Christmas time!

So busy during Christmas and we have been sick ever since! But some little cutie I know had a great Christmas! We had Christmas a little early with the Brooks fam and she played her little heart out! 

It was fun seeing Crystal and Dave before they move to their next locale in California! 

Santa was definitely good to her! We did Christmas Eve service at church with Grammy and Grumpy, made cookies, attempted a gingerbread house which was a major fail, opened stockings and prepared for Santa! 

We stayed up all night putting her kitchen together which was a huge hit come morning! 

And she also had a few surprises... 

Such a fun day! 

We also got to spend some time with the Jacobsen crew that we rarely get to see. Lots of good food, good people, and football! 

Overall a great holiday and next year there will be two...

Blessings

It's Christmas Eve so I thought I would share a few moments of our blessings since I haven't updated in a minute. 

Went earlier in the month to check out baby's heartbeat. Usually a simple checkup, in and out, no problems. Well this time was different... They couldn't find the heart beat! So I had to go into a smal waiting room and wait for the next ultrasound machine to come open. It was seriously the longest wait of my life. Dylan was with me and she kept talking and asking questions and I couldn't focus on anything she was doing or saying. The time finally came and the baby was just fine... Kicking a flipping like crazy. Heart beat was good too. So at least we got a picture and we go back on January 4 for the full scan. 

20 weeks tomorrow... Halfway there! 

Jolly Old St Nick...

This past week we made it to the mall to see that guy called Santa! Dylan was all dressed up and ready. She talked about it all the way there. For some reason, Santa wasn't there and was in an unscheduled break so we waited for 30 minutes for him to return. And then the freak out happened... She just wanted daddy to protect her from that scary old man. So I forced her to take her picture and I attempted to make her laugh and look at the camera... 

Maybe next year...

Christmas Train!

I decided Dylan might be old enough to try out the Christmas train this year. She had a fun time! Grammy, grumpy, and Mimi came to visit and ride with us. 

We got to meet Santa which she wasn't so sure about. 

But she still had a pretty fun time and liked riding the "choo choo"

Good little patient!

We had our second dentist appointment this week and this cutie did so good! She went right in and I talked her in to laying down. She got to watch Frozen on the tv and got to wear some cool shades! She let them brush and floss her teeth! I had my hand on her chest and her little heart was racing. But she made it through! Her smile is pearly white! 

This is the goofy smile I got when I told her to show me her teeth! 

Moving right along!

Had my monthly doctors visit today. Pretty uneventful. Baby's heart rate was 160, my blood pressure was good and I got a flu shot! Woo hoo! It is so hard to know what's going on at this point. Who even knows there is even a baby in there. I don't think it's quite real yet even still. We have just been so busy with everything else. Here are my starting pics...

My prune grew into a plum! 

I've gained a whole pound and a half so far! 

Dylan is really starting to adjust to preschool. This is our third week and yesterday the drop off went smoothly with no tears! She even went pee in the potty at school which is a huge thing for her seeing that she refuses to pee in public. So she got two stickers for being awesome! She's growing up so fast! 

Trick or Treat!!

Our third Halloween and it was quite the experience. I had bought D a great Halloween costume and she hated it. She wanted it off as soon as she put it on. So I tried to improvise with a witches hat and broom to go with a little black outfit. She wouldn't even try the hat on, wouldn't let me do her hair, would hardly let me paint her face and the part I did paint she wiped on my pants, and she wouldn't carry her broom. But she was still cute! 

We just went trick or treating around our neighborhood and then it started raining. She actually racked up pretty good for someone that doesn't like candy. 

We stopped back into the house and she decided she was ready for a bath and then wanted to watch a movie. 

A pretty good day!