Our Baby Pictures

I found these baby pictures a few days ago and thought they would be neat to put up. Alex and I keep wondering who she is going to look like and who she will resemble most. Both of us had A LOT of hair so I am hoping she does as well. (I need hair to put all those cute hairbows in!). Although Alex's picture is not of him as a baby (the baby is his brother Dan) it was as close as I could get. We would love to know who you think our little Addison is going to look like!

36 week update

The holiday season is upon us and I know everyone is running around like crazy trying to get ready! We had our 36 week appointment yesterday, which went very well. The weather here has been pretty nasty the past few days and yesterday all of the roads were covered in ice. They do not handle inclement weather very well down here, so all schools were canceled, no one was at work, etc. This meant that a lot of people weren't keeping their OB appts. either (which was great for me because I got in fast AND talked the nurse into giving me a free ultrasound)! My belly is measuring 38 weeks and after looking at our chart progress she told Alex and I not to be surprised if this baby came early. Of course we were surprised because everyone has told us that first babies usually arrive late! But as she said, there is always an exception to the rule. Everything else was great, strong heartbeat, good movement, and she's already "in position". I have put up the ultrasound picture they gave us as well. From it you can see that she is sucking her thumb (no shock to Alex or I since we were big thumb suckers).

The Holiday Season

The past few weeks have been a blur! From end of the year craziness at work, to baby classes and going home for Thanksgiving the time has really started to fly. And we can't be more excited!! :) We are halfway through our 34th week and I still feel great. Tired and extremely large, but great. I was trying to explain to Alex just how it feels now that my belly is huge and weighing me down. I told him it was like strapping our 30+ lb Beagle, Snoopy, to your belly and only using your back muscles to carry him around as he squirms and kicks at you. I think he understood.
Thanksgiving was wonderful, we both had such a wonderful time back in Chicago. And we were extremely blessed because both of us had our entire family around for the whole weekend. Getting to see everyone all together just felt wonderful. We were especially grateful since our midwife has already told us we cannot travel anywhere during Christmas, since it is so close to our due date. (I guess I will just have to eat all the Christmas cookies myself!)
This past weekend was also amazing because Grammy Tami hosted a fantastic baby shower. Over 40 people came to celebrate with us, and it was great to see each and every one of them. The baby shower was at Wildberry (one of my favorite restaurants) and the food was delicious. Above all my favorite part was opening all of the presents! :) Our friends and family were so generous and brought the most amazing things for our little girl. From clothes to toys, activity centers to oodles of baby supplies, I just couldn't be more thankful. And if I did not think it before now I know... this is going to be one spoiled little girl!