I have become a big ZIT!

32 weeks! (Measuring at 39 weeks:)

There ya have it, I'm HUGE!! The best part is that people have no problem telling me how big I am. This weekend I was teaching scrapbook classes at the scrapbook expo in Sandy and here are some of the comments I got. "Tell me there are more than two in there," (and this was coming from a pregnant women) "Ya my sister is 31 weeks too and she isn't near as big as you," and the winner is "WOW, when ya going to get that baby out, tell me it's soon?" I know it's enormous but really I would rather you just keep your comments to yourself please. All people can see is "The Belly." I call it my big white head, one that needs to be popped immediately. Ya know when you have a big zit and people can't see past it; my belly has transformed into "The Zit". You just want to shake them and say,” I’m up here, ya know a person is attached to that belly your staring at." But I have a confession I LOVE to watch people. Of course I don't do it so that they know I'm doing it but still I am guilty of the same transgression. When you’re the person that is being stared at it's entertaining to watch there eyes as they grow in wonder. I'll just tell you now if you staring at my belly I can assure you I'm staring right back at ya.

Dane Hezekiah Smith (32 weeks)

Now for the babies, THEY ARE GREAT!! I had an ultra sound today and they are growing perfectly. My little London is 4.7 pounds and my little Dane is 4.6 pounds. The Dr. said they were jumbo babies and that I am the poster child for a twin pregnancy. Such a silly thing to be proud of but it made me feel like I was doing something right, I loved it. Also they both had a lot of hair, Dane especially. The Dr kept talking about how much hair he had. If you look at the picture of Dane really close you can see that he has a big nose, and huge lips; I think I may get a little Riley this time, maybe he will come out with tons of red hair. I don't have any pics of London because she is so far down and all the way into my back, we couldn't even get a glimpse of her face. Both babies were HEAD DOWN still and that is what I wanted more than anything, ya for London and Dane! Today was so much fun seeing them. It made all the stupid comments and long stares loose all meaning; I have healthy, cute, big babies and that is all that matters!


The Dr. won't let me go past 38 weeks so if I don't go before then than I only have 6 weeks to go. I am hoping that they come around 37 weeks and in that case I only have 5 weeks to go. I just don't know if my belly can take this much longer, I think one day I will bed over and it will just pop. I guess they are in charge of all that so I will be really nice to them and try not complain about how uncomfortable they are making me. Wish us luck!

The Twins Have Names!!!

We have names for our little people and we are so excited to share them. Tell us what you think. Our little girl is going to be LONDON KAY SMITH. Our little man is going to be DANE HEZEKIAH SMITH. Kay is my middle name and Hezekiah was my great great grandpa who helped settle Logan, he was an incredible man and Dane is lucky to share his name. Now London just gets my name but she will have to make the best of it. So what do ya think, feedback is great!

Officially White Trash!

This morning I woke up and was telling Riley I needed to shower before we visited his family. He reminded me that we had a toilet in our shower. We are tiling our bathroom floors; this is the reason for the toilet situation. Riley then told me that the other shower doesn’t have a toilet in it and that would probably be more comfortable. I was laying there contemplating the situation thinking “Am I, Lindsey Thatcher Smith, too good to shower with a toilet?” I started to recall life’s events that had led me to this point, such as; peeing my pants in public on numerous occasion, tripping and falling in front of whoever get the pleasure of witnessing such a graceful event, spilling things on myself no matter how nice my shirt is, and snorting without any guile…… nope I’m not too good to shower with a toilet. In fact I LOVED IT!!!! When you hit about 2 tons it’s nice to sit on your butt and shower, that’s all there is to it. Gandhi himself couldn’t convince me otherwise. Every person should try this adventure at least once in their precious lifetime. So if you ever get the prestigious chance to shower with a toilet do not put your nose in the air, seize the day.

That sounds REALLY bad!

Jack is trying to say "I wack you." Yet it comes accross as somthing much worse and Riley and I can't stop laughing. I know we are so bad but it's just too funny. And as Lindy would say "You don't mean that."

BIG BOY BED!!!

I took the plunge and decided that it was time to put Jack in a twin bed, really I have no choice. I was so scared that it was going to be a huge deal and that he would hate it but it has been wonderful. We talked to Jack about it for two day and told him how cool it was that he would be a big boy like his cousins Kaden and Griffin and Jaxon. Then we all went to Wal Mart and he picked out his very own sheets. Really he didn’t care much but the bigger the deal we made we figured the better. Then we all went home and as a family put his room together. It took a few hours because I had to clean but we had fun doing it. We did the exact same routine as we did before and said goodnight. He was happy to go to sleep and didn’t get out of bed once. We have been doing this for 3 days and he has been an angel. He has never gotten out of bed at night, I don’t know why but he totally gets it. The first day his nap time was great and he didn’t get out of bed once. Yesterday and today we had to keep putting him back in bed but eventually he stays and takes his nap. I am so relieved that he LOVES his big boy bed, I hope it stays this way. He has only fallen out of bed twice but we put up a rail and it has helped a ton. YAH FOR JACK!!!!

MONSTERS, REALLY?

