She's Here (And it's me again)!!!

I won't say much now or post much, but here are the stats:

Born: 1:03am

Length: 21 1/2 inches

Weight: 8.5 pounds

Sex: Girl

Name: Megan (We're pretty sure)

Tiffany is doing great and Megan is also doing great!

Here I am again!

Well, I've blogged so many times in a row now It's hard to keep count. Why isn't Tiffany blogging anymore you might ask? Good question. I just don't know, I can only speculate. But a good hint might have something to do with this picture.

Let me give you an update on where she is right now. Today, Saturday, she is 11 days from her due date. But you probably already knew that from looking on the right side of our blog, not to mention the paper chain that you made at your home so you can keep track on your own when our baby will be due.

Since Wednesday she's been having contractions. For the first day or so they were around 10-15 minutes apart. They weren't hurting her, but they were coming none the less. In the past day and a half the frequency has increased to, on average, about 7 minutes apart and the intensity has also increased. From the looks of things, this probably is labor.

Then yesterday afternoon the frequency of the contractions backed off to 10 minutes again, but the intensity continued to go up. Last night Tiff wasn't able to sleep very well and she is getting more and more tired from these contractions that are making her stomach, back and thighs very sore. Those of you who have gone through birth, (like me, mine was a kidney stone. Those count I think.) know what kind of pain this can be.

So that's the latest on that. We may go into the hospital today, it may be tomorrow, it may be next week, we just have to wait for the contractions to be consistently 5-7 minutes apart. We're hoping that's sooner rather than later, but neither one of us have very much control over it.

Here's the latest on the names we're thinking - at least from my perspective, which by the way, is Tiffany's perspective as well.

In no particular order other than what we like the most right now :)

1. Ellie Rose Evans

2. Megan Rose Evans

3. Abby Elizabeth Evans

4. Jessica Alba

5. Katie Ann Evans

6. Tom Hanks

7. Tiffany Ann Evans Jr.

So those are the names we like right now. We may switch things up at the last minute like we did last time, we'll see.

Here's some limited video from a Media Football game I took part in this last Wednesday. Our team got smoked, but once again - our team's MVP. I scored our only touchdown as well as two point conversion. The highlights are only from the first half, and the touchdown came at the end of the game. Our quarterback is a pro quarterback from the Boise Burn, an Arena Football team. I hope you enjoy.

And here are some pictures of the kids to enjoy. These were taken at what the kids call the BIG PARK. There's a splash pad and a bunch of stuff for the kids to do.

Breaking a record...

Welcome to post #4 ... ever ... give or take. But I don't recall ever posting twice in a row - either I'm a posting nut - or Tiffany has more important things on her mind - or brewing inside her belly. I just got done reading a blog about a 3 year anniversary from one of my best friends and his wife who has become a really good friend, Mark and Bekah Gardner. She wrote the blog because I don't think he knows it exists - but what man really knows the blogging world?

Anyway, Bekah wrote about their relationship and it got me thinking at 12:06 am about my relationship with Tiffany. Right now she's sleeping behind me, or as close as she can be to sleeping with a baby kicking the inside of her ribs and Katie spooning with her. As of six minutes ago she is 34 weeks and 2 days along in the pregnancy. For all those returned missionaries out there - one transfer left and we'll get our little Megan or Abby or Lindsay or whatever else we come up with when we see her.

Katie's new place to relax.

Paul's version of Katie's new lounge area.

Tiffany's life doesn't get a lot of praise right now, so I'll attempt to do a little praising for her. Katie pooped today in the toilet. What? You say you do that all the time? Good for you, you can have a sticker just like her. But for this 2 1/2 year old pooping in the toilet and not in Jasmine or Arial or Belle, (She has Disney princess panties) that's a big deal. Once Tiffany got back from helping my sister Leslie in Utah, she went all out with potty training Katie. It's been great. She has her just-in-case panties (Pull-ups) and last night she woke up dry. So she has that down really well and knows when she needs to go. Today she was able to hold "it" until we got home from a little outing to the mall.

