Happy New Year!

Wow, it has been a while since I have written a post! Sorry about that. I think everyone probably understands though considering the busy holiday season. I am not sure where to start! First of all we hope that all of you enjoyed Christmas and Hanukkah. We certainly did. Josh and Haviland were in town this year and we spent Christmas day at Jesse's dads house. It was an all day affair that included breakfast, dinner, movies, and video games. Marley was with us as well and she thoroughly enjoyed all of the wrapping paper. We had a great standing rib roast for dinner, and pecan and strawberry rhubarb pies for dessert. Just prior to Christmas, all of us enjoyed a trip to Portland, OR. We stayed at the Kennedy School which is an old schoolhouse that was converted into a hotel with lots of amenities. There was a movie theater, a few bars, a main restaurant, a European style soaking tub and more. Each room is named after the teacher who taught in it, or the artwork in the room. Everyone should definitely check out the website: www.kennedyschool.com.

Now that everyone is back into the swing of things, Jesse and I are facing an extremely busy couple of months. We will have very frequent OB visits, every 2 weeks currently and soon every week. Our birth prep classes start next week and last for 6 weeks. We are trying to find a good family doctor for Paul (and Jesse and I). We have a couple of baby showers, and are trying to get the nursery into working order! On top of all of this, Jesse is busily working away at his thesis which he will defend in about a month!

I am getting to be huge, and our OBGYN says that Paul is a very large baby. She is watching me closely to determine if any special considerations need to be made in our birth plan. Overall though, things are progressing quite well. Jesse put up a really cool baby ticker on the main page of our website. If you click on the days left, it will show you how far along I am , and how many days into the pregnancy I am so far. It also shows how big the baby is. We are really getting excited, and we definitely are starting to feel the pressure of father time.

Jesse has posted some new picture albums on our site as well, so please check those out. We hope that everyone has a very happy new year! Talk to you soon!