On to my November pages- here’s my Thanksgiving page created using the free kit Harvest Spice from Shabby Princess. I love thier kits!
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It will likely be a few days before I am able to make another post. My dad flies in for a visit tomorrow- so I am sure we’ll be busy! Have a Happy New Year!
Well, I have finished all of my scrapbooking pages for October. Now on to November. Then of course I need to go backwards and fill in the missing pages from the begining of the year. Maybe my 2008 album will be finished by the middle of 2009. None the less- here are my latest scrapbooking pages:
A Visit to the Pumpkin Farm created using a template by Lisa Minor and the Fall Splendor scrapbooking kit:
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A trip to Florida created using Trish H. Design’s Merry Go Round kit and a template byLisa Minor:
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By the way the page a posted yesterday was creaated using Trish H. Design ’s scrapbooking kit Spooky.
Whew! Does anyone else feel like you have just run a marathon after the Christmas Holidays? Not that I would really know what it feels like to run a marathon! But really? Is anyone else exhausted. Shoving 5 present filled events into three days without much down time is tiring to say the least. Yesterday was my first day without visitors and I will admit that I enjoyed it. (I’m not saying that I didn’t enjoy all the company because I did!) But having a “down” day was awesome. I took a nap, finished reading “The Choice” by Nicholas Sparks (a very good book by the way), worked on my Christmas photos (click on the one at the top to see them all), and even did another scrapbook page (see below).
As for all the festivities, Grayson LOVED Christmas this year. It took him only a couple of times to figure out the best method for opening presents and after three days of gifts, he asked again yesterday if there were anymore to open! Too funny. He loved putting cookies out for Santa to eat and insisted on celery for the reindeer. He was so excited to see if they had eaten their snacks- that he actually walked by all of his gifts from Santa (unwrapped) and inspected the left over crumbs on the coffee table. His favorite gifts were firetrucks (one is remote control), the truck transporter semi, and of course the small John Deer Track Hoe and Back Hoe Loader. Tim and I also got him a tricycle although he hasn’t shown much interest in it.
Well, now it’s time to get ready for New Years! My dad is coming up for a visit and we are very excited to see him. He hasn’t visited NC in over 2 years and has never seen our new house. I know that it will be another packed long weekend- but it will definitley be worth it!
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Well, I have finally finished another scrapbook page. This one is of my nephew and niece who were born one week apart. I promised that I would eventually post some photos of them so I guess this will have to do for now. My computer is working VERY slow and I do not have the patience to edit the rest of the photos and blog them. Maybe if I ever get that iMac you’ll finally see them. Cross your fingers- I hope to get it after the holidays!
Grayson has decided upon his favorite Christmas song: Santa Clause is Coming To Town. It is the only Christmas song he will allow me to sing and he will often walk around our house “singing” it to himself. Now, Grayson isn’t much of a singer- as you can tell from the video (if you decide to watch it). The child can’t carry a tune to save his life- but I think that it’s cute that he tries!
All weekend I have been talking “up” Grayson’s visit with Santa. We’ve discussed sitting on his lap, asking for Christmas gifts, what Santa would be wearing… You name it- we discussed it. I’m not sure why- but for some reason I was afraid that Grayson would be petrified of Santa. Now the kid has never met a stranger in his life- so why I was concerned- who knows? Anyhow, we went this morning to see Saint Nick.
We were the first people in line and Grayson was in awe over all the holiday decorations. The snowmen, the raindeer, the fake snow, the choo-choo trains, he couldn’t see it all fast enough. He seemed to see everything but Santa. So I got out my camera, took off his jacket, and pointed him toward Santa. He looked in the general direction but was still overwhelmed with all the Christmas lights. I turned his chin directing toward Santa and pointed again. The funniest thing happen. Grayson’s face slowly changed from a slack jaw in awe of the lights to the largest grin I had ever seen. He then let out a squeal and ran full force , screaming “Sana Cwause”, literally jumping full force into Santa’s lap. It was so cute and I wish that I had brought my video camera. I had no idea that he would be so excited. He proudly sat on Santa’s lap, asking for a fire truck for Christmas and touching Santa’s beard. I’m pretty sure that Santa will get him anything he wants with a reaction like that!
My only wish is that Grayson would act that excited when he sees me!
Doctor’s Appointment: Everything went well at today’s appointment-weight fine, blood pressure normal. I was able to hear the baby’s heart beat- at 156 beats per minute. It took a while to find the heartbeat and then to make matters worse, the little peanut wouldn’t stay still. The nurse was chasing the little booger all over my abdomen with the heart monitor. I also got back the results of all the blood work from the nurse’s visit a couple weeks ago. I was surprised to find that everything was normal. I was expecting low iron levels- since I have chronic anemia and was put on supplements the entire time I was pregnant with Grayson. So yippee! No clog-inducing iron supplements and no monthly blood samples! At my next appointment in January we will do the ultra sound and if the baby cooperates, discover if we are having a girl or boy. Any guesses?
Baby’s Development: At 13 weeks, the average fetus measures almost 3 inches long and weighs about an ounce- about the size of a lime. The baby’s brain, kidney’s intestines, and liver are in place and are beginning to function. Nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in the baby’s brain, synapses are forming furiously. Its face looks unquestionably human: the eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and the ears are right where they should be on the sides of the head. Fingerprints are forming on the pads of it’s fingers, tiny tooth buds have begun to appear on the gums, and some bones have begun to harden.
The most dramatic development is the beginning of reflexes. The baby’s fingers are now beginning to open and close, its toes will curl, its eye muscles will clench, and its mouth will make sucking movements. It will still be another couple of weeks before the movements can be detected.
How I feel: Things are definitely getting better. I haven’t felt nauseous in a while and for the last couple of nights, I haven’t had to get up in the middle of the night to urinate. (Praise the small things, right?) I do not expect this little miracle to last too long. With the help of miralax, I have had no other issues with using the restroom. (Whew!) I continue to feel exhausted and go to bed pretty early at night. Headaches have been few and far between since Thanksgiving. Food aversions have disappeared for the most part- except for Mexican food. For some reason, I think that I want to eat Mexican- but after a couple of bites, I’m over it. As for the bump, it is finally beginning to show. I have been able to disguise it thus far, but am quickly moving toward my maternity pants. I put on the first pair a couple of days ago and felt relieved.
Well, the Christmas tree is up and the wreath is on my door. I got most of my Christmas shopping finished today and so I am officially feeling into the Christmas spirit. I have a few (4) last people to shop for- all gift certificates and I need to get cranking on my christmas cards- but I feel as if I am off to a good start. Those of you who finished your shopping before Thanksgiving make me sick. I wish that I could get motivated that early.
By the way the Gators play for the SEC championship tomorrow. Cross your fingers for my team!!!
