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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Happy Holidays!

I love the holidays! I love the decorations, I love the warm fuzzy feelings, I love seeing family, I love giving presents, I love getting presents, I love eggnog, I love cookies, I love christmas stories from all traditions and faiths, I love christmas lights (although I have to confess that I do NOT love the weird inflated yard snow globe things), I love stockings, I just love all of it!

For the past few years even though we haven't been at home on the actual day I still put up a small (fake) Christmas tree and hang our stockings.  Last year when we had Christmas at a lodge while on a road trip, I even drug the Christmas tree with us! Jamie complained while packing the car about the extra space, but once it was up I think he secretly liked it. :)
Our  Christmas tree with sockies!
(The kitties get a sock too, but they
have to share with one another.)
This year I decided our cacti deserved
some lights too!






A friend in Flagstaff gave us this ornament to add to our tree
 commemorating our impending new addition! :)


Sesame update: I am currently in the middle of week 15 and sesame is definitely getting bigger! S/he is now at least 4 inches long crown-to-rump length (that phrase always makes me grin because I think measuring lizards in which we measure snout-vent length...it's not exactly the same, but it's fairly similar!). Sesame's ears are now on the side of the head, and sesame's eyes are still closed but have moved to the front of the face rather than being on the sides. Also, sesame is now covered in hair (called lanugo), so I may have to upgrade to using the term "hairy sesame". Or maybe not!

I am also definitely showing.  Unfortunately I am in the awkward stage where many of my regular clothes don't fit or are uncomfortable, but I'm not quite filling out the maternity pants yet.   Not all of the "bump" in the picture below is baby/uterus/placenta.  It also includes organs that are being pushed around, bloating, and plain ol' chunk.  However, I have had a few friends want to touch my belly and I can say that at least some of what they are patting is baby! :)



Have a happy holidays and merry christmas everyone!











2 comments:

Gramma Sue said...

Thank you for sharing your holiday fun! I love the photos! I think it will be vastly important to know (or reasonabley guess) the gender so we can refer to "hairy sesame" by name. :) I love the holiday music and the smell of baking cookies and, yes, the lights and no, not the inlfated things. Hugs.

Amanda said...

Happy Holidays, and safe travels! You look great. I love how practical you are to ask your cats to share a stocking.

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