Reasons why I can't take my husband to Walmart

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.

2 . July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, "Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away."

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.

6. September 14: Moved a "CAUTION - WET FLOOR" sign to a carpeted area.

7. September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he´d invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.

8. September 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"

9. October 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. November 5: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme. It wasn't to bad until his friend Jeff joined in - ugghhh.

12. December 6: In the auto department, he practiced his "Madonna look" by using different sizes of funnels.

13. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled "PICK ME! PICK ME!"

14. December 21: When an announce ment came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed, "OH NO! IT´S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!" And last, but not least

15. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "Hey! There's no toilet paper in here!" To make it worse it was the ladies fitting rooms and there was a huge line waiting to get in.

Does anybody have any ideas how to handle this?

Pregnancy Update

It has been soooo incredible to have Ty home this week. He has been able to go surfing a lot (which puts him in a good mood) and he was able to go with me to have another ultrasound done. The last ultrasound showed some abnormalities with the kidneys so it was just to double check and see if he looked ok. He looks great; he has a good strong heart, good lungs, and two good kidneys! He is measuring about 5lbs so by the time he come out he will be a pretty big baby. We are guessing around 9-10 lbs, but that is just a guess; I can always hope for smaller :) Although I think Ty secretly likes having the big boys - he is so proud of his genes.

Since the last posting about the pregnancy a lot has changed. My doctor left for her maternity leave a little early so when the office called to cancel my appt I used that as an opportunity look elsewhere for another doctor (actually a midwife). It was perfect timing too; if I hadn't had that appt cancelled then I would have been stuck in the same medical group for another month because of insurance. So it worked out great!! I LOVE the new medical group I am in. I LOVE the doctor that the midwifes work with and I absolutely have loved all the midwifes there. Moroni actually really likes going there because they are more social and attentive to him than his own doctor is. It is such a change from previous experiences - I have left their office literally excited as can be to have had the opportunity to get to know them. I only wish I had made the change sooner; I am due in just over a month and I know already I am going to miss them. I am curious to see how the labor and delivery turns out. I have to admit I am a little more anxious and nervous then I was with Moroni; I just hope things turn out better this time. I went into that labor with so much confidence and seriously underestimated the amount of pain involved with labor and particularly with pitocin contractions. I am going to try to go natural, but we will see what happens.?.

Dennis Family pictures

Moroni

Moroni's first pumpkin

Moroni has developed an obsession with pumpkins this year. Every time he sees pumpkins he gets all excited and has to go look at them.

We went to the store last week and he ran up to the pumpkins and picked one up that was almost as big as him and attempted to carry it over to the cart. His determination was so cute that I bought the pumpkin for him. Ever since he has carried and pushed it all around the apartment. Last night we decided we should carve it so it would be done for Halloween. Ty cut the top off the pumpkin and Moroni absolutely lost it because the pumpkin was "broken".

We have posted the video so you can see his reaction. I will try to get a picture of him in his costume tonight so you can see how cute he is.

Moroni and teeth; bad combo.

A couple of weeks ago I had a dream that the nursery had a wall of recognitions. In the "naughty" spot was Moroni's picture. Ok, so maybe it wasn't a dream more like a nightmare.

Today as soon as Relief Society was over I rushed in to get him (I just missed him so much). As soon as I entered the room both nursery teachers immediately noticed me. One of the nursery teachers put the child she was carrying down and started heading in my direction. "Oh, No", I thought "this is it, he made the "naughty wall". I immediately felt horrible for whatever he had done, relieved only that the windows weren't broken and there were no reports of ambulances during class.

Ok - so I may have gotten carried away. It turns out he was bit by one of the other kids and had a good mark left on his hand. I smiled and I think I even laughed a little bit in relief. I simply said, "Great, I would rather have him bitten than doing the biting." One of the other mothers laughed at my relief of having my child abbused during nursery. I said something to the extent that it can be expected with kids this age and brushed it off. Funny how if someone elses child does something it was no big deal, but I am horrified at the idea of my kid doing it.

Ultrasound this week

We went in for our ultrasound today. I have to admit I was a little disappointed. I guess I was really spoiled when I was pregnant with Moroni. This time Ty didn't get to come back for the "examination" so I was there alone in a dark room staring at the ceiling. The tech and I didn't really talk to each other so I have no idea if the baby is measuring OK and developing properly.

Different experience this time that is for sure. With our last pregnancy Ty and I got to be together and watch from our own screen the whole process. Our tech talked with us through the entire procedure and carefully checked off each organ and possible birth defect to make sure that the baby was growing properly. He also checked the measurements and adjusted our due date slightly. I didn't realize how good I had it in Hawaii; I really find myself missing the health care providers that we had there.

In any case we got to find out the gender. It is going to be another boy!!! I am so excited to have another little tiny member added to this family. We didn't get very good pix this time, but we do have one that shows both feet! Oh - it will be sooo fun to kiss those toes when they come out!

Pregnancy

I am now approximately 20 weeks along; we should have that confirmed this coming Friday when we have an ultrasound done. This pregnancy has been easier in just about every conceivable way (no pun intended). I have not been as sick and I have not had as much pain as I had with Moroni. I do have a rather difficult time getting around at times, but that is usually due to walking for the proposition 8 campaign (another discussion entirely).

All in all this pregnancy has gone pretty smooth. Of course keeping up with Moroni becomes less smooth as time goes on and I get bigger and bigger. I don't think I am very big, but Ty told me last night that he thinks I might be having twins so I guess "big" is in the eye of the beholder. At least we both agree that in general I haven't gained as much body weight this time as I did with Moroni. We will see if that is really the case; after all I am only half way.

I will check back in at the end of the week with an update (after the ultrasound) and maybe by then have a picture. We are not very good at taking pictures along the way; otherwise we might have a better idea of how I am doing in size compared to last time.

Say what?

Yesterday for dinner I was preparing shepherds pie; and of course Moroni wanted to be right there "assisting". When we were sitting down to eat he kept asking for an apple, but wouldn't eat the one I gave him. Finally I went to the kitchen and held up a potato and asked him if he wanted that. He excitedly pointed to it and said "apple". I corrected him and explained that it was a potato, at which point he sighed and said "I wan po-ato apple".

How can you argue with that?

Bean Month

Ty and I want to have a month of eating beans everyday for dinner. So - I am looking any and all recipes involving beans. If anybody knows any good recipes please let me know.

Moroni started nursery

Moroni had his first nursery experience last Sunday. He loved it!!! So did mom and dad :) I think everybody else in our ward appreciated it as well. The week before last he threw his sippy cup, filled with milk, at the wall in the middle of Sunday school; it exploded everywhere and distracted the whole class. Uggh. So needless to say I'm sure everybody appreciates the peace.

It didn't take but 3 seconds for Moroni to adjust. I couldn't even get him to kiss me goodbye. He was only interested in playing with all the toys and kids. The nursery teachers said he was good at sharing his toys and communicating with the other kids. He never got anxious about mom and dad leaving him so we figure he should be ready to move out pretty soon :)

Moroni

Moroni is almost 18 months, but is often mistaken for a three year old. He has a huge vocabulary for his age. He is a pretty big boy but has recently returned to the "charts". He has been such a big baby that he has spent more of his life off the chart than on it.

He is trimming down quite a bit and looking more like a little boy than a baby. We can already tell he is going to have big broad shoulders just like his daddy; in fact he is just a little tiny version of Ty. He "tells it like it is", which makes us laugh right now, but I am sure will be difficult at times in the future. He is easily frustrated and is usually upset because he is trying to carry something or do something that he just isn't ready for yet (ie. lifting weights or trying to fit something where it doesn't belong; I will post a video on youtube that is a perfect example of this).

He is showing signs of being the "class clown". He definitely has a talent for lifting the mood wherever he is and brightening our lives. He is definitely the light of our lives. It will be interesting to see how things work out when he has a little brother or sister. Right now he seems to be excited about that baby. Of course he doesn't know or understand how much attention this baby is going to take away from him, but at least for now he is excited. He is so sweet; often coming up and patting my tummy and saying "hi baby" and then trying to explain to me that there is a "baby iside belllly".