Christmas in Seattle and New Orleans was a whirlwind, but we had a blast. Too much to talk about so you can view the photos here.

Highlights…

This was the first Christmas Peter and I didn’t split up, so it was special for us. We sported a Christmas outfit on Christmas day….not many people got to see this and it was only briefly.

There was a serious game of ping pong and beer pong on Christmas Eve. All the presents rocked. Dad got his chime back and Sarah got her teddy bear back (I wonder if she found it). Played with the nephews, hung with Ryan and Mike briefly before they left on Christmas Eve for Denver, saw Mom’s side of the family and ate a lot of good food. Ate too much.

Sara threw us a baby shower with the help of Christina, Terry and Dad….that was fun and Peli has lots of really cute new things. She’ll be the best dressed kid for at least a year (heehee).

Got to see a few friends, watched the Saints game and then flew back.

We arrived back in Seattle on Monday, December 28th. Spent the next day with mom. She accompanied me to my doc appointment. I gained two pounds since the last visit which is normal. I started at 115 and I now weigh 138…..eek. Peli is now in a downward position and will likely stay like that until birth. She has the hiccups daily and much of the family had fun feeling her tiny hiccups.

Peter and I started our labor, parenting and breast feeding class. It’s a lot of information to take in so far but we’re learning. You can see below that the baby’s room is coming together.

This past week was rough….in a nutshell I found out I’m anemic and started taking iron pills. Almost passed out at work (probably due to the lack of iron), had skin rashes due to the weather and hormones and had some bloody nose issues…..so yeah this week everything hit me at once. It’s now Monday, December 14th and I feel great. I even did some belly dancing around the house (it feels good on my belly for some reason).

This past weekend we worked on Peli’s room, saw Princess and the Frog (excellent movie I might add), went to a tacky Christmas party and Peter and KC bottled our wine and made a new batch of beer! Rock on! Oh yeah, and the Saints beat Atlanta moving us into 13-0 territory.

Week 29 and Peli should be about 2.5 pounds. She’s moving quite a lot. I’m getting fuller faster but that sure didn’t stop me from eating almost a pint of ice cream yesterday….egads!

Sarah, Peter’s mom, sent us a rocking chair….I posted a pic of Peter practicing for the baby with Griffy….hahahah makes me laugh looking at it.

Now in week 28 I’m starting to feel a little rough and bigger….look at that belly man!

We worked on the baby’s room this past weekend and made little progress….but at least it’s progress. The picture is posted below. Hopefully this weekend we can finish the room.

Sunday the Saints beat the Redskins….it was a close one but we’re now 12-0….woo hoo.

Sunday night was rough and I had leg cramps all night and found out I’m anemic, so I’m on iron pills and I have more energy. Peli sure has a lot of energy and I feel her all the time. I can see my belly move. Peter is fascinated

Some strange dreams I’ve had lately: Dreamed I was carrying a crocodile in my belly. I could see the croc trying to get out. The next night I dreamed I had a python in my belly with Peli and both dreams contained some anxiety about labor and everyone being too busy to help me out. Other odd dreams this week involved friends passing away and ghosts. My cousin Joey could see and speak with dead people. I’ll have to share that one with him…hahha.

One day I’ll have to get Peter to write something on here.