It's almost 2012!!

Well here I go again going a month + without updating our blog! That should be my New Years resolution, although I wouldn't dare make it official because I would probably fail miserably! Ha ha.

Thanksgiving & Christmas have come and gone since my last update! The Bells drove out to visit us for a nice Chicago Thanksgiving! We took them to see a ton of sights in downtown Chicago, exposed them to true deep dish pizza (not my favorite), did some major shopping, and enjoyed a nice relaxing Thanksgiving day & meal at our house. We were going to go to the Thanksgiving Day parade in the city, but opted against it because it meant a very early & long day for everyone! Olivia had a lot of fun playing with and mothering Connor. She asked to sleep on the floor of his bedroom, and each morning she would get up with him without making a peak, give him breakfast, and change his diaper! Let's just say we've hired her on to come out for a few weeks this summer after the baby is born!

A few short weeks later, Christmas arrived! Connor and I spent about 10 days in PA visiting friends & family. Ryan was able to fly in for a few days over Christmas day and then we all flew back together. We were able to see a ton of friends & family while home, but unfortunately, we took a Chicago cold back with us that ended up being passed around to a few family members. As mad as I was to get sick on our trip home, it was a blessing in disguise because we had tons of eager hands to help so that I could relax and get well! We felt the baby move for the first time while we were in PA!

And now, here we are....New Years Eve!! We don't have any plans because I went and got a stomach bug yesterday and we weren't sure if I would be better or not. I am feeling better, but we are still having a quiet night just the 3 (4) of us!

What's in store for early 2012?? Well, we have our 20 week ultrasound on Monday where we will (hopefully) find out the gender of the baby! After that, we plan to start the nursery! We are on the hunt for another crib and we have plans to have the nursery and spare bedroom painted mid January. That leaves the basement and laundry room left to paint! Both my parents & Ryan's parents are hoping to visit some time in February, I am hoping to make one last trip to PA in March before the baby comes, and then we will be down to about 6 weeks until our due date!

Connor is becoming more of a toddler each day! He is really saying a lot of different words and he mimics a lot of what we say. His 18 month check up is coming up this week and we are excited to see how much he has grown! We think he is going through a growth spurt because he is eating us out of house & home and sleeping more than normal!

Well, that's all for now!