27 week appointment

Today Alan and I went for my 27 week appointment. We had to have an ultrasound re-check because the baby has not shown her face (this was the third try). When we went in for the ultrasound the tech told me that I was her last patient and if I wanted, she would play around with the 4-D machine. Alan and I were super excited because we were dying to see what she looked like. Alan got to see just how active she really is. She was constantly moving the entire time which made it difficult to get good pictures (we only ended up with 2 good ones). Although we only got 2 pictures, we got to see her in action. We watched her suck her thumb, hiccup, drink some amniotic fluid, flex her muscles in her arm, wave, and touch her foot to her forehead (she must be double-jointed like daddy). The whole time she was changing positions in my tummy. We scheduled our official 4-D ultrasound in two weeks (this one we will have to pay for). Hopefully she will be more cooperative and sit still long enough to get some good photos.

You didn't know I was brave?

Yesterday afternoon Reese told Reagan that she wanted to get her ears peirced. We took her to Wal-Mart wearing her princess dress-up clothes to have them pierced. She got scared and backed out the first try. A few minutes later she changed her mind again and she went through with it! I was telling her how proud I was of her for being so big and she said to me "You didn't know I was brave?" She is so cute!

Christmas 2008

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Gingerbread Houses

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Snack Night with Alan's Family

Tonight we went to Alan's sister's house for snack night. We had lots of fun pigging out on great food and playing Dirty Santa. Samantha was our photographer for the evening. Here are a few pictures that she took.

Jordan and Hayes Jordan sleeping in her dad's lap

Samantha and Hayes

Jordan and Samantha

Me and Alan

Patrick (Alan's cousin), Alan and Samantha

"watermelon watermelon watermelon watermelon"

Hayes and Me

Hayes and Samantha creating art

More art

Go Big Blue! AND Meredith Gets Crafty

The Cordova Blue Devils made it to the state championship again this year (they won the title last year) so we were invited to attend a pep rally at the high school yesterday. I got a few pictures of Jack at the pep rally. He said his favorite part was watching the cheerleaders do tricks. The state championship playoffs was today in B’ham at 3:00 and school let out today at 11:30 so that everyone would have time to travel to the game. (I only had 6 students show up for school today.) When I got home I began a little craft project for the baby’s room and I am so proud of it. I used to be really crafty like Martha Stewart and I thought I had lost my touch until today. I got these cute letters from Hobby Lobby (50% off) and bought some pink glitter and pink and white polka dot ribbon (also 50% off). The letters were already painted white so I added pink glittery polka dots and then the ribbon to hang them on the wall.

Jack walking into the gym for the pep rally Jack and Logan waiting for the pep rally to begin

My project! The glitter doesn't show up well and I couldn't get my flash to work properly so this isn't a great picture but you get the point.

My Husband, The Decorator

It is a tradition to drag out all of the Christmas stuff and to buy the tree the day after Thanksgiving (after hitting the early morning sales). Well this year I didn’t feel like shopping and I really didn’t feel like decorating either. My dear sweet husband decided he would have a go at decorating while I relaxed on the couch and watched (laughing because he was taking the decorating thing very seriously).

He rearranged the nutcrackers about 5 times trying center them

He hung the stockings by the chimney with care and arranged the greenery on the mantle. The greenery actually looks really good although you can't really tell in the picture. I'm not a good photographer at all!

Our 12 foot Christmas tree! He even helped me wrap some presents after all that decorating

another greenery arrangement by Alan