36 weeks...3 more pounds!

we went to the doctor again today.  no news, other than a 3lbs weight gain - and i swear its all in you baby!! they say i am measuring right on track, but i feel like you are sooo big! when i was pregnant with your brothers, my belly just stuck out really far, when looking at me head on or from the back, people were often surprised when i mentioned that i was pregnant!  but with you, im carrying you everywhere!!  i feel like you are sometimes wrapping around my sides! 

you were super active at the doctors office this morning, making it difficult to get a heart rate count, but because of all the activity our doctor didnt seem to concerned!  she also put money on the fact that you wont weigh more than tuscan did at birth, which was 8lb 2oz!  so we'll see...i have a feeling she may be wrong about that one, unless of course you decide to make your grand entrance sooner than your potential due date!

we have one more appointment scheduled for next wednesday.  we are seeing our primary OB, so hopefully by then things will have progressed a bit more and we will get some more information.  i would love the chance to even sneak a peek at you and maybe get an estimated size, just to be sure you wont turn into a 10lb bag of potatoes!!  according to statistics, you should be nearing 6lbs at this point, but your twin brothers were born at 35 weeks and they weighed 5lb 14oz and 6lbs 9oz...so im going to guess that you are a tad bigger than a statistic!

your dad and i went for pedicures this morning, you and i were both truly enjoying that hour of relaxation!  you were moving around like crazy.  but i do think the girl was being gentle on my toes, as to not disturb anything today!  a pedicure didnt work for inducing labor when i was pregnant with tuscan, so im not to concerned its going to do anything for you either!  we also had a dentist appointment...so really, everything is starting to line up.  things are being checked off the list.  we really are getting ourselves ready for you baby!  whenever you are ready, so are we!

but until next week, hang tight baby...and hopefully ill see you soon!

i love you more than words can say

millions,

  ~ mommy

weight = 166lbs (up 33 total)

wasit = 43.5 inches



35 weeks...and progressing!

so baby, we had a doctors appointment today - and in my opinion, it was a good one!  the downside was, we gained 5lbs in the last two weeks (but im set on the idea that it was only because we were at the other office, on a different scale!)  the good news is, we are 1cm dialated!  and that makes your momma a very happy woman!  that means all these braxton hicks contractions we have been experiencing are starting to do something beneficial for us, instead of just increasing my back pain and leaving me with severe headaches!

you are measuring (from the outside) exactly where you should be at 35 weeks, although i must admit that i am super curious about your actual weight - only because your twin brothers were born the morning of their 35th week and they weighed 5lb 14oz and 6lbs 9oz!

we stopped at nonna's office after our appointment today - debbie is still insisting you are a girl and aunt sandy did the needle and thread test on me - first: a boy, second: a boy, third: a boy, fourth: a girl, fifth: nothing - the needle stood as still as could be!!  nonna and i looked at each other, pretty shocked!  apparently its a test that an older member of our family used to do without fail.  she was always dead on, and in aunt sandy's family it has stood true so far!  so i guess within the next few weeks we will see if peoples predictions are right about you!  either way baby, you must know that i will love you millions.  no matter what you are the final piece to our puzzle, you are what will complete us as a family and we are just so excited to meet you!

hang tight little baby - just a few more weeks until your grand arrival!!  im getting so excited - you have no idea!! 

millions,

  ~ mommy

waist = 43.5 inches

weight = 163lbs

34 weeks...nearing the end!

baby, as we head into our last few weeks together in this first adventure of life there are a few things i need you to know.  first, i am so sorry that i did not remain consistent with this journaling throughout the whole pregnancy.  i truly hoped to document every detail of our journey for our first 9 months together and i really have no excuse, so please don't hold it against me for to long!  the important thing is, i was doing what needed to be done in order to take care of us! 

also, i want you to know that as we get nearer to your birth date, we are all becoming more and more anxious to meet you!  keeping your identity a surprise was such a great decision and your dad and i are so glad we stuck through until the end!  you cannot even begin to imagine how excited we are for the big day to arrive, not only will we be meeting you face to face for the first time, but we will be receiving one of the only true surprises left in life, and what a blessing you will be!!

the last eight and a half months have truly been an experience for me.  our pregnancy has been so very different from either of my pregnancies with your brothers.  you name a pregnancy symptom and we have likely experienced it together...the good and the bad!  nothing about this pregnancy has compared to my past two, which only adds to my unending curiosity about who you are, growing inside there!

