Bumpdate

How far along: 23 Weeks! Baby is the length of an ear of corn...and a Subway Footlong : ) 
Sleep: Still going great due to my Snoogle Pillow!! I'm only waking up a few times to go to the little girls room. 
Missing anything: Not really this week : ) 
Food Cravings: Still loving LIME and Chocolate Milk. Just not together. 
Food Aversions: I still don't want any fish...blech and any sort of balsamic salad dressing. 
Symptoms: Still feeling really good. 
Have you started to show yet: Oh yea. In fact, I think everything sort of shifted up this week because I can feel the baby moving higher up in my tummy.
Happy or Moody: I would say happy!
Looking forward to: Chris actually felt the baby move last weekend! I was sitting on the couch after dinner and he was kicking really hard. Chris came over and put his hand on my belly and was able to feel him! It was a really cool moment that I will never forget. He was able to feel him a few other times since then too. I know it will just get better and better! Now I am looking forward to getting Cormac's room ready : ) 

Bumpdate

How far along: 20 Weeks! Baby is the length of a banana.
Sleep: Over Christmas I got the Snoogle Pregnancy Pillow...I think it has changed my life! It's a pretty massive pillow but it is helping me sleep on my side so much better. Chris told me that every time he sees the pillow under the covers he thinks that it is me still in bed!
Missing anything: I would love to have a gigantic Diet Dr. Pepper with a turkey sandwich.
Food Cravings: LIME! I cannot get enough sour citrus. I stopped in Target on my way home from work the other day and bought two things: a half dozen limes and heartburn medicine. Chris was laughing at me when I got home.
Food Aversions: I still don't want any fish...blech.
Symptoms: None here! Feeling pretty great!
Have you started to show yet: Umm...yea. One of my sweet students told me yesterday that her mom keeps asking her if Mrs. Branigan looks pregnant yet? I asked her what she thought and she said "uhh...yea!"
Happy or Moody: I would say happy!
Looking forward to: Chris being able to feel the baby. I have been feeling him move which is such a surreal feeling. I wasn't sure if that's what it was but then I noticed it in the same place and the same sort of feeling each time. It is mostly when I am sitting very still and when I lay down at night.

Christmas 2012

We had a great Christmas with our families! We kicked it all off with our gender reveal party and then had a nice time visiting with both families and lots of friends. Here are some of the highlights...

We went bike shopping with Jenny and Taylor. Taylor got an awesome road bike this year that he is loving!

 We built Gingerbread Houses with Dianna which was a blast! We went to Cathy Sabin's house and she had a whole assembly line of candy all set out for us to decorate our houses. There was every kind of candy imaginable. It was a really fun/funny night doing something that we "big kids" really enjoyed.

 Chris may have enjoyed it a little TOO much...

 This is my finished house...cute and sweet.

 This is Chris's finished house...his turned out hilarious. I never knew he could be so creative with Teddy Grahams and fondant!

 On Christmas Eve we were with my family and somehow managed not to get any pictures...boo. We had a nice dinner all together and then opened presents. I got some really cute moccasin slippers, corning ware and some other things. Chris got his favorite...cold, hard, cash : ) Even baby Cormac got some really nice gifts!

On Christmas morning we were with the Branigans. We woke up and ate breakfast and then dug into the presents! We both got some goodies and then two unexpected big gifts! Chris got a Kindle and I got a Dutch Oven. I can't wait to cook something in there!

 We also got a nice surprise snow on Christmas day! This picture doesn't really do it justice...

 On the 27th it was Bear's 3rd Birthday! We were sad that he was at the farm and not with us but Mr. Dick said they sang him Happy Birthday three times that day. We are so blessed that we have a place like that where he can go when we are out of town. We sure do love our Brudder!

All in all we ate too much and enjoyed each minute with our families and friends. We are very excited for all the things in store for us in 2013!