32 Weeks

Here I am, feeling very large. Went to the doctor this morning. Our boy is growing, and heading down. Which means his tiny little feet are in my ribs. Gary says he's practicing his heel hooks (a climbing term). He should be pretty practiced by the time this is finished!

Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving dinner and day. Gary and I started out by sleeping in later than we have in a long time. This will be the last weekend that we have 2 days together, because Gary starts his job next week. So that is something to be thankful for. :-) We went to Dan and Cynthia's of course for dinner and enjoyed watching football games. I have to say it was very nice to not have to cook anything. Sitting with my feet up was very good for my achy body. Our little baby decided to stick his elbow out for the evening. It was crazy being able to feel that little bony part in my belly. Pretty amazing!

We put up our Christmas tree yesterday and reminisced about all the places we've been as a couple. You see, Gary and I get a christmas ornament whenever we travel someplace together. Our tree is full of memories, and I have to say, it's probably the most favorite time together for me. I still have my box of ornaments from when I was little too, so we went through those and put a few key ones up. Like a snowman that you pull the string and his feet and arms go up. I got that in 1977 from my Great Grandma Roland. I also have a clown from 1977, and a few others from Grandma and Grandpa up there. I even have my Baby's 1st Christmas bulb. I still get as excited now as I did when I was little pulling out my box of ornaments. I hope my brother still has his, and although he probably doesn't get as excited, I hope he remembers the fun of putting on OUR ornaments as kids. :-)

Gary was telling me stories of their traditions in his family. Number 1 that he talks about every year, is just the amount of ornaments that are on mom and dad's tree. He always wants our tree to look like theirs, just the small version right now. He was also telling me that his grandma had this ugly bird ornament, a big one at that, and that his mom and grandma would try to sneak the bird on each others trees. :-) When we get a house and have family here, we may just have to do something silly like that.

I love traditions. I am 34 years old and still find myself wanting the same things I did when I was 8. And I love incorporating Gary and I's traditions together. So next year, I'll be starting our little guy's own ornament box. And I hope in 34 years when he's putting up his tree with his wife, that he'll pull out that same box with his name on it and look back at the wonderful grandparents and family he had and say, "This is my favorite part of the year, look at all my ornaments from 2011."

30 Weeks

Hi Family and friends! This is our 30 week pictures. We had a friend take our pictures. They aren't professional, but he did a pretty good job.

Baby boy is growing pretty fast these days. I feel like I'm stretching in every which way, and have recently found his foot in my ribs. Gary and Clementine have a bet going on when I move to the recliner for the nights to sleep.

So there are actually 9 weeks left as I'm writing this blog. We are getting things all put together. I think we really only need our other car seat. But we also have one more baby shower for friends and family that is the weekend after Thanksgiving.

I'll write more soon, and show you more pictures. We love you all!

28 Weeks

I'm trying to catch up here. This is me at 28 weeks. I'm growing fast huh???

27 Weeks

We were 27 weeks last week. I'm falling behind on my pictures. Ugh! Lots of kicking going on, even a few in my ribs. And he doesn't want me to eat more than just a few bites.....heart burn or indigestion rule my world right now. :-( That's fine though....he's going to be cute!

Happy Halloween