Our Christmas!

My favorite day of the year has come and gone.. and I have to say, it was amazing!

{I can't wait for Addison to "officially" be a part of our card next year!}

Every year, our Christmas celebration starts on Christmas eve. But this year, it started a couple days earlier! On the 22nd, Keith's sister had a small get-together at her house because their mom was down from Maine. I had to work, but there were plenty of pictures taken :)

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Keith's aunt had a little party at her house on the 23rd where we exchanged presents and did a Yankee swap. Aubrey had a blast playing with her cousin and we had fun spending time with family we don't see too often.

When we got home Sunday night, we pulled out the Gingerbread House kit that Aubrey's elf, Jingle brought her that morning!

Thumbs up!

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Christmas Eve started off at my sister's house. We have a potluck every year, and this year we brought a Caesar salad and some reindeer cupcakes that Aubrey & I made :)

{Keith getting some baby practice!}

{She could not wait to rip this open when we got home!}

After my sister's house, we went over to Keith's dad's house for a bit for another Yankee swap, more family time, and good food. After we left there, we headed home and went right to bed so Santa could come and work his magic!

When we woke up the next morning, we found that Jingle had barricaded us into the bedroom using red crepe paper! Aubrey got excited and busted through it before I could get a picture, but it was pretty sweet! The look on her face when she saw what Santa left under the tree was priceless. 

{Santa pulled through with the #1 thing on her list! Doc McStuffins Doctors Kit!}

{Another one of her favorites? The dog's pig toy that oinks. Yes, really}

{"Hey, this isn't mine!" (Santa had to wrap Daddy's new razor because it wouldn't fit in his stocking}

{"Hi Santa! Thanks for all of my presents!"}

{See those Squinkies on the floor? Yeah, those will be the death of me..}

After opening all of her presents from Santa, we found Jingle on top of her new play kitchen with a gift (Build-a-Bear Workshop gift card! Score!) and a note from Santa saying that he lifted Jingle's magic and she could touch/hug him to say goodbye. I think she was a little nervous to touch him because she's watched the Elf on the Shelf movie a million times in the past month and in the movie, the elf got really sick when one of the kids touched him.  But after explaining that Santa said it was okay, she was all for it :)

All in all, it was an amazing holiday! Aubrey got some pretty neat stuff, and so did Keith & I! 

Our favorites...

Aubrey: Doc McStuffins doctors kit, Peppa Pig playhouse (we even went to Toys R Us the next day after going to Build a Bear to spend some of the Christmas cash she got on some more accessories!), Melissa & Doug Sticker Book, Arts & Crafts kit, Mrs. Potts tea set, Just Dance Disney Party

Keith: the Xbox Kinect that I gave him early because his old Xbox wasn't working half the time, Celtics starter jacket, Assassins Creed 3, and a gift card to a movie theater from Aubrey so they could go see Monsters, Inc

Me: Kindle Fire, a sweater from American Eagle that I need to return for a different size (but oh man, is it comfy and warm!), and a couple charms for my Pandora bracelet (Aubrey's birthstone and a key with a heartshaped keyhole). 

How was your Christmas? What did Santa bring you?

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{31 weeks}

How far along? 31 weeks!
Baby stats: Our little cupcake weighs about 3.3 pounds - about the size of a pineapple - and is over 16" long! About 4 more inches until she is the size her big sister was at birth! She's starting to gain more fat under her skin. Can't wait to squeeze her little chubba cheeks!

Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? Noooope
Sleep: I wish sleep could be my job.
Best moment this week: Christmas, hands down. I think this was our best Christmas to date. But I will do a separate post about that in a bit.
Miss Anything? Belly sleeping.
Movement: Lots. 
Food cravings:  Gold fever wings from a local restaurant. Hubby is going there tonight with his family but I have to work. Saaaaaad face. But at least he will bring me home some!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender: GIRL! 
Labor Signs: Just some pressure.
Symptoms: None
Belly Button in or out? Kind of starting to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Countdown to the new year!

{30 weeks}

How far along? 30 weeks! In the final stretch!
Baby stats: Addison weighs just over 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage! mmm) and is about 15.7" long. Her eyesight is getting better, even though I'm sure there's not much to look at in there.

Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? Nothing new
Sleep: Yes please
Best moment this week: I'd say I'm a good 95% done my Christmas shopping! And I got Addison the sweetest pair of PJs that I've had my eye on for months, and they only cost me around $5 because they were on clearance!

