...Sonogram Photos...

We had our 20 week sonogram and appointment today and everything checked out perfectly! All systems go, baby brain looking good, baby heart beating well...couldn't ask for more. She weighs about one pound now and the doctor says that she would be surprised - according to our birth weights - if she weighed anything more than between 6-7 pounds. She was curled up in a ball and had her back pressed outwards on my stomach on the left side....seemingly her new favorite position...so the sonographer couldn't get a profile shot but here is what we got to see...

...Baby Bump...

20 weeks down...20 weeks to go

Sorry for the serious look on my face....that does not at all reflect how excited I am about this baby bump! :) I am just focusing on working the camera phone :). It is hard to believe that we are 5 months pregnant...WOW! Tomorrow is our 20 week appointment so we will have some more sono pictures to share with you all...yippee!

...The Great Escape...

So, I woke up around midnight and my tummy felt a little funny. So I reached down and felt it to see if maybe Kate was moving around or something and much to my surprise my stomach was completely lopsided!! She was pressing outward on my belly and COMPLETELY on the left hand side. It looked so weird - like I wasn't even pregnant on the right. I freaked out and woke up Brett to do some internet research about smushing babies in the belly...haha! I totally thought I had slept funny and smushed her head or something! I wish we had taken a picture but we didn't. I did, however, find a picture on the internet of a belly that looks kind of like mine did only mine was more prominent and I don't have a belly ring...

Come to find out...she is trying to make her great escape (unsuccessfully) and all is back to normal and much more "balanced" this morning. Kate has come to learn that there are 20 more weeks until evacuation time :)

Kate's Christmas!

I know...you are thinking the same thing we are...how can Kate have a Christmas - she is not even here yet! But she did! We are so thankful to have such wonderful family to celebrate with that showered Miss Kate with tons of presents in anticipation of her arrival! Thank you all SO much! Here are just a few things that she received...

dress from Libby & Papa

adorable camouflage onesie from Libby & Papa to Brett...he says he needs a different size! haha
LOVE this onesie from Aunt Chelsea!
great toy from Aunt Kristen! I can only imagine the noisy toys that are to come from Aunt K over the years after Brett buying so many for her kids! I think this year she finally had to shoot down a drum set! haha
Sparkly pink shoes, duck booties and pink leg warmers from cousins Haven & Reese and Mimi & Pops
Light up Barbie fishing pole to go fishing with Daddy....he got a new pole too. Of course, it will be a few years. She got some pink bait too!
"My First Doll" from Aunt Betty. SO cute & soft!
snack container from Mimi & Pops that I am thinking about keeping in my purse for the remainder of the pregnancy! haha!
yes, that is a shot glass next to it....guess we haven't totally baby proofed the nursery yet. although, we may need that back in there after the first week!
Hippo outfit from Annie Nannie (Aunt Nancy)

Spring time outfit from Libby & Papa

PRECIOUS knit sweater!

Bib and outfit from Aunt Chelsea and Libby & Papa

adorable outfit from family friend, Jane

just a few of her stuffed animals hanging in the crib

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year with everyone! Can't wait until next year....it only gets better from here! Best of everything in 2011 to you all!

...nesting...

And it begins! Now that I am FINALLY starting to get over being sick and the new year is right around the corner, I have a sudden urge to clean, organize and of course decorate every square inch of this house! This is going to be such an exciting time of this pregnancy.......getting our "nest" ready for our precious little Kate Hatley!

...Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Bikini...

Okay, I did it, I bit the bullet and bought Kate her first bathing suits! I have been so excited about this since the day we found out we were having a girl! They are the CUTEST things I have ever seen! I can already tell that I am in going to get myself into some big time trouble in Janie & Jack! Here are some other Spring/Summer things I picked up...they are hard to find in the middle of Winter so I can't wait until the first of the year when the real shopping begins!$!$!$!$!

Hats for Kate Hatley!!!

Matching linen sundress and hat! I LOVE this one!

Poodle pants and hat

Peasant top from Libby!

Daddy's Girl!!

We will see how long this lasts!

Of course, for the accountant's daughter!

Daddy's little Dallas Cowboy's fan!

Of all the pink, girly things that we have for her, this is one of my favorites!

It is so soft!

