The Accidental Boilermaker

Nate and I had a wonderful trip to Holland for Christmas.  The perfect combination of relaxation time and out and about activities - it was a great visit with family. Nate got these awesome boots so now he can wander around the backyard and ford the creek with no problems. We went to the Critter Barn to visit the animals and see the live nativity. And we decorated sugar cookies! Do sitting down bump pictures count?  This is the best I can do from over the weekend.

Nate and I went to our third ultrasound today.  I measured 28 weeks at my appointment on Tuesday, 4 weeks behind, and I hadn't gained any weight.  So the doctor ordered another ultrasound to check the baby's growth.  Thankfully everything looked good.  The baby weighs approximately 4 lb 9 oz and is in the 57 percentile.  Heart rate was 135 and we could even see the baby practice its breathing which the tech told us is a good sign that the baby is growing properly.  Plus, the baby is head down! Our tech was super friendly and liked to play around with the 3D imaging so she tried really hard to get a good picture for us. Baby's gender is still a surprise too.  The tech did a good job of telling us to close our eyes when she thought we might see something.

We are back from Thanksgiving in Decatur and it was definitely worth the 637 mile trip.  The only sad part was Meredith couldn't make it up from Georgia (she has finals this coming week and really needed to stay and study).  But my dad did take/make us pose for this cute photo... Other weekend pictures: Nate making friends with the ducks Nate and I I crocheted this little turkey for my Mimi.  He serves no other purpose than to sit on the table and look cute.