your dad and i have come up with two names, one for a boy and one for a girl...and recently we have played around with a variation of the girl name, introduced to us by your brothers.  so when the big day comes, i guess we will just have to see which of the names fits you the best!

recently you have been making me quite nervous. braxton hicks contractions are something new to me this pregnancy, and we have been having a LOT of them!  according to my doctor visit 4 weeks ago we weren't dialating yet, but I'm interested to see what the verdict is this coming week!  thankfully, we have worked together as a good team in keeping my weight down while making you a good size baby!  up till now, i have only gained about 25lbs and I'm hoping for sonogram within the next week to get an estimate as to how big you may be (because you sure do feel "healthy"!)

working is becoming quite the challenge, my legs are swelling and you are just getting heavy!  4 hours is about my max these days, anything beyond that and i pretty much cant move for the remainder of the day!

napping is almost an every afternoon experience for us, it would be nice if your sleep schedule could continue once you are on the outside of my belly :)  and i must say, im sorry you dont have more room to move around in there. i've noticed recently that your movements seem much stiffer and less frequent. to some degree im grateful, because your kicks are becoming a bit more painful with our reduced space, but even more so it makes me concerned. i dont like realizing that i cant remember the last time i felt you moving.  it worries me like you wouldnt believe!  imagine that, you are not even here yet and i worry about you so often!

i have recently washed some of your laundry, loaded the diaper basket, made my "to pack" list for the hospital, set the pack-n-play up to air out and gotten pretty stocked up on diapers and some "just incase" formula.  but i still feel like there is so much i could get done, so hopefully you won't be here to much sooner than we are expecting!  although we fully trust in God's plan and know that He will bring you into our life when you both are good and ready!  i've put dibs on Friday, May 13th...with the way our journey has been, you just strike me as a friday the 13th sort of baby!!  and your twin brothers have a field trip to the zoo that day, so it would be just my luck!!  i did warn your dad and told him to plan his work schedule accordingly, better to be safe than sorry!  but i know its (mostly) out of my control...

so until the big day, stay safe in there little baby, keep growing, stay healthy and know that we anxiously await your surprising arrival!  we love you more than words can say and we dont even know who you are yet!

millions,

 ~ mommy

weight (at 33 week dr. appt) = 156lbs

waist = 42 inches

week 24...round and round and round...

is my belly!!  without a doubt you have created a much rounder belly than either of your brothers pregnancy's did.  they had quite the slope going on above my belly button, you on the other hand are perfectly round!  maybe it has something to do with the fact that im certain you are growing side to side within me, instead of up and down.  if i had to guess i would say your back is curved nicely right above my belly button and your arms and legs and shooting down past my belly button.  you continue to keep your movements pretty deep inside, seemingly unwilling to share your presence with anyone else in the family!  everything about you is just so different from everything i have ever experienced, and i have to admit, it is making me more and more curious about who you are in there, little one! 

it has been a crazy week of carbs for us.  i cant seem to keep myself away from the sweets and cereal is something we have been consuming more than once per day!  we need to get this spurt under control before the end of the month when we go for our glucose screening...so maybe fresh veggies could be next on the list!?!?  my biggest complaint this past week is rib pain, which is a bit of a mystery, only because you arent even big enough to be touching my ribs yet!  but nonetheless, they are killing me from mid-day until i go to bed!

there was one night this past week baby, that you gave me quite the scare.  i wasnt feeling well at all and although i was certain it was me that wasnt well, and not you trying to do something crazy, i was still worried about you!  i dont know if my evenings of severe stomach aches and nausea are just you and God working together to get me to relax a bit and just take care of us, but let it be known that more subtle clues from this point on would be grately appreciated!  i have the rest of my life to worry about you, so if possible i would like to keep the worrying to a minimal while you are still 'safe' inside my belly!  i will say, the warm bubble baths that come as a result of our bad nights are very enjoyable, but i would love for them to happen just because and not because im in severe pain! 

as for you, you apparently weight a little over a pound now, measuring about a foot long! (in food perspective, you are about the length of an ear of corn!)  your brain is continuing to develop, along with your taste buds and the branches of your lungs!  you remain pretty active very often throughout the day, unless of course we have just eaten a big meal...then you seem content to take a nap!

