Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

(almost) 34 weeks!

I will be 34 weeks on Christmas- crazy! I can't believe how fast it has gone. He will be here so soon :)

I'm trying to be ok with the fact that I look bigger than the tree in this picture ;)

December!

We have had literally a record month for snowfall in Rochester this year. As of earlier this week we had gotten over 37 inches of snow this month and then it snowed again last night and today (probably another 5 inches or so).


Note the amount of snow on top of the grill and table:






Sidewalk in front of our house:




Here are a few shots of our Christmas decorations:



How we're spending our Christmas Eve:



The cutest cat in the world :)

Residency Shower

My sweet friends Molly and Angie threw a shower for me earlier this month. It was girl's only which Del was thankful for :) He has somehow made it through my pregnancy without having to attend a shower. I'm pretty sure he never had to go to a wedding shower either...hmmm.


A few shots from the shower:





There are lots of babies that have been born or are due in the near future in our program:





My colleagues are so generous and got us our carseat and stroller combo (and then carried it to my car for me)!

Recent Projects

Blanket and hat for Jackson. Pattern from "Stitch'n'Bitch: The Happy Hooker"




Mittens! Pattern found on ravelry.com and is based off the Divine hat pattern (below) which I made last year.






New hat- looks gigantic but is super-warm. Pattern found on ravelry.com- Nuance hat by weerobin.wordpress.com




Another new hat. Obviously I have been super=productive :)

Crib bedding

Couple of shots of the crib bedding we got. We combined the bedskirt (can't see very well in the pics because the mattress is set high) and crib sheet of the farm animal set with the quilt from the Patchwork Stars set - all from Pottery Barn Kids. We didn't buy a bumper because we would only use it for a couple of months anyway and though the quilt would be more handy.

29 weeks!

I hit 29 weeks this past weekend! We are getting really excited to meet baby Jackson. We have been working on the nursery (pics below) though there is still plenty to be done.




Also, we painted the bookcases in the living room which turned out really well. It was Del's idea to paint them red and, though I was a little hesitant at first, they turned out great!

September

Trip Home
Great group of ladies at the baby shower thrown by some lovely aunts and Queenie

Dinner out for Mom's birthday with above-mentioned lovely aunts, Queenie and Aunt Linda

Shot of the mountains from my favorite place in the world

Pictures from Boston
Sam Adams Brewery tour - tasting room

In the North End on our walking tour on the Freedom Trail

Charles River on our walk through Boston the first day of our trip

25 weeks!
(Our attempt at being humorous)

It's a....healthy baby!!

Great profile shot!!





Cute little foot!

And....




It's a boy!

Katie and Kris came to visit us on stop#1 of their Roadtrip through Americana. We were happy to provide them with an entire museum dedicated to one of the most iconic of American food- SPAM! Austin, MN is home to Hormel, the company that makes Spam and provides us with 1/2 of our monthly income (thanks to Jennie-O).




Del and I trying on Hormel gear...


Katie and I with the Spam can mascot.


I think it's a nice look.... They had an entire Halloween costume that I'm considering :)

In other news, we obtained a new table and got rid of mine from graduate school. We love it! It expands to fit at least 8-10 people (and was free!)


And in other exciting news....I have the beginnings of a bump. Actually right now it really is just from all of the horrible food that the baby is making me eat (right..) Pay attention-- this is what happens when you eat fried mozarella sticks, cheese curds, nachos and peanut butter sandwiches for 2 months:)


I made a new commitment today to eat healthy food no matter how much is makes me gag!

Summer Things...

Cooper baby shower with "Jaundiced Babycakes" courtesy of Amy, wife of another resident.




New patio courtesy of my sweet husband!!

New flowers continue to pop up all around my house. The lady who lived here prior to us was quite the gardener! I love these lilies at the bottom in particular- they go well with all the UT paraphernalia that continues to appear around the house ;)