Merry Christmas Love B, A, Ruby & Baby

Today I recieved our proof from photo affections for our Christmas card, and I couldn't be happier!!  I absolutely have been so impressed with this site!  They fixed Ruby's eyes as they looked a little scary with the flash of the camera!  So here's what's going out to our friends and family this year!  I've blacked out certain info to protect the innocent!

Seriously, check out that website!  It's wonderful and no they didn't pay me to post this!!!

Christmas card pictures

We decided to have our Christmas card taken this year by my sister.  She greaciously offered for us to come on over to her casa and she was more than happy to take them.  Of course having a dog in the pic usually proves the need to take about 100 more that you actually should.  Well I've found a great site from Kari called photo affections and I've found THE ONE we will be using, but I thought I would share the pic we are using....  I will post our actual card when I get the proof back!

Along the way we had some that just wouldn't work.....

That would be our niece Stella yelling Mommy, mommy can I have a peanut butter cup.... I just couldn't not post this one!

Cute clothes

I just couldn't reisist sharing these with you!  My dad and stepmom sent us these a long, long time ago, actually when I was pregnant the first time.  Well we put the whole box of goodies in storage and I got it out the other day and I was so happy I did!!!  We got a stuffed Ruby look alike, she thinks we have another puppy and is very curious about it. 

Here are two onesies that I just about died when I saw....First, a little story, my dad has always called me peanut as a nickname...here you go!

It's Ruby on a onesie!  How stinking cute!  My stepmom took a pic that I emailed them, turned it into an applique and ironed it on a onesie...I just about died when I saw it!

A close up!

The other one...

They are just sooo tiny and cute!! I can't get over them!

20 weeks

I had a come to Jesus meeting on Saturday morning when my ipregnancy application on my phone jumped out at me and yelled HALF-WAY THERE!  Holy crap, I'm half way done with this pregnancy!!  Yikes!  I feel like there is still so much to do, so much preparing and all I can think of what I am going to get B for his 30th birthday next week! 

To be honest this summer I hit a pretty low point when I had miscarried a 2nd time and wasn't sure I wanted to try again.  I didn't know if I was cut out to carry a baby or if my body could.  In all honesty, I didn't know if I would ever get to celebrate being 20 weeks pregnant or if the dream of having a biological child would ever come true.   Well it has, and being 20 weeks pregnant is a dream!  I feel almost perfect, until I eat too much and my tummy is just way too full.  I sleep very well and finally starting to have a bump is pretty darn fun!

On Friday we had our anatomy scan and everything looked very good.  Half-pint is weighing 11oz. but we have to go back again this week because HP was moving around too much, the tech couldn't get the spine or abdomen measurements that they need.  A little back story on this....A week from this past Friday we had to go in for a ultra sound to rule out placenta previa.  I didn't have that, but the baby was all curled up in a ball and wouldn't move.  So I asked the tech, what should I do so that next week they can get the measurements needed for the anatomy scan.  She said oh have a pop before you come.  I did and HP was moving wayyy toooo much!!  Seriously it was pretty funny!  The tech said to B, I'm going to have to have you come back so I can measure the spin and tummy....B said, Oh A doesn't mind at all!!  So we will be going back this week for another ultra sound.

I will share a couple of ultra sounds pics and my 20 weeks belly shot! Yes, I am sporting Iowa hawk gear...and they lost...BOOO!!!

Some ultra sound pics or half-pint

Happy Monday!