ADORABLE little outfit from Mimi!

Wishing you all a Christmas filled with

Sugar n' Spice & everything nice!

Hope everyone is having a great Christmas week (and the first day of winter) with family & friends!

XOXO

Brett, Jennifer, Maggie & Campbell

...and of course, Baby Kate

Tis' the Season...

To be sick

It is NO fun to be sick and not be able to take anything. Don't get me wrong, I would NEVER complain about being pregnant after the fiasco that was the last 3 years....but being sick without meds is MISERABLE. I am SO glad that I listened to my sister-in-law, Kristen, and got the flu shot a couple of months ago because I don't know what I would do with the flu. Torture! Anyways, here's to being on the tail end of it and getting this out of the way before Christmas to put a positive spin on it. (insert half smile.....and a sneeze ;))

Hope everyone has a great weekend! We are going to do Christmasy things and celebrate with Mimi & Pops!

...Christmas Fudge...

Yesterday we got a chance to babysit my cousins, Haven & Reese, and make Christmas fudge. It was so much fun! My parents came over and I learned about the attention span of a 4 year old when it comes to watching movies...we watched 15 minutes each of Beauty & the Beast, Finding Nemo, Frosty the Snowman and Alice in Wonderland! Here are a few pictures of our fun time!

Can't wait to get my hands on all this chocolate!

Don't tell my mom that I ate marshmallow creme straight out of the jar! What happens at Jen's stays at Jen's!

Spooning!

This looks just the look my mom gave me when I was young and wanted to be messy! haha! I LOVE it!

I am a one year old now!!!

Sisters!!!

Happy Birthday, Reese!

My cousin, Reese, celebrated turning one today and we all went over there to celebrate with a milk & cookies party! Everyone had a great time and she loved her first "cell phone" and pink Christmas pajamas that we got her! Reese and Kate are going to be great playmates one day!

...Miss Maggie...

What a horrible, horrible day we had yesterday. I have noticed that Maggie has been licking her paws a lot lately (which usually is a sign of allergies in dogs) so I have been giving her Benadryl off and on to help. Then I took a better look at her foot (she has lots of "powder puff" hair on her paws that makes it hard to really see it) and noticed that she seemed to have an infection on one of her toes. So I cut all of the hair off of her paw and began putting hydrogen peroxide on it and wrapping it in gauze and an Ace bandage to keep her from licking it more so it could heal. Well, yesterday I took her bandage off and poor dog....her toenail came OFF! I called the vet immediately and went in to the office. They took a look at all of her toenails and the insides of them all looked abnormal so they ran bloodwork on her. (They also told me that hydrogen peroxide irritates and inflames infections in dogs) Well, the vet just called this morning and said that Maggie has an autoimmune disease like Lupus that attacks her paws and toenails. I feel so bad for her :(. So we are getting her on steroids and some other medications right now and then will have to manage this for the rest of her life. Poor Maggie, she is such a good dog. Hopefully, the treatment will be effective and she will go on as normal because they said that the worst case scenario is that all of her toenails will continue to get infected and fall off which could cause lameness and even amputation in some cases. :( :( :( :( :(

...Home Sweet Home...

It doesn't quite look like this today but what a beautiful picture! I hope that it looks like this again this Christmas Day! After lots of back and forths and contemplating Brett and I have pulled out of building the new house. The contract fell through on our house and they haven't broken ground yet on the new house (making it seem like we might be having to move with a newborn instead getting settled in first) and everything seemed to pointing in the direction that the best idea was to stay put in this home that we love. So that is what we have decided to do! With that final decision of course, the ball starting rolling on the nursery and the now the room has been painting a gorgeous soft pink color and the furniture has been ordered. The crib is even here and put together! Very exciting!

We hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and are having a joyous Christmas season so far!

"Grandma Libby"

Chelsea and I have finally picked out a "grandma name" for my mom! Libby was what everyone called my mom growing up so it seemed to have a personal touch that some of the other names didn't have (and she refuses to be called her mom's grandma name...Biggie lol).

Soooo....Papa & (Grandma) Libby it is!

~ Kate's Boudoir ~

Peyton, you will be so proud!

I got the wheels turning on the nursery today and am really excited about what I found!

Here is a little taste of what's to come...