Movin' on up!

We went a house huntin' this weekend and found this little gem...
We love it, which is a good thing, because we're moving in this Saturday! The pictures don't quite do the house justice, but don't worry, before long you will be plenty tired of seeing photos of this place...stay tuned!

Does this baby make me look fat?

Alright, if you haven't heard the news already, we're having a baby (Yes, just one. No, the twins story was just for April Fool's Day. Yes, I'm sorry you got your hopes up about that. No, I can't promise I will never do that again).

While we briefly decided to keep the gender of the baby to ourselves, we're letting you in on it, but only on one condition…you help us figure out what to name it.

The rules are simple: Submit any names you like, but please take it seriously. If you absolutely insist on naming the child "Kermit" or "Brangelina" and in some sort of overly hormonal state I fall madly in love with your submission, you will be invoiced for any future counseling sessions little Kermie or Brangie has to attend in order to cope with the endless playground taunting he will undoubtedly endure. Yes, I said "he", as in it's a boy!

The winner of this contest will receive bragging rights and first dibs on our second born child. Good luck!

Chris Adds a Post

I’m in Utah and I like it so far. It’s been quite a winter, lots of snow. I work for a Health Benefits Solution provider called Zane Benefits in Park City. My commute is beautiful; I drive up the mountain just east of Salt Lake. Yesterday I saw a moose on right the side of the road. I think he was sleeping. I started living in an apartment in Sugarhouse, which is just south of Salt Lake City but that got too expensive. I now live in a friend’s basement in Riverton. The basement is pretty nice. I can play pool and watch movies on a big pull down screen. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.



I went back to California this past weekend and spent time with Mikey. I saw him coach two games in San Mateo and we had San Benito sandwiches on Monday. I wanted to bring an apple strudel home for friends to enjoy (then eat it in my basement room by myself in quiet shame) but the HMB bakery is closed on Mondays. The spring is coming and hopefully my contributions to this blog will be as abundant as the blooming daisies (and just as pleasant to the senses) Please tell your friends about the Barragan Family Blog. It’s a good thing. Good thing.

Surprise, Surprise!

Today I went to the doctor to have my first official ultrasound (the last one apparently wasn't official in the sense that it didn't show anything important, other than the fact that there was actually something in there, and I wasn't just imagining things).

Along with finding out if everything was okay with the little blob (e.g. it is growing at the right pace, the heart rate is normal, etc.) Joel and I were also hoping to find out if we could expect a boy or a girl. Not that this would change anything. We are not planning to shower the kid in pink or blue, nor will we be planning its life as a professional sports player or ballerina. We mainly wanted to know so that we could more easily narrow down the name selection.

So you can imagine our surprise when the ultrasound technician lady (after squirting way to much jelly on my stomach, I might add) pointed to the monitor and then said the magic words "So here's baby A and here's baby B".


We immediately looked at each other and said "huh??" Apparently our dear little blob has either multiplied or was hiding a friend in there during the last mini ultrasound. And now we have two names to come up with! We did find out the sex of the babies (which we have decided to keep to ourselves just to keep you all in suspense). We will say that they are both the same sex, although it is not yet determined if they are identical or fraternal (apparently only fraternal twins run in families, while identical twins are randomly assigned).

So there you have it. If you would like to get a hold of either of us, feel free. Although please keep in mind we will most likely still be in a state of shock, trying to comprehend what is in store for us in the next 20 weeks. And hoping they don't continue to multiply.

Baby cute face is back

Just wanted to contribute some more and tell you what I've been up to. I've learned a lot more words and I'm not even two yet (April 26 th) in case you forgot. I have got the greatest dad cause all he does is work and come home and play with me. I'm spoiled. And I love my Oatsie and My Poppa even though he ate half of the peeps I got from the easter egg hunt daddy took me to. Anyway I miss my Uncles and my Aunt and can't wait to see them and look forward to watching the Mets win the world series with my daddy. Love you guys, love Baby Happy Face,

Happy Birthday Dad!

Nestor's Quote of the Day:
"I'm having peeps and coffee for breakfast!"

Did you remember to call Dad and wish him a happy birthday?
Of course you did. But were you the first to call?
No? Oh well, don't worry, he'll forgive you someday.