Recap :)

I decided to update the blog today and I had to laugh that the last post I did announced that we were going to have a boy.  That in itself probably recaps the last 4 months for you.  :)  Here's a quick run-down and a slide show of what we've been up to. . .

We hosted Thanksgiving for my parents and sister and it turned into quite a family gathering!  We had to move the dining room table to the living room to fit everyone.  It was great fun!

We've had a LOT of snow this winter and I'm happy to say that the snow that's hung around since before Christmas is finally (almost!) gone.  Whew!  Today the sun is shining and giving us hope that spring is coming.

We remodeled our basement to make a bedroom for our little guy and so we spent 2 months covered in dust, sleeping in the guest bed in the family room and unable to find anything.  We also were sick most of that time with ear infections and coughs from lingering colds.  That was a long 2 months but the remodel turned out great and we now have 4 bedrooms instead of 3.  We haven't exactly moved everything back in from the garage yet. . . maybe someday.   

Elsie finally got tubes in her ears in January after going through 6 ear infections since September and it has really helped!  No more crying in the night from ear pain or trips to the Dr twice a week.  Whew!

We spent Christmas in Houston this year with some of Brad's family and it was a blast!  There were so many little cousins for the girls to play with and we got the royal treatment since I was pregnant.  Actually, we've yet to go to TX not pregnant.  Maybe next time.  :)

In preparation for our new addition, Addy got a real big girl bed and we moved her crib/toddler bed to the basement.  She loves her new bed and loves that it's purple!  :)

This pregnancy was especially hard on my back and at the end of January I was finding it really hard to put any weight on my left leg.  Naturally, that made taking care of a 3 yr old and a 1 1/2 year old a bit tricky so at the beginning of February my Mom (and then my Dad) came out to help.  Their plan was to try to stay in town until our little guy was born so we'd have someone to watch the girls when we were in the hospital.  The plan worked but since little man lingered in the womb, they were here waiting, waiting, waiting, longer than they thought they would be.  What a blessing!  I couldn't have finished out the pregnancy with their help.

So, that's all I can remember of the last four months.  Enjoy the pictures!