Update after Christmas

This is a snowman in my house. I was trying out my new camera.

Here's a belly shot from last night. It's getting bigger, for sure! I don't think I've ever looked this big at this stage in the pregnancy.

Here I am behind my new camera! I love it, so far.

Maddie on her stack of presents from Santa.

Noah and his presents.

Grace in her new pajamas, surrounded by her presents.


We had a great Christmas. They got great presents. They have really been using their new playsets and art sets. I'm glad they are enjoying everything so much. Madison got a little vacuum and she loves it! It's so funny to watch her go to work, sweeping up the carpet. It actually works, not well, but it collects dust.
Noah got a remote control helicopter he is loving, among other great toys.
Grace got the baby alive she'd been hoping for, and a crayon maker and much more. It was a great Christmas for all!

Nutcracker in San Francisco

We took the kids to see the Nutcracker this month and they loved it. Here is a photo of them with two of the dancers from the Ballet. The kids got all dressed up, Noah wore a suit! They were given the reindeer and a nutcracker ornament as a free gift from the Ballet for being one of the first 500 in the door. They were just thrilled! I'm so glad we went!

We are gearing up for Christmas and I can hardly wait!

Merry Christmas!

It's a BOY!

We had a 3D ultrasound today to determine the baby's gender. We had a little trouble at first. The baby's cord was between the legs and it made it appear to have girl parts at first. We thought it was probably a girl, the gender prediction test had said it was a girl.

Well, don't waste your money, folks. The test was wrong! It's a boy! We are thrilled and Noah is just delighted! We think we will name him Nathan Michael. I have felt that we were going to have a Nathan join our family for some time now. I even said a few prayers to Saint Nathan in hopes of someday having a little Nathan join our family. This baby is a true answer to prayers. Prayers sent out faithfully for 3 years. We are so excited to be so close to his arrival. I feel like May will be here before we know it!

The 3D photos aren't all that great, they are mostly photos only a mother would love. I will post two for you to see. Keep in mind that the baby has no fat on his body yet, so that's why he's not so cute yet. We love him already!

So here are the photos...boy parts and a couple 3D photos.

The baby is yawning in the above photo.