Baseball, Blood Pressure, and Baby Basics.

After you finish reading this post I want you to leave a comment telling me, on a scale of 1-10, (1 being absolutely no cooler and 10 being, "You are such a joke, my life is the bomb.com compared to yours!") how much cooler than me you are based on my life activities over the last 10 days. 

But, before you get too excited, you must know that I have plans to watch the results show of Dancing With the Stars, serve a riveting baked chicken dish for dinner, and take my blood pressure tonight. So there's that...

Be careful...your envy is showing. :)

In the hustle and bustle of the month I haven't even mentioned baseball. That is so unlike me. This guy left for Spring Training almost a month ago. 

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Pretty soon, camp will break, he'll have his assignment for the season, and it will be time to suit my dad up in his straight jacket for the next 6 months. I'm excited for him and what this season holds but I'm also so bummed he won't get to meet his niece and nephew for several months. We'll have lots of Skype dates with Uncle T! Speaking of Uncle T...he's contributing to a blog called thecupcheck.com which was recently written up in the Wall Street journal. Big time, Uncle T! It's really funny and gives insight into the world of minor league baseball.

Meanwhile, back in Texas we've been enjoying baseball of our own. We've had some beautiful Texas evenings and enjoyed watching the Longhorns. Last weekend Texas played Tech so we were a house divided. Texas squeaked out the series 2-1.

And because I'm 95 (or pregnant with twins...) my blood pressure has been fairly high as of late. I've been flirting with "nervous" numbers so I have to take it at home all the time. If it gets higher than a certain number I have to call my doctor. Well, last Sunday we were there. It was neato. I took my blood pressure at home, at the grocery store, then about 18 times at CVS, then "officially" with the pharmacist at Walgreens - just to be sure the other 3 places' machines weren't crazy. 

The best part is that the photo below was taken when one of my best friends happened to text me at this very moment and said, "Just checking in! How's your blood pressure?" Haha. We are so cool. Next thing we know we'll be talking about insurance at our next dinner party. 

Oh...wait...that's already happened.  

Finally, we attended our Baby Basics class last week and it was fairly hilarious. Dave has never changed a diaper in his 33 years of life. How is that even possible? So he got to diaper and dress our baby. Afterwards he said, "This is a piece of cake." I took the opportunity to praise him for his mad skills and then gently reminded him that the baby hadn't pooped or peed and didn't move a single muscle while he contorted her arm through that tiny onesie. Not to mention the lack of head support while dressing her. But hey, those are just details. With two little ones coming in less than 4 weeks...yes, you read that right...we've got plenty of practice heading our way!!

Oh, and the beard...someone is a Disciple in our Easter drama at church. He's been instructed to grow his beard to be more realistic. You can bet your bottom dollar I'll take pictures!

Happy Tuesday, friends!