Christmas 2010

In Pictures:

First Christmas with Jersey

Mom & Jersey, she got her a 'Santa Baby' t-shirt

Anthony & Beth (~19 weeks pregnant here)

Jake & his mom...they don't look anything alike...do they?!

Last Christmas as a 2 member family, well 3 with Jersey (30 weeks pregnant here!)

Isabella with her baby doll

Ann, chocolate faced after eating a cupcake! What a big ChEEsE!

Nellie and her sweet treats for the night

Gamma and her girls

Jersey, opening her stocking-the excitement we had on Christmas morning since we had already opened and used our gifts. The new camera and camcorder...the same ones I stood in the cold for on Black Friday! We relaxed and enjoyed the silence for the last year.

The bone she got in her stocking was delicious-based on the amount she devoured in 30 minutes, however, she has gotten sick twice since eating it so its gone & never to return. Too much of a good thing is not good.

I hope you enjoyed Christmas this year as much as we did.

My Comfort Level

Is going down...and going down fast! Since last week I feel like I've gained 15 pounds all at once-stretching out any possible muscle left in my upper abs. I can't breath like I used to or catch my breath for that matter. I get winded when I'm walking up 1 flight of stairs or when I talk too fast at work. In bed at night when I lay down, it takes me a good 10 minutes to catch my breath after walking up the stairs and brushing my teeth. The interesting thing is I'm carrying her low and didn't expect this much discomfort in my upper ab region, but then again I am new at all this anyway.

Tonight at work I changed positions a million times when I was trying to teach and I finally had to stand up (which was the most comfortable, but still not best) to finish teaching. There isn't any room left, but she still has at least 7 more weeks to grow! I don't know how people handle it with twins or more-every time I'm uncomfortable I think of Kate from Jon & Kate plus 8 & how her belly was plastic wrapped to give it some support. I can't imagine the discomfort she was in as her stomach was stretching out 2 feet!!

Did I mention I now know what overweight people feel like when they are huffing and puffing up the stairs or tying their shoes? I couldn't imagine being this way my entire life. If you are huffing and puffing...I can help you lose weight-you don't have to live like that!

Bottom line: I'm a wimp, its official. I knew it. But, I didn't think I'd be this bad (I'm sure Jake did). Let me just make it clear-I'll be having all the pain meds I can get...epidural, yes please...for this wimp of a person.

Hmmm....

Jake and I have been wondering what Nora will look like and I started to think about what we each looked like when we were little. I just love this picture of Jake when he was younger-look at the long blonde, curly hair! Nora would be adorable if she had her daddy's hair. I don't have any really young pictures of me, but I had stick straight hair-same color as Jake's in the picture below. Makes you wonder..either way she'll be cute as can be.

Merry Christmas-2010