade in any way whatsoever and hopefully my levels just go down with time. My stomach is apparently measuring about 4 weeks further than I really am....hence the reason every asks when my twins are due. I did the worst thing by looking up online about this because it tells you every little thing that could go wrong. I am just going to try to stay positive and pray it's not a huge issue.

Next good news is that we are looking to buy a house! It has been so much fun and we feel so blessed that Nate got a great job at the hospital so that we can get into something. Although the housing market has been a nightmare for so many people in AZ....we are very lucky. Being a 1st time home buyer we qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. The houses are so beautiful and the prices have never been lower. The only bad news is that we finally found a house that we both just LOVED. It had only been on the market 1 day and we over bid on it. We thought we had a good chance of getting it...by the end of the day there were already 17 bids on the house, and 4 full cash offers. We will be lucky to scrape up a down payment...let alone purchase a house with cash! It is nice for the economy that there are crazy bidding wars going on, but we will be so darn lucky to get something...or will have to just settle with something that may not be our first pick. Our friends down here have way over bid on the asking price on 6 different houses and haven't gotten any of them. We bid on 2 more houses last night so maybe we'll get lucky on one!

I don't ever write in my journal anymore.... so I wanted to use this post to just get my thoughts down and vent a little. We have much to be grateful for...I am blessed to have such wonderful family and friends...Love you all :)

Easter & Other Pics from this month!

Nate felt little Kade kick for the first time today! He was so excited and has been trying to feel him for a long time. We think Kade likes to do jumping jacks because he is CONSTANTLY movin and groovin!

After posting this pic I realized Nate was making a nerdy face. Him and his dad kept being goobers during pics, I can't believe his dad actually had a normal smile in this one!

Okay NO there is not twins in there! I get asked that almost daily! This pic was taken almost 2 weeks ago too! I swear some people look like this when they are about ready to give birth...I can't imagine how I'll look in August. Bring it on!

I know I just barley posted all those Dodger pictures from spring training...but this was just last Saturday night. I almost spaced that LA was in town! About an hour before game time we realized they were in town and we through our shirts and hats on as fast as we could and rushed downtown. Nose bleeds and all...it was SO MUCH FUN! LA won 11 to 1! We can't get enough of the Dodgers!!!!

We went with our friends Dani and Jordan to the Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns game a few weeks ago. We had half court seats 14th row. We all loved every second of it! My two favorite teams! The Jazz ended up winning at a buzzer beater, the score was close the whole game!

We threw Dani a Bachlorette Party a few weeks ago. It was great to see all the old college girlfriends! A bunch of my old roommates and soccer teammates flew in for a girls weekend. The Party was really fun and crazy! I am so mad that I forgot to bring my camera to the Bachelorette Party. This was the day after...everyone who was still in town went to the Angles Spring Training Baseball game...we tailgated before the game with a bunch of other friends and had a blast! Nothing like hot dogs & a ballgame.

IT"S A BOY!

We finally know! I was SO nervous going into my apt. the anticipation was killing me. Nate really thought we were having a girl...and I was dying to have a girl (I am a sucker for those huge bows) But I truly didn't feel like it was. Nate and I have both loved the name Zoey for a while, and that is what we are planning on naming our girl. I kept telling my mom "I just don't think it's Zoey yet...maybe it's a girl, and I just shouldn't name her Zoey because for some reason I don't think it's her".... well, I didn't listen to my intuition much because I bought a bunch of cute little girl stuff! When we found out it was a boy, I wasn't disappointed right away. I was mostly so glad that everything looks healthy so far. I was shocked to see that he is in the 97th percentile on weight, size, head, and all his measurements! They will either move my due date up, or I might be having a tank! YIKES. When Nate and I lay in bed at night I started to get a little sad about not having a girl. The next day at school I was browsing online at boy "stuff" and I began to get more and more excited. It's been a few days since then and now I can honestly say that I can't be more happier that it is a boy! I can't explain the love that has grown inside of me for this little (I mean "big") guy. I am tearing up right now while I am journaling this. We have already decided on a name, Kade Nathan Sager. I love him so much and can't wait for him to join our family. Nate and I get SO happy thinking about playing with him on a little tyke basketball hoop, playing at the park, teaching him to catch and throw, kick a soccer ball, his first fish he catches, and reading him silly stories. We are already looking for his first pair of cleats! I had a great time surprising my class at school when I told them what I was having. They all just KNEW it was going to be a boy. There reason was because I like sports :)....My ultrasound was after school on the 31st leaving the next day to be April Fools Day. I told my class when they were lining up to come in that the ultrasound machine was broken and we can't find out till next week. They about died because they were just as pumped as me to find out. I had already decorated the classroom with blue crepe paper and had a big banner up. They were so glad when they came inside to see it. It made for a really fun day.
Kade was so proud to show us that he is a boy. Not bashful at all.... that's my boy!

Alomst Time!

We find out what we are having on Tuesday!!! I am SO excited I can't even stand it. I have been curious about this since the day I found out I was pregnant. Well actually even before that. Whenever I day dream what my future would be like, I would always wonder what my kids will be like. Nate really thinks it's a girl...and I have been back and forth the whole time for what I think. I felt the baby move for the first time today! It was the coolest thing ever. I think about how blessed I am to become a mother and it makes me bawl. The best part of it all is that my kids will have the best dad ever. I am so proud of Nate. He works so hard to do well in school and to help support me in all I do. He has been assisting in labor and delivery. He cut an umbilical chord today, and has been a breathing coach. I am so glad that he will be all practiced up since I don't know what the heck I am doing! Nate just found out yesterday that all of his Professors and Clinical Instructors nominated him to receive the Florence Nightingale award. They give it to one nurse in all the graduating class. He was so humble about it and amazed that he was given this honor. I wasn't though! He does such a great job in the hospital with those patients, he is caring, patient, and understanding. I always try to talk him into being late for class to sleep in with me, or to ditch out early for things, but Nate is so dedicated. I need to be more like him because I would rather be an hour late to something than even 10 minutes early! So anyway, Nate has to read a little story at their graduation, and gets to lead the class when they walk in. I like to tease him and call him my Little Nightingale (he doesn't love the girly name!)...but in all seriousness I couldn't be more proud of him. I am so lucky he is my husband.
Nate chillin' in his scrubs...