my curiousity pertaining to you has become so strong this past week.  im starting to question whether we made the right choice to not find out ahead of time if you are our baby girl or our baby boy!  i dont doubt that it will be super exciting on your birthday to hear of your great surprise, but its hard for me to just sit here and wait for you. i want to be doing more for you, shopping for you if i need to, washing your clothes and getting your room all set up!  but there is so much you will need if you are a girl, because as much as i may have said it wouldnt be a big deal to put you in blue (daddy's boy) pajamas, i know when reality hits, i never could!  just as i would never dress you in purple pj's if you are a boy!  i did buy you a new bathtub this week though! its a whale! and im so excited to see your little body in it for your first bath at home!  its crazy to sit back and think about how soon that will be a reality!  i also got us a new boppy...a must have for those first few hours of life, as i try to nurse you for the very first time!  oh baby...the excitement of it all!  i have a hard time containing it sometimes...i just sit here with my hands on my belly, feeling you kick, imagining what you might look like and how your sweet breath will smell while you are asleep in my arms and the soft smell of your hair after you have been bathed...and i just smile!

i love you so much baby...and i dont even know who you are yet!

  millions,

  ~ mommy

waist = 39.5 inches!

(pics will be posted when my computer is fixed/replaced!)

weeks 22 & 23...no pain, no gain!

the last two weeks have truly brought on a new set of challenges...most of which i would call painful!  there is no doubt in my mind (or in the the area i would have once called my hips!)  that you surely are a growing baby.  the amazing part is that i feel you moving, almost all day long!  and daddy finally felt you kick for the first time this past week.  I'm not going to lie, he was super excited...maybe even a little teary eyed!  if i had to guess i would say you are currently growing within me from side to side (hip to hip) instead of being head down and growing up and down.  and truthfully, I'm not so sure my body is handling your positioning very well!  it doesn't take much movement on my part for my lower back, upper legs and pelvis to hurt more than i ever remember.  good news is, its totally normal...bad news is, its expected to get worse!  but all for the love of you baby...i will do what i have to, take whats expected and try my best to be happy about it, knowing in my heart that it is all for your sake!

its crazy to me how quickly the weeks are flying by.  we had a doctors appointment today.  we are officially 23 weeks today.  we gained 5 pounds in the last 4 weeks, putting us up 9 pounds so far!  not bad, especially for me! i think at this point with your brothers i had easily put on well over 25lbs!  your heart rate today was 136 beats per minute, which is lower than your usual, but our doctor said you must have just been waking up from a nap!  we also received our preadmission paperwork today, that we need to fill out and get in the mail so the hospital is ready and waiting for us when the time comes.  its hard to believe we are at that point already!

as for you and your development, you are weighing in at approximately 1.5lbs and are nearly a foot long (about the size of a large mango!)  you have gained awareness to movement and certainly seem to be responding to sound.  you always seem to be in good spirits when I'm eating, although that movement sometimes makes me feel less than wonderful! 

i am expected to gain close to a pound per week from now until the time we deliver.  other than my soreness, I'm feeling pretty good!  and i am getting so anxious to meet you...I've questioned myself more than once whether or not it has been a good idea to keep your identity a surprise until you are born and although i know its the right decision for us, I'd be lying if i said it wasn't super hard.  its hard to not buy new things for you, not knowing if we will need girly or boyish...its hard to picture you in my mind, not know more about what your future features will look like.  i almost feel like i miss you because i haven't been able to draw a mental image of what you might look like.  but in my heart i know that we made the right choice, i know that in those first few seconds of your life outside the womb i will be more than thrilled to find out your deep secret!  either way, i love you millions and i know that you will be the piece that makes this family complete!

grow well baby, and take it easy on me! I'm trying my best :)

love you millions

  ~ mommy 

weight = 142 lbs

waist = 38 inches

(now bigger than daddy's waistline!)

weeks 20 & 21....they are going to quickly!

