Happy Holidays

We just had our 15 week apointment today and everything seemed good. It was fun to hear the heartbeat and know he/she is still kicking in there. Although, I must say, I think I have felt the baby already. It's not a hefty kick or anything, just a soft movement. I'm sure I'll be pushing the baby out of my ribs before I know it. Next month we have our sonogram and yes, we will be finding out the sex. There is really no preference whatsoever. I've had dreams suggesting it's a girl, but in real life I can only picture another boy. So really, who knows and who cares as long as the baby comes out painlessly (hehe) and healthy! At this point, I've gained 1 pound... only 29 pounds to go. The kids are still really excited so this has been a great pregnancy thus far.
We hit Iowa for Christmas last weekend. We drove through Siberia coming home. Seriously, it was the worst weather conditions I've ever driven through. We were all so thankful to get home safely.
Hanukkah has started, so the kids have not been shy on gifts. My favorites are the clothes! Our own Grandma Rene keeps our kids closets full! I am lucky to have such a shopaholic (and giving) mother-in-law.
Anyhow, hope everybody survives this christmas season.

Christmas 2004 vs 2008

I just ran across these couple pictures. Brennan was about a month old. I hardly remember that time. I'll be excited to see what our 2009 picture will look like and to have a little one thrown in there again.

Snow and Showing

I've been a little lazy adding updates to the blog. So, after thanksgiving we got a good first snow. It was the wet stuff too, which we molded into a nice snowman. He's still standing, a little crooked now, but he's still all there. Adam and his dad put some lights on the house, which I don't think that mission has been completed yet. The kids had a touch of the flu post thanksgiving and I had more than a touch... I had a full body cleansing. I'm serious when I say the baby bump was gone for a day or two. However, as you can see in the pictures, the bell has no problem showing itself. It's an evening picture, so it is a bit more prominent than in the morning. I am 12 weeks and 3 days along.