They had a fashion show at school to "Model" what you should wear to an interview. Nate had to go to Dillards to be fitted for the big show. I made one of his buddies take pictures so I could see him...I think that was embarrassing for him...Oh the things you do to make your wife happy :)!

My Parents visit in AZ...Go Dodgers!

One of my dreams has always been to go to Baseball Spring Training games. The Dodgers used to train in Florida and now they have a stadium in AZ! I have been looking forward to this for a year. I couldn't believe how fun it was. We got to sit really close during all of the games. We liked the intimate atmosphere of the smaller stadium. I am used to all the players looking like aunts. A couple games we sat right behind home plate! I got Andrea Either's autograph and Nate caught a fly ball. We all felt like we were going to turn into a hot dog by the end of the week from eating so many!

My dad was like a little kid on Christmas!

This game was on St. Patricks day, Nate represented and wore green for us,

'Red' the dad on "That 70's Show" was at a bunch of games. Every time he walked by I would wave and say hi, but I was sad that I never got a pic with him. Finally, the last day I was waiting for the fam to hit up the restroom and I realized I was standing right next to him! I tossed Nate the camera to take a pic for me(Nate could care less about famous people and autographs..but I live for them!)

We had such a GREAT time with my family. Other than the 4 Spring Training Dodger games we went too...we were still able to squeeze in some time for other fun activities. We took them fishing and it was so nice to have my dad there to carry the boat instead of me :). We took them to this Old Mining Ghost Town. It was fun to look at all of the antique stuff...plus they had the most amazing ice cream ever! Take notice of my bulging belly in the pics!

We had a little picnic before the fishing...

Thanks for coming Mom and Dad! We miss you guys already. It was fun playing dart tournaments, watching March Madness games, staying up late and playing Yahtzee with you guys too!

Mark's Wedding in Utah

Mark and Natalie's Wedding was a blast. It was so much fun seeing family and friends. I am so happy for them. They will have a great life together, and we are so happy to have Nat in the family. Dylan was the hit in his cute suit with his pink tie!

We were freezing at the Temple, it wasn't quite the weather we are used too!

The Moore Family...

I flew up to Utah a few days before Nate (he had to be at the hospital for school) to help my mom get set up for the Wedding Dinner. It was so nice to play with Dylan and hang out with Jeff and Brandi. Sure enough, as soon as Nate gets in town Dylan was Nate's best friend instead of mine!

Spring Fishing Trip!

Nate and I went to Roosevelt Lake last Saturday. We had to get up at 3 in the morning because my husband always has to be the first one out to the lake! I figured I owed it to him because I have been a piece of work the past week. My hormones have been suprisingly normal the first part of my pregnancy, and unfortunatly I couldn't consider them quite "normal" last week! Between report cards, parent teacher conferences, and not fitting into ANY clothes...I had a few episodes trying to get ready for school in the morning. Unless people consider throwing shoes across the room at your husband because he told you your navy blue shoes where black is normal...then I was a little crazy! It all started when I was trying on a new pair of maternity pants that were so hedious that it looked like I was wearing a diaper, so I guess that put me in a sour mood. Oh the joys! So I do need to thank Nate for being the most patient hubbster in the whole world. I don't know how I got so lucky to deserve him. He always looks for ways to make me feel better and to love me. Luckily during our fishing weekend I didn't have any crazy episodes, and we had a GREAT time together!
I love how happy Nate gets when he cathes a good fish! He's like a giddy, little kid on Christmas day! Nate caught 13 fish that day and they were ALL good size!

This is how I spent the first hour out on the lake...the sun isn't shinning at 5 in the morning! Nate was catching enough fish for the both of us :)

Meet our fish Cheeto! I got to name him. He was 5 and a half pounds, his biggest catch of the day. Nate forgets to eat or drink when we are fishing because he is afraid he will miss out on catching a fish. I finally was able to convince him to eat a string cheese (I wanted to him to hurry and eat something before I ate it all and there was nothing left, I have no problem eating while we fish!) He left is bait in the water while he tried to open his cheese stick and he suddenly got a bite...he set the hook and the fish got off and he was SO bumbed. Nate decided to go back to the cheese stick and right away AGAIN he got another bite. This time he was able to set the hook and he caught HUGE Cheeto! He fought like crazy, it was so fun to see him catch it. We were going to take Cheeto home to grill, so we put him in a bag with water in it and tied it to the outside of the boat. Cheeto swam along next to us the rest of the day and he kinda felt like he was our pet! By the end of the day I couldn't bare to keep it...you can't eat something after you name it! So we let Cheeto go...maybe he'll get bigger and we can catch him next year!

I read my book the whole time and didn't catch even ONE fish. I'll cast like 3 times, and if I don't catch something right away then I get sick of it. I would rather relax and read. But I do have an important job...I am the net girl!

Our friends joke that Nate's hobby has aged him 30 years because there is normally a bunch of old retired guys out on the lake. Nate can just make friends with all the old men and share fishing tips together. I love it!