 
Miss Anything? Wine, especially with Christmas being so close. 
Movement: Lots. 
Food cravings:  None really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender: GIRL! 
Labor Signs: She's head down, which makes for lots of pressure. But otherwise, no
Symptoms: None
Belly Button in or out? Kind of starting to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Countdown to Christmas!

{29 weeks}

How far along? 29 weeks!
Baby stats: Little lady weighs about 2.5 pounds (the size of a butternut squash! yum) and is just over 15" long. Her head is getting bigger to make room for her brain and her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature for life on the outside!

Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No new ones yet *knock on wood*
Sleep: Sleep is gooood
Best moment this week: Not pregnancy related, but Aubrey had her Christmas dance recital! She and all of her friends in her class did a great job! 
Miss Anything? Vino.
Movement: Lots. 
Food cravings:  Spinach queso dip, which was satisfied last night when we had a family-double-date with my best friend and her daughter to see The Polar Express!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender: GIRL! 
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks.
Symptoms: I thought for sure I was in labor last week.. it was so scary! More about that in a second.
Belly Button in or out? Kind of starting to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Countdown to Christmas!

So last Friday, Aubrey had a doctor's appointment for a 6 month weight check. She is a peanut and they wanted to make sure she was growing okay between her 3 year check up and now. She is still on the small side but she is growing steadily! They had to do some bloodwork to rule out anemia, since that can be a cause for weight on the lower side. They also gave her a flu shot. My hormones are through the roof right now and I was alone with her so naturally I was freaking out because she was going through so much. I hated having to hold her arm down so they could draw blood, and feeling her squeeze me so hard when they gave her her flu shot was heartbreaking.. but obviously two things that needed to be done. 

She has been mentioning seeing "black spots" in one of her eyes, and also that she has something in her ear.. so they checked her ears and found a ton of wax so they had to clean that out, which was more trauma for her. She just was NOT a happy camper, and I can't say that I blame her. They told me they would be having someone contact me to set up an eye appointment with an eye doctor. So off we went to run a few errands and just as I was getting near home, the doctor's office called me asking if I could make a 10:00am eye appointment. It was almost 9:30 at that point and I was in a completely different town so I asked if we would be able to schedule it for Monday. They called back 5 minutes later and said the eye doctor wants to see her today, and that we can't wait til next week. So obviously I start freaking out and call my mom and she comes with us to the appointment. They had to dilate her eyes, and the woman who did it was being less than patient considering she was dealing with a 3 year old. She was so quick to rush us around and was pretty snippy so that wasn't helping my nerves. The doctor himself was amazing and took his time to answer all of our questions and as far as he can see, Aubrey's eyes are fine. He sees nothing wrong and said the black spots could be just from her rubbing her eyes, or they could just be occasional floaters. We  go back in a year, unless she starts complaining about them more.

By this point I was not feeling good at all. I kept getting sharp cramps and lots of pressure "down there", and had a hard time catching my breath. At one point I was convinced she was going to fall out of me. I called Keith at work and he came home and we went to the doctor's. The NP checked me out and everything was normal, and she said it sounds like I was having a bad anxiety attack. I've never had one so I had no idea what to expect. It was awful, but I'm glad that it wasn't labor!  She wrote me a note to take the night off of work and Keith & I went out for dinner while his sister took Aubrey shopping. It was a nice impromptu date night, since we haven't had one in a while. :)

{28 weeks}

How far along? 28 weeks!
Baby stats: Miss Addison is the size of a Chinese cabbage, weighs about 2.25 pounds, and is roughly 14.8" from head to toe. She can blink her eyes and even has eyelashes (aw). She can see light that filters through the womb.. time to break out the strobe light. She is also gaining more and more weight! Yay chubby baby cheeks!

Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No new ones yet *knock on wood*
Sleep: Sleeping great, until I get a leg cramp. Those seem to happen multiple times a night :(
Best moment this week: My iron did go up a little bit from last week, however it is still lower than they were hoping. I go back in a week and a half for more poking and prodding and then we will take any necessary steps to try to improve it.
Miss Anything? Belly sleeping.
Movement: A ton!
Food cravings:  Coconut shrimp.. yum.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender: GIRL! 
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks.
Symptoms: Heartburn, lots of painful twinges when she moves a certain way.
Belly Button in or out? Kind of starting to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Christmassss!