i cannot believe that we are beyond the half way point...ALREADY!  it's crazy to me how fast the weeks are flying by suddenly.  but whats even more amazing is how active you are becoming!  you sure do love to dance around little baby.  and i love feeling your movements inside me.  i have to say though, your daddy is becoming quite discouraged because he hasn't actually had the pleasure of feeling you kick yet.  I'm not sure how he hasn't, since i can feel you nearly all day long...but you are so comfy deep inside my belly, many of your kicks don't quite make it to the surface i guess! you should know though, the closer we get to your birth, the more and more we have to be ok with the idea of sharing you!  i cant keep you to myself forever :)

i have discovered this week that your sense of sound seems to be fully functioning.  whenever i turn on the coffee grinder at work you do a little dance until the very second i turn it back off!  I'm not sure if that means you like it or you hate it, but either way, it puts a smile on my face pretty early in the morning!  i also have outgrown nearly every sweatshirt i own and spent a few days this week wearing one of your dads shirts!  the heartburn has been coming and going, we have good days and bad.  the back pain is settling in for the long haul, especially on the nights when i wake up laying on my back!  i think you have found comfort somewhere near a nerve in my lower right side because i often get a numbing sort of pain in my right thigh!  the winter weather and stretching of my skin is making my belly quite itchy, but your brothers put much love and effort into rubbing lotion all over your growing space!  they think they are doing it for you, so someday, be sure to thank them!

i think we may have also settled on your potential names!  well, incase you might be a girl, we have had your name picked out for quite a while!  but in the event that you may join in the brood of boys, with your brothers, we needed to come up with a name that we loved as much as we love theirs! and im not going to lie, it wasnt easy...there were some that sounded ok, but we didnt love them.  then we thought we found the perfect name, until we were told what its true italian translation was - our minds were quickly made up that Vitelli would not be your name. we just couldnt see naming our baby "herd of cows"!!  but i think we have come to a final conclusion and so far we have gotten wonderful reactions to both the boy and girl choices, so the rest is up to you!!  you are the one that will make the ultimate decision!

as for you and your personal developments, you apparently are learning and practicing swallowing.  you have grown to weigh nearly 3/4 of a pound and you are about the length of a full size carrot (10.5 inches)  you also have been busy developing your eyelids and growing some eyebrows!  so many of the tiny details that will make you who you are!  and pretty soon your biggest accomplishments with be putting on weight, growing nearly a pound per week until you are big enough to join us on the outside of your well known comfort zone!

and so we continue, on the downward slope towards the finish line...counting down the days until you are in my arms!!

i love you so much baby

  millions

    ~ mommy

waist = 37 inches!

19 weeks....i see you!

we had our sonogram today!!  and what a blessing it was...not only to see you in action, to see your heart beating, to see the sections of your brain, and the details of your little body...but then to also be told that you are absolutely perfect!  everything about you, my precious baby, is measuring right on track!  you are just as you should be!  and for the record, your dad and i did make it through the whole sonogram without finding out your true identity...we are leaving that a surprise for us and everyone else, something extra special to look forward to on your birthday!  all i can say is that as we were watching your leg measurements, it was not obvious one way or the other...i didn't sneak a peek at any boy parts but to say that makes you a girl could be so far from the truth.  I'm sort of amazed with myself, at how patient i am feeling about waiting until your grand appearance!  something you should probably know about your mom is that i try very hard to be a planner.  i like to try to be organized and one step ahead!  but with the blessing of you growing inside me, i have found a new sense of peace...or maybe its grace - whatever it is, i believe in my heart that its a special gift from God!  i get the sense he is preparing me for the busy road ahead!

it will be interesting to see if your reaction to the sonogram is anything like the personality you will have growing up!  you were not being very photogenic for us.  and although we didn't get many "great" photos of you, it was enough to make my heart melt.  your tiny little feet...your profile - even with your knees above your head!  your brother Tuscan loves showing me his interpretation of you in my belly folded up like a pretzel!

from the sono we headed to our doctors appointment, there we heard your heart beating...once again, right at 150 beats per minute.  during the holidays i gained 5 lbs...which is the first significant weight gain i have had, putting me at a recorded +4lbs.  I'm not sure how i managed it, between the two of us, i know there were a few "handfuls" of cookies consumed over the last few weeks, but i guess it just didn't come close to how many i had eaten when Tuscan was in my belly!!  :) 

you on the other hand, were measuring about 10 ounces and 10 inches long.  your brain is currently working on assigning tasks such as smell, taste, sight and sound and apparently, you just might be able to hear our voices now!!  and that excites your brother Matteo very much, he loves lifting my shirt just enough to catch a glimpse of you and says "hi baby, I'm Matteo..." and then puts his hand on my belly and waits for you to respond!  its so obvious how much he loves you already...i cannot wait to see that love grow once he can see you face to face! its also believed that your hair is starting to sprout on your head now and if my heartburn is any indication, i would feel it safe to say you should be born with a fair bit!

