SANTA!!

Claire's first visit to Santa without tears!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting. She practiced telling us wanted she wanted from Santa all weekend. Her actual visit went a little something like this...

Santa: Hi Honey, would you like a baby doll or princess doll for Christmas?

Claire: No. I would like a kite and a train!!

Santa: No princess dolls?

Claire: NOPE!

As soon as she gets off his lap she asks me..."Where's my kite and train??" Oh yah, forgot to tell her it doesn't work like that! LOL!

Now I have to ask myself....did I really take Claire to see Santa in November?! HA! It will be a long month now..... At least there was no line or fussy drama!

Tree time

The tree is up and it's looking beautiful! I love this time of year! Eric was home all last week and we didn't get a lot done around the house as planned but we did decorate!

I am starting to really feel "pregnant". In the belly department that is. Knowing how my body works and how big I get at the end, I know this is just the beginning. The belly looks all cute right now but for my body it's a lot and just wait........it gets BIG! I love being pregnant in these cooler months especially having a toddler but wearing more clothes makes me feel even bigger. The one (and only!) good thing about summer pregnancies....dresses. Big dresses! I would love to live in leggings but it's hard to find a top that will cover my ass. That is a total pet peeve of mine....leggings are NOT pants. They are not meant to show your butt or top of your thighs. They go UNDER things. Just saying! Otherwise, everything is going good and I really have no reason to complain. We could live where it's really cold and I could really look like a bundled up snowman.

Happy Thanksgiving

We didn't take many pictures but here's what we did get! A group shot of the family and friends we have spent our turkey day with the past 4 years. One cheesy Biscuit and a preggo mommy!

Eric has been off all this week and we have been just kicking it around the house. Cleaning things, fixing things, cooking lots, and being lazy. Now it's time to decorate the tree and bring on the Christmas spirit! I am a one holiday at a time girl. No tree before Thanksgiving for us!! The day after Thanksgiving we start the decorating! I can't believe next year we will have a 4th stocking and a 9 month old! So hard to imagine her outside of my body!

The 3rd trimester is beginning and there is only 3 months left. Part of me hopes they fly by so I can stop being pregnant but the other half of me is so scared of the changes, lack of sleep, and starting over with everything again. Claire is becoming so much more autonomous and it's nice. Life is about to get way trickier and I can't imagine myself doing it all but I will. We will all adjust. It's just going to be weird to get off the "gravy train" because one kid is pretty manageable in the big picture of things. On the other hand, I can't wait to see her and watch our family grow. I can't wait to see Claire be a big sister and Eric with his girls! It's going to be amazing.

25 weeks

Finally............another belly shot!!!! 25 weeks today! Feeling good!