Throwing rocks into the river while camping - 2 stints of 2 hours. Wow!

You can never get enough popcorn - proof that these children are mine.

So accomplishment #1 Potty training Katie. I know starting to list things by number will get me in trouble if there is only one - so I'll have to be creative.

Just helping carry in the groceries.

We only buy the highest quality TP - from reputable companies.

Accomplishment #2 She is such a good mom that she can read an entire book in 2 days while watching two kids! Yeah, I know I didn't think it could be done either. I introduced her to the Ender's Game series - both sides of it. She can't put the books down.

She is a spiritual giant. She is well educated with when it comes to gospel topics. She also knows her stuff when it comes to listening to promptings - I make sure I stay close to her because when I don't I can get lost - figuratively speaking.

My sleeping habits are a little erratic I go to bed late - now 12:14 - and wake up late - today 9:00. She stays awake as long as she can at night - 6:47 pm - just kidding - but then gets up with the kids in the morning. I hope I don't reveal too much about me to where you don't think I do anything around here, but know this, I do just enough to look busy. :)

We have to take Katie and Paul to the temple grounds at least once a week so they can kiss the temple. If we don't they are very upset.

The fountain is the first place they always go. Katie threw a rock in during our last visit - I didn't let her make a wish.

Anyway, accomplishment #43 Tiffy can tell the difference between when I am sarcastic and when I am serious. Don't underestimate the difficulty of this. This is something I pride myself in - telling what I am really saying when I am talking is no easy thing, but after knowing each other for 4 years now - and dating just a little bit less than that - she's on the top of that mountain.

I know when I post no one comments or even reads everything and that's fine - that's probably because you saw that I wrote it and figured nothing would be accomplished by reading it, and I agree with you. I usually write for myself. This time it's for you Tiffany. I love you in ways that would make even my closest friends uncomfortable. Ya, I know that's a lot, and by the way you're smiling right now you obviously understand how serious of a statement that is.

Boise Temple - and yes, I took it.

And just to break up the reading - pictures! For those who find my writing less than enjoyable - bland or wordy consider them as eye candy.

Once in a while....

Every other moon or so I muster up the courage and write on this thingy, our family blog. It's usually about the Jazz, but since they are giving me nothing to write about, thanks to the no good, lousy Lakers, I must write about something else.

So, I will write about me. For the past week I've been home alone. Tiffany thought it would be good if we took a break for awhile and tried living with other people. And I think this time away from each other has worked. She took the kids and moved down to Utah to live with my sister. I've slept in my bed alone. The timing of this was perfect since Tiffany went down to Utah the day after my sister had her baby. Imagine the timing. But this time apart has really taught me several things, most of which is how much I miss my wife and kids.


Are you confused yet? Did you think that Tiffany has spent the last week in Utah for any other reason beyond helping my sister out while she recovers from giving birth? Well, if you thought that it's just your imagination. We're doing great. I've had the chance to read a lot of books and really do whatever I want. Especially eating out more than I should. :) Sorry Tiffy.

If you've read any of my previous posts you probably recall that I mostly waste your time with words that just go in a circle. Words that really don't come to any point. You just read and then think to yourself - Why did I just read that? What was his point?

Well, today is your lucky day. My whole point of posting is to bring this video below to your attention. What's ironic is that being in the news I am trained to give you the most important information up front - right at the beginning. Completely opposite of the way I write on these blogs. I enjoy this way a lot more.

Anyway, I've digressed way too much.

The video below is the story I did on Saturday May 9, 2009. I got a call in our newsroom from a surgeon at St. Luke's Children's Hospital in Boise. The conversation was simply. He told me he had a kid about to go into surgery who has a pencil that went through the back of his mouth and almost out the back of his head. He then asked me how long it would take me to get to the hospital so I could cover it. Needless to say we were there pretty quick.