its crazy baby, to think that we are already half way there. i know in the beginning, there was a part of me that was wishing the days to go by faster, but only because i wasn't feeling well.  now its becoming bittersweet that we are already on the fast track to your birth!  i love being pregnant, feeling you moving and growing inside me just amazes me everyday and even though i am so anxious to meet you and hold you and kiss you, i know that what i am experiencing with you right now will likely never happen for me again.  its all such a miracle, watching the changes my body makes to accommodate you and your needs, its just so awesome to see Gods handy work in that way.  its so personal, something i don't believe can be related to with any other experience!  all i am saying is that i don't want time to go to fast, i want to take it all in and enjoy everyday for what it is.  stay cozy in there baby, for as long as you would like! i know your time will come when you are good and ready!  God has your birthday all planned out, so between the two of you,i have full confidence in knowing that it will be a wonderful day and it will come at just the right time!

i love you millions,
  ~ mommy

our profile view, bent like a pretzel the baby's legs were somewhere above its head! but you can see the outline of the face and the curve of the back and the "bubbles" are the umbilical cord! this was the best shot the baby was willing to give us!

waist = 36 inches...still

weight = 136 lbs

18 weeks...the beginning of a new year!

im sorry to say that the week of christmas was just so busy, it flew by so quickly, that i just never gathered my thoughts together long enough to journal the week!  so here i am, one week later...filling in the gap with words that you have otherwise filled in with growth!  im starting to get comments like "wow, you have really popped this week!"  and im getting down to the nitty gritty in the work clothes selection!  the holiday eating i think helped us both put on a few extra pounds, although i wasnt nearly as bad this christmas as i was when i was pregnant with your brother tuscan. for both of you, the second trimester has run right through the holidays!

im so many ways i am feeling sooooo much better....but in other ways i feel worse.  my joints have been very achy recently, making it that much more difficult to get up and about!  and the heartburn is setting in more frequently, which im assuming is a good sign that you will make your grand appearance with as much hair on your head (and elsewhere) as your 3 brothers did.  you should know, they were the only babies in the nursery at the times of their births that had eyebrows already!!

you are currently being estimated at nearly 6 inches and about 6 or 7 ounces.  in terms your brothers can understand, you are about the size of a bell pepper! it seems so crazy to think that you could possibly be that big already!  thankfully i dont feel on the outside that you could be that big on the inside, so between the two of us, we must be doing something right!!  your ears have apparently moved into their proper place and your arms and legs have certainly gained mobility with their increased growth as well.  you are quite the busy body little baby and if this is any indication as to who you will be on the outside, i may be in for a big surprise!

next week is a big week for us, i just may have a chance to see your beautiful face (no matter how silly and disformed the screen may make you look) and i cant wait!  it will just solidify our relationship that much more and make your presence more real to all of us!  so stay tuned...the best is getting better!!

millions,
   ~ mommy

waist = 36 inches

16 weeks...and the moments are "kicking" by!!

Baby, this week i want to say thank you...thank you for the early Christmas present you have blessed me with!  feeling you moving inside me this week has been so amazing!  it has made your presence seem even more real and it has given me a sense of peace.  feeling you move tells me that you are doing ok in there!  that you are still with me.  and that is all i can ask for at this point!

we have scheduled our sonogram for January 5th, the same day as our next doctors appointment.  and i must say, knowing that we will be keeping your identity a secret until your birth is causing me to have mixed feelings about seeing you in black and white (or brown and orange, as it may be)  don't get me wrong, i am more than thrilled about the chance to see you moving, to see your little heart beating, maybe catch you sucking your thumb.  i am so excited to have a chance to share you in that way, with you daddy and Nonna and even your brothers.  but i know there will be a part of me that is just dying to know more about you, the part about you that tells me so much more than how many fingers and toes you have.  its going to be tough, but i know in my heart we are making the right decision. 

