6 degrees above normal...

It's taken me two weeks to construct this blog entry. My hesitation has been from a mix of emotions, lack of time and total exhaustion. BUT, I'm back in fighting form and ready to declare what it was that I was trying to declare 2 weeks ago...I am pregnant and I'm really happy about it. About a week ago, I started an entry that attempted to articulate my feelings but I couldn't quite what I was trying to say so I'm not posting it; and instead, I'm sharing an update.

Don't get me wrong, from the initial discovery, it was good news but at first there were added emotions of fear mingled with a little bit of confusion. I guess I shouldn't be all that confused considering we've already managed to produce three children of the female variety. I

guess the curiosity stems from wondering how on earth my kids know I'm pregnant before I tell them?

With Bunny, Sunshine told me that she was coming and her name was [Bunny]. I thought that it was cute until I realized she was right. This time, He-Man and I decided to keep the information to ourselves until Bunny curled up in my lap the other day and asked me, "Momma, do you have a baby in your tummy...'cause I think you do and his name is [insert nick-name here]."

So, we are going to be a family of 6. Great things come in 6's:

*1/2 dozen creme filled Krispie Kreme donuts
*6-pack abs...that are by this time, a pipe dream for me...sigh
*Hexagons
*a pack of soda, root beer, with a dollop of bubble gum flavored ice cream...to be exact.
*the number of strings on a guitar
*the number of geese "a-laying"...do you think that may hurt a little?
*the degrees of separation between you, me and Kevin Bacon
*the number of children I'd need to yet birth in order to have 9 kids

So in honor of the number six, I've decided to share 6 curiosities/observations/epitomies that I've had in the past few weeks.

1. Last weekend, I went to a 'Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband' concert at BYU. BYU is quite unlike any other place I've ever visited. Case in point, as my friend, Carol, and I were waiting for the concert to begin I noticed the back of some guy's T-shirt. It said, "Modest is the Hottest". I found this particularly interesting since we were on a college campus...at a concert...and the t-shirt was being worn by a GUY! At one point during the concert, the band invited a couple of people to join them on stage to help sing a song. I can safely bet that atleast 30 people rushed the stage, got their groove on and had a hollerin' good time...all while completely SOBER!

2. I was driving to the store the other day and happened to look at the driver next to me. I saw what I assume was a young mom driving a mini-van full of kids. The part that made it all the more interesting was that she was wearing big sparkly earrings and a tiara. It made me wonder if she had her driving tiara by her keys so it would be convenient to grab both of them in one step instead of wondering through the house looking for both. Then and there I decided that driving around in a tiara and jeans was totally for me. Where does one aquire a tiara without entering and winning a pagaent?

3. When a bald man walks around with a comb in his back pocket what are his intentions and/or how long are his eyebrows? I wouldn't know since I only saw him from the back.

4. What's the most effective way to remove gangly stray eyebrow whiskers from a spouse's brow area? Is it cruel to wait until their sleeping and pluck them with tweezers?

5. Who knew a Lego man could be dreamy?! On Christmas my nephew, Scud, showed me is prized gift from Santa. It was an Indiana Jones Lego Man complete with a scruffy beard and fadora. Lego Jones took me back to childhood when I swooned for Indiana Jones and Han Solo all at once. I wanted to kiss his bald, plastic head. Although, was there any question that the lego version of Harrison Ford is handsome too?

6. With 3 little girls, hundreds of froofy dresses, crowns, dress-up shoes and hair bows, what we would we do with a little boy? How would we raise him, completely immersed in a sea of estrogen, and keep him normal? What is normal? How do you raise boys? What are acceptable accessories for little boys to wear?