Christmas Platter Swap 2009

Monday night, us girls got together for our first annual Christmas party. We decided that this year would be a Christmas Platter swap. Each year we're going to switch up the type gifts we bring for Dirty Santa. We all had a really great time and I'm glad we started this tradition.

Diana, Nikki, me and Ashley before we started to play the Dirty Santa game.
Jami, Lauren and Ashley also before the game started.

This is the adorable platter I ended up with.

Ashley and I were the preggos at the party this year. I'm almost 35 weeks and Ashley is 10 weeks along. I'm still so happy for Ashley, Heath and Ava Reese on the coming new addition to their family. Congrats again!!

Jami and Diana made everyone these cute ornaments with our first initial on them. Ashley, Ashley and I decided to take a picture with ours since we are all the A's.

Jami is SUPER excited to meet BR!!
Ashley is really SUPER excited to meet BR as well. I think everyone is excited to meet her but not as excited as Chase and I are.
Funny picture!! Jami wanted a picture with our bellies.
Nikki, Ashley and I resting and talking after the swap was over.

We really did have a great time and I can't wait until next year. It was wonderful to see all of you ladies and I hope to see you again soon. Oh wait, I will on Friday night for BUNCO. We are trying to start a BUNCO group for this year and I'm super excited about it.

Christmas Day and Belly Post - 34 weeks

On Christmas day, Chase and I went out to my Aunt and Uncle's house for our family get-together. We had such a great time visiting with everyone. The house was filled to the max with adults and kiddos...it was WONDERFUL!!

I'm using this picture as my 34 week belly picture because it's the only one we took together on Thursday. Brantley Rae is really growing and starting to stick out big time. I can't wait for her to get here. I went to the doctor yesterday and she gave me a good report. BR's heart rate was 147bpm, which Dr. S said was perfect. I had an ultrasound to see what position she was in because Dr. S was having trouble figuring it out just by looking at my belly. Thankfully, BR is head down but she's facing the wrong way. Please pray with us that she stays head down but turns so that she's facing my back. (This will make her exit much easier on us both.)

I start my weekly visits this coming Tuesday since I will be almost 36 weeks. Ahh!! It's getting SO close, Chase and I can hardly stand it!!!

This is my most wonderful cousin, Andrea that lives in PA with her sweet little family. She and her husband, Jeremy have 2 boys, Judah(3) and Elijah(10 months). The boys are totally adorable and I can't wait for their little family to continue to grow even more one day!! This is their sweet Judah. It's he adorable!! He had hurt his elbow and wasn't feeling all that great but check out this sweet smile he gave Chase for this picture. So adorable!!
Brantley Rae got the activity mat, Bumbo seat/tray and AUBURN piggy bank for Christmas from her Granddaddy & Bebe. They also gave us diapers, which we are VERY thankful for as well. The cute little socks were given to her by my cousin, Leigh Ann and my Aunt Brenda. We love it all and are very thankful for every thing we received this year for Christmas.

Just to document (not that anyone else cares to know):
Chase got a new truck, yes we traded the Jeep so now he has a manly/Daddy vehicle. Yay!! It's a white Nissan Titan. Just call us the White Nissan family. hehe! He also got a new head shaver, Frogg Toggs, and lots of dress shirts he can wear to church. He really needed new shirts so we are very thankful for all of them. Oh and he got about 4-5 different flashlights. Haha! We'll be prepared if the power goes out now. :o)

I got a new laptop! It's awesome!! Now when Brantley Rae gets here and I start making videos of her with our new video camera I'll be able to upload and post them with my new computer since the last one wouldn't work. Yay!! I also got a pair of skinny jeans and Ugg boots, Microsoft Office to go with my laptop, nursing PJ's, maternity clothes, slippers and a few other things. Oh, my parents bought us our glider but it hasn't been delivered yet. Hopefully, it will come be here in the next week or so.


We had a wonderful Christmas this year and are very thankful for everything we were given. We are also thankful to God that he sent down his son to live and die for our sins. What an amazing gift that we were given so long ago. Thank you Lord for your everlasting love!


We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas as well.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I have nothing planned so now I'm planning on updating our blog. Get ready for a few posts tomorrow. It's going to be great!! Ha!

Night Night!

2009 Christmas Card

This is our last minute Christmas card for this year. I really like how it turned out!

I have to admitt that I didn't get to send out very many. Because our budget is tight this month, with Christmas and all, I was only able to order enough to send out to family and a few friends that had already sent us a Christmas card. If you got one from us this year, Yay! and if you didn't, I'm very sorry. I ran out! Hopefully next year I will do much better and plan ahead in the Christmas budget for Christmas cards. next years will be much cuter since BR will be in the picture.

Only 3 more days till Jesus' Birthday! I hope everyone is feeling well and filled with God's love this Christmas season.

So whether you got a Christmas card from us this year or not, we wish you a VERY Merry Christmas and a HAPPY New Year!!

Belly Post - 33 Weeks

Inside my belly this week...

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.

Belly Post - 32 Weeks

Brantley Rae,

Last week, Mommy's friend, Miss Brittany came in town to take pictures of Daddy, you and I. This is the only picture I have so far but they are all really cute. You are growing really fast now!! I feel you kicking and stretching out all the time. Daddy and I only have 8 more weeks to be babyless so we're trying to make the most of them before you come into our lives. We are very anxious for your arrival!!

Keep growing and stay in there for a few more weeks. We love you!!

-Mommy and Daddy

Blog Update #2

This update is still a work in progress but for now I've got to go to bed. I'll work on it more tomorrow.