God placed you in my womb in his time and only he knows best about whether you shall be a boy or a girl.  i am trusting in his plan and trying my best to put all faith and belief in whatever it is he has planned for our future!  but know baby, no matter who you may be, boy or girl, i will love you just the same.  no matter what you are a piece that completes our family puzzle.  i will love you and be proud of you everyday of your life. i will protect you and raise you to the best of my ability. and most importantly i will teach you to love our Lord, because with him in your life, all things are possible!

this week you have apparently grown to the size of a light bulb...or to keep it in food terms, an avocado!  you are becoming a bit more proportionate, your eyes are closer to their permanent position, as well as your tiny little ears!  they even say at this point you may start reacting to voices around you...so all three of your brothers have been talking to you the last few days, introducing themselves so you can become accustomed to each of their voices!  they are so excited to meet you baby!!  already they are sharing their blankies (Nie-Nie's) with you.  i cant wait to see them in action when you are here in our arms.  they already talk about taking such good care of you!

hold on tight baby...the next few weeks may be a little rough on us, but i promise i will try to rest as much as possible.  try to keep my not feeling well (like last night) down to a minimum!!  thanks!

love you millions,

  ~ mommy

                                                                    waist =  36 inches 



15 weeks - things arent always as they seem...

well, i hate to admit this, but yes i missed a week!  in the midst of our seasons first tremendous snowfall (4 feet in 36 hours) my mind was just a bit to snowy to sit down and create a memorable blog posting!  so here i am, writing to say that things are not always as they seem.  and i mean that in more ways than one. 

first off, we had a doctors appointment today.  although the calendars and calculators say that your birthdate should be somewhere around june 1st, in actuality you are measuring one week smaller than that, so we are now looking closer to somewhere around june 6th.  instead of being 15 weeks along, the doctors think we might just be at 14 weeks...but who's counting right, you will be in my arms when you feel good and ready! and the only one who truly knows when your birthdate will be is God.  he created you in his time and he will bring you into this world in his time.  and trust me, i find much comfort in that.  its always reassuring to know that someone out there knows more about your own life than you do!

i also want you to know baby, that life is not always what it seems.  as you are growing up i want you to know that i will do everything in my power to protect you, both physically and emotionally. i will try my hardest to teach you the differences between right and wrong, the good and the bad, when to trust and how to follow your heart and your own gut instincts.  i want you to know to never settle for anything but the best, but you need to know that the best is what you feel, not what someone else may label for you.  i want to teach you how to grow up to be a strong, whole hearted, yet free spirited individual...someone who thinks for themselves, who doesnt follow in the footsteps of those around you. to lead your own life and be in complete control of who you are!  be brave baby and dont let anyone or anything get in your way.  you are  a child of God and know that he has had a great plan for you from the moment you were conceived.  never doubt yourself and most importantly, never be afraid to come to me, for anything.  i will always be here for you, no matter how hard it may seem to find the right words, be honest.  i will never judge you, i will never put you down...i will always try my hardest to be the best, most supportive mom you could ever ask for. i want to be the kind of mom that you are proud to introduce to your friends, i want you to be proud to call me Mom!  i love you baby!

today was our 3rd dr's appointment.  your heart was beating at a strong 158 beats per minute.  i have gained 2lbs in the last 4 weeks, which puts us at a whopping -1lb weight gain!  but dont worry, christmas cookie baking started this week, so chances are we will have put on a few extra pounds before our next appointment!  according to the statistics, you are about the size of an apple now...weighing roughly 2.5 ounces, about 4 inches in length.  you are practicing your breathing movements, helping your lungs develop.  and although your eye lids are still fused shut, they say you can sense light now, if it is shined on my belly...sounds like a fun game for your brothers maybe, once i can start feeling your movements a little more regularly - they can shine the light on my belly and you can kick them back!!  they have been asking about you a lot lately. matteo and vincenzo have both asked this week if you are ready to come out yet!  they are getting anxious, which is cute. that means the next 22+ weeks will be just as tough for them as it will be for me!  but they all also agree that we should wait until you are here with us to know whether they will have a brother or a sister!  and know too, that i am also very excited about the idea of you being a big surprise!  it will be a first for me and so fitting, as you are the piece that completes our family puzzle!

rest well baby, the next few weeks will be sort of exhausting for us as we head full force into the christmas season.  but know that it is all for good reason...celebrating jesus is such a wonderful thing!  we will have plenty of time to get "caught up" in our relaxation once the new year heads our way.  Christmas only comes once a year (even if for our family, it lasts 3 weeks!)  so we have to make the very best of every moment!

i love you baby,

millions,

  ~mommy

                                                 the pic will hopefully be posted tomorrow!

waist = 35 inches

weight = 132lbs