21 Week Update

How far along? 21 weeks

Heartbeat? Still beating strong! At the 20 week sonogram he was moving around so much that it was hard to get a good picture of him. This boy is crazy flexible! His feet were almost always up behind his head...crazy boy.

Total weight gain/loss: 11 pounds

Maternity clothes? I finally started wearing a few maternity shirts. My sister in law gave me an awesome maternity camisole to wear under shirts. It is great because it's nice and stretchy and LONG. I did buy my first pair of maternity jeans at H&M and ordered some work pants online from Gap. I can still wear my jeans but my work pants don't really button anymore :).

Sleep? Still sleeping through the night

Movement: I hadn't really felt him moving much the first 20 weeks and during my last sonogram the monographer explained that it was probably because of the location of the placenta. (Sorry if that is TMI) However, during work today he kicked me hard. It was so hard I could feel it on the outside of my tummy. It is such a cool feeling :). I am sitting here on the couch hoping that he kicks again so Brian can feel him. 

Tanner is 2

I was uploading some pictures onto our computer and realized I never blogged about T-Man's birthday. Kali and Lance sold their house in record time and had to move out a few days after Christmas. Tanner's birthday falls right after New Year's so it was nice to spend his birthday at their new house. He loves trains or as he calls them "Choo Choo's" so he had a train themed party. He was running around the house squealing with excitement as all of the family and friends arrived. Here are some of the pictures from the party.

Aunt Tay Tay loves T-Man! He's just a little distracted by all the fun. 

Surprise...Grammy and IPop got Tanner a bike. They are starting the brainwashing at a VERY young age. It really is a cool bike that is made for toddlers. There are no pedals so it teaches the kids how to sit and balance on the two wheels. 

Uncle Grant likes it too!

He loves his Chic-Fil-A...

and icing! 

Happy 2nd Birthday T-Man!

New Years

We had so much fun spending the New Year's weekend out in Jacksboro on Travis' parents ranch. We have been out to his ranch a few times and always enjoy the simplicity of it. Of course Brian likes the fact that he can shoot his gun and hunt hogs. I enjoy riding around on the "mule"  and staying cozy inside the house. 

Here is the nasty hog they shot while out on an early morning hunt. I was still snuggled warm in my bed when they brought this home.

Here is Brian shooting some skeet...

and this is how I watched :) Those guns are loud!

Travis in his element.

Hanging out on the dock.

Another fun part of the weekend was spending a few hours in a deer blind with the Roitsch's. Even though we didn't see any animals it was super fun catching up with them. We were probably laughing too loudly and scared away all the animals...oops!

What an amazing way to bring in the New Year!

Christmas-Part 2

This year we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with the Pattillo's. It is crazy to think that this time next year we will not have just one grand baby to be entertained by... but 3! The Pattillo's have a tradition (that is 65 years old) where they all come together for a "breakfast for dinner" dinner. It was fun getting to share a meal with lots of family. I think there was around 20 people at the table. After dinner we have a time of singing and reading the Christmas story. This year was particularly special because Brian's granddad (who is 89 years old) shared the amazing story of how he came to know the Lord. Here is a picture of grand mom and grad dad and their grandkids.

After everyone left we helped Jackson set out his milk and cookies for Santa, watched It's A Beautiful Life, and then went to bed. The next morning Jackson was so excited to see his stocking and kept telling us that Santa left "crumbs" on his plate. 

He was so excited because Santa brought him his bat cave!

Scott got a gift wrapped in Justin Beiber wrapping paper...hilarious!

After opening all of our gifts it was nice to have an afternoon to relax and spend time with family.  Its nice to have an excuse to snick in a quick nap :). We had an amazing Christmas this year and look forward to spending it with baby Tyler and baby Will next year!