Christmas Recap and Happy 2010

I'm behind on blogging not to mention on everything else. We had a wonderful Christmas with both of our families. I have been horrible about taking pictures. I think it is because I feel pretty much like a whale at this point and have no desire to document this look! This is the only one we got from Christmas. We attempted a family picture while we ate Christmas lunch at my parents house, but the camera was on self timer and set up on a shelf and it didn't turn out great...sad!

Papa and Sugar while Papa reads the Christmas story from Luke as he does each year on Christmas Eve with the family gathered.

So naturally the only pictures I have taken in the last week have been of our big baby!

He's such a sweet heart and you can tell who he loves! Phil had just walked in the door from hunting this morning and Jake jumped right up on the bed and snuggled up to go to sleep on him...he must have been tired since he wouldn't go back to sleep after Phil left to go hunting at 5am, which of course meant I didn't get to go back to sleep either! I don't know how anyone couldn't love dogs...they are just too precious and we can't help but love him!

And here is a somewhat fuzzy one of my belly in the bathroom mirror.

I'm at 33 weeks, but my belly continues to go straight out! My doctor said since my torso is so short, it doesn't have any where else to go, but when strangers see me they think I am due any day now...I wish! I'm trying to get everything ready as soon as possible just in case she is early, but also trying not to get my hopes up...with my luck she'll be a week late! She is very active. It was fun for my family to get to feel her move a lot over the holidays. The baby center email this week said the average for this week is around 4 lbs - think the size of a pineapple. Hopefully we will get to have an ultrasound at this next appointment so we will have a better idea of how big she actually is.

Earlier this week we got a little bit of time with my sister and her husband before they flew back to Maryland last night. It was great to have them here even though our time was short. I fully intended to take some pictures, but unfortunately did not. I took them to Birmingham yesterday and we did some shopping before I left them at the airport. Then Phil and I spent New Years Eve with a big crowd out at one of his friends camp houses. Even though we were both exhausted and really ready to go to sleep at 9, we decided it was the last New Years Eve without children so we should go out an celebrate!

Hope all have had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We are so excited about 2010 and the big changes to our little family!