2 1/2 down, 6 1/2 to go

Michael and I pledged this time around that we would take a monthly belly shot to capture the growth of Baby #2. We always forgot with Michael, jr so we are trying to stick to it this time!

So I am officially 10 weeks today. I have been a lot more yucky feeling with this pregnancy than I was with Deuce. Everybody says that means it's a girl, but it could also be that I didn't already have a 2 yr old to chase around last time! As much as I love Christmas, I am relieved that the holidays are over and I can actually take some time and relax when Mikey is napping so that I feel human by the time daddy gets home from work. I am dog tired by the time 2pm rolls around and am so thankful that on most days, Michael jr takes a really good nap so I can sneak in a little one as well. 

I haven't been craving anything too crazy yet. Really carbs, carbs, and more carbs. Potatoes, bread, pasta, cereal- you name it. I have had to force myself to eat protein, YUCK! So my diet is pretty much opposite of what it was before. It's so funny. With the great shape I was in and as finely tuned as I had my diet, I had been telling myself for months, "Becca, now when you get pregnant, you are going to stick with it no matter how you feel".  That worked for about a week!  Christmas with all the junk food that goes with that didn't help either. I think your body truly does tell you what it needs. My body obviously needs to carb load so I can get all that much needed folic acid. I have also been drinking orange juice like you wouldn't believe. I guess I am needing the calcium and Vitamin C. 

So we will see. Maybe once I get over this first trimester and my hormones settle down, I can go back to the way I would normally eat. The good news though, is that no matter how I feel, I still get up and go do my exercise in the morning. I can't have as much coffee as before, so this helps get me going. I was a lazy bum last time and didn't work out at all the first 3 months!

So we go back to the dr. next week and I will update then with anything exciting!

Christmas- Caney Style

Wow! I really love Christmas. Ever since I was little I just love that feeling of magic and wonder and all that comes with the season. I love the food, the family, the gifts, and the really the sense of togetherness that it all brings. 

We normally spend Christmas Eve with Michael's family. They all gathered at Sean's house this year so that is where we went. Michael jr had a great time seeing his Mimi, his great Nanny, his great PawPaw and his Uncle Sean. We stuffed our faces and opened gifts until we had to get Michael jr home to bed. 

When we got back to our house, my family was here waiting on us. They always spend the night on Christmas Eve so they can wake up and do Christmas morning with us. This year we had my mom & dad, my aunt Diane & Uncle Lloyd from Alabama, and my brother Allen and his girlfriend Becky. So it was a full house! Our tradition every year is to pile up on the couch and watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. I think I only made it through to the part where Cousin Eddie shows up and I was passed out in front of the fireplace. 

On Christmas morning, we had a very special visitor! SANTA!!!!!! My dad bought a Santa suit and got all dressed up to present Mikey with his gifts. He had been a little fearful of Santa earlier in the season, but in the 3 days leading up to Christmas, that was all he wanted to talk about. On Christmas Eve he even asked me 3 times if we could go to the mall to see Santa and ask for a bike. Well, we did not have time to visit Santa again, but we did place a phone call! Mikey asked Santa for a bike and a cake! So Christmas morning, my dad excused himself to use the restroom and 5 minutes later, Santa appeared with a bike and a bag full of gifts! He even had a cake for little Mikey! It was so great to see my dad like this!

So Mikey opened his gifts from Santa and we all opened the rest of our gifts. We spent the day in our PJs and had a fabulous traditional Christmas lunch prepared by myself and my mom and Aunt Diane. 

What a wonderful holiday!

This is my dad opening the yearly calendar gift. Last year I started making everybody these calendars on Shutterfly that are full of Mikey's pictures. It is definitely the favorite gift!

 Out of all the toys and bikes and stuff he got, this $14.99 Wiggles car is his most prized possession!

Tag from Courtney

I was tagged in the picture game by my friend Courtney. 

First of all, I have to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Courtney! We were best friends way back in 5th grade in Alabama! Thank the Lord for MySpace because we reunited a couple years ago and still manage to keep up!

The object of this tag is to:

1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures.

2. Select the 4th picture in the folder. 

3. Explain the picture. 

4. Tag 4 people to do the same. 

This pic was taken in the summer of 2005. We had been married less than 2 months and we had just gotten Lilly! I had always wanted a Corgi pup and Michael drove me all the way out to Collinsville to find her. She was the spunky one of the litter so we knew she was the one we wanted. I think we had her for about 2 days here. She was the cutest puppy!!!

I don't know if 4 people even read my blog for me to tag SO if you read my blog- then you're tagged!

Cookie Exchange

This was my 2nd year to host a Cookie Exchange party for my friends in my Mom's group.  Each guest was asked to bring at least 6 dozen cookies. We all put them out on platters, sampled a few, then divided them up so that everyone went home with a nice assortment.  While I am a self proclaimed baking queen, I did have some tough competition!

I made some homemade hot cider and some other yummy appetizers!

We did a gift exchange as well and hot some good laughs! Its nice to take a break from the holiday hustle and hang out with some girls. 

Holiday Photo Shoot 08

Had to post some pics from our holiday photo session with the amazing Le. We LOVE this photographer. Michael jr adores her so we always end up with some fabulous shots!