So I have a short story I have to tell you. Today we were all playing and laughing on the ground when Riley and I started to argue over some dumb thing and Jack got a really scared look on his face. Both Riley and I noticed it so we asked him what was wrong. He pointed to the stairs and said “Monsters mommy.” We told him that there weren’t any monsters but he wasn’t convinced so Riley and him went downstairs and shot them with their fake guns. All I have to say is that children are so close to the spirit and today when he got that scared look on his face I felt awful that I had invited evil spirits into my home. No more monsters in my home, at least I will try a little harder. I mean who wants to scare a cute face like this?

Weekend in Logan, and Baby Update

Last week I was sick, (pun indented) and tired of good old Eagle Mountain so I left for Logan. Jack was in heaven with all of his cousins. They have a love/hate relationship that is unlike any other. They can’t get enough of each other but then all at once they have had way too much of each other. I have a few pics of the good times we had.

Carson, Brinlee and Jack watching Scooby Doo on Paul's lap top. When we go to Logan we turn into white trash and Jack is dressed like this most of the time...so I guess we could say that he just usually isn't dressed at all, he loves it.


Aunt MaRea (Rea) cutting Jacks hair. He actually likes getting his hair cut, lucky me. We call this smile the "Happy Face." When he is being naughty and he wants something we tell him he has to have a happy face if he wants us to understand him. More than anything we just want to see his fake smile, so funny.

While we were in Logan Grandam had another fall, a bad one. In fact 2 year ago she broke her ankle so bad that she had to have surgery. Unfortunately she broke the same ankle again, just below the first break. This time the break was a good one and she doesn't even need a cast so we lucked out. But this picture was taken amidst all the commotion. Jack wanted to sit in his chair so I put him up there and went back to helping my mom. Well lets just say it's not an easy place to call asleep so he was REALLY tired.

28 WEEKS

We went to have another ultra sound,(we have one every 4 weeks) and thing are GREAT!! Both my little girl and boy and head down, they can flip all the way up to 32 weeks but that's unlikely. If they stay that way then we will be able to have them vaginally for sure!! Pray for them to stay put. Also they are big babies, in fact individually they are bigger than a singleton. My little girl is 2.10 pounds and my little man is 2.5 pounds. In twin pregnancy's they start to make you get ultra sounds every 2-3 weeks but the Dr. said that we can still come every 4 weeks because things look so good. We also got to see our little man really well, he is so cute! We are so lucky and blessed. Thanks for all your love and support!

DID I JUST PEE MY PANTS....Um yep!

Look at that, 26 weeks. I think I owe some pictures to these little babies so that one day I can use them as tools of guilt. So I am forewarning you that this post is not going to be uplifting, in fact it will be quite the opposite. I think it’s better than someone whining to your face…right? But it will include embarrassing stories and admissions that no woman in her right mind would own up to. So if you don’t want to here a big whine fest I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t either, but here it comes. For posterities sake….ya that sounds good.

So let’s get down to business, PEEING MY PANTS. It’s not like I just peed my pants in the privacy of my own home, oh no. It was in front of Riley’s entire family. I was sitting around with my sister in laws just chatting away when I decided that it would be a good time to choke on a Jolly Rancher. Now this wasn’t just any little cough, it was a full on attack. As I was choking I suddenly realized I had absolutely NO CONTROL over my bladder. I crossed my legs, I said a “Please Bless”, but I knew it was over before it even began. I lost control and let it just run its course, why the hell not. Once the Jolly Rancher, (damn that Jolly Rancher) flew across the table onto my plate it was time to assess the damage. I stood up and announced “Did I just pee my pants……uh yep.” That was when the laughter came. All of us couldn’t stop laughing. If you know me it’s going to take a little bit more than pee to completely humiliate me. I just stood there for a while not knowing exactly what to do. Riley was in the other room, (might I add not at all surprised) just laying there. I finely had a LITTLE freak out. Let’s just say that I had to go commando for an hour or so, so weird.

MY BACK. For all you women who have terrible pregnancies I commend you for having a second child, I really don’t know if I would. I have NEVER in my life had back pain quite like this. I walk around like a decrepit old man who is just wishing to die. Yes I know I am SOOO pathetic. If any of you know what I am talking about please tell me what I can do about it, I go to the Dr. on Monday and I know she will give me Drugs but if you have any suggestions before then PLEASE inform me.

My brain is fried. I was in the shower and washed and conditioned my hair then was getting ready to wash my body. Next thing I knew my hair was lathered up but my body was not. I washed my hair with my body soap, oops!

This negative post may have something to do with the fact that I am sick, that just makes everything worse. I have Influenza A, all I have to say is YOU DON’T WANT THIS BUG!!! I have been in bed for little over a week. Anyhoo, I just wanted to get my negativeness all out without getting those sympathizing/irritating looks from people because I know there is nothing worse than a Negative Nelly. Sorry you’re my sounding board but it felt good.

I know what you’re all thinking, “girl your only 26 weeks Prego,” I know right! But you try telling that to my bladder, back and brain and don’t be surprised if they tell you were to go and how to get there because as far as they are concerned I’m over due.