Starting to look like a baby is coming!

My grandparents wanted to give us something we would use a lot for the baby. When I was little, they gave me a wooden toy chest with my name carved in it. Since we couldn't find one like mine, they gave us a highchair we wanted and needed. They brought it to us on Christmas day!
I love how it is designed. It has two trays you can hook on, one for when they are small and then another with a big tray. It has been strange to have it sitting in the kitchen and walk by it during the day. It is such a fun reminder of the little man coming soon.

29 Weeks

I am so happy to be getting close to meeting my little boy! I have to say the last couple of weeks have been the most difficult of the pregnancy. My feet are swollen every day, and if I work they are extremely swollen. My whole body has been aching as well. I feel so big right now, I don't know how I will make it 11 more weeks! Over the last couple of weeks I think he has moved a lot lower as well. Josh noticed that my belly looked different, and I have too. The little boy is still extremely active all the time. I am now seeing the Dr. every two weeks, so that makes me feel better. Now that Christmas is over, I can concentrate on getting prepared to be a mommy :)

Christmas Cooking

I have not been very good the last few weeks about posting. We have been really busy at the pharmacy, and it seems every spare moment has been crazy! The fun things I have been enjoying doing this month are wrapping gifts and cooking! Some of my favorite things I have been cooking are peppermint bark, peanut clusters, butterscotch haystacks, and pumpkin bread. Each of these is very easy to make! I have been make the candy, and then putting them in cute little bags for gifts. Here are the simple recipes:

Peppermint Bark
Melt bark (I used vanilla flavored) in the microwave, then add crushed peppermint candy. Spread thinly on a cookie sheet and freeze or refrigerate until hard. Then break into pieces.

Peanut Clusters
Melt one bag of chocolate chips and one bag of butterscotch chips together. Add a can of redskin peanuts, stir gently. Drop onto a cookie sheet in spoonfuls, put in fridge until hard.


Butterscotch Haystacks
Melt a bag of butterscotch chips and peanut butter (I used maybe 1/4 cup). Then add chow mein noodles and peanuts. Drop onto a cookie sheet in spoonfuls, put in fridge until hard.

I am going to try to take lots of pictures this weekend! I think my little boy has dropped because my belly looks very different now. My feet have been swelling a lot too, so I am trying to rest with my feet up as much as I can. I am excited to be in my third trimester and closer to meeting my little boy :)

27 Weeks

We got to see our little boy today!! It was so fun to see his face which I think looks like his daddy. And it is so fun that he smiles on this video. He measured a few weeks ahead at 2 lbs 9 oz.

Week 25 and Decorating for Christmas!

While my parents were at our house for Thanksgiving, we decorated our house for Christmas. I had bought new ornaments for the tree this year, so it was fun to put them all on the tree. It turned out even better than I expected! It is hard to believe this is our first Christmas married!One of my favorite things about the tree is the ribbon. I have seen ribbon on lots of trees, and we decided to try it this year.
We got our first stockings this year which was fun!
My mom and I

Week 25!! I am a week behind but I wanted to go ahead and put this picture up.


My belly continues to grow! I am feeling my little boy more and more. I have been feeling very good. I am more and more ready to meet the little man!