First "real" snowfall of the season

We woke up this morning to a blanket of snow on the ground. Brayden was so excited to go outside to play. I got him all bundled up, which took about 15 minutes, and sent him out into the winter wonderland in our back yard. He had big plans- he was going to build snowmen, make snow angels, and stay out all day long. That lasted all of 5 minutes, when he came to the back door saying "I am all done, the snow is cold- I'm ready for hot chocolate now." We have reassured him that he can have hot chocolate without having to go through the hassle of dressing as if he were heading out on an Arctic expedition. Nonetheless, the excitement he had was wonderful.

Another quick story about our little guy from today. (Cracks me up sometimes!) He was coloring during Sunday School, and he kept using the brown marker. His Sunday School teacher asked, "Are you having a brown phase?". Brayden responded, quite frankly, "No, I don't have a brown face!! Only brown hair!". Just had to share that one.

I will try to be better about keeping up on this blogging thing. Not much too exciting has been going on around here. I am feeling a bit better everyday. We did have a doctor's appointment this week, and the baby is doing very well! The ultrasound of the baby showed that it is actually measuring in a whole week ahead of where we should be. They upped my due date by 5 days. So, that was reassuring to know that despite what I have gone through that the little one is thriving. I promise I will get ultrasound pictures up soon. We have our new scanner but haven't set it up yet due to things being torn up around here with home improvement projects galore!

Happy New Year- A Little Late

Our New Year started by my parent's (better known as Tata and Grampa Bob) and my grandma and grandpa coming on New Year's Eve Day to celebrate a belated Christmas. Brayden, of course, made another HUGE haul of gifts, and was so excited to have his grandparents and great-grandparents here for the day. It was a very nice, relaxing day with family.

We didn't do anything for New Year's Eve this year, as I have just been wiped out by this pregnancy. (I have decided I am not a good pregnant person- it is a good thing that we were stopping w/ #2 anyway, because I am not cut out for this!) New Year's Day we spent at our good friend's, The White's, house.

The 2nd is when the fun really started for us! I went for a routine weigh in at my doctor's- I have had to weigh in a few times because of feeling so lousy. I weighed in 15 lbs. less than I was at the beginning of my pregnancy, and 4 lbs. less than just 4 days earlier. I was immediately admitted to the hospital. I ended up being there for 5 days for IV fluid, nourishment, and medication. I was released only after being placed on a Zofran Pump. It is a continuous flow of anti nausea medicine that runs through a catheter line that is placed in my thigh (kind of like an IV). So far it seems to be helping- still not feeling 100%, but everyday is better!! I am just hoping that the next 6 1/2 months go by quickly, and without anymore drama!

Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year!