December Also = Baby News X2

About the time we were telling folks about our Bun in the Oven (Dec. 2013), I also found out that my best friend, Shannon, was pregnant too!!  So it was doubly sweet and fun to know we were both going to go through pregnancy and births and babies together!!  I was due in July and she in August - just 5 weeks apart!!

And thus started a tradition of getting back-to-back baby belly pictures (or in this case a lack of baby bellies since it was still pretty early in the game).

December = SURPRISE!!

Our house decorated with window candles for Christmas

Our Christmas tree:

Saturday December 7:

I Painted my new work table (that my father-in-law made at Thanksgiving)

There's the finished product on the left in our office 

(Ignore all the junk!!  This room is still a work in progress)

Brandon worked on hanging some picture frames in our bedroom

Saturday December 14:

We spent the bulk of the day in Dville attending an event put on by the KY School for the Deaf

The school has a really pretty building that used to be a dormitory, decorated for Christmas

My Granny participated in an art sale

Aunt Sue and my Mom worked her table (my Granny & Grandpa's house was in a home tour, so they were at their house)

Later that evening both sets of our parents came to our house.

Little did they know......

.....but we were about to make an announcement!

Here's the video of us surprising our parents with some exciting news!

My mom had been carrying around little UofL and UK baby booties, just on the chance that we would ever make the baby announcement.

After the celebration, we headed to the Horse Park for a light show

Christmas Eve Lunch in Cville:

Miss A with Brandon's mom

Our nephew Justin with his daughter, Miss A, and girlfriend, Mary Ann

Family Picture (minus Justin's fam - they had already left)

Christmas Eve Dinner in Lville:

My Mamaw's face after getting the baby news

Family Picture

Christmas Day in Dville:

Granny & Grandpa with my brother's kiddos

Family Picture

We started a new Christmas night tradition - getting Chinese take out!

The day after Christmas, we headed back to Lville to have some extended time with my family.

And we exchanged presents.  The big one for Brandon this year was a chain saw!

Family Picture

Silly Family Picture

A couple days after Christmas, I got 14 inches cut off my hair! It was crazy long.

New Years Eve:

Mark, Anne and their Little Guy (who was asleep in the other room) came over to celebrate with us

November = Sleep

November is a bit foggy for me.  I slept.  A LOT!  Being pregnant really wears me out apparently!  But, here's what I remember of November.....

Saturday November 2

Some dear friends that I worked with at the construction company came in to see me.  I love these gals!  And we've all kept in touch over the last 10 years, even after most of us have left the company.

Back: Laura & Christy

Front: Me, Leigh Ann & Connie

Three of the other girls couldn't make it, but it was so fun to have them in town!

Friday November 8

I went to Dville to attend an Art Hop with my Granny.  She has typically participated in the hops, but sat this one out.  We had a lot of fun visiting all the stops and seeing all the art.

One of her paintings was being displayed at the Library. 

Saturday November 9

Brandon and I went to a UK football game

The band marching to the field

The band in the shape of Kentucky

Friday November 15

IKEA run!  We headed up to Cincinnati to pick up a new couch bed for our upstairs living room.  It rained on the way home, but thankfully the couch was completely protected in plastic!

The couch is white, but we bought a slip cover (IKEA has many cover options).

Ta-da!  Looking forward to getting the rest of the living room decorated one day.  But at least the couch is a good start and we can sleep two more people in our house now (which is great when both sets of our parents come to stay!).

November 20

Our first OB visit!  We got to see our little peanut on ultrasound.  How tiny!!  Pregnancy has been such a surreal thing.....I'm continually amazed by it.

Movember

Brandon participated in "Movember" again - the art of growing a mustache for men's health awareness.

Brandon said he was growing a "Tom Selleck Mustache", although my cousin Katie said it looked more like the "Uncle Robert" (my Dad).  I'll let you decide.

Thanksgiving

It was our year to be in Cville for Thanksgiving.

L-R: Justin (B's nephew), his girlfriend Mary Ann, Kim (B's sis), Jimmy & Bev (B's parents)

Brandon and I joked that we were at the kids table.  We pushed two TV trays together and sat at the end of the big table.

My father-in-law (with Brandon's help) rocked it out and made a table (or what he has dubbed my "work bench") for our office.  It's to house all my scrapbook and quilting tools and also be a large lay-space for continuing projects.

It turned out awesome!!  I'm so thankful he's such a handy guy.  I was able to get this custom table to fit exactly what I needed when otherwise I wouldn't have.