Merry Christmas!

I know, I know....I promised to blog more frequently! I apologize. I certainly don't want to lose any followers by being the absent, once a month blog poster. I will get better!

Since posting last, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our families and have been enjoying the month of December celebrating the Christmas season. As we were recently having dinner with some of my very best friends, the group was discussing all that we had to be thankful for this year....good health, loving families, meaningful friendships, stable jobs, etc. The Lord has blessed us all so much. I pray that we never lose sight of that.

Dave and I feel especially grateful this year. We had a great visit to the doctor on Monday where they told us that our baby girl is growing wonderfully. She has 10 toes, 10 fingers, 4 chambers in her heart, 2 kidneys, and so on. It is so amazing! She is also very flexible as you can see.

One of my favorite parts of this last ultrasound was when they were counting her toes and she had her little feet crossed. Then, she arched her foot and squished her toes. It was special to me because Dave does that all the time while he is sitting on the couch with his feet up. See precious foot below.

She is moving a lot more these days (and nights!). She is not bashful anymore, so Dave gets to feel her wiggle many times a day. She weighs less than a pound and measures the length of a carrot. Now that the sickness has mostly gone away, I am beginning to pack on the pounds! I will post pics of the growing belly in the next few blog posts. We purchased the first piece of furniture for her nursery. It is an antique, baby pink wardrobe for all the many dresses that she will have! We need all of the storage that we can get in our old house! Below is a photo of our fabric and color scheme.

We have narrowed down the name list to four choices! I hope to have settled on one by New Years. Stay tuned for that announcement!

As you go about your Christmas festivities this year, always remember the true reason we celebrate. A baby, a Savior, came and changed the world. Merry Christmas from our home to yours.