I must warn you some of the pictures are a little graphic, or rather shocking, but they weren't the worst ones we had.

I hope you enjoy what I think is one of the best stories I've ever done.

And, as always, go Jazz!

Megan or Abby????

WHO DO YOU THINK SHE LOOKS LIKE?????

So we went to the doctor today and all is going GREAT with the pregnancy. I am 31 weeks exactly today and she is measuring 2 weeks ahead. She weighs in at a whopping 4 pounds 4 ounces and her head has about a 30 centimeter circumference. I really don't want to get my hopes up but the doctor said something about if the baby came in 7 weeks she would be in the 7 pound range. I would LOVE if she was early, BUT past pregnancies have shown that it hasn't been the case for me. So I included a picture of the big belly too...sorry it's far away, I don't let people take pictures of me too often.

My little tough Guy

As a mom there is nothing more heart wrenching then hearing your child scream. Then to make it worse you hear your husband say I think his finger is broken. That's right...that was the case this morning. Katie slammed Paul's finger into the bathroom door. After a trip to the doctor and a fun lunch out this is what it looks like. It's not broken, but it is quite swollen and very colorful. I don't know if the pictures do it justice.
Still happy, after ALL that!

Time for an update

So lately the weather has been pretty good and the kids have LOVED being outside. I am ready to spend hour after hour outside all spring, summer and fall for that matter. Update wise all is going well. We are getting excited for the baby to come (I know, I know I'll post a picture) we like the names Megan and Abigail, we'd call her Abby. But we have decided to wait until she comes to make the final decision. Probably because Scott likes one and I like the other but that is okay.

We have also been trying to save money and make money on the side. For now I will just write about the saving money because it has given us quite the rush. We have started clipping coupons. I have to say I was quite hesitant about it because we tried it once before and only saved a couple of dollars a week. TOTALLY NOT WORTH IT! But this time Scott saw a news article (surprise, surprise) about a lady that clips coupons and how she bought over $1000 worth of groceries for about $250 so we decided to look into it. Here is the fun part....I will just tell you what we were able to do today...all for $20 and change...counting tax (for some reason a lot of coupon clippers don't count tax but that doesn't make sense to me because you still have to pay it). We bought 10 boxes of Post cereal regularly $4.69 at Albertsons for about .30 a box. 4 cans of hormel chili for .45 a can. 4 cans of dole pineapples .35 a can. 4 16 oz darigold strawberry or chocolate flavored milk FREE. John Frieda Shampoo and Conditioner regularly 6 something each for 1.20 a piece. 2 things of colgate toothpaste for .50 cents a piece regularly 3.50 or 3.60. A dozen eggs FREE. Two things of lysol disinfecting wipes .50 a piece. Gallon of fat free milk $1.00 and a package of oreos $1.50....I think that is all...IT WAS SUCH A RUSH. But here is the thing, you don't have to "know" how to clip coupons. I don't. All I do is follow these two websites athriftymom.com and krazycouponlady.blogspot.com (I had them as links and for some reason it wasn't working so just copy and paste it) and they find all of the deals and tell you how to do it. (they are both Idaho based so it may be a little different if you live in another state) MUCH BETTER THAN SAVING A COUPLE BUCKS A WEEK. So there you have it. Hopefully it will help us build up our food storage and save money on our grocery bill. It seems to be working so far, the last 3 dozen eggs we have bought were FREE.

Well here are a few pictures of what has been happening lately.


Scott was having some fun with the kids...Katie and Paul would get frustrated when it was the other one's turn. Dad's just too much fun.
Katie spent about an hour watching it pour from our front door. She likes to strip down to her diaper lately so that is why she has just the blanket on.
Paul fell asleep while I was talking to my sister on the phone...I guess I waited too long to put him down for his nap.
Our two little cuties!