November & December Catch up~~~

This was our first picture taken of all three of us together, and of course I can't remember how many weeks I was but I know it was in November so I am pretty sure I am around 24 wks or close to it in this picture. The pregnancy is going pretty well still so far so I'm very grateful for that! Right now I'm 28 1/2 wks so now in my third trimester...yay that means I'm almost done and get to see the little man soon! Randi is at the same point as I am in this picture and Ginger is only 3 wks behind us so we're all pretty close! It would be fun to have Debra closer to us so we could all 4 get a pic before we have the little tykes but this will have to do :)

I'll be 29 wks on Saturday which brings up so many different emotions for me. The twins were born at 29 wks 7 years ago and just being pregnant at that point is so weird for me to think that at this point they were born and so very tiny. It's funny how different milestones remind you of different events in your life, which some bring happy feelings but others can bring mixed emotions or sadness. It's been long enough for me emotionally to have really dealt w/that part of it but I still have my moments from time to time, which especially this milestone can bring up more sad feelings just b/c I'm pregnant and emotional (hormonal) however you look at it! But I just felt I wanted to write these feelings down to have them documented and they are a part of our family and I don't talk about them as much as I should. I love you babies and I know your my guardian angels in heaven protecting this pregnancy and I know your the angels who got me to 37 wks w/Spencer, your so special and you are loved by so many! You will be in my thoughts constantly on Saturday...

These are mostly of Brooklynn's Cheer camp adventure & their performance at the SkyView's Basketball game. I have wanted to put her in different camps but it's really hard to work around only having her every other weekend. And it has always seemed to land on a weekend she's w/her dad and this time it worked out for once so I was so excited! She was a little timid at first but loved it and was so excited after it was done! She had the camp on a Saturday which we got to go see what they learned in the afternoon when it was over. Then they performed that next Friday night at the Basketball game which still worked out perfect b/c her dad got to see her perform and then just take her to his place afterwards so she got to do all the parts that were involved it made for a very happy mama :) She even got a really cute T-Shirt out of it! Also there is a couple pics of Spencer & Brooklynn w/their fun cousins, I had to throw those pics in there b/c they were so cute and they all had such a ball playing together! It's been a while since we've had both Randi & Ginger here w/their kids overnight so they got a ton of playtime in together - it was a fun night & day! Especially thanks to Brian since he watched all of them by himself for a couple hours so we could get some shopping done together just the three of us and no kids to haul around! He is a trooper - Grandma & Grandpa helped us out that day too so thanks to all of you for letting us have some good quality girl - shopping time!! So fun!

Here is what's been happening in December so far - The years we're here for Thanksgiving we traditionally put up Christmas decorations and the tree! We got it all set up but didn't decorate the tree until Brooklynn got home from her dad's to do it as a family! Spencer was so cute he spent most of the time on that ladder! He couldn't believe that he actually wasn't getting in trouble for being on it so he took full advantage of it! He did really well for his first year of decorating (well actually really doing it himself) now that he's at that age. We were so proud - and Brooklynn was a good big sister helping him learn how to do it!

Then my good friend Kris invited me to bring Spencer to a parent tot tumbling class w/her and Duncan. We went to check it out and Spencer LOVES it! It get's him out of the house and being active. He needs ALOT of work on the class part of it - he always just wants to do his own thing and not wait in line for his turn or sit in the circle for stretches he just takes off and cries when we make him sit and listen. So I'm glad I'm doing this b/c it shows me that he needs a lot of practice in the 'class' situations especially since he'll be starting pre-school next fall! There's no way he could sit in a class right now so this is great practice for that. But he loves all the tumbling tricks, trampoline, balance beam, zip line you name it he loves it just don't ask him to wait in line or take part in the class right now - we'll get there I'm sure!!! (I hope) Brian wanted to go and check it out w/us so that's the only way I was able to get pics! And all the running after him and the up & down it takes to do the class Brian may be going more often than not b/c I'm not getting any smaller that's for sure and boy do I run out of breath so quick - what is up w/that, I feel like I'm 80 years old!!! It's fun to see Brian involved though in these things and it's good for Spencer too!