We started the break with Brian's parents, sister, niece and nephew in town for a few days. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season, especially since they came bearing early Christmas gifts :) B's mom kinitted us a couple of beautiful blankets and hats - baby's first gifts!!! She also gave us Cody Bear, Brian's fave teddy he had growing up, that she had been saving for many years! There was also a letter from Cody Bear to the new baby - I couldn't stop from tearing up with that gift!
Cody Bear with the blanket Grandma George made for us! And the letter from Cody Bear to our little one!
Cody Bear with the blanket Grandma George made for us! And the letter from Cody Bear to our little one!
But the best Christmas gift of all was our doctor appointment on Wednesday, just two days before Christmas!! That is when we found out that we're having a precious little boy! (See earlier post.) That was such a wonderful moment for us, especially because we were able to see our little guy on the screen during the ultrasound for 45 minutes. It was amazing!
We spent Christmas Eve and Day with my family. And that is when the non-stop goody eating began!! I have been trying to be good and only letting myself splurge on the weekends, but as soon as Christmas hit, it turned into a two week "over-the-top-eating-frenzy"!!! I'm not sure if I can blame Little Boy George or his mama for the sweet-tooth that has snuck up on me, but anything sugary and cold (ice cream shakes, smoothies, whipped cream, etc.) has now replaced my old obsession for french fries!! I'm just thankful that the family got a Wii for Christmas because I'm hoping that the hours we spent staying up until 1am playing Wii Fitness helped to counteract that holiday goodness!
Lincoln helping us open the family gift - the Wii!! Trav and Brian demonstrating some good boxing skills!
The day after Christmas we went to Bend to see Brian's family again for a few days. We had a lot of fun playing with little Eli and taking Emma out on the town with Uncle B and Aunt T for a day. Brian's sister, Michelle, very generously gave us a lot of Eli's things that he has outgrown. We were able to pack the car on the way home with many baby items. And also thankfully for us, Eli is a very fashionable 11 month old! We got a lot of great outfits that we're excited to fill the little one's closet with!
Emma's day out in downtown Bend with Uncle B & Aunt T!
After just spending three days back in Portland, we packed up the car again and drove back to Central Oregon. This time we went to Camp Sherman (very close to Black Butte and Sisters) for a New Year's weekend celebration! It was a different kind of experience to be preggo in a house with 15 other people for three nights over New Year's! But since I've had a lot of experience over the last five+ months with all the 30th/31st bday celebrations, weddings and other holiday events, I was pretty prepared for what I was up against. Staying up until 2am every night didn't feel as awful as I thought it would. There was enough entertainment to keep me laughing and energized until the house quieted down enough for me to sleep! And it was also VERY nice to have my fellow preggo friend, Laura, there. She and I had a good time sitting back and laughing at the ADD card games and late night dance parties! But, I'd be lying if I were to say that it didn't take me a whole week to recover from that weekend! And unfortunately for me, it just so happened that school started the morning after we got back...5:30 wake up calls were rough!!
The girls and I on New Year's Eve. You can kind of see my bump that I'm trying to hide here :)
The girls and I on New Year's Eve. You can kind of see my bump that I'm trying to hide here :)
And you're probably wondering why I haven't posted a side "bump pic" for awhile. Ever since hitting 21 weeks, I feel like my belly has decided it would no longer grow slowly, it is now literally jumping out from my body! The pics from 18 to 21 weeks are so drastic, I'm just not ready to post them yet. Maybe I'll be brave in another week or so and show what it looks like, but prepared to be shocked!! Even my dear Pre-Kers couldn't hide their surprise when they saw me on Monday morning and exclaimed, "Woah! Look at that belly!!"
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