Ziggy is Dancing!

As I'm sitting in bed right now, this baby, Ziggy (the zygote), is dancing up a storm! I feel like I've popped out within the last week, maybe it was all that turkey and pumpkin pie. I mean, it looks like I've swallowed a turkey! We have a doctor's appointment this week, I'm 23 weeks right now, but I feel like I'm already in my third trimester, boy am I in for a treat the next few months! I know, I need to post some prego pics, I will, I'm just lazy.

Eli is going through a phase in which he says, "No" very sternly to us, like he's scolding the dog. Aaron and I are trying to teach him to say "Yes!", but he's so stubborn he just says "no" back. He's also very good about mimicking animal sounds. He knows most of them, but when we ask him what a duck says, he says "Da ba da ba dahhh!", every time. It's pretty funny.

Well, that's about all for now. I need to go to bed. I'm walking in the morning because I feel like my ass has gotten bigger. LOL! Good Night!

"Thanks-mas"

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, of course we stuffed ourselves, then everyone vegged out and took naps, then had a repeat of the meal for dinner. Aaron acquired a visitor that day when he went on a run before the big meal. A black lab followed him home. We think he was less than a year old. Of course, the tag he had only had the number for the vet's office. We tried calling Animal Control and other shelters, but they were all closed. The Roeland Park police even told us to just let the dog go. Aaron tried to bring it back to the area where the dog started following him, but did not see anyone that was looking for the dog. We tried to let it wander, but it stayed at our front door. Since it was so cold out, we took him in and kept him in the garage. He was potty trained, thank goodness.

Thanksgiving night, we started our Thanks-mas celebration by putting up our x-mas tree. Aaron had gotten the tree the day before and had it in the garage. Brady and him had to make a fresh cut and put it on the stand, it is a gi-normous Frasier fir, it's beautiful! I love x-mas trees! I love putting up my ornaments too, I have so many I have received as gifts, I can remember who and where I got them from. My sister and I have been giving ornaments to each other since she first got married. I have a lot of cool ones from her.

Friday, my sister and I went on our shopping extravaganza on Black Friday. We were pretty good for the most part. I had already bought most of my gifts for everyone already. Aaron tried calling the owner of the dog after he talked to the vet's office. He was unsuccessful, but was able to get a hold of a shelter. Aaron brought the dog there and a few hours later, the shelter called back and told him the owner was reunited with his dog. Aaron and Brady took Max and Eli to Union Station, Eli is fascinated with trains! They had a good time. That evening, Mom and Dad took over and Elin, Brady, Aaron and I were able to go out for a bit. We had dessert and drinks, well for me just coffee. It was nice to be able to enjoy each other's company.

Saturday was our x-mas celebration. We opened gifts here, the kids had a grand ol' time opening all of their presents, it went by really fast! We all received some great gifts! Then we went to my cousin's house where she prepared a feast for us. Max and Eli had so much fun running around. That night we watched the unfortunate KU loss. Bummer!

Sunday everyone got ready to leave. We had an empty house by early afternoon. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful for the travellers! We tried cleaning the house and we also raked the leaves. Eli has so much fun jumping in the leaves! Aaron and I made turkey soup from our leftovers, my favorite! We were so tired from the weekend festivities so we all went to bed pretty early. Not looking forward to going back to work!

Home Invasion!

Well, my family all arrived safely. The Torviks arrived later than planned, poor Max has been sick so they took him to the doctor this morning to make sure he was ok to travel. He just has a viral infection and should be better by Friday. He was a little groggy tonight when they got here. Mom and Dad arrived this afternoon around lunch time, besides themselves my Mom decided to bring her own refrigerator with her. She always brings a ton of food with her. I was planning on making lunch for everyone, but then she told me she made a chicken casserole, I was annoyed because every time we plan what we are making etc, she tells me something then does another! Family, you've gotta love them!

