Absentminded doctors frustrate me. Of course, many things frustrate me right now. I have a very small patience level. I also could do for a nap and more food. Guessed yet? A nice body pillow and more Unisom also would do wonders. If you haven't guessed yet- We're Pregnant!! :)
Yes, I know, you are all going to kill me for waiting for so long! But I got this brilliant idea that it would be so much fun to wait until we knew what we were having (boy, girl or alien) and then put this adorable picture up with little Baby Collett in the middle! As you can see-- there is no Baby Collett in the middle. That's because of my absentminded doctor. On our last visit he said that on the next visit we would do an ultrasound and check out all the organs- thus finding out what we were having. Well, after an hour and a half wait to see the doctor (emergency delivery this morning) we heard the heart beat again and were sent on our way. I questioned him and he wouldn't fess up to the mistake. Oh well, Mike can verify, he really did say that. So we scheduled our ultrasound for 4 weeks away and left, disappointed.
So, although I am 4 months pregnant, I look exactly the same (sorry to anyone who takes offence to that) so I didn't bother taking a picture. I could stick it out, but that's just lunch, or gas. Either way, it's not very accurate, so I left it out. You can just look at the same picture that's on everyone's blog :)

Our Kids?...

I just love going through everyone's blogs and seeing what their kids are up to. Well, these are our "kids". Every day I wander outside with some popcorn, moldy bread or yucky cherries and feed our lovely chickens. Today I didn't have to go far! And then I come inside and open the delicious jar of crickets to shake a few into the frog tank. Yup... that about sums up our feedings. Then I just have to get about to feeding myself... Always a bigger chore than our "kids" :)

Ha ha ha. No the chickens are not ours. They are the neighbors. Something sad must have come to their duck friend because he doesn't come around anymore.

Shower with the frogs??

If it's not already bad enough having a rash and a sprained ankle, Mike just loves new adventures. Today we discovered that he showered with the frog! Ok, not like he knew. I wanted to clean their tank yesterday but only got around to putting them in a bucket with some water. I put the bucket in the bathtub for safekeeping overnight (we aren't always with-it during the night). Good thing I did though because this tricky girl, affectionately named Jasmine as a tadpole by her previous owner, got out of the bucket! When I took the bucket out of the bath for Mike's shower the other frog was hiding so I figured they both were. It wasn't till Mike was brushing his teeth that I saw a funny dark spot in the back of the tub... what could it be? :)

This is a close-up of Jasmine in her hiding place under our bathtub backrests :) Cleaning
Today I decided it was time for a tank cleaning. This is Jasmine and her unnamed friend in their new setup! (She only has one friend now since I lost one during our trip to AZ) :(

Isn't she just precious?? That's my baby! :)

Delicious crickets in the pickle jar to the right! We'll see how they like this. Right now they are just freaking out. How am I supposed to know what they want??

Yes, that is a kitchen bowl in their tank :)

Sprains and Allergies

Many of you heard of the strange allergic reaction that Mike got a few weeks ago. His whole body was suddenly covered in hives one day. That was awful. The doctor just said it was an allergy and they would have a really hard time figuring out what it came from. So he took some medicine and was better in about 3 days. (He wouldn't let me share the pictures:) Poor Mike, but it just keeps coming....

Mike plays softball every Tuesday and his team, the Greyhounds, is doing well with a 4 game winning streak. Well, hopefully they'll do just as well without Mike playing this Tuesday because these things don't heal in one week! (Much to Mike's disapointment)

He had an amazing hit, rounded first, went to second and decided to try for a triple. Well, with the slide and the guys leg in the way Mike didn't get back up (and he got out!) His buddys came over and helped him limp off the field with an already swollen ankle. Luckily they were almost finished with the second game, so he didn't have to miss too much that day! :)

Ok, these pictures decided to upload backwards, so the last one is the first day Mike sprained his right ankle. Then the second to last is the second day. The top three are all from the same day.