27 weeks at Christmas!!

Christmas!!! It came and went so fast! This was Tim and my first Christmas as married folk and our only Christmas alone! Next year Baby will be with us! So we went a little overboard with our gift giving for each other (and family!!) but it was fun! I'm sure next year will be more focused on the baby :) Everything is going along smoothly, thank goodness. I'm feeling really good, feeling her kicking and flipping, and I'm eating anything and everything I want! I had a minor scare with a little fall in the snow but everything was fine. It just scared the living crap out of me! I'm having the pregnancy "dropsies" which I hear is pretty common too. Everything I pick up falls out of my hands! I finally heard her heartbeat at home for the first time using the home heartbeat monitor that my sister is letting me borrow. It is so cool! I'm addicted now!

Let's get to the good stuff.. pics! Here are some of my Christmas pictures:

This picture is a little deceiving because I took it about 3 weeks ago. I am definitely popping out more in the belly area. I will have to get an updated one posted for you to see.

This is my first year to bake cookies all by myself without my Grandma helping me. We've been doing Christmas cookies together for the last 13-15 years. It began with me helping Grandma and she did most of the work. Within the last 8 years it turned into me doing most of the work and Grandma supervising (she was 100 years old when she passed away!). Go Grandma! She was definitely with me in spirit. I still have a lot of practicing to do to get as good as she was though. Miss you!

I couldn't resist putting my little babies on here. This is the day they got groomed. I gave Elvis a "home trim" on his ears. He looked like a girl in this photo. You'll see below how manly he looks with his ears trimmed up :)



Christmas morning! Santa definitely visited us!



Look how manly I look now! Cutie!


Ava couldn't have cared less about her gifts. All she wanted to do was chase Elvis around the room. Elvis couldn't have cared less about Ava and all he wanted was his ball to chase after!!

Me and 3/4 kids: Priscilla, baby girl, and Elvis. (Aspen stayed home to hold down the fort).

Here's a picture of Tim's fave Christmas present from me! This jumbo sized cow hide rug is going right in the living room! Hope the baby likes animals!

Cousin Ava, Aunt Alison, and Uncle Mike!

Grammy and Grandpappy

Tim and Me (and baby!). Our Christmas family photo!

Elvis likes to play Santa in his Santa costume. How cute!

24 weeks!!

I am officially 24 weeks now! It has really been an easy pregnancy so far without any complaints at all. I have a major sweet tooth which I willing oblige to every craving. At my doctor appointment yesterday, I weighed in at +19 lbs!, however when I do my naked weigh in at home I have gained only 16lbs. So I think I am going to go with that number :). I am feeling her move all the time and can actually tell when she's napping since it's the only time she isn't active. Apparently she is the size of an ear of corn (according to babycenter.com). And apparently my uterus is the size of a soccer ball.. that may explain my giant gut!! Here's my 24 week belly pic!