Eli helped me wrap gifts for Thanks-mas this morning, it was fun. We were dancing to the music while wrapping gifts. It's snowing/sleeting. Can you believe it was 70 degrees just yesterday? Speaking of yesterday, I had my luscious massage, it was awesome, but while I was getting my massage I was stressing because I was thinking how I should have gotten it on Sunday, after the holiday weekend. LOL!

Well, I better get to bed, I haven't gotten a lot of sleep the past few days, and I have to have my game plan for the big meal. More later.

Happy Turkey Day to everyone!

Monday-- Day before my Vacation!

I was not ready to go back to work today, but I remembered last night that I had to take Eli to the doctor this morning, so I did not get to work until 1130! What a nice work day, another bonus was my vacation starts on Tuesday! Whoo hoo! We've taught Eli to yell "Whooo Hooo!" so funny, then he claps and says "Yeah"! The doctor visit went pretty well, Eli used to be so subdued when the doctor would examine him, now he does not want any of them touching him. Poor guy, he got one shot today, but he did great overall. I had given him some Tylenol beforehand to lessen the pain. My gi-normous son now weighs 34 lbs and is 35 inches tall. That is greater than the 97 percentile. He is the one who causes the percentage to go up!At least he is proportional! I took him to school (daycare), and it was lunchtime. All the kids were shirtless, they were eating chicken noodle, so it's pretty messy.

Work was ok, I had a lot to get done and the guy whom I loathe was back to work. He had been gone for about 3 weeks, and now he's back. He drives me nutty, but I won't dwell.

I picked Eli up and it's great to be greeted with him running to me with open arms. So cute! He colored a Turkey for me, well more like scribbles. They said he had a good day.

Went home and fed Eli dinner. Aaron was at the grocery store buying the turkey when we got home. He had to take Stoli to the vet because we had noticed a growth on his flank. The vet said it was a tumor. They took a biopsy to send off, but they are thinking it is benign, poor Stoli. Aaron bought a bone for him. We also figured out that he may have allergies because he's always chewing his feet and rubbing his face. We can give him Benedryl.

I can't believe I am still awake! I think because I don't have to work tomorrow, my adrenalin is pumping! I am getting a prego massage tomorrow, Aaron's b-day gift to me. I can't wait! I have some errands to run to get the house ready to be invaded by family, LOL! Anyway, hopefully I can get all my stuff done! I have to wrap some "Thanks-mas" gifts as well. I better get to bed. Talk to you all later!

In a Nutshell

My first blog ever... I feel so outdated! I love reading other people's blogs, so I thought I should join in. Erin and Kelly both inspired me to do so, and Lindi has been a long time blogger and I really enjoy reading their blogs whenever I can. It brings a little laughter to my day, and I feel like I know what's going on in their lives. Like them, I'm sure I'll be talking a lot about family life.
In a nutshell...I've been married now for 4 years to my DH (Dear Husband), Aaron. He definitely puts up with me and I love him so much! We have a huge Labrador, Stoli, whom Aaron had given me for my b-day one year before we were married because Aaron was too scared to propose to me that year. LOL! We have an 18 month old little boy, Elijah. Eli is the center of our universe right now, he makes us see things from a different perspective and encourages us to do the things we remember doing when we were kids. He's running around, literally. Learning new words and sounds. His personality is really starting to shine. Our family is growing, we're expecting out second baby in March, we're not finding out the sex of the baby because there are very few surprises in life and finding out the sex of the baby when they are born is one of the best surprises. At this time we're calling Baby #2 Ziggy, it's a a fun, androgynous name.

This weekend we're visiting family, it's my MIL's b-day. I was able to go to breakfast with my friend Molly, it was great seeing her. She is due with her first baby, and we're only 2 days apart, amazing! After having breakfast with Molly, I was able to do my last bit of "Thanks-mas". My family is coming in town to celebrate Thanksgiving next week and we also celebrate Christmas that weekend. It's been an ongoing tradition we started when my sister got married.

Right now we're watching the KU vs. Iowa State football game. We're kicking their butts right now, making us 11-0, what a feat! Well, that's about all for now. We're waiting on my FIL to start dinner, I'm STARVING! Need to find a snack!