5 months and Merry Christmas

We got a wonderful Christmas present today...a healthy baby! Our 5 month ultrasound went smoothly. The baby looked wonderful, which I am forever grateful for. The heart, organs, stomach, spine, etc all looked wonderful. The baby is about 8 oz. right now and has very long legs! Baby was stretching those long legs out and doing yoga poses. So, the first half of pregnancy has officially flown by!

I am still feeling really good. I have gained a couple of pounds and starting to show a little at nighttime, but my doctor doesn't even measure me because (from previous pregnancies) she knows I will not measure "on the charts", so she has decided  not to worry about it. We had to do all sorts of growth restriction testing with Hunter- and she decided not to measure with Trent, and all was fine. So she is having the same approach this time around. She just sums it up to "this is just how I carry pregnancy and everyone is different." She just focuses on the growth of the baby, which the baby is right on track!!

She saved the bottom half of the baby for the end of the ultrasound. I covered my eyes, and she just giggled as I was so anxious! Along with the anxiousness comes lots of excitement!! Scott has thought girl from day one, Hunter thinks boy, and I go back and forth. Maybe my instincts will kick in after the hussle and bussle of Christmas!

We have so many Christmas blessings to be thankful for. God has blessed us with more than we will ever be deserving of! Going through the sickness and death with my mom, I truly realize that health is the foundation of your life- your existence! So, if we are all healthy...that is all I can ask for! This Christmas, I am over joyed with the health of my THREE children! We have been super busy with the holiday festivities. Parties, parties and more parties! Gift exchanges with the kids, train rides, Zoo lights, cutting down our Christmas tree, and much more!

We do Christmas Eve morning at Dad's house, which will be bittersweet because this is the last Christmas that Dad will be in his house. Dad is ready to simplify his life, we are happy for him- but it will still be a bittersweet Christmas in my mom and dads house..."my" house! I do a lot of work for Christmas Eve, I shop ALL year for Santa presents for all my siblings. I do the work that mom used to do, and let me tell you...shopping/wrapping for 18 people is WORK! But, it is worth every second to carry on the traditions! Then, moms side of the family comes to dads house for a gumbo lunch! Then, we celebrate Christmas Eve dinner with Scott's family. I am SO happy that we reserve Christmas day just for our little family, at home, just being with each other! We will make breakfast, open gifts, go on a walk, play with gifts, and just enjoy each other!! Looking forward to my last Christmas with just my 2 boys!