We seem to not be able to do girls

Well, it is official.  There is no denying the image on the ultrasound.  We are expecting Spencer and not Alia.

And while it is a bit disappointing since I so wanted a little girl, it is in NO way a bad thing.  I am excited to raise another sweet boy, who will likely be just as energetic and LOUD as his brothers.  You have been warned!  =]

New baby is a singleton

Despite Liam's prediction, our new baby is just a single and not twins.  While this was a touch of a let-down, it is also a good thing because I certainly don't need to be doing the twins thing again.  I'm too old, I think.  We'll be finding out if it's a girl (to be named Alia) or a boy (to be named Spencer) on December 19.

Long time, no posts

It's been so long since there has been anything posted here, I thought I would "end the drought" by announcing our news in print.  We are expecting a new baby, due May 8th. 

This, of course, kind of demolishes the plans we've had for over a year to join the Sampsels in Disneyland for Katie's eighth birthday.  When I half-joking mentioned to Brenda that I guessed I'd be carrying a month-old newborn through the park, I'm sure she thought I was certifiable.  Yes, the realistic part of me knows that would be insane, but I still wanna go!  I know, I know, poor me.  I finally get another chance to get the baby girl I want, and I still complain.  As Dad says, I'd even complain if I were hung with a new rope!

So anyway, another "high-risk" pregnancy for me, and I'll try to keep everyone up to date on any further developments (like if it turns out to be twins again, as Liam tells me it should be, "so the baby will have someone to grow up with.")

Star of the Week

Last week, Wyatt was the "Star of the Week" in his gen-ed class. We made a poster about him, the things he likes and doesn't like, etc. This week, a little notebook with a letter from each of his classmates came home in his backpack. It was really touching! There were the obligatory misspellings and funny questions, but also some really sweet things that let me know these kids really like our Wyatt. Finding this school for Wyatt has been a consolation prize for having to live so far away from you all.

SOCHI, FINAL DAY

SOCHI, FINAL DAY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	17	21*	23*	61*
NEVES	15	13	19	47
Q.BARAN	15	17	15	47
R.BARAN	20	20	13	53
SAMPSEL	22*	19	16	57

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SOCHI, DAY 14

SOCHI, DAY 14	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	13	19*	21*	53*
NEVES	14	11	16	41
Q.BARAN	15	13	13	41
R.BARAN	19*	19*	13	51
SAMPSEL	18	18	14	50

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SOCHI, DAY 13

SOCHI, DAY 13	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	13	18*	20*	51*
NEVES	13	11	14	38
Q.BARAN	15	12	11	38
R.BARAN	17*	18*	12	47
SAMPSEL	16	15	13	44

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SOCHI, DAY 12

SOCHI, DAY 12	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	12	16	18*	46*
NEVES	12	10	13	35
Q.BARAN	15*	10	10	35
R.BARAN	15*	18*	11	44
SAMPSEL	15*	15	12	42

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SOCHI, DAY 11

SOCHI, DAY 11	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	12	14	16	42
NEVES	9	9	12	30
Q.BARAN	15	10	8	33
R.BARAN	12	16	10	38
SAMPSEL	14	13	11	38

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SOCHI, DAY 9

SOCHI, DAY 9	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	10	10	14	34
NEVES	6	8	10	24
Q.BARAN	14	9	6	29
R.BARAN	11	11	9	31
SAMPSEL	11	12	8	31

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SOCHI, DAY 7

SOCHI, DAY 7	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	8	7	9	24
NEVES	5	6	9	20
Q.BARAN	10	8	5	23
R.BARAN	10	10	6	26
SAMPSEL	8	9	8	25

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SOCHI, DAY 6

SOCHI, DAY 5	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	8	7	9	24
NEVES	5	6	8	19
Q.BARAN	9	7	3	19
R.BARAN	8	7	6	21
SAMPSEL	5	8	5	18

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SOCHI, DAY 5

SOCHI, DAY 5	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	7	6	7	20
NEVES	5	5	6	16
Q.BARAN	7	5	3	15
R.BARAN	8	7	6	21
SAMPSEL	3	7	4	14

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SOCHI, DAY 4

SOCHI, DAY 4	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	6	4	4	14
NEVES	5	5	5	15
Q.BARAN	4	4	2	10
R.BARAN	6	6	5	17
SAMPSEL	2	5	4	11

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SOCHI, DAY 3

SOCHI, DAY 3	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	6	4	3	13
NEVES	2	3	5	10
Q.BARAN	3	2	1	6
R.BARAN	3	5	2	10
SAMPSEL	1	3	2	6

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SOCHI, DAY 2

SOCHI, DAY 2	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CHRISTENSEN	4	2	1	7
NEVES	2	3	5	10
Q.BARAN	2	2	1	5
R.BARAN	2	4	2	8
SAMPSEL	1	2	1	4

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Let the games begin once again!

DRAFT RESULTS	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
CHRISTENSEN	AUSTRIA	FRANCE	NETHERLANDS	SLOVAKIA	LATVIA
NEVES	NORWAY	SOUTH KOREA	ITALY	FINLAND	ESTONIA
Q.BARAN	GERMANY	SWEDEN	POLAND	AUSTRALIA	GREAT BRITAIN
R.BARAN	CANADA	SWITZERLAND	CZECH REPUBLIC	CROATIA	SLOVENIA
SAMPSEL	RUSSIA	CHINA	JAPAN	BELARUS	KAZAKHSTAN

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Okay, here are your countries for this Olympic Winter "Fantasy" Games. Neves: Estonia, Finland, Italy, S. Korea, Norway Q. Baran: Australia, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Great Britain Christensen: Austria, Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Latvia R. Baran: Canada, Switzerland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia Sampsel: Japan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Russia So far the medal count after Day 1 is as follows: Neves: 4 Christensen: 4 R. Baran: 4 Q. Baran: 1 It was good seeing Jake, Leigh, Wyatt, and Sydney again. Good luck everyone!