...and then there was six....

Well, I have a new nephew!! Today, Miles Dennis Turner was born....8 pounds 5 oz. and 21 inches long SO needless to say we are all so happy!
It is a typical day when I add to my nephew gang. I get up (I have taken a shower the night before because my sisters do not know how to have a NOON baby- except for Michael who was born around 7pm on a Thursday night during Friends) and I brush my teeth, throw on some clothes and I am out the door. Steve is sleeping (better than last time when he was practically still drunk at 5 am when the twins were born) I kiss him goodbye- he says his line, "Call me when you know what it is..." it is always an after thought.
So I drive to the hospital- this time I cry, missing my dad thinking all of the stuff he has missed in the 6 years he has been gone. (I know....that was really sad. I am sorry- happy time now!!) I get there just in time to see Jess and Sam- Sam is getting on his daddy gear- the god awful blue outfit that no man should wear but they always do when a new life comes in to the world. Jess looks good I think she is saving face for Marcus who is in the best mood ever. The 2 year old has no idea this is the last time it is just him. I ask him, "Marcus, is mommy having Payton or Miles?" He says Miles so he is thinking its a boy.
We go to the family waiting room where I have been 4 times now.....they all look different. Ash shows up and we all just wait. Jess goes back there at 8:30 am and when 9:30 hits mom is pacing back and forth. She even makes us change waiting areas. Now we are in the area that we were with Ash and the twins. Mom just wants a thumbs up- I feel good about this but I really have NO idea if its a boy or a girl. Marcus is still stuck with Miles. The nurse gives mom a thumbs up from afar and mom is now ok- now we just want to know what it is!!
Steve shows up and this is the first time he gets to be there when we are waiting around. The nurse comes out and tells us that two of us can go in there. Mom is holding Marcus and if there was an old lady walking by mom would have knocked her down on her ass. We are peaking in and we hear Sam say, "Its Miles Dennis!" It is a boy!!
He is amazing. Looks just like Marcus did but BIG!! we cannot believe it. He is so cute. I cannot believe I have another nephew. I text my friends and Sarah says, "You and Steve are having twin girls" Friends are funny.

Cereal Killer....

I had a dream about 2 or 3 months ago that I was eating the cereal Alpha-bits. Now if you grew up in the late 80's-90's you know what cereal I am talking about. I have not had these suckers in about 10 years- Probably even more then that. So of course I wake up CRAVING Alpha-bits. So Steve and I go to the store. I run in the cereal aisle searching under POST and nothing. Steve thinks I am on crack because he has never heard of them before. WHAT? How could you have never heard of these things before?!? And I am marrying this guy?!? SO I am searching high and low- there is NOTHING.
I decide to text Ashley- she is a mom of 4 boys and she has to know what cereal is out right now and if Alpha-bits is no longer. She texts me back with "Gosh I have not seen them in awhile...." well this is just great. What the hell am I going to do with this god awful craving. SO we leave the store. In the next couple of weeks I search everywhere. Walmart has to have them- but they do not. Target has cereal but not Alpha-bits. Doesn't POST want kids to learn their ABC's anymore?!? CHRIST!! what is wrong with people?!!? I ask people at work- some have heard of it but not since 1992- some have no idea what I am talking about. I decide my friend Google knows everything. Oh look- I can get it from Amazon.com. Why. Why would anyone get a 5-pack of Alpha-bits from Amazon.com. SO I get out my credit card and start pumping in the numbers. WAIT. What the hell am I doing?! I stop myself. I am not sane. Maybe I go this crazy for fruity pepples but get over yourself! SO I start searching again thinking that safeway.com has them- something better then Amazon.com. I see blogs that no one has seen them in forever. Sistersue says, "Oh yeah- those were like my fav! what happened to they?!" Seriously. Bring them back. The world is getting "stupider" with out these things!! its THEM sistersue!!
Every time we go to the store it is like an easter egg hunt. Steve lets me go into the cereal aisle and I skip to my section- POST and get disappointed every time. Until last night. I need to by Rasin Bran because I am backed up. (You asked?!- ok you didn't. Now you know.) And since I get disappointed I have kind of stopped by obsession with Alpha-bits so I was about to leave this dreaded aisle. But I was walking because we are slacking in the cereal department at home so I felt like getting one more box- when what do I see. ALPHA-BITS!! HOLY SHIT! I RUN towards them. I scream! OH MY GOD!! I hug them! This has got to be the best day of my life! (ok, I am getting married in 3 weeks, that might top this day) Steve starts laughing....
What is funny about this- the box says NEW! on it. What assholes. They are not new, they are old news and why in the hell did they get rid of them in the first place?! So today I got up at 7:15 am before work, ate a bowl and packed a bowl for lunch. YUMMY. Probably going to have them